Penalties: Number-Yards:
Vandy 11-68 vs. Georgia 7-47
Considering they came in the game averaging just a bit over 4 penalties per game, it isn't hard to see Georgia did a better job of handling themselves. Vandy got hosed on one call (the roughing the punter) but completely got away with tackling Mitchell despite his clearly calling for the fair catch on a punt, so things equaled out.
As an aside, how can you, as an official, not immediately throw a flag when a Georgia punt returner is tackled. We fair catch somewhere in the neighborhood of 105% of all punts. Do these guys not watch game film?
Overall, Vandy got whistled for six false start/off sides/substitution penalties. They picked up the aforementioned roughing the punter. Most importantly, they picked up an unnecessary roughness at the worst possible time, killing Vandy's most impressive offensive drive of the night. They didn't bait Georgia into making dumb decisions.
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