Postgame Notes: Georgia vs Florida
November 01, 2014 | Football
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Georgia Postgame Notes...Nov. 1, 2014 (#9 Georgia vs. Florida)
Chubb Carries The Load: Freshman TB Nick Chubb scampered for a 39-yard touchdown run in the opening period to put Georgia up 7-0 at the 9:02 mark. It was the longest rushing played allowed by Florida this year and just the sixth rushing TD it has allowed. The score came on an 85-yard drive that took only 2:43 on nine plays. Chubb finished with 156 yards on 21 carries (7.4 avg.) and his sixth rushing touchdown and finished with a career-high five catches for 59 yards and his second career receiving touchdown (20-yard touchdown versus Tennessee). He had 101 yards on 14 carries and a score in the first quarter alone.
Mason Forced To Air It Out: Senior QB Hutson Mason had career-highs in attempts and completions, going 25-for-41 for 314 yards and one TD. His leading receiver was junior Malcolm Mitchell with seven catches for 55 yards while senior Michael Bennett had six for 60 yards.
Series Update: After today's 38-20 loss, the Bulldogs lead the series 50-41-2 and saw their three-game winning streak in the series end. In Jacksonville, Georgia holds a 43-38-1 advantage. Today, both teams wore their traditional dark jerseys, which was the first time they did that since 1970.
Rushing Defense: Coming in today, Georgia ranked second in the SEC in rushing defense, allowing just 105.1 yards a game. Florida rushed 60 times for 418 yards, and that's the second most ever against the Bulldogs, trailing only Auburn's 430 yards on 63 attempts in 1978. UF had just 27 passing yards, going 3-for-6 today.
Points Off Turnovers And Rare Fumble: The Bulldogs now have a +13 turnover margin and have scored 55 points off 18 turnovers while opponents have tallied three points off five Bulldog miscues. Junior OLB Jordan Jenkins jumped on a Gator fumble late in the first quarter. This was Jenkins' second fumble recovery this year. Georgia missed a 39-yard field goal on the next drive.
Nick Chubb fumbled after a 35-yard run and Florida recovered it. This was Georgia's only second lost fumble of the year. The Gators went 3-and-out on the next possession. This was the first fumble lost by a Georgia RB since Brendan Douglas had one against Missouri in 2013. The Bulldogs had 521 carries between their last fumbles on a rushing play (QB-Aaron Murray, Florida, 2013 until Chubb's fumble today).
Starters: Junior receiver Malcolm Mitchell started his first game this season and first since the 2013 season opener at Clemson where he sustained an ACL injury. He was the team's leading receiver today with seven catches for 55 yards. Mitchell has played in four games this year. Senior C David Andrews made his team-leading 34th consecutive start.
Captains: Georgia's captains today were Andrews, Hutson Mason, Marshall Morgan and Damian Swann.
On Deck: The Bulldogs (6-2, 4-2 SEC) travel to Lexington, Ky., to face Kentucky (5-3, 2-3 SEC) on Saturday, Nov. 8. ESPN will televise the game at 12 p.m. ET. UK was playing at Missouri today.
