Spring Break
Cupcake City, Baby!: Taking on Tennessee Tech
TYLER ESTEP
Issue date: 11/6/09 Section: First & Goal
Let's face it - Tennessee Tech isn't the toughest of opponents. The Golden Eagles are the only FCS team on Georgia's 2009 schedule, and they have two losses in the Ohio Valley conference.
The last time Georgia and Tennessee Tech hooked up was during World War II. And the Bulldogs were the far better team even then, earning a 67-0 win in 1943.
In the spirit of things, here's a look at memorable "cupcake" games in recent Georgia history.
Oct. 30, 1982: UGA 34, Memphis State 3
In what turned out to be a third-straight SEC championship season, and the final year of Herschel Walkers Georgia career, the Bulldogs rolled over Memphis State. They would go on to trounce Florida 44-0 the next week.
Oct. 29, 1988: UGA 59, William & Mary 24
Two-thirds of the way through Vince Dooley's final season as Georgia's head coach, the Bulldogs pounced on overmatched William & Mary, in the only ever meeting between the two schools.
Aug. 31, 1991: UGA 48, W. Carolina 0
Coming off an abyssmal 4--7 season under coach Ray Goff, the Bulldogs started their 1991 campaign on a different note, pounding Western Carolina. Georgia would turn it around that season, finishing 9-3.
Dec. 1, 2001: UGA 35, Houston 7
In the final game of coach Mark Richt's first season in Athens, the Bulldogs rolled over the Cougars.
Sept. 2002: UGA 45, Northwestern State 7; UGA 41, New Mexico State 10
In an SEC Championship season, the Bulldogs got two easy games in a row and took advantage, putting up 96 points and parlaying that into consecutive close wins against Tennessee and Alabama.
Sept. 6, 2008: UGA 56, Central Michigan 27
In an otherwise uneventful game, Georgia tailback Knowshon Moreno literally hurdled over Central Michigan defender Vincent Agnew, a move that would be missed by ESPN highlight broadcasts.
The last time Georgia and Tennessee Tech hooked up was during World War II. And the Bulldogs were the far better team even then, earning a 67-0 win in 1943.
In the spirit of things, here's a look at memorable "cupcake" games in recent Georgia history.
Oct. 30, 1982: UGA 34, Memphis State 3
In what turned out to be a third-straight SEC championship season, and the final year of Herschel Walkers Georgia career, the Bulldogs rolled over Memphis State. They would go on to trounce Florida 44-0 the next week.
Oct. 29, 1988: UGA 59, William & Mary 24
Two-thirds of the way through Vince Dooley's final season as Georgia's head coach, the Bulldogs pounced on overmatched William & Mary, in the only ever meeting between the two schools.
Aug. 31, 1991: UGA 48, W. Carolina 0
Coming off an abyssmal 4--7 season under coach Ray Goff, the Bulldogs started their 1991 campaign on a different note, pounding Western Carolina. Georgia would turn it around that season, finishing 9-3.
Dec. 1, 2001: UGA 35, Houston 7
In the final game of coach Mark Richt's first season in Athens, the Bulldogs rolled over the Cougars.
Sept. 2002: UGA 45, Northwestern State 7; UGA 41, New Mexico State 10
In an SEC Championship season, the Bulldogs got two easy games in a row and took advantage, putting up 96 points and parlaying that into consecutive close wins against Tennessee and Alabama.
Sept. 6, 2008: UGA 56, Central Michigan 27
In an otherwise uneventful game, Georgia tailback Knowshon Moreno literally hurdled over Central Michigan defender Vincent Agnew, a move that would be missed by ESPN highlight broadcasts.
