Georgia 24, Mississippi State 10
When: 12:00 PM ET, Saturday, October 1, 2011
Where: Sanford Stadium, Athens, Georgia
Temperature:
63°
Head Official:
Thomas Ritter
Attendance:
92746
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Georgia pushed its winning streak to three and moved above .500 in SEC play, riding another dominant defensive showing to a 24-10 home victory over Mississippi State.
Georgia (3-2, 2-1 SEC) did not allow an offensive touchdown in smothering Mississippi State’s rushing attack. Mississippi State (2-3, 0-3 SEC) came in averaging 217.5 rushing yards per game, but rushed for 56 yards.
Since starting 0-2, Georgia has allowed 23 points in victories over Coastal Carolina, Mississippi and Mississippi State.
Aaron Murray’s two first-quarter touchdown passes staked Georgia to a 14-3 lead. Murray found Orson Charles for a 21-yard score three minutes in, and hit Malcolm Mitchell from 6 yards out with 1:58 left in the quarter.
Carlton Thomas scored on a 7-yard run right before halftime, giving Georgia a 21-3 lead. Freshman Isaiah Crowell led Georgia with 103 yards rushing.
Mississippi State’s lone touchdown came on Darius Slay’s 72-yard interception return with 8:31 remaining.
Georgia travels to Tennessee next Saturday, while Mississippi State visits UAB.
Top Game Performances
Rushing
Mississippi State |
|
Georgia |
Chris Relf
|
Player |
Isaiah Crowell
|
15 |
Attempts |
22 |
31 |
Yards |
104 |
2.1 |
Avg Yards |
4.7 |
0 |
Touchdowns |
0 |
0 |
Long |
0 |
Team Stats Summary
|
Yards |
Scoring |
Defense |
Team |
Tot |
Rus |
Pas |
TD |
FG |
INT |
Sck |
FF |
Mississippi State
|
213 |
56 |
157 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
2.0 |
2 |
Georgia
|
315 |
155 |
160 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
5.0 |
2 |