October 30, 2010 Week 9 · Regular Season Neutral site Belt changed hands

Florida takes the belt, 34–31, at a neutral site over Georgia.

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Belt context

Where this game sits in the lineage

Florida took the belt here, ending Georgia’s run of 7 days and 0 defenses (reign #274) and starting reign #275. It lasted 14 days and 1 defense, until South Carolina took it on November 13, 2010.

For Florida this was its 19th shot at the belt; it had held the belt 4 times before — and it took it back here.

It was the 4th of 5 belt games between the two; going in, Georgia led the belt series 2–1; all-time Georgia leads 3–2. Every meeting →

AI-Written

Recap

Florida seized the belt in Jacksonville with a 34-31 victory over Georgia in a back-and-forth affair that was decided in the fourth quarter. The Gators dominated the first half, scoring on four straight possessions to build a 28-7 lead by halftime, with Chris Rainey punching in a 20-yard touchdown run and Jeffery Demps and Trey Burton adding short touchdown runs. Georgia's Aaron Murray connected with Tavarres King on a 63-yard touchdown strike in the second quarter, but the Bulldogs trailed significantly at the break. Georgia stormed back in the second half with Washaun Ealey's 4-yard touchdown run in the fourth quarter and Murray's 29-yard touchdown pass to Orson Charles pulling them within three points, but Florida's defense held firm in the final moments as the Gators captured the lineal championship.

Chris Rainey's 20-yard TD run in Q2 opened the scoring and set the tone for Florida's dominant first-half offensive explosion
Jeffery Demps and Trey Burton's back-to-back short TD runs pushed Florida to a commanding 28-7 halftime lead
Aaron Murray's 29-yard TD pass to Orson Charles in Q4 brought Georgia within three but came too late to catch the Gators
Florida's defense and time management in the final minutes preserved the victory and the belt

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

GeorgiaFlorida

Total yards439450

Rushing yards126231

Passing yards336240

First downs2223

3rd down conv.8/154/14

Turnovers41

Penalties–yards2–259–54

Time of possession18:0218:38

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 14:55	Georgia	+0 yd	Aaron Murray pass intercepted by Janoris Jenkins at the Geo 29, returned for no gain to the Geo 29.
Q1 12:44	Florida	+42 yd	Chas Henry 42 yard field goal MISSED.
Q1 6:20	Florida	+0 yd	John Brantley pass intercepted by Branden Smith at the Geo 13, returned for no gain to the Geo 13.
Q2 14:41	Florida	+20 yd	Chris Rainey rush for 20 yards for a TOUCHDOWN.
Q2 14:41	Florida	+0 yd	Chas Henry extra point GOOD.
Q2 12:22	Georgia	+63 yd	Aaron Murray pass complete to Tavarres King for 63 yards for a TOUCHDOWN.
Q2 12:22	Georgia	+20 yd	Blair Walsh kickoff for 66 yards returned by Chris Rainey for 20 yards to the Fla 24.
Q2 12:22	Georgia	+0 yd	Blair Walsh extra point GOOD.
Q2 6:15	Florida	+21 yd	John Brantley pass complete to Deonte Thompson for 21 yards to the Geo 2 for a 1ST down.
Q2 6:06	Florida	+2 yd	Jeffery Demps rush for 2 yards for a TOUCHDOWN.
Q2 6:06	Florida	+0 yd	Chas Henry extra point GOOD.
Q2 3:45	Georgia	+13 yd	Aaron Murray pass intercepted by Will Hill at the Fla 46, returned for 13 yards to the Geo 41.
Q2 3:41	Florida	+40 yd	John Brantley pass complete to Jeffery Demps for 40 yards to the Geo 1 for a 1ST down.
Q2 3:35	Florida	+1 yd	Trey Burton rush for 1 yard for a TOUCHDOWN.
Q2 3:35	Florida	+23 yd	Zack Brust kickoff for 63 yards returned by Brandon Boykin for 23 yards to the Geo 30.
Q2 3:35	Florida	+0 yd	Chas Henry extra point GOOD.
Q2 2:58	Georgia	+29 yd	Aaron Murray pass complete to Orson Charles for 29 yards to the Fla 41 for a 1ST down.
Q3 5:18	Georgia	+28 yd	Blair Walsh 28 yard field goal GOOD.
Q4 14:57	Georgia	+4 yd	Washaun Ealey rush for 4 yards for a TOUCHDOWN.
Q3 2:30	Georgia	+30 yd	Aaron Murray pass complete to Tavarres King for 30 yards to the Fla 38 for a 1ST down.
Q4 14:57	Georgia	+45 yd	Blair Walsh kickoff for 64 yards returned by Chris Rainey for 45 yards to the Geo 49.
Q4 10:48	Florida	+34 yd	Chas Henry 34 yard field goal GOOD.
Q4 10:48	Florida	+20 yd	Zack Brust kickoff for 64 yards returned by Brandon Boykin for 20 yards to the Geo 26.
Q4 9:11	Georgia	+23 yd	Aaron Murray pass complete to Orson Charles for 23 yards to the Fla 29 for a 1ST down.
Q4 9:01	Georgia	+29 yd	Aaron Murray pass complete to Orson Charles for 29 yards for a TOUCHDOWN.
Q4 9:01	Georgia	+0 yd	Two-point conversion attempt, Aaron Murray rush GOOD.
Q4 9:01	Georgia	+21 yd	Blair Walsh kickoff for 66 yards returned by Chris Rainey for 21 yards to the Fla 25.
Q4 6:56	Florida	+51 yd	Trey Burton rush for 51 yards for a TOUCHDOWN.
Q4 6:56	Florida	+51 yd	Zack Brust kickoff for 64 yards returned by Brandon Boykin for 51 yards to the Fla 43.
Q4 6:56	Florida	+0 yd	Chas Henry extra point GOOD.
Q4 4:36	Georgia	+15 yd	Aaron Murray pass complete to A.J. Green for 15 yards for a TOUCHDOWN.
Q4 4:36	Georgia	+36 yd	Blair Walsh kickoff for 70 yards returned by Chris Rainey for 36 yards to the Fla 36.
Q4 4:36	Georgia	+0 yd	Blair Walsh extra point GOOD.
Q5 15:00	Georgia	+89 yd	Aaron Murray pass intercepted by Will Hill at the Fla 7, returned for 89 yards to the Geo 4.
Q5 15:00	Florida	+37 yd	Chas Henry 37 yard field goal GOOD.

