2009 GAME SUMMARIES VANDERBILT
#1 FLORIDA
Oct. 17, 2009 • Vanderbilt Stadium – Nashville, Tenn.
Oct. 31, 2009 • Jacksonville Municipal – Jacksonville, Fla.
The Georgia Bulldogs defeated the Vanderbilt Commodores in Nashville on Saturday, October 17th, in front of 38,340 fans, many in Georgia red. The tilt served as Vanderbilt’s homecoming contest and stood as Georgia’s 14th win over the Commodores in the last 15th seasons. Georgia’s record improves to 4-3, with a 3-2 Southeastern Conference standing, as Vanderbilt drops to 2-5, including an 0-4 conference record. Georgia struck first with 3:27 remaining in the first quarter as sophomore receiver A.J. Green took a Joe Cox screen pass 65 yards for the score, providing both Georgia fans and media outlets nationally with a highlight play that they will not soon forget. The play was Green’s career long, but the Commodores would soon answer with a Ryan Fowler 41yard field goal to cut the deficit to 7-3. A 2-yard Caleb King scamper and a 42-yard Blair Walsh field goal gave the Dogs a 17-3 lead heading in to the half. Georgia’s second half scoring output, complete with a Blair Walsh 43-yard field goal, a 21-yard reception by King, and a nine yard touchdown run by fullback Fred Munzenmaier rendered a Vanderbilt touchdown pass from quarterback Larry Smith to tight end Branden Barden futile as the Bulldogs took an ultimate 34-10 victory. Georgia was led through the air by quarterback Joe Cox, who was 16 for 31 for 226 and two touchdowns in addition to one interception. Five Bulldog running backs saw action in the game, led by freshman Washaun Ealey who had 13 carries for 71 yards, including a career long 33-yard rush. A.J. Green led the Bulldogs in receiving with 3 catches for 95 yards, and junior linebacker Rennie Curran powered the Georgia defense with nine tackles to raise his SEC lead in the category to 72.
The Georgia Bulldogs changed their uniforms on Saturday, October 31st in Jacksonville against the Florida Gators, but could not change their recent luck in the rivalry, as Georgia fell to Florida for the 17th time in their last 20 meetings. The 41-17 loss dropped Georgia’s record to 4-4 (3-3 SEC) and elevated number one ranked Florida to 8-0, with a 6-0 conference mark. Georgia donned black pants and wore black helmets for the first time in the program’s history, but it did not provide enough of a spark to give the Bulldogs an upset over the country’s top ranked program. Florida got off to an early start and never relinquished the lead, going up 14-0 in the first quarter following two Riley Cooper TD receptions from QB Tim Tebow. Georgia answered in the second quarter with a 49yard Blair Walsh FG and a 26-yard Aron White TD catch from QB Joe Cox, but Florida answered with a 56-yard Caleb Sturgis FG and a 23-yard Tebow rush to give Florida a 24-10 halftime lead. Georgia’s second half efforts were constantly met with a Gator rebuttal, as a Mike Moore 4-yard TD catch to make the game a 31-17 contest was answered with another FG by Sturgis, this one of 44-yards, and a 5-yard Brandon Spikes interception return off a pick from QB Logan Gray, who entered in relief of Cox. Cox was 11 of 20 passing for 165 yards and two TDs, to go along with three interceptions. Freshman TB Washaun Ealey gained 70 yards on 17 carries, while adding a 20-yard reception. WR A.J. Green led the Bulldogs in receiving hauling in three passes for 50 yards. CB Brandon Boykin, safety Reshad Jones, and LB Rennie Curran all added seven tackles apiece for Georgia in the losing effort.
