Georgia's View on the Game

Georgia Wins Another Bowl Game With Record 44 Points: With today‚s 44-20 win, Georgia (8-5) now owns a bowl mark of 26-16-3. The 44 points was a bowl record, eclipsing the previous high of 41 in the win over Hawaii in the 2008 Sugar Bowl. They tied the bowl record with six TDs, matching the 1942 Orange Bowl champion Bulldogs, a 40-26 win over TCU.The Bulldogs made their record 13th consecutive appearance in a bowl game today and 45th overall. The Bulldogs are now 7-2 in bowl games under Mark Richt. Georgia improves to 2-0 at the Independence Bowl. They won 24-15 over Arkansas in 1991. The Aggies lead the series 3-2 but the Bulldogs have won the last two meeting, a 42-0 shutout in 1980 and tonight's 44-20 win.Georgia tight end Aron White (offense) and defensive tackle Geno Atkins (defense) earned Bowl MVP honors on offense and defense. White tied a bowl record with 2 TD catches while Atkins blocked a field goal and finished with three tackles and one sack.Bulldog Defense Looked Sharp: Georgia held Texas A&M to 20 points as the Aggie ran 92 plays for 471 yards, the most plays ever under Mark Richt, the previous high was 88 by Vanderbilt in 2001, Georgia won that game 30-14 in Nashville. The Aggies came in averaging 34 points a game, and Georgia was without three full-time coaches on defense. Bulldog graduate assistant Mitch Doolittle and Todd Hartley filled in along with asst. head coach Rodney Garner and head coach Mark Richt.At Least Eight In 13 Straight: With the win, Georgia (8-5, 4-4 SEC) leads the country with 13 consecutive seasons with eight or more wins. Texas and Virginia Tech ranks second with 12 each. Non-Conference Success Continues: Under the direction of Mark Richt, Georgia now owns a 38-4 record against teams from outside the Southeastern Conference. In bowl games under Richt, the Bulldogs are 7-2. Overall, Richt improves to 90-27 in his nine seasons.Boykin Sets School Record And Ties SEC Record With Another KOR TD: Georgia sophomore Brandon Boykin set a school record and tied the SEC record with three kickoff returns for a TD in a season. Today, Boykin had an 81-yarder to go with a pair of 100-yarders earlier this season. Boykin now shares the SEC record with Willie Gault (Tennessee, 1980). Boykin came in with a school record 881 KOR yards on 36 returns. Boykin had two for 107 yards.Offensive Bowl MVP White Snags Two TDs To Tie Bowl Mark: Senior QB Joe Cox connected with sophomore TE Aron White for a 24-yard TD that put the Bulldogs up 24-14 with 7:49 left in the third quarter. Georgia's TD-drive covered just 24 yards following a bad snap on an Aggie punt attempt. It was a three-play drive that took just 27 seconds. White tied a Georgia and Independence bowl record with his second TD-reception, a two-yarder to put the Bulldogs up 31-14 with 13:19 left. White shares the bowl mark with three other Bulldogs, most recently Fred Gibson in the 2004 Capital One Bowl. It was White's only two catches today.Blocked That Kick: Georgia senior DT Geno Atkins blocked a 50-yard field goal attempt, the first by Georgia since the Arizona State game (A.J. Green) earlier this season. It led to an Interception. Texas A&M failed to convert it into any points. Block That Punt: Redshirt freshman Bacarri Rambo blocked a punt and it was recovered by junior Vance Cuff at the Aggie 2 yard line. Sophomore Caleb King then ran in for a two-yard TD to give Georgia its first lead at 14-7 with 1:22 left in the first half. It was Georgia's first blocked punt since the Tennessee game (Zach Renner).The Bulldogs now have blocked 11 field goals in the Mark Richt era which began in 2001. They also have blocked 18 punts and 3 PATs in that time. They have scored 114 points off all the blocks.Busy Game For Butler: Sophomore All-America punter Drew Butler had a busy first half with five punts for a 41.6 average. In the Bulldogs last game, he did not have to punt once. Today, he finished with six punts for a 41.5 averageWalsh Nails Another One: Sophomore Blair Walsh nailed a 49-yarder to give the Bulldogs a 17-14 lead with 9:25 left in the third quarter. Walsh has hit 20-of-22 overall this year including 7-for-7 from a range of 40-49 yards. He tied a bowl record with five PATs and he's 92-for-92 in his career.Commings And Jones Get Interceptions: Redshirt freshman cornerback Sanders Commings notched his first career interception at the Bulldog 10. It came on a fourth down play late in the third quarter. It led to a punt. Junior safety Reshad Jones had a 59-yard INT return to the Aggie 28 with 32 seconds left in the 3rd quarter. It was a team-high fourth for Jones and 111h overall in his career It led to a TD."Russ" Gets It Done Again: For the second straight game, "Russ" earned a victory in his role as substitute mascot after Uga VII passed away on Nov. 19. He will not be next in line of permanent Uga mascots. Uga VIII will be selected some time in 2010. Russ is the five-year-old half brother of Uga VII.
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