1997 Georgia Bulldogs football team

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Ranking
Coaches	No. 10
AP	No. 10

1997 Southeastern Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Eastern Division
No. 7 Tennessee x$		7	–	1					11	–	2
No. 10 Georgia		6	–	2					10	–	2
No. 4 Florida		6	–	2					10	–	2
South Carolina		3	–	5					5	–	6
Kentucky		2	–	6					5	–	6
Vanderbilt		0	–	8					3	–	8
Western Division
No. 11 Auburn xy		6	–	2					10	–	3
No. 13 LSU x		6	–	2					9	–	3
No. 22 Ole Miss		4	–	4					8	–	4
Mississippi State		4	–	4					7	–	4
Arkansas		2	–	6					4	–	7
Alabama		2	–	6					4	–	7
Championship: Tennessee 30, Auburn 29
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

The 1997 Georgia Bulldogs football team represented the University of Georgia during the 1997 NCAA Division I-A football season The Bulldogs completed the season with a 10–2 record.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 30	1:00 p.m.	Arkansas State*		Sanford Stadium Athens, GA		W 38–7	79,145
September 13	3:30 p.m.	South Carolina	No. 25	Sanford Stadium Athens, GA (rivalry)	CBS	W 31–15	86,117
September 20	1:00 p.m.	Northeast Louisiana*		Sanford Stadium Athens, GA		W 42–3	74,113
October 4	1:00 p.m.	Mississippi State	No. 19	Sanford Stadium Athens, GA		W 47–0	83,211
October 11	3:30 p.m.	at No. 10 Tennessee	No. 15	Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN (rivalry)	CBS	L 13–38	106,656
October 18	9:00 p.m.	at Vanderbilt	No. 21	Vanderbilt Stadium Nashville, TN (rivalry)	ESPN2	W 34–13	35,124
October 25	3:30 p.m.	Kentucky	No. 18	Sanford Stadium Athens, GA	CBS	W 23–13	85,672
November 1	3:30 p.m.	vs. No. 6 Florida	No. 15	Alltel Stadium Jacksonville, FL (rivalry)	CBS	W 37–17	84,297
November 15	5:30 p.m.	No. 16 Auburn	No. 7	Sanford Stadium Athens, GA (Deep South's Oldest Rivalry)	ESPN	L 34–45	86,117
November 22	2:00 p.m.	at Ole Miss	No. 14	Vaught–Hemingway Stadium Oxford, MS		W 21–14	35,473
November 29	1:00 p.m.	at Georgia Tech*	No. 14	Bobby Dodd Stadium Atlanta, GA (Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate)	ABC	W 27–24	46,015
January 1	11:00 a.m.	vs. Wisconsin*	No. 11	Houlihan's Stadium Tampa, FL (Outback Bowl)	ESPN	W 33–6	56,186
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

Season summary

Florida

1 2 3 4 Total • Georgia 7 7 7 16 37 Florida 0 3 14 0 17 Date: November 1 Location: Alltel Stadium Game attendance: 84,297 Television network: CBS

Scoring summary Q1 10:16 UGA Edwards 27 yard run (Hines kick) UGA 7–0 Q2 6:03 FLA Cooper 36 yard field goal UGA 7–3 Q2 3:23 UGA Edwards 1 yard run (Hines kick) UGA 14–3 Q3 11:23 FLA Brindise 1 yard run (Cooper kick) UGA 14–10 Q3 6:32 FLA Frazier 3 yard run (Cooper kick) FLA 17–14 Q3 1:30 UGA Edwards 1 yard run (Hines kick) UGA 21–17 Q4 9:02 UGA Langley 27 yard field goal UGA 24–17 Q4 5:58 UGA Edwards 37 yard run (kick failed) UGA 30–17 Q4 2:44 UGA Gary 7 yard run (Hines kick) UGA 37–17

• Robert Edwards 26 Rush, 124 Yds