NCAAF Game Recap - Georgia at LSU
Sat Oct 13, 2018 3:30 PM EDT

MIZ
10
Bama
39
F
UGA
16
LSU
36
F
MIN
14
OSU
30
F
Pitt
14
ND
19
F
WVU
14
IASt
30
F
Wash
27
Oreg
30
F OT
MSU
21
PSU
17
F
Bayl
17
Tex
23
F
UCF
31
Mem
30
F
Wisc
13
Mich
38
F
Fla
37
Vand
27
F
MiaFL
13
UVA
16
F
Colo
20
USC
31
F
Tenn
30
Aub
24
F
TxAM
26
SCar
23
F
SoFL
25
Tuls
24
F
App
35
ArkSt
9
F
GaSo
15
TxSt
13
F
TxTch
17
TCU
14
F
AF
17
SDSU
21
F
Ariz
10
Utah
42
F
Neb
31
NW
34
F OT
OkSt
12
K St
31
F
Rut
7
MD
34
F
Iowa
42
Ind
16
F
Toled
26
E Mi
28
F
Akr
6
Buff
24
F
Duke
28
GATec
14
F
Lou
20
BC
38
F
UAB
42
Rice
0
F
JMU
37
Vill
0
F
SMiss
7
NorTx
30
F
Troy
16
Lib
22
F
Kent
6
MiaOH
31
F
Ball
24
C Mi
23
F
WestMI
42
BGSU
35
F
Army
52
SJSU
3
F
Ohio
21
NIU
24
F
Purd
46
Ill
7
F
Marsh
42
OD
20
F
Temp
24
Navy
17
F
W Ky
14
UNCC
40
F
UNLV
28
UtSt
59
F
NM
18
ColSt
20
F
E Il
22
JacSt
49
F
AlaSt
7
SoAl
45
F
NMS
38
ULLaf
66
F
ULMon
45
CoCar
20
F
SamHu
42
NWSt
28
F
UCLA
37
Cal
7
F
LT
31
UTSA
3
F
VaTec
22
UNC
19
F
Hou
42
ECU
20
F
Miss
37
Ark
33
F
MidTN
21
FLInt
24
F
Hawaii
23
BYU
49
F
Boise
31
NEV
27
F
Wyo
3
Fres
27
F

LSU 36, Georgia 16

Oct 13, 2018, 3:30 PM EDT

Final

1

2

3

4

T

(2) Georgia (6-1)

0

0

9

7

16

(13) LSU (6-1)

3

13

3

17

36

LSU's Orgeron takes signature win over No. 2 Georgia, 36-16
Sat Oct 13, 2018 9:36 PM

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) As a jubilant sort of mayhem engulfed LSU coach Ed Orgeron, with fans rushing onto the field, the Cajun coach who grew up loving the Tigers calmly looked around and let the spectacle sink in, then hugged wife Kelly.

Joe Burrow passed for 200 yards and had two short touchdown runs, LSU's defense staggered Georgia's normally prolific offense, and the 13th-ranked Tigers beat the No. 2 Bulldogs 36-16 on Saturday to give Orgeron a signature victory.

Five fourth-down decisions by Orgeron influenced the result. LSU converted all four times it ran an offensive play on fourth-and-short, sustaining three drives that produced a total of 13 points.

"We were going to be as aggressive as we can. We were going to take shots and go for it and play to win the game the whole time," the burly Orgeron said in his trademark raspy voice. "We were going for it as hard as we can today. We were throwing out the kitchen sink, man. We were giving them everything we had and we did it."

In another instance, Orgeron called timeout and elected to punt on fourth-and-2 after the offense initially remained on the field. That decision pinned Georgia at its 4, and Kristian Fulton's interception of Jake Fromm's pass shortly afterward set up another of Cole Tracy's five field goals.

"He knows what he's doing. People just, they hear his accent and they just think, `Oh, this guys is just all rah-rah,"' senior tight end Foster Moreau said. "He made all the right decisions tonight."

Clyde Edwards-Helaire rushed for 133 yards for LSU (6-1, 3-1 Southeastern Conference), and Justin Jefferson caught six passes for 108 yards, including a 41-yard snag of a pass rifled over the middle and between converging defenders. That catch set up Burrow's second TD in the fourth quarter.

Nick Brossette added a short touchdown in the final minutes after Burrow's 59-yard scamper. As the game ended, fans rushed the field, ignoring pleas not to do so from the public address announcer.

Orgeron, now in his second full season after taking over for Les Miles in 2016, largely deflected credited when asked about his role in the upset over Georgia (6-1, 4-1). But his players made it clear out they felt about him.

"The best way we can defend our head coach, who we love, is by winning football games," senior tight end Foster Moreau said.

UNSETTLED BULLDOGS

Fromm had by far his worst game this season, completing 16 of 34 passes for 209 yards, one touchdown and two interceptions.

He said after the game that LSU's defense presented him with pre-snap formations he had not seen when he studied this season's LSU games.

"They did a good job with some third-down crazy stuff, some one-hit-wonder stuff. But we kind of got ourselves in a mess with the third-and-longs," Fromm said. "I don't know. We made some plays. I think they made more plays. We just really couldn't string them all together."

LSU's defense registered three sacks and the combination of pressure and coverage seemed to get Georgia's offense out of synch, with a number of passes sailing to no one.

