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The 2012 Georgia Bulldogs football team represented the University of Georgia in the 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football season . The Bulldogs were led by 12th year head coach Mark Richt and played their home games at Sanford Stadium . They were a member of the Eastern Division of the Southeastern Conference . They finished the season 12-2, 7-1 in SEC play, claiming the East Division championship. They represented the division in the SEC Championship Game where they lost to Alabama . They were invited to the Capital One Bowl where they defeated Nebraska . The season includes a sweep of three of Georgia's biggest SEC rivals (Florida, Auburn and Tennessee) for just the fourth time (1980, 1981 and 2011).
Schedule
September 112:00 PMBuffalo * No. 6
ESPN W 45–23 92,446
September 87:45 PMat Missouri No. 7
ESPN2 W 41–20 71,004
September 157:30 PMFlorida Atlantic * No. 7
Sanford Stadium Athens, GA ABC W 56–20 92,746
September 227:45 PMVanderbilt No. 5
Sanford Stadium Athens, GA (Rivalry ) ESPN2W 48–3 92,746
September 293:30 PMTennessee No. 5
Sanford Stadium Athens, GA CBS W 51–44 92,746
October 67:00 PMat No. 6 South Carolina No. 5
ESPNL 7–35 85,199
October 207:00 PMat Kentucky No. 13
SECRN W 29–24 66,293
October 273:30 PMvs. No. 3 Florida No. 12
CBSW 17–9 84,681
November 33:30 PMOle Miss No. 7
Sanford Stadium Athens, GA ESPNU W 37–10 92,746
November 107:00 PMat Auburn No. 6
ESPN2W 38–0 86,764
November 173:30 PMGeorgia Southern * No. 5
Sanford Stadium Athens, GA FSN W 45–14 92,746
November 2412:00 PMGeorgia Tech * No. 3
ESPN W 42–10 92,746
December 14:00 PMvs. No. 2 Alabama No. 3
CBSL 28–32 75,824
January 11:00 PMvs. No. 23 Nebraska * No. 6
ABC W 45–31 59,712
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Schedule sources: [1] [2]
Game notes
Buffalo
1
2 3 4 Total
Buffalo
6
10 0 7
23
• #6 Georgia
14
10 7 14
45
Location: Athens, GeorgiaGame start: 12:21 p.m. Elapsed time: 3:26Game attendance: 92,446Game weather: 86, FairReferee: Penn WagersTV announcers (SEC Network): Dave Neal (play-by-play), Andre Ware (color), Cara Capuano (sideline)
Missouri
1
2 3 4 Total
• #7 Georgia
0
9 15 17
41
Missouri
0
10 10 0
20
Location: Columbia, MissouriGame start: 6:50 p.m. Elapsed time: 3:48Game attendance: 71,004Game weather: 74, Sunny and ClearReferee: Tom RitterTV announcers (ESPN2): Joe Tessitore (play-by-play), Matt Millen (color), Quint Kessenich (sideline)
Florida Atlantic
1
2 3 4 Total
Florida Atlantic
7
7 0 6
20
• #7 Georgia
14
14 21 7
56
Location: Athens, GeorgiaGame start: 7:35 p.m. Elapsed time: 3:15Game attendance: 92,746Game weather: 79, Partly CloudyReferee: David SmithTelevision network: CSS
Vanderbilt
1
2 3 4 Total
Vanderbilt
0
3 0 0
3
• #5 Georgia
13
14 21 0
48
Location: Athens, GeorgiaGame start: 7:50 p.m. Elapsed time: 3:15Game attendance: 92,746Game weather: 82, Partly CloudyReferee: Hubert OwensTV announcers (ESPN2): Mark Jones (play-by-play), Brock Huard (color), Shelley Smith (sideline)
Tennessee
1
2 3 4 Total
Tennessee
10
20 7 7
44
• #5 Georgia
21
9 21 0
51
Location: Athens, GeorgiaGame start: 3:39 p.m. Elapsed time: 3:51Game attendance: 92,746Game weather: 74, Mostly CloudyReferee: Tom MooreTV announcers (CBS): Verne Lundquist (play by play), Gary Danielson (color), Tracy Wolfson (sideline)
South Carolina
1
2 3 4 Total
#5 Georgia
0
0 0 7
7
• #6 South Carolina
21
0 7 7
35
Location: Columbia, South CarolinaGame start: 7:10 p.m. Elapsed time: 3:13Game attendance: 85,199Game weather: 78, ClearReferee: Matt AustinTV announcers (ESPN): Brent Musburger (play-by-play), Kirk Herbstreit (color), Heather Cox (sideline)
Kentucky
1
2 3 4 Total
• #13 Georgia
7
9 6 7
29
Kentucky
7
7 3 7
24
