How the Tennessee Vols lost to Georgia football 41-0

Phil Kaplan
Knoxville
Tennessee players take down Georgia running back Sony Michel (1) during the Tennessee Volunteers vs. Georgia Bulldogs game at Neyland Stadium in Knoxville, Tennessee on Saturday, September 30, 2017.

 

Tennessee is shut out for the first time since 1994 and is now 0-25 against top 10 opponents after losing to  No. 8 Georgia 41-0.

Fourth quarter

 

Guarantano first pass of game and first play of fourth quarter is no good.

 

 

Georgia ball.

Tennessee defensive end Darrell Taylor is ejected for fighting. 

Georgia scores on Brian Herrien 4-yard run with 12:00 left to make it 38-0.

6 plays, 26 yards.

A lot of Guarantano on the next possession. Some good. A lot of bad ending with a sack on fourth down.

Georgia takes over with 8:47 to play.

Jacob Eason in at quarterback.

 

Elijah Holyfield, the son of Evander Holyfield, with a big run.

David Marvin with 19 FG with 5:34 to play. Georgia 41, Vols 0.

Vols get ball back. 

Guarantano three pass completions and sacked once. 

Georgia gets ball back with 2:53 left.

Run out the clock.

 

Third quarter

 

 

Georgia driving

Fourth down and forced to punt.

Dormady still at QB for Vols.

Third and 8. Kelly makes the catch for 44 yards. Fumbles trying to get extra yardage.

Davis credited with causing fumble. Reed with recovery.

 

 

Georgia is driving again. 

The crowd seems subdued.

A chop block penalty followed by Warrior with a nice tackle ends the drive.

UT announces a sellout crowd of 102,455. 

Kendrick limps off field with 6:04 left. 

Dormady pass for Brandon Johnson. Pass interference on Georgia. First and 10 from 32.

On next play, Callaway appears to make catch but drops ball. Shaken up on play.

Callaway is helped off the field. May have hit head.

On third and 10, Dormady pass is incomplete to Byrd.

 

Georgia takes over at its 45. 

 

Michel with 21-yard run for a touchdown with 1:04 left. Bulldogs lead 31-0.

Jarrett Guarantano enters the game at QB for Vols. Fans can be heard cheering.

Two running plays including one by Guarantano for three yards.

End of quarter.

 

Halftime

 

Tennessee honors former quarterback Peyton Manning, who was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame.

 

 

 

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Second quarter

 

 

Georgia starts from its 17. 2nd and 13 to start quarter.

Fromm's pass on first play of quarter is intercepted by Justin Martin. No return. Vols take over at Georgia 27.

Kelly runs on first play. 2 yards. 

Bad snap and Dormady can't handle. Carter of Georgia recovers.

 

Georgia ball.  

On third-and-4, Fromm is sacked by Jumper.  

Kelly has 8 carries for 23 yards. Dormady is 2-of-9 for 13 yards and one INT. 

Tennessee punting again.

 

After a penalty, Georgia starts from its 13 with 10:52 left in the half. 

 

Georgia using three different backs on the drive.

 

And it's Fromm from nine yards out for the touchdown with 7:13 left in the second quarter to make at 17-0.

11 plays, 87 yards. 

 

Dormady's first pass of the drive intended for Palmer is dropped and falls into hands of J.R. Reed.

 

Georgia driving again.

 

Four-yard run by Fromm to make it 24-0 with 4:14 left. This is getting ugly.

5 plays, 26 yards.

Back-to-back first down by Vols. 

However, Dormady sacked in first down.

Dormady almost intercepted on second down. Smattering of boos.

 

Vols forced to punt.

End of the second quarter. Georgia leads 24-0. 

 

First quarter

 

Game has started.

Captains: Vickers, J Kelly, Gaulden, Trevor Daniel

Quinten Dormady intercepted on Tennessee's first play of the game.

Rodrigo Blakenship makes 38-yard field goal to give Georgia 3-0 lead with 13:37 to play in first quarter.

False start on Marcus Tatum on UT's first play on second possession. 

Tennessee wide receiver Josh Smith (25) and Georgia defensive back Tyrique McGhee (26) reach for a pass during the Tennessee Volunteers vs. Georgia Bulldogs game at Neyland Stadium in Knoxville, Tennessee on Saturday, September 30, 2017.

 

Tennessee is three and out. Punting.

Kendal Vickers with big sack of Jake Fromm on first play.

Vols stop Georgia on third down. 

Second carry by John Kelly on UT's third possession. 

Dormady pass incomplete on third down.

 

After five punts of 50-plus yards last week, Trevor Daniel's first punt is 56 yards.

That's two punts of 50-plus yards for Daniel but Georgia punt returner Mecole Hardman is turning them around, averaging 23 yards per return for 2 returns.

Fromm's pass incomplete although Sapp and Moseley could have made interception.

Fromm throws consecutive passes for first downs.

Officials will review play. Running back D'Andre Swift pass to Terry Godwin hit ground.

There was no review despite fans thinking Vols had interception.

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Third and five for Georgia. Fromm's pass to Javon Wimms is spot on in the end zone. Wiggins on the coverage. Georgia leads 10-0  with 6:10 left in the first quarter.

54 yards in 7 plays, 2:41.

Dormady still in for Vols. Handoff to Kelly on first play.

Dormady to George for 7 yards and first down.

Fils-aime gets first carry for 10 yards and first down. Vols at the their 46. 

UT needs big play. Timeout on 3rd and 2 to avoid penalty.

Offsetting penalties. Unsportsmanlike. Trey Smith and Tyler Clark. Vols forced to punt.

Georgia on third and six. Fromm pass incomplete. 2:10 left in the first.

Linebacker Reggie Carter won't return for Georgia.

Tennessee had Kelly under center and Dormady out wide. Kelly ran for little. Another punt.

End of quarter. Georgia leads 10-0.

 

 

PREGAME

Tennessee looks to end an 0-24 streak against top 10 opponents on Saturday and are a decided underdog against visiting No. 8 Georgia.

The Vols (3-1, 0-1 SEC) also have quarterback legend Peyton Manning at Neyland Stadium. Will it be enough to beat the Bulldogs (4-0, 1-0) and quiet critics of Vols coach Butch Jones?

The pressure is already there. ESPN "College GameDay" analysts criticized Jones this morning.

Joe Rexrode and John Adams preview today's game.

 

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Did we mention Manning is here today?

 

 

Offensive lineman Jashon Robertson in uniform for Vols. He missed last week's game.

 

A look at today's crowd with 40 minutes before kickoff.

Defensive tackle Shy Tuttle is in uniform after missing last week's game.

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UT asked fans to Checker Neyland. Here's a view before kickoff.