Georgia trailed three times at Neyland Stadium on September 13, 2025, and answered every time. With a 43-yard field goal to win in regulation, Tennessee kicker Max Gilbert pushed it wide right as time expired. Nate Frazier then carried 21 yards on the Bulldogs’ first overtime snap, and three plays later Josh McCray ran it in from a yard out before 101,915 — sealing a 44-41 win and Georgia’s ninth consecutive victory over the Volunteers. Kirby Smart, postgame, said his team probably should not have won.
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Game Summary
Final Score
#6 Georgia 44, #15 Tennessee 41 (OT)
Date
September 13, 2025
Venue
Neyland Stadium — Knoxville, TN
Attendance
101,915
Georgia Record
3–0 (1–0 SEC)
Tennessee Record
2–1 (0–1 SEC)
Broadcast
ABC
Score by Quarter
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
OT
Final
#6 Georgia
7
10
10
11
6
44
#15 Tennessee
21
0
7
10
3
41
Scoring Plays
Qtr
Score
Play
Drive
1st
TENN 7–0
Joey Aguilar 4-yd run (Max Gilbert kick)
8 plays, 75 yds
1st
Tied 7–7
Gunner Stockton 6-yd run (Peyton Woodring kick)
6 plays, 75 yds
1st
TENN 14–7
Chris Brazzell II 72-yd pass from Aguilar (Max Gilbert kick)
2 plays, 75 yds
1st
TENN 21–7
Chris Brazzell II 14-yd pass from Aguilar (Max Gilbert kick)
12 plays, 83 yds
2nd
TENN 21–14
Zachariah Branch 36-yd pass from Stockton (Woodring kick)
9 plays, 72 yds
2nd
TENN 21–17
Peyton Woodring 20-yd FG
14 plays, 88 yds
3rd
UGA 24–21
Josh McCray 1-yd run (Woodring kick)
14 plays, 75 yds
3rd
UGA 27–21
Peyton Woodring 48-yd FG
4 plays, 7 yds
3rd
TENN 28–27
Chris Brazzell II 56-yd pass from Aguilar (Max Gilbert kick)
5 plays, 75 yds
4th
UGA 30–28
Peyton Woodring 24-yd FG
8 plays, 69 yds
4th
TENN 35–30
Braylon Staley 32-yd pass from Aguilar (Max Gilbert kick)
4 plays, 75 yds
4th
TENN 38–30
Max Gilbert 48-yd FG
4 plays, 4 yds
4th
Tied 38–38
London Humphreys 28-yd pass from Stockton + 2-pt (Stockton pass to Branch)
9 plays, 75 yds
OT
TENN 41–38
Max Gilbert 42-yd FG
4 plays, 1 yd
OT
UGA 44–41
Josh McCray 1-yd run (no PAT)
3 plays, 25 yds
Team Stats
Georgia
Tennessee
Total Yards
502
496
Passing Yards
304
371
Rushing Yards
198
125
Completions/Attempts
23/32
24/36
Yards Per Pass Attempt
9.5
10.3
Rushing Attempts
55
34
Yards Per Carry
3.6
3.7
First Downs
28
23
3rd Down Conversions
8/17 (47.1%)
5/12 (41.7%)
4th Down Conversions
2/2 (100%)
0/0
Turnovers
2
2
Fumbles Lost
1
0
Interceptions Thrown
1
2
Sacks Allowed
4
1
Penalties
5–39 yds
10–82 yds
Time of Possession
38:28
21:32
Passing Stats
Georgia Bulldogs — Passing
Player
C/ATT
YDS
AVG
TD
INT
QBR
Gunner Stockton
23/31
304
9.8
2
0
92.3
Ryan Puglisi
0/1
0
—
0
1
2.1
Team
23/32
304
9.5
2
1
—
Gunner Stockton — Passing Splits
Split
C/ATT
YDS
TD
20+ yards downfield
2/4
73
1
10–19 yards
4/5
74
0
Behind line of scrimmage
13/13
118
1
When blitzed
9/10
179
2
When not blitzed
14/21
121
0
Tennessee Volunteers — Passing
Player
C/ATT
YDS
AVG
TD
INT
QBR
Joey Aguilar
24/36
371
10.3
4
2
85.5
Team
24/36
371
10.3
4
2
—
Aguilar completed his first 14 passes for 213 yards and two touchdowns — the first SEC quarterback to open a game 14-for-14 in 20 seasons. He went 10-of-22 for 158 yards after that start.
Rushing Stats
Georgia Bulldogs — Rushing
Player
CAR
YDS
AVG
TD
LG
Nate Frazier
14
73
5.2
0
21
Gunner Stockton
13
38
2.9
1
14
Chauncey Bowens
12
32
2.7
0
13
Dwight Phillips Jr.
5
29
5.8
0
15
Josh McCray
7
17
2.4
2
5
Cash Jones
1
7
7.0
0
7
Zachariah Branch
1
4
4.0
0
4
Dillon Bell
1
–1
–1.0
0
0
Team (unattributed)
1
–1
–1.0
0
0
Team
55
198
3.6
3
21
Georgia ran for 77 yards in the first half.
