Georgia Bulldogs football

Georgia Bulldogs football
2014 Georgia Bulldogs football team
First season	1892
Head coach	13th season, 130–46 (.739)
Stadium	Sanford Stadium (capacity: 92,746)
Year built	1929
Field surface	Grass
Location	Athens, Georgia
Division	SEC Eastern Division (1992–present)
Past conferences	SIAA (1895–1921) Southern Conference (1921–1932)
All-time record	768–406–54 (.647)
Bowl record	27–18–3 (.594)
Claimed national titles	2 (1942,1980)
Conference titles	14 (12 SEC)
Division titles	7
Heisman winners	2
Consensus All-Americans	24
Current uniform
File:SEC-Uniform-UGA.png
Colors	Red and Black
Fight song	Glory, Glory
Mascot	Uga Hairy Dawg
Marching band	Georgia Redcoat Marching Band
Rivals	Florida Gators Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets South Carolina Gamecocks Clemson Tigers Auburn Tigers
Website	georgiadogs.com

The Georgia Bulldogs football team represents the University of Georgia in the sport of American football. The Bulldogs compete in the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) of the National Collegiate Athletics Association (NCAA) and the Eastern Division of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). They play their homes games at Sanford Stadium on the university's Athens, Georgia, campus, and are currently coached by Mark Richt. Inaugural season was in 1892. UGA teams have won two NCAA football national championships and 14 conference championships, and have appeared in 48 bowl games, the fifth most all time. The program has also produced two Heisman Trophy winners, two No. 1 NFL draft picks, and many winners of other national awards.

History

Early history (1892–1927)

The first football team of 1892.

Herty Field was Georgia's first football venue. It was used until 1911. (photo October 2005)

Georgia's football program began in 1892, when Dr. Charles Herty, a chemistry professor and former player at Johns Hopkins, assembled a team and arranged a game against Mercer University on January 30, 1892. This was the first intercollegiate football game played in the deep south. Playing on what would later be called Herty Field, Georgia beat Mercer 7–6. Georgia's second game was on February 20, 1892, against Auburn University, inaugurating what would come to be known as the Deep South's Oldest Rivalry.

From 1892–1909, the Georgia Bulldogs changed head coaches frequently, with 14 different coaches in a 17 year period. Their combined records were 47–52–10 (.477 winning percentage). During this period, Georgia's greatest success came during Glenn "Pop" Warner's tenure from 1895-1896 In 1896, Warner's Georgia team recorded the program's first conference championship, winning the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association championship with a 3-0 conference record. Georgia's overall season record was 4–0, which marked the team's first undefeated season, as well. It is thought that the first forward pass in football occurred in 1895 in a game between Georgia and North Carolina when, out of desperation, the ball was thrown by the North Carolina quarterback instead of punted and a North Carolina player caught the ball.

In 1897, the program was nearly terminated when a Georgia fullback named Richard Vonalbade Gammon died as a result of injuries sustained in a game against the University of Virginia. The Georgia state legislature quickly passed a bill abolishing collegiate football in the state, but the bill was vetoed by then-Governor William Yates Atkinson, based upon an appeal from Gammon's mother, Rosalind Gammon.

Beginning in 1910, Georgia started experiencing stability in its head coaches. In 1911, Georgia moved its playing field from Herty Field to Sanford Field, where wooden stands were built. From 1910–63, Georgia had 7 head coaches and a record of 307–180–33 (a .622 winning percentage). Although Harry Mehre and Wally Butts are the two best-known coaches from this era, it was George "Kid" Woodruff who led the Bulldogs to their first claim to national championship. In 1927, Georgia finished the season 9–1 and could stake a claim to the national championship by finishing #1 in at least one national poll. Herman Stegeman coached the Bulldogs to an 8–0 record in 1920, when the team was named co-champion of the SIAA.

Harry Mehre era (1928-1937)

Harry Mehre coached the Bulldogs from 1928–37, but perhaps his most memorable game was in 1929. October 12, 1929 was the inaugural game in the newly completed Sanford Stadium and Mehre's Bulldogs responded with an upset victory over the powerhouse of the day, Yale University, winning 15–0. In that game, Vernon "Catfish" Smith scored all 15 points for Georgia. As head coach, Mehre compiled a 59–34–6 record (.626 winning percentage), but was never able to win a conference championship. Mehre left after ten seasons to accept the head football coach position at Ole Miss.

Wally Butts era (1939-1960)

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Coach Butts

Wally Butts coached the Bulldogs from 1939–60 and continued as athletic director until 1963. Butts came to UGA as an assistant to Joel Hunt in 1938, but Hunt left UGA after a 5–4–1 season to take over at Wyoming; Butts succeeded him. During his tenure as head coach, Georgia had a claim to the national championship in 1942 being selected by 6 polls recognized by the NCAA Division 1-A college football national championship (Ohio St. was also selected by 6 polls, including the AP, and Wisconsin was selected by one poll), and in 1946 after finishing first in at least one national poll and/or rating system. Butts coached 1942 Heisman Trophy winner Frank Sinkwich and Maxwell Award winner Charley Trippi. His teams also won four SEC championships – 1942, 1946, 1948 and 1959. As head coach, Butts posted a 140–86–9 record (.615 winning percentage), including six bowl games. His bowl record was 5–2–1. Butts was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1997.

Johnny Griffith era (1961-1963)

Johnny Griffith, a former player and assistant coach to Butts, succeeded him in 1961. Things did not get any better under Griffith and he was only able to compile a 10–16–4 record during his three-year term as head coach. While there were few successes during this time as head coach, he did have two big victories, a 30–21 upset win over Auburn in 1962 and a 31–14 win over heavily favored Miami in 1963. Griffith was replaced after the 1963 season by Vince Dooley. He resigned in December 1963 after going 10–16–2, including a combined 1–8 against Georgia Tech, Florida, and Auburn.

