Aaron Murray is now the SEC career leader in TD passes. (Dale Zanine-USA TODAY Sports)
Georgia got off to a slow start, but cranked up the offense in the second half to thump the visiting Appalachian State Mountaineers 45-6. The Bulldogs improved their overall record to 6-3 (4-2 SEC).
Aaron Murray threw two touchdown passes and in the process became the SEC’s new career-leader with 115. He finished the game 19-of-26 for 281 yards, two TD’s, and one interception. He also rushed twice for 24 yards.
After taking only a 14-6 lead into halftime, the Dawgs came out strong and put up 17 points in the 3rd quarter. That allowed junior backup quarterback, and likely starter next season, Hutson Mason to get in the game.
Mason was effective, completing 11-of-16 passes for 160 yards, one touchdown and an interception.
Running back Todd Gurley was used sparingly, rushing only 13 times for 75 yards and a touchdown. Murray had the second-most rushing yards with 24, and Brendan Douglas added 17 yards on six carries.
Rantavious Wooten led the Bulldog receivers with four catches for 104 yards and a touchdown. Jonathan Rumph also had four receptions for 98 yards, while Michael Bennett added five catches for 87 yards and a TD. Ten other Bulldogs caught passes against the Mountaineers (Reggie Davis, Jay Rome, Michael Erdman, Brendan Douglas, Todd Gurley, Blake Tibbs, J.J. Green, Merritt Hall, Kenneth Towns, and Quayvon Hicks).
Overall, Georgia finished with 568 yards of total offense, 441 passing and 127 rushing. The defense held the Mountaineers to 253 yards of total offense, picked off one pass and recovered a fumble.
The defense was led by Ramik Wilson with 12 tackles. Amarlo Herrera added 7 tackles, while Ray Drew had five tackles and a sack.
Next up for Georgia is a trip to Auburn on Saturday, Nov. 16. Game time and TV should be announced by Sunday afternoon.
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50 Starts
1-8 vs. Final AP Poll Top 10, FL 2012 when threw 3 Interceptions, 12% Win %
4-13 vs. Final AP Poll Top 25 for 23 % Win % vs Made Final AP Poll 25
34 Wins Starting Quarterback
16 Losses Starting Quarterback
.68 Win Percentage
12,568 Yards Passing
115 Touchdown Passes
870 Pass Completions
1,406 Pass Attempts
61.88 Pass Completion Percentage
0 Tackles
39 Interceptions
30 Fumbles
96 Sacks
165 Interceptions, Sacks, Fumbles
9.82 % Interception Sack Fumble Percentage of Total Player Plays
1,680 Total Passes, Catches, Rushes, Total Plays by Player
288 Made 3rd Down Conversions
670 Opportunities 3rd Downs on Offense
42.99 for 3rd Down Conversion Percentage
328 Yards Rushing
273 Rushing Attempts
1.20 Yards Per Rush
14 Touchdowns Rushing
129 Passing Plus Rushing Touchdowns
1 Passes Caught
- 3.0 Yards Catching Passes
Graduated 3.3 Grade Point Average .58 worse than my own as walk-on
No Suspensions
No Arrests
No Start Missed, not injured unable to perform
Bowl Games Won 1
Bowl Games Lost 2
3 Lost to teams who didn’t make Top 25 Final Poll that year FL 10, COL 10, VAN 13
0 Passes Thrown in the NFL
12 Number of Quarterbacks Taken NFL Draft before he is taken
0 SEC Championships
0 National Championships
0 All-SEC 1st Team
0 All-America 1st Team
0 College Football Hall of Fame – ineligible – no Major 1st Team All-America
DGD – worst Period of Mark Richt Era, but DGD