Pre-game run out during the game against UAB. (Chamberlain Smith/UGA)
Pre-game run out during the game against UAB. (Chamberlain Smith/UGA)
Hairy Dawg during the Dawg Walk. (Chamberlain Smith/UGA)
Georgia wide receiver Dominic Lovett (6) during Georgia’s game against UAB on Dooley Field at Sanford Stadium in Athens, Ga., on Saturday, Sept. 23, 2023. (Kari Hodges/UGAAA)
Head coach Kirby Smart during the Dawg Walk. (Chamberlain Smith/UGA)
Georgia running back Daijun Edwards (30) during Georgia’s game against UAB on Dooley Field at Sanford Stadium in Athens, Ga., on Saturday, Sept. 23, 2023. (Kari Hodges/UGAAA)
Georgia running back Daijun Edwards (30) during Georgia’s game against UAB on Dooley Field at Sanford Stadium in Athens, Ga., on Saturday, Sept. 23, 2023. (Kari Hodges/UGAAA)
Georgia quarterback Carson Beck (15), Georgia tight end Brock Bowers (19) during Georgia’s game against UAB on Dooley Field at Sanford Stadium in Athens, Ga., on Saturday, Sept. 23, 2023. (Kari Hodges/UGAAA)
Spike Squad during the game against UAB. (Chamberlain Smith/UGA)
Georgia wide receiver Arian Smith (11) during Georgia’s game against UAB on Dooley Field at Sanford Stadium in Athens, Ga., on Saturday, Sept. 23, 2023. (Kari Hodges/UGAAA)
Cheerleaders on field during the game against UAB. (Chamberlain Smith/UGA)
Georgia wide receiver Arian Smith (11) during Georgia’s game against UAB on Dooley Field at Sanford Stadium in Athens, Ga., on Saturday, Sept. 23, 2023. (Kari Hodges/UGAAA)
Georgia wide receiver Mekhi Mews (87) during Georgia’s game against UAB on Dooley Field at Sanford Stadium in Athens, Ga., on Saturday, Sept. 23, 2023. (Kari Hodges/UGAAA)
Redcoat Band drum major during the Dawg Walk. (Chamberlain Smith/UGA)
Georgia quarterback Carson Beck (15), Georgia running back Daijun Edwards (30) during Georgia’s game against UAB on Dooley Field at Sanford Stadium in Athens, Ga., on Saturday, Sept. 23, 2023. (Kari Hodges/UGAAA)
Georgia defensive back Tykee Smith (23) during Georgia’s game against UAB on Dooley Field at Sanford Stadium in Athens, Ga., on Saturday, Sept. 23, 2023. (Kari Hodges/UGAAA)
Fans wave streamers during the game against UAB. (Chamberlain Smith/UGA)
Uga XI on the sidelines during the game against UAB. (Chamberlain Smith/UGA)
Carson Beck (15) prepares to throw during the game against UAB. (Chamberlain Smith/UGA)
Brock Bowers (19) runs for a touchdown during the game against UAB. (Chamberlain Smith/UGA)
Fourth quarter red lights in Sanford Stadium during the game against UAB. (Chamberlain Smith/UGA)
Georgia quarterback Carson Beck and tight end Brock Bowers combined for a big night Saturday at Sanford Stadium, connecting nine times for 120 yards and two touchdowns in the top-ranked Bulldogs’ 49-21 win over UAB.
After Georgia took a 28-14 lead into halftime, the Bulldogs (4-0) dominated the third quarter, stretching their lead to 42-14. Beck was done for the night by the end of the third, finishing 22 of 32 for a career-high 337 yards and three touchdowns.
Offensively, Georgia outgained the Blazers 581-336, getting 393 yards through the air and 188 on the ground. Defensively, Georgia held UAB (1-3) to 4.4 yards per play. Eleven different Bulldogs had at least three tackles.
The win extended the Bulldogs’ school-record winning streak to 21 games, moved their regular-season win streak to 31 games, and it was Georgia’s 22nd straight win on Dooley Field. The program record for most consecutive home wins is 24, set from 1980-83.
UGA photographers Chamberlain Smith amd Kari Hodges captured the day’s action in the gallery above and read the game story and stats at GeorgiaDogs.com.