Florida vs Georgia Score: Georgia Leads 24-0 at Halftime in Atlanta as Turnovers Sink the Gators
Georgia scored in every way in the first half in Atlanta — two short rushing touchdowns, a field goal and a 66-yard fumble return — and Florida reached halftime scoreless with three turnovers in the rivalry game Jacksonville is watching from home this year.
ATLANTA — The first half of the Florida–Georgia game belonged entirely to Georgia. The Bulldogs led the Gators 24-0 at halftime on Saturday at Mercedes-Benz Stadium, in the first meeting of the rivalry played in Georgia since 1995 while Jacksonville's EverBank Stadium is renovated, according to the live game coverage read by this desk from the Gainesville Sun and the Athens Banner-Herald.
Georgia opened the scoring on a 1-yard touchdown run by Nate Frazier with 1:50 left in the first quarter, capping a 41-yard drive, and pushed the lead to 10-0 with 8:55 left in the second quarter. Bo Walker finished a 10-play, 81-yard drive with a 1-yard touchdown run with 1:55 left in the half to make it 17-0, the Athens Banner-Herald reported, on an afternoon when the Bulldogs outgained Florida 175-57 at that point.
The half ended in disaster for Florida. Quarterback Tramell Jones Jr. was leading a promising late drive when Georgia defensive lineman Quintavius Johnson strip-sacked him and Chris Cole returned the fumble 66 yards for a touchdown with 29 seconds left in the half, the Gainesville Sun reported. It was Florida's third turnover of the first half.
Florida (5-2) receives the second-half kickoff, the Gators Wire live blog noted, needing a comeback that would have to start immediately. Georgia (6-1) is in full control of a game being played away from Jacksonville for the first time in three decades; the rivalry is scheduled for Tampa in 2027 before its planned return to EverBank Stadium in 2028. This station's game-night file will carry the final score when the game ends.
