Florida
Georgia
ATLANTA, Ga. (10/29/2026) — The Georgia Bulldogs leaned on a punishing ground game and an opportunistic defense to put away the Florida Gators 27-8 at Mercedes-Benz Stadium on Thursday night, adding another chapter to one of the SEC's most storied rivalries.
Georgia controlled the line of scrimmage from start to finish, piling up 217 rushing yards while holding Florida to just 48 on the ground. The Bulldogs also won the turnover battle decisively, taking the ball away four times while giving it up only once — a margin the Gators never overcame.
How It Happened
This one followed a familiar formula for the Bulldogs: run the ball, convert on third down, and let the defense do the rest. Georgia finished with 318 total yards and 19 first downs, moving the chains six times on third down and winning the time-of-possession battle 32:11 to 27:50.
Drew Miller paced the Georgia attack with 147 yards, while Nate Frazier found the end zone for the Bulldogs. Peyton Woodring chipped in nine points, giving Georgia steady production every time a drive stalled inside Florida territory.
Florida actually outgained Georgia through the air, with 198 passing yards on an efficient 23-of-32 clip, and Alec Clark accounted for a team-high 205 yards. But the Gators could never establish balance. With just 48 rushing yards, Florida became one-dimensional, and the offense managed only four third-down conversions and eight points despite 15 first downs.
Defensively, both teams got after the quarterback. Emmanuel Oyebadejo recorded a sack for Florida, while Chris Cole answered with one of his own for Georgia. The difference was what happened after the pressure — Georgia turned Florida's mistakes into a decisive advantage.
Turning Point
The game swung on ball security. Florida committed four turnovers to Georgia's one, and that three-possession swing proved impossible to survive. Every time the Gators appeared ready to build momentum through the passing game, a giveaway handed the Bulldogs a short field or erased a scoring opportunity. Against a Georgia offense content to grind out drives on the ground and bleed the clock, Florida simply could not afford to waste possessions — and it wasted four of them.
Star of the Game
Drew Miller earns the nod after producing 147 yards for the Bulldogs, the engine of an offense that racked up 217 rushing yards as a team. On a night when Georgia attempted just 23 passes and completed 13, Miller's production kept the offense ahead of schedule and allowed the Bulldogs to dictate tempo. Honorable mention goes to Nate Frazier, who punched in a touchdown, and Peyton Woodring, whose nine points accounted for a third of Georgia's scoring output.
What It Means
For the Georgia Bulldogs, this is a statement victory in the rivalry and a blueprint performance: dominate the ground game, protect the football, and squeeze the life out of an opponent with third-down conversions and possession. A plus-three turnover margin and a 217-48 edge in rushing yards is the kind of formula that travels well into November, and Georgia's physicality on both lines was the defining feature of the night.
For the Florida Gators, the loss stings, but the passing game offers something to build on. Completing 23 of 32 attempts and generating 198 yards through the air against a defense of Georgia's caliber is legitimate production, and Alec Clark's 205-yard night shows the explosive capability is there. The issues are correctable but urgent: the Gators must find a running game — 48 yards on the ground won't beat anyone of consequence in this conference — and the four turnovers turned a competitive stat sheet into a lopsided final score. Florida moved the ball between the 20s but came away with just eight points, a red-zone and ball-security problem that will define the rest of its season if it goes unsolved.
In a rivalry that so often shapes the SEC race, Georgia delivered the kind of complete, physical performance that keeps its goals squarely in front of it — while Florida leaves Atlanta searching for balance and answers.
