Kirby Smart and his Georgia football team ultimately paid tribute to Vince Dooley on Saturday by turning back rival Florida like he did for much of his time as Bulldogs football coach during his 25 seasons.
On the next play, Kenny McIntosh scored on a 4-yard run with 11:44 to go to make it 42-20.
He turned and batted the ball not once but twice with his left hand and then grabbed the ball with two hands. With Burney on the ground, Bowers turned and raced down field for the 73-yard touchdown.Georgia let Florida back in the game when its defense that was dominant in the first half wilted in the third quarter.
Freshman safety Malaki Starks appeared to creep inside too much leaving Henderson plenty of field in front of him to go for the score. Just once under Kirby Smart had the Bulldogs hit 400 yards of total offense and twice —in 2016 and 2020 — the Bulldogs were held below 280.Georgia had 346 in the first half alone, scoring four first-half touchdowns to lead 28-3. It finished with 556 total yards of offense.