September 12, 1992
Vols - 34
UGA - 31
Statistically, Georgia's Eric Zeier had a definite edge over Tennessee's Heath Shuler in the battle of sophomore quarterbacks. But Shuler had the edge where it really counted -- on the scoreboard. Shuler scored two fourth-quarter touchdowns, the second with only 50 seconds remaining, to lead No. 20 Tennessee to a 34-31 triumph over No. 14 Georgia.
Zeier, who completed 18 of 26 passes for 354 yards, had driven Georgia to a 31-27 lead with six minutes remaining, as Garrison Hearst scored his third touchdown of the afternoon on a 17-yard run.
Shuler, who completed just 12 of 22 passes for 152 yards, had given Tennessee a 27-17 lead with a 4-yard TD run in the opening minutes of the final quarter. But Hearst, who also scored on a 4-yard run midway through the second quarter and finished with 161 rushing yards, closed the gap to 27-24 with 12 minutes left when he broke loose on a 64-yard scoring gallop.
But Shuler, who wound up with 233 yards passing and rushing, directed the Vols on an 80-yard march, which he capped himself with a 3-yard run.
Zeier, who was intercepted twice, appeared to have Georgia on the move in the closing seconds. But after a 37-yard completion, linebacker Reggie Ingram recovered an Andre Hastings fumble -- the fourth recovery in seven Georgia fumbles in the game -- and Tennessee ran out the clock.
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