No. 4 Tennessee (8-1, 5-1 SEC) will play at No. 10 Georgia (7-2, 5-2 SEC) on Saturday in Week 12 of the 2024 college football season.
Kickoff between the Vols and Bulldogs is slated for 7:30 p.m. EST at Sanford Stadium in Athens, Georgia. ABC will televise the top 10 matchup.
Each week, Vols Wire looks back at a memorable game between Tennessee and its upcoming opponent.
This installment highlights Tennessee’s, 51-33, victory over Georgia on Oct. 7, 2006.
The Vols trailed, 24-14, at halftime. Tennessee scored 27 points in the fourth quarter.
Tennessee running back Arian Foster scored three touchdowns.
Antonio Wardlow scored a touchdown on special teams for Tennessee, recovering a blocked punt in the end zone with 12 minutes, 31 seconds remaining in the game.
Erik Ainge also completed a 15-yard touchdown pass to Robert Meachem during Tennessee’s fourth-quarter rally.
Ainge completed 25-of-38 passing attempts for 268 yards and two touchdowns. He also recorded one rushing touchdown.
Foster totaled 63 rushing yards and two touchdowns on 15 attempts.
Meachem and Bret Smith recorded seven receptions and scored one receiving touchdown each against Georgia.
Meacham totaled 98 receiving yards, while Smith finished with 94.
