eorgia Football Two Consensus National Championships: 1942, 1980 12 SEC Titles: 1942, 1946, 1948, 1959, 1966, 1968, 1976, 1980, 1981, 1982, 2002, 2005 2014 Georgia Schedule Aug. 30 #16 Clemson (ESPN) W, 45-21 #12 AP/#13 USA Georgia (2-1, 0-1 SEC) vs. Tennessee (2-1, 0-0 SEC) Sept. 13 @ #24 *South Carolina (CBS) L, 38-35 georgiadogs.com utsports.com Sept. 20 Troy (SEC Network) W, 66-0 Date: Sept. 27, 2014, 12 p.m. Site: Athens, Ga. Stadium: Sanford (92,746) Sept. 27 *Tennessee (ESPN) 12:00 p.m. Oct. 4 *Vanderbilt TBA Radio: Georgia Bulldog Sports Network from IMG - Scott Howard (PxP), Eric Zeier (Color), Oct. 11 @ *Missouri TBA Chuck Dowdle (sideline), Loran Smith, Neil Williamson, Jeff Dantzler, Kevin Butler Oct. 18 vs. %*Arkansas TBA National TV: ESPN - Dave Pasch, Brian Griese, Tom Luginbill Nov. 1 vs. ^*Florida (CBS) 3:30 p.m. National Radio: Touchdown Radio - Gino Torretta, TBD Nov. 8 @ *Kentucky TBA Sirius/XM Radio: Ch. 91/91 Nov. 15 *Auburn TBA Nov. 22 Charleston Southern TBA Internet Broadcast: GTV on georgiadogs.com Nov. 29 Georgia Tech TBA SID Contacts: Georgia - Claude Felton, 706-542-1621; UT - Jimmy Stanton, 865-974-4167 %War Memorial Stadium (Little Rock, Ark.); [email protected] [email protected] ^EverBank Field (Jacksonville, Fla.); *SEC games SEC Stretch Begins Follow The Bulldogs’ Live Stats Georgia starts a stretch of seven straight Southeastern Conference games Saturday with Tennessee first For home games: http://uga.statbroadcast.com up and coming to Sanford Stadium. The Bulldogs opened the season against of pair of top 25 opponents from the Palmetto State, going 1-1 and then blanked Troy last Saturday. The Volunteers were off last week Captains Versus The Vols following a 34-10 loss at fourth-ranked Oklahoma. They began the year with easy home wins over Utah State TBA and Arkansas State. Saturday will mark the first time since 2001 that Tennessee will not open its SEC schedule against Florida. Home Sweet Home Georgia cruised to a 66-0 win over the winless Trojans last Saturday. The Bulldogs entered the contest Georgia is in the middle of a three-game averaging 40 points a game and thanks to their latest output, that number increased to 48.7, which trails only homestand. The Bulldogs started with a win over Baylor (59.3), Texas A&M (55.2) and Arkansas (48.8). The Volunteers check in at 13th in scoring offense, Troy last weekend and now play host Tennessee averaging 27.3 points. and Vanderbilt. This is the first of two three-game homestands this season with Auburn (Nov. 15), Series History Charleston Southern (Nov. 22) and Georgia Tech Georgia will be looking to even the all-time series Saturday as the Volunteers hold a 21-20-2 advantage. (Nov. 29) also visiting Sanford Stadium to wrap up The Bulldogs have won four straight over Tennessee. A Bulldog victory Saturday would match Georgia’s the regular season. longest winning streak in the series. The Bulldogs won five in a row from 1909-1924. Following the Vanderbilt game, Georgia will be on the road for three games in a row as the Bull- High-Octane Offense Continues dogs travel to Missouri, meet the Arkansas Razor- The Bulldogs opened the 2014 season by registering 45 points versus #16 Clemson, rolling up 459 yards backs in Little Rock and make their annual trip to of total offense. Georgia closed the game by taking a knee at the Tiger 8-yard line. At #24 South Carolina, Jacksonville, Fla., for the matchup with Florida. the Bulldogs put 35 points on the scoreboard thanks to 408 yards of total offense, including 217 on the ground. Georgia beat Troy 66-0 after piling up 547 total yards. This was the most points for Georgia since 1994 when ON DECK: vs. Vanderbilt the Bulldogs beat Northeast Louisiana 70-6. The margin of victory of 66 is the most since 1958 when the The Bulldogs hold a 53-19-2 edge on the Bulldogs blanked Citadel 76-0. Before the matchup against the Trojans, Georgia’s last shutout came during Commodores, including a 28-6 advantage in Ath- a 38-0 win at Auburn in 2012. Georgia is ranked second in the SEC with 304.0 yards rushing a game. After ens. However, Vanderbilt bested Georgia 31-27 in playing three games, the Bulldogs are averaging 48.7 points a game (fourth nationally). Nashville, Tenn., in 2013. The Bulldogs topped Georgia has six returning starters on offense that helped set a school record by averaging 484 yards per the Commodores 48-3 the last time the teams met game in 2013. That tally ranked fourth in the SEC. The Bulldogs ranked fifth in the league in scoring offense in Athens. at 36.7 