Georgia Bulldogs vs Tennessee Volunteers Match Player Stats On Oct 10, 2015

The Sports Xchange
Oct 10, 2015

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. -- Tennessee's second-half struggles have been well-chronicled so far this fall, but Saturday at Neyland Stadium the Volunteers reversed that unsettling trend, roaring back from a 21-point deficit on the back of quarterback Joshua Dobbs to ease past No. 19 Georgia 38-31.

In two of their previous three losses, the Vols had blown double-digit leads. Not this time.

Trailing 24-3 late in the second quarter, Tennessee roared back, scoring four straight touchdowns. The final came on a 2-yard touchdown pass from Dobbs to running back Alvin Kamara, putting the Vols up 31-24.

The Bulldogs tied the game on a 48-yard touchdown pass from Greyson Lambert to wide receiver Reggie Davis. But Tennessee regained the advantage with 5:48 to play on a 5-yard run by Dobbs, who rushed for 118 yards and two scores while completing 25 of 42 passes for 312 yards and three touchdowns as the Vols (3-3, 1-2 SEC) snapped a five-game losing streak to the Bulldogs.

Georgia received one more chance with 1:47 to play, but punter Trevor Daniel kicked the ball out of bounds at the 1.

Mark Richt's squad got as close as the Volunteers' 22 before running out of time as Lambert's final throw to the end zone fell incomplete.

The loss wasn't the only bad news of the day for the Bulldogs (4-2, 2-2).

On the game's first play, All-SEC running back Nick Chubb suffered what looked to be a serious knee injury as he was being pushed out of bounds.

Georgia officials confirmed the injury to Chubb's left knee but did not indicate how long the sophomore will be out.

Chubb was very emotional upon leaving the field, and CBS sideline reporter Allie LeForce said on Twitter that the Cedartown native briefly lost consciousness.

To their credit, the Bulldogs didn't lose focus and arguably were galvanized. It appeared that Tennessee would grab the early lead when Dobbs ripped of a 27-yard run to the Bulldogs' 4-yard line. However, on the next play, running back Jalen Hurd had the ball knocked loose by Davin Bellamy into the arms of Leonard Floyd, who raced 96 yards for Georgia's first score.

The Bulldogs weren't done.

Georgia tacked on three more scores -- a 28-yard pass from Lambert to Malcolm Mitchell, a 36-yard field goal by Marshall Morgan and a 70-yard punt return by Davis.

But, just when it looked like the Bulldogs would walk away, Tennessee suddenly made things interesting, scoring a pair of touchdowns in just 37 seconds -- including a 39-yard pass from Dobbs to Josh Smith with 1:04 left in the half.

The Vols quickly got another chance after Sony Michel fumbled the kickoff and Tennessee recovered on the 25. Four plays later, Dobbs flipped a short pass to Kamara and suddenly Georgia's lead was back to seven, at 24-17.

NOTES: Georgia played without WR/PR Isaiah McKenzie, who did not travel after pulling his hamstring last week against Alabama. ... Ironically, Floyd's 96-yard return was not a Georgia record. Last year, Damian Swann brought one back 99 yards against Georgia Tech. ... Tennessee has played 40 true freshmen over the past two years (23 in 2015, 17 in 2015), the most of any school in the nation.