Classic SEC Football: Georgia Tops Florida in 'Run, Lindsay, Run'
Every Friday, The SEC Blog will feature one classic game from the storied history of SEC football.
The World's Largest Outdoor Cocktail Party between Georgia and Florida is on the bucket list for any SEC fan. The pageantry, atmosphere and electricity in Jacksonville, Fla. on game day are second to none.
Not only do the two teams dislike each other, but the game always seems to have national implications.
Georgia entered the 1980 game ranked No. 2 and had the national title in its sights. If it hadn't been for one play late in the fourth quarter vs. No. 20 Florida, that title may have slipped through the Bulldogs' fingers.
Trailing 21-20 with a minute-and-a-half left, Georgia found itself pinned deep at its own 8-yard line and facing a crucial third down. Off of a play-action fake to then-freshman Herschel Walker, Georgia quarterback Buck Belue escaped pressure in his own end zone, rolled to his right and found wide receiver Lindsay Scott over the middle.
Scott outran the Florida defense down the left sideline for the touchdown, setting off one of the wildest celebrations that the old Gator Bowl had ever seen.
The game got its nickname from legendary Georgia play-by-play man Larry Munson, who—according to Munson himself—was so excited that he broke his chair in the press box during the 92-yard game-winning pass play.
Georgia vaulted to No. 1 after the 26-21 win and would go on to defeat Notre Dame in the 1981 Sugar Bowl to claim the 1980 national title.