Tennessee Volunteers — Rushing
Player
CAR
YDS
AVG
TD
LG
Star Thomas
9
60
6.7
0
27
DeSean Bishop
15
54
3.6
0
8
Peyton Lewis
5
19
3.8
0
7
Joey Aguilar
5
–8
–1.6
1
4
Team
34
125
3.7
1
27
Receiving Stats
Georgia Bulldogs — Receiving
Player
TGT
REC
YDS
AVG
TD
LG
Colbie Young
7
4
73
18.3
0
45
Zachariah Branch
6
5
69
13.8
1
36
London Humphreys
3
2
59
29.5
1
31
Lawson Luckie
4
3
25
8.3
0
16
Dillon Bell
4
4
23
5.8
0
10
Oscar Delp
1
1
18
18.0
0
18
Sacovie White-Helton
1
1
17
17.0
0
17
Cash Jones
2
2
13
6.5
0
9
Chauncey Bowens
1
1
7
7.0
0
7
Team
29
23
304
13.2
2
45
Tennessee Volunteers — Receiving
Player
TGT
REC
YDS
AVG
TD
LG
Chris Brazzell II
8
6
177
29.5
3
72
Braylon Staley
12
9
97
10.8
1
32
Mike Matthews
7
5
59
11.8
0
21
Miles Kitselman
5
3
33
11.0
0
18
Radarious Jackson
1
1
5
5.0
0
5
Team
33
24
371
15.5
4
72
Brazzell’s three touchdowns covered 72, 14, and 56 yards. Staley’s 12 targets were the most on either side.
Defensive Stats
Georgia Bulldogs — Defense
Player
TOT
SOLO
SACKS
TFL
PD
INT
CJ Allen
11
1
0
0
1
0
Kyron Jones
10
1
0
0
0
0
Raylen Wilson
9
1
0
0
0
0
Joenel Aguero
7
3
0
0
2
1
Chris Cole
6
1
1
1
1
0
KJ Bolden
6
1
0
0
0
1
Daylen Everette
6
0
0
0
0
0
JaCorey Thomas
5
2
0
0
0
0
Gabe Harris Jr.
4
2
0
0.5
0
0
Daniel Harris
3
2
0
0
0
0
Quintavius Johnson
3
1
0
0
0
0
Jordan Hall
3
0
0
0
0
0
Christen Miller
2
0
0
0.5
0
0
Elijah Griffin
2
0
0
0
0
0
Xzavier McLeod
1
1
0
0
0
0
Drew Bobo
1
1
0
0
0
0
Ellis Robinson IV
1
1
0
0
0
0
Talyn Taylor
1
1
0
0
0
0
Justin Williams
1
0
0
0
0
0
Nnamdi Ogboko
1
0
0
0
0
0
Team
83
19
1
2
4
2
Tennessee Volunteers — Defense
Player
TOT
SOLO
SACKS
TFL
PD
INT
Arion Carter
14
4
0
0
0
0
Andre Turrentine
10
6
0
0
0
0
Edrees Farooq
8
2
0
0
0
0
Jalen McMurray
7
5
0
0
0
0
Colton Hood
7
3
0
0
0
0
Jeremiah Telander
7
2
0
0
0
0
Tyre West
7
1
0
0
0
0
Edwin Spillman
6
1
0
0
0
0
Bryson Eason
6
0
0
0
0
0
Dominic Bailey
5
3
2
2
0
0
Joshua Josephs
4
3
1
2
0
0
Boo Carter
4
2
0
0.5
0
0
Caleb Herring
3
3
1
2
0
0
Ty Redmond
3
2
0
0
0
1
Jordan Ross
3
0
0
0.5
1
0
Tyree Weathersby
2
0
0
0
0
0
William Wright
1
0
0
0
0
0
Kaleb Beasley
1
0
0
0
0
0
Ben Bolton
1
0
0
0
0
0
Justin Baker
1
0
0
0
0
0
Ethan Utley
1
0
0
0
0
0
Dylan Lewis
1
0
0
0
0
0
Mike Bethea II
1
0
0
0
0
0
Team
103
37
4
7
1
1
Turnovers
Interceptions
Player
Team
INT
Return Yds
TD
Joenel Aguero
Georgia
1
0
0
KJ Bolden
Georgia
1
0
0
Ty Redmond
Tennessee
1
38
0
Fumbles
Player
Team
Fumbles
Lost
Gunner Stockton
Georgia
1
1
Boo Carter
Tennessee
1
0
Joey Aguilar
Tennessee
1
0
Special Teams
Kicking
Player
Team
FG
Pct
Made
Missed
XP
PTS
Peyton Woodring
Georgia
3/3
100.0%
20, 48, 24 yds
—
3/3
12
Max Gilbert
Tennessee
2/3
66.7%
48, 42 yds
43 yds (wide right, end of regulation)
5/5
11
Punting
Player
Team
NO
YDS
AVG
TB
In 20
LG
Brett Thorson
Georgia
3
143
47.7
0
2
52
Jackson Ross
Tennessee
3
145
48.3
0
2
57
Returns
Player
Team
Type
NO
YDS
AVG
LG
TD
Zachariah Branch
Georgia
Kick Return
1
28
28.0
28
0
Sacovie White-Helton
Georgia
Punt Return
1
12
12.0
12
0
Boo Carter
Tennessee
Punt Return
1
0
0.0
0
0
Georgia held the ball for 38:28 to Tennessee’s 21:32, committed five penalties for 39 yards against the Volunteers’ ten for 82, and went 2-for-2 on fourth down. The possession gap and penalty disparity told as much of the story as any single swing play. With the win, Kirby Smart moved to 9-1 all-time against Tennessee. Georgia has not lost to the Volunteers since 2016.
Sources: ESPN box score, AP Wire game report, Pro Football Focus/247Sports (Stockton passing splits).
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