Georgia Bulldogs football under Mark Richt

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Mark Richt is the 24th head coach of the University of Georgia Bulldogs football team. His first year at Georgia was 2001.

Coaching Summary

Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl Coaches# AP°
Mark Richt (SEC) (1991 — present)
2001 Georgia 8-4 5-3 2 (East) 25 22
2002 Georgia 13-1 7-1 1 (East) 3 3
2003 Georgia 11-3 6-2 1 (East) 6 7
2004 Georgia 10-2 6-2 2 (East) 6 7
2005 Georgia 10-3 6-2 1 (East) 10 10
2006 Georgia 9-4 4-4 3 (East) NR 23
Mark Richt: 61-17 36-14
Total: 61-17
      National Championship         Conference Title
Indicates BCS bowl game. #Rankings from final Coaches Poll of the season.
°Rankings from final AP Poll of the season.
Contents: 2001 Season - 2002 Season - 2003 Season - 2004 Season - 2005 Season - 2006 Season - 2007 Season - Related Pages - Sources


[edit] 2001 Season

2001 Georgia Bulldogs football
Music City Bowl, Lost, 20-16
Conference SEC East
Ranking
Coaches #25
AP #22
2001 Record 8-4 (5-3 SEC)
Head Coach Mark Richt
Home Stadium Sanford Stadium (86,520)
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2000 2002

The 2001 Georgia Bulldogs football team completed the season with an 8-4 record.

Date Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result
09/01/2001* Arkansas State Sanford StadiumAthens, GA W 45-17 
09/08/2001 #21 South Carolina #24 Sanford Stadium • Athens ESPN L 14-9 
09/29/2001 Arkansas Sanford Stadium • Athens ESPN2 W 34-23 
10/06/2001 Tennessee Neyland StadiumKnoxville, TN CBS W 26-24 
10/13/2001 Vanderbilt Vanderbilt StadiumNashville, TN W 30-14 
10/20/2001† Kentucky #19 Sanford Stadium • Athens Jefferson Pilot W 43-29 
10/27/2001 vs. #6 Florida #16 Alltel StadiumJacksonville, FL (The World's Largest Outdoor Cocktail Party) CBS L 24-10 
11/10/2001 #24 Auburn #21 Sanford Stadium • Athens (Deep South's Oldest Rivalry) CBS L 24-17 
11/17/2001 Ole Miss Vaught-Hemingway StadiumOxford, MS Jefferson Pilot W 35-15 
11/24/2001* @ #21 Georgia Tech #23 Bobby Dodd StadiumAtlanta, GA (Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate) ESPN W 31-17 
12/01/2001* Houston #19 Sanford Stadium • Athens W 35-7 
12/28/2001* vs. Boston College #16 Vanderbilt StadiumNashville, TN (Music City Bowl) ESPN L 20-16 
*Non-Conference Game. Homecoming.

[edit] 2002 Season

2002 Georgia Bulldogs football
SEC Champions
Sugar Bowl, Won, 26-13
Conference SEC East
Ranking
Coaches #3
AP #3
2002 Record 13-1 (7-1 SEC)
Head Coach Mark Richt
Home Stadium Sanford Stadium (86,520)
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2001 2003

The 2002 Georgia Bulldogs football team completed the season with an 13-1 record.

Date Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result
08/31/2002* Clemson #12 Sanford StadiumAthens, GA ESPN W 31-28 
09/14/2002 South Carolina #10 Williams-Brice StadiumColumbia, SC CBS W 13-7 
09/21/2002* Northwestern State #8 Sanford Stadium • Athens W 45-7 
09/28/2002* New Mexico State #7 Sanford Stadium • Athens W 41-10 
10/05/2002 @ #22 Alabama #6 Bryant-Denny StadiumTuscaloosa, AL CBS W 27-25 
10/12/2002 #10 Tennessee #6 Sanford Stadium • Athens CBS W 18-13 
10/19/2002† Vanderbilt #5 Sanford Stadium • Athens Jefferson Pilot W 48-17 
10/26/2002 Kentucky #5 Commonwealth StadiumLexington, KY CBS W 52-24 
11/02/2002 vs. #22 Florida #5 Alltel StadiumJacksonville, FL (The World's Largest Outdoor Cocktail Party) ESPN L 20-13 
11/09/2002 Ole Miss #8 Sanford Stadium • Athens ESPN2 W 62-17 
11/16/2002 @ #24 Auburn #7 Jordan-Hare StadiumAuburn, AL (Deep South's Oldest Rivalry) CBS W 24-21 
11/30/2002* Georgia Tech #5 Sanford Stadium • Athens (Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate) CBS W 51-7 
12/07/2002 vs. #22 Arkansas #4 Georgia DomeAtlanta, GA (SEC Championship Game) CBS W 30-3 
01/01/2003* #16 FSU #4 SuperdomeNew Orleans, LA (Sugar Bowl) ABC W 26-13 
*Non-Conference Game. Homecoming. #Rankings from Coaches Poll released prior to game.

