GAMEDAY College Football
Georgia 42, Auburn 10
(AP Photo/John Bazemore)
By RALPH D. RUSSO
AP College Football Writer
ATHENS, Ga. - Stetson Bennett scrambled 64 yards for a touchdown, Daijun Edwards scored three times on the ground and No. 2 Georgia ran over listless Auburn 42-10.
Bennett's career-long run on the first play of the fourth quarter was the biggest of the day for a Bulldogs offense that mostly plodded along for the first three.
The Bulldogs (6-0, 3-0 Southeastern Conference) got two short touchdown runs by Edwards and one from Kenny McIntosh to build a 21-3 in the third quarter.
Then Bennett found a huge swath of empty green grass and managed to beat a chasing pack of Tigers to the goal line to make it 28-3 on the first play of the fourth quarter.
Georgia ran its winning streak to six in the series, has not lost the Deep South's Oldest Rivalry at home since 2005 and leads overall 63-56.
Getting little help from its offense, Auburn's defense seemed to wear down and gave up 292 yards and six touchdowns rushing.
Robby Ashford was 13 for 38 for 168 yards while frequently scrambling to elude pressure for the Tigers (3-3, 1-2).
Coming off consecutive lackluster performances, the national champion Bulldogs were once again sluggish offensively in the first half.
Georgia opened up a 14-0 lead in the second quarter, turning two short-field possessions into touchdowns.
First, a failed Auburn fake punt in Georgia territory, set up the Bulldogs at the Tigers' 36. Kenny McIntosh finished that short drive with a 1-yard TD run.
Ladd McConkey's 38-yard, darting punt return put Georgia at the 31 and Edwards scored from a yard out to put the Bulldogs up two scores.
And that was pretty much all they needed against an Auburn team that has not scored more than 17 points in its last four games under beleaguered coach Bryan Harsin.
Auburn snapped a streak of two straight games without a second-half point, when it got a 29-yard field goal from Anders Carlson after a Georgia fumble deep in its own territory on the first possession of the third quarter.
Any chance the Tigers had to make it a game disappeared quickly. Georgia put together its best offensive drive, marching 81 yards and making it 21-3 on Edwards' 2-yard run.
In fact, the Tigers have been outscored 125-31 in the second half of their last nine games against Power 5 teams.
THE TAKEAWAY
Auburn: There is an if-not-when vibe with the Tigers regarding Harsin. It was clear coming off the university's attempt to push Harsin out in February that his future at Auburn was ify at best. Now, it would seem as if time is running out.
Georgia: The Bulldogs' offense once again lacked the big-play pop it displayed in its first three games, but the defense was just fine without star defensive tackle Jalen Carter (knee). Carter was injured last week against Missouri. Georgia still held Auburn to 93 yards rushing.
| Scoring Summary | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Second Quarter | Auburn | UGa | |||
| UGa | TD | 11:42 | Kenny McIntosh 1 yard TD run (Jack Podlesny Extra Point) | 0 | 7 |
| UGa | TD | 8:45 | Daijun Edwards 1 yard TD run (Jack Podlesny Extra Point) | 0 | 14 |
| Third Quarter | Auburn | UGa | |||
| Auburn | FG | 11:51 | Anders Carlson 29 yard field goal | 3 | 14 |
| UGa | TD | 7:07 | Daijun Edwards 2 yard TD run (Jack Podlesny Extra Point) | 3 | 21 |
| Fourth Quarter | Auburn | UGa | |||
