Carson Beck completed 18 of 25 passes for 242 yards and five touchdowns, helping lead No.1 Georgia to a 48-3 rout of visiting Tennessee Tech on Saturday in Athens, Ga.
Trevor Etienne, making his Bulldog debut, ran the ball five times for 78 yards, as Georgia (2-0) won its 41st straight regular season game, and extended its home winning streak to 26. Arian Smith, who led the Bulldogs with 73 receiving yards, was one of five Georgia receivers to catch a touchdown.
After last week’s 34-3 win over then-No.14 Clemson, the Georgia defense has yet to allow a touchdown through two games.
Tennessee Tech (0-2) mustered just 134 total yards, as quarterback Jordyn Potts was 5 of 8 for 18 passing yards and Aidan Littles led the Golden Eagles with 45 rushing yards.
After forcing a three-and-out on Tennessee Tech’s opening drive, Anthony Evans III’s 46-yard punt return set the Bulldogs up on the Golden Eagles’ 22-yard line. Beck then found Dillon Bell in the corner of the end zone for Georgia’s first touchdown at the 12:27 mark of the first.
Following another Tennessee Tech punt, Beck led a seven-play, 58-yard scoring drive that was capped with a six-yard touchdown pass to Colbie Young, extending Georgia’s lead to 14-0 with 6:37 remaining in the first quarter.
Beck was 8 of 8 for 90 yards on the first two drives, while connecting with seven different receivers.
Georgia held its two-touchdown lead after the first quarter. Beck’s completion streak was broken after 11 passes. With 11:45 remaining in the second, Peyton Woodring’s 27-yard field goal stamped Georgia’s 14-play, 71-yard drive.
On the heels of the fourth Golden Eagle punt, the Bulldogs added a score before the half, as Beck found Dominic Lovett for a ten-yard touchdown pass with 1:11 remaining in the second quarter.
Leading 24-0 at halftime, Georgia outgained Tennessee Tech 250-52 in the first half.
On the opening drive of the second half, Beck threw his fourth touchdown, this time to Smith, for a 50-yard pass to extend Georgia’s advantage to 31-0.
After a Golden Eagles fumble, Beck connected with his fifth new touchdown recipient, as Lawson Luckie caught a 37-yard pass to give the Bulldogs a 38-0 lead with 12:21 left in the third. Branson Robinson ran in a 13-yard score for Georgia’s only rushing touchdown of the game, pushing the Bulldogs’ lead to 45-0 at the 6:46 mark of the third.
Woodring’s 30-yard field goal with 3:07 left in the game was equalized by Hayden Olsen’s 32-yard field goal for Tennessee Tech as time expired.
–Field Level Media