No. 5 Georgia Knocks Off No. 1 Texas 30-15, With Etienne Running For 3 Tds

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no 5 georgia knocks off no 1 texas 3015 with etienne running for 3 tds

Trevor Etienne ran for three touchdowns, the first two set up by cornerback Daylen Everette's takeaways, and fifth-ranked Georgia went on to beat Quinn Ewers and No. 1 Texas 30-15 on Saturday night.

Etienne's last score was a 1-yard plunge on fourth down with 1204 left. That came right after an ugly sequence when Texas fans littered the field with water bottles and other trash after referees called a pass-interference penalty that initially wiped out an interception and long return, before the flag was picked up and set up a Longhorns TD.

"These players bring the best out of me. I'm so proud of these guys because nobody believed, nobody gave us a chance," Georgia coach Kirby Smart said. "They tried to rob us with calls in this place. And these guys are so resilient."

Georgia 6-1, 4-1 Southeastern Conference, which began the season at No. 1, has won three in a row since a 41-34 loss at then-No. 4 Alabama, when the Bulldogs overcame a 28-0 deficit and went ahead late during an exchange of long TD passes.

The Bulldogs never trailed in their first trip to Austin since 1958 to take on the SEC newcomer that had gotten through the first half of its schedule pretty much unscathed.