October 23, 2010 Week 8 · Regular Season Belt changed hands

Georgia takes the belt, 44–31, on the road at Kentucky.

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Recap

Georgia's defense forced four Kentucky turnovers while their ground game dominated, with Washaun Ealey scoring five rushing touchdowns to seize control of the College Football Belt in Lexington. Kentucky's passing attack, led by Mike Hartline, kept the game competitive with La'Rod King hauling in three touchdown receptions and Brandon Boykin returning a kickoff 100 yards for a score in the first quarter, but Georgia's relentless offensive line and stout defense proved too much. Despite Kentucky's superior overall statistics—423 total yards to Georgia's 290—the Bulldogs' ball security and short-yardage efficiency, combined with their four takeaways, overwhelmed the Wildcats' prolific aerial assault. Georgia's four touchdowns in the first half alone essentially decided the contest, as the Bulldogs' defensive pressure and turnover margin created an insurmountable advantage that Kentucky could not overcome even with a balanced 9-of-15 third-down conversion rate.

Washaun Ealey's five rushing touchdowns, including two in the second quarter alone, established Georgia's physical dominance early
Brandon Boykin's 100-yard kickoff return for a touchdown in Q1 kept Kentucky in the game despite Georgia's quick start
Georgia forcing four turnovers, including an interception of Mike Hartline in Q3, directly preventing Kentucky scoring opportunities
Georgia's 21-point halftime lead proved insurmountable despite Kentucky's passing touchdowns by La'Rod King in Q2 and Q3

Written by Claude from the box score and play-by-play on this page — a plain-English recap of the numbers below, not a substitute for them.

Full Box Score

Team stats

CFBD box score

KentuckyGeorgia

Total yards423290

Rushing yards70177

Passing yards382113

First downs2213

3rd down conv.9/155/10

Turnovers41

Penalties–yards3–214–28

Time of possession19:2616:45

Full team box score from CFBD’s /games/teams data. This section only appears for belt games from 2003 onward — CFBD doesn’t have team-level stats that far back.

Play By Play

Key plays

CFBD play-by-play

When	Team	Yards	Play
Q1 11:57	Georgia	+3 yd	Washaun Ealey rush for 3 yards for a TOUCHDOWN.
Q1 11:57	Georgia	+0 yd	Blair Walsh extra point GOOD.
Q1 4:57	Kentucky	+100 yd	Joe Mansour kickoff for 70 yards returned by Brandon Boykin for 100 yards for a TOUCHDOWN.
Q1 5:14	Kentucky	+41 yd	Craig McIntosh 41 yard field goal GOOD.
Q1 4:57	Georgia	+0 yd	Blair Walsh extra point GOOD.
Q1 3:38	Kentucky	+29 yd	Mike Hartline pass complete to La'Rod King, fumbled, forced by Bacarri Rambo, recovered by Geo Sanders Commings at the Geo 44, Sanders Commings for 23 yards, to the Kent 33, tackled by Moncell Allen.
Q1 3:38	Georgia	+47 yd	Blair Walsh 47 yard field goal MISSED.
Q2 13:04	Georgia	+23 yd	Blair Walsh kickoff for 70 yards returned by Randall Cobb, tackled by Christian Robinson for 23 yards to the Kent 23, tackled by Christian Robinson.
Q2 13:04	Georgia	+2 yd	Washaun Ealey rush for 2 yards for a TOUCHDOWN.
Q2 13:04	Georgia	+0 yd	Blair Walsh extra point GOOD.
Q2 6:47	Georgia	+2 yd	Washaun Ealey rush for 2 yards for a TOUCHDOWN.
Q2 6:47	Georgia	+0 yd	Blair Walsh extra point GOOD.
Q2 1:09	Kentucky	+35 yd	Mike Hartline pass complete to La'Rod King for 35 yards for a TOUCHDOWN.
Q2 1:09	Kentucky	+0 yd	Craig McIntosh extra point GOOD.
Q3 15:00	Kentucky	+23 yd	Joe Mansour kickoff for 63 yards returned by Brandon Boykin, tackled by Raymond Sanders for 23 yards to the Geo 30, tackled by Raymond Sanders.
Q3 14:53	Georgia	+34 yd	Aaron Murray pass complete to A.J. Green for 34 yards to the Kent 10, tackled by Jacob Dufrene for a 1ST down.
Q3 11:05	Georgia	+2 yd	Washaun Ealey rush for 2 yards for a TOUCHDOWN.
Q3 11:05	Georgia	+30 yd	Blair Walsh kickoff for 62 yards returned by Randall Cobb, tackled by Alec Ogletree for 30 yards to the Kent 38, tackled by Alec Ogletree.
Q3 10:58	Kentucky	+0 yd	Mike Hartline pass intercepted by Sanders Commings at the Geo 0, returned for no gain for a touchback.
Q3 10:58	Kentucky	+20 yd	Mike Hartline pass complete to Chris Matthews for 20 yards to the Geo 28, tackled by Bacarri Rambo and Sanders Commings for a 1ST down.
Q3 0:41	Kentucky	+22 yd	Mike Hartline pass complete to La'Rod King for 22 yards for a TOUCHDOWN.
Q3 0:41	Kentucky	+0 yd	Craig McIntosh extra point GOOD.
Q4 13:53	Georgia	+0 yd	Blair Walsh extra point GOOD.
Q4 15:00	Georgia	+25 yd	Aaron Murray pass complete to A.J. Green for 25 yards to the Kent 10, tackled by Randall Burden for a 1ST down.
Q4 13:53	Georgia	+1 yd	Washaun Ealey rush for 1 yard for a TOUCHDOWN.
Q4 13:53	Georgia	+20 yd	Blair Walsh kickoff for 69 yards returned by Randall Cobb, tackled by Shawn Williams for 20 yards to the Kent 21, tackled by Shawn Williams.
Q4 10:52	Kentucky	+39 yd	Mike Hartline pass complete to Chris Matthews for 39 yards for a TOUCHDOWN, GEORGIA penalty holding declined.
Q4 10:52	Kentucky	+0 yd	Two-point conversion attempt, Randall Cobb pass to Matt Roark GOOD.
Q4 13:47	Kentucky	+21 yd	Raymond Sanders rush for 21 yards to the Kent 47, tackled by Akeem Dent, GEORGIA penalty offside defense declined for a 1ST down.
Q4 2:47	Georgia	+36 yd	Blair Walsh kickoff for 65 yards returned by Randall Cobb, tackled by Christian Robinson for 36 yards to the Kent 41, tackled by Christian Robinson out-of-bounds.
Q4 2:47	Georgia	+30 yd	Blair Walsh 30 yard field goal GOOD.
Q4 5:49	Georgia	+41 yd	Washaun Ealey rush for 41 yards to the Kent 7, tackled by Dakotah Tyler out-of-bounds for a 1ST down.
Q4 2:40	Kentucky	+27 yd	Mike Hartline pass complete to Raymond Sanders for 27 yards to the Geo 32, tackled by Vance Cuff for a 1ST down.
Q4 1:23	Kentucky	+9 yd	Mike Hartline pass complete to Raymond Sanders for 9 yards for a TOUCHDOWN.