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

Georgia

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	QBR
Aaron Murray	18/37	313	8.5	3	3	60.9

Florida

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	QBR
John Brantley	16/25	193	7.7	0	1	64.4
Trey Burton	2/2	26	13.0	0	0	55.9

Rushing

Georgia

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Caleb King	12	64	5.3	0	19
Washaun Ealey	11	37	3.4	1	8
Aaron Murray	8	16	2.0	0	15
Carlton Thomas	1	13	13.0	0	13
A.J. Green	1	-2	-2.0	0	0

Florida

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Trey Burton	17	110	6.5	2	51
Chris Rainey	16	84	5.3	1	20
Jeff Demps	9	38	4.2	1	16
Jordan Reed	3	19	6.3	0	12
Omarius Hines	1	-2	-2.0	0	0
John Brantley	4	-18	-4.5	0	3

Receiving

Georgia

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Orson Charles	6	108	18.0	1	29
Tavarres King	3	104	34.7	1	63
A.J. Green	4	42	10.5	1	15
Kris Durham	3	41	13.7	0	19
Washaun Ealey	1	13	13.0	0	13
Aron White	1	5	5.0	0	5

Florida

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	LONG
Omarius Hines	4	50	12.5	23
Frankie Hammond	3	46	15.3	17
Jeff Demps	2	43	21.5	40
Deonte Thompson	2	36	18.0	21
Trey Burton	5	35	7.0	14
Chris Rainey	2	9	4.5	9

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Interceptions

Georgia

Player	INT	YDS	TD
Branden Smith	1	0	0

Florida

Player	INT	YDS	TD
Will Hill	2	102	0
Janoris Jenkins	1	0	0

Kick Returns

Georgia

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Brandon Boykin	4	111	27.8	51	0

Florida

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Chris Rainey	6	148	24.7	45	0

Kicking

Georgia

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Blair Walsh	1/1	100.0	28	2/2	5

Florida

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Chas Henry	2/3	66.7	37	4/4	10

Punt Returns

Georgia

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Branden Smith	3	14	4.7	16	0

Florida

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Janoris Jenkins	4	0	0.0	0	0

Punting

Georgia

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Drew Butler	5	227	45.4	0	0	51

Florida

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Chas Henry	6	281	46.8	0	0	61

Full player stats from CFBD’s /games/players data, split out by team. This section only appears for belt games from 2003 onward — CFBD doesn’t have player-level stats that far back. Linked player names go to that player’s stat line in every other belt game they’ve appeared in.

Sources Box score at ESPN · Game record: College Football Data (id 303030061) · This game in the downloadable dataset

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