Vince Dooley era (1964–1988)

Vince Dooley held the head coach position longer than any other Bulldogs coach, leading the Bulldogs from 1964–88. During his tenure as head coach, Georgia won its second consensus national championship in 1980, winning the Grantland Rice Award. Dooley's 1968 team finished first in at least one national poll, giving Georgia a claim to the national championship in that year. The 1967 Cotton Bowl win over SMU made Georgia only the 3rd school in college football history to have won all 4 of the historical major bowls, Rose, Cotton, Sugar, Orange. His teams gave Georgia six SEC Championships and he coached 1982 Heisman Trophy and Maxwell Award winner Herschel Walker, 1968 Outland Trophy winner Bill Stanfill and 40 All-Americans. Dooley won the Amos Alonzo Stagg Award in 2001. He compiled a 201–77–10 record (.715 winning percentage), which included twenty bowl appearances. His bowl record was 8–10–2. From 1976–82, his teams were in contention for the national title 4 times (1976, 1980, 1981, and 1982). His 6 SEC titles ties him for second place all time amongst SEC coaches for SEC titles. Dooley's offenses were known primarily for running the football. He converted UGA's single-wing offense to a Split-Back Veer in the early 1970s, and later ran a professional I-type offense with the development of Herschel Walker. For a while during the 1980s UGA was known as "Tailback U." Dooley was inducted in the College Football Hall of Fame in 1997 In 1981, Professor Jan Kemp complained that Georgia officials had intervened allowing nine college football players to pass a remedial English course, allowing them to play against Pittsburgh in the Sugar Bowl. The board of regents of the University System of Georgia issued a report in April 1986 implicating Dr. Fred C. Davison and the Georgia athletic department, headed by Dooley, who was also the football coach, in a pattern of academic abuse in the admission and advancement of student-athletes over the previous four years.

Ray Goff era (1989–1995)

Ray Goff was promoted from assistant coach and took over as head coach in 1989. He coached the Bulldogs until 1995, posting a 46–34–1 record (.574 winning percentage). Goff's tenure got off to a slow start, with just ten wins in his first two seasons, before reeling off nine wins in 1991 and ten in 1992; the latter campaign finished with Georgia ranked eighth by the Coaches Poll. Over the next three years, Goff's Bulldogs never again posted as many as seven wins. His teams were 0–5 against Tennessee, 1–6 against Florida, 2–4–1 against Auburn, 5–2 against Georgia Tech and won no conference titles. During his time at Georgia, Goff was often derisively referred to as Ray "Goof", a nickname given to him by former Florida and current South Carolina head coach Steve Spurrier. Goff had a 2–2 bowl record. Goff's 1995 team was on the receiving end of Spurrier's "Half a Hundred" game in which his Florida Gators team put up 52 points on the beleaguered Bulldogs. They were the first and, to date, only team to do so inside Sanford Stadium. He was fired at the end of the 1995 season.

Jim Donnan era (1996-2000)

Jim Donnan left Marshall and took over as head coach of the Bulldogs in 1996 and coached the team until 2000, posting a 40–19–0 record (.678 winning percentage). He was the first head football coach in UGA history to lead teams to four consecutive bowl victories. Under Donnan, the Bulldogs won the 1998 Outback Bowl, the 1998 Peach Bowl, the 2000 Outback Bowl, and the 2000 Oahu Bowl. Before the 1997 game against Mississippi State, Donnan drove a steamroller into practice and told his players they "were either going to be the steamroller or the pavement"; Georgia won the game, 47–0.

Donnan was fired by University President Michael F. Adams, against the wishes of athletic director Vince Dooley, in 2000 after the Bulldogs posted two consecutive eight-win seasons and three consecutive losses against Georgia Tech. Donnan's inability to return the program to the national prominence of Dooley's era, compete with longtime SEC Eastern Division rivals and off-the-field problems for players, are believed to be the reasons for his dismissal. Donnan was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame as a coach in 2009.

Mark Richt era (2001–present)

Coach Richt

The current head coach of the Georgia Bulldogs is Mark Richt, who joined the Bulldogs in 2001 after serving as the offensive coordinator of the Florida State Seminoles under Bobby Bowden. Since Richt's tenure began, Georgia has won two SEC championships – 2002 and 2005 – and 6 of their 7 SEC East Division Championships – 2002, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2011, and 2012. (Out of those years Georgia represented the East in the SEC Championship Game in all but 2007.) Including bowl games, Richt's record, as of January 14, 2014, is 126–45–0 for a (.737 winning percentage) and 72–32 (.692) in the SEC . His bowl record through 2012 is 8–4. Richt has been a fixture in the recruiting world ending up with top 5 classes the past 3 years. On October 8, 2011 Richt won his 100th career game as UGA's coach against Tennessee at Neyland Stadium 20–12.

Under Richt, Georgia is 9-4 against Tennessee, 5-8 against Florida, 8-5 against Auburn, and 12-1 against Georgia Tech, including games from 2001–13. In 2011, under Richt, Georgia defeated Tennessee, Florida, Auburn, and Georgia Tech in the same season for the first time since 1981.