Location: Lexington, KentuckyGame start: 7:08 p.m. Elapsed time: 3:20Game attendance: 54,553Game weather: 52, CloudyReferee: Hubert OwensTelevision network: FSN
Florida
Florida-Georgia Football Rivalry
1
2 3 4 Total
#3 Florida
0
6 0 3
9
• #10 Georgia
7
0 3 7
17
Location: Jacksonville, FloridaGame start: 3:40 p.m. Elapsed time: 3:43Game attendance: 84,644Game weather: 72, Cloudy w/ gustsReferee: Matt MooreTV announcers (CBS): Verne Lundquist (play-by-play), Gary Danielson (color), Tracy Wolfson (sideline)
Scoring summary 1 12:02 Georgia Todd Gurley 10 yard run (Marshall Morgan kick)Georgia 7-0
2 7:05 Florida Caleb Sturgis 38 yard field goal Georgia 7-3
2 2:43 Florida Caleb Sturgis 22 yard field goal Georgia 7-6
3 8:34 Georgia Marshall Morgan 29 yard field goal Georgia 10-6
4 9:41 Florida Caleb Sturgis 50 yard field goal Georgia 10-9
4 7:11 Georgia Malcolm Mitchell 45 yard pass from Aaron Murray (Marshall Morgan kick) Georgia 17-9
Ole Miss
1
2 3 4 Total
Ole Miss
3
7 0 0
10
• #6 Georgia
0
14 16 7
37
Location: Athens, GeorgiaGame start: 3:39 p.m. Elapsed time: 3:19Game attendance: 92,746Game weather: 78, SunnyReferee: Ken WilliamsonTV announcers (CBS): Tim Brando (play-by-play), Steve Beuerlein (color)
Auburn
Deep South's Oldest Rivalry
1
2 3 4 Total
• #5 Georgia
14
14 10 0
38
Auburn
0
0 0 0
0
Location: Auburn, AlabamaGame start: 6:06 p.m. Elapsed time: 2:59Game attendance: 86,146Game weather: 62, ClearReferee: Matt AustinTV announcers (ESPN2): Mark Jones (play-by-play), Brock Huard (color), Shelley Smith (sideline)
Scoring summary 1 10:51 UGA Chris Conley 6 yard pass from Aaron Murray (Marshall Morgan kick) Georgia 7–0
1 1:19 UGA Malcolm Mitchell 5 yard pass from Aaron Murray (Marshall Morgan kick) Georgia 14–0
2 10:27 UGA Tavarres King 17 yard pass from Aaron Murray (Marshall Morgan kick) Georgia 21–0
2 5:09 UGA Todd Gurley 6 yard run (Marshall Morgan kick) Georgia 28–0
3 8:18 UGA Marshall Morgan 20 yard field goal Georgia 31–0
3 4:34 UGA Keith Marshall 62 yard run (Marshall Morgan kick) Georgia 38–0
Georgia Southern
1
2 3 4 Total
Georgia Southern
0
7 0 7
14
• #5 Georgia
7
10 21 7
45
Location: Athens, GeorgiaGame start: 1:35 p.m. Elapsed time: 3:12Game attendance: 92,746Game weather: 57, SunnyReferee: Marc CurlesTelevision network: PPV, WSB-TV
Georgia Tech
Clean, Old Fashioned Hate
1
2 3 4 Total
Georgia Tech
3
0 0 7
10
• #3 Georgia
14
14 14 0
42
Location: Athens, GeorgiaGame start: 12:01 p.m. Elapsed time: 3:12Game attendance: 92,746Game weather: 52, ClearReferee: Tom ZimorskiTelevision network: ESPN
Alabama
SEC Championship Game
1
2 3 4 Total
• #2 Alabama
0
10 8 14
32
#3 Georgia
0
7 14 7
28
Location: Atlanta, GeorgiaGame start: 4:11 p.m. Elapsed time: 3:42Game attendance: 75,624Game weather: IndoorsReferee: Tom RitterTV announcers (CBS/CTSN): Verne Lundquist (play-by-play), Gary Danielson (color), Tracy Wolfson (sideline reporter)
Eli Gold (play-by-play), Phil Savage (color), Chris Stewart (sideline reporter)
Nebraska
Capital One Bowl
1
2 3 4 Total
• #6 Georgia
16
7 8 14
45
#23 Nebraska
14
10 7 0
31
Location: Orlando, FloridaGame start: 1:08 p.m. Elapsed time: 3:33Game attendance: 59,712Game weather: 75, Partly CloudyReferee: Mike DefeeTV announcers (ABC): Rece Davis (play-by-play), David Pollack and Jesse Palmer (color), Samantha Ponder (sideline)
Rankings
Ranking movementsLegend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking т = Tied with team above or below ( ) = First-place votes Week Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Final AP 6 7 7 5 5 5 14 13 12 7 5 т 5 3 3 5 5 т Coaches 6 7 7 6 5 5 12 12 11 6 5 4 3 (1) 3 (1) 6 4 Harris Not released 11 12 11 6 5 5 3 3 6 Not released BCS Not released 11 10 6 5 5 3 3 7 Not released
References
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