October 19, 2024 Week 8 · Regular Season Belt changed hands

Georgia takes the belt, 30–15, on the road at Texas.

Home · Defending Holder

TexasAP No. 1 15

Away · New Holder

GeorgiaAP No. 5 30

AP poll, week 8: Georgia No. 5 at Texas No. 1 · No. 1 that week: Kansas State. The belt vs. the polls →

Belt context

Where this game sits in the lineage

Georgia took the belt here, ending Texas’ run of 42 days and 4 defenses (reign #323) and starting reign #324. It lasted 21 days and 1 defense, until Ole Miss took it on November 9, 2024.

For Georgia this was its 12th shot at the belt; it had held the belt 5 times before — and it took it back here.

This is the only time Georgia and Texas have met with the belt on the line.

AI-Written

Recap

Georgia's defense suffocated Texas from the opening drive, with Carson Beck's early interceptions to Andrew Mukuba and Jahdae Barron setting the tone for a dominant defensive performance. The Bulldogs built a commanding 22-0 halftime lead through three Trevor Etienne touchdown runs and three field goals by Peyton Woodring, including a 48-yarder that showcased Georgia's offensive efficiency. Texas finally broke through in the third quarter when Quinn Ewers connected with Isaiah Bond for a two-point conversion score, then added another touchdown pass to Jaydon Blue to make it 22-16, but Georgia's defense remained stout enough to hold on. A final Etienne touchdown run in the fourth quarter sealed Georgia's 30-15 victory and their claim to the College Football Belt, with Texas unable to mount a serious comeback despite Ewers' late-game heroics.

Jahdae Barron's interception return to the Texas 5-yard line early in Q1 set up Trevor Etienne's opening touchdown, establishing Georgia's dominance
Georgia's three field goals by Peyton Woodring in the first half (33, 48, and 44 yards) demonstrated offensive consistency that kept Texas at bay
Quinn Ewers' touchdown passes to Isaiah Bond and Jaydon Blue in the third quarter kept Texas in the game but came too late to overcome Georgia's early lead
Trevor Etienne's three rushing touchdowns, including the fourth-quarter clincher, proved to be the decisive factor in Georgia's belt-winning performance

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

TexasGeorgia

Total yards259285

Rushing yards29110

Passing yards230175

First downs1914

3rd down conv.2/156/17

Turnovers43

Penalties–yards8–417–78

Time of possession29:3430:26

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 9:51	Georgia	+0 yd	Carson Beck pass intercepted Andrew Mukuba return for no gain to the UGA 42
Q1 7:05	Georgia	+21 yd	Carson Beck pass complete to Lawson Luckie for 21 yds to the TEX 34 for a 1ST down
Q1 3:34	Georgia	+0 yd	Carson Beck pass intercepted Jahdae Barron return for no gain to the TEX 5
Q1 0:06	Georgia	+2 yd	Trevor Etienne run for 2 yds for a TD (Peyton Woodring KICK)
Q2 10:46	Georgia	+33 yd	Peyton Woodring 33 yd FG GOOD
Q2 9:59	Texas	+0 yd	Quinn Ewers pass intercepted Daylen Everette return for no gain to the TEX 34
Q2 8:30	Georgia	+15 yd	Trevor Etienne run for 15 yds for a TD (Peyton Woodring KICK)
Q2 4:43	Georgia	+48 yd	Peyton Woodring 48 yd FG GOOD
Q2 1:43	Texas	+21 yd	Arch Manning run for 21 yds to the TEX 41 for a 1ST down
Q2 0:00	Georgia	+44 yd	Peyton Woodring 44 yd FG GOOD
Q3 12:28	Texas	+24 yd	Quinn Ewers pass complete to Matthew Golden for 24 yds to the UGA 15 for a 1ST down
Q3 10:57	Texas	+2 yd	Quinn Ewers pass complete to Isaiah Bond for 2 yds for a TD (Quinn Ewers pass to Isaiah Bond for Two-Point Conversion)
Q3 8:08	Texas	+34 yd	Quinn Ewers pass complete to Matthew Golden for 34 yds to the TEX 39 for a 1ST down
Q3 3:00	Georgia	+36 yd	Carson Beck pass intercepted for a 1ST down Jahdae Barron return for 36 yds to the UGA 9 for a 1ST down
Q3 2:12	Texas	+17 yd	Jaydon Blue 17 Yd pass from Quinn Ewers (Bert Auburn Kick)
Q3 1:23	Georgia	+21 yd	Carson Beck pass complete to Arian Smith for 21 yds to the UGA 32 for a 1ST down
Q3 0:50	Georgia	+43 yd	Carson Beck pass complete to Oscar Delp for 43 yds to the TEX 25 for a 1ST down
Q4 12:04	Georgia	+1 yd	Trevor Etienne run for 1 yd for a TD (Peyton Woodring KICK)
Q4 12:04	Georgia	+20 yd	Peyton Woodring kickoff for 65 yds , Matthew Golden return for 20 yds to the TEX 20
Q4 11:59	Texas	+34 yd	Quinn Ewers pass complete to Matthew Golden for 19 yds to the UGA 39 for a 1ST down Georgia Penalty, Personal Foul (Dan Jackson) to the UGA 46 for a 1ST down
Q4 7:49	Texas	+23 yd	Quinn Ewers pass complete to Gunnar Helm for 23 yds to the UGA 46 for a 1ST down