Conference affiliations

Georgia was a founding member of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association, one of the first collegiate athletic conferences formed in the United States. Georgia participated in the SIAA from its establishment in 1895 until 1921. During its tenure in the SIAA, Georgia was conference co-champion in two years, 1896 and 1920. In 1921, the Bulldogs, along with 12 other teams, left the SIAA and formed the Southern Conference. During its time in the Southern Conference, the team never won a conference championship. In 1932, the Georgia Bulldogs left the Southern Conference to form and join the SEC, where Georgia has won the third most SEC football championships, with 12, behind Alabama (22) and Tennessee (13).

Nicknames

The first mention of "Bulldogs" in association with Georgia athletics occurred on November 28, 1901, at the Georgia-Auburn football game played in Atlanta. The Georgia fans had a badge saying “Eat `em Georgia” and a picture of a bulldog tearing a piece of cloth"; however, it was not until 1920 that the nickname "Bulldog" was used to describe the athletic teams at the University of Georgia. Traditionally, the choice of a Bulldog as the UGA mascot was attributed to the alma mater of its founders and first president, Abraham Baldwin, who graduated from Yale University. Prior to that time, Georgia teams were usually known as the "Red and Black." On November 3, 1920, Morgan Blake of the Atlanta Journal wrote a story about school nicknames and proposed:

The Georgia Bulldogs would sound good because there is a certain dignity about a bulldog, as well as ferocity.

After a 0-0 tie with Virginia in Charlottesville on Nov. 6, 1920, Atlanta Constitution writer Cliff Wheatley used the name "Bulldogs" in his story five times. The name has been used ever since.

Traditions

Uga VI Official Photo

Sanford Stadium

• Uga (pronounced UH-guh) is the name of a lineage of white Bulldogs which have served as the mascot of the University of Georgia since 1956. Russ, interim mascot, has been named UGA IX since the previous mascot, Uga VIII, died of lymphoma on Feb 3, 2011. Deceased Ugas are interred in a mausoleum near the main entrance to Sanford Stadium. Georgia is the only school to bury its past mascots inside the football stadium.
• Glory, Glory is the fight song for the Georgia Bulldogs and was sung at football games as early as the 1890s. The fight song was arranged in its current form by Georgia professor Hugh Hodgson in 1915.
• The ringing of the Chapel Bell after a Georgia victory started in the 1890s when the playing field was located near the Chapel and freshmen were compelled to ring the Chapel's bell until midnight to celebrate the victory. Today, freshmen are no longer required to do the chore, with students, alumni, and fans taking their place.
• "How 'Bout Them Dawgs" is a slogan of recent vintage that first surfaced in the late 1970s and has become a battle cry of Bulldog fans. The slogan received national attention and exposure when Georgia won the national championship in 1980 and wire services proclaimed "How 'Bout Them Dogs!"
• Silver Britches – When Wally Butts was named head coach in 1939, he changed the uniform by adding silver-colored pants to the bright-red jersey already in use. The "silver britches" became very popular, and were a source of multiple fan chants and sign references over the years, the most well-known being "Go You Silver Britches!" When he was hired in 1964, Vince Dooley changed Georgia's uniform to use white pants, but reinstated the silver pants prior to Georgia's 1980 national championship season. Georgia's use of the "silver britches" continues to the present day.
• The "Dawg Walk" is a tradition that features the football players walking through a gathering of fans and the Redcoat Band near the Tate Student Center as they enter Sanford Stadium. Vince Dooley began the tradition, originally leading the team into the stadium from the East Campus Road side. Ray Goff changed the Dawg Walk to its current location in the 1990s, but eventually discontinued the practice altogether. Mark Richt revived it starting with the 2001 season, and it continues to the present day.

Uniforms

Georgia's standard home uniform has not significantly changed since 1980, and consists of a red helmet with the trademarked oval "G", red jerseys, and silver pants.

Wally Butts first introduced the "silver britches," as they are colloquially known, in 1939. When Vince Dooley became Georgia's head coach, he changed the team's home uniform to include white pants. The uniform was changed back to silver pants prior to the 1980 season, and has remained silver ever since.

Georgia's earliest helmet was grey leather, to which a red block "G" logo was added in 1961. The shirts were usually red, sometimes with various striping patterns. Their uniforms in the pre-World War II era varied at times, sometimes significantly. Photographic evidence suggests that black shirts, vests, and stripes of various patterns were worn at times over the years.

Vince Dooley was the first to incorporate a red helmet into the uniform in 1964, adopting the oval "G," a white stripe, and white facemasks. Anne Donaldson, who graduated from Georgia with a BFA degree and was married to Georgia assistant coach John Donaldson, was asked by Coach Dooley to come up with a new helmet design to replace the previous silver helmet. Coach Dooley liked the forward oriented stylized "G" Mrs. Donaldson produced, and it was adopted by him. Since the Georgia "G" was similar to the Green Bay Packers' "G" used by it since 1961, Coach Dooley cleared its use with the Packer organization. Nonetheless, Georgia has a registered trademark for its "G" and the Packers' current, redesigned, "G" logo is modeled after the University of Georgia's redesign of Green Bay's original "G" logo. The helmet change was part of a drastic uniform redesign by Dooley, who also replaced the traditional silver pants with white pants that included a black-red-black stripe. The jerseys remained similar to the pre-1964 design, however, with a red jersey and white numbers.

Prior to the 1980 season, the "silver britches" were re-added to Georgia's uniform with a red-white-black stripe down the side. Since the 1980 season, Georgia has utilized the same basic uniform concept. The sleeve stripes, trim colors, and font on Georgia's home and away jerseys have varied many times, but the home jerseys have remained generally red with white numbers, and away jerseys have remained generally white with black numbers.

