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
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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 |