Georgia Bulldogs vs Vanderbilt Commodores Box Score on Oct 07, 2017

The Sports Xchange
Oct 7, 2017

NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- No. 5 Georgia ran over Vanderbilt, amassing 423 yards on the ground, as the Bulldogs rolled to a 45-14 victory at Vanderbilt Stadium on Saturday afternoon.

Running backs Nick Chubb (16 carries, 138 yards, two touchdowns) and Sony Michel (12 carries, 150 yards, one score) were virtually unstoppable for the Bulldogs, who avenged a 17-16 upset loss to the Commodores in Athens last season.

Georgia (6-0, 3-0 SEC) averaged 7.8 yards per carry.

Leading by 14 at halftime, the Bulldogs went for the throat on their first possession of the second half. Quarterback Jake Fromm rolled right, spotted wide receiver Terry Godwin open down the left hash behind cornerback Joejuan Williams, and threw a strike for a 48-yard touchdown.

After a Commodore punt, Michel dashed 50 yards down the right side for another touchdown with 10:17 left in the third quarter.

Running back Elijah Holyfield added a 15-yard rushing touchdown for Georgia early in the fourth, and kicker Rodrigo Blankenship contributed a 27-yard third-quarter field goal.

Fromm was 7 of 11 for 102 yards and two touchdowns.

On Georgia's first drive of the game, Chubb burst through a hole and rumbled through the secondary for a 33-yard touchdown, capping a 7-play, 83-yard drive.

After Vandy punter Sam Loy shanked a 15-yard punt on the VU side of midfield, Michel ripped off a 27-run to the Vandy 13. On a third-and-goal from the 3, Fromm hit running back D'Andre Swift with a swing pass along the left side for a touchdown to make it 14-0 with 13:08 left before half.

With just under two minutes left in before the break, Chubb took a handoff, waited for his blocks to develop and scooted 14 yards for a 21-0 lead.

Vandy finally got on the board when quarterback Kyle Shurmur hit wide receiver Kalija Lipscomb with a 38-yard pass down the right sideline to the UGA 1. On the next snap, running back Ralph Webb dove over with 28 seconds left in the half for the Commodores' first score.

Shurmur completed 17 of 31 passes for 172 yards with one touchdown.

NOTES: Georgia was down two starters on defense. LB Natrez Patrick didn't travel with the squad after he was arrested for misdemeanor marijuana possession. ... DL Trenton Thompson has an MCL sprain and didn't play Saturday. ... ILB Reggie Carter, a key reserve for the Bulldogs, didn't travel due to an undisclosed injury from last week. ... Vanderbilt CB Tre Herndon returned to start after missing last week. ... Georgia had 140 yards in the first quarter, 128 coming on the ground. ... Vanderbilt's touchdown just before half ended a streak of 31 straight drives during which the Bulldogs hadn't allowed a touchdown. ... This was Vanderbilt's fourth consecutive game against a Top 25 team, the first time in school history that's happened.