Georgia Bulldogs football under Jim Donnan

Jim Donnan was the 24^th head coach of the University of Georgia Bulldogs college football team and served in that role from 1996 to 2000. He compiled a 40-19 record (.678 winning percentage).

Coaching Summary

Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Bowl/playoffs	Coaches#	AP°
Jim Donnan (SEC) (1996–2000)
1996	Georgia	5-6	3-5	T4		NR	NR
1997	Georgia	10-2	6-2	T2	W Outback Bowl	10	10
1998	Georgia	9-3	6-2	3	W Peach Bowl	14	14
1999	Georgia	8-4	5-3	3	W Outback Bowl	16	16
2000	Georgia	8-4	5-3	T2	W Oahu Bowl	17	20
Jim Donnan:		40-19	25-15
Total:		104-40
National championship         Conference title         Conference division title
†Indicates BCS bowl game. #Rankings from final Coaches' Poll. °Rankings from final AP Poll.

Contents:	1996 Season - 1997 Season - 1998 Season - 1999 Season - 2000 Season - Related pages - Sources

1996 Season

The 1996 Georgia Bulldogs football team completed the season with a 5-6 record.

1996 Georgia Bulldogs football
Conference	Southeastern Conference
1996 record	5-6 (3-5 SEC)
Head coach	Jim Donnan
Defensive coordinator	Joe Kines
Home stadium	Sanford Stadium
Seasons « 1995 1997 »

Date	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 31	Southern Miss*		Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA	SS	L 7-11	81,067
September 14	at South Carolina		Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC	ESPN	L 14-23	82,950
September 21	Texas Tech*		Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA	ESPN2	W 15-12	73,116
October 5	at Mississippi State		Davis Wade Stadium • Starkville, MS	ESPN2	W 38-19	32,247
October 12	#7 Tennessee		Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA	ESPN	L 17-29	86,117
October 19	Vanderbilt		Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA	JP Sports	W 13-2	80,757
October 26	at Kentucky		Commonwealth Stadium • Lexington, KY		L 17-24	34,000
November 2	vs. #1 Florida		Jacksonville Municipal Stadium • Jacksonville, FL (Florida vs. Georgia Football Classic)	CBS	L 7-47	84,103
November 16	at #20 Auburn		Jordan-Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL (Deep South's Oldest Rivalry)	CBS	W 56-49 4OT	85,214
November 23	Ole Miss		Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA	JP Sports	L 27-31	76,511
November 30	Georgia Tech*		Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA (Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate)	CBS	W 19-10	78,062
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game.

1997 Season

The 1997 Georgia Bulldogs football team completed the season with a 10-2 record.

1997 Georgia Bulldogs football
Outback Bowl vs. Wisconsin, Won, 33-6
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Ranking
Coaches	#10
AP	#10
1997 record	10-2 (6-2 SEC)
Head coach	Jim Donnan
Defensive coordinator	Joe Kines
Home stadium	Sanford Stadium
Seasons « 1996 1998 »

Date	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 30	Arkansas State*		Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA		W 38-7	79,145
September 13	South Carolina	#25	Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA	CBS	W 31-15	86,117
September 20	Northeast Louisiana*		Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA		W 42-3	74,113
October 4	Mississippi State	#19	Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA		W 47-0	83,211
October 11	at #10 Tennessee	#15	Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN	CBS	L 13-38	106,656
October 18	at Vanderbilt	#21	Vanderbilt Stadium • Nashville, TN	ESPN2	W 34-13	35,124
October 25	Kentucky	#18	Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA	CBS	W 23-13	85,672
November 1	vs. #6 Florida	#15	Alltel Stadium • Jacksonville, FL (Florida vs. Georgia Football Classic)	CBS	W 37-17	84,297
November 15	#16 Auburn	#7	Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA (Deep South's Oldest Rivalry)	ESPN	L 34-45	86,117
November 22	at Ole Miss	#14	Vaught-Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, MS		W 21-14	35,473
November 29	at Georgia Tech*	#14	Bobby Dodd Stadium • Atlanta, GA (Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate)	ABC	W 27-24	46,015
January 1	vs. Wisconsin*	#11	Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, FL (Outback Bowl)	ESPN	W 33-6	56,186
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game.

1998 Season

The 1998 Georgia Bulldogs football team completed the season with a 9-3 record.

1998 Georgia Bulldogs football
Peach Bowl vs. Virginia, Won, 35-33
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Ranking
Coaches	#14
AP	#14
1998 record	9-3 (6-2 SEC)
Head coach	Jim Donnan
Defensive coordinator	Joe Kines
Home stadium	Sanford Stadium
Seasons « 1997 1999 »

Date	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 5	Kent State*	#18	Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA		W 56-3	86,003
September 12	at South Carolina	#13	Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC	ESPN2	W 17-3	83,411
September 19	Wyoming*	#12	Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA	FSN	W 16-9	86,117
October 3	at #6 LSU	#12	Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA	ESPN	W 28-27	80,792
October 10	#5 Tennessee	#7	Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA	CBS	L 3-22	86,117
October 17	Vanderbilt	#14	Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA	JP Sports	W 31-6	83,911
October 24	at Kentucky	#11	Commonwealth Stadium • Lexington, KY	JP Sports	W 28-26	57,838
October 31	vs. #5 Florida	#11	Alltel Stadium • Jacksonville, FL (Florida vs. Georgia Football Classic)	CBS	L 7-38	84,321
November 14	at Auburn	#18	Jordan-Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL (Deep South's Oldest Rivalry)	ESPN	W 28-17	85,214
November 21	Ole Miss	#15	Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA		W 24-17	85,445
November 28	#18 Georgia Tech*	#12	Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA (Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate)	CBS	L 19-21	86,117
December 31	vs. #12 Virginia*	#19	Georgia Dome • Atlanta, GA (Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl)	ESPN	W 35-33	72,876
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game.

