ATHENS, Ga. — As it turned out, Coastal Carolina coach David Bennett just needed his players to be more like Bulldogs.
Georgia had too much Aaron Murray, too much Isaiah Crowell and too much defense in a 59-0 crushing of the Chanticleers on a splendid Saturday afternoon at Sanford Stadium. The margin of victory was the largest of the Mark Richt era and the largest for Georgia since a 70-6 mauling of Northeast Louisiana in 1994.
“It’s nice to get a win under our belt,” Murray said after the Bulldogs improved to 1-2. “It’s been since last November since we’ve had a win, so it’s been a while.”
Murray typified the easy day by completing 18 of 26 passes for 188 yards and three touchdowns, and his one rush was a 1-yard touchdown. He played only six possessions before turning things over to backups Hutson Mason and Parker Welch, and the Bulldogs scored five touchdowns and a field goal in his six possessions.
The Bulldogs had a 179-9 advantage in yards after the first quarter, when Crowell had eight carries for 53 yards and a touchdown, and extended that to 424-73 through three periods.