The Georgia Bulldogs have started slow in all three games to begin the 2023 college football season. The Bulldogs have struggled in the red zone. Georgia’s red zone issues made last week’s game against South Carolina a lot more competitive than it should have been.
Georgia quarterback Carson Beck has done a great job of taking care of the football. Georgia’s offense only has one turnover, but the offense has not been particularly explosive through three weeks.
Buy Bulldogs TicketsDefensively, Georgia’s run defense is off to a slow start when compared to Georgia’s sky-high run defense standards. The Georgia defense is doing an excellent job of getting stops on third down.
Where does Georgia football ranks in key statistics ahead of Week 4’s game against the UAB Blazers?
Red zone offense
- Ranking: No. 78 (tied)
- Georgia has scored on 13 of 16 trips to the red zone (81.2%)
- Georgia has scored nine touchdowns and four field goals
Scoring defense
- Ranking: No. 3
- Georgia has allowed 24 points through three games or eight points per game
- Only Michigan and Ohio State have a better scoring defense
Third-down conversion percentage (offense)
- Ranking: No. 51 (tied)
- Georgia has converted 44.7% of third downs
- The Dawgs have converted on 17 of 38 third down attempts
Rushing defense
- Ranking: No. 22
- Georgia has allowed 87.3 rushing yards per game
- The Bulldogs have given up 262 rushing yards and one rushing touchdown on 74 carries
- The last time Georgia did not finish with the No. 1 or No. 2 run defense in the country was back in 2018
Penalties
- Ranking: No. 27
- Georgia has 14 total penalties for 127 yards
- The Bulldogs average 42.3 penalty yards per game
Third-down conversion percentage (defense)
- Ranking: No. 8
- Georgia allows opposing offenses to convert 26.2% of third downs
- The Bulldogs have allowed 11 conversions on 42 third-down attempts
Turnover margin
- Ranking: No. 8 (tied)
- Georgia has a +5 turnover margin
- The Bulldogs have only one turnover on offense (third-fewest in the nation) and have forced six turnovers on defense
QBR ranking (Carson Beck)
- Ranking: No. 43
- Beck has a QBR of 70.6 with 846 passing yards, three passing touchdowns and one interception
- Beck’s QBR is the No. 7 QBR in the SEC
Scoring offense
- Ranking: No. 30 (tied)
- Georgia has averaged 39.0 points per game
- The Bulldogs have 15 touchdowns and four field goals