| UGa | TD | 14:49 | Stetson Bennett 64 yard TD run (Jack Podlesny Extra Point) | 3 | 28 |
| UGa | TD | 11:10 | Daijun Edwards 7 yard TD run (Jack Podlesny Extra Point) | 3 | 35 |
| Auburn | TD | 9:51 | Jarquez Hunter 62 yard TD pass from Robby Ashford (Anders Carlson Extra Point) | 10 | 35 |
| UGa | TD | 4:45 | Branson Robinson 15 yard TD run (Jack Podlesny Extra Point) | 10 | 42 |
| Team Stats | ||
|---|---|---|
| Auburn | Georgia | |
| First downs | 10 | 21 |
| Rushing | 4 | 10 |
| Passing | 6 | 11 |
| Penalty | 0 | 0 |
| 3rd Down Efficiency | 5-17, 29% | 6-14, 43% |
| 4th down efficiency | 0-1, 0% | 1-1, 100% |
| Rushes-Yards | 25-93 | 39-292 |
| Passing Yards | 165 | 208 |
| Return Yards | 18 | 69 |
| Completions-Attempts-Int | 13-38-0 | 22-32-0 |
| Sacks-Yards Lost | 0-0 | 1-9 |
| Punts | 9 | 5 |
| Fumbles Lost | 2-1 | 2-1 |
| Penalties - Yards | 10-60 | 4-44 |
| Auburn Passing | |||||
| Player | Cmp | Att | Yds | TDs | Int |
| R. Ashford | 13 | 38 | 165 | 1 | 0 |
| Georgia Passing | |||||
| Player | Cmp | Att | Yds | TDs | Int |
| S. Bennett | 22 | 32 | 208 | 0 | 0 |
| Auburn Rushing | ||||
| Player | Carries | Yds | Avg | TDs |
| R. Ashford | 9 | 52 | 5.8 | 0 |
| J. Hunter | 5 | 20 | 4.0 | 0 |
| T. Bigsby | 10 | 19 | 1.9 | 0 |
| J. Shenker | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 |
| Georgia Rushing | ||||
| Player | Carries | Yds | Avg | TDs |
| B. Robinson | 12 | 98 | 8.2 | 1 |
| D. Edwards | 12 | 83 | 6.9 | 3 |
| S. Bennett | 3 | 64 | 21.3 | 1 |
| K. McIntosh | 8 | 37 | 4.6 | 1 |
| K. Milton | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 0 |
| Auburn Receiving | ||||
| Player | Rec | Yds | Avg | TDs |
| J. Hunter | 3 | 73 | 24.3 | 1 |
| J. Shenker | 5 | 32 | 6.4 | 0 |
| J. Johnson | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 0 |
| Z. Capers | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 0 |
| K. Moore | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 0 |
| T. Bigsby | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 0 |
| Georgia Receiving | ||||
| Player | Rec | Yds | Avg | TDs |
| L. McConkey | 5 | 47 | 9.4 | 0 |
| B. Bowers | 2 | 36 | 18.0 | 0 |
| O. Delp | 3 | 29 | 9.7 | 0 |
| D. Blaylock | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 0 |
| D. Washington | 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 0 |
| D. Bell | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 0 |
| K. McIntosh | 4 | 13 | 3.3 | 0 |
| J. Meeks | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 |
| M. Rosemy-Jacksaint | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 |
| D. Edwards | 1 | 0 | 0.0 |
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| Auburn Interceptions | ||
| Player | Int | Yards |
| Georgia Interceptions | ||
| Player | Int | Yards |
| Auburn Punting | |||
| Player | Punts | Yards | Avg |
| O. Chapman | 9 | 402 | 44.7 |
| Georgia Punting | |||
| Player | Punts | Yards | Avg |
| B. Thorson | 5 | 207 | 41.4 |
| Auburn Punt Returns | |||
| Player | Ret | Yards | Average |
| Georgia Punt Returns | |||
| Player | Ret | Yards | Average |
| L. McConkey | 5 | 53 | 10.6 |
| Auburn Kick Returns | |||
| Player | Ret | Yards | Average |
| K. Scott | 1 | 18 | 18.0 |
| Georgia Kick Returns | |||
| Player | Ret | Yards | Average |
| K. Jackson | 1 | 16 | 16.0 |
| Auburn Missed FG | |
| Player | Length |
| Georgia Missed FG | |
| Player | Length |
| J. Podlesny | 47 |
