FINAL
1ST
2ND
3RD
4th
FINAL
21 Georgia
(9-2)
COACH - Ray Goff
7
0
7
7
21
14 Ohio State
(8-2-1)
COACH - John Cooper
0
7
7
7
14
MVP
MVP - Garrison Hearst
Georgia | RB
GAME LEADERS
PASSING YARDS
Eric Zeir
21/31, 242 YARDS
Kirk Herbstreit
8/24, 110 YARDS
1 INT
1 INT
RUSHING YARDS
Garrison Hearst
23 CAR, 163 YARDS
2 TD
2 TD
Robert Smith
25 CAR, 113 YARDS
2 TD
2 TD
RECEIVING YARDS
Andre Hastings
8 REC, 113 YARDS
Robert Smith
2 REC, 49 YARDS
January 1, 1993
The eighth-ranked Georgia Bulldogs recovered a fourth-quarter fumble by Ohio State and drove down the field for an 11-play, 80-yard drive to give Georgia a 21-14 victory in the first matchup between the SEC and Big Ten Conference in the Florida Citrus Bowl.
The game was billed as a showdown between Georgia’s Heisman Trophy finalist running back Garrison Hearst and Ohio State’s All-Big Ten performer Robert Smith. For the first time since the 1973 game, two running backs rushed for more than 100 yards. Hearst rushed for 163 yards on 28 carries and two touchdowns to earn game MVP honors while Smith had 112 yards on 25 carries and two scores.
PHOTO HIGHLIGHTS
MATCHUP
1st Downs
11
18
3rd down efficiency
10-16
6-16
Total Yards
444
289
Passing
242
110
Completions-Attempts
21-31
8-24
Yards per Attempt
7.8
4.6
Yards per Completion
11.5
18.8
Touchdowns-Interceptions
0-0
0-1
Rushing
234
202
Rushing Attempts
49
47
Yards per Rush
4.8
4.3
Touchdowns
3
2
Penalties-Yards
3-30
5-35
Field Goals Made-Attempts
0-0
0-0
Long (Yards)
-
-
Punts-Yards
8-297
6-234
Average Yards
39.0
37.1
Returns
Punts: Total-Yards-Touchdowns
1-6-0
2-29-0
Punts: Average per Returns
6.0
14.50
Kickoffs: Total-Yards-Touchdowns
3-81-0
2-42-0
Kickoff: Average per Returns
27.0
21.0
Interceptions: Total-Yards-Touchdowns
1-0-0
0-0-0
Time of Possession
31:01
28:59
Miscellaneous Statistics
Fumbles-Lost
2-2
1-1
Sacks: Total-Yards
3-22
3-17
Extra Point Attempts: Made-Attempts
3-3
2-2
Two Point Attempts: Made-Attempts
0-0
0-0
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