Game summaries 2007 Georgia Bulldogs football team

1 game summaries

1.1 oklahoma state
1.2 south carolina
1.3 western carolina
1.4 alabama
1.5 ole miss
1.6 tennessee
1.7 vanderbilt
1.8 florida
1.9 troy
1.10 auburn
1.11 kentucky
1.12 georgia tech
1.13 sugar bowl

game summaries
oklahoma state


date: saturday, september 1
location: sanford stadium, athens, georgia
game start: 6:45 p.m.

sophomore quarterback matthew stafford threw 234 yards , 2 touchdowns bulldogs cruised past cowboys big 12 in much-hyped season opener. georgia won first game of season 11th consecutive season.

south carolina


date: saturday, september 8
location: sanford stadium, athens, georgia
game start: 5:45 p.m.

the gamecocks took 7-0 lead on first drive of game , used stifling defense hold off bulldogs rest of way. georgia s first loss in series since 2001, , team s fifth consecutive loss sec east opponents, dating 2006 season.

western carolina


date: saturday, september 15
location: sanford stadium, athens, georgia
game start: 1:00 p.m.

after slow start, dawgs exploded 42 points in final 3 quarters bounce win on 1-aa catamounts. freshman running knowshon moreno rushed 94 yards on 13 carries.

alabama


date: saturday, september 22
location: bryant–denny stadium, tuscaloosa, alabama
game start: 7:45 p.m.
tv announcers (espn): mike patrick

in virtual must-win situation, dawgs avoided 0-2 start in sec play escaping bryant–denny stadium overtime win. matthew stafford connected senior wide receiver mikey henderson on bulldogs first play scrimmage in ot winning score.

ole miss


date: saturday, september 29
location: sanford stadium, athens, georgia
game start: 1:07 p.m.

running thomas brown rushed career-high 180 yds , 3 touchdowns in fifth straight win against western division opponents.

tennessee


date: saturday, october 6
location: neyland stadium, knoxville, tennessee
game start: 3:34 p.m.

georgia suffered worst loss since 2003 southeastern conference championship, 34-13 loss lsu, , coach mark richt s first loss @ tennessee. bulldogs had won last 3 games @ neyland, tennessee s home stadium.

vanderbilt


date: saturday, october 13
location: vanderbilt stadium, nashville, tennessee
game start: 6:00 p.m.

senior kicker brandon coutu drilled 37-yard field goal time expired give georgia second road win of season, both coming on game s final play. dawgs outscored vanderbilt 13-0 in second half rally 17-7 halftime deficit.

florida


date: saturday, october 27
location: jacksonville municipal stadium, jacksonville, florida
game start: 3:30 p.m.
tv announcers (cbs): verne lundquist, gary danielson & tracy wolfson

behind knowshon moreno s 188 yards (3 touchdowns) , stafford s 223 yards passing (3 touchdowns), dawgs ended hex against rival gators, had won 15 of last 17 games in series. game notable team end-zone celebration following georgia s first touchdown scored on opening drive. team celebration penalized twice , set tone hard fought game.

troy


date: saturday, november 3
location: sanford stadium, athens, georgia
game start: 1:00 p.m.

knowshon moreno had huge game, rushing 196 yards , 3 touchdowns, bulldogs avoided post-florida hangover 10-point win on pesky trojans sun belt.

auburn


date: saturday, november 10
location: sanford stadium, athens, georgia
game start: 3:30 p.m.
tv announcers (cbs): verne lundquist & gary danielson

georgia had way in deep south s oldest rivalry second consecutive year behind balanced offensive attack, 237 yards passing matthew stafford , 180 combined yards on ground. tigers allowed points in game entire season georgia third straight year. first game in bulldogs wore black jerseys.

kentucky


date: saturday, november 17
location: sanford stadium, athens, georgia
game start: 12:30 p.m.

the dawgs had shake off rust after falling behind 10-0 , did scoring 24 of game s final 27 points complete sec schedule @ 6-2. georgia ran winning streak on wildcats in athens 15 games.

georgia tech


date: saturday, november 24
location: bobby dodd stadium, atlanta
game start: 3:30 p.m.

georgia tied school-record seventh-consecutive win in series of rivals atlanta. thomas brown ran 139 yards, unlike moreno, struggled , left game ankle injury. georgia defense allowed 12 completions on 32 pass attempts yellow jackets.

sugar bowl



date: tuesday, january 1
location: louisiana superdome, new orleans
game start: 8:30 p.m.
game weather: dome
tv announcers (fox): thom brennaman & charles davis

georgia controlled both sides of line of scrimmage , outmanned undefeated western athletic conference champs beginning of game end. bulldogs unheralded defensive end marcus howard dominated warrior offensive line , named game s valuable player. second time defensive player has been named mvp in sugar bowl s history. last defensive player named mvp walt yowarsky, played tackle kentucky, in 1951.

source: rivals.com game summary . retrieved january 5, 2007.