Georgia running back Kendall Milton (2) during Georgia’s game against Missouri on Dooley Field at Sanford Stadium in Athens, Ga., on Saturday, Nov. 4, 2023. (Tony Walsh/UGAAA)
Georgia running back Kendall Milton (2) during Georgia’s game against Missouri on Dooley Field at Sanford Stadium in Athens, Ga., on Saturday, Nov. 4, 2023. (Tony Walsh/UGAAA)
Hairy Dawg and the Spike Squad in the first half of the Missouri home game. (Andrew Davis Tucker/UGA)
Head coach Kirby Smart at the Dawg Walk before the home game versus Missouri.
Georgia wide receiver Ladd McConkey (84) during Georgia’s game against Missouri on Dooley Field at Sanford Stadium in Athens, Ga., on Saturday, Nov. 4, 2023. (Tony Walsh/UGAAA)
Georgia running back Cash Jones (32), Georgia wide receiver Cole Speer (83) during Georgia’s game against Missouri on Dooley Field at Sanford Stadium in Athens, Ga., on Saturday, Nov. 4, 2023. (Tony Walsh/UGAAA)
Hairy Dawg and former Georgia defensive end Travon Walker (44) during Georgia’s game against Missouri on Dooley Field at Sanford Stadium in Athens, Ga., on Saturday, Nov. 4, 2023. (Tony Walsh/UGAAA)
Georgia running back Daijun Edwards (30) during Georgia’s game against Missouri on Dooley Field at Sanford Stadium in Athens, Ga., on Saturday, Nov. 4, 2023. (Tony Walsh/UGAAA)
Georgia quarterback Carson Beck (15) during Georgia’s game against Missouri on Dooley Field at Sanford Stadium in Athens, Ga., on Saturday, Nov. 4, 2023. (Tony Walsh/UGAAA)
Arch Society students cheer in the first half during the home game versus Missouri. (Andrew Davis Tucker/UGA)
Georgia defensive back C.J. Allen (33) hits Missouri quarterback (12) as he attempts a pass and it is intercepted by defensive lineman Nazir Stackhouse in the second half of the home game versus Missouri. (Andrew Davis Tucker/UGA)
Georgia defensive lineman Nazir Stackhouse (78) during Georgia’s game against Missouri on Dooley Field at Sanford Stadium in Athens, Ga., on Saturday, Nov. 4, 2023. (Tony Walsh/UGAAA)
Hairy Dawg at the Dawg walk before the game versus Missouri. (Andrew Davis Tucker/UGA)
Homecoming King and Queen Zac Aaron and Ella Avery with President Jere W. Morehead during halftime of the home game versus Missouri. (Andrew Davis Tucker/UGA)
Wide receiver Dominic Lovett scores in the first half of the Missouri game. (Andrew Davis Tucker/UGA)
Hairy Dawg joins the cheerleaders as the dance to the Sway song with the student section in the closing minutes of the Homecoming win over Missouri. (Andrew Davis Tucker/UGA)
Georgia defenders sack Brady Cook in the first half. (Andrew Davis Tucker/UGA)
Fans tailgate along Sanford Drive before the Homecoming game versus Missouri. (Andrew Davis Tucker/UGA)
Running back Kendall Milton (2) scores in the second half of the home game versus Missouri. (Andrew Davis Tucker/UGA)
Former cheerleader from 1965-67 Donald Sims pets Uga XI on the sidelines during the home game versus Missouri. (Andrew Davis Tucker/UGA)
It was a grind from start to finish Saturday at Sanford Stadium, a white-knuckle ride for Georgia and Missouri with the top spot in the SEC East on the line. In the final eight minutes, the Bulldogs got an interception from a 320-pound senior defensive lineman and a career-long 48-yard field goal by a 175-pound freshman to help Georgia pull out a 30-21 win.
The Bulldogs (9-0, 6-0 SEC), ranked No. 1 in the polls all season but No. 2 in this week’s first College Football Playoff rankings, had to battle against the Tigers (7-2, 3-2), ranked No. 12 by the CFP, to stay undefeated. The win was Georgia’s 26th in a row, the 24th straight on Dooley Field, and the program’s 25th consecutive SEC regular season win.
UGA photographers Andrew Davis Tucker and Tony Walsh captured the action in the gallery above. The full story and more is at GeorgiaDogs.com.
