Georgia Edges Tennessee in Overtime Thriller, 44-41
Georgia defeated Tennessee 44-41 in overtime in Week 3, a high-scoring affair that exceeded the over-under of 50.5 points. The Volunteers started strong, scoring 21 points in the first quarter, but Georgia chipped away throughout the game to force the extra period.
Tennessee's Joey Aguilar led the passing attack with 371 yards, connecting with Chris Brazzell II for two touchdown passes—a 72-yard score in the first quarter and a 56-yard touchdown in the third. Braylon Staley was Aguilar's top target with 97 receiving yards.
Georgia's Gunner Stockton orchestrated the comeback, throwing touchdown passes to Zachariah Branch and London Humphreys. Nate Frazier paced the Georgia ground game with 73 rushing yards.
The game featured several momentum-shifting plays, with both defenses recording significant stops. Georgia's defense made critical plays in the first and third quarters, while Tennessee's defense answered with crucial fourth-quarter stops. Tennessee covered the 3.5-point spread as the home team, but the Bulldogs secured the victory in overtime.
AI-generated recap · Aug 17, 2026
| Team | 1Q | 2Q | 3Q | 4Q | OT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Georgia | 7 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 6 | 44 |
 Tennessee | 21 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 41 |
Scoring Timeline
Drive Chart
Box Score
| Statistic | Georgia | Tennessee |
|---|---|---|
| Passing | 23-32 | 24-36 |
| Pass Yards | 304 | 371 |
| Rush Yards | 198 | 125 |
| Total Yards | 502 | 496 |
| Turnovers | 2 | 2 |
| 3rd Down | 8-17 | 5-12 |
| Penalties | 5-39 | 10-82 |
| Possession | 35:38 | 24:22 |
Player Leaders
Player Leaders
Play-by-Play
Joey Aguilar pass complete to Braylon Staley for 9 yds to the TENN 34
DeSean Bishop run for 3 yds to the TENN 37 for a 1ST down
Joey Aguilar pass complete to Miles Kitselman for 18 yds to the UGA 45 for a 1ST down
Joey Aguilar pass complete to Chris Brazzell II for 3 yds to the UGA 42
Joey Aguilar pass complete to Chris Brazzell II for 17 yds to the UGA 25 for a 1ST down
DeSean Bishop run for 6 yds to the UGA 19
Joey Aguilar pass complete to Braylon Staley for 15 yds to the UGA 4 for a 1ST down
Joey Aguilar run for 4 yds for a TD (Max Gilbert KICK)
Gunner Stockton pass complete to Colbie Young for 45 yds to the TENN 30 for a 1ST down
Gunner Stockton run for 3 yds to the TENN 27
Gunner Stockton pass complete to Zachariah Branch for 10 yds to the TENN 17 for a 1ST down
Nate Frazier run for 4 yds to the TENN 13
Gunner Stockton run for 7 yds to the TENN 6 for a 1ST down
Gunner Stockton run for 6 yds for a TD (Peyton Woodring KICK)
DeSean Bishop run for 3 yds to the TENN 28
Joey Aguilar pass complete to Chris Brazzell II for 72 yds for a TD (Max Gilbert KICK)
Dwight Phillips Jr. run for 2 yds to the UGA 27
Gunner Stockton pass incomplete to Dillon Bell
Tennessee Penalty, Substitution Infraction (5 Yards) to the UGA 32
Gunner Stockton pass incomplete to London Humphreys
Joey Aguilar pass complete to Mike Matthews for 15 yds to the TENN 32 for a 1ST down
Joey Aguilar pass complete to Braylon Staley for 2 yds to the TENN 34
