No. 5 Georgia bounces back from loss at Alabama, makes it 8 in a row over Auburn 31-13

ATHENS, Ga. -- , No. 5 Georgia bounced back from its first regular-season loss in almost four years , and got an added bonus after the game was over. Trevor Etienne ran for two touchdowns, Carson Beck threw a pair of scoring passes and the Bulldogs wore down struggling Auburn for a 31-13 victory on a sweltering Saturday between the hedges. About a half-hour after Georgia (4-1, 2-1 Southeastern Conference) made it eight straight wins in the Deep South’s oldest rivalry, No. 1 Alabama , the team that dealt the Bulldogs a gut-wrenching 41-34 loss the previous week , was stunningly upset by Vanderbilt 40-35 . There were cheers throughout Sanford Stadium and the surrounding parking lots as Georgia fans celebrated an improbable result in Nashville that boosted their team's prospects in the league race.