College Football
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Georgia 37, Mississippi 10
When: 3:30 PM ET, Saturday, November 3, 2012
Where: Sanford Stadium, Athens, Georgia
Temperature: 78°
Head Official: Ken Williamson
Attendance: 92746

No. 6 Georgia 37, Mississippi 10:
Aaron Murray passed for 384 yards and four touchdowns as the host Bulldogs shook off a sluggish start to rout the Rebels.

Sixth-ranked Georgia (8-1, 6-1 SEC) needs to win at Auburn in its conference finale next Saturday to win the SEC East for the second consecutive season. Trailing 10-0 to the Rebels (5-4, 2-3) early in the second quarter, the Bulldogs took control.

Murray completed a touchdown pass to Marlon Brown for 66 yards and another to Tavarres King for 40 yards with three seconds left in the first half to give Georgia a 14-10 halftime advantage. The Bulldogs blew it open in the second half, Murray hitting Malcolm Mitchell for a 42-yard touchdown with 12:52 left in the third quarter to make it 21-10.

Todd Gurley rushed for 117 yards on 18 carries for Georgia and Brown caught three passes for 113 yards. Murray completed 21 of 28 passes, finding Rantavious Wooten for a 23-yard touchdown with 8:29 remaining to cap the scoring.

Mississippi used a 34-yard field goal from Bryson Rose in the first quarter and a 13-yard touchdown pass from Bo Wallace to Jamal Mosley with 11:45 left in the first half to take a 10-0 lead. The Rebels lost three turnovers and rushed for only 46 yards.

GAME NOTEBOOK: Georgia topped 30 points for the sixth time in nine games. … Wallace finished 16-for-25 for 187 yards. … The Bulldogs lost Brown (knee) and Chris Burnette (shoulder) to injuries.
Top Game Performances
Rushing
Mississippi   Georgia
Jeff Scott Player Todd Gurley
13 Attempts 18
21 Yards 117
1.6 Avg Yards 6.5
0 Touchdowns 0
0 Long 0
Receiving
Mississippi   Georgia
Ferbia Allen Player Marlon Brown
1 Receptions 3
51 Yards 113
51.0 Avg Yards 37.7
0 Touchdowns 1
0 Long 0
Team Stats Summary
 
  Yards Scoring Defense
Team Tot Rus Pas TD FG INT Sck FF
Mississippi 234 46 188 1 1 0 5.0 2
Georgia 533 149 384 5 0 1 4.0 2