Georgia Bulldogs football under Mark Richt

Georgia Bulldogs football
2002 Georgia Bulldogs football
Sugar Bowl Champions; SEC Champions; SEC Eastern Division Champions
Sugar Bowl vs Florida State, W 26–13
Conference	Southeastern Conference Eastern Division
Ranking
Coaches	#3
AP	#3
2002 record	13–1 (7–1 SEC)
Head coach	Mark Richt (2nd year)
Offensive coordinator	Neil Callaway (2nd year)
Defensive coordinator	Brian VanGorder (2nd year)
Home stadium	Sanford Stadium (86,520)
« 2001	2003 »

	2001 SEC football standings
	Eastern Division
	Western Division
	Championship: LSU 31, Tennessee 20
	† – BCS representative as champion; ‡ – BCS at-large representative; x – Division champion/co-champions; y – Championship game participant; Rankings from AP Poll

Georgia Bulldogs football
2001 Georgia Bulldogs football
Music City Bowl vs. Boston College, L 16–20
Conference	Southeastern Conference Eastern Division
Ranking
Coaches	#25
AP	#22
2001 record	8–4 (5–3 SEC)
Head coach	Mark Richt (1st year)
Offensive coordinator	Neil Callaway (1st year)
Defensive coordinator	Brian VanGorder (1st year)
Home stadium	Sanford Stadium (86,520)
« 2000	2002 »

Mark Richt is the 25th head coach of the University of Georgia Bulldogs football team. His first year at Georgia was 2001. So far, Mark Richt has accumulated a winning percentage of slightly less than .750 as head coach.

Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Bowl/playoffs	Coaches^#	AP^°
Georgia Bulldogs (Southeastern Conference) (2001–present)
2001	Georgia	8-4	5-3	T-3rd (East)	L Music City	25	22
2002	Georgia	13-1	7-1	1st (East)	W Sugar^†	3	3
2003	Georgia	11-3	6-2	T-1st (East)	W Capital One	6	7
2004	Georgia	10-2	6-2	2nd (East)	W Outback	6	7
2005	Georgia	10-3	6-2	1st (East)	L Sugar^†	10	10
2006	Georgia	9-4	4-4	T-3rd (East)	W Chick-fil-A		23
2007	Georgia	11-2	6-2	T-1st (East)	W Sugar^†	3	2
2008	Georgia	10-3	6-2	2nd (East)	W Capital One	10	13
2009	Georgia	8-5	4-4	2nd (East)	W Independence Bowl
2010	Georgia	6-7	3-5	T-3rd (East)	L Liberty Bowl
Mark Richt:		96-34	53-27
Total:		96-34
National championship Conference title Conference division title
^†Indicates BCS bowl, Bowl Alliance or Bowl Coalition game. ^#Rankings from final Coaches' Poll. ^°Rankings from final AP Poll.

Contents:	2001 Season – 2002 Season – 2003 Season – 2004 Season – 2005 Season – 2006 Season – 2007 Season – 2008 Season – Related Pages – Sources

2001 season[edit]

The 2001 Georgia Bulldogs football team completed the season with an 8–4 record.

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 1	1:00 PM	Arkansas State*		Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA		W 45–17	86,520^[1]
September 8	7:45 PM	#21 South Carolina	#24	Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA	ESPN	L 9–14	86,520^[2]
September 29	6:30 PM	Arkansas		Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA	ESPN2	W 34–23	86,520^[3]
October 6	12:00 PM	at #5 Tennessee		Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN	CBS	W 26–24	107,592^[4]
October 13	2:00 PM	at Vanderbilt		Vanderbilt Stadium • Nashville, TN		W 30–14	31,847^[5]
October 20	12:30 PM	Kentucky	#19	Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA	JPS	W 43–29	86,520^[6]
October 27	3:30 PM	vs. #6 Florida	#16	Alltel Stadium • Jacksonville, FL (Florida vs. Georgia Football Classic)	CBS	L 10–24	84,401^[7]
November 10	3:30 PM	#24 Auburn	#21	Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA (Deep South's Oldest Rivalry)	CBS	L 17–24	86,520^[8]
November 17	12:30 PM	at Ole Miss		Vaught–Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, MS	JPS	W 35–15	47,457^[9]
November 24	7:45 PM	at #21 Georgia Tech*		Bobby Dodd Stadium • Atlanta, GA (Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate)	ESPN	W 31–17	41,974^[10]
December 1^[11]	12:00 PM	Houston*	#19	Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA		W 35–7	86,520^[12]
December 28	5:00 PM	vs. Boston College*	#16	Adelphia Coliseum • Nashville, TN (Music City Bowl)	ESPN	L 16–20	46,125^[13]
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Eastern Time.

