Georgia got exactly what they needed today as they dismantled Vanderbilt 34-10 in Vanderbilt Stadium. A 30-yard Prince Miller punt return to the Vandy 31 set up a 20-yd touchdown pass from Joe Cox to Caleb King early in the fourth quarter to give the Dawgs an insurmountable 27-10 lead.
After surrendering an 80-yard touchdown drive to the ‘Dores on the first drive of the second half to make the score 17-10, UGA outscored Vandy 17-0 the rest of the way.
Joe Cox was solid today, going 16-31 for 226 yards and two touchdowns. The senior from Charlotte rebounded after completing 2-8 with an interception in the first quarter. Cox completed passes to nine different receivers.
The Bulldogs struck first today when Joe Cox hit A.J. Green for a 65-yard touchdown in the first quarter. Cox stepped back, threw to his left down the line of scrimmage to Green, who was in man-to-man coverage. Green then shook the first defender, followed his blocks, then cut back and scored on an amazing run after the catch.
Vandy closed to within 7-3 in the second, but could draw no closer.
In the second, Caleb King finished off a 64-yard touchdown drive with a two-yard plunge to give Georgia a 14-3 lead. The drive was highlighted pass passes of 35 and 21 yards to Rantavious Wooten and Orson Chalres respectively.
Prior to the half, the Dawgs would strike again as Blair Walsh nailed a 42-yrd field goal after missing from 56 yards out. Vandy was called for leaping on the miss, which is a 15-yard penalty.
After an 80-yard touchdown drive to start the second by Vandy, the Dawgs answered with another Walsh field goal.
Georgia would finish off the Dores with a bruising 68 yard drive on 10 plays to complete the scoring. The drives was all runs and culminated on a Fred Munzenmeier nine-yard touchdown run up the middle on third and goal.
Georgia (4-3, 3-2) will now rest next week before travelling to Jacksonville to take on No. 1 Florida.
NOTABLE STATS
-The Bulldogs ran for 173 yards today, their best performance of the year on the ground.
-Washaun Ealey 33-yard run was the longest by a UGA runner since Richard Samuel’s 80-yard touchdown jaunt against Arkansas.
-Ealey finished with 71 yards on 13 carries to give Georgia their best individual rushing performance since Richard Samuel had 104 yards at Arkansas
-Vandy totaled 296 total yards today, just the second Bulldog opponent of the year to gain less than 300 yards. Arizona State was th3 other.
-Drew Butler lowered his nation-leading punting averaged as he kicked five times for an average of 47 yards. However, he did come back to out-kick Vandy’s Brett Upson, who had led most of the day in punting average.
-Prince Miller had two sensational punt returns for the Dawgs today, totaling 95 yards.
LOST AND FOUND
-Dontavious Jackson received the first three carries of his college career late in the fourth quarter during garbage time. The redshirt freshman finished second on the team in rushing with 38 yards today.
-Safety Quintin Banks saw his first playing time since last season when he got into the game on Vandy’s final drive. The junior from Warner Robins injured his meniscus during the preseason.
-Marlon Brown played for the second game in a row after not seeing action in the first five games of the year.
-Caleb King scored two touchdowns today, two more than he had all season coming into the game.
-Richard Samuel did not play until the second half.
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