Georgia Bulldogs football under Mark Richt

Mark Richt is the 25th head coach of the University of Georgia Bulldogs football team. His first year at Georgia was 2001. So far, Mark Richt has accumulated a winning percentage of slightly less than .750 as head coach.

Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs Coaches# AP°
Georgia Bulldogs (Southeastern Conference) (2001–present)
2001 Georgia 8-4 5-3 T-3rd (East) L Music City 25 22
2002 Georgia 13-1 7-1 1st (East) W Sugar † 3 3
2003 Georgia 11-3 6-2 T-1st (East) W Capital One 6 7
2004 Georgia 10-2 6-2 2nd (East) W Outback 6 7
2005 Georgia 10-3 6-2 1st (East) L Sugar † 10 10
2006 Georgia 9-4 4-4 T-3rd (East) W Chick-fil-A 23
2007 Georgia 11-2 6-2 T-1st (East) W Sugar † 3 2
2008 Georgia 10-3 6-2 2nd (East) W Capital One 10 13
2009 Georgia 8-5 4-4 2nd (East) W Independence Bowl
2010 Georgia 6-7 3-5 T-3rd (East) L Liberty Bowl
Mark Richt: 96-34 53-27
Total: 96-34
      National championship         Conference title         Conference division title
†Indicates BCS bowl game. #Rankings from final Coaches' Poll.
°Rankings from final AP Poll.
Contents: 2001 Season – 2002 Season – 2003 Season – 2004 Season – 2005 Season – 2006 Season – 2007 Season – 2008 Season – Related Pages – Sources

2001 season

2001 Georgia Bulldogs football
Music City Bowl vs. Boston College, Lost, 20–16
Conference Southeastern Conference Eastern Division
Ranking
Coaches #unranked
2001 record 8–4 (5–3 SEC)
Head coach Mark Richt
Defensive coordinator Brian VanGorder
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 Attendance
2001-09-01 Arkansas State* Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA W 45–17   86,520[1]
2001-09-08 #21 South Carolina #24 Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA ESPN L 9–14   86,520[2]
2001-09-29 Arkansas Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA ESPN2 W 34–23   86,520[3]
2001-10-06 at #5 Tennessee Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN CBS W 26–24   107,592[4]
2001-10-13 at Vanderbilt Vanderbilt Stadium • Nashville, TN W 30–14   31,847[5]
2001-10-20 Kentucky #19 Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA JP W 43–29   86,520[6]
2001-10-27 vs. #6 Florida #16 Alltel Stadium • Jacksonville, FL (Florida vs. Georgia Football Classic) CBS L 10–24   84,401[7]
2001-11-10 #24 Auburn #21 Sanford Stadium • Athens (Deep South's Oldest Rivalry) CBS L 17–24   86,520[8]
2001-11-17 at Ole Miss Vaught-Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, MS JP W 35–15   47,457[9]
2001-11-24 at #21 Georgia Tech* Bobby Dodd Stadium • Atlanta, GA (Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate) ESPN W 31–17   41,974[10]
2001-12-01[11] Houston* #19 Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA W 35–7   86,520[12]
2001-12-28 vs. Boston College* #16 Adelphia Coliseum • Nashville, TN (Music City Bowl) ESPN L 16–20   46,125[13]
*Non-conference game. Homecoming.

2002 season

2002 Georgia Bulldogs football
2003 Sugar Bowl Champions
SEC Champions
Sugar Bowl vs Florida State, Won, 26–13
Conference Southeastern Conference Eastern Division
Ranking
Coaches #3
AP #3
2002 record 13–1 (7–1 SEC)
Head coach Mark Richt
Defensive coordinator Brian VanGorder
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 Attendance
2002-08-31 Clemson* #12 Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA ESPN W 31–28   86,520[14]
2002-09-14 at South Carolina #10 Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC CBS W 13–7   84,227[14]
2002-09-21 Northwestern State* #8 Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA W 45–7   86,520[14]
2002-09-28 New Mexico State* #7 Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA W 41–10   86,520[14]
2002-10-05 at #22 Alabama #6 Bryant-Denny Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL CBS W 27–25   83,818[14]
2002-10-12 #10 Tennessee #6 Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA CBS W 18–13   86,520[14]
2002-10-19 Vanderbilt #5 Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA JP W 48–17   86,520[14]
2002-10-26 at Kentucky #5 Commonwealth Stadium • Lexington, KY CBS W 52–24   71,017[14]
2002-11-02 vs. #22 Florida #5 Alltel Stadium • Jacksonville, FL (Florida vs. Georgia Football Classic) ESPN L 13–20   84,433[14]
2002-11-09 Ole Miss #8 Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA ESPN2 W 31–17   86,520[14]
2002-11-16 at #24 Auburn #7 Jordan-Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL (Deep South's Oldest Rivalry) CBS W 24–21   86,063[14]
2002-11-30 Georgia Tech* #5 Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA (Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate) CBS W 51–7   86,520[14]
2002-12-07 vs. #22 Arkansas #4 Georgia Dome • Atlanta, GA (SEC Championship Game) CBS W 30–3   74,835[14]
2003-01-01 #16 Florida State* #4 Louisiana Superdome • New Orleans, LA (Sugar Bowl) ABC W 26–13   74,269[14]
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game.

