Kentucky football (2-3, 0-3 SEC) was handled by No. 12 Georgia (4-1, 2-1 SEC), as the Bulldogs dominated the Cats in a 35-14 victory.

Both teams came into the game after falling in conference games on the road last weekend, Kentucky falling to South Carolina in a brutal 35-13 loss, while Georgia was coming off a loss to Alabama 27-24, which inevitably pushed the Bulldogs out of the AP Top 10 for only the second time since 2020.

The last time the two teams faced off, Kentucky nearly upset the then No. 6 Bulldogs in Lexington, falling to Georgia 13-12.

The Wildcats won the toss and elected to defer to the second half, which meant Georgia would start the game on offense.

Kentucky’s defense looked strong from the start; however, multiple breakthrough plays allowed Georgia to advance the ball all the way to the 10-yard line, thanks to a 19-yard reception by Chauncey Bowens, which took the Bulldogs to the 7-yard line.

Quarterback Gunner Stockton would showcase his dual-threat abilities, rushing for a total of 21 yards on the opening drive, with the final seven yards leading to a rushing touchdown that put the Bulldogs up early.

Kentucky would line up on the 25-yard line to start its first drive, with Cutter Boley sitting at the helm of the offense.

Unsurprisingly, Kentucky relied heavily on running back Seth McGowan to open up the drive, rushing for 19 yards in three plays.

The Cats would find success in the receiving game with an 11-yard dart to Josh Kattus, but an ineligible man downfield would call back the play and force Kentucky to punt.

Georgia continued their offensive momentum with an 18-yard reception from Stockton to wide receiver London Humphreys to start the drive.

It continued to chip away at the Kentucky defense with long receptions, having an 11-yard and an eight-yard pass to drive the Dogs down the field.

Mark Stoops would call a timeout with the final minutes of the first quarter, looking to get the defense back on track.

The Bulldogs would come out of the timeout with back-to-back 19 and 17-yard plays, and an unnecessary roughness penalty on JQ Hardaway would put Georgia back in the red zone.

Stockton continued his dominant performance and found the endzone once again, putting the Dogs up by two scores.

Boley found wide receiver Kendrick Law downfield and would end in a 38-yard play, following an early rush by McGowan to open up the drive.

Kentucky would find itself on Georgia’s 32-yard line as the first quarter came to a close.

Boley would find his roommate and tight end in Kattus once again, but this time the 29-yard reception would end in a touchdown, as a lapse of judgment in the Georgia defense gave a wide-open run.

Georgia would regain possession and once again drive down the field, as UK continued to suffer from penalties that would give Georgia easy first downs.

Luckily for the Cats, safety Jordan Lovett would intercept a ball intended for Humphreys.

Unfortunately, the Kentucky offense would stay on the field for only a short time. A missed reception from Fred Farrier II, which would’ve put Kentucky on the 30-yard line, fell just short. A quick three-and-out would end in a punt for the Cats.

The Georgia offense would take the field once again and would open with a few plays to take them downfield.

However, the Wildcats were finally able to find an answer on defense and forced the Bulldogs to take their first punt of the game.

The offense was unable to answer the call and would inevitably force Kentucky to take its third punt of the game.

Starting on the Wildcats 40-yard line, the Bulldogs wasted no time getting back in the red zone with their running backs, only having to take Georgia to the three-yard line, giving wide receiver Dillion Bell an easy rush and score.

Kentucky’s offense came out strong following the Georgia touchdown, finding yardage on seven plays in a row to drive the Cats into the red zone. With eight seconds remaining, the Wildcats would opt to take a 26-yard field goal, but the kick would fall wide left as the clock ran out.

Kentucky’s offense took the field to start the half, hoping to cut the point deficit back to one score in the early minutes.

Seth McGowan was stopped for a 1-yard loss and appeared to fumble after a hit from CJ Allen, who, after reviewing the play, also recovered the fumble at the Wildcats’ 38-yard line.

The fumble would put the ball in Georgia’s hands, and a 36-yard completion from Stockton to Oscar Delp would set the Bulldogs up at Kentucky’s 5-yard line.

With 10:54 left in the first quarter, Dillon Bell rushed to the right for a 3-yard touchdown, giving Georgia a 21-point lead.

After a pair of short runs by Bowens, Dillon Bell capped off the series with a 3-yard rush to the right for a touchdown.

The Wildcats opened the drive with an incomplete deep pass from Boley to Kattus, followed by a short run from McGowan for no gain. On third down, Boley connected with Hardley Gilmore IV for a 15-yard completion to move the chains.

However, the drive stalled soon after, as an incomplete pass and a failed third-down attempt forced Kentucky to punt from its own 42-yard line.

Georgia took over at its own 29-yard line and moved down the field behind its run game once again.

Bowens and Nate Frazier combined for multiple yardage gains to push the Bulldogs into Kentucky territory, and a 33-yard completion to Dillon Bell set up first-and-goal at the 10, setting up Cash Jones for a touchdown.

Stockton connected with Cash Jones on a short pass up the middle for a 16-yard touchdown.

Kentucky’s offense had no response, with Boley continuing with incompleted passes for a quick forced punt.

Georgia started its backup QB, Ryan Puglisi, to head into the fourth. Puglisi led the Bulldogs downfield with a series of short completions, including a 27-yard strike to Elyiss Williams; however, they were unable to convert on fourth down and turned the ball over.

The Wildcats would get the ball back and slowly but surely work their way down the field, all the way to the ten-yard line.

It seemed the Wildcats would finally be able to find a score for the first time since the first half; however, Boley’s throw would be intercepted in the end zone.

Kentucky’s defense was ready to respond, and gave Kentucky’s offense another chance at life after an interception by Grant Grayton set up the Cats on Georgia’s 23 line.

Kentucky finally found the end zone once again; a three-play drive would end with Law in the end zone and the Wildcats back on the board.

With less than two minutes left of the game, Georgia was able to run the clock out, sealing the 35-14 victory for the Bulldogs, and Kentucky heads back to Lexington once again without a conference win under its belt.

Kentucky football will head into yet another bye week ahead of its matchup against No. 9 Texas (3-1) back at Kroger Field on Saturday, Oct. 18.