The most recent trim redesign occurred in 2005, when sleeve stripe patterns were dropped in favor of solid black jersey cuffs on the home jersey and solid red cuffs on the away jersey. Matte gray pants have also been used at times instead of "true" silver since 2004, mainly because the matte gray pants are of a lighter material.

One of the things that makes Georgia's uniform unique is its relative longevity, and the fact that it has very rarely changed over the years. There have been occasions, however, when alternate uniforms have been worn.

• Red pants were used instead of silver as part of Georgia's away uniform at various times during the 1980s.
• Black facemasks and a white-black-white helmet stripe were worn during the 1991 Independence Bowl.
• Black pants were used instead of silver as part of Georgia's away uniform during the 1998 Outback Bowl and home uniform during the 1998 Florida game.
• Black jerseys were worn instead of red as part of Georgia's home uniform in games against Auburn and Hawaii during the 2007 season, and in 2008 against Alabama.
• A unique away uniform was worn against Florida in 2009. This uniform included black helmets with red facemasks, a white stripe, and the traditional oval "G" logo; white jerseys with black numbers; and black pants.
• For the 2011 Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game game against Boise State in the Georgia Dome, Georgia wore a Nike Pro Combat Uniform that was significantly different from the traditional home uniforms. The Nike Pro Combat uniforms used a non-traditional matte-finish red color, and included the following:
  • Silver helmets with a large red stripe and traditional oval "G" logo
  • Black facemasks with a large red stripe in the middle, mirroring the red stripe on the helmet
  • Two-tone red jerseys with black sleeves, trim, and numbers
  • The word "Georgia" on the back of the jerseys instead of players' names
  • Red pants

Rivalries

The Bulldogs have three main football rivals: Auburn, Florida, and Georgia Tech. All three rivalries were first contested over 100 years ago, though the series records are disputed in two cases. Georgia does not include two games from 1943 and 1944 against Georgia Tech (both UGA losses) in its reckoning of the series record, because Georgia's players were in World War II and Georgia Tech's players were not. Georgia also includes a game against one of the four predecessor institutions of the modern University of Florida in 1904 (a Georgia win) that national sportswriters and Florida's athletic association do not include.

Georgia has long-standing football rivalries with other universities as well, with over 50 games against five additional teams. Since the formation of the SEC Eastern Division in 1992, Georgia has had an emerging rivalry with the Tennessee Volunteers. The Georgia–South Carolina football rivalry has been a game of increasing importance; South Carolina won the SEC Eastern Division championship in 2010, Georgia in 2011 and 2012, and in 2013 Missouri won, but South Carolina was 2nd and Georgia was 3rd.

Georgia Bulldog Rivalries: All-Time Records

Rivalry	Rival	Games Played	First Meeting	Last Meeting	UGA Won	UGA Lost	Ties	UGA %	Streak	Most recent win
Deep South's Oldest Rivalry	Auburn Tigers	117	1892	2013	54	55	8	.495	1 loss	2012, 38-0
Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate	Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets	103	1893	2013	64	39	5	.621	5 wins	2013, 41-34
Florida–Georgia football rivalry	Florida Gators	90	1904	2013	49	40	2	.546	3 win	2013, 23-20
Georgia–Vanderbilt football rivalry	Vanderbilt Commodores	74	1893	2013	53	19	2	.730	1 Win	2014, 44-17
Georgia–South Carolina football rivalry	South Carolina Gamecocks	67	1894	2014	47	18	2	.734	1 loss	2014, 35-38
Clemson–Georgia football rivalry	Clemson Tigers	64	1897	2014	42	18	4	.651	2 wins	2014, 45-21
Georgia–Tennessee football rivalry	Tennessee Volunteers	43	1899	2014	22	21	2	.500	6 wins	2014, 35-32

Seasons

As of the end of the 2011 season, the Georgia Bulldogs had played 119 seasons with an all-time record of 747–400–54 (a .622 winning percentage). A complete decade by decade list of game results can be found at Georgia Bulldogs football (all games). Note: Georgia was also the only Division I FBS program to win at least 8 games every season from 1997–2009.

Bowl games

The Bulldogs have played in 49 bowl games and have a record of 27–19–3. On the all-time lists, the Bulldogs have the fifth most bowl appearances and tied for third for bowl game victories.