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2002 season[edit]

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2002 SEC football standings
Team	W		L	W		L
Eastern Division
#3 Georgia ^x†	7	–	1	13	–	1
Florida	6	–	2	8	–	5
Tennessee	5	–	3	8	–	5
Kentucky	3	–	5	7	–	5
South Carolina	3	–	5	5	–	7
Vanderbilt	0	–	8	2	–	10
Western Division
#11 Alabama	6	–	2	10	–	3
Arkansas ^x^y	5	–	3	9	–	5
#14 Auburn ^x	5	–	3	9	–	4
LSU ^x	5	–	3	8	–	5
Ole Miss	3	–	5	7	–	6
Mississippi State	0	–	8	3	–	9
Championship: Georgia 30, Arkansas 3
† – BCS representative as champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Alabama had the best division record, but did not participate in postseason play due to NCAA probation. Rankings from AP Poll

The 2002 Georgia Bulldogs football team completed the season with a 13–1 record.

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 31	7:45 PM	Clemson*	#12	Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA	ESPN	W 31–28	86,520^[15]
September 14	3:30 PM	at South Carolina	#10	Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC	CBS	W 13–7	84,227^[15]
September 21	1:00 PM	Northwestern State*	#8	Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA		W 45–7	86,520^[15]
September 28	1:00 PM	New Mexico State*	#7	Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA		W 41–10	86,520^[15]
October 5	3:30 PM	at #22 Alabama	#6	Bryant–Denny Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL	CBS	W 27–25	83,818^[15]
October 12	3:30 PM	#10 Tennessee	#6	Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA	CBS	W 18–13	86,520^[15]
October 19	12:30 PM	Vanderbilt	#5	Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA	JPS	W 48–17	86,520^[15]
October 26	3:30 PM	at Kentucky	#5	Commonwealth Stadium • Lexington, KY	CBS	W 52–24	71,017^[15]
November 2	7:45 PM	vs. #22 Florida	#5	Alltel Stadium • Jacksonville, FL (Florida vs. Georgia Football Classic)	ESPN	L 13–20	84,433^[15]
November 9	7:00 PM	Ole Miss	#8	Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA	ESPN2	W 31–17	86,520^[15]
November 16	3:30 PM	at #24 Auburn	#7	Jordan–Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL (Deep South's Oldest Rivalry)	CBS	W 24–21	86,063^[15]
November 30	3:30 PM	Georgia Tech*	#5	Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA (Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate)	CBS	W 51–7	86,520^[15]
December 7	6:00 PM	vs. #22 Arkansas	#4	Georgia Dome • Atlanta, GA (SEC Championship Game)	CBS	W 30–3	74,835^[15]
January 1	8:30 PM	vs. #16 Florida State*	#4	Louisiana Superdome • New Orleans, LA (Sugar Bowl)	ABC	W 26–13	74,269^[15]
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Eastern Time.

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Game notes[edit]

Auburn[edit]

#7 Georgia at Auburn

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Georgia	3	0	14	7	24
Auburn	7	7	7	0	21

Date: November 16
Location: Jordan-Hare Stadium, Auburn, Alabama

Source: USA Today

Georgia clinches SEC East

2003 season[edit]

2003 Georgia Bulldogs football

SEC Eastern Division Champions

Capital One Bowl vs. Purdue, W 34–27 (OT)

Conference

Southeastern Conference Eastern Division

Ranking

Coaches

#6

AP

#7

2003 record

11–3 (6–2 SEC)

Head coach

Mark Richt (3rd year)

Offensive coordinator

Neil Callaway (3rd year)

Defensive coordinator

Brian VanGorder (3rd year)

Home stadium

Sanford Stadium (92,058)

Seasons

« 2002

2004 »

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2003 SEC football standings
Team	W		L	W		L
Eastern Division
#7 Georgia ^x^y	6	–	2	11	–	3
#15 Tennessee ^x	6	–	2	10	–	3
#24 Florida ^x	6	–	2	8	–	5
South Carolina	2	–	6	5	–	7
Kentucky	1	–	7	4	–	8
Vanderbilt	1	–	7	2	–	10
Western Division
#2 LSU ^x^y†	7	–	1	13	–	1
#13 Ole Miss ^x	7	–	1	10	–	3
Auburn	5	–	3	8	–	5
Arkansas	4	–	4	9	–	4
Alabama	2	–	6	4	–	9
Mississippi State	1	–	7	2	–	10
Championship: LSU 34, Georgia 13
† – BCS representative as champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll

The 2003 Georgia Bulldogs football team completed the season with a 10–2 record. The Bulldogs had a regular season SEC record of 6–2, and won the SEC East for the second year in a row. Georgia faced LSU in the SEC Championship Game, losing 13–34. The bulldogs completed their season with a victory over Purdue in the Capital One Bowl by a score of 34–27 in overtime. In Mark Richt's third year as head coach, Georgia finished the season ranked 6th in the polls.