Joey Aguilar pass complete to Mike Matthews for 21 yds to the UGA 45 for a 1ST down
Joey Aguilar pass complete to Mike Matthews for 7 yds to the UGA 38
Joey Aguilar sacked by Chris Cole for a loss of 10 yards to the UGA 48 Tennessee Penalty, Intentional Grounding (Yards) to the UGA 48
Georgia Penalty, Defensive Pass Interference (9 Yards) to the UGA 39 for a 1ST down
Joey Aguilar pass complete to Braylon Staley for 6 yds to the UGA 33
Star Thomas run for 1 yd to the UGA 32
Star Thomas run for 4 yds to the UGA 28 for a 1ST down
Joey Aguilar pass complete to Mike Matthews for 5 yds to the UGA 23
Joey Aguilar pass complete to Miles Kitselman for 9 yds to the UGA 14 for a 1ST down
Joey Aguilar pass complete to Chris Brazzell II for 14 yds for a TD (Max Gilbert KICK)
Josh Turbyville kickoff for 65 yds , Zachariah Branch return for 28 yds to the UGA 28
Josh McCray run for 3 yds to the UGA 31
Josh McCray run for 5 yds to the UGA 36
Tennessee Penalty, Defensive Offside (5 Yards) to the UGA 41 for a 1ST down
Gunner Stockton sacked by Caleb Herring and Dominic Bailey for a loss of 2 yards to the UGA 39
Gunner Stockton pass incomplete
Gunner Stockton pass complete to Cash Jones for 9 yds to the UGA 48
Gunner Stockton pass complete to Zachariah Branch for 13 yds to the TENN 39 for a 1ST down
Gunner Stockton pass incomplete to Raylen Wilson
Nate Frazier run for 3 yds to the TENN 36
Gunner Stockton pass complete to Zachariah Branch for 36 yds for a TD (Peyton Woodring KICK)
Joey Aguilar pass incomplete to Travis Smith Jr.
Peyton Lewis run for 6 yds to the TENN 31
Georgia Penalty, Substitution Infraction (5 Yards) to the TENN 36 for a 1ST down
Joey Aguilar pass incomplete to Peyton Lewis
Peyton Lewis run for 3 yds to the TENN 39
Joey Aguilar pass incomplete to Braylon Staley
Jackson Ross punt for 57 yds, downed at the UGA 4
Chauncey Bowens run for 6 yds to the UGA 10
Gunner Stockton pass complete to Dillon Bell for 5 yds to the UGA 15 for a 1ST down
Gunner Stockton pass complete to Zachariah Branch for 5 yds to the UGA 20 Georgia Penalty, Unnecessary Roughness (-10 Yards) to the UGA 10
Gunner Stockton pass complete to Colbie Young for 13 yds to the UGA 23
Gunner Stockton run for 1 yd to the UGA 24
Brett Thorson punt for 52 yds , Boo Carter returns for no gain to the TENN 24 Boo Carter fumbled, recovered by TENN
DeSean Bishop run for 6 yds to the TENN 30
Joey Aguilar pass complete to Mike Matthews for 11 yds to the TENN 41 for a 1ST down
Joey Aguilar run for a loss of 4 yards to the TENN 37 Joey Aguilar fumbled, recovered by TENN
Georgia Penalty, Defensive Offside (5 Yards) to the TENN 42
DeSean Bishop run for 2 yds to the TENN 44
Joey Aguilar pass complete to Radarious Jackson for 5 yds to the TENN 49
Jackson Ross punt for 41 yds, fair catch by Zachariah Branch at the UGA 10
Chauncey Bowens run for no gain to the UGA 10
Tennessee Penalty, Defensive Pass Interference (12 Yards) to the UGA 22 for a 1ST down
Zachariah Branch run for 4 yds to the UGA 26
Dwight Phillips Jr. run for 1 yd to the UGA 27
Tennessee Penalty, Defensive Pass Interference (15 Yards) to the UGA 42 for a 1ST down
Chauncey Bowens run for 8 yds to the 50 yard line
Chauncey Bowens run for 1 yd to the TENN 49
