Bulldogs rein in the Thundering Herd, 45-7
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Bulldogs rein in the Thundering Herd, 45-7

The fifth-ranked Georgia football team opened its season Saturday afternoon with a 45-7 win over Marshall at Sanford Stadium, extending the nation’s longest home winning streak to 32 games. The sellout crowd of 93,033 saw quarterback Gunner Stockton run for a pair of touchdowns and throw for two more, while the Bulldog defense held the Thundering Herd to just seven first downs. Full coverage is at GeorgiaDogs. com. UGA photographer Andrew Davis Tucker captured the day’s action in the gallery below.

Hairy Dawg waves to the fans during the Dawg Walk before the home game against Marshall.
President Jere W. Morehead throws T-shirts to the student section before the game.
Quarterback Gunner Stockton walks in during the Dawg Walk with teammates.
Head coach Kirby Smart leads the Bulldogs out of the tunnel before the start of the game.
Students cheer in the stands during the first half of the game.
Running back Dwight Phillips Jr. breaks away from Marshall defenders for the opening touchdown of the season.
Georgia quarterback Gunner Stockton stiff arms Marshall defender Boogie Trotter as he breaks a tackle to score the second touchdown of the game.
A Redcoat Marching Band member plays in the stands during the first half.
Hairy Dawg poses for a photo with Uga XI Boom.
Eight-year-old Levi Lang, left, of Greensboro misses the coverage as his dad Josh Lang throws a pass to his nephew Tucker Lang, 12, of Nashville as they tailgate before the game.
A flag flies at a tailgate before the game.
Students cheer in the stands during the first half of the game.
Redcoat Band Auxiliaries cheer in the stands.
Georgia linebacker Raylen Wilson sacks Marshall quarterback JacQai Long in the first half of the Marshall game.
A group of children dance during a timeout late in the fourth quarter trying to get on the Jumbotron at the end of the Marshall game.
Georgia mascot Uga XI Boom walks along the the endzone during a timeout.