Scoring plays, turnovers, and gains of 20+ yards, pulled from CFBD’s play-by-play. This section only appears for belt games with play-by-play on file (2003 onward).

Box Score

Player stats

CFBD player stats

Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	QBR
Mike HartlineKentucky	27/43	353	8.2	4	1	59.3
Aaron MurrayGeorgia	9/12	113	9.4	0	0	40.8

Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Raymond SandersKentucky	16	79	4.9	0	21
Donald RussellKentucky	7	13	1.9	0	4
Moncell AllenKentucky	1	2	2.0	0	2
Mike HartlineKentucky	6	-24	-4.0	0	5
Washaun EaleyGeorgia	28	157	5.6	5	41
Carlton ThomasGeorgia	6	12	2.0	0	7
Aaron MurrayGeorgia	3	7	2.3	0	3
Shaun ChapasGeorgia	1	1	1.0	0	1

Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
La'Rod KingKentucky	3	88	29.3	2	35
Chris MatthewsKentucky	4	83	20.8	1	39
Raymond SandersKentucky	7	77	11.0	1	27
Randall CobbKentucky	7	45	6.4	0	15
Jordan AumillerKentucky	3	39	13.0	0	15
Matt RoarkKentucky	1	12	12.0	0	12
Tyler RobinsonKentucky	2	9	4.5	0	6
A.J. GreenGeorgia	6	86	14.3	0	34
Rantavious WootenGeorgia	2	15	7.5	0	8
Tavarres KingGeorgia	1	12	12.0	0	12

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Interceptions

Player	INT	YDS	TD
Sanders CommingsGeorgia	1	0	0

Kick Returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Randall CobbKentucky	5	127	25.4	36	0
Raymond SandersKentucky	1	15	15.0	15	0
Jewell RatliffKentucky	1	10	10.0	10	0
Brandon BoykinGeorgia	2	123	61.5	100	1
Darryl GambleGeorgia	1	5	5.0	5	0

Kicking

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Craig McIntoshKentucky	1/1	100.0	41	2/2	5
Blair WalshGeorgia	1/2	50.0	30	5/6	8

Punt Returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Randall CobbKentucky	1	0	0.0	0	0
A.J. GreenGeorgia	1	0	0.0	0	0

Punting

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Ryan TydlackaKentucky	1	47	47.0	0	0	47
Drew ButlerGeorgia	3	152	50.7	0	0	56

Full player stats from CFBD’s /games/players data. This section only appears for belt games from 2003 onward — CFBD doesn’t have player-level stats that far back.

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