I had a little time to kill yesterday, so I popped on the replay of the Georgia Tech game. One thing that really struck me was how quickly the opening series went: Mitchell returns the kickoff almost fifty yards to the Tech 44 and four plays later the Dawgs are in the end zone. It barely took a minute.
That got me to wondering if that was Georgia’s easiest opening score of the season. With a little research, here’s the list (every successful opening drive resulted in a touchdown, by the way):
- Buffalo: 7 plays, 53 yards, 3:10
- Missouri: did not score
- FAU: 7 plays, 71 yards, 2:25
- Vanderbilt: 7 plays, 47 yards, 2:11
- Tennessee: 13 plays, 84 yards, 6:06
- South Carolina: did not score
- Kentucky: did not score
- Florida: 3 plays, 20 yards, 1:23
- Ole Miss: did not score
- Auburn: 6 plays, 76 yards, 2:05
- GSU: 10 plays, 79 yards, 3:39
- Georgia Tech: 4 plays, 44 yards, 1:03
- Alabama: did not score
- Nebraska: did not score
Yes, you read that correctly – it took more time off the clock for Georgia to score after the Florida fumble than that drive against Tech took. That all being said, honesty compels me to admit that the opening drive against Auburn may have even been easier. What do you guys remember?