UMass vs. Georgia: Box score, stats and summary feat. Carson Beck (Week 13)

No. 8 Georgia (8-2, 6-2 SEC) welcomed UMass (2-8) to Athens on Saturday in what was expected to be a lopsided contest. The Bulldogs rounded up their conference play with a 31-17 win over Tennessee in Week 12, placing them in the frame for the SEC championship game.

Unsurprisingly, Georgia entered this game as an overwhelming favorite. Adding to the Bulldogs' advantage, UMass made the unexpected decision to fire its head coach earlier this week, further tilting the scales in Georgia's favor for what already seemed like a one-sided matchup.

The Bulldogs needed to stage a commanding win over the Minutemen to increase their chances of making the College Football Playoff. A dominant performance was crucial to bolstering their case for a higher seeding after ending as No. 11 in the latest ranking.

UMass vs. Georgia box score

Team	First Quarter	Second Quarter	Third Quarter	Fourth Quarter	Final Score
UMass	7	7	7	0	21
Georgia	7	21	17	14	59

UMass box score

Quarterback

Player	Pass Completion	Passing Yards	Passing TDs	Carries	Rushing Yards	Rushing TDs	Interceptions
AJ Hairston	7/16	121	1	9	-15	0	0

Rushing

Player	Carries	Yards	Avg	TD	Long
Jalen John	9	107	11.9	1	68
CJ Hester	15	74	4.9	1	22
Ahmad Haston	3	50	16.7	0	38
Brandon Campbell	3	7	2.3	0	3
Dominick Mazotti	1	3	3.0	0	3
AJ Hairston	9	-15	-1.7	0	10

Receiving

Player	Receptions	Yards	Avg	TD	Long
Jakobie Keeney-James	3	101	33.7	1	75
Sterling Galban	2	12	6.0	0	8
Jacquon Gibson	1	5	5.0	0	5
T.Y. Harding	1	5	5.0	0	5
CJ Hester	1	2	2.0	0	2

Defense

Player	Passes Defended	Sacks
Louce Julien	0	1
Lake Ellis	1	0

Kicking

Player	Extra Point Made/Attempted	Field Goal Made/Attempted	Long
Jacob Lurie	3/3	0/1	0

Georgia box score

Quarterback

Player	Pass Completion	Passing Yards	Passing TDs	Carries	Rushing Yards	Rushing TDs	Interceptions
Carson Beck	20/31	297	4	5	5	0	0
Gunner Stockton	3/4	45	0	0	0	0	0

Rushing

Player	Carries	Yards	Avg	TD	Long
Nate Frazier	21	136	6.5	3	19
Chauncey Bowens	5	31	6.2	0	11
Dwight Phillips Jr.	2	15	7.5	0	12
Wade Penn	3	15	5.0	0	6
Cash Jones	1	6	6.0	0	6
Carson Beck	5	5	1.0	0	10

Receiving

Player	Receptions	Yards	Avg	TD	Long
Arian Smith	3	110	36.7	1	49
Lawson Luckie	4	60	15.0	0	23
Dominic Lovett	3	35	11.7	1	16
Cash Jones	4	27	6.8	1	8
Cole Speer	1	20	20.0	0	20
Oscar Delp	1	17	17.0	1	17
Sacovie White	2	16	8.0	0	8
Dwight Phillips Jr.	1	15	15.0	0	15
Jaden Reddell	1	13	13.0	0	13
Nate Frazier	1	11	11.0	0	11
Ben Yurosek	1	9	9.0	0	9
London Humphreys	1	9	9.0	0	9

Defense

Player	Interception	Sacks
Warren Brinson	0	1
Mykel Williams	0	1
Gabe Harris Jr.	0	1

Kicking

Player	Extra Point Made/Attempted	Field Goal Made/Attempted	Long
Peyton Woodring	8/8	1/1	53

UMass vs. Georgia Summary

UMass surprisingly opened the scoring against Georgia on Saturday. CJ Hester rushed to the end zone from the one-yard line after a hand-off from quarterback AJ Hairston with 9:15 left in the first quarter.

Georgia responded later on in the first quarter with a passing touchdown to draw things level. Carson Beck found Oscar Delp from 17 yards with 5:05 left on the clock.

The Bulldogs came to life in the second quarter as they took the lead. Carson Beck threw his second touchdown pass of the game, locating Cash Jones from eight yards with 10:30 left.

Georgia extended the lead a few minutes later with Carson Beck again playing a crucial role. The quarterback threw a 15-yard touchdown pass to Dominic Lovett with 8:56 left on the clock.

UTEP reduced the lead in the closing stages of the second quarter with its second rushing touchdown of the game. Jalen John rushed three yards for a touchdown with 1:55 left.

However, the Bulldogs were not done scoring in the second quarter. Carson Beck threw his fourth touchdown of the game, finding Arian Smith from 34 yards to restore the lead margin with 0:43 left before halftime.

Georgia continued its dominance in the third quarter. The Bulldogs scored a field goal to extend the lead. Peyton Woodring hit the target from 53 yards with 13:08 left on the clock.

UMass responded to Georgia's dominance with a touchdown a few minutes later. Quarterback AJ Hairston threw a touchdown pass to Jakobie Keeeney-James from 75 yards with 12:53 left in the third quarter.

The Bulldogs resumed their scoring almost halfway through the third quarter. Nate Frazier ran nine yards to the end zone to extend the lead with 8:44 left on the clock.

Georgia scored another rushing touchdown before the end of the third quarter. It was Nate Frazier who again made his way to the end zone, rushing 15 yards with 1:39 left on the clock.

Nate Frazier scored his third rushing touchdown of the game in the fourth quarter to exert Georgia’s dominance. The running back rushed two yards to the end zone with 6:33 left.

The Bulldogs rounded off the scoring with another touchdown with 3:28 left. The Miners quarterback AJ Hairston fumbled the ball after he was sacked. Chris Cole recovered it for a touchdown to seal the win.