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Ten years later, UGA looks for another win in Baton Rouge

Georgia (6-0, 4-0 SEC) will look to remain unbeaten when it faces LSU Saturday in Baton Rouge (3:30 p.m. kickoff). Georgia and LSU haven't played since 2013 and have only played five times since 2005, including two times in the SEC Championship game. 2013: Georgia 44, LSU 41 in Athens. Aaron Murray passed for four touchdowns, including the game-winner to Justin Scott-Wesley in the final two minutes. 2011: LSU 42, Georgia 10 in Atlanta. UGA scored the first 10 points in the SEC title game, but were overwhe
By The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Oct 9, 2018

- UGA-LSU by the numbers | Coach 'O' on the Dogs

When Georgia played its last road game at LSU, Mark Richt was the head coach, Matt Stafford was the starting quarterback and Knowshon Moreno was the top running back.

That was 2008, and the Bulldogs won 52-38 in Baton Rouge.

Ten years later, UGA will again journey into Cajun Country to face LSU behind coach Kirby Smart, quarterback Jake Fromm and a host of running backs. Oddsmakers have the Bulldogs (6-0, 4-0 SEC) favored anywhere from 7 ½ to 8 ½ points over the Tigers (5-1, 2-1), who suffered their first loss of the season last week at Florida.

Check out this video breaking down that 2008 UGA win and other recent games in the Georgia-LSU series.

- 2018 Georgia Bulldogs scores, schedule | More UGA coverage on ajc.com

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