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Nebraska Holds On For 2014 TaxSlayer.com Gator Bowl Win
No. 23 Georgia Bulldogs sustained a 24-19 loss to Nebraska in the TaxSlayer.com Gator Bowl in front of 60,712 fans and a national ESPN audience. After a scoreless first quarter, Hutson Mason led Georgia on an 12-play, 38-yard drive that resulted in a Marshall Morgan 39-yard field goal. Nebraska, however, took advantage of a fumbled punt return by the Bulldogs to take a 7-3 lead with 9:05 left in the second quarter. The teams traded field goals to complete firsthalf scoring with the Huskers holding a 10-9 edge. Nebraska forged ahead 24-12 by scoring touchdowns on its first two possessions of the second half. The latter came on a 99-yard pass from Tommy Armstrong, Jr. to Quincy Enunwa with 4:58 left in the third quarter. Georgia scored its first touchdown of the game at the start of the fourth quarter when Hutson Mason passed for 25 yards to Todd Gurley. Then late in the fourth quarter, the Bulldogs looked to take the lead late, twice driving inside the Nebraska 20. Georgia was unable to convert on either fourth down, however, allowing Nebraska to come away with the victory.
Nebraska Georgia
0 10 14 0 = 24 0 9 3 7 = 19
GA - Marshall Morgan 38-yard field goal, 10:37 2Q NEB - Quincy Enunwa 5-yard pass from T. Armstrong (Pat Smith kick), 09:05 2Q GA - Marshall Morgan 28-yard field goal, 06:53 2Q NEB - Pat Smith 46-yard field goal, 03:18 2Q GA - Marshall Morgan 38-yard field goal, 00:00 2Q NEB - Ameer Abdullah 1-yard run, 10:08 3Q GA - Marshall Morgan 30-yard field goal, 06:32 3Q NEB - Q. Enunwa 99-yard pass from T. Armstrong (Pat Smith kick), 04:58 3Q GA - Todd Gurley 25-yard pass from Hutson Mason (M. Morgan kick), 14:49 4Q
Chubb, Bulldogs Power Past Louisville in 2014 Belk Bowl
Nick Chubb Belk Bowl MVP
from Kyle Bolin. Already leading 20-7 at halftime, Georgia broke the game open late in the third quarter. Chubb’s 82-yard run, starting at his own 3-yard line, paved the way for Sony Michel to score from two yards out with 5:41 left. After UL answered with a score, the Bulldogs put the game out of reach in the fourth period with a Morgan field goal and an 8-yard TD run by Chubb.
Louisville Georgia
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0 13
STATISTICAL LEADERS Rushing Att. Yds. TD Long Abdullah (NEB) 27 122 1 14 Gurley (GA) 21 86 0 16 Passing Att. Comp. Yds. TD Armstrong (NEB) 6 14 163 2 Mason (GA) 21 39 320 1 Receiving Rec. Yds. TD Long Enunwa (NEB) 4 129 2 99 Gurley (GA) 7 97 1 30 Tackles UT AT Tot. Cooper (NEB) 10 0 19 Floyd (GA) 6 1 6.5
96
7 7
0 10
= 14 = 37
GA - Chris Conley 44-yard pass from H. Mason (M. Morgan kick), 08:24 1Q UL - G. Christian 11-yard pass from K. Bolin (J. Wallace kick), 04:25 1Q GA - Marshall Morgan 41-yard field goal, 11:33 2Q GA - Nick Chubb 31-yard run (Marshall Morgan kick), 06:40 2Q GA - Marshall Morgan 22-yard field goal, 04:58 2Q GA - Sony Michel 2-yard run (Marshall Morgan kick), 05:41 3Q UL - B. Radcliff 6-yard run (J. Wallace kick), 01:48 3Q GA - Marshall Morgan 41-yard field goal, 05:20 4Q GA - Nick Chubb 8-yard run (Marshall Morgan kick), 02:02 4Q
GAME STATISTICS
Georgia NEBRASKA First Downs 22 14 Rushing: Att.-Yards 43-96 43-144 Passing: Comp.-Att.-Yds.-Int 21-39-320-1 6-16-163-1 Total Plays-Total Net Yards 82-416 59-307 Fumbles: Number-Lost 3-1 1-0 Penalties: Number-Yards 7-42 6-50 Punts: Number-Yards (Avg.) 4-151 (37.8) 7-271 (38.7) Kickoff Returns: Number-Yards 3-93 5-90 Time of Possession 33:24 26:36
Nick Chubb rushed for a UGA-bowl record 266 yards to propel No. 13 Georgia past 20thranked Louisville 37-14 in front of a crowd of 45,671 and a nationally-televised ESPN audience in the Belk Bowl at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, N.C. Georgia struck first, taking a 7-0 lead on a nine-play, 60-yard drive in the first quarter. On 2ndand-14, Hutson Mason connected with Chris Conley for a 45-yard touchdown that gave the Bulldogs a 7-0 lead after the Marshall Morgan PAT. The Cardinals answered on the next drive, going 84 yards on nine plays to tie the game at 7-7. Gerald Christian scored the TD on an 11-yard pass
TEAM STATISTICS Georgia LOUISVILLE First Downs 22 20 Rushing: Att.-Yards 53-292 27-62 Passing: Comp.-Att.-Yds.-Int 14-24-200-1 21-44-314-3 Total Plays-Total Net Yards 77-492 71-376 Fumbles: Number-Lost 1-1 1-0 Penalties: Number-Yards 4-19 7-44 Punts: Number-Yards (Avg.) 2-82 (41.0) 6-225 (37.5) KO Returns: Number-Yards (Avg.) 2-37 (18.5) 8-132 (16.5) Time of Possession 33:00 27:00
STATISTICAL LEADERS
Rushing Radcliff (UL) Chubb (UGA) Passing Bolin (UL) Mason (UGA) Receiving Parker (UL) Conley (UGA) Tackles Sample (UL) Carter (UGA)
Att. Yds. TD Long 19 89 1 20 33 266 2 82 Comp. Att. Yds. TD 20 40 300 1 10 15 149 1 Rec. Yds. TD Long 8 120 0 25 4 80 1 44 UT AT Tot. 10 4 14 5 3 8