Vanderbilt's defense limited Georgia's scoring opportunities and made this a game, but their offensive liabilities ultimately sunk their upset bid in Nashville. Nick Chubb ran for 189 yards to lead the Bulldogs to victory.
The Vanderbilt defense came to play on Saturday afternoon. The offense could not say the same.
The Commodores rode a strong defensive effort to keep this week's game against #9 Georgia close, but ultimately their offense couldn't capitalize on those opportunities in a 31-14 loss to the Bulldogs on Saturday. Vandy limited UGA's scoring opportunities and gave the home team a few chances to pull off the upset, but Johnny McCrary and the Vanderbilt offense failed to capitalize on their chances, dropping to 0-2 in the process.