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Reasons Georgia lost to Vanderbilt

Published Jun. 30, 2017 6:28 p.m. ET

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Oct 15, 2016; Athens, GA, USA; Georgia Bulldogs quarterback Jacob Eason (10) runs with the ball against the Vanderbilt Commodores during the second half at Sanford Stadium. Vanderbilt defeated Georgia 17-16. Mandatory Credit: Dale Zanine-USA TODAY Sports

Not much went right but plenty went wrong for Georgia in their 17-16 loss to Vanderbilt.

From penalties to kick returns, Georgia faltered in many areas of the ball game. It’s impossible to point to one thing that led to the Bulldogs let down against Vanderbilt.

Here are just a few areas where Georgia failed the worst in the loss.

Special Teams

Rodrigo Blankenship made all three of his field goals including one from 45 yards. Marshall Long also pinned two punts inside the 5-yard line.

They weren’t the problem but nearly everyone else was. Vanderbilt returned the opening kickoff to Georgia’s 5-yard line. Two penalties (more on that later) put Vandy at the 1-yard line and they scored two plays later.

Conversely, Reggie Davis caught the kickoff to open the second half out-of-bounds at the 3-yard line. Georgia went three-and-out, and Vanderbilt kicked a field goal after being given a short field. Those two mistakes gave Vanderbilt 10 points.

Penalties

On the opening kickoff, Georgia lined up offsides. That moved Vanderbilt from the 5-yard line to the 2-yard line. Then Georgia had 12 men on the field when Vanderbilt broke their huddle. That penalty put Vanderbilt on the 1-yard line.

Throughout th rest of the game, Georgia penalized themselves in crucial moments. They ended their own momentum and ruined otherwise good offensive drives.

Georgia run offense vs. Vanderbilt run defense

After two great games against Tennessee and South Carolina, there was a steep drop-off today.

Nick Chubb was held to 40 yards on 16 carries. Michel had only 28 yards on 13 carries. As a team the Bulldogs only had 75 yards for a yards per carry average of 2.1 yards.

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The holes that the offensive line opened up last week were all plugged up today. They were also guilty of a few holding penalties.

The offensive had high expectations today and they didn’t live up to any of them.

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