2006 Chick-fil-A Bowl.

Georgia Bulldogs bowl games by year

W/L/T	Date	Bowl	Opponent	PF	PA	Coach
W	1942-01-01	Orange Bowl	TCU	40	26	Wally Butts
W	1943-01-01	Rose Bowl	UCLA	9	0	Wally Butts
W	1946-01-01	Oil Bowl	Tulsa	20	6	Wally Butts
W	1947-01-01	Sugar Bowl	North Carolina	20	10	Wally Butts
T	1948-01-01	Gator Bowl	Maryland	20	20	Wally Butts
L	1949-01-01	Orange Bowl	Texas	28	41	Wally Butts
L	1950-12-09	Presidential Cup	Texas A&M	20	40	Wally Butts
W	1960-01-01	Orange Bowl	Missouri	14	0	Wally Butts
Wally Butts Bowl Record: 5–2–1
W	1964-12-26	Sun Bowl	Texas Tech	7	0	Vince Dooley
W	1966-12-31	Cotton Bowl Classic	SMU	24	9	Vince Dooley
L	1967-12-16	Liberty Bowl	NC State	7	14	Vince Dooley
L	1969-01-01	Sugar Bowl	Arkansas	2	16	Vince Dooley
L	1969-12-20	Sun Bowl	Nebraska	6	45	Vince Dooley
W	1971-12-31	Gator Bowl	North Carolina	7	3	Vince Dooley
W	1973-12-28	Peach Bowl	Maryland	17	16	Vince Dooley
L	1974-12-21	Tangerine Bowl	Miami, Ohio	10	21	Vince Dooley
L	1976-01-01	Cotton Bowl Classic	Arkansas	10	31	Vince Dooley
L	1977-01-01	Sugar Bowl	Pittsburgh	3	27	Vince Dooley
L	1978-12-31	Bluebonnet Bowl	Stanford	22	25	Vince Dooley
W	1981-01-01	Sugar Bowl	Notre Dame	17	10	Vince Dooley
L	1982-01-01	Sugar Bowl	Pittsburgh	20	24	Vince Dooley
L	1983-01-01	Sugar Bowl	Penn State	23	27	Vince Dooley
W	1984-01-01	Cotton Bowl Classic	Texas	10	9	Vince Dooley
T	1984-12-22	Citrus Bowl	Florida State	17	17	Vince Dooley
T	1985-12-28	Sun Bowl	Arizona	13	13	Vince Dooley
L	1986-12-23	Hall of Fame Bowl	Boston College	24	27	Vince Dooley
W	1987-12-29	Liberty Bowl	Arkansas	20	17	Vince Dooley
W	1989-01-01	Gator Bowl	Michigan State	34	27	Vince Dooley
Vince Dooley Bowl Record: 8–10–2
L	1989-12-30	Peach Bowl	Syracuse	18	19	Ray Goff
W	1991-12-29	Independence Bowl	Arkansas	24	15	Ray Goff
W	1993-01-01	Florida Citrus Bowl	Ohio State	21	14	Ray Goff
L	1995-12-30	Peach Bowl	Virginia	27	34	Ray Goff
Ray Goff Bowl Record: 2–2
W	1998-01-01	Outback Bowl	Wisconsin	33	6	Jim Donnan
W	1998-12-30	Peach Bowl	Virginia	35	33	Jim Donnan
W	2000-01-01	Outback Bowl	Purdue	28	25	Jim Donnan
W	2000-12-24	Oahu Bowl	Virginia	37	14	Jim Donnan
Jim Donnan Bowl Record: 4–0
L	2001-12-28	Music City Bowl	Boston College	16	20	Mark Richt
W	2003-01-01	Sugar Bowl	Florida State	26	13	Mark Richt
W	2004-01-01	Capital One Bowl	Purdue	34	27	Mark Richt
W	2005-01-01	Outback Bowl	Wisconsin	24	21	Mark Richt
L	2006-01-01	Sugar Bowl	West Virginia	35	38	Mark Richt
W	2006-12-30	Chick-fil-A Bowl	Virginia Tech	31	24	Mark Richt
W	2008-01-01	Sugar Bowl	Hawaii	41	10	Mark Richt
W	2009-01-01	Capital One Bowl	Michigan State	24	12	Mark Richt
W	2009-12-28	Independence Bowl	Texas A&M	44	20	Mark Richt
L	2010-12-31	Liberty Bowl	Central Florida	6	10	Mark Richt
L	2012-01-02	Outback Bowl	Michigan State	30	33	Mark Richt
W	2013-01-01	Capital One Bowl	Nebraska	45	31	Mark Richt
L	2014-01-01	Gator Bowl	Nebraska	19	24	Mark Richt
Mark Richt Bowl Record: 8–5
Overall Bowl Record: 27–19–3

Georgia Bulldog bowl games: all-time records by bowl

Bowl	Record	Appearances	Last appearance	Winning %
Bluebonnet Bowl (defunct)	0–1	1	1978 Season	.000
Capital One Bowl (formerly Tangerine Bowl and Citrus Bowl)	4–1–1	6	2012 Season	.750
Chick-fil-A Bowl (formerly Peach Bowl)	3–2	5	2006 Season	.600
Cotton Bowl Classic	2–1	3	1983 Season	.667
Gator Bowl	2–1–1	4	2013 Season	.600
Independence Bowl	2–0	2	2009 Season	1.000
Liberty Bowl	1–2	3	2010 Season	.333
Music City Bowl	0–1	1	2001 Season	.000
Oahu Bowl (defunct)	1–0	1	2000 Season	1.000
Oil Bowl (defunct)	1–0	1	1945 Season	1.000
Outback Bowl (formerly Hall of Fame Bowl)	3–2	5	2011 Season	.600
Orange Bowl	2–1	3	1959 Season	.667
Presidential Cup Bowl (defunct)	0–1	1	1950 Season	.000
Rose Bowl	1–0	1	1943 Season	1.000
Sugar Bowl	4–5	9	2007 Season	.444
Sun Bowl	1–1–1	3	1985 Season	.500

Current coaching staff

Name	Position
Mark Richt	Head Coach
Mike Bobo	Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks Coach
Jeremy Pruitt	Defensive Coordinator/Secondary Coach
Tony Ball	Wide Receivers Coach
John Lilly	Tight Ends Coach
Will Friend	Offensive Line Coach
Bryan McClendon	Running Backs Coach
Mike Ekeler	Inside Linebackers Coach

Recruiting

Georgia's football teams have benefited from strong recruiting classes. The table below shows their national class rankings since 2002.