thanks to scoring at least 35 points eight times last season. Georgia’s 58 touchdowns last year ranked second in school history, trailing only the 2012 team that set the mark with 72. Coach To Cure The Georgia and Tennessee coaching staffs 2013 Georgia-Tennessee Flashback will be wearing Coach to Cure MD patches this A quick summary of the contest reveals Marshall Morgan kicked a 42-yard field goal in overtime to lift week to raise awareness and funding for Duchenne Georgia to a 34-31 victory. Morgan’s heroics would not have been possible without Aaron Murray throwing Muscular Dystrophy research. Fans are encour- a game-tying touchdown pass to Rantavious Wooten with five seconds left in regulation. The Volunteers had aged to donate online at www.CoachtoCureMD. gone ahead 31-24 with 1:54 left in the contest. Then, Tennessee’s Alton “Pig” Howard looked to have scored org or donate $5 by texting CURE to 90999. a 7-yard touchdown in the first overtime possession, but he lost control of the ball while diving for the end zone. It resulted in a touchback, and three plays later, Morgan provided the game-winner. During the game, Georgia running back Keith Marshall and receiver Justin Scott-Wesley were lost for the year due to knee injuries while receiver Michael Bennett and punter Colin Barber were knocked out Inside The Numbers This Season of the game that day too. A banged-up Georgia team arrived in Knoxville already missing star running back UGA UT Todd Gurley and a pair of starting safeties. In the end, Murray summed up the day by saying, “we finished 471.3 Total Offense 370.3 the drill.” 304.0 Rushing Offense 130.0 167.3 Passing Offense 240.3 48.7 Scoring Offense 27.3 19.7 Scoring Defense 20.0 +4 Turnover Margin +2 15.0 Punt Returns 12.0 32.8 Kickoff Returns 20.4 Depth Chart GEORGIA BULLDOGS TENNESSEE VOLUNTEERS Offense Offense X 82 Michael Bennett (6-3, 205, Sr.) TE 80 Daniel Helm (6-4, 240, Fr.) 16 Isaiah McKenzie (5-8, 164, Fr.) 82 Ethan Wolf (6-5, 240, Fr.) LT 71 John Theus (6-6, 298, Jr.) LT 77 Kyler Kerbyson (6-4, 312, Jr. 79 Mark Beard (6-5, 300, Sr.) 63 Brett Kendrick (6-6, 316, RFr.) Pronunciation Guide LG 54 Brandon Kublanow (6-3, 290, So.) LG 75 Marcus Jackson (6-2, 306, Jr.) GEORGIA 77 Isaiah Wynn (6-2, 283, Fr.) 60 Austin Sanders (6-5, 311, RFr.) Faton Bauta ... FAH-tone BOUT-ah C 61 David Andrews (6-2, 295, Sr.) C 57 Mack Crowder (6-2, 295, Jr.) Jeb Blazevich ........BLAY-zuh-vich 66 Hunter Long (6-4, 312, Jr.) 71 Dylan Wiesman (6-3, 303, So.) Keyon Brown .................. KEY-ahn RG 73 Jashon Robertson (6-3, 304, Fr.) RG 73 Greg Pyke (6-6, 326, RSo.) Zach DeBell ....................de-BELL 55 Dyshon Sims (6-4, 302, Fr.) 63 Brett Kendrick (6-6, 316, RFr.) Lamont Gaillard .............. Gill-yard RT 75 Kolton Houston (6-5, 280, Sr.) RT 55 Coleman Thomas (6-6, 328, Fr.) 78 Watts Dantzler (6-7, 307, Sr.) 77 Kyler Kerbyson (6-4, 312, Jr.) Amarlo Herrera .......... a-MAR-low TE 87 Jay Rome (6-6, 254, Jr.) WR 8 Marquez North (6-4, 221, So.) Quayvon Hicks ............ KWAY-von 48 Quayvon Hicks (6-2, 257, Jr.) OR 18 Jason Croom (6-5, 243, RSo.) Kyle Karempelis ..... kar-EMP-e-lis 83 Jeb Blazevich (6-5, 232, Fr.) WR 2 Alton “Pig” Howard (5-8, 187, Jr.) Brandon Kublanow .......kuh-BLAH-no QB 14 Hutson Mason (6-3, 202, Sr.) 3 Josh Malone (6-3, 204, Fr.) Sony Michel .....................Michelle 12 Brice Ramsey (6-3, 205, RFr.) OR WR 25 Josh Smith (6-1, 200, So.) John Theus ......................THEE-us 10 Faton Bauta (6-3, 216, RSo.) 81 Johnathon Johnson (5-9, 186, Jr.) Nathan Theus ..................THEE-us TB 3 Todd Gurley (6-1, 232, Jr.) QB 14 Justin Worley (6-4, 220, Sr.) Kosta Vavlas ..... COAST-a VAV-las 4 Keith Marshall (5-11, 219, Jr.) 12 Nathan Peterman (6-2, 220, RSo.) OR Xzavier Ward ...........x-ZAY-vee-er Z 16 Isaiah McKenzie (5-8, 164, Fr.) 11 Josh Dobbs (6-3, 216, So.) Ramik Wilson ................. ra-MEEK 81 Reggie Davis (6-0, 159, So.) TB 15 Marlin Lane (5-11, 209, Sr.) Y 31 Chris Conley (6-3, 206, Sr.) 1 Jalen Hurd (6-3, 227, Fr.) 9 Kenneth Towns (6-3, 201, RSo.) TENNESSEE Cody Blanc ....................... BLANK Defense Derrick Brodus ................BRO-dus 12 starters listed) Defense (* LE 50 Corey Vereen (6-2, 253, So.) Neiko Creamer ................ neek-OH DT 88 Toby Johnson (6-4, 300, Sr.) 4 LaTroy Lewis (6-4, 257, RSo.) Jacob Gilliam ....................gill-UM 89 James DeLoach (6-3, 265, Jr.) DT 54 Jordan Williams (6-5, 284, Sr.) N 96 Mike Thornton (6-1, 290, Sr.) Gregory Grieco ..............greek-OH 40 Dimarya Mixon (6-3, 282, Fr.) Lemond Johnson ........