Georgia at Georgia Tech

Saturday, November 25, 2017

No. 7 Georgia beat Georgia Tech 38–⁠7. It was their 112th meeting; after it, Georgia led the series 62–⁠40–⁠5 in the games on file.

Away7Georgia13–⁠2 in 2017
38
HomeGeorgia Tech5–⁠6 in 2017
7

Final at Bobby Dodd Stadium, AtlantaTV: ABCAttendance 55,000

At kickoff
59°F, clear, wind 3 mph from the westWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; Fulton Co-Brown Field Airport (KFTY), 12 km from the stadium, seven minutes before kickoff
Officials
Referee Jeff Flanagan; umpire Tom Laverty; head linesman M. Fitzgerald; line judge Colin Formulak; side judge Jeff Shears; field judge Wayne Fundell; back judge Bryan Platt; center judge Larry HayesGame officials: stats.ncaa.org box scores, via SportsDataverse

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Georgia71014738
Georgia Tech07007

Standouts

Photos: Wikimedia Commons, free licenses; credits on each player’s page.

Player stats

Georgia

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Jake Fromm12/1622420
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Sony Michel1385116
Nick Chubb1253112
D’Andre Swift437131
Elijah Holyfield935011
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Ahkil Crumpton278178
Javon Wims577123
Mecole Hardman351039
Isaac Nauta1909
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Roquan Smith9310
D’Andre Walker6200
Natrez Patrick5100
J.R. Reed4000
Deandre Baker0001

Georgia Tech

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
TaQuon Marshall2/93811
RushingCarYdsTDLong
TaQuon Marshall1772024
KirVonte Benson124408
Nathan Cottrell543033
Clinton Lynch41409
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Ricky Jeune238128
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Lance Austin10000
Brant Mitchell8000
Corey Griffin5100
A.J. Gray5000

From CollegeFootballData’s box score. Names lead to each player’s page. ★ a career high on file.

Team stats

GeorgiaGeorgia Tech
471Total yards226
224Passing yards38
247Rushing yards188
13.2Yards per pass4.2
5.7Yards per rush4.1
23First downs12
6–⁠10Third downs8–⁠15
0–⁠1Fourth downs0–⁠1
0Turnovers1
2–⁠25Penalties3–⁠40
30:14Possession29:46
1Sacks (by defense)0

Efficiency

GeorgiaGeorgia Tech
64%Success rate31%
0.45EPA per play−0.04
1.05Explosiveness1.34
0.31Rushing EPA0.06
0.89Passing EPA−0.52
50%Passing-down success35%
0.57First-down EPA−0.28
−0.04Second-down EPA−0.06
1.49Third-down EPA0.56
20%Havoc by its defense7%

From CollegeFootballData.com: each offense’s efficiency, and the havoc each defense caused. The better side of each line is bold.

Before kickoff

Our ratings and the line, going in

Our ratings (scores only)

Georgia 66% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

The line

Georgia −11.5, over/under 51.

The last line on file before kickoff: the consensus line when the books publish one, otherwise a single major sportsbook’s.

Before kickoff, the win chances were Georgia 79%, Georgia Tech 21%. CollegeFootballData.com’s estimate from the point spread.

