From: mbs@zycor.lgc.com (Matt Shostak)
Subject: Re:  Greatest of the Eighties (BOWL BOUND)
Organization: Landmark/Zycor   Austin, Texas
Date: Fri, 20 Nov 1992 18:54:26 GMT

In article <1992Nov20.183037.28407@lgc.com> mbs@zycor.lgc.com (Matt Shostak) writes:
>
>Georgia (1980) Runs Over Tennessee (1985) 46-3
>
>
>In the most lopsided game of the Greatest of the Eighties (BOWL BOUND)
>tournament so far, the Georgia Bulldogs rode Herschel Walker to victory
>over the Tennessee Volunteers.  Penalties killed the Vols, starting with
>the opening drive, when a late hit on third down gave Georgia new life,
>although Walker had been stopped.  Walker scored on a 24-yard jaunt 4
>plays later.  On Tennessee's second possession, their punt was blocked 
>and returned 14 yards for a touchdown.  Although the Vols quickly stormed
>back on the next drive, and looked like they would make a game of it,
>a costly holding penalty deep in Georgia territory forced them to settle
>for a field goal.  
>
>Georgia unleashed Walker time and again into the Tennessee line, and he took
>his toll to the tune of 215 yards on 42 carries.  The Dogs threw the ball
>only three times in the first half, and only twice in the second half.
>Four second-half field goals by Rex Robinson contributed to the landslide.
>
>The Vols appeared to be snake-bitten, getting penalized 10 times
>for 91 yards during the game, and losing 2 interceptions
>and 1 fumble.  It was just too costly against the ground attack of the Dogs.
>
>In an apparent miscommunication between coach Vince Dooley and the second
>offensive unit, the Bulldogs scored a 7-yard touchdown on the last play
>of the game.  Dooley apologized to Johnny Majors immediately thereafter,
>but sideline reporter John Dockery badgered him nevertheless.
>
>Dockery:  Coach, did you feel you had to score more points to impress
>          voters this week?
>Dooley:   No, this is a tournament.  There are no voters.  Where have
>          you been?
>Dockery:  Were you sending a message to other teams in the tournament?
>Dooley:   No.
>Dockery:  Did all the talk from people like Lee Corso and Beano Cook
>          about how good Tennessee was motivate you to pour it on today?
>Dooley:   Well, we heard about Corso's prediction (Tennessee, 27-21),
>          but that just gave us extra confidence.  I hope he picks
>          Florida State to win next week.  But it didn't motivate us to
>          run it up.
>Dockery:  But I guess you didn't call off the dogs either.
>
>
>
>              1    2    3    4     Final
>             ---  ---  ---  ---    -----
>Georgia      14    7    6   19       46
>Tennessee     3    0    0    3        6
                             ^^^
                              
Oops.  Tennesse only got 3 points total, 0 in the 4th.  Sorry for the error.



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>                      Tennessee           Georgia
>First downs:             11                 21
>Rushing:               37-114             71-310
>Passing:              11-18-147 2INT      3-5-53
>Return yards:            82                 137
>Penalties:             10-91               0-0
>Sacks allowed:          2-(-8)             0-0
>Fumbles-lost:           1-1                2-0
>Possession:            25:20              34:40
>
>
>The next game for Georgia is the semifinal against Florida State (1987).
>The next game in the tournament is Arizona State (1986) vs. Michigan (1985).
>
>


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