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 30	12:00 PM	at Clemson*	#9	Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC	ABC	W 30–0	82,034^[15]
September 6	1:00 PM	Middle Tennessee*	#8	Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA		W 29–10	92,058^[15]
September 13	3:30 PM	#25 South Carolina	#8	Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA	CBS	W 31–7	92,058^[15]
September 20	3:30 PM	at #11 LSU	#7	Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA	CBS	L 10–17	92,251^[15]
October 4	3:30 PM	Alabama	#12	Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA	CBS	W 37–23	92,058^[15]
October 11	7:45 PM	at #13 Tennessee	#8	Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN	ESPN2	W 41–14	107,517^[15]
October 18	2:00 PM	at Vanderbilt	#5	Vanderbilt Stadium • Nashville, TN	PPV	W 27–8	27,823^[15]
October 25	1:00 PM	UAB*	#5	Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA		W 16–13	92,058^[15]
November 1	3:30 PM	vs. #23 Florida	#4	Alltel Stadium • Jacksonville, FL (Florida vs. Georgia Football Classic)	CBS	L 13–16	84,411^[15]
November 15	3:30 PM	Auburn	#6	Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA (Deep South's Oldest Rivalry)	CBS	W 26–7	92,058^[15]
November 22	12:30 PM	Kentucky	#6	Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA	JPS	W 30–10	92,058^[15]
November 29	1:00 PM	at Georgia Tech*	#5	Bobby Dodd Stadium • Atlanta, GA (Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate)	ABC	W 34–17	55,000^[15]
December 6	8:00 PM	vs. #3 LSU	#5	Georgia Dome • Atlanta, GA (SEC Championship Game)	CBS	L 13–34	74,913^[15]
January 1	1:00 PM	vs. #12 Purdue*	#11	Citrus Bowl • Orlando, FL (Capital One Bowl)	ABC	W 34–27 ^OT	64,565^[15]
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Eastern Time.

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2004 season[edit]

2004 Georgia Bulldogs football

Outback Bowl vs. Wisconsin, W 24–21

Conference

Southeastern Conference Eastern Division

Ranking

Coaches

#6

AP

#7

2004 record

10–2 (6–2 SEC)

Head coach

Mark Richt (4th year)

Offensive coordinator

Neil Callaway (4th year)

Defensive coordinator

Brian VanGorder (4th year)

Home stadium

Sanford Stadium (92,746)

Seasons

« 2003

2005 »

v t e
2004 SEC football standings
Team	W		L	W		L
Eastern Division
#13 Tennessee ^x	7	–	1	10	–	3
#7 Georgia	6	–	2	10	–	2
Florida	4	–	4	7	–	5
South Carolina	4	–	4	6	–	5
Kentucky	1	–	7	2	–	9
Vanderbilt	1	–	7	2	–	9
Western Division
#2 Auburn ^x†	8	–	0	13	–	0
#16 LSU	6	–	2	9	–	3
Alabama	3	–	5	6	–	6
Arkansas	3	–	5	5	–	6
Ole Miss	3	–	5	4	–	7
Mississippi State	2	–	6	3	–	8
Championship: Auburn 38, Tennessee 28
† – BCS representative as champion x – Division champion/co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

The 2004 Georgia Bulldogs football team completed the season with a 10–2 record. The Bulldogs had a regular season SEC record of 6–2, but did not win the SEC East, having lost to Tennessee and Auburn. Georgia beat Wisconsin in the 2005 Outback Bowl and finished the season ranked 6th in the Coaches' Poll. This was the Georgia Bulldogs' fourth season under the guidance of head coach Mark Richt.

