ATHENS, Ga. — Georgia didn’t need an offensive explosion to put Oklahoma away Saturday.

The No. 2 Bulldogs leaned on their defense, forced four turnovers, and turned several short fields into points in a 41-13 victory at Sanford Stadium.

Georgia improved to 4-0 overall and 2-0 in Southeastern Conference play with its second consecutive 28-point victory.

Here are some of the most eye-popping numbers from Georgia’s win:

  • 4: Georgia forced a season-high four turnovers. The Bulldogs recovered three Oklahoma fumbles and intercepted quarterback John Mateer once.
  • 17: The Bulldogs scored 17 points off Oklahoma’s four turnovers. Georgia’s defense directly accounted for seven of them on a Chris Cole fumble return for a touchdown.
  • 85: Cole scooped up a Mateer fumble near Georgia’s goal line and returned it 85 yards for a touchdown in the second quarter. Instead of Oklahoma potentially cutting Georgia’s lead to 14-7, the Bulldogs went ahead 21-0.
  • 2: Cole recovered two fumbles against the Sooners. He became the first Georgia player with two fumble recoveries in a game since Roquan Smith against Auburn in the 2017 SEC Championship Game.
  • 8: Cole did much more than recover fumbles. The Georgia linebacker finished with eight tackles, including seven solo stops, and added a sack to his career day.
  • 28-0: Georgia’s halftime lead. The Bulldogs scored 21 points in the second quarter while keeping Oklahoma off the scoreboard entirely through the first 30 minutes.
  • 65: Oklahoma finished with only 65 rushing yards on 35 attempts. That followed a week when Georgia held Arkansas to 17 rushing yards.
  • 1.9: The Sooners averaged fewer than two yards per rushing attempt. Their leading rusher, Lloyd Avant, managed only 23 yards on 10 carries.
  • 7: Mateer finished with only seven net rushing yards on 15 attempts. His longest run went for nine yards.
  • 2-for-14: Oklahoma converted only two of its 14 third-down opportunities, a 14.3 percent success rate.
  • 110: Talyn Taylor recorded the first 100-yard receiving game of his Georgia career, catching four passes for 110 yards and a touchdown.
  • 27.5: Taylor averaged 27.5 yards per reception. His catches went for 30, 35, 4, and 41 yards, with the 35-yarder resulting in Georgia’s second touchdown.
  • 9-for-9: Gunner Stockton completed his first nine passes of the game. He was 9-for-9 for 98 yards and a touchdown when Georgia took a 14-0 lead early in the second quarter.
  • 54: Dwight Phillips Jr. broke loose for a 54-yard touchdown run early in the fourth quarter. It was Georgia’s longest rushing play of the afternoon and pushed the lead to 38-6.
  • 84: Phillips led Georgia with 84 rushing yards despite receiving only seven carries. He averaged 12 yards per attempt.
  • 5: Chauncey Bowens has scored five rushing touchdowns over Georgia’s last two games. After finding the end zone three times against Arkansas, Bowens added two more touchdowns against Oklahoma.
  • 219: Georgia has scored 219 points through its first four games. That is the program’s highest four-game scoring total to start a season since Georgia scored 237 points through four games in 1910.
  • 4: The Bulldogs have scored at least 40 points in each of their first four games. This is the first time Georgia has done so since 2018.
  • 63-0: Georgia has yet to allow a point in the first quarter this season. The Bulldogs have outscored their first four opponents 63-0 in the opening period.
  • 133-12: Georgia’s first-half scoring margin through four games. Oklahoma became the latest opponent unable to keep pace early, entering halftime down 28-0.
  • 32-4: Georgia’s record in SEC home games under Kirby Smart following Saturday’s victory.

Georgia finished with only 306 yards of offense and converted just three of its 12 third downs, but the Bulldogs didn’t need gaudy offensive numbers to win comfortably.

The number that mattered most came from the other side of the ball.

Oklahoma turnovers: 4. Georgia points off them: 17.