ATHENS, Ga. — Saturday might have been the final home game for Georgia junior quarterback Matthew Stafford and redshirt sophomore tailback Knowshon Moreno.

It was definitely the final home game for senior receiver Mohamed Massaquoi, and he made the most of it.

The 6-foot-2, 204-pounder from Charlotte had 11 receptions for 180 yards and three touchdowns in the 45-42 loss to Georgia Tech. His 11 catches were a career high, and his four games against the Yellow Jackets produced 29 receptions for 371 yards and five touchdowns.

“I just wanted to play hard every chance I got in this stadium, because before you know it, it’s over,” Massaquoi said. “I remember the first time I ever stepped out on this field, and that feels like a couple of hours ago. It goes by so fast.

“If I ever come back to Sanford Stadium, it will be as a spectator, so I knew that I wanted to play my hardest.”

Massaquoi’s three touchdown receptions tied the single-game school mark set by George Poschner in 1942 and matched by Don Potterfield in 1963 and Terrence Edwards in 2002. He now has 57 receptions for 910 yards and eight touchdowns this season, while freshman flanker A.J. Green has 55 catches for 951 yards and eight scores.

“Mohamed has been playing great the last part of the year, really all year,” offensive coordinator Mike Bobo said. “We knew we had some things against this team in the passing game, because the strength of their defense is up front. I thought it was going to be a little difficult to run the ball against them, and Mohamed just produced.”

Said quarterback Matthew Stafford: “I’m disappointed that we didn’t win the game for him. The guy played his guts out. He’s done everything right on and off the field, and he’s just an outstanding person.”

Seniors stay active

While Massaquoi easily had the best day among Georgia’s seniors, receiver Kenneth Harris and tight end Tripp Chandler produced moments to remember as well. Chandler caught a 1-yard touchdown pass to cap the opening possession, with the score being the first of his injury-riddled final year.

Harris had a 31-yard reception to open the second drive, which was the longest catch of his final two seasons. He had a 40-yard touchdown catch against Boise State in the 2005 opener — on his first play of his career — but he has yet to collect another score.

“I had a great time here at Georgia and can’t really complain about anything,” Harris said. “I just came out to practice every day with the goal of getting better.”

Munson honored

When a golf cart carrying former Georgia announcer Larry Munson came out on the field at the end of the first quarter, the Sanford Stadium crowd gave the 86-year-old legend a lengthy and warm ovation. Munson began broadcasting Georgia games in 1966 and worked through the first two games of this season before stepping aside, winding up with exactly 500 Bulldogs broadcasts.

He was presented an oil painting of himself behind the microphone and then tipped his Georgia hat to the cheering audience.

Earlier Saturday, a statue of Vince Dooley was unveiled at the dedication of the Vince Dooley Athletic Complex, which contains the Butts-Mehre building, Stegeman Coliseum, Foley Field and several other athletic facilities. Dooley also was recognized at halftime.

Odds and ends

Weakside linebacker Rennie Curran tallied 11 tackles and has 109 this season, the first Georgia player to surpass 100 since safety Thomas Davis racked up 138 in 2003. ... Freshman Blair Walsh had two of his kickoffs go out of bounds, resulting in Tech starting at its 40-yard line. “We might have to go to Poland or something to get a guy to kick it out of the end zone,” coach Mark Richt said. ... Tech’s 19 passing yards were the fewest by a Georgia foe since Cal State Fullerton had none in a 1992 game.