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 4	3:00 PM	Georgia Southern*	#4	Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA	FSN	W 48–28	92,746^[15]
September 11	5:30 PM	at South Carolina	#4	Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC	ESPN	W 20–16	84,300^[15]
September 18	1:00 PM	Marshall*	#3	Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA		W 13–3	92,746^[15]
October 2	3:30 PM	#13 LSU	#3	Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA	CBS	W 45–16	92,746^[15]
October 9	3:30 PM	#17 Tennessee	#3	Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA	CBS	L 14–19	92,746^[15]
October 16	12:30 PM	Vanderbilt	#8	Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA	JPS	W 33–3	92,746^[15]
October 23	7:00 PM	at Arkansas	#6	Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, AR	ESPN2	W 20–14	71,644^[15]
October 30	3:30 PM	vs. Florida	#7	Alltel Stadium • Jacksonville, FL (Florida vs. Georgia Football Classic)	CBS	W 31–24	84,753^[15]
November 6	12:30 PM	at Kentucky	#5	Commonwealth Stadium • Lexington, KY	JPS	W 62–17	63,110^[15]
November 13	3:30 PM	at #3 Auburn	#5	Jordan–Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL (Deep South's Oldest Rivalry)	CBS	L 6–24	87,451^[15]
November 27	3:30 PM	Georgia Tech*	#7	Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA (Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate)	CBS	W 19–13	92,746^[15]
January 1	11:00 AM	vs. #16 Wisconsin*	#7	Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, FL (Outback Bowl)	ESPN2	W 24–21	62,414^[15]
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Eastern Time.

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2005 season[edit]

See 2005 Georgia Bulldogs football team

2006 season[edit]

See 2006 Georgia Bulldogs football team

2007 season[edit]

See 2007 Georgia Bulldogs football team

2008 season[edit]

See 2008 Georgia Bulldogs football team

2009 season[edit]

See 2009 Georgia Bulldogs football team

2010 season[edit]

See 2010 Georgia Bulldogs football team

2011 season[edit]

See 2011 Georgia Bulldogs football team

Footnotes[edit]

^ http://www.georgiadogs.com/sports/m-footbl/stats/2001-2002/090301aaa.html
^ http://www.georgiadogs.com/sports/m-footbl/stats/2001-2002/090801aaa.html
^ http://www.georgiadogs.com/sports/m-footbl/stats/2001-2002/092901aaa.html
^ http://www.georgiadogs.com/sports/m-footbl/stats/2001-2002/100601aaa.html
^ http://www.georgiadogs.com/sports/m-footbl/stats/2001-2002/101301aaa.html
^ http://www.georgiadogs.com/sports/m-footbl/stats/2001-2002/102001aaa.html
^ http://www.georgiadogs.com/sports/m-footbl/stats/2001-2002/102701aaa.html
^ http://www.georgiadogs.com/sports/m-footbl/stats/2001-2002/111001aaa.html
^ http://www.georgiadogs.com/sports/m-footbl/stats/2001-2002/111701aaa.html
^ http://www.georgiadogs.com/sports/m-footbl/stats/2001-2002/112401aaa.html
^ Game originally scheduled for September 15, but rescheduled in wake of the September 11 attacks
^ http://www.georgiadogs.com/sports/m-footbl/stats/2001-2002/120301aaa.html
^ http://www.georgiadogs.com/sports/m-footbl/stats/2001-2002/122801aaa.html
^ "2001–2002 Schedule". georgiadogs.com. Retrieved November 13, 2012.
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^ "2002–2003 Schedule". georgiadogs.com. Retrieved November 13, 2012.
^ "2003–2004 Schedule". georgiadogs.com. Retrieved November 13, 2012.
^ "2004–2005 Schedule". georgiadogs.com. Retrieved November 13, 2012.

Sources[edit]

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[10] ttp://www.georgiadogs.com/sports/m-footbl/stats/2001-2002/112401aaa.html

[11] Game originally scheduled for September 15, but rescheduled in wake of the September 11 attacks

[12] ttp://www.georgiadogs.com/sports/m-footbl/stats/2001-2002/120301aaa.html

[13] ttp://www.georgiadogs.com/sports/m-footbl/stats/2001-2002/122801aaa.html

[14] "2001–2002 Schedule". georgiadogs.com. Retrieved November 13, 2012.

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[17] "2003–2004 Schedule". georgiadogs.com. Retrieved November 13, 2012.

[18] "2004–2005 Schedule". georgiadogs.com. Retrieved November 13, 2012.

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v t e
2001 SEC football standings
Team	W		L	W		L
Eastern Division
#4 Tennessee ^x	7	–	1	11	–	2
#3 Florida ‡	6	–	2	10	–	2
#13 South Carolina	5	–	3	9	–	3
#22 Georgia	5	–	3	8	–	4
Kentucky	1	–	7	2	–	9
Vanderbilt	0	–	8	2	–	9
Western Division
#7 LSU ^x^y†	5	–	3	10	–	3
Auburn ^x	5	–	3	7	–	5
Ole Miss	4	–	4	7	–	4
Alabama	4	–	4	7	–	5
Arkansas	4	–	4	7	–	5
Mississippi State	2	–	6	3	–	8
Championship: LSU 31, Tennessee 20
† – BCS representative as champion ‡ – BCS at-large representative x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll