FILE - Georgia tight end Brock Bowers (19) leaps over TCU safety Millard Bradford (28) during the second half of the national championship NCAA College Football Playoff game, Monday, Jan. 9, 2023, in Inglewood, Calif. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis, File)
August 28, 2025 - 7:49 AM
Marshall at No. 5 Georgia, Saturday, 3:30 p.m. EDT, Sanford Stadium, Athens, Ga.
BetMGM College Football Odds: Georgia by 39 1/2.
How to watch: ESPN
Key stats
Marshall (2024)
Overall offense: 382.8 yards per game (70th in FBS)
Passing: 181.1 yards per game (115th)
Rushing: 201.7 yards per game (18th)
Scoring: 31.8 points per game (37th)
Overall defense: 378.1 yards allowed per game (79th)
Passing: 199.1 yards allowed per game (37th)
Rushing: 179 yards allowed per game (101st)
Scoring: 23.08 points allowed per game (T-43rd)
Georgia (2024)
Overall offense: 405.4 yards per game (51st in FBS)
Passing: 281 yards per game (12th)
Rushing: 123.3 yards per game (102nd)
Scoring: 31.5 points per game (38th)
Overall defense: 329.9 yards allowed per game (30th)
Passing: 200.2 yards allowed per game (38th)
Rushing: 129.6 yards allowed per game (36th)
Scoring: 20.57 points allowed per game (23rd)
Team leaders
Marshall (2024)
Passing: Braylon Braxton, 1,624 yards, 19 TDs, 2 INT, 60.2 completion percentage
Rushing: A.J. Turner, 864 yards on 104 carries, 6 TD
Receiving: Christian Fitzpatrick, 576 yards, 34 receptions, 6 TDs
Georgia (2024)
Passing: Gunner Stockton, 440 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT, 64.7 completion percentage
Rushing: Nate Frazier, 671 yards on 133 carries, 8 TDs
Receiving: Dillon Bell, 466 yards, 43 receptions, 4 TDs
Last game
Marshall defeated Louisiana-Lafayette 31-3 to win the Sun Belt Conference championship and finish 10-3 before pulling out of an invitation to play in the Independence Bowl after a coaching change led to many players leaving through transfers.
Georgia lost to Notre Dame 23-10 in the Sugar Bowl College Football Playoff quarterfinal to finish 11-3.
Next game
Marshall hosts Missouri State on Sept. 6. Georgia plays another home nonconference game against Austin Peay on Sept. 6.
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