Georgia upends Irish. A late field goal lifts No. 15 Bulldogs to a 20-19 win at No. 24 Notre Dame.

NO. 15 GEORGIA 20, NO. 24 ND 19

SOUTH BEND, IND.» Lorenzo Carter and Davin Bellamy led a swarming Georgia defense, and the No. 15 Bulldogs got just enough plays from an offense starting a freshman quarterback to beat No. 24 Notre Dame 20-19 on Saturday night in their first road trip to this part of country in more than five decades.

The first regular-season meeting between the storied programs was a hard-hitting, penalty filled tug-of-war.

Rodrigo Blankenship kicked a 30-yard field goal with 3:39 remaining to give the Bulldogs (2-0) a one-point lead, and that was enough for Carter and company.

Georgia stopped Brandon Wimbush and the Fighting Irish (1-1) on downs once. Then, on Notre Dame’s final drive, Bellamy blindsided the quarterback and Carter recovered the fumble with 1:27 left to seal it.

Wimbush scored Notre Dame’s only touchdown in the first half on a 1-yard run and finished 20for-40 for 210 yards with two lost fumbles. Carter had a strip sack in the second-half, too.

Georgia had not ventured this far north for a game since 1965 against Michigan.

The Bulldogs brought thousands of their fans with them and started freshman Jake Fromm at quarterback. Fromm was filling in for the injured Jacob Eason and making his first career start.

The Bulldogs tried not to put too much on the former Little League World Series hero from Warner Robins, Ga. He went 16for-29 for 141 yards with a touchdown pass — thanks to a reaching, one-handed grab by Terry Godwin in the first half — and two turnovers.