Georgia Overcomes Slow Start, Fumbles, To Beat Troy 44-34

Knowshon Moreno ran for 196 yards and three touchdowns

Nov. 3, 2007

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ATHENS, Ga. (AP) -There was no need to worry about an early Georgia celebration.

Knowshon Moreno ran for 196 yards and three touchdowns and the No. 10 Bulldogs worked hard into the final quarter to handle Troy 44-34 on Saturday.

Moreno's second straight three-touchdown game was highlighted by an 80-yard first-quarter touchdown run, Georgia's longest in 10 years.

He added two 1-yard scoring runs in the second half and helped the Bulldogs recover after they fumbled away the ball on their first two possessions.

The Trojans (6-3) fell to 0-3 against the Southeastern Conference this season despite scoring a combined total of 81 points in the losses to Arkansas, Florida and Georgia.

Omar Haugabook, whose status coming into the game was uncertain due to a hamstring injury, was 29-of-45 passing for 310 yards and two touchdowns for Troy. He threw two interceptions and lost a fumble.

Troy backup quarterback Jamie Hampton threw a 5-yard touchdown pass to Jerrel Jernigan with 6 seconds left.

Haugabook's 1-yard touchdown run early in the fourth quarter cut Georgia's lead to 34-27.

Georgia (7-2) answered with Brandon Coutu's third field goal, from 26 yards, and Moreno's third touchdown run.

Georgia drew two penalties when its entire team ran on the field to celebrate the team's first touchdown in last week's 42-30 win over Florida. There were no full-team celebrations against Troy, though receiver Sean Bailey was called for unsportsmanlike conduct after his 20-yard touchdown catch in the first half.

Georgia's Matthew Stafford was 17-of-29 passing for 217 yards with two touchdowns and one interception. Stafford threw a 22-yard touchdown pass to tight end Tripp Chandler with 45 seconds left in the first half. After Troy fumbled the kickoff return and Georgia's Akeem Dent recovered at the Trojans' 43, Stafford threw the 20-yard scoring pass to Bailey.


 

 

Moreno ended the day with 1,003 yards rushing this season to become only the second Georgia freshman to rush for 1,000 yards. Herschel Walker rushed for 1,616 yards as a freshman in 1980.

Moreno's 80-yard run was Georgia's longest since Robert Edwards' 80-yard run against Kentucky in 1997.

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