2015 Game Summaries
#9 Georgia 51, ULM 14
Sept. 5, 2015 • Sanford Stadium - Athens
• Quarterback Greyson Lambert threw two touchdown passes in his UGA debut and the Bulldog running backs piled up 243 yards on the ground as Georgia defeated in front of a Sanford Stadium capacity crowd of 92,746 and a SEC Network television audience. • The game was halted twice due to lightning (The first delay -- with 8:31 left in the third quarter -- lasted 61 minutes.), and on the second stoppage with 9:54 left in the contest, the game was declared a final. • The defense held the Warhawks to 251 total yards. Georgia defensive back Aaron Davis notched the team’s only takeaway during the contest, intercepting a fade pass thrown by ULM in the first quarter. The Bulldogs were led by safety Quincy Mauger and linebacker Leonard Floyd, who both finished the contest with eight tackles. • Georgia had three first-time starters vs. ULM. Two of the first-time starters were transfers in QB Lambert (Virginia) and senior ILB Jake Ganus (UAB). The third was true freshman DB Rico McGraw. • The game marked the fifth time in school history that Georgia has blocked two kicks in a game, but the first time it has been two punts. Sophomore OLB Lorenzo Carter blocked ULM’s first punt attempt in the first quarter. Carter’s block was the first of his career. In the third quarter, freshman ILB D’Andre Walker blocked a ULM punt that went out of the back of the end zone for a safety.
ULM (0-1) Georgia (1-0)
0 14
7 21
7 9
0 7
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14 51
GA - Nick Chubb 14-yard run (Marshall Morgan kick), 10:45 1Q GA - Jeb Blazevich 15-yard pass from Greyson Lambert (Morgan kick), 10:25 1Q GA - Keith Marshall 3-yard run (Morgan kick), 12:41 2Q GA - Chubb 23-yard run (Morgan kick), 7:01 2Q GA - Sony Michel 31-yard pass from Brice Ramsey (Morgan kick), 2:06 2Q ULM - Rashon Ceaser 22-yard pass from Garrett Smith (Craig Ford kick), :20 2Q ULM - Ceaser 29-yard pass from Smith (Ford kick), 11:02 3Q GA - Team safety - D’Andre Walker blocked punt, 8:06 3Q GA - Malcolm Mitchell 28-yard pass from Lambert (Morgan kick), 6:40 3Q GA - Marshall 2-yard run (Morgan kick), 10:58 4Q Weather: Partly Sunny, 80 degrees, Wind 3 mph W
GAME STATISTICS UGA
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 (Avg.) Time of Possession Third Down Conversions Fourth Down Conversions Sacks By: Number-Yards
19 38-243 10-14-192-0 52-435 1-0 4-30 4-175 (43.8) 3-61 (20.3) 23:26 5-of-9 0-of-0 3-22
INDIVIDUAL LEADERS
Rushing ULM - Garrett Smith UGA - Nick Chubb Passing ULM - Garrett Smith UGA - Greyson Lambert Receiving ULM - Rashon Ceaser UGA - Malcolm Mitchell Punting ULM - Chris Qualls UGA - Collin Barber Tackles ULM - Michael Johnson UGA - Quincy Mauger
66
ULM
12 26-45 23-29-206-1 55-251 4-0 5-30 8-240 (30.0) 4-62 (15.5) 26:40 5-of-14 0-of-0 1-6
Att. Yds. TD Long 13 26 0 24 16 120 2 27 Comp. Att. Yds. TD 23 29 206 2 8 12 141 2 Rec. Yds. TD Long 13 153 2 29 3 52 1 28 No. Yds. Avg. Long 6 238 39.7 46 4 175 43.8 50 UT AT Tot. 3 5 8 5 3 8
#10 Georgia 31, Vanderbilt 14
Sept. 12, 2015 • Vanderbilt Stadium - Nashville, Tenn.
• Georgia’s defense and special teams put on a show in week two as both units scored touchdowns in the Bulldogs’ win over Vanderbilt in the team’s first SEC game of the year. • Isaiah McKenzie took back a punt 77 yards in the first quarter to get the scoring started. Dominick Sanders intercepted a pass late in the fourth quarter and returned it 88 yards for a score, sealing the Georgia victory. • Senior OLB Jordan Jenkins posted a team-leading and career-high 11 stops, including 5.5 tackles for loss and two sacks. He is the active leader in the SEC with 18 sacks and 35.5 career tackles for loss. With his performance, Jenkins moved to No. 5 on Georgia’s all-time list for TFLs. • For their efforts, Jenkins and McKenzie were named SEC Defensive Player of the Week and Special Teams Player of the Week, respectively. • Through two games, Georgia has tallied 17 points off four opponent turnovers, including 10 against Vanderbilt on three takeaways. UGA has yet to turn the ball over. • Nick Chubb extended his 100-yard rushing streak to 10 games, only one behind the national leader (Toledo’s Kareem Hunt, 11). To complement Chubb, sophomore TB Sony Michel came off the bench to tally 56 yards rushing, including a 31-yard touchdown run to put Georgia up 14-3 in the second quarter. • Redshirt sophomore OLB Davin Bellamy and freshman TE Jackson Harris each earned their first career start in the contest.
Georgia (2-0, 1-0) Vanderbilt (0-2, 0-1)
7 0
7 6
10 0
7 8
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31 14
GA - Isaiah McKenzie 77-yard punt return (Marshall Morgan kick), 4:33 1Q VU - Tommy Openshaw 47-yard field goal, 14:14 2Q GA - Sony Michel 31-yard run (Morgan kick), 9:34 2Q VU - Tommy Openshaw 41-yard field goal, 4:05 2Q GA - Marshall Morgan 20-yard field goal, 6:47 3Q GA - Greyson Lambert 5-yard run (Morgan kick), 1:47 3Q VU - Latevius Rayford 7-yard pass from Johnny McCrary (McCrary rush), 4:33 4Q GA - Dominick Sanders 88-yard interception return (Morgan kick), 1:11 4Q Weather: Partly Cloudy, 71 degrees, Wind 12 mph NW
GAME STATISTICS UGA
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 (Avg.) Time of Possession Third Down Conversions Fourth Down Conversions Sacks By: Number-Yards
19 41-281 13-25-141-0 66-422 3-1 10-92 6-243 (40.5) 2-27 (13.5) 27:03 4-of-13 0-of-0 3-21
INDIVIDUAL LEADERS
Rushing UGA - Nick Chubb VU - Ralph Webb Passing UGA - Greyson Lambert VU - Johnny McCrary Receiving UGA - Malcolm Mitchell VU - Ralph Webb Punting UGA - Collin Barber VU - Tommy Openshaw Tackles UGA - Jordan Jenkins VU - Stephen Weatherly
VU
21 39-105 24-50-295-3 89-400 1-0 4-20 6-270 (45.0) 3-69 (23.0) 32:57 7-of-21 3-of-4 1-5
Att. Yds. TD Long 19 189 0 68 25 68 0 12 Comp. Att. Yds. TD 11 21 116 0 24 50 295 0 Rec. Yds. TD Long 4 36 0 13 7 57 0 18 No. Yds. Avg. Long 6 243 40.5 47 6 270 45.0 56 UT AT Tot. 6 5 11 6 2 8