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Georgia tries to avoid first home loss to Kentucky in 30 years

Nov 17, 2007 - 12:00 PM No. 22 Kentucky (7-3) at No. 8 Georgia (8-2) 12:30 pm EST

ATHENS, Georgia (Ticker) -- If history is any indication, Georgia should be able to stay on top of the SEC East Division standings for another week.

The eighth-ranked Bulldogs on Saturday host division rival No. 22 Kentucky, which has not won in Athens in 30 years.

The Bulldogs (8-2, 5-2 SEC East) own a half-game division lead over both No. 19 Tennessee (4-2) and No. 14 Florida (5-3). With a victory Saturday, Georgia will eliminate the Gators from title contention.

But the Bulldogs lost to the Volunteers earlier this season and need Tennessee to lose to either Vanderbilt this week or at Kentucky next week to book a spot in the conference title game.

Georgia has won four consecutive contests since its 35-14 loss at Tennessee on October 6.

Last week, the Bulldogs rallied past Auburn, 45-20, for its third straight triumph in which they produced at least 42 points.

Freshman Knowshon Moreno had another stellar game for the Bulldogs, who scored 28 unanswered points and took the lead for good on a 24-yard run by the New Jersey native with five minutes left in the third quarter.

Moreno finished with 101 yards and two touchdowns.

Kentucky (7-3, 3-3 East) had lost three of four before posting a 27-20 triumph at Vanderbilt last Saturday.

Derrick Locke scored a go-ahead four-yard touchdown with 5:58 left for the Wildcats, who have posted consecutive seven-win seasons for the first time since 1976-77.

Georgia has won nine of the last 10 meetings overall and 14 straight in Athens since a 33-0 loss in 1977.