8. October 28th, 2012: Georgia 17, Florida 9
Georgia opened the game with a Todd Gurley touchdown, then the game became a defensive grind. Jarvis Jones and UGA’s defense forced six Gator turnovers en route to victory.
Malcolm Mitchell scored a key 45 yard touchdown to give the Dawgs some breathing room in the fourth quarter. Video is courtesy of UGA Vault:
It's the 26th, so of course our weekly Monday Dawg of the Day is the great #26, Malcolm Mitchell!
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Mitchell’s touchdown gave the defense all the help it needed. Tenth-ranked Georgia held on to win 17-9 over second-ranked Florida. Many fans forget: Florida drove the ball down the field and with a little more than two minutes left, Jarvis Jones stripped Florida tight end Jordan Reed. Reed would’ve had a first down for Florida, who had moved the ball into the red zone.
7. September 9th, 2017: Georgia 20, Notre Dame 19
Jake Fromm won his first real test of the 2017 season with a monster win over the 24th ranked Fighting Irish. Georgia relied on a strong performance from running backs Nick Chubb and Sony Michel. The duo combined for 136 yards.
The fifteenth-ranked Bulldogs relied on an impressive performance from linebackers Roquan Smith, Davin Bellamy, and Lorenzo Carter. The trio each had six plus tackles and a sack.
The play of the game and possibly the decade was Godwin’s one-handed grab in the first half:
This one-handed grab from Terry Godwin 😮
(📹: NBC Sports)pic.twitter.com/Nhd6Vy0mWo— Sporting News (@sportingnews) September 10, 2017