Georgia Bulldogs football under Mark Richt

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Mark Richt is the 25th head coach of the University of Georgia Bulldogs football team. His first year at Georgia was 2001.

Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl Coaches# AP°
Mark Richt (SEC) (2001 — present)
2001 Georgia 8-4 5-3 T-3 (East) L Music City Bowl 25 22
2002 Georgia 13-1 7-1 1 (East) W Sugar Bowl † 3 3
2003 Georgia 11-3 6-2 T-1 (East) W Capital One Bowl 6 7
2004 Georgia 10-2 6-2 2 (East) W Outback Bowl 6 7
2005 Georgia 10-3 6-2 1 (East) L Sugar Bowl † 10 10
2006 Georgia 9-4 4-4 T3 (East) W Chick-fil-A Bowl NR 23
2007 Georgia 11-2 6-2 T-1 (East) W Sugar Bowl † 3 2
Mark Richt: 72-19 40-16
Total: 72-19
      National Championship         Conference Title         Conference Division 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 - 2008 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)
Seasons
« 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 Stadium • Athens, 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 at #5 Tennessee Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN CBS W 26-24 
10/13/2001 at Vanderbilt Vanderbilt Stadium • Nashville, 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 Stadium • Jacksonville, 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 at Ole Miss Vaught-Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, MS Jefferson Pilot W 35-15 
11/24/2001* at #21 Georgia Tech #23 Bobby Dodd Stadium • Atlanta, GA (Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate) ESPN W 31-17 
12/01/2001[1]* Houston #19 Sanford Stadium • Athens W 35-7 
12/28/2001* vs. Boston College #16 Adelphia Coliseum • Nashville, 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)
Seasons
« 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 Stadium • Athens, GA ESPN W 31-28 
09/14/2002 at South Carolina #10 Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, 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 at #22 Alabama #6 Bryant-Denny Stadium • Tuscaloosa, 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 at Kentucky #5 Commonwealth Stadium • Lexington, KY CBS W 52-24 
11/02/2002 vs. #22 Florida #5 Alltel Stadium • Jacksonville, FL (The World's Largest Outdoor Cocktail Party) ESPN L 20-13 
11/09/2002 at Ole Miss #8 Sanford Stadium • Athens ESPN2 W 62-17 
11/16/2002 at #24 Auburn #7 Jordan-Hare Stadium • Auburn, 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 Dome • Atlanta, GA (SEC Championship Game) CBS W 30-3 
01/01/2003* #16 FSU #4 Superdome • New 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)
Seasons
« 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* at Clemson #9 Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC ABC W 30-0 
09/06/2003* at Middle Tennessee #8 Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA W 29-10 
09/13/2003* #25 South Carolina #8 Sanford Stadium • Athens CBS W 31-7 
09/20/2003 at #11 LSU #7 Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA CBS L 17-10 
10/04/2003 Alabama #12 Sanford Stadium • Athens CBS W 37-23 
10/11/2003 at #13 Tennessee #8 Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN ESPN2 W 41-14 
10/18/2003 at Vanderbilt #5 Vanderbilt Stadium • Nashville, TN W 27-8 
10/25/2003*† UAB #5 Sanford Stadium • Athens W 16-13 
11/01/2003 vs. #23 Florida #4 Alltel Stadium • Jacksonville, 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 Stadium • Atlanta, 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 Bowl • Orlando, 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)
Seasons
« 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 Auburn. Georgia beat Wisconsin 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 Stadium • Athens, GA Fox Sports Net W 48-28 
09/11/2004 at South Carolina #4 Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, 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 at Arkansas #6 Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, AR ESPN2 W 20-14 
10/30/2004 vs. Florida #7 Alltel Stadium • Jacksonville, FL (The World's Largest Outdoor Cocktail Party) CBS W 31-24 
11/06/2004 at Kentucky #5 Commonwealth Stadium • Lexington, KY Jefferson Pilot W 62-17 
11/13/2004 at #3 Auburn #5 Jordan-Hare Stadium • Auburn, 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 Wisconsin #7 Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, 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] 2008 Season

[edit] Footnotes

  1. ^ Game originally scheduled for September 15, but rescheduled in wake of the 9/11 tragedy

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