Every drive

Georgia Tech end zoneGeorgia end zoneQ1 Georgia TechPunt, 6 playsQ1 GeorgiaTouchdown, 12 playsQ1 Georgia TechPunt, 5 playsQ1 GeorgiaPunt, 4 playsQ1 Georgia TechTurnover on downs, 12 playsQ2 GeorgiaTouchdown, 5 playsQ2 Georgia TechTouchdown, 12 playsQ2 GeorgiaField goal, 6 playsQ3 GeorgiaPunt, 3 playsQ3 Georgia TechPunt, 3 playsQ3 GeorgiaTouchdown, 6 playsQ3 Georgia TechPunt, 3 playsQ3 GeorgiaTouchdown, 11 playsQ3 Georgia TechInterception, 7 playsQ4 GeorgiaTouchdown, 3 playsQ4 Georgia TechPunt, 6 playsQ4 GeorgiaTurnover on downs, 11 playsQ4 Georgia TechEnd of game, 1 play
Solid bars scored; an outline in the other team’s color marks points the defense scored. Georgia Tech drives left to right, Georgia right to left.
  1. Q1 Georgia TechPunt, 6 plays, 16 yards
  2. Q1 GeorgiaTouchdown, 12 plays, 61 yards
  3. Q1 Georgia TechPunt, 5 plays, 14 yards
  4. Q1 GeorgiaPunt, 4 plays, 19 yards
  5. Q1 Georgia TechTurnover on downs, 12 plays, 56 yards
  6. Q2 GeorgiaTouchdown, 5 plays, 65 yards
  7. Q2 Georgia TechTouchdown, 12 plays, 75 yards
  8. Q2 GeorgiaField goal, 6 plays, 5 yards
  9. Q3 GeorgiaPunt, 3 plays, −40 yards
  10. Q3 Georgia TechPunt, 3 plays, −7 yards
  11. Q3 GeorgiaTouchdown, 6 plays, 77 yards
  12. Q3 Georgia TechPunt, 3 plays, −4 yards
  13. Q3 GeorgiaTouchdown, 11 plays, 67 yards
  14. Q3 Georgia TechInterception, 7 plays, 65 yards
  15. Q4 GeorgiaTouchdown, 3 plays, 85 yards
  16. Q4 Georgia TechPunt, 6 plays, 15 yards
  17. Q4 GeorgiaTurnover on downs, 11 plays, 59 yards
  18. Q4 Georgia TechEnd of game, 1 play, 1 yard

