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10-14-2006, 03:38 PM
http://www.sectalk.com/boards/images/logos/Georgia.gif16th ranked Georgia falls to Vanderbilt 24-22.
By: ESPN
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ATHENS, Ga. (AP) -- Bryant Hahnfeldt kicked a 33-yard field goal with 2 seconds remaining and Vanderbilt pulled off a stunning upset between the hedges, beating No. 16 Georgia 24-22 on Saturday.
It seemed the Bulldogs (5-2, 2-2 Southeastern Conference) would manage a lackluster victory when Tony Taylor returned an interception 24 yards for a touchdown with just under 9½ minutes remaining for a 22-21 lead.
But Georgia failed on the 2-point conversion, and Andy Bailey missed a 37-yard field goal with about 5 minutes left that would have forced Vanderbilt (3-4, 1-3) to go for a touchdown on its final possession.
As it was, the Commodores only needed a field goal. Chris Nickson, who threw a pair of crucial interceptions in the second half, methodically drove them down the field on a 15-play, 65-yard drive.
Vanderbilt passed up a 52-yard field goal attempt, converting on fourth-and-5 when Nickson hooked up with Sean Walker for a 6-yard gain. Cassen Jackson-Garrison ran for another first down inside the Georgia 20.
The Commodores set up the ball in the middle of the field for Hahnfeldt, who was just 4-of-8 on the season and had missed two the previous week in a 17-10 loss to Mississippi. This time, his kick was right down the middle.
Hahnfeldt charged toward the sideline with his right fist in the air, a small contingent of gold-and-black-clad fans roared loudly and the remainder of the 92,000 fans at Sanford Stadium looked on in stunned silence.
The Bulldogs tried a couple of laterals on the ensuing kickoff, but the ball was knocked out of bounds to end the game. Vanderbilt, which lost its first three SEC games by a combined 12 points, defeated Georgia for the first time since 1994 and only the fourth time in their last 43 meetings.
Georgia lost its second in a row and has little chance of defending its SEC championship. The Bulldogs squandered a 17-point lead the previous week, losing to Tennessee 51-33.
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By: ESPN
www.espn.com
ATHENS, Ga. (AP) -- Bryant Hahnfeldt kicked a 33-yard field goal with 2 seconds remaining and Vanderbilt pulled off a stunning upset between the hedges, beating No. 16 Georgia 24-22 on Saturday.
It seemed the Bulldogs (5-2, 2-2 Southeastern Conference) would manage a lackluster victory when Tony Taylor returned an interception 24 yards for a touchdown with just under 9½ minutes remaining for a 22-21 lead.
But Georgia failed on the 2-point conversion, and Andy Bailey missed a 37-yard field goal with about 5 minutes left that would have forced Vanderbilt (3-4, 1-3) to go for a touchdown on its final possession.
As it was, the Commodores only needed a field goal. Chris Nickson, who threw a pair of crucial interceptions in the second half, methodically drove them down the field on a 15-play, 65-yard drive.
Vanderbilt passed up a 52-yard field goal attempt, converting on fourth-and-5 when Nickson hooked up with Sean Walker for a 6-yard gain. Cassen Jackson-Garrison ran for another first down inside the Georgia 20.
The Commodores set up the ball in the middle of the field for Hahnfeldt, who was just 4-of-8 on the season and had missed two the previous week in a 17-10 loss to Mississippi. This time, his kick was right down the middle.
Hahnfeldt charged toward the sideline with his right fist in the air, a small contingent of gold-and-black-clad fans roared loudly and the remainder of the 92,000 fans at Sanford Stadium looked on in stunned silence.
The Bulldogs tried a couple of laterals on the ensuing kickoff, but the ball was knocked out of bounds to end the game. Vanderbilt, which lost its first three SEC games by a combined 12 points, defeated Georgia for the first time since 1994 and only the fourth time in their last 43 meetings.
Georgia lost its second in a row and has little chance of defending its SEC championship. The Bulldogs squandered a 17-point lead the previous week, losing to Tennessee 51-33.
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