ATHENS, Ga. — Freshman Bo Walker ran for his first three career touchdowns, Nate Frazier added two scoring runs and No. 4 Georgia defeated Charlotte 35-3 on Saturday in its bid to protect its College Football Playoff standing.

Georgia (10-1) was looking to play well enough to retain its No. 4 CFP ranking and position for a first-round bye in the playoff. The Bulldogs took down Charlotte (1-10) for their seventh consecutive win. The 49ers suffered their eighth straight loss.

One week after Gunner Stockton passed for four touchdowns and ran for another in last week’s 35-10 win over then-No. 10 Texas, the Bulldogs emphasized their running game.

Georgia ran for 192 yards and outgained the 49ers 449-169.

Senior running back Cash Jones made his first start in his final home regular-season game, but the Bulldogs were more effective when turning the running game over to Frazier and Walker.

Frazier had scoring runs of 2 and 7 yards in the first quarter. Walker's first career touchdown, a 15-yard run, followed by a 12-yard scoring run, each in the second quarter, pushed the lead to 28-0.

Walker added a 3-yard scoring run to cap the Bulldogs' first possession of the second half following Stockton's completions of 11 and 38 yards to Noah Thomas.

Charlotte's Grayson Loftis threw a 38-yard pass to E. Jai Mason to give the 49ers a first down at the Georgia 21 in the fourth quarter. Safety Daniel Okonkwo's interception — the second thrown by Loftis — in the end zone ended the Charlotte scoring chance.

Georgia then held the ball for the final 5 minutes, 59 seconds.