ATHENS, Ga. – With Missouri gearing its defense to stop the run Saturday afternoon in Sanford Stadium, top-ranked Georgia relied on big plays in a passing game that was boosted by the return of quarterback JT Daniels.
Stetson Bennett threw for 255 yards and two touchdowns before giving way to Daniels, the former starter, as the Bulldogs rolled to a 43-6 win and remained undefeated.
Georgia had already clinched a spot in the Dec. 4 Southeastern Conference title game by wrapping up the SEC East Division for the fourth time in five years last weekend, and it was No. 1 when the College Football Playoff committee revealed its first rankings of the season this past Tuesday. The game against overmatched Missouri opened new questions at quarterback, but it also affirmed the Bulldogs’ season-long defensive dominance.
The Tigers (4-5, 1-4) were held to 273 total yards in Georgia’s seventh game of the season allowing no more than 10 points.
Bennett said he thought the visitors’ “game plan was not to let us run the ball. They were trying to stop our run game, and when they do that, we have to try to be explosive.”