Georgia Bulldogs football under Mark Richt

Mark Richt is the 24^th head coach of the University of Georgia Bulldogs football team. His first year at Georgia was 2001.

Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Bowl/playoffs	Coaches#	AP°
Mark Richt (SEC) (2001–present)
2001	Georgia	8-4	5-3	2 (East)	L Music City Bowl	25	22
2002	Georgia	13-1	7-1	1 (East)	W Sugar Bowl†	3	3
2003	Georgia	11-3	6-2	1 (East)	W Capital One Bowl	6	7
2004	Georgia	10-2	6-2	2 (East)	W Outback Bowl	6	7
2005	Georgia	10-3	6-2	1 (East)	L Sugar Bowl†	10	10
2006	Georgia	9-4	4-4	3 (East)	W Chick-fil-A Bowl	NR	23
2007	Georgia	8-2	5-2	1 (East)
Mark Richt:		69-19	41-16
Total:		69-19
National championship         Conference title         Conference division title or championship game berth
†Indicates Bowl Coalition, Bowl Alliance, BCS, or CFP / New Years' Six bowl. #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 - Related Pages - Sources

2001 Season

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Ranking
Coaches	No. 25
AP	No. 22

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

09/01/2001Arkansas State*

• Sanford Stadium
• Athens, GA

W 45-17 09/08/2001No. 21 South CarolinaNo. 24

• Sanford Stadium
• Athens

ESPNL 14-9 09/29/2001Arkansas

• Sanford Stadium
• Athens

ESPN2W 34-23 10/06/2001at Tennessee

• Neyland Stadium
• Knoxville, TN

CBSW 26-24 10/13/2001at Vanderbilt

• Vanderbilt Stadium
• Nashville, TN

W 30-14 10/20/2001KentuckyNo. 19

• Sanford Stadium
• Athens

Jefferson PilotW 43-29 10/27/2001vs. No. 6 FloridaNo. 16

• Alltel Stadium
• Jacksonville, FL (The World's Largest Outdoor Cocktail Party)

CBSL 24-10 11/10/2001No. 24 AuburnNo. 21

• Sanford Stadium
• Athens (Deep South's Oldest Rivalry)

CBSL 24-17 11/17/2001at Ole Miss

• Vaught-Hemingway Stadium
• Oxford, MS

Jefferson PilotW 35-15 11/24/2001at No. 21 Georgia Tech*No. 23

• Bobby Dodd Stadium
• Atlanta, GA (Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate)

ESPNW 31-17 12/01/2001Houston*No. 19

• Sanford Stadium
• Athens

W 35-7 12/28/2001vs. Boston College*No. 16

• Adelphia Coliseum
• Nashville, TN (Music City Bowl)

ESPNL 20-16

2002 Season

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Ranking
Coaches	No. 3
AP	No. 3

The 2002 Georgia Bulldogs football team completed the season with an 13-1 record.

08/31/2002Clemson*No. 12

• Sanford Stadium
• Athens, GA

ESPNW 31-28 09/14/2002at South CarolinaNo. 10

• Williams-Brice Stadium
• Columbia, SC

CBSW 13-7 09/21/2002Northwestern State*No. 8

• Sanford Stadium
• Athens

W 45-7 09/28/2002New Mexico State*No. 7

• Sanford Stadium
• Athens

W 41-10 10/05/2002at No. 22 AlabamaNo. 6

• Bryant-Denny Stadium
• Tuscaloosa, AL

CBSW 27-25 10/12/2002No. 10 TennesseeNo. 6

• Sanford Stadium
• Athens

CBSW 18-13 10/19/2002VanderbiltNo. 5

• Sanford Stadium
• Athens

Jefferson PilotW 48-17 10/26/2002at KentuckyNo. 5

• Commonwealth Stadium
• Lexington, KY

CBSW 52-24 11/02/2002vs. No. 22 FloridaNo. 5

• Alltel Stadium
• Jacksonville, FL (The World's Largest Outdoor Cocktail Party)

ESPNL 20-13 11/09/2002at Ole MissNo. 8

• Sanford Stadium
• Athens

ESPN2W 62-17 11/16/2002at No. 24 AuburnNo. 7

• Jordan-Hare Stadium
• Auburn, AL (Deep South's Oldest Rivalry)

CBSW 24-21 11/30/2002Georgia Tech*No. 5

• Sanford Stadium
• Athens (Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate)

CBSW 51-7 12/07/2002vs. No. 22 ArkansasNo. 4

• Georgia Dome
• Atlanta, GA (SEC Championship Game)

CBSW 30-3 01/01/2003No. 16 FSU*No. 4

• Superdome
• New Orleans, LA (Sugar Bowl)

ABCW 26-13

2003 Season

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Ranking
Coaches	No. 6
AP	No. 7

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 6^th in the polls.