Chauncey Bowens run for 2 yds to the TENN 47 for a 1ST down
Gunner Stockton pass complete to Lawson Luckie for 11 yds to the TENN 36 for a 1ST down
Gunner Stockton pass complete to Oscar Delp for 18 yds to the TENN 18 for a 1ST down
Nate Frazier run for 9 yds to the TENN 9
Chauncey Bowens run for 3 yds to the TENN 6 for a 1ST down
Nate Frazier run for 3 yds to the TENN 3
Gunner Stockton sacked by Caleb Herring for a loss of 4 yards to the TENN 7
Gunner Stockton run for 5 yds to the TENN 2
Peyton Woodring 20 yd FG GOOD
Joey Aguilar pass incomplete to Ethan Davis
Star Thomas run for 6 yds to the TENN 31
Joey Aguilar pass intercepted Joenel Aguero return for no gain to the UGA 30
Gunner Stockton pass complete to Dillon Bell for 8 yds to the UGA 38
Gunner Stockton pass complete to Colbie Young for 5 yds to the UGA 43 for a 1ST down
Georgia Penalty, Offensive Holding (-10 Yards) to the UGA 33
Cash Jones run for 7 yds to the UGA 40
Tennessee Penalty, Defensive Holding (10 Yards) to the 50 yard line for a 1ST down
Gunner Stockton pass incomplete to Lawson Luckie
Ryan Puglisi pass intercepted Ty Redmond return for 38 yds to the TENN 39
End of 2nd Quarter
Dwight Phillips Jr. run for 8 yds to the UGA 33
Nate Frazier run for 9 yds to the UGA 42 for a 1ST down
Dillon Bell run for a loss of 1 yard to the UGA 41
Gunner Stockton pass complete to Chauncey Bowens for 7 yds to the UGA 48
Gunner Stockton run for 14 yds to the TENN 38 for a 1ST down
Nate Frazier run for 6 yds to the TENN 32
Nate Frazier run for no gain to the TENN 32
Chauncey Bowens run for 13 yds to the TENN 19 for a 1ST down
Dwight Phillips Jr. run for 3 yds to the TENN 16
Nate Frazier run for 6 yds to the TENN 10
Nate Frazier run for 5 yds to the TENN 5 for a 1ST down
Josh McCray run for 2 yds to the TENN 3
Josh McCray run for 2 yds to the TENN 1
Josh McCray run for 1 yd for a TD (Peyton Woodring KICK)
Tennessee Penalty, Offensive Holding (-10 Yards) to the TENN 15
DeSean Bishop run for 8 yds to the TENN 23
Joey Aguilar run for 1 yd to the TENN 24
Joey Aguilar pass incomplete to Miles Kitselman
Jackson Ross punt for 47 yds , Sacovie White-Helton returns for 12 yds to the UGA 41
Chauncey Bowens run for 3 yds to the UGA 44
Chauncey Bowens run for no gain to the UGA 44
Gunner Stockton pass incomplete to Zachariah Branch
Brett Thorson punt for 40 yds, fair catch by Boo Carter at the TENN 16
Joey Aguilar pass complete to Braylon Staley for 10 yds to the TENN 26 for a 1ST down
Star Thomas run for 3 yds to the TENN 29
Joey Aguilar pass incomplete to Braylon Staley
Joey Aguilar pass intercepted KJ Bolden return for no gain to the TENN 37
Nate Frazier run for 1 yd to the TENN 36
Nate Frazier run for 1 yd to the TENN 35
Gunner Stockton pass complete to Zachariah Branch for 5 yds to the TENN 30
Peyton Woodring 48 yd FG GOOD
Peyton Lewis run for 7 yds to the TENN 32
Peyton Lewis run for a loss of 1 yard to the TENN 31
Joey Aguilar pass complete to Braylon Staley for 9 yds to the TENN 40 for a 1ST down
Peyton Lewis run for 4 yds to the TENN 44
Joey Aguilar pass complete to Chris Brazzell II for 56 yds for a TD (Max Gilbert KICK)
Gunner Stockton pass complete to Lawson Luckie for 16 yds to the UGA 41 for a 1ST down
