Georgia weathers 'unfortunate' overturned call to beat No. 1 Texas - ESPN

AUSTIN, Texas — Georgia coach Kirby Smart had been waiting for his team to put together a complete performance.

It finally arrived in the No. 5 Bulldogs' 30-15 upset of No. 1 Texas at Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium on Saturday night.

«Nobody gave us a chance,» Smart told ESPN. «Your own network doubted us, and then they tried to rob us with calls in this place. These guys are so resilient.»

Three weeks after Georgia fell behind by four touchdowns in the first half of a 41-34 loss at Alabama, the Bulldogs flipped the script and grabbed a 23-0 lead at the half against Texas.

Georgia's defense sacked Texas quarterbacks seven times and had 10 tackles for loss. The Longhorns finished with only 259 yards of offense, including 29 rushing. Texas went 2-for-14 on third down and 1-for-5 on fourth.

Georgia, playing at Texas for the first time since 1958, handed the Longhorns their first loss of the season. Texas was the last remaining unbeaten team in the SEC. According to ESPN Research, it's the first time since 2007 that every SEC team lost before the end of October.

Georgia's 15-point victory tied for the third-most lopsided road win against an AP No. 1 team all-time and the biggest since Notre Dame defeated Pittsburgh 31-16 in 1982.

In a city that prides itself on keeping things weird, a crazy sequence of events nearly helped the Longhorns get back in the game.

With Texas trailing 23-8 with three minutes left in the third quarter, Bulldogs quarterback Carson Beck threw down the left sideline for receiver Arian Smith on third-and-10 from the Georgia 31. Longhorns safety Jahdae Barron stepped in front of Smith and intercepted the pass. He returned it 36 yards to the Georgia 9.

That's when things got strange. Initially,