2001 Georgia Bulldogs football team

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Ranking
Coaches	No. 25
AP	No. 22

2001 Southeastern Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Eastern Division
No. 4 Tennessee x		7	–	1					11	–	2
No. 3 Florida  %		6	–	2					10	–	2
No. 13 South Carolina		5	–	3					9	–	3
No. 22 Georgia		5	–	3					8	–	4
Kentucky		1	–	7					2	–	9
Vanderbilt		0	–	8					2	–	9
Western Division
No. 7 LSU xy$		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 conference champion % – BCS at-large representative x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll

The 2001 Georgia Bulldogs football team represented the University of Georgia in the 2001 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Bulldogs completed the season with an 8–4 record.

Schedule

September 11:00 PMArkansas State*

• Sanford Stadium
• Athens, GA

PPVW 45–1786,520 September 87:45 PMNo. 21 South CarolinaNo. 25

• Sanford Stadium
• Athens, GA

ESPNL 9–1486,520 September 296:30 PMArkansas

• Sanford Stadium
• Athens, GA

ESPN2W 34–2386,520 October 612:00 PMat No. 6 Tennessee

• Neyland Stadium
• Knoxville, TN

CBSW 26–24107,592 October 132:00 PMat VanderbiltNo. 19

• Vanderbilt Stadium
• Nashville, TN

W 30–1431,847 October 2012:30 PMKentuckyNo. 17

• Sanford Stadium
• Athens, GA

JPSW 43–2986,520 October 273:30 PMvs. No. 6 FloridaNo. 15

• Alltel Stadium
• Jacksonville, FL (Florida vs. Georgia Football Classic)

CBSL 10–2484,401 November 103:30 PMNo. 24 AuburnNo. 19

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

CBSL 17–2486,520 November 1712:30 PMat Ole MissNo. 23

• Vaught–Hemingway Stadium
• Oxford, MS

JPSW 35–1547,457 November 247:45 PMat No. 21 Georgia Tech*No. 19

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

ESPNW 31–1741,974 December 112:00 PMHouston*No. 16

• Sanford Stadium
• Athens, GA

W 35–786,520 December 285:00 PMvs. Boston College*No. 16

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

ESPNL 16–2046,125

Game summaries

Vanderbilt

1 2 3 4 Total • Georgia 14 10 6 0 30 Vanderbilt 0 7 7 0 14 Date: October 13 Location: Vanderbilt Stadium, Nashville, Tennessee Game attendance: 31,847

Scoring summary Q1 13:41 UGA Musa Smith 3 yard run (Billy Bennett kick) UGA 7–0 Q1 1:07 UGA Musa Smith 40 yard run (Billy Bennett kick) UGA 14–0 Q2 6:53 UGA Fred Gibson 58 yard pass from David Greene (Billy Bennett kick) UGA 21–0 Q2 :30 VAN M.J. Garrett 8 yard pass from Greg Zolman (Chuck Folino kick) UGA 21–7 Q2 :05 UGA Billy Bennett 27 yard field goal UGA 24–7 Q3 3:23 VAN Greg Zolman 1 yard run (Chuck Folino kick) UGA 24–14 Q3 :09 UGA Terrence Edwards 17 yard pass from David Greene (kick failed) UGA 30–14