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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 (SEC). They finished the season 12–2 overall and 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 included 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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Game summaries
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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