2015 Georgia Bulldogs football team
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Coaches | No. 24 |
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No. 25 Florida x | 7 | – | 1 | 10 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 22 Tennessee | 5 | – | 3 | 9 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Georgia | 5 | – | 3 | 10 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Vanderbilt | 2 | – | 6 | 4 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kentucky | 2 | – | 6 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Missouri* | 1 | – | 7 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
South Carolina | 1 | – | 7 | 3 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
West Division | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 1 Alabama x$#^ | 7 | – | 1 | 14 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 10 Ole Miss | 6 | – | 2 | 10 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arkansas | 5 | – | 3 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 16 LSU * | 5 | – | 3 | 9 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas A&M | 4 | – | 4 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mississippi State | 4 | – | 4 | 9 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Auburn | 2 | – | 6 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Championship: Alabama 29, Florida 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2015 Georgia Bulldogs football team represents the University of Georgia in the 2015 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Bulldogs play their home games at Sanford Stadium. They are members of the Eastern Division of the Southeastern Conference.
Previous season
The 2014 Georgia Bulldogs football team finished the regular season 9–3, with losses to South Carolina, Florida, and Georgia Tech. Even defeating Missouri 34–0, Georgia did not receive a bid to the SEC Championship due to the two SEC losses (Florida and South Carolina). Instead, one loss Missouri went to the SEC championship game. The Bulldogs became bowl eligible after their win against Arkansas and were invited to play in the Belk Bowl against the Louisville Cardinals of the Atlantic Coast Conference, a game they won, 37-14 to complete a 10-3 season. [1]
Coaching changes
Offensive Coordinator Mike Bobo left his position to accept the head coaching job at Colorado State at the end of the 2014 season. Offensive line coach Will Friend left Georgia as well to become the offensive coordinator at Colorado State. Coach Bobo was replaced by Brian Schottenheimer who was the St. Louis Rams Offensive Coordinator the past 3 seasons. Schottenheimer was previously the Offensive Coordinator of the New York Jets from 2006-2011 and also coached Quarterbacks for the San Diego Chargers and Washington Redskins. Schottenheimer started playing college football at Kansas before transferring to Florida to play for Steve Spurrier from 1993-1996. Rob Sale was hired to coach the offensive line. Sale came from McNeese State where he coached the offensive line the past 3 seasons. After Wide Reivers coach Tony Ball took a position with LSU, Georgia graduate Thomas Brown (running back) was hired from Wisconsin and Bryan McClendon moved from Running Backs Coach to Wide Receivers.
Personnel
Coaching staff
Name | Position | Seasons at Georgia |
Alma Mater |
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Mark Richt | Head coach | 15 | Miami (FL) (1982) |
Brian Schottenheimer | Offensive coordinator, Quarterbacks | 1 | Florida (1997) |
Bryan McClendon | Wide Receivers/Recruiting Coordinator/Passing Game Coordinator | 7 | Georgia (2005) |
John Lilly | Tight ends/Offensive Special Teams Coordinator | 8 | Guilford College (1990) |
Thomas Brown | Running Backs | 1 | Georgia (2008) |
Rob Sale | Offensive line/Running Game Coordinator | 1 | LSU (2003) |
Jeremy Pruitt | Defensive coordinator/Secondary | 2 | West Alabama (1999) |
Tracy Rocker | Defensive line/Will Linebackers | 2 | Auburn (1988) |
Mike Ekeler | Inside Linebackers/Defensive Special Teams Coordinator | 2 | Kansas State (1994) |
Kevin Sherrer | Sam Linebackers | 2 | Alabama (1996) |
Buddy Collins | Special Teams Coordinator/Quality Control | 3 | MidAmerica Nazarene (2010) |
Dan Inman | Offensive Graduate Assistant | 3 | UNC–Pembroke (2012) |
Doug Saylor | Offensive Graduate Assistant | 3 | Georgia (2011) |
Mike MacDonald | Defensive Graduate Assistant | 6 | Georgia (2010) |
Kelin Johnson | Defensive Graduate Assistant | 2 | Georgia (2007) |
Reference:[2] |
Schedule
Georgia announced their 2015 football schedule on October 14, 2014. The 2015 schedule consisted of 7 home games, 4 away games and 1 neutral game in the regular season. The Bulldogs would host SEC foes Alabama, Kentucky, Missouri, and South Carolina, and would travel to Auburn, Tennessee, and Vanderbilt. Georgia would meet for the 93rd time with Florida in their annual neutral site rivalry game in Jacksonville, Florida.[3]
The Bulldogs would host three non–conference foes: Louisiana–Monroe, Southern, and in–state rival Georgia Southern. Finally, at the last game of the regular season the Bulldogs would travel to Georgia Tech in Atlanta.