[edit] 2003 Season

2003 Georgia Bulldogs football
SEC East Champions
Capital One Bowl, Won, 34-27 (OT)
Conference SEC East
Ranking
Coaches #6
AP #7
2003 Record 11-3 (6-2 SEC)
Head Coach Mark Richt
Offensive Coordinator Neil Callaway
Defensive Coordinator Brian VanGorder
Home Stadium Sanford Stadium (92,058)
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2002 2004

The 2003 Georgia Bulldogs football team completed the season with a 10-2 record. The Bulldogs had a regular season SEC record of 6-2, and won the SEC East for the second year in a row. Georgia faced LSU in the SEC Championship Game, losing 13-34. The bulldogs completed their season with a victory over Purdue in the Capital One Bowl by a score of 34-27 in overtime. In Mark Richt's third year as head coach, Georgia finished the season ranked 6th in the polls.

Date Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result
08/30/2003* Clemson #9 Memorial StadiumClemson, SC ABC W 30-0 
09/06/2003* Middle Tennessee #8 Sanford StadiumAthens, GA W 29-10 
09/13/2003* #25 South Carolina #8 Sanford Stadium • Athens CBS W 31-7 
09/20/2003 @ #11 LSU #7 Tiger StadiumBaton Rouge, LA CBS L 17-10 
10/04/2003 Alabama #12 Sanford Stadium • Athens CBS W 37-23 
10/11/2003 @ #13 Tennessee #8 Neyland StadiumKnoxville, TN ESPN2 W 41-14 
10/18/2003 Vanderbilt #5 Vanderbilt StadiumNashville, TN W 27-8 
10/25/2003*† UAB #5 Sanford Stadium • Athens W 16-13 
11/01/2003 vs. #23 Florida #4 Alltel StadiumJacksonville, FL (The World's Largest Outdoor Cocktail Party) CBS L 16-13 
11/15/2003 Auburn #6 Sanford Stadium • Athens (Deep South's Oldest Rivalry) CBS W 26-7 
11/22/2003 Kentucky #6 Sanford Stadium • Athens Jefferson Pilot W 30-10 
11/29/2003* Georgia Tech #5 Bobby Dodd StadiumAtlanta, GA (Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate) ABC W 34-17 
12/06/2003 vs. #3 LSU #5 Georgia Dome • Atlanta (SEC Championship Game) CBS L 34-13 
01/01/2004* vs. #12 Purdue #11 Citrus BowlOrlando, FL (Capital One Bowl) ABC W 34-27 (OT)
*Non-Conference Game. Homecoming. #Rankings from Coaches Poll released prior to game.

[edit] 2004 Season

2004 Georgia Bulldogs football
Outback Bowl, Won, 24-21
Conference SEC East
Ranking
Coaches #6
AP #7
2004 Record 10-2 (6-2 SEC)
Head Coach Mark Richt
Offensive Coordinator Neil Callaway
Defensive Coordinator Brian VanGorder
Home Stadium Sanford Stadium (92,746)
Previous Season Next Season
2003 2005

The 2004 Georgia Bulldogs football team completed the season with a 10-2 record. The Bulldogs had a regular season SEC record of 6-2, but did not win the SEC East, having lost to Tennessee and Florida. Georgia beat Winsconsin in the Outback Bowl and finished the season ranked 6th in the Coaches Poll. This was the Georgia Bulldogs' fourth season under the guidance of head coach Mark Richt.

Date Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result
09/04/2004* Georgia Southern #4 Sanford StadiumAthens, GA Fox Sports Net W 48-28 
09/11/2004 South Carolina #4 Williams-Brice StadiumColumbia, SC ESPN W 20-16 
09/18/2004* Marshall #3 Sanford Stadium • Athens W 13-3 
10/02/2004 #13 LSU #3 Sanford Stadium • Athens CBS W 45-16 
10/09/2004 #17 Tennessee #3 Sanford Stadium • Athens CBS L 19-14 
10/16/2004† Vanderbilt #8 Sanford Stadium • Athens Jefferson Pilot W 33-3 
10/23/2004 Arkansas #6 Razorback StadiumFayetteville, AR ESPN2 W 20-14 
10/30/2004 vs. Florida #7 Alltel StadiumJacksonville, FL (The World's Largest Outdoor Cocktail Party) CBS W 31-24 
11/06/2004 Kentucky #5 Commonwealth StadiumLexington, KY Jefferson Pilot W 62-17 
11/13/2004 @ #3 Auburn #5 Jordan-Hare StadiumAuburn, AL (Deep South's Oldest Rivalry) CBS L 24-6 
11/27/2004* Georgia Tech #7 Sanford Stadium • Athens (Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate) CBS W 19-13 
01/01/2005* vs. #16 Winsconsin #7 Raymond James StadiumTampa, FL (Outback Bowl) ESPN2 W 24-21 
*Non-Conference Game. Homecoming. #Rankings from Coaches Poll released prior to game.

[edit] 2005 Season

[edit] 2006 Season

[edit] 2007 Season

[edit] Related Pages


[edit] Sources