No. 4 Bulldogs Rout Yellow Jackets, 52-7

Saturday, November 30

Atlanta, GA

12:00 PM

University of Georgia

11-1 , 7-1

Georgia Tech

3-9 , 2-6

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Georgia

Georgia Tech

Photo by: Perry McIntyre

November 30, 2019 | Football

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ATLANTA – The fourth-ranked Georgia Bulldogs defeated the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Saturday afternoon at Bobby Dodd Stadium at Historic Grant Field, 52-7.

Georgia shutout the Yellow Jackets in the second half, outscoring Georgia Tech 35-0.

"I want to give a big thanks to our fans. I thought they turned out and took over the stadium as they've done so many times when we've played (on the road)," said head coach Kirby Smart. "There was a lot of red in the stands today, and I'm proud of that. I'm proud of our seniors. The senior class that's going out of here, somebody told me, may be tied for the second-most wins of any senior class to ever leave Georgia. They got the benefit of some extra games with the format we're playing now, but the second-most wins in the history of our school, which is pretty incredible when you think about what the seniors have been able to do.

"We did some good things, and we did some things we need to do better," Smart added. "We've got to put [the receivers] in a position to be successful. We need to run the ball to create play-action, and do more in that mentality. A lot of our scores were set up, either by punt returns, or one fumble in the end zone by those guys. We've just got to keep improving. I'm proud of the way the receivers have worked. They've had a ton of reps this week, and a lot of work through low volume of guys. We've got less receivers than we've ever had. They did a good job. I thought Tyler (Simmons) really stepped up during the week and had a good game."

Offensively, junior quarterback Jake Fromm completed 14 passes for 254 yards and four touchdowns. His four touchdown passes tied a career best set last season against Georgia Tech.

On the ground, junior D'Andre Swift had 10 carries, accumulating 73 yards, leading the team in both categories. Senior Brian Herrien had eight carries for 46 yards and a touchdown.

The receiving corps was led by three catches by senior Tyler Simmons, who scored his first touchdown of the season. Sophomore James Cook made a pair of catches, totaling 34 total yards.

On the defensive side of the ball, junior Monty Rice totaled eight tackles and a pass breakup.

Graduate place kicker Rodrigo Blankenship made one of two field goal attempts and extended his PAT-made streak to 197.

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Highlights

After being forced to punt on its first drive, Georgia then scored on three-straight drives, all of which were completed prior to the end of the first quarter.

Blankenship put the Bulldogs on the board first with 10 minutes left in the first quarter, connecting on a 49-yard field goal, his eighth from 40 or longer this season, 3-0 Georgia.

Georgia's next scoring drive was punctuated with a two-yard Herrien rushing touchdown, 10-0 Bulldogs. It was Herrien's sixth score of the season. The seven-play, 64-yard drive was highlighted by a 25-yard pass from Fromm to Simmons to the two-yard line, setting up Herrien's touchdown.

On its next drive, senior Charlie Woerner caught a 20-yard pass from Fromm for his first career touchdown reception, widening the lead to 17-0 with 3:40 left in the first. D'Andre Swift rattled off an 18-yard rush on Georgia's scoring drive, followed by a 12-yard rush by Simmons.

A fumble by Dominick Blaylock on a punt return was recovered by the Yellow Jackets on the Georgia 17-yard line at the 13:19 mark in the second quarter. The fumble set up the first Georgia Tech first down of the contest followed by a six-yard touchdown pass to Tyler Davis, breaking up the shutout, 17-7.

The fumble was the first turnover committed by the Bulldogs since the South Carolina game on Oct. 12.

Another Georgia fumble recovered by Georgia Tech put the Yellow Jackets on the 42-yard line. The drive resulted in a 27-yard field goal attempt which was wide right, keeping the Bulldogs' lead at 17-7 with 3:33 left in the first half.

The first half came to a close on a missed 42-yard field goal attempt by Blankenship. The teams entered the locker room at half with Georgia leading 17-7.

Fromm completed a 17-yard touchdown pass to Simmons, his first touchdown catch of the season, on the opening drive of the second half, reopening a 17-point lead for Georgia, 24-7.

Following a Georgia Tech punt that allowed Georgia to begin its drive on the Yellow Jacket 41-yard line, Fromm immediately connected with George Pickens on a 41-yard touchdown pass with 7:44 left in the third, 31-7 Georgia. The catch was Pickens' sixth touchdown of the season.

The lead was widened on a Fromm touchdown pass to Blaylock with 4:28 left in the third, 38-7. The touchdown pass was Fromm's fourth of the game, tying his career best set last season against Georgia Tech.

Redshirt-sophomore Stetson Bennett handed off to Kenny McIntosh who punched in a two-yard touchdown with 11:19 left in the game, lengthening the lead to 45-7.

A Georgia Tech fumble in the end zone was picked up by sophomore Tyson Campbell with three minutes left in the game, finalizing Georgia's lead at 52-7.

Up next, Georgia will face off against second-ranked LSU at Mercedes Benz Stadium in the Southeastern Conference Championship next Saturday. Kickoff on CBS is set for 4 p.m.