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Bulldogs Ran All Over Razorbacks
September 20, 2026 | Football, The Frierson Files
By John Frierson
Staff Writer
When the No. 2-ranked Georgia football team's offense took the field at Arkansas on Saturday, the Bulldogs' first play from scrimmage was a Nate Frazier run up the middle that lost three yards. It was not a sign of things to come.
In the Bulldogs' 45-17 win at Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium, Georgia (3-0, 1-0 SEC) ran the ball 42 times for 254 yards and four touchdowns. Take out the three times quarterback Gunner Stockton was sacked, for a combined loss of 25 yards, and the Bulldogs ran 39 times for 279 yards — an average of 7.2 yards per carry.
Stockton, who was 10 of 13 passing for 147 yards and a touchdown, had a career day on the ground. He finished with a career-best 97 yards on seven attempts, though if you take out the three sacks, which statistically count as rushes, he had four carries for 122 yards. One of those was a career-long 62-yarder in the second quarter, with Stockton taking off up the right side into open territory before finally being tackled at the Arkansas 11-yard line.
The senior ran for 75 yards in a game last season against Marshall, and his previous career long was 22 yards. Stockton has shown his ability to make plays with his legs numerous times in his career, and he was third on the team in rushing last season with 462 yards and a team-high 10 rushing touchdowns.
"He's a weapon," Georgia head coach Kirby Smart told reporters after Saturday's game, "because a lot of those (runs) are drop-back passes that become explosive plays. I think any time your quarterback can take off and run, it's a value too. And he's made really good decisions so far on when to run and when not to run, and also when to get down and when to take a hit."
Of course, Stockton wasn't the only Bulldog making things happen with their legs. Nate Frazier capped Georgia's opening drive with a 5-yard touchdown run, his team-high fifth on the season, and he finished with 14 carries for 75 yards — a 5.4 yards-per-carry average. Chauncey Bowens ran the ball 11 times for 39 yards and scored a career-high three touchdowns. Bowens also had two receptions for 13 yards.
"I love Chauncey," Smart said when asked about Bowens' performance. "Chauncey is one of the hardest workers on the team. I think he's a violent runner. He likes contact; he seeks contact. He (was) the beneficiary of some good blocking on a couple of those."
Georgia ran the ball on 36 of its first 42 plays, but they weren't all designed runs, Smart said.
"Several of those were pass plays that became run plays. So it's all relative to what (the Razorbacks are) doing and what they're giving us," Smart said. "There's certain looks we don't want to throw into, and there's certain looks we want to run into. So, again, the defense dictates some of that, and we're going to take what they give us."
Speaking of defenses, Georgia's didn't allow Arkansas to do much on anything on the ground. The Hogs finished with 20 carries for 17 yards. Take out Georgia's three sacks, for a loss of 29 yards, and Arkansas still had 17 carries for just 45 yards (2.6 yards per rush).
Arkansas did throw the ball effectively, with quarterbacks KJ Jackson and AJ Hill combining to go 29 of 41 for 288 yards and a touchdown. Once Georgia went ahead by a couple of scores, and once Georgia established that a ground attack wasn't going to work against the Bulldogs, the Razorbacks had to focus on trying to make things happen through the air.
Smart said "teams are going to struggle to run the ball against us. They're going to have to throw it, and they threw it well."
The Bulldogs return home next Saturday for a game against No. 24 Oklahoma, which will be making its first trip to Sanford Stadium. The Sooners (2-1) survived a scare at home Saturday night against New Mexico, winning a defensive battle 14-6. The Lobos managed just 185 yards of offense, including 69 on the ground, and Oklahoma finished with six sacks and 10 tackles for loss.
Staff Writer
When the No. 2-ranked Georgia football team's offense took the field at Arkansas on Saturday, the Bulldogs' first play from scrimmage was a Nate Frazier run up the middle that lost three yards. It was not a sign of things to come.
In the Bulldogs' 45-17 win at Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium, Georgia (3-0, 1-0 SEC) ran the ball 42 times for 254 yards and four touchdowns. Take out the three times quarterback Gunner Stockton was sacked, for a combined loss of 25 yards, and the Bulldogs ran 39 times for 279 yards — an average of 7.2 yards per carry.
Stockton, who was 10 of 13 passing for 147 yards and a touchdown, had a career day on the ground. He finished with a career-best 97 yards on seven attempts, though if you take out the three sacks, which statistically count as rushes, he had four carries for 122 yards. One of those was a career-long 62-yarder in the second quarter, with Stockton taking off up the right side into open territory before finally being tackled at the Arkansas 11-yard line.
The senior ran for 75 yards in a game last season against Marshall, and his previous career long was 22 yards. Stockton has shown his ability to make plays with his legs numerous times in his career, and he was third on the team in rushing last season with 462 yards and a team-high 10 rushing touchdowns.
"He's a weapon," Georgia head coach Kirby Smart told reporters after Saturday's game, "because a lot of those (runs) are drop-back passes that become explosive plays. I think any time your quarterback can take off and run, it's a value too. And he's made really good decisions so far on when to run and when not to run, and also when to get down and when to take a hit."
Of course, Stockton wasn't the only Bulldog making things happen with their legs. Nate Frazier capped Georgia's opening drive with a 5-yard touchdown run, his team-high fifth on the season, and he finished with 14 carries for 75 yards — a 5.4 yards-per-carry average. Chauncey Bowens ran the ball 11 times for 39 yards and scored a career-high three touchdowns. Bowens also had two receptions for 13 yards.
"I love Chauncey," Smart said when asked about Bowens' performance. "Chauncey is one of the hardest workers on the team. I think he's a violent runner. He likes contact; he seeks contact. He (was) the beneficiary of some good blocking on a couple of those."
Georgia ran the ball on 36 of its first 42 plays, but they weren't all designed runs, Smart said.
"Several of those were pass plays that became run plays. So it's all relative to what (the Razorbacks are) doing and what they're giving us," Smart said. "There's certain looks we don't want to throw into, and there's certain looks we want to run into. So, again, the defense dictates some of that, and we're going to take what they give us."
Speaking of defenses, Georgia's didn't allow Arkansas to do much on anything on the ground. The Hogs finished with 20 carries for 17 yards. Take out Georgia's three sacks, for a loss of 29 yards, and Arkansas still had 17 carries for just 45 yards (2.6 yards per rush).
Arkansas did throw the ball effectively, with quarterbacks KJ Jackson and AJ Hill combining to go 29 of 41 for 288 yards and a touchdown. Once Georgia went ahead by a couple of scores, and once Georgia established that a ground attack wasn't going to work against the Bulldogs, the Razorbacks had to focus on trying to make things happen through the air.
Smart said "teams are going to struggle to run the ball against us. They're going to have to throw it, and they threw it well."
The Bulldogs return home next Saturday for a game against No. 24 Oklahoma, which will be making its first trip to Sanford Stadium. The Sooners (2-1) survived a scare at home Saturday night against New Mexico, winning a defensive battle 14-6. The Lobos managed just 185 yards of offense, including 69 on the ground, and Oklahoma finished with six sacks and 10 tackles for loss.
Assistant Sports Communications Director John Frierson is the staff writer for the UGA Athletic Association and curator of the ITA Men's Tennis Hall of Fame. You can find his work at: Frierson Files.
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