ATHENS, GA – No. 5: Georgia scored two touchdowns late in the first period to take control and Andre Swift finished Auburn with a 77-yard run early in the fourth quarter to lead the Bulldogs to 27. -10 win over their oldest rival Saturday night.

Swift rushed for 186 yards to propel another big game against Georgia's attack, which finished with 303 yards.

Having already secured a spot in the Southeast Conference championship game, the Bulldogs (9-1, 7-1, CFP No. 5) could not afford to slip against the Tigers.

They did not do it, even though it took some time for Georgia to go there.

After being content with two field placements, the Bulldogs pulled the score at 10-6. But against the third and fourth of the Auburn 14 and the possibility of returning the kicker Rodrigo Blankenship for the third time, Jake Fromm opened the scoring for a touchdown pass to Tyler Simmons, which allowed the striker to score in advance with 2:47 to go.

Auburn (6-4, 3-4, CFP # 24) scored three goals and only took 47 seconds to clock, which allowed Georgia to strengthen its lead. Swift broke a 24-yard run before two short finals left the Bulldogs up against 4th and 3rd in the 38th Tigers.

Coach Kirby Smart allowed time to run out before 29 seconds before the end of the call time. He spent a long time on the pitch, and any idea that Georgia might try to lure Auboch offside with a relentless alignment was shattered when Fromm took the picture and found Terry Godwin coming off center. .

Godwin led the pass safely and did not fall before falling into the end zone for a touchdown that suddenly pushed Georgia to a 20-10 lead in the break.

Both teams struggled in the third quarter before Swift scored a decisive goal to clinch another big game, sneaking into a hole in the middle of the field, backing to his left and finding a clear path on the sideline. After suffering throbbing wounds much of the year, the second year has clearly returned to health, eclipsing his 156-yard effort the previous week in a win against Kentucky.

The only touchdown of Auburn was a little misleading. Running back JaTarvious Whitlow made a direct pass and sent a 9-yard pass to forward John Shenker at the end of the first quarter.

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Auburn: The Tigers have failed to follow up on their victory over Texas A & M, again doomed to failure by a slow attack. Jarrett Stidham struggled with his accuracy, missing several open receivers and throwing for only 163 yards. The run showed an improvement, finishing at 102 yards, but this performance will certainly keep the pressure on offensive coach Gus Malzahn.

Georgia: It was not an impressive victory for the Bulldogs, but it was enough to keep them at least on track to at least try to come back to the college football game. The offensive still seems a little out of sync, just getting two goals on the field rather than touchdowns. They will need to solve this problem to have a chance against No. 1 Alabama in the league championship of the SEC. But the emergence of Swift is great news for the Bulldogs.

IMPLICATIONS OF SURVEY

Assuming the top four schools win on Saturday, Georgia is expected to remain fifth in the Associated Press rankings. Oklahoma, sixth in the standings (9-1) had to stop a two point conversion with just over a minute to hold Oklahoma State.

Alabama, who is in first place in the standings, should not return to the standings in the regular season after starting in the Top 10.

FOLLOWING

Both teams have time to blow before finishing the regular season against their national rivals.

Georgia is hosting UMass (4-7), an independent FBS school that was destroyed by Boston College in its only game against a Power Five school this season. Auburn returns home to face the FBS-independent Liberty (4-5), who will play his second consecutive game against a Power Five opponent. The Flames were beaten by Virginia 45-24 on Saturday.