"We're just a different group of DBs," Fulton said. "That's our game plan, to be physical with them at the line. ... You could tell their timing was off."

GIVING GROUND

Behind from the beginning, Georgia could not to turn to its running game as much as it might have preferred. Averaging about 245 yards, the Bulldogs finished with 113 at LSU, led by D'Andre Swift's 72 yards. Elijah Holyfield scored Georgia's first touchdown late in the third quarter.

"We've got to look ourselves in the mirror and say, `Ok, who are we?"' Georgia coach Kirby Smart began. "Because we've consistently not played as physical as we need to on the defensive line and we haven't been as consistent as we need to offensively."

POLL IMPLICATIONS

Georgia could tumble a number of spots, depending on how much voters weigh its relatively unimpressive schedule prior to visiting Death Valley. LSU, which dropped from fifth after losing at Florida a week earlier, could climb back into the top 10 in the AP Top 25 .

THE TAKEAWAY

Georgia: While Georgia had won all of its previous games by at least two touchdowns, none of its previous opponents were ranked as of this week. The game lived up to its billing as the Bulldogs' toughest test yet, and a Georgia offense that came in averaging 42.8 points looked uncomfortable.

LSU: The Tigers have not lost two straight since Orgeron and now are 7-0 immediately after a loss. By winning its next game, LSU sets up a possible Top 10 showdown with current No. 1 Alabama on Nov. 3 for control of the SEC Western Division.

"We're an up-and-coming football team," Orgeron said. "Where this takes us, we don't know, but hopefully it gives us some confidence we can play with anybody."

UP NEXT

Georgia takes the next week off before meeting Florida in Jacksonville, Florida, on Oct. 27.

LSU hosts Mississippi State on Saturday.

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Passing

UGA Att Cmp % TD-Pa Yds-Pa LgPa Int Rat
J. Fromm 34 16 47.1 1 209 35 2 52.2
LSU Att Cmp % TD-Pa Yds-Pa LgPa Int Rat
J. Burrow 30 15 50.0 0 200 50 0 71.5

Rushing

UGA Att Yds-Ru Avg LgRu TDRu
D. Swift 12 72 6.0 18 0
E. Holyfield 7 56 8.0 17 1
LSU Att Yds-Ru Avg LgRu TDRu
C. Edwards-Helaire 19 145 7.6 47 0
J. Burrow 13 66 5.1 59 2

Receiving

UGA Rec Yds-Rc Avg LgRc TD-Rc
R. Ridley 3 75 25.0 35 1
I. Nauta 3 47 15.7 23 0
LSU Rec Yds-Rc Avg LgRc TD-Rc
J. Jefferson 6 108 18.0 50 0
T. Marshall Jr. 2 43 21.5 37 0

Fumbles

UGA F FL
R. Blankenship 1 1
M. Hardman 1 1

Returning

UGA KR Avg KRTD LgKR PR Avg TD LgPR
M. Hardman 1 14.0 0 14 1 27.0 0 27
LSU KR Avg KRTD LgKR PR Avg TD LgPR
C. Edwards-Helaire 1 7.0 0 7 0 0 0

Punting

UGA Punt Yds Avg LgPu
J. Camarda 6 213 35.5 44
LSU Punt Yds Avg LgPu
Z. Von Rosenberg 3 124 41.3 48
J. Growden 1 40 40.0 40

Takeaways

LSU Int Yds InTD
K. Fulton 1 0 0
J. Battle 1 0 0

Team Stats Comparison

UGA LSU
Points For 16 36
Total Yards 322 475
Rushing Yards 113 275
Passing Yards 209 200
Passing Completions / Attempts 16/34 15/30
Turnovers 4 0
Interceptions Thrown 2 0
Fumbles - Lost 2/2 0/0
First Downs 18 20
Penalties - Yards 4/20 2/19
Time Of Possession 19:19 41:41
Third Down Conversions/Attempts 5/14 6/19
Fourth Down Conversions/Attempts 0/1 4/4
Punts - Average Yards 6/36 4/41

Scoring Summary

1st Quarter UGA LSU
LSU 05:28 FG Cole Tracy 33 yd FG 0 3
2nd Quarter UGA LSU
LSU 01:26 TD Joe Burrow 1 yd run (Cole Tracy kick) 0 10
LSU 03:38 FG Cole Tracy 36 yd FG 0 13
LSU 09:51 FG Cole Tracy 39 yd FG 0 16
3rd Quarter UGA LSU
UGA 05:57 FG Rodrigo Blankenship 40 yd FG 3 16
LSU 12:00 FG Cole Tracy 24 yd FG 3 19
UGA 14:53 TD Elijah Holyfield 10 yd run (failed 2pt rush) 9 19
4th Quarter UGA LSU
LSU 05:29 TD Joe Burrow 1 yd run (Cole Tracy kick) 9 26
LSU 07:40 FG Cole Tracy 30 yd FG 9 29
UGA 09:00 TD Riley Ridley 27 yd pass from Jake Fromm (Rodrigo Blankenship kick) 16 29
LSU 10:46 TD Nick Brossette 4 yd run (Cole Tracy kick) 16 36

Game Information

Stadium: Tiger Stadium, Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Attendance: 102,321
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