The Basics
· Score: No. 9 Georgia 51, ULM 14
· Records: No. 9 Georgia 1-0, ULM 0-1
· Location: Sanford Stadium – Athens, Ga.
· Attendance: 92,746
How It Happened
· Georgia scored a pair of touchdowns in the opening quarter and took a 14-0 lead as Nick Chubb (rushing) and Jeb Blazevich (receiving) found the endzone.
· In the second quarter, the Bulldogs tallied three total touchdowns (two rushing, one receiving) to extend the lead to 35-0.
· The Warhawks broke through with their first score of the contest, a 22-yard pass from Garrett Smith to Rashon Ceaser with 20 seconds to play until intermission. Ceaser caught four passes and Smith finished 6-for-7 on the drive for 70 yards.
· ULM opened the second half with a seven-play, 74-yard drive that resulted in the second TD pass of the game from Smith to Ceaser. Smith finished the drive 4-for-4 for 67 yards.
· With 8:35 to play in the third quarter, lightning was detected in the area, causing a delay of one hour and one minute.
· Georgia tallied nine points in the third quarter on a safety and a touchdown pass. The home team concluded the scoring in Saturday's game with a fourth quarter touchdown.
· After the second lightning delay of the game, the game was called with 9:54 to play in the game. The game being called was an agreement between both head coaches and both athletics directors.
Inside (and Beyond) The Box Score
· ULM kicked off it is 85th season of collegiate football on Saturday.
· Game captains – ULM: Rashon Ceaser (offense), Gerrand Johnson (defense), Alex Johnson (special teams).
· Game Captains – Georgia: Jordan Jenkins, John Theus, Kolton Houston, Leonard Floyd.
· Georgia won the opening coin toss and elected to receive.
· Two true freshman made starts in Saturday's season opener at Georgia (punter Chris Qualls; wide receiver RJ Turner).
· Four redshirt freshmen and one sophomore made their first career starts on Saturday (defensive lineman Ben Banogu; kicker Craig Ford; offensive lineman Keaton Baggs; offensive lineman Jeff Savage [So.]; quarterback Garrett Smith).
· Rashon Ceaser's first quarter reception pushed his streak to 32 consecutive games with at least one reception.
· David Griffith recorded his first career sack in the second quarter of Saturday's contest.
· RJ Turner hauled in his first collegiate pass, a 17-yard reception in the second quarter.
· On ULM's first scoring drive, Rashon Ceaser moved into sole possession of seventh place in program history in career receptions.
· In the third quarter, Rashon Ceaser hauled in a 16-yard reception to set a new career-high in yardage as he went over the 140-yard mark for the first time in his career. The senior went on to finish with 153 receiving yards on a career-best 13 grabs. He tied a career-high with two touchdown receptions.
· Garrett Smith finished 23-of-29 for 206 yards with two touchdowns and one interception. He also rushed for 26 yards.
· Michael Johnson led the Warhawk defense with eight total tackles (three solo).
· Ben Banogu finished with four tackles (three solo) in his first collegiate game.
Up Next
· The Warhawks will open the home portion of their 2015 slate as next Saturday (September 12) they welcome Nicholls State to JPS Field at Malone Stadium. Game time on ESPN3 is set for 6 p.m.
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