September 5NoonLouisiana–Monroe*No. 9
SECNW 51–1492,746 September 123:30 p.m.at VanderbiltNo. 10
CBSW 31–1437,185 September 196:00 p.m.South CarolinaNo. 7
- Sanford Stadium
- Athens, GA (Rivalry)
ESPNW 52–2092,746 September 26NoonSouthern*No. 7
- Sanford Stadium
- Athens, GA
SECNW 48–692,746 October 33:30 p.m.No. 13 AlabamaNo. 8
- Sanford Stadium
- Athens, GA
CBSL 10–3892,746 October 103:30 p.m.at TennesseeNo. 19
CBSL 31–38102,455
October 177:30 p.m.Missouri
- Sanford Stadium
- Athens, GA
SECNW 9–692,746 October 313:30 p.m.vs. No. 11 Florida
CBSL 3–2784,628 November 7NoonKentucky
- Sanford Stadium
- Athens, GA
SECNW 27–392,746 November 14Noonat Auburn
CBSW 20–1387,451 November 217:15 p.m.Georgia Southern*
- Sanford Stadium
- Athens, GA
ESPNUW 23–17 OT92,746 November 28Noonat Georgia Tech*
ESPN2W 13–755,000 January 2Noonvs. Penn State*
- EverBank Field
- Jacksonville, FL (TaxSlayer Bowl)
ESPNW 24–17 58,212
- Schedule Source:[4]
Game summaries
Louisiana–Monroe
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
---|---|---|
3–0 | 2005 | UGA, 44–7 |
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Warhawks | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
Bulldogs | 14 | 21 | 9 | 7 | 51 |
Vanderbilt
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
---|---|---|
54–19–2 | 2014 | UGA, 44–17 |
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bulldogs | 7 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 31 |
Commodores | 0 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 14 |
at Vanderbilt Stadium • Nashville, TN
- Date: September 12, 2015
- Game time: 2:39 p.m. CDT
- Game attendance: 37,185
- Referee: David Smith
- TV announcers (CBS): Verne Lundquist (Play-by-play) & Gary Danielson (Color)
- [8][9][10]
South Carolina
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
---|---|---|
47–18–2 | 2014 | SCAR, 38–35 |
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Gamecocks | 3 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 20 |
Bulldogs | 3 | 21 | 21 | 7 | 52 |
at Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA
- Date: September 19, 2015
- Game time: 6:01 p.m. EDT
- Game attendance: 92,746
- Referee: Matt Austin
- TV announcers (ESPN): Brad Nessler (Play-by-play), Todd Blackledge (Color) & Holly Rowe (Sideline)
- [11][12][13]
Southern
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
---|---|---|
First Meeting |
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jaguars | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
Bulldogs | 17 | 3 | 28 | 0 | 48 |
at Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA
- Date: September 26, 2015
- Game time: 12:01 p.m. EDT
- Game attendance: 92,746
- Referee: Brad Rogers
- TV announcers (SECN): Tom Hart (Play-by-play), Andre Ware (Color) & Laura Rutledge (Sideline)
- [14][15][16]
Alabama
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
---|---|---|
25–37–4 | 2012 | ALA, 32–28 |
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Crimson Tide | 3 | 21 | 14 | 0 | 38 |
Bulldogs | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 10 |
at Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA
- Date: October 3, 2015
- Game time: 3:39 p.m. EDT
- Game attendance: 92,746
- Referee: Hubert Owens
- TV announcers (CBS): Verne Lundquist (Play-by-play), Gary Danielson (Color) & Allie LaForce (Sideline)
- [17][18][19]
Tennessee
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
---|---|---|
21–21–2 | 2014 | UGA, 35–32 |
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bulldogs | 7 | 17 | 0 | 7 | 31 |
Volunteers | 3 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 38 |
at Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN
- Date: October 10, 2015
- Game time: 3:39 p.m. EDT
- Game attendance: 102,455
- Referee: Tom Ritter
- TV announcers (CBS): Verne Lundquist (Play-by-play), Gary Danielson (Color) & Allie LaForce (Sideline)
- [20][21][22]
Missouri
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
---|---|---|
3–1 | 2014 | UGA, 34–0 |
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tigers | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
Bulldogs | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 |
at Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA
- Date: October 17, 2015
- Game time: 7:39 p.m. EDT
- Game attendance: 92,746
- Referee: John McDaid
- TV announcers (SECN): Brent Musburger (Play-by-play), Jesse Palmer (Color) & Maria Taylor (Sideline)
- [23][24][25]
Florida
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
---|---|---|
49–41–2 | 2014 | FLA, 38–20 |
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bulldogs | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
Gators | 6 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 27 |
at EverBank Field • Jacksonville, FL
- Date: October 31, 2015
- Game time: 3:39 EDT
- Game attendance: 84,628
- TV announcers (CBS): Verne Lundquist (Play-by-play), Gary Danielson (Color) & Allie LaForce (Sideline)
- [26]
Kentucky
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
---|---|---|
54–12–2 | 2014 | UGA, 63–31 |
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Wildcats | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Bulldogs | 10 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 27 |
at Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA
- Date: November 7, 2015
- Game attendance: 92,746
- TV announcers (SEC Network): Dave Neal; Matt Stinchcomb
Auburn
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
---|---|---|
55–55–8 | 2014 | UGA, 34–7 |
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bulldogs | 0 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 20 |
Tigers | 7 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 13 |
at Jordan–Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL
- Date: November 14, 2015
- Game attendance: 87,451
- TV announcers (CBS): Gary;Verne
Georgia Southern
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
---|---|---|
5–0 | 2012 | UGA, 45–14 |
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Eagles | 0 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 17 |
Bulldogs | 7 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 17 |
at Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA
- Date: November 21, 2015
- Game attendance: 92,746
- TV announcers (ESPNU): Clay Matvick; John Congemi
Georgia Tech
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
---|---|---|
64–40–5 | 2014 | GT, 30–24 |
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bulldogs | 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 13 |
Yellow Jackets | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
at Bobby Dodd Stadium • Atlanta, GA
- Date: November 28, 2015
- Game attendance: 55,000
- TV announcers (ESPN2): Beth mowins; Anthony Becht
Rankings
Week | ||||||||||||||||
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Final |
AP | 9 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 19 | RV | RV | RV | — | — | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV |
Coaches | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 16 | RV | 25 | 23 | — | RV | RV | RV | RV | 25 | 24 |
CFP | Not released | — | — | — | — | — | — | Not released |
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