Georgia wide receiver Jackson Meeks (9), Georgia tight end Ryland Goede (88), Georgia inside linebacker Jamon Dumas-Johnson (10) during a game against Kent State on Dooley Field at Sanford Stadium in Athens, Ga., on Saturday, Sept. 24, 2022. (Photo by Tony Walsh)
Georgia wide receiver Jackson Meeks (9), Georgia tight end Ryland Goede (88), Georgia inside linebacker Jamon Dumas-Johnson (10) during a game against Kent State on Dooley Field at Sanford Stadium in Athens, Ga., on Saturday, Sept. 24, 2022. (Photo by Tony Walsh)
Georgia quarterback Stetson Bennett (13) during a game against Kent State on Dooley Field at Sanford Stadium in Athens, Ga., on Saturday, Sept. 24, 2022. (Photo by Tony Walsh)
Uga X on the sidelines of the Kent State game. (Chamberlain Smith/UGA)
Georgia quarterback Stetson Bennett (13) greets fans during the Dawg Walk before the game against Kent State.
Hairy Dawg greets fans during the Dawg Walk before the game against Kent State. (Chamberlain Smith/UGA)
Georgia tight end Brock Bowers (19) during a game against Kent State on Dooley Field at Sanford Stadium in Athens, Ga., on Saturday, Sept. 24, 2022. (Photo by Tony Walsh)
The Georgia Redcoat Band performs during the Kent State game. (Photo by Tony Walsh)
Georgia placekicker Jack Podlesny (96) during a game against Kent State on Dooley Field at Sanford Stadium in Athens, Ga., on Saturday, Sept. 24, 2022. (Photo by Tony Walsh)
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Georgia inside linebacker Jamon Dumas-Johnson (10) during a game against Kent State on Dooley Field at Sanford Stadium in Athens, Ga., on Saturday, Sept. 24, 2022. (Photo by Tony Walsh)
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Georgia quarterback Stetson Bennett (13) during a game against Kent State on Dooley Field at Sanford Stadium in Athens, Ga., on Saturday, Sept. 24, 2022. (Photo by Tony Walsh)
Georgia running back Kendall Milton (2) during a game against Kent State on Dooley Field at Sanford Stadium in Athens, Ga., on Saturday, Sept. 24, 2022. (Photo by Tony Walsh)
Redcoat Band lone trumpeter Jimmy Chancellor. (Chamberlain Smith/UGA)
Georgia TE Brock Bowers during a game against Kent State on Dooley Field at Sanford Stadium in Athensduring a game against Kent State on Dooley Field at Sanford Stadium in Athens; Ga.; on Saturday; Sept. 24; 2022. (Photo by Jack Ozmer)
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The UGA Paint Line at the Kent State game. (Chamberlain Smith/UGA)
Brock Bowers scored on a 75-yard touchdown run on the second play from scrimmage to get the No. 1-ranked Georgia football team up and running Saturday afternoon at Sanford Stadium. But the Bulldogs had to work all the way to the end to take down Kent State, beating the Golden Flashes 39-22.
Georgia (4-0) now has 14 wins in a row on Dooley Field. This one started out like it might be a runaway thanks to Bowers’ big burst, but Bulldog miscues (three turnovers, multiple dropped passes and a successful Kent State fake punt) combined with a gritty performance by the Golden Flashes (1-3), kept the score close all the way through.
UGA photographers captured the action in the gallery above. For complete game coverage, go to GeorgiaDogs.com.