Georgia Vanderbilt
7 0
10 3
3 7
14 0
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34 10
GA-A.J. Green 65 yd pass from Joe Cox (Blair Walsh kick), 3:27 1Q VU-Ryan Fowler 41 yd field goal. 13:12 2Q GA-Caleb King 2 yd run (B. Walsh kick), 9:48 2Q GA-B. Walsh 42 yd field goal, 0:07 2Q VU-Brandon Barden 5 yd pass from Larry Smith (R. Fowler kick), 10:44 3Q GA-B. Walsh 43 yd field goal, 4:17 3Q GA-C. King 21 yd pass from J. Cox (B. Walsh kick), 11:45 4Q GA-Fred Munzenmaier 9 yd run (B. Walsh kick), 3:50 4Q Game Statistics First Downs Rushing: Att.-Yards Passing: Comp.-Att.-Yds.-Int Total Plays-Total Net Yards Fumbles: Number-Lost Penalties: Number-Yards Punts: Number-Yards (Avg.) Kickoff Returns: Number-Yards Time of Possession Third Down Conversions Fourth Down Conversions Sacks By: Number-Yards Rushing UGA-Ealey VU-Norman Passing UGA-Cox VU-Smith Receiving UGA-Green VU-Barden Punting UGA-Butler VU-Upson Tackles UGA-Curran VU-Marve VU-Benoist
UGA 19 37-173 16-31-226-1 68-399 0-0 8-71 5-235 (47.0) 3-71 32:45 7-of-15 1-of-1 3-19
STATISTICAL LEADERS Att. Yds. TD 13 71 0 14 52 0 Att. Comp. Yds. 31 16 226 26 11 121 Rec. Yds. TD 3 95 1 5 49 1 No. Yds. Avg. 5 235 47.0 7 325 46.4 UT AT Tot. 5 4 9 7 2 9 5 4 9
VU 16 36-122 17-34-174-1 70-296 1-0 4-42 7-325 (46.4) 5-81 27:15 3-of-15 1-of-3 1-7 Long 33 11 TD 2 1 Long 65 13 Long 53 54
Georgia Florida
0 14
10 10
7 7
0 10
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17 41
UF-Riley Cooper 22 yd pass from Tim Tebow (Caleb Sturgis kick), 12:21 1Q UF-R. Cooper 29 yd pass from T. Tebow (C. Sturgis kick), 3:20 1Q GA-Blair Walsh 49 yd field goal, 13:45 2Q GA-Aron White 26 yd pass from Joe Cox (B. Walsh kick), 10:40 2Q UF-C. Sturgis 56 yd field goal, 4:47 2Q UF-T. Tebow 23 yd run (C. Sturgis kick), 1:32 2Q UF-T. Tebow 5 yd run (C. Sturgis kick), 13:30 3Q GA-Michael Moore 4 yd pass from J. Cox (B. Walsh kick), 6:17 3Q UF-C. Sturgis 44 yd field goal, 7:42 4Q UF- Brandon Spikes 5 yd interception return (C. Sturgis kick), 6:24 4Q Game Statistics First Downs Rushing: Att.-Yards Passing: Comp.-Att.-Yds.-Int Total Plays-Total Net Yards Fumbles: Number-Lost Penalties: Number-Yards Punts: Number-Yards (Avg.) Kickoff Returns: Number-Yards Time of Possession Third Down Conversions Fourth Down Conversions Sacks By: Number-Yards Rushing UGA-Ealey FLA-Tebow Passing UGA-Cox FLA-Tebow Receiving UGA-Green FLA-Cooper Punting UGA-Butler FLA-Henry Tackles UGA-Boykin UGA-Curran UGA-Jones FLA-Spikes
UGA 16 33-121 11-23-165-4 56-286 1-0 9-87 4-210 (52.5) 7-129 28:44 4-of-12 1-of-1 2-6
STATISTICAL LEADERS Att. Yds. TD 17 70 0 18 85 2 Att. Comp. Yds. 20 11 165 21 15 164 Rec. Yds. TD 3 50 0 4 78 2 No. Yds. Avg. 4 210 52.5 3 145 48.3 UT AT Tot. 7 0 7 5 2 7 5 2 7 4 6 10
FLA 22 40-210 15-21-164-0 61-374 1-0 6-49 3-145 (48.3) 1-19 31:16 7-of-13 0-of-0 3-25 Long 15 23 TD 2 2 Long 19 29 Long 61 61
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