ATHENS, Ga. — Gunner Stockton completed 15 of 23 passes for 196 yards and a touchdown and rushed for 48 yards and two scores as No. 12 Georgia breezed past Kentucky 35-14 in Southeastern Conference play Saturday.
Dillon Bell had four catches for 68 yards and added two scores on the ground, while Chauncey Bowens had 70 rushing yards for the Bulldogs (4-1, 2-1), who beat the Wildcats (2-3, 0-3) for the 16th straight time.
Cutter Boley completed 25 of 41 passes for 225 yards and two touchdowns, with an interception, for Kentucky, which dropped its eighth straight conference game since beating Ole Miss on Sept. 28, 2024.
Leading 21-7 after halftime, Georgia recovered its first fumble of the season as CJ Allen forced and recovered Seth McGowan’s fumble at Kentucky’s 38-yard line. Stockton then hit Oscar Delp for a 36-yard gain before Bell’s 3-yard touchdown rush extended Georgia’s lead to 21 at the 10:54 mark of the third quarter.
After Kentucky’s fourth punt, the Bulldogs added to their lead on Stockton’s 16-yard passing touchdown to Cash Jones with 4:23 remaining in the quarter, giving Georgia a 35-7 advantage.
Grant Grayton intercepted Georgia backup quarterback Ryan Puglisi late in the fourth, leading to Boley’s 5-yard touchdown pass to Kendrick Law with 1:51 to play.
In the first quarter, Georgia struck first with a 12-play, 75-yard scoring drive, stamped by Stockton’s 7-yard rushing score at the 8:51 mark of the first quarter.
After Kentucky’s first punt, Georgia doubled its lead after Stockton engineered a 13-play, 96-yard drive that ended with Stockton’s 6-yard rushing touchdown.
Kentucky found its offensive rhythm on the next drive, as Boley’s 38-yard pass to Law was followed by Boley’s 29-yard touchdown pass to Josh Kattus, slicing the Wildcats’ deficit to 14-7 with 14:21 left in the second quarter.
Stockton then threw his first interception of the season as Jordan Lovett picked him off and returned the ball to the Wildcats’ 28-yard line.
Kentucky then punted on consecutive drives before Bell’s 3-yard rushing score gave Georgia a 21-7 lead with 2:45 remaining in the first half.
Kentucky’s Jacob Kauwe missed a 26-yard field goal as time expired before halftime.
–By Jack Batten, Field Level Media
