ATHENS, Ga. – The game was anything but attractive, but the Georgia Bulldogs are alive and well in the race for the Southeastern Conference Eastern Division title.
Marshall Morgan’s 34-yard field goal with 1:44 remaining Saturday night propelled Georgia to a 9-6 victory over Missouri before a bundled-up, sellout crowd at Sanford Stadium. The Bulldogs earned their first win without scoring a touchdown since a 12-3 decision over Kentucky in 1995.
Morgan missed a 26-yard field-goal try wide left with 5:40 remaining.
“I was standing there frozen on the sideline,” Morgan said. “Once I saw that our defense kept stopping them, I was like, ‘I’m going to get another shot.'”
Georgia improved to 5-2 overall and 3-2 in SEC play, getting within a game of Florida, which endured its first league loss Saturday night at LSU. The Bulldogs can regain control of their division destiny with a Tennessee loss at Alabama this Saturday.