ATHENS, Ga. - Bryant Hahnfeldt kicked a 33-yard field goal with 2 seconds remaining and Vanderbilt pulled off a stunning upset between the hedges, beating No. 16 Georgia 24-22 on Saturday.

Georgia quarterback Joe Tereshinski is sacked by Vanderbilt's Curtis Gatewood in the first quarter of a football game in Athens, Old Style State Code., Saturday, Oct. 14, 2006. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)

It seemed the Bulldogs (5-2, 2-2 Southeastern Conference) would manage a lackluster victory when Tony Taylor returned an interception 24 yards for a touchdown with just under 9 1/2 minutes remaining for a 22-21 lead.

But Georgia failed on the 2-point conversion, and Andy Bailey missed a 37-yard field goal with about 5 minutes left that would have forced Vanderbilt (3-4, 1-3) to go for a touchdown on its final possession.

As it was, the Commodores only needed a field goal. Chris Nickson, who threw a pair of crucial interceptions in the second half, methodically drove them down the field on a 15-play, 65-yard drive.

Vanderbilt passed up a 52-yard field goal attempt, converting on fourth-and-5 when Nickson hooked up with Sean Walker for a 6-yard gain. Cassen Jackson-Garrison ran for another first down inside the Georgia 20.

The Commodores set up the ball in the middle of the field for Hahnfeldt, who was just 4-of-8 on the season and had missed two the previous week in a 17-10 loss to Mississippi. This time, his kick was right down the middle.

Hahnfeldt charged toward the sideline with his right fist in the air, a small contingent of gold-and-black-clad fans roared loudly and the remainder of the 92,000 fans at Sanford Stadium looked on in stunned silence.

The Bulldogs tried a couple of laterals on the ensuing kickoff, but the ball was knocked out of bounds to end the game. Vanderbilt, which lost its first three SEC games by a combined 12 points, defeated Georgia for the first time since 1994 and only the fourth time in their last 43 meetings.

Georgia lost its second in a row and has little chance of defending its SEC championship. The Bulldogs squandered a 17-point lead the previous week, losing to Tennessee 51-33.