08/30/2003at Clemson*No. 9

• Memorial Stadium
• Clemson, SC

ABCW 30-0 09/06/2003at Middle Tennessee*No. 8

• Sanford Stadium
• Athens, GA

W 29-10 09/13/2003No. 25 South Carolina*No. 8

• Sanford Stadium
• Athens

CBSW 31-7 09/20/2003at No. 11 LSUNo. 7

• Tiger Stadium
• Baton Rouge, LA

CBSL 17-10 10/04/2003AlabamaNo. 12

• Sanford Stadium
• Athens

CBSW 37-23 10/11/2003at No. 13 TennesseeNo. 8

• Neyland Stadium
• Knoxville, TN

ESPN2W 41-14 10/18/2003at VanderbiltNo. 5

• Vanderbilt Stadium
• Nashville, TN

W 27-8 10/25/2003UAB*No. 5

• Sanford Stadium
• Athens

W 16-13 11/01/2003vs. No. 23 FloridaNo. 4

• Alltel Stadium
• Jacksonville, FL (The World's Largest Outdoor Cocktail Party)

CBSL 16-13 11/15/2003AuburnNo. 6

• Sanford Stadium
• Athens (Deep South's Oldest Rivalry)

CBSW 26-7 11/22/2003KentuckyNo. 6

• Sanford Stadium
• Athens

Jefferson PilotW 30-10 11/29/2003Georgia Tech*No. 5

• Bobby Dodd Stadium
• Atlanta, GA (Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate)

ABCW 34-17 12/06/2003vs. No. 3 LSUNo. 5

• Georgia Dome
• Atlanta (SEC Championship Game)

CBSL 34-13 01/01/2004vs. No. 12 Purdue*No. 11

• Citrus Bowl
• Orlando, FL (Capital One Bowl)

ABCW 34-27 ^(OT)

2004 Season

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Ranking
Coaches	No. 6
AP	No. 7

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 Winsconsin in the Outback Bowl and finished the season ranked 6^th in the Coaches Poll. This was the Georgia Bulldogs' fourth season under the guidance of head coach Mark Richt.

09/04/2004Georgia Southern*No. 4

• Sanford Stadium
• Athens, GA

Fox Sports NetW 48-28 09/11/2004at South CarolinaNo. 4

• Williams-Brice Stadium
• Columbia, SC

ESPNW 20-16 09/18/2004Marshall*No. 3

• Sanford Stadium
• Athens

W 13-3 10/02/2004No. 13 LSUNo. 3

• Sanford Stadium
• Athens

CBSW 45-16 10/09/2004No. 17 TennesseeNo. 3

• Sanford Stadium
• Athens

CBSL 19-14 10/16/2004VanderbiltNo. 8

• Sanford Stadium
• Athens

Jefferson PilotW 33-3 10/23/2004at ArkansasNo. 6

• Razorback Stadium
• Fayetteville, AR

ESPN2W 20-14 10/30/2004vs. FloridaNo. 7

• Alltel Stadium
• Jacksonville, FL (The World's Largest Outdoor Cocktail Party)

CBSW 31-24 11/06/2004at KentuckyNo. 5

• Commonwealth Stadium
• Lexington, KY

Jefferson PilotW 62-17 11/13/2004at No. 3 AuburnNo. 5

• Jordan-Hare Stadium
• Auburn, AL (Deep South's Oldest Rivalry)

CBSL 24-6 11/27/2004Georgia Tech*No. 7

• Sanford Stadium
• Athens (Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate)

CBSW 19-13 01/01/2005vs. No. 16 Winsconsin*No. 7

• Raymond James Stadium
• Tampa, FL (Outback Bowl)

ESPN2W 24-21

2005 Season

• See 2005 Georgia Bulldogs football team

2006 Season

• See 2006 Georgia Bulldogs football team

2007 Season

• See 2007 Georgia Bulldogs football team

Related Pages

• Georgia Bulldogs football
• Southeastern Conference
• University of Georgia
• 2005 NCAA Division I-A football rankings
• 2005 NCAA Division I-A football season

Sources

• "Georgia Football Through the Years" (HTML). Georgia Bulldogs 2006 Media Guide. georgiadogs.com. 2006. Retrieved 2007-01-04.
• "Past and Present Assistant Coaches" (HTML). UGA Sports Communications. 08/03/2006. Retrieved 2007-01-04. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
• "Poll History" (HTML). Georgia Bulldogs 2006 Media Guide. georgiadogs.com. 2006. Retrieved 2007-01-04.
• "Georgia vs Ranked Opponents" (HTML). Georgia Bulldogs 2006 Media Guide. georgiadogs.com. 2006. Retrieved 2007-01-16.
• "TV Appearances" (HTML). UGA Sports Communications. 08/01/2006. Retrieved 2007-01-16. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
• "Homecoming Games" (HTML). UGA Sports Communications. 08/01/2006. Retrieved 2007-01-16. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
• "Starting Line-Ups Since 1957" (HTML). Georgia Bulldogs 2006 Media Guide. georgiadogs.com. 2006. Retrieved 2007-01-16.