TENNESSEE | OCT, 6

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Tennessee reminded Georgia who owns Neyland Stadium.

Arian Foster rushed for 98 yards and three touchdowns, Lucas Taylor made the most of his short time as a quarterback and Tennessee put an emphatic end to No. 12 Georgia's winning streak in Knoxville with a 35-14 victory Saturday.

It was Georgia's worst loss since the 2003 Southeastern Conference championship, a 34-13 loss to LSU, and coach Mark Richt's first loss at Tennessee. The Bulldogs had won their last three games at Neyland.

It also was the most points allowed this year by Georgia (4-2, 2-2 SEC).

Tennessee improved to 3-2, 1-1.

Montario Hardesty rushed for 68 yards and a score, and Erik Ainge was 17 of 22 for 165 yards. Taylor threw for a touchdown on his second career pass, and added six catches.

Georgia managed only two first downs in the first half, and didn't cross midfield until after halftime. The Vols shut down elusive running back Knowshon Moreno, holding him to only 30 yards — more than 50 below his average. Thomas Brown ran for 20 yards before an injured shoulder sidelined him for the second half.

Matthew Stafford threw for two touchdowns and 174 yards, but was under pressure much of the day. He finished 16 of 33, and threw one interception.

Georgia's defense had been solid against the run, but they looked out of synch Saturday. When Hardesty barreled into a pile of defenders in the red zone, he simply spun off of them, veered right and ran into the end zone.

The Bulldogs are starting three freshmen on the offensive line, and they'd held OK so far. But there was little room for Moreno and Brown to run Saturday.

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