Georgia Southern 21, 
(1) Georgia 45
12:30 PM ET, August 30, 2008
Sanford Stadium
ATHENS, GA
| Scoring Summary | |||||
| FIRST QUARTER | GASO | UGA | |||
 | TD | 12:20 | Knowshon Moreno 2 Yd Run (Blair Walsh Kick) Drive: 5 plays, 57 yds, 1:44 | 0 | 7 |
| FG | 08:25 | Blair Walsh 52 Yd Drive: 4 plays, 5 yds, 2:04 | 0 | 10 |
| SECOND QUARTER | GASO | UGA | |||
| TD | 12:38 | Kris Durham 61 Yd Pass From Matthew Stafford (Blair Walsh Kick) Drive: 4 plays, 80 yds, 1:39 | 0 | 17 |
| TD | 00:24 | Knowshon Moreno 3 Yd Run (Blair Walsh Kick) Drive: 7 plays, 80 yds, 2:37 | 0 | 24 |
| THIRD QUARTER | GASO | UGA | |||
| TD | 14:14 | Knowshon Moreno 24 Yd Run (Blair Walsh Kick) Drive: 2 plays, 71 yds, :46 | 0 | 31 |
| TD | 06:07 | Demiko Goodman 5 Yd Pass From Matthew Stafford (Blair Walsh Kick) Drive: 4 plays, 41 yds, 1:28 | 0 | 38 |
 | TD | 04:27 | Lee Chapple 1 Yd Run (Jesse Hartley Kick) Drive: 6 plays, 53 yds, 1:40 | 7 | 38 |
| FOURTH QUARTER | GASO | UGA | |||
| TD | 11:33 | Samair Baker 2 Yd Run (Jesse Hartley Kick) Drive: 13 plays, 82 yds, 4:39 | 14 | 38 |
| TD | 07:46 | A.J. Green 4 Yd Pass From Joe Cox (Blair Walsh Kick) Drive: 8 plays, 73 yds, 3:47 | 14 | 45 |
| TD | 01:45 | Leander Barney 34 Yd Pass From Antonio Henton (Jesse Hartley Kick) Drive: 6 plays, 54 yds, 2:48 | 21 | 45 |
| Team Stat Comparison | ||
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| 1st Downs | 18 | 20 |
3rd down efficiency | 4-16 | 4-9 |
4th down efficiency | 2-2 | 0-0 |
| Total Yards | 290 | 535 |
| Passing | 188 | 323 |
Comp-Att | 19-36 | 17-27 |
Yards per pass | 5.2 | 12.0 |
| Rushing | 102 | 212 |
Rushing Attempts | 35 | 32 |
Yards per rush | 2.9 | 6.6 |
| Penalties | 3-15 | 11-70 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 1 |
Fumbles lost | 0 | 1 |
Interceptions thrown | 1 | 0 |
| Possession | 33:08 | 26:52 |
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ATTENDANCE: 92,746
College Football Scores
Other Scores:
Thursday, August 28th
| 23 Wake Forest | 41 | Final |
| Baylor | 13 |
Saturday, August 30th
| Georgia Southern | 21 | Final |
| 1 Georgia | 45 |
| Youngstown State | 0 | Final |
| 2 Ohio State | 43 |
| 3 USC | 52 | Final |
| Virginia | 7 |
| Chattanooga | 2 | Final |
| 4 Oklahoma | 57 |
| Hawaii | 10 | Final |
| 5 Florida | 56 |
| 20 Illinois | 42 | Final |
| 6 Missouri | 52 |
| Appalachian State | 13 | Final |
| 7 LSU | 41 |
| Villanova | 21 | Final |
| 8 West Virginia | 48 |
| 24 Alabama | 34 | Final |
| 9 Clemson | 10 |
| Louisiana-Monroe | 0 | Final |
| 10 Auburn | 34 |
| Florida Atlantic | 10 | Final |
| 11 Texas | 52 |
| Eastern Washington | 24 | Final |
| 12 Texas Tech | 49 |
| Akron | 17 | Final |
| 13 Wisconsin | 38 |
| Florida International | 10 | Final |
| 14 Kansas | 40 |
| Northern Arizona | 13 | Final |
| 15 Arizona State | 30 |
| Northern Iowa | 17 | Final |
| 16 Brigham Young | 41 |
| 17 Virginia Tech | 22 | Final |
| East Carolina | 27 |
| Tennessee-Martin | 7 | Final |
| 19 South Florida | 56 |
| Washington | 10 | Final |
| 21 Oregon | 44 |
| Coastal Carolina | 10 | Final |
| 22 Penn State | 66 |
| Bowling Green | 27 | Final |
| 25 Pittsburgh | 17 |
Monday, September 1st
| 18 Tennessee | 24 | Final |
| UCLA | 27 | OT |