Georgia Bulldogs Recruiting Class Rankings

Year	Rivals.com	ESPN.com	Commits	Top Commit
2014	7	9	21	Sony Michel, TB
2013	12	10	33	Tray Matthews, S
2012	12	5	29	John Theus, OT
2011	5	6	26	Ray Drew, DE
2010	15	12	19	Alec Ogletree, LB
2009	6	6	20	Branden Smith, CB
2008	7	5	23	A.J. Green, WR
2007	9	13	23	Aron White, TE
2006	4	4	27	Matthew Stafford, QB
2005	10		19	Mohamed Massaquoi, WR
2004	9		19	Brandon Miller, LB
2003	6		24	Paul Oliver, CB
2002	3		29	Marquis Elmore, LB

Team awards and records

Claimed national championships (2)

Years in which the Bulldogs finished with a number-one ranking in at least 3 of the final national polls recognized by the College Football Hall of Fame and included in the official NCAA Football Record Book:

Year	Coach	Selector	Record	Bowl	Opponent	Result
1942	Wally Butts	Houlgate, Sagarin, Litkenhous	11–1	Rose Bowl	UCLA	W 9-0
1980	Vince Dooley	Coaches, AP	12–0	Sugar Bowl	Notre Dame	W 17-10
Total Claimed National Championships:					2

• 1942 – 11–1 Georgia was chosen as champion by at least half of the recognized polls. Georgia was led by All-Americans Frank Sinkwich and end George Poschner, along with a young back named Charley Trippi. The Bulldogs knocked off 9 consecutive opponents and ranked No. 1 in the nation. Georgia earned a Rose Bowl bid after it blanked Georgia Tech 34–0 in Athens to end the regular season. Georgia then edged UCLA 9–0 in the Rose Bowl

• 1980 – The Bulldogs beat Notre Dame 17–10 in the Sugar Bowl to finish 12–0 and claim the National Championship. Notable contributors during the season included Herschel Walker, Buck Belue and Lindsay Scott (Georgia was listed first by AP, Berryman, FACT, FB News, FW, Helms, National Championship Foundation, NFF, Poling, Sporting News & UPI).

Conference championships

Georgia has won a total of 14 conference championships, including 12 SEC Championships.

Conference affiliations:

• 1891–95, Independent
• 1896–1920, Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
• 1921–32, Southern Conference
• 1933–present, Southeastern Conference

Year	Conference	Coach	Overall Record	Conference Record
1896†	SIAA	Glenn "Pop" Warner	4–0	3-0
1920†	SIAA	Herman Stegeman	8–0–1	8-0
1942	SEC	Wally Butts	11–0	6–1
1946†	SEC	Wally Butts	11–0	5–0
1948	SEC	Wally Butts	9–2	6–0
1959	SEC	Wally Butts	10–1	7–0
1966†	SEC	Vince Dooley	10–1	6–0
1968	SEC	Vince Dooley	8–1–2	5–0–1
1976	SEC	Vince Dooley	10–2	5-1
1980	SEC	Vince Dooley	12–0	6–0
1981†	SEC	Vince Dooley	10–2	6–0
1982	SEC	Vince Dooley	11–1	6–0
2002	SEC	Mark Richt	13–1	7–1
2005	SEC	Mark Richt	10–3	6–2
Conference Championships:			14
† Denotes co-champions

Division championships

Georgia has won 7 SEC Eastern Division championships, and has made 5 appearances in the SEC Championship Game, most recently in 2012. The Dawgs are 2–3 in those games. Twice, in 1992 and 2007, Georgia was the Eastern Division co-champion, but lost a tiebreaker to appear in the championship game.

Year	Division Championship	SEC CG Result	Opponent	PF	PA
1992†	SEC East	N/A	Did Not Play	–	–
2002	SEC East	W	Arkansas	30	3
2003†	SEC East	L	LSU	13	34
2005	SEC East	W	LSU	34	14
2007†	SEC East	N/A	Did Not Play	–	–
2011	SEC East	L	LSU	10	42
2012†	SEC East	L	Alabama	28	32
Totals	7	2–3		115	125
† Denotes co-champions

Overtime games

Following the 1995 season, the NCAA changed the rules to allow for overtime on games tied at the end of four quarters. Until that time, the Bulldogs had tied 34 times. Since then, Georgia has participated in ten overtime games and has won six of those games.

Year	Opponent	Venue	Number of OT	Victor	Score
1996	Auburn	Jordan–Hare Stadium	4OT	Georgia	W 56–49
1999	Georgia Tech	Grant Field	1OT	Georgia Tech	L 48–51
2000	Purdue	Outback Bowl	1OT	Georgia	W 28–25
2000	Auburn	Jordan–Hare Stadium	1OT	Auburn	L 26–29
2003	Purdue	Capital One Bowl	1OT	Georgia	W 34–27
2007	Alabama	Bryant–Denny Stadium	1OT	Georgia	W 26–23
2010	Florida	EverBank Field	1OT	Florida	L 31–34
2012	Michigan State	Outback Bowl	3OT	Michigan State	L 30-33
2013	Tennessee	Neyland Stadium	1OT	Georgia	W 34–31
2013	Georgia Tech	Bobby Dodd Stadium	2OT	Georgia	W 41–34

Other

• Georgia's victory over Auburn on November 11, 2006 was the Bulldogs' 700th win.

Players

National award winners

• Heisman Trophy

Frank Sinkwich – 1942

Herschel Walker – 1982

• Maxwell Award

Charley Trippi – 1946

Herschel Walker – 1982

• Walter Camp Award

Herschel Walker – 1982

• Bronko Nagurski Trophy

Champ Bailey – 1998

• Chuck Bednarik Award

David Pollack – 2004

• Doak Walker Award

Garrison Hearst – 1992

• Draddy Trophy

Matt Stinchcomb – 1998

• ESPY Award

Garrison Hearst – 1992

• Lombardi Award

David Pollack – 2004

• Lott Trophy

David Pollack – 2004

• Outland Trophy

Bill Stanfill – 1968

• Ted Hendricks Award

David Pollack – 2003, 2004

• Ray Guy Award

Drew Butler – 2009

• Paul Hornung Award

Brandon Boykin – 2011

All-Americans

The Bulldogs have had 68 players selected as All-Americans. Of those 67 players, 24 were consensus All-Americans, as so-designated by NCAA rules. While several players were selected in more than one year, only Frank Sinkwich, Herschel Walker, and David Pollack were selected as consensus All-Americans more than once.