Play by play

1st quarter5 drives, then Georgia 7, Georgia Tech 0
Georgia Tech Punt, 6 plays
15:001st & 10 at own 35Rodrigo Blankenship kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
14:551st & 10 at own 25KirVonte Benson run for 4 yds to the GTech 29
14:092nd & 6 at own 29Qua Searcy run for 1 yd to the GTech 30
13:303rd & 5 at own 30TaQuon Marshall run for 9 yds to the GTech 39 for a 1ST down
12:471st & 10 at own 39Clinton Lynch run for a loss of 1 yard to the GTech 38
12:102nd & 11 at own 38Nathan Cottrell run for 3 yds to the GTech 41
11:353rd & 8 at own 41TaQuon Marshall pass incomplete to Brad Stewart
11:204th & 8 at own 41Pressley Harvin III punt for 48 yds , Mecole Hardman returns for 28 yds to the Geo 39
Georgia Touchdown, 12 plays
11:131st & 10 at own 39Sony Michel run for 7 yds to the Geo 46
10:342nd & 3 at own 46Jake Fromm pass complete to Mecole Hardman for 5 yds to the GTech 49 for a 1ST down
10:061st & 10 at opp 49Sony Michel run for 8 yds to the GTech 41
9:362nd & 2 at opp 41D’Andre Swift run for 3 yds to the GTech 38 for a 1ST down
9:091st & 10 at opp 38Jake Fromm pass incomplete to Terry Godwin
8:562nd & 10 at opp 38Jake Fromm pass complete to Javon Wims for 5 yds to the GTech 33
8:093rd & 5 at opp 33Sony Michel run for 8 yds to the GTech 25 for a 1ST down
7:541st & 10 at opp 25Jake Fromm pass incomplete
7:252nd & 10 at opp 25Nick Chubb run for 5 yds to the GTech 20
7:073rd & 5 at opp 20Jake Fromm pass complete to Mecole Hardman for 7 yds to the GTech 13 for a 1ST down
6:351st & 10 at opp 13Jake Fromm pass complete to Javon Wims for 12 yds to the GTech 1 for a 1ST down
5:511st & goal at opp 1Nick Chubb 1 Yd Run (Rodrigo Blankenship Kick)Georgia 7, Georgia Tech 0
Georgia Tech Punt, 5 plays
5:511st & 20 at own 35Rodrigo Blankenship kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
5:441st & 10 at own 25KirVonte Benson run for 2 yds to the GTech 27
5:112nd & 8 at own 27Clinton Lynch run for 9 yds to the GTech 36 for a 1ST down
5:001st & 10 at own 36KirVonte Benson run for 2 yds to the GTech 38
4:022nd & 8 at own 38TaQuon Marshall run for 1 yd to the GTech 39
3:303rd & 7 at own 39TaQuon Marshall pass incomplete to Clinton Lynch
3:194th & 7 at own 39Pressley Harvin III punt for 50 yds , Mecole Hardman returns for 16 yds to the Geo 27
Georgia Punt, 4 plays
3:131st & 10 at own 27Sony Michel run for 11 yds to the Geo 38 for a 1ST down
2:421st & 10 at own 38Sony Michel run for 2 yds to the Geo 40
2:022nd & 8 at own 40Nick Chubb run for 7 yds to the Geo 47
1:303rd & 1 at own 47Nick Chubb run for a loss of 1 yard to the Geo 46
0:394th & 2 at own 46Cameron Nizialek punt for 49 yds , Brad Stewart returns for 5 yds to the GTech 10
Georgia Tech Turnover on downs, 12 plays
0:321st & 10 at own 10Qua Searcy run for a loss of 1 yard to the GTech 9
0:002nd & 11 at own 9TaQuon Marshall pass complete to Ricky Jeune for 28 yds to the GTech 37 for a 1ST down
Q2 14:471st & 10 at own 37Qua Searcy run for 3 yds to the GTech 40
Q2 14:062nd & 7 at own 40TaQuon Marshall run for 5 yds to the GTech 45
Q2 13:303rd & 2 at own 45Nathan Cottrell run for 3 yds to the GTech 48 for a 1ST down
Q2 12:521st & 10 at own 48Qua Searcy run for no gain to the GTech 48
Q2 12:112nd & 10 at own 48Clinton Lynch run for 6 yds to the Geo 46
Q2 11:493rd & 4 at opp 46KirVonte Benson run for 6 yds to the Geo 40 for a 1ST down
Q2 11:161st & 10 at opp 40KirVonte Benson run for 7 yds to the Geo 33
Q2 10:452nd & 3 at opp 33KirVonte Benson run for a loss of 1 yard to the Geo 34
Q2 9:593rd & 4 at opp 34Clinton Lynch run for no gain to the Geo 34
Q2 9:164th & 4 at opp 34TaQuon Marshall pass incomplete to J.J. Green
2nd quarter3 drives, then Georgia 17, Georgia Tech 7
Georgia Touchdown, 5 plays
9:091st & 10 at own 35Sony Michel run for 16 yds to the GTech 49 for a 1ST down
8:451st & 10 at opp 49Sony Michel run for 6 yds to the GTech 43
8:112nd & 4 at opp 43Nick Chubb run for 7 yds to the GTech 36 for a 1ST down
7:371st & 10 at opp 36Jake Fromm run for 15 yds to the GTech 21 for a 1ST down
