2017 game summaries
2018 Rose Bowl Game Champions
#7 Georgia 38, Georgia Tech 7
Nov. 25, 2017 • Bobby Dodd Stadium - Atlanta, Ga. ATHENS, Ga. - The seventh-ranked Georgia Bulldogs overmatched the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets 38-7 in the battle for the Governor’s Cup Trophy at Bobby Dodd Stadium. After forcing a Yellow Jacket punt on the game’s opening possession, the Bulldogs assembled a 12-play, 61-yard touchdown drive. Nick Chubb scored from one yard out, while Sony Michel compiled 25 yards on the drive including a critical 3rd down pickup where he shed two tackles. Georgia Tech put together a 12-play, 56-yard drive that started in the first quarter and spilled into the second quarter, but boiled over with a failed fourth-down attempt. The Bulldogs turned it into a touchdown quickly with six-straight run plays for 44 yards and then a 21-yard pass from Jake Fromm to Javon Wims for the score. The Yellow Jackets got on the scoreboard in the final minute of the first half on a 10-yard touchdown pass from TaQuan Marshall to Ricky Jeune. The Bulldogs offense moved efficiently with 42 seconds left setting up a Rodrigo Blankenship 37-yard field goal to head into the half with a 17-7 lead. At the half, Fromm was 8-for-10 for 91 yards, while Wims had four catches for 61 yards and his team-leading 6th receiving touchdown of the year. Michel tallied 67 yards on the ground on eight carries to move up to third all-time in rushing yards behind Chubb. Georgia scored on three of its five possessions in the second half to seal the victory. The only non-score drives consisted of a punt and the final possession in which Georgia controlled the ball for 7:19 leaving GT the ball with only seven seconds left. Michel tallied the first touchdown on a four-yard run after a 39-yard catch by sophomore receiver Mecole Hardman set it up. In the subsequent drive, Georgia marched down the field 67 yards, all but five yards on the ground. D’Andre Swift highlighted the last two plays with a 31-yard run on a 3rd-and-9 and an over-the-top 2-yard score. The final score came on three plays as Fromm connected with junior college transfer receiver Ahkil Crumpton for a 78-yard touchdown strike, Georgia’s longest of the season.
Coach Kirby Smart said… “They’ve got a good football team. It’s a very hard offense to prepare for. Our kids took the challenge head-on and did a good job preparing for it. Thought we controlled the ball offensively in the second half. Our kids have played really hard. They’ve gotten better throughout the year. They’ve bought into what we’re trying to do as a program. We’re really excited about where we are, and we’ve got a challenge next week.”
SCORING SUMMARY
Georgia (11-1) Georgia Tech (5-6)
7 0
10 14 7 0
7 = 0 =
38 7
UGA - Nick Chubb, 1-yard run (Blankenship kick) 5:51, 1Q UGA - Javon Wims, 21-yard pass from Fromm (Blankenship kick), 7:05, 2Q GT - Ricky Jeune, 10-yard pass from Marshall (King kick), 0:48, 2Q UGA - R. Blankenship, 37-yard field goal, 0:00, 2Q UGA - Sony Michel, 4-yard run (Blankenship kick), 9:03, 3Q UGA - D’Andre Swift, 2-yard run (Blankenship kick), 1:23, 4Q UGA - Ahkil Crumpton, 78-yard pass from Fromm (Blankenship kick), 11:21, 4Q Weather: Mostly cloudy, 58 degrees with a 8-mph wind.
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 (Avg.) Time of Possession Third Down Conversions Fourth Down Conversions Sacks By: Number-Yards
UGA GT 23 12 43-247 46-188 12-17-224-0 2-9-38-1 60-471 55-226 1-0 1-0 2-25 3-40 2-89 (44.5) 5-233 (46.6) 2-36 (18) 2-28 (14.0) 30:14 29:46 6 of 9 8 of 15 0 of 1 0 of 1 1-7 0-0
INDIVIDUAL LEADERS Rushing Att. Yds. TD Long UGA - Sony Michel 13 85 1 16 GT - TaQuon Marshall 17 72 0 24 Passing Comp. Att. Yds. TD UGA - Jake Fromm 12 16 224 2 GT - TaQuon Marshall 2 9 38 1 Receiving Rec. Yds. TD Long UGA - Ahkil Crumpton 2 78 1 78 GT - Ricky Jeune 2 38 1 28 Punting No. Yds. Avg. Long UGA - Cameron Nizialek 2 89 44.5 49 GT - Pressley Harvin III 5 233 46.6 50 Tackles UT AT Tot. UGA - Roquan Smith 8 1 9 GT - Lawrence Austin 9 1 10
Worth Noting… • With today’s 38-7 victory, seventh-ranked Georgia completes the regu-
lar season with a 11-1 record, marking the 10th team in school history to win at least 11 games in a season and the first since 2012. The seniors improvestheir record to 39-12. Also, Georgia has reclaimed the Governor’s Cup Trophy and extended its advantage in the series to 66-39-5. Georgia’s 38 points was the most against Tech since 2013 (41-34 OT win).
Natrez Patrick (6) and Roquan Smith led a defensive effort that limited Georgia Tech to nearly half of its per-game rushing output.
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• The Bulldogs came in ranked fourth nationally in Soring Defense, allowing only 14.4 points a game and holding Tech’s option attack to just seven points and 226 total yards (188 rushing). Tech was averaging 30.2 points/game and 319.3 rushing yards a game. • Georgia tallied 38 points and 471 yards of total offense (247-rushing, 224-passing) on 60 plays. The Bulldogs came in today averaging 35.3 points a game including leading the nation in Red Zone Offense, going 40-for-41 with 30 touchdowns. Against Tech, Georgia went 4-for-4 in the Red Zone (3 TDs, 1 FG). • Senior Sony Michel tallied 85 rushing yards on 13 attempts to move up to third place in school history for career rushing yards with 3,314, trailing only Herschel Walker (5,259) and Chubb (4,522). Michel had a four-yard TD to make it 24-7 with 9:08 left in the third to cap a six play, 77-yard drive. • With his first touchback on the opening kickoff, redshirt sophomore Rodrigo Blankenship set a school record for touchbacks in a season as that was his 52nd, passing the mark of Hall of Famer Kevin Butler who had 51 during the 1981 season. Blankenship had six kickoffs with four touchbacks against Tech.
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