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

Texas

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	QBR
Quinn Ewers	25/43	211	4.9	2	1	23.9
Arch Manning	3/6	19	3.2	0	0	14.8

Georgia

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	QBR
Carson Beck	23/41	175	4.3	0	3	64.3

Rushing

Texas

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	LONG
Tre Wisner	15	52	3.5	10
Ryan Wingo	1	7	7.0	7
Ryan Niblett	1	5	5.0	5
Arch Manning	4	-1	-0.3	21
Quinn Ewers	6	-34	-5.7	3

Georgia

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Trevor Etienne	19	87	4.6	3	18
Nate Frazier	4	10	2.5	0	5
Carson Beck	4	8	2.0	0	5
Dillon Bell	1	5	5.0	0	5

Receiving

Texas

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Matthew Golden	3	77	25.7	0	34
Gunnar Helm	6	62	10.3	0	23
Jaydon Blue	7	48	6.9	1	17
Ryan Wingo	3	12	4.0	0	10
Isaiah Bond	2	11	5.5	1	9
Tre Wisner	5	11	2.2	0	6
Juan Davis	2	9	4.5	0	5

Georgia

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	LONG
Oscar Delp	2	45	22.5	43
Dominic Lovett	4	35	8.8	17
Arian Smith	6	32	5.3	21
Trevor Etienne	3	23	7.7	13
Lawson Luckie	2	18	9.0	21
Dillon Bell	3	12	4.0	9
Anthony Evans III	2	8	4.0	9
Cash Jones	1	2	2.0	2

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Defense

Texas

Player	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HUR
Michael Taaffe	9	7	0	0	1	0
Anthony Hill Jr.	8	4	1	1.5	0	0
David Gbenda	7	3	0	0.5	0	0
Jermayne Lole	6	4	0	0.5	0	0
Alfred Collins	6	2	0	0	1	0
Andrew Mukuba	5	4	0	0	0	1
Jaylon Guilbeau	4	3	0	0	1	0
Liona Lefau	4	3	0	0	0	0
Jahdae Barron	4	2	0	0	1	0
Barryn Sorrell	3	2	0	1	0	2
Morice Blackwell Jr.	1	1	0	0	0	0
Malik Muhammad	1	1	0	0	0	0
Bill Norton	1	0	0	0	0	0
Vernon Broughton	1	0	0	0	0	1
Ethan Burke	1	0	0	0.5	0	0
Jelani McDonald	1	0	0	0	0	0
Trey Moore	0	0	0	0	0	1

Georgia

Player	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HUR
Jalon Walker	8	8	3	3	0	4
Daylen Everette	7	7	1	1	0	0
Malaki Starks	7	5	0	1	0	0
Dan Jackson	6	6	0	0	0	0
C.J. Allen	6	4	0	0	0	0
Joenel Aguero	5	3	0	0.5	0	1
Raylen Wilson	4	0	0	0	1	0
Mykel Williams	3	3	2	2	0	0
KJ Bolden	3	3	0	0	0	0
Chaz Chambliss	3	1	0	0.5	0	1
Nazir Stackhouse	3	0	0	0.5	0	0
Chris Cole	2	2	0	0	1	0
Warren Brinson	2	1	0	0.5	0	1
Christen Miller	2	1	0	0	0	1
Damon Wilson Jr.	1	1	1	1	0	0
Micah Morris	1	1	0	0	0	0
Julian Humphrey	1	1	0	0	2	0
Lawson Luckie	1	1	0	0	0	0
Gabe Harris	1	0	0	0	0	0
Tyrion Ingram-Dawkins	0	0	0	0	1	0
JaCorey Thomas	0	0	0	0	1	0

Fumbles

Texas

Player	FUM	LOST	REC
Quinn Ewers	2	2	0
Arch Manning	1	1	0

Georgia

Player	FUM	LOST	REC
Daylen Everette	0	0	1
Jalon Walker	0	0	1
Damon Wilson Jr.	0	0	1

Interceptions

Texas

Player	INT	YDS	TD
Jahdae Barron	2	36	0
Andrew Mukuba	1	0	0

Georgia

Player	INT	YDS	TD
Daylen Everette	1	0	0

Kick Returns

Texas

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Matthew Golden	2	36	18.0	20	0

Georgia

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Anthony Evans III	1	11	11.0	11	0

Kicking

Texas

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Bert Auburn	0/0	0.0	0	1/1	1

Georgia

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Peyton Woodring	3/3	100.0	48	3/3	12

Punt Returns

Texas

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Silas Bolden	2	-5	-2.5	0	0

Georgia

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Anthony Evans III	2	21	10.5	19	0

Punting

Texas

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Ian Ratliff	5	219	43.8	2	1	52

Georgia

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Brett Thorson	4	216	54.0	1	2	58

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 401628398) · This game in the downloadable dataset

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