7:051st & 10 at opp 21Javon Wims 21 Yd pass from Jake Fromm (Rodrigo Blankenship Kick)Georgia 14, Georgia Tech 0
Georgia Tech Touchdown, 12 plays
7:051st & 10 at own 35Rodrigo Blankenship kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
7:001st & 10 at own 25TaQuon Marshall pass incomplete to Brad Stewart
6:542nd & 10 at own 25TaQuon Marshall pass incomplete to Ricky Jeune
6:503rd & 10 at own 25TaQuon Marshall run for 17 yds to the GTech 42 for a 1ST down
6:081st & 10 at own 42Qua Searcy run for 3 yds to the GTech 45
5:292nd & 7 at own 45TaQuon Marshall run for 2 yds to the GTech 47
4:503rd & 5 at own 47Nathan Cottrell run for 33 yds to the Geo 20 for a 1ST down
4:021st & 10 at opp 20KirVonte Benson run for 3 yds to the Geo 17
3:212nd & 7 at opp 17J.J. Green run for 6 yds to the Geo 11
2:453rd & 1 at opp 11TaQuon Marshall run for 2 yds to the Geo 9 for a 1ST down
2:101st & goal at opp 9Nathan Cottrell run for 3 yds to the Geo 6
1:322nd & goal at opp 6TaQuon Marshall run for a loss of 4 yards to the Geo 10
0:543rd & 0 at opp 10Timeout GEORGIA TECH, clock 00:54
0:483rd & goal at opp 10Ricky Jeune 10 Yd pass from TaQuon Marshall (Brenton King Kick)Georgia 14, Georgia Tech 7
Georgia Field goal, 6 plays
0:483rd & 11 at own 35Brenton King kickoff for 64 yds , Mecole Hardman return for 29 yds to the Geo 30
0:341st & 10 at own 30Sony Michel run for 9 yds to the Geo 39
0:342nd & 1 at own 39Timeout GEORGIA, clock 00:34
0:252nd & 1 at own 39Jake Fromm pass complete to Riley Ridley for 9 yds to the Geo 48 for a 1ST down
0:171st & 10 at own 48Jake Fromm pass complete to Isaac Nauta for 9 yds to the GTech 43
0:172nd & 1 at opp 43Timeout GEORGIA, clock 00:17
0:092nd & 1 at opp 43Jake Fromm pass complete to Javon Wims for 23 yds to the GTech 20 for a 1ST down
0:031st & 10 at opp 20TEAM pass incomplete
0:002nd & 10 at opp 20Rodrigo Blankenship 37 Yd Field GoalGeorgia 17, Georgia Tech 7
3rd quarter6 drives, then Georgia 31, Georgia Tech 7
Georgia Punt, 3 plays
15:001st & 10 at own 35Brenton King kickoff for 49 yds , Elijah Holyfield return for 7 yds to the Geo 23 Elijah Holyfield fumbled, recovered by Geo Mecole Hardman
14:391st & 10 at own 23Nick Chubb run for 1 yd to the Geo 24
14:132nd & 9 at own 24Sony Michel run for 1 yd to the Geo 25
13:403rd & 8 at own 25Jake Fromm pass incomplete to Javon Wims
13:324th & 8 at own 25Cameron Nizialek punt for 40 yds, fair catch by Brad Stewart at the GTech 35
Georgia Tech Punt, 3 plays
13:321st & 10 at own 35GEORGIA TECH Penalty, Offensive Holding (-10 Yards) to the GTech 25
13:251st & 10 at own 25KirVonte Benson run for no gain to the GTech 25
12:462nd & 10 at own 25TaQuon Marshall pass incomplete
12:403rd & 10 at own 25TaQuon Marshall run for 3 yds to the GTech 28
12:054th & 7 at own 28Pressley Harvin III punt for 49 yds, fair catch by Mecole Hardman at the Geo 23
Georgia Touchdown, 6 plays
11:501st & 10 at own 23Nick Chubb run for 12 yds to the Geo 35 for a 1ST down
11:281st & 10 at own 35Nick Chubb run for 7 yds to the Geo 42
10:572nd & 3 at own 42Nick Chubb run for a loss of 1 yard to the Geo 41
10:103rd & 4 at own 41Jake Fromm pass complete to Javon Wims for 16 yds to the GTech 43 for a 1ST down
9:411st & 10 at opp 43Jake Fromm pass complete to Mecole Hardman for 39 yds to the GTech 4 for a 1ST down
9:031st & goal at opp 4Sony Michel 4 Yd Run (Rodrigo Blankenship Kick)Georgia 24, Georgia Tech 7
Georgia Tech Punt, 3 plays
9:031st & 10 at own 35Rodrigo Blankenship kickoff for 64 yds , Jerry Howard return for 20 yds to the GTech 21
9:001st & 10 at own 21Qua Searcy run for 2 yds to the GTech 23
8:102nd & 8 at own 23Nathan Cottrell run for 1 yd to the GTech 24
7:393rd & 7 at own 24TaQuon Marshall sacked by Roquan Smith for a loss of 7 yards to the GTech 17
7:074th & 14 at own 17Pressley Harvin III punt for 46 yds , Mecole Hardman returns for a loss of 4 yards to the Geo 33
Georgia Touchdown, 11 plays
6:501st & 10 at own 33Nick Chubb run for 4 yds to the Geo 37
6:302nd & 6 at own 37Jake Fromm run for 5 yds to the Geo 42
5:543rd & 1 at own 42Sony Michel run for 1 yd to the Geo 43 for a 1ST down