Dwight Phillips Jr. run for 15 yds to the TENN 44 for a 1ST down
Nate Frazier run for 5 yds to the TENN 39
Gunner Stockton pass complete to London Humphreys for 31 yds to the TENN 8 for a 1ST down
Gunner Stockton run for 5 yds to the TENN 3
Chauncey Bowens run for a loss of 3 yards to the TENN 6
Gunner Stockton pass incomplete to Colbie Young
Peyton Woodring 24 yd FG GOOD
Joey Aguilar run for 1 yd to the TENN 26
Joey Aguilar pass complete to Chris Brazzell II for 15 yds to the TENN 41 for a 1ST down
Star Thomas run for 27 yds to the UGA 32 for a 1ST down
Joey Aguilar pass complete to Braylon Staley for 32 yds for a TD (Max Gilbert KICK)
Chauncey Bowens run for a loss of 2 yards to the UGA 23
Gunner Stockton run for 5 yds to the UGA 28
Gunner Stockton pass complete to Colbie Young for 10 yds to the UGA 38 for a 1ST down
Gunner Stockton sacked by Jordan Ross for a loss of 4 yards to the UGA 34
Nate Frazier run for no gain to the UGA 34
Gunner Stockton sacked by Joshua Josephs for 0 yards to the UGA 34 Gunner Stockton fumbled, forced by Joshua Josephs, recovered by TENN Bryson Eason , return for 0 yards
Tennessee Penalty, False Start (-5 Yards) to the UGA 39
DeSean Bishop run for 3 yds to the UGA 36
DeSean Bishop run for 4 yds to the UGA 32
DeSean Bishop run for 2 yds to the UGA 30
Max Gilbert 48 yd FG GOOD
Tennessee Penalty, Defensive Pass Interference (15 Yards) to the UGA 40 for a 1ST down
Gunner Stockton pass complete to Lawson Luckie for a loss of 2 yards to the UGA 38
Gunner Stockton pass complete to Sacovie White-Helton for 17 yds to the TENN 45 for a 1ST down
Gunner Stockton run for 2 yds to the TENN 43
Chauncey Bowens run for 1 yd to the TENN 42
Gunner Stockton pass complete to Dillon Bell for 10 yds to the TENN 32 for a 1ST down
Gunner Stockton pass complete to Cash Jones for 4 yds to the TENN 28
Gunner Stockton pass incomplete to Colbie Young
Gunner Stockton pass complete to Dillon Bell for no gain to the TENN 28
Gunner Stockton pass complete to London Humphreys for 28 yds for a TD (Gunner Stockton pass to Zachariah Branch for Two-Point Conversion)
Joey Aguilar pass complete to Braylon Staley for 2 yds to the TENN 27
Joey Aguilar pass incomplete to Miles Kitselman
Joey Aguilar pass complete to Braylon Staley for 12 yds to the TENN 39 for a 1ST down
Star Thomas run for 9 yds to the TENN 48
Star Thomas run for 4 yds to the UGA 48 for a 1ST down
Star Thomas run for 6 yds to the UGA 42
Joey Aguilar pass incomplete to Chris Brazzell II
DeSean Bishop run for 7 yds to the UGA 35 for a 1ST down
DeSean Bishop run for 3 yds to the UGA 32
Joey Aguilar pass complete to Miles Kitselman for 6 yds to the UGA 26
DeSean Bishop run for 1 yd to the UGA 25 for a 1ST down
DeSean Bishop run for 1 yd to the UGA 24
DeSean Bishop run for 4 yds to the UGA 20
Tennessee Penalty, False Start (-5 Yards) to the UGA 25
Max Gilbert 43 yd FG MISSED
TEAM run for a loss of 1 yard to the UGA 24
End of 4th Quarter
Joey Aguilar pass incomplete to Mike Matthews
DeSean Bishop run for 1 yd to the UGA 24
Joey Aguilar pass incomplete to Chris Brazzell II
Max Gilbert 42 yd FG GOOD
Nate Frazier run for 21 yds to the TENN 4 for a 1ST down
Josh McCray run for 3 yds to the TENN 1
Josh McCray run for 1 yd for a TD