Florida vs Georgia Game: No. 3 Georgia Beats Florida 27-8 Behind Four Gator Turnovers
Georgia built a 24-0 halftime lead in Atlanta and beat Florida 27-8 on Saturday, the Bulldogs' sixth straight win in the rivalry, as four Gator turnovers turned into 17 Georgia points before a sellout crowd of 72,541.
No. 3 Georgia beat No. 17 Florida 27-8 on Saturday, Oct. 31, at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, in the first Florida-Georgia game played in Atlanta while EverBank Stadium in Jacksonville is under renovation. Georgia (7-1, 5-1 SEC) won its sixth straight game in the rivalry and its ninth in the last 10 meetings, before a sellout crowd of 72,541, according to the University of Georgia's official account of the game. Florida fell to 5-3 overall and 3-3 in the SEC.
The game turned on Florida mistakes. Georgia led 24-0 at halftime, and its defense forced four turnovers that the Bulldogs turned into 17 points, the Associated Press reported. Bo Walker and Nate Frazier scored on 1-yard touchdown runs, and late in the first half Tramell Jones Jr. was sacked and fumbled, and Georgia's Chris Cole returned the fumble 66 yards for a touchdown, Florida's own official account reported. Georgia outrushed Florida 217-48, according to the AP.
Florida avoided a shutout with 6:59 left in the fourth quarter, when Jones scored on a 2-yard run and the Gators added a two-point conversion to make it 24-8. Georgia's Peyton Woodring answered with a 21-yard field goal with 3:34 to play for the final 27-8 margin. Florida returns home to the Swamp next week to face Oklahoma.