The Georgia Bulldogs football players that have been selected as All-Americans are:

Georgia Bulldogs All-Americans

Player	Position	Selected	Hometown
Bob McWhorter	Halfback	1913	Lexington, Georgia
David Paddock	Quarterback	1914	Brooklyn, New York
Joe Bennett	Tackle	1922, 1923	Statesboro, Georgia
Chick Shiver	End	1927	Sylvester, Georgia
Tom Nash	End	1927†	Washington, Georgia
Herb Maffett	End	1930	Atlanta, Georgia
Red Maddox	Guard	1930	Calhoun, Georgia
Vernon "Catfish" Smith	End	1931†	Macon, Georgia
John Bond	Halfback	1935	Toccoa, Georgia
Bill Hartman	Fullback	1937	Thomaston, Georgia
Frank Sinkwich	Halfback	1941,† 1942‡	McKees Rock, Pennsylvania
George Poschner	End	1942	Youngstown, Ohio
Mike Castronis	Tackle	1945	Jacksonville, Florida
Charley Trippi	Tailback	1946‡	Pittston, Pennsylvania
Herb St. John	Guard	1946	Jacksonville, Florida
Dan Edwards	End	1947	Gatesville, Texas
John Rauch	Quarterback	1948	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Harry Babcock	End	1952	Ocala, Florida
Zeke Bratkowski	Quarterback	1952, 1953	Danville, Illinois
Johnny Carson	End	1953	Atlanta, Georgia
Pat Dye	Guard	1959, 1960	Blythe, Georgia
Fran Tarkenton	Quarterback	1960	Athens, Georgia
Jim Wilson	Tackle	1964	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Ray Rissmiller	Tackle	1964	Easton, Pennsylvania
George Patton	Defensive Tackle	1965	Tuscumbia, Alabama
Edgar Chandler	Offensive Guard	1966, 1967†	Cedartown, Georgia
Lynn Hughes	Safety	1966	Atlanta, Georgia
Bill Stanfill	Defensive Tackle	1968†	Cairo, Georgia
Jake Scott	Safety	1968†	Arlington, Virginia
Steve Greer	Defensive Guard	1969	Greer, South Carolina
Tommy Lyons	Center	1969, 1970	Atlanta, Georgia
Royce Smith	Offensive Guard	1971‡	Savannah, Georgia
Craig Hertwig	Offensive Tackle	1975	Macon, Georgia
Randy Johnson	Offensive Guard	1975†	Rome, Georgia
Mike "Moonpie" Wilson	Offensive Tackle	1976	Gainesville, Georgia
Joel Parrish	Offensive Guard	1976†	Douglas, Georgia
Ben Zambiasi	Linebacker	1976	Macon, Georgia
Allan Leavitt	Placekicker	1976	Brooksville, Florida
George Collins	Offensive Guard	1977	Warner Robins, Georgia
Bill Krug	Rover	1977	Washington, DC
Rex Robinson	Placekicker	1979, 1980	Marietta, Georgia
Scott Woerner	Cornerback	1980	Jonesboro, Georgia
Herschel Walker	Tailback	1980‡, 1981‡, 1982‡	Wrightsville, Georgia
Terry Hoage	Rover	1982†, 1983†	Huntsville, Texas
Jimmy Payne	Defensive Tackle	1982	Athens, Georgia
Freddie Gilbert	Defensive End	1983	Griffin, Georgia
Kevin Butler	Placekicker	1983, 1984†	Stone Mountain, Georgia
Jeff Sanchez	Safety	1984†	Yorba Linda, California
Peter Anderson	Center	1985†	Vineland, New Jersey
John Little	Safety	1986	Lynn Haven, Florida
Wilbur Strozier	Offensive Tackle	1986	LaGrange, Georgia
Tim Worley	Tailback	1988†	Lumberton, North Carolina
Troy Sadowski	Tight End	1988	Chamblee, Georgia
Garrison Hearst	Tailback	1992‡	Lincolnton, Georgia
Eric Zeier	Quarterback	1994	Marietta, Georgia
Matt Stinchcomb	Offensive Tackle	1997, 1998†	Lilburn, Georgia
Champ Bailey	Cornerback	1998†	Folkston, Georgia
Richard Seymour	Defensive Tackle	2000	Gadsden, South Carolina
Boss Bailey	Linebacker	2002	Folkston, Georgia
David Pollack	Defensive End	2002†,2003, 2004†	Snellville, Georgia
Jon Stinchcomb	Offensive Tackle	2002	Lilburn, Georgia
Sean Jones	Rover	2003	Atlanta, Georgia
Thomas Davis	Free Safety	2004†	Cuthbert, Georgia
Greg Blue	Free Safety	2005†	College Park, Georgia
Max Jean-Gilles	Offensive Guard	2005†	Miami, Florida
Knowshon Moreno	Tailback	2008	Belford, New Jersey
Drew Butler	Punter	2009‡	Duluth, Georgia
Rennie Curran	Linebacker	2009	Snellville, Georgia
Justin Houston	Linebacker	2010	Statesboro, Georgia
Bacarri Rambo	Free Safety	2011	Donalsonville, Georgia
Jarvis Jones	Linebacker	2011, 2012‡	Columbus, Georgia
† Designates a consensus All-American ‡ Designates a consensus All-American that was selected by a unanimous vote

