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georgia football 12 SEC Titles: 1942, 1946, 1948, 1959, 1966, 1968, 1976, 1980, 1981, 1982, 2002, 2005 Two Consensus National Championships: 1942, 1980 the matchup #5/6 georgIa @ Vanderbilt UGA Avg. VU Oct. 7, 2017, 12 p.m. ET - ESPN 33.0 Scoring Offense 21.6 Vanderbilt Stadium (40,550) *9.2 Scoring Defense 22.0 Nashville, Tenn. +2 Turnover Margin +2 387.0 Total Offense 285.2 (5-0, 2-0 SEC) (3-2, 0-2 SEC) 237.4 Rushing Offense 79.2 georgiadogs.com 149.6 Passing Offense 206.0 Road Swing Continues At Vanderbilt 6.8 Punt Returns 9.4 Fifth-ranked Georgia (5-0, 2-0 SEC) makes its second straight trip to the state of Ten- 25.2 Kickoff Returns 18.5 nessee as it faces the Commodores (3-2, 0-2 SEC) Saturday in Nashville. Last Saturday *ranks No. 2 nationally in Knoxville, the Bulldogs notched their 800th all-time win with a dominating shutout of Tennessee 41-0. Georgia is in its 124th season and they have a record of 800-418-54. The on the call Bulldogs rank 11th nationally in all-time victories. Vanderbilt got off to a 3-0 start but has lost its last two games as conference play TELEVISION: ESPN opened up. Two weeks ago, the Commodores fell 59-0 to top-ranked Alabama in Nash- Mike Patrick (PxP), Tommy Tuberville ville, and last Saturday, they lost 38-24 to #21 Florida in Gainesville. Vanderbilt’s 3-0 start (analyst), Paul Carcaterra (sideline) included a victory over #18 Kansas State. LOCAL RADIO: Georgia Bulldog Sports Network (IMG) - Scott Howard Series Record Versus The Commodores (play-by-play); Eric Zeier (color analyst); The Bulldogs hold a 55-20-2 lead in the all-time series with the Commodores dating Chuck Dowdle (sideline) back to 1893. Georgia has won 11 of its last 12 meetings in Nashville, including the Bull- SIRIUS/XM RADIO: 138/191 dogs’ 31-14 victory in Vanderbilt Stadium in 2015. In fact, Georgia is 19-3 over the teams’ ONLINE: GTV on georgiadogs.com last 22 matchups. However, the Commodores held on for a 17-16 victory in the seventh REPLAY: SEC Network - TBA game of the 2016 season in Athens. This marked the first home loss to Vanderbilt for the Bulldogs since 2006. sid contacts Inside The Numbers Georgia - Claude Felton Saturday’s matchup features three of the nation’s top senior running backs, includ- (706) 542-1621; [email protected] ing two who are ranked among the NCAA’s top 10 active rushing leaders. Georgia’s Nick Vanderbilt - Kyle Parkinson Chubb, who was named this week’s SEC Offensive Player of the Week, ranks fourth na- 615-343-0020; [email protected] tionally with 3,904 yards and 35 touchdowns in 37 games while Vanderbilt’s Ralph Webb checks in at seventh on this list. He has 3,540 yards in 42 games with 24 touchdowns. on deck for the dogs The Bulldogs’ Sony Michel is 17th on this list with 2,667 yds. Georgia ranks third in the SEC in Rushing Defense, allowing just 90.4 yards/game while Vanderbilt is 12th (204.6). Georgia returns home following its two- The Commodores and Bulldogs rank third and fourth, respectively, in Pass Defense. game SEC roadtrip and plays host to Mis- Georgia leads the SEC in Red Zone Defense and Vanderbilt is tied for second. souri (1-3, 0-2 SEC) on Oct. 7. The Bulldogs hold a 5-1 edge on the Tigers and have Aiming For Sixth Straight Victory won the last three in a row over Mizzou. Georgia’s five consecutive wins marks the first time the Bulldogs have reeled off five in a row since the end of the 2015 season. That year, Georgia posted victories over Kentucky, at Auburn, versus Georgia Southern, at Georgia Tech and against Penn State in 2017 schedule the TaxSlayer Bowl to end the year. The Bulldogs are now aiming for their sixth straight Sept. 2 Appalachian State (ESPN) W, 31-10 win when they face the Commodores on Saturday. The last time Georgia tallied six wins Sept. 9 @ #24 Notre Dame (NBC) W, 20-19 in a row was during the 2012 season. That season, the Bulldogs started 5-0 before drop- Sept. 16 Samford (SECN ALT) W, 42-14 ping a contest at South Carolina. But Georgia managed to bounce back and reel off six Sept. 23 #17 *Miss. State (ESPN) W, 31-3 consecutive victories (at Kentucky, vs. Florida, Ole Miss, at Auburn, Georgia Southern, Sept. 30 @ *Tennessee (CBS) W, 41-0 Georgia Tech) and clinched a spot in the SEC Championship Game. The Bulldogs were Oct. 7 @ *Vanderbilt (ESPN) 12 p.m. edged 32-28 by top-ranked Alabama in Atlanta. Oct. 14 *Missouri (SECN) 7:30 p.m. Georgia’s best start in recent history came during the 2005 season when the Bull- Oct. 28 vs. ^*Florida (CBS) 3:30 p.m. dogs jumped out to a 7-0 mark. Georgia won that the SEC title over LSU that season and Nov. 4 *South Carolina TBA finished 10-3. Nov. 11 @ *Auburn TBA Nov. 18 *Kentucky TBA Nov. 25 @ Georgia Tech TBA Yet Another Dog Named To Allstate AFCA Good Works Team Senior