SportsDirect Inc. staff
Nov 8, 2014
No. 17 Georgia 63, Kentucky 31: Hutson Mason threw four touchdown passes as the visiting Bulldogs downed the Wildcats for the fifth straight time.
Mason completed 13-of-16 passes for 174 yards while Isaiah McKenzie returned a kickoff and a punt for scores for Georgia (7-2, 5-2 SEC), which amassed 559 total yards. Chris Conley and Jeb Blazevich both caught two touchdown passes while Nick Chubb ran for 170 yards and a score for the Bulldogs, who finished 8-of-8 on third down conversions.
Patrick Towles went 16-of-31 for 139 yards and two total touchdowns to go along with 60 yards on the ground for Kentucky (5-5, 2-5), which has lost four consecutive games. Stanley Williams ran for 100 yards and a touchdown while Braylon Heard and Javess Blue chipped in with a score apiece for the Wildcats, who haven't beaten Georgia since 2009.
McKenzie took the opening kickoff 90 yards for a score before Conley and Chubb tacked on touchdowns to put the Bulldogs on top 21-0 in the first quarter. Kentucky trailed 28-10 when Williams sprinted 56 yards for a TD to cut the deficit to 11 and the teams traded touchdowns as Georgia took a 35-24 advantage into the break.
The Bulldogs pulled ahead 49-24 when Mason threw a 10-yard scoring strike to Blazevich and McKenzie returned a punt 59 yards for a touchdown. Sony Michel powered into end zone from 23 yards out to put Georgia in front 56-24 as the Bulldogs went on to secure their fourth consecutive win over Kentucky in Lexington.
GAME NOTEBOOK: The Bulldogs have defeated the Wildcats in 16 of the last 18 meetings between the schools. … Georgia WR Malcolm Mitchell caught four passes for 55 yards and a touchdown …The Wildcats are still one win away from bowl eligibility after starting out 5-1.