Current notable players

• Todd Gurley, RB, JR. - Stand out running back, and part of the "Gurshall" duo. Led the team with 989 yards rushing and 10 touchdowns, and was third on the team with 37 receptions for 441 yards and a team-high six touchdown catches in 2013. Voted to Associated Press All-SEC Second Team
• Keith Marshall, RB, JR. - Five Star recruit and the other half of the "Gurshall" duo
• Jordan Jenkins, OLB, JR. - Voted to the All-SEC Coaches' Second Team. Had 45 tackles in 2013, including a team-high 12 tackles for loss, two fumble recoveries and one forced fumble
• Ray Drew, DE, SR. - Had 43 tackles, and six sacks in 2013

Retired numbers

• #21: Frank Sinkwich
• #34: Herschel Walker
• #40: Theron Sapp
• #62: Charley Trippi

College Football Hall of Fame

Sixteen former Georgia players and coaches have been inducted in the College Football Hall of Fame. In addition, one former player, Pat Dye, has been inducted into the Hall as a coach for Auburn. The 16 individuals from Georgia inducted into the Hall are:

Players

Player	Position	Years	Induction
Bob McWhorter	HB	1910–13	1954
Frank Sinkwich	HB	1940–42	1954
Charley Trippi	HB	1942, 1945–46	1959
Vernon "Catfish" Smith	E	1929–31	1979
Bill Hartman	FB	1935–37	1984
Fran Tarkenton	QB	1958–60	1987
Bill Stanfill	DT	1966–68	1998
Herschel Walker	RB	1980–82	1999
Terry Hoage	S	1980–83	2000
Kevin Butler	PK	1981–84	2001
John Rauch	QB	1945–48	2003
Jake Scott	FS	1966–68	2011

Coaches

Coach	Years at Georgia	Induction
Glenn "Pop" Warner	1895–96	1951
Vince Dooley	1964–88	1994
Wally Butts	1939–60	1997
Jim Donnan	1996–2000	2009

Coaching history

Head coaching records

Main article: List of Georgia Bulldogs head football coaches

The Bulldogs have had 25 head coaches:

	Name	Seasons	All W/L/T	Win %
25	Mark Richt	2001–present	130–46–0	.739
24	Jim Donnan	1996–2000	40–19–0	.678
23	Ray Goff	1989–95	46–34–1	.574
22	Vince Dooley	1964–88	201–77–10	.715
21	Johnny Griffith	1961–63	10–16–4	.400
20	Wally Butts	1939–60	140–86–9	.615
19	Joel Hunt	1938	5–4–1	.550
18	Harry Mehre	1928–37	59–34–6	.626
17	George "Kid" Woodruff	1923–27	30–16–1	.649
16	Herman Stegeman	1920–22	20–6–3	.741
15	W. A. Cunningham	1910–19	43–18–9	.679
13 & 14	James Coulter & Frank Dobson	1909	1–4–2	.286
12	Branch Bocock	1908	5–2–1	.688
11	W. S. Whitney	1906–07	6–7–2	.467
10	Marvin D. Dickinson	1903, 1905	4–9–0	.308
9	Charles A. Barnard	1904	1–5–0	.167
8	Billy Reynolds	1901–02	5–7–3	.433
7	E. E. Jones	1900	2–4–0	.333
6	Gordon Saussy	1899	2–3–1	.417
5	Charles McCarthy	1897–98	6–3–0	.667
4	Glenn "Pop" Warner	1895–96	7–4–0	.636
3	Robert Winston	1894	5–1–0	.833
2	Ernest Brown	1893	2–2–1	.500
1	Charles Herty	1892	1–1–0	.500
TOTALS		1892–present	733–389–34	.649

Coaching awards

• Amos Alonzo Stagg Award

Vince Dooley – 2001

• Paul "Bear" Bryant Award

Vince Dooley – 1980

• Broyles Award

Brian VanGorder – 2003

• College Football Hall of Fame
  • Glenn "Pop" Warner, inducted in 1951
  • Joel Hunt, inducted in 1967
  • Wally Butts, inducted in 1997
  • Vince Dooley, inducted in 1995

Future opponents

Non-division opponents

Georgia plays Auburn as a permanent non-division opponent annually and rotates around the West division among the other six schools.

2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025
at Auburn	vs Auburn	at Auburn	vs Auburn	at Auburn	vs Auburn	at Auburn	vs Auburn	at Auburn	vs Auburn	at Auburn
vs Alabama	at Ole Miss	vs Mississippi State	at LSU	vs Texas A&M	at Alabama	vs Arkansas	at Mississippi State	vs Ole Miss	at Texas A&M	vs LSU

Non-conference opponents

2015	2016	2017	2018	2019
vs Southern	vs Georgia Tech	at Notre Dame	vs Georgia Tech	vs Notre Dame
vs Louisiana–Monroe	vs Nicholls State	at Georgia Tech		at Georgia Tech
vs Georgia Southern		vs Appalachian State
at Georgia Tech

See also

• Georgia Bulldogs
• Larry Munson – "The Voice of the Bulldogs," Georgia football play by play announcer from 1966–2008.

Suggested reading

• Stegeman, John F. (1997). The Ghosts of Herty Field: Early Days on a Southern Gridiron, Athens, Georgia: University of Georgia Press. ISBN 0-8203-1959-7
• Reed, Thomas Walter (1949). Athens, Georgia: University of Georgia Press. History of the University of Georgia Chapter XVII: Athletics at the University from the Beginning Through 1947 imprint pages 3420–3691

External links

• Official website