1999 Season

1999 Georgia Bulldogs football
Outback Bowl vs. Purdue, Won, 28-25 (OT)
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Ranking
Coaches	#14
AP	#14
1999 record	8-4 (5-3 SEC)
Head coach	Jim Donnan
Home stadium	Sanford Stadium (86,117)
Seasons « 1998 2000 »

The 1999 Georgia Bulldogs football team completed the season with a 8-4 record. During the 1990s, the Bulldogs compiled a record of 72-43-1 under Coaches Donnan and Ray Goff for a .625 winning percentage. Georgia's cumulative record through 1999 was 633-358-54, a .632 winning percentage.

Date	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
1999-09-04	Utah State*	#13	Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA		W 38-7	86,117
1999-09-11	South Carolina	#12	Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA	ESPN2	W 24-9	86,117
1999-09-25	Central Florida*	#9	Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA		W 24-23	86,117
1999-10-02	LSU	#11	Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA	JP	W 23-22	86,117
1999-10-09	at #6 Tennessee	#9	Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN	ESPN	L 20-37	107,247
1999-10-16	at Vanderbilt	#14	Vanderbilt Stadium • Nashville, TN		W 27-17	39,210
1999-10-23	Kentucky	#14	Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA	JP	W 49-34	86,117
1999-10-30	vs. #5 Florida	#10	Alltel Stadium • Jacksonville, FL (Florida vs. Georgia Football Classic)	CBS	L 14-30	84,397
1999-11-13	Auburn	#16	Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA (Deep South's Oldest Rivalry)	ESPN2	L 21-38	86,117
1999-11-20	at #16 Ole Miss	#23	Vaught-Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, MS	ESPN2	W 20-17	50,876
1999-11-27	at #20 Georgia Tech*	#21	Bobby Dodd Stadium • Atlanta, GA (Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate)	ABC	L 48-51 OT	46,450
2000-01-01	vs. #19 Purdue*	#23	Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, FL (Outback Bowl)	ESPN	W 28-25 OT	54,059
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game.

2000 Season

The 2000 Georgia Bulldogs football team completed the season with a 8-4 record.

2000 Georgia Bulldogs football
Oahu Bowl vs. Virginia, Won, 37-14
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Ranking
Coaches	#17
AP	#20
2000 record	8-4 (5-3 SEC)
Head coach	Jim Donnan
Home stadium	Sanford Stadium (86,520)
Seasons « 1999 2001 »

Date	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
2000-09-02	Georgia Southern*	#11	Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA		W 29-7	86,520
2000-09-09	at South Carolina	#10	Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC	ESPN2	L 10-21	83,605
2000-09-16	New Mexico State*	#24	Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA		W 37-0	85,202
2000-09-30	at Arkansas	#24	Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, AR	JP	W 38-7	51,162
2000-10-07	#21 Tennessee	#19	Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA	ESPN	W 21-10	86,520
2000-10-14	Vanderbilt	#13	Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA		W 29-19	86,520
2000-10-21	at Kentucky	#12	Commonwealth Stadium • Lexington, KY	JP	W 34-30	68,565
2000-10-28	vs. #8 Florida	#12	Alltel Stadium • Jacksonville, FL (Florida vs. Georgia Football Classic)	CBS	L 23-34	84,404
2000-11-11	at #22 Auburn	#13	Jordan-Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL (Deep South's Oldest Rivalry)	ESPN	L 26-29 OT	85,612
2000-11-18	Ole Miss	#21	Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA	ESPN2	W 32-14	76,248
2000-11-25	#18 Georgia Tech*	#19	Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA (Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate)	CBS	L 15-27	85,912
2000-12-24	vs. Virginia*	#24	Aloha Stadium • Honolulu, HI (Oahu Bowl)	CBS	W 37-14	24,187
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game.

Related pages

• Georgia Bulldogs football
• Southeastern Conference
• University of Georgia

Sources

• "Georgia Football Through the Years" (in English) (HTML). Georgia Bulldogs 2006 Media Guide. georgiadogs.com. 2006. http://www.georgiadogs.com/attachments1/1566.pdf?SPSID=46724&SPID=3571&DB_OEM_ID=8800. Retrieved 2007-01-04. 
• "Poll History" (in English) (HTML). Georgia Bulldogs 2006 Media Guide. georgiadogs.com. 2006. http://www.georgiadogs.com/attachments1/1427.pdf?SPSID=46736&SPID=3571&DB_OEM_ID=8800. Retrieved 2007-01-04. 
• "Georgia vs Ranked Opponents" (in English) (HTML). Georgia Bulldogs 2006 Media Guide. georgiadogs.com. 2006. http://www.georgiadogs.com/attachments1/1400.pdf?SPSID=46736&SPID=3571&DB_OEM_ID=8800. Retrieved 2007-01-16. 
• "TV Appearances" (in English) (HTML). UGA Sports Communications. 2006-08-01. http://www.georgiadogs.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=46724&SPID=3571&DB_OEM_ID=8800&ATCLID=523334. Retrieved 2007-01-16. 
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