A first half of promise that hinted at a possible upset went by the wayside following intermission and resulted in the Notre Dame Fighting Irish falling to the Georgia Bulldogs by a 23-17 score. The defeat on Saturday night marked the first Irish regular-season loss since November 2017.
Georgia’s offense was held to just 114 first-half yards and then outgained the Irish 121-19 during the third quarter to take control of the game. Notre Dame did forge a furious comeback in the final seven minutes of action and got to the Georgia 40 with 1:29 left.