5:141st & 10 at own 43Nick Chubb run for 7 yds to the 50 yard line
5:002nd & 3 at the 50Nick Chubb run for 4 yds to the GTech 46 for a 1ST down
3:581st & 10 at opp 46Sony Michel run for 8 yds to the GTech 38
3:212nd & 2 at opp 38Sony Michel run for 4 yds to the GTech 34 for a 1ST down
2:431st & 10 at opp 34D’Andre Swift run for 1 yd to the GTech 33
2:062nd & 9 at opp 33Jake Fromm pass incomplete to Mecole Hardman
1:583rd & 9 at opp 33D’Andre Swift run for 31 yds to the GTech 2 for a 1ST down
1:231st & goal at opp 2D’Andre Swift 2 Yd Run (Rodrigo Blankenship Kick)Georgia 31, Georgia Tech 7
Georgia Tech Interception, 7 plays
1:231st & 10 at own 35Rodrigo Blankenship kickoff for 61 yds , Jerry Howard return for 8 yds to the GTech 12
1:231st & 10 at own 12GEORGIA Penalty, Personal Foul (Riley Ridley) to the GTech 27 for a 1ST down
1:001st & 10 at own 27KirVonte Benson run for 4 yds to the GTech 31
0:452nd & 6 at own 31KirVonte Benson run for 8 yds to the GTech 39 for a 1ST down
0:001st & 10 at own 39TaQuon Marshall run for 14 yds to the Geo 47 for a 1ST down
Q4 14:501st & 10 at opp 47TaQuon Marshall run for 24 yds to the Geo 23 for a 1ST down
Q4 14:181st & 10 at opp 23TaQuon Marshall run for 2 yds to the Geo 21
Q4 13:392nd & 8 at opp 21TaQuon Marshall run for a loss of 2 yards to the Geo 23
Q4 12:523rd & 10 at opp 23TaQuon Marshall pass intercepted Deandre Baker return for 15 yds to the Geo 15
4th quarter3 drives, then Georgia 38, Georgia Tech 7
Georgia Touchdown, 3 plays
12:501st & 10 at own 15Jake Fromm pass complete to Ahkil Crumpton for no gain to the Geo 15
12:002nd & 10 at own 15Brian Herrien run for 7 yds to the Geo 22
11:213rd & 3 at own 22Ahkil Crumpton 78 Yd pass from Jake Fromm (Rodrigo Blankenship Kick)Georgia 38, Georgia Tech 7
Georgia Tech Punt, 6 plays
11:213rd at the 50Rodrigo Blankenship kickoff for 50 yds for a touchback
11:111st & 10 at own 25TaQuon Marshall run for 2 yds to the GTech 27
10:402nd & 8 at own 27KirVonte Benson run for 6 yds to the GTech 33
10:003rd & 2 at own 33TaQuon Marshall run for 4 yds to the GTech 37 for a 1ST down
9:301st & 10 at own 37KirVonte Benson run for 3 yds to the GTech 40
8:542nd & 7 at own 40TaQuon Marshall run for a loss of 1 yard to the GTech 39
8:103rd & 8 at own 39TaQuon Marshall run for 1 yd to the GTech 40
7:284th & 7 at own 40Pressley Harvin III punt for 40 yds, fair catch by Ahkil Crumpton at the Geo 20
Georgia Turnover on downs, 11 plays
7:161st & 10 at own 20Elijah Holyfield run for 4 yds to the Geo 24
6:352nd & 6 at own 24Elijah Holyfield run for 11 yds to the Geo 35 for a 1ST down
5:481st & 10 at own 35Elijah Holyfield run for 9 yds to the Geo 44
5:062nd & 1 at own 44Brian Herrien run for 6 yds to the 50 yard line for a 1ST down
4:211st & 10 at the 50Brian Herrien run for 4 yds to the GTech 46
3:342nd & 6 at opp 46Elijah Holyfield run for 2 yds to the GTech 44
2:433rd & 4 at opp 42Elijah Holyfield run for 2 yds to the GTech 42 for a 1ST down GEORGIA TECH Penalty, Personal Foul (Victor Alexander) to the GTech 27 for a 1ST down
2:071st & 10 at opp 27Elijah Holyfield run for 2 yds to the GTech 25
1:392nd & 8 at opp 25Elijah Holyfield run for 4 yds to the GTech 21
0:503rd & 4 at opp 21Elijah Holyfield run for no gain to the GTech 21
0:074th & 4 at opp 21Elijah Holyfield run for 1 yd to the GTech 20
0:001st & 10 at own 20Lucas Johnson run for 1 yd to the GTech 21 Lucas Johnson fumbled, recovered by GTech Lucas Johnson

Play-by-play from CollegeFootballData.com, as its scorers wrote it. The clock is the time left in the quarter; the spot is from the side of the team with the ball.

Officially, Georgia leads 73–⁠41–⁠5; as played, 69–⁠40–⁠5 in the 114 games on file; the official count covers all 119 meetings, counting the seven since this game.

Recent meetings
2025Georgia 16, Georgia Tech 9
2024Georgia 44, Georgia Tech 42
2023Georgia 31, Georgia Tech 23
2022Georgia 37, Georgia Tech 14
2021Georgia 45, Georgia Tech 0
2019Georgia 52, Georgia Tech 7

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