DB Aaron Davis has been named to the 2017 Allstate AFCA Good Works *SEC game; ^EverBank Field (Jacksonville, Fla.) Team. Davis is one of 11 players from the NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) se- lected based on their commitment to community service. Davis, a Finance graduate and native of Locust Grove, Ga., is one of four players from the Southeastern Conference on the FBS 2017 Allstate AFCA Good Works Team. Georgia leads the nation in Allstate AFCA Good Works Team honorees with 18 since the award’s inception in 1992, including four straight and six in the last seven years. Current UGAAthletics GeorgiaBulldogs UGAAthletics Bulldog TE Jeb Blazevich was awarded the honor in 2016. This year, Davis has started all five games and is third on the team with 17 tackles. vanderbilt Kirby smart Head Football Coach burn and No. 22 North Carolina. Inside the Numbers Under Smart He led UGA to an 8-5 final re- Record (SEC) .............................................................. 13-5 (6-4) cord, which included a victory Home/Away/Neutral .............................................. 6-3/5-1/2-1 over TCU in the Liberty Bowl. Versus Ranked Teams (H/A/N) ............................. 2-1/1-1/1-1 He has also made an immedi- Versus Top 10 Teams (H/A/N) ............................... 1-0/0-0/0-0 ate impact in recruiting circles Day/Night ......................................................... 6-5/7-0 posting the nation’s third-ranked After Bye Week ............................................................0-1 class in 2017 following his first SEC East/West/Non-Conf. .................................... 4-3/2-1/7-1 class in 2016 generally consid- Conference Record (H/A/*N) ............................... 2-2/4-1/0-1 ered among the top ten. In ad- Score First/Opp. Scores First ................................ 10-2/2-4 dition to his coaching duties, Leading/Trailing/Tied at Half .............................. 9-1/4-3/0-1 Smart oversees the Kirby Smart Leading/Tr./Tied after 3rd Q ................................ 8-3/4-2/1-0 Family Foundation, which is fo- In Overtime ...................................................................0-0 cused on being champions in Scoring < 20 Pts./20+ Pts. ..................................... 1-3/12-2 the community by supporting Allowing less than 20 Pts. ....................................... 7-1 and giving back to needy chil- Allowing 20-29/30-39/40+ Pts. .......................... 6-2/0-1/0-1 dren and families. Rushing for less than 100 yards .............................0-2 When Georgia looked for a new Smart officially came home Rushing for over 100 yards ....................................13-3 head football coach after the to Georgia on Dec. 6, 2015. But Rushing for 200+ yards .............................................9-2 2015 season, the arrows pointed he still had unfinished business Passing for less than 100 yards ..............................2-0 to Kirby Smart, longtime Univer- at Alabama, which was chasing Passing for 300+ yards ..............................................2-0 sity of Alabama defensive coor- a national title. He juggled two Totaling less than 300 yards ....................................0-1 dinator and former UGA player jobs for a month until January 400+ yards of Total Offense .....................................6-2 and assistant. After one season, 11, 2016, when the Tide won its Allowing less than 100 yds. rushing .....................5-1 he has not disappointed. fourth national championship in Allowing less than 300 yds. Total Off. .................. 7-2 In his first year leading the a seven-year span. Twelve hours Allowing 400+ yds. total offense ...........................2-1 Bulldogs, Georgia extended its later, he was at work in Athens, Having 100-yard rusher .............................................8-1 school record to 20 consecutive where he is one of nine head Opp. have 100-yard rusher .......................................2-0 bowl appearances and posted coaches at schools from Power 5 No Turnovers / No Takeaways ................................ 0-2/2-1 five fourth-quarter comebacks conferences that are coaching at In Sept./Oct./Nov./Dec.. ........................................ 8-1/1-3/3-1/1-0 including wins over No. 8 Au- their alma mater. Top Ind. Single-Game Performances Under Smart Did You Know? Rushing Yards: 222, Chubb vs. #22 UNC (9/3/16) Rushing TDs: 2, Multiple players Kirby Smart is one of nine head coaches at schools from Power Longest Rush: 55-TD, Chubb vs. #22 UNC (9/3/16); 55-TD, McKenzie vs. LA 5 conferences that are coaching at their alma maters. (11/19/16) The complete list: Passing Yards: 346, Eason vs. VU (10/15/16) Paul Chryst (Wisconsin) Barry Odom (Missouri) Passing TDs: 3, Eason @ Missouri (9/17/16); Fromm vs.