Boxscore
Georgia 37,
Mississippi 10
Saturday, November 3, 2012 3:30 PM
Location - Sanford Stadium
Attendance -
92746
Final Scoring Summary
Recap
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.
SCORING
Scoring Summary
|
1st Quarter
- 12:06 |
|
Mississippi |
FG
|
Georgia 0
-
Mississippi 3
|
|
2nd Quarter
- 11:45 |
|
Mississippi |
TD
|
Georgia 0
-
Mississippi 10
|
|
2nd Quarter
- 10:30 |
|
Georgia |
TD
|
Georgia 7
-
Mississippi 10
|
|
2nd Quarter
- 0:03 |
|
Georgia |
TD
|
Georgia 14
-
Mississippi 10
|
|
3rd Quarter
- 12:52 |
|
Georgia |
TD
|
Georgia 21
-
Mississippi 10
|
|
3rd Quarter
- 9:17 |
|
Georgia |
TD
|
Georgia 28
-
Mississippi 10
|
|
3rd Quarter
- 0:49 |
|
Georgia |
S
|
Georgia 30
-
Mississippi 10
|
|
4th Quarter
- 8:29 |
|
Georgia |
TD
|
Georgia 37
-
Mississippi 10
|
TEAMS
Team Records
| |
Mississippi |
Georgia |
| W/L |
5 - 4 - 0 |
8 - 1 - 0 |
| Conference |
2 - 3 - 0 |
6 - 1 - 0 |
Team Stats
| |
Mississippi |
Georgia |
| Score |
10 |
37 |
| First Downs |
12 |
23 |
| 3rd Down Efficiency |
2-for-13
15%
|
7-for-15
47%
|
| 4th Down Efficiency |
0-for-1
0%
|
0-for-1
0%
|
| Total Yards |
234 |
533 |
| Rushing |
| Rushes-Net Yards |
29-46 |
45-149 |
| Average/Rush |
1.6 |
3.3 |
| Passing |
| Comp-Att |
17-28 |
21-28 |
| Passing Yards |
188 |
384 |
| Average/Pass Play |
5.9 |
11.6 |
| Penalties-Yards |
1-15 |
3-24 |
| Fumbles-Lost |
2-2 |
2-2 |
| Interceptions Thrown |
1 |
0 |
| Time of Possession |
24:45 |
35:15 |
PLAYER STATS
| Passing |
| |
COMP/ATT |
YDS |
TD |
INT |
|
A. Murray
|
21/28 |
384 |
4 |
0 |