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Brilliant Lambert leads Georgia to rout, 52-20

Georgia running back Sony Michel (1) looks for running room in his game against South Carolina Saturday, Sept. 19, 2015, in Athens, Ga. Georgia running back Sony Michel (1) looks for running room in his game against South Carolina Saturday, Sept. 19, 2015, in Athens, Ga.

By David Paschall September 19, 2015 1 min read

Sanders continues interception surge Lambert sensational in Georgia romp past Gamecocks Georgia tight ends aid Lambert’s big evening Brilliant Lambert leads Georgia to rout, 52-20

Georgia redshirt junior quarterback Greyson Lambert, making just his third start for the Bulldogs after transferring from Virginia, set an NCAA accuracy record in Saturday night’s 52-20 trampling of South Carolina before a sold-out crowd of 92,746 at Sanford Stadium. The 6-foot-5, 220-pounder completed 24 of 25 passes for 330 yards and three touchdowns, notching a record for a quarterback with more than 20 attempts in a game.

Lambert also set a school mark for consecutive completions, connecting on his final 20 passes.

Georgia still had a running game, though, as Nick Chubb punished the Gamecocks for 159 yards and two touchdowns on 21 carries.

The Bulldogs notched their biggest margin of victory ever over a Steve Spurrier-coached team.

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David Paschall

David Paschall has covered sports at the Chattanooga Times Free Press since 1999 and wrote for the Chattanooga Free Press in the nine years before that. David has mostly covered college athletics, with a focus on the University of Georgia from 2000 to 2019 and the University of Tennessee since 2020. He grew up in Chattanooga and is a graduate of the Baylor School and Auburn University. David has received multiple writing awards and has served as a Heisman Trophy voter since 2003. He has also worked in radio in Chattanooga and has been on the SEC Network's "Classic Rewind" series since 2014. David and his wife, Kelly, have three children — Conner, Emily and Spencer.

Contact David Paschall at dpaschall@timesfreepress.com or 423-757-6524.

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