2003 season

2003 Georgia Bulldogs football
SEC East Champions
Capital One Bowl vs. Purdue, Won, 34–27 (OT)
Conference Southeastern Conference Eastern Division
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 Attendance
2003-08-30 at Clemson* #9 Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC ABC W 30–0   82,034[14]
2003-09-06 Middle Tennessee* #8 Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA W 29–10   92,058[14]
2003-09-13 #25 South Carolina #8 Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA CBS W 31–7   92,058[14]
2003-09-20 at #11 LSU #7 Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA CBS L 10–17   92,251[14]
2003-10-04 Alabama #12 Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA CBS W 37–23   92,058[14]
2003-10-11 at #13 Tennessee #8 Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN ESPN2 W 41–14   107,517[14]
2003-10-18 at Vanderbilt #5 Vanderbilt Stadium • Nashville, TN W 27–8   27,823[14]
2003-10-25 UAB* #5 Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA W 16–13   92,058[14]
2003-11-01 vs. #23 Florida #4 Alltel Stadium • Jacksonville, FL (Florida vs. Georgia Football Classic) CBS L 13–16   84,411[14]
2003-11-15 Auburn #6 Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA (Deep South's Oldest Rivalry) CBS W 26–7   92,058[14]
2003-11-22 Kentucky #6 Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA JP W 30–10   92,058[14]
2003-11-29 at Georgia Tech* #5 Bobby Dodd Stadium • Atlanta, GA (Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate) ABC W 34–17   55,000[14]
2003-12-06 vs. #3 LSU #5 Georgia Dome • Atlanta, GA (SEC Championship Game) CBS L 13–34   74,913[14]
2004-01-01 vs. #12 Purdue* #11 Citrus Bowl • Orlando, FL (Capital One Bowl) ABC W 34–27 OT  64,565[14]
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game.

2004 season

2004 Georgia Bulldogs football
Outback Bowl vs. Wisconsin, Won, 24–21
Conference Southeastern Conference Eastern Division
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 2005 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 Attendance
2004-09-04 Georgia Southern* #4 Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA FSN W 48–28   92,746[14]
2004-09-11 at South Carolina #4 Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC ESPN W 20–16   84,300[14]
2004-09-18 Marshall* #3 Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA W 13–3   92,746[14]
2004-10-02 #13 LSU #3 Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA CBS W 45–16   92,746[14]
2004-10-09 #17 Tennessee #3 Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA CBS L 14–19   92,746[14]
2004-10-16 Vanderbilt #8 Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA JP W 33–3   92,746[14]
2004-10-23 at Arkansas #6 Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, AR ESPN2 W 20–14   71,644[14]
2004-10-30 vs. Florida #7 Alltel Stadium • Jacksonville, FL (Florida vs. Georgia Football Classic) CBS W 31–24   84,753[14]
2004-11-06 at Kentucky #5 Commonwealth Stadium • Lexington, KY JP W 62–17   63,110[14]
2004-11-13 at #3 Auburn #5 Jordan-Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL (Deep South's Oldest Rivalry) CBS L 6–24   87,451[14]
2004-11-27 Georgia Tech* #7 Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA (Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate) CBS W 19–13   92,746[14]
2005-01-01 vs. #16 Wisconsin* #7 Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, FL (Outback Bowl) ESPN2 W 24–21   62,414[14]
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game.

2005 season

2006 season

2007 season

2008 season

2009 season

2010 season

2011 season

Footnotes

  1. ^ http://www.georgiadogs.com/sports/m-footbl/stats/2001-2002/090301aaa.html
  2. ^ http://www.georgiadogs.com/sports/m-footbl/stats/2001-2002/090801aaa.html
  3. ^ http://www.georgiadogs.com/sports/m-footbl/stats/2001-2002/092901aaa.html
  4. ^ http://www.georgiadogs.com/sports/m-footbl/stats/2001-2002/100601aaa.html
  5. ^ http://www.georgiadogs.com/sports/m-footbl/stats/2001-2002/101301aaa.html
  6. ^ http://www.georgiadogs.com/sports/m-footbl/stats/2001-2002/102001aaa.html
  7. ^ http://www.georgiadogs.com/sports/m-footbl/stats/2001-2002/102701aaa.html
  8. ^ http://www.georgiadogs.com/sports/m-footbl/stats/2001-2002/111001aaa.html
  9. ^ http://www.georgiadogs.com/sports/m-footbl/stats/2001-2002/111701aaa.html
  10. ^ http://www.georgiadogs.com/sports/m-footbl/stats/2001-2002/112401aaa.html
  11. ^ Game originally scheduled for September 15, but rescheduled in wake of the September 11 attacks
  12. ^ http://www.georgiadogs.com/sports/m-footbl/stats/2001-2002/120301aaa.html
  13. ^ http://www.georgiadogs.com/sports/m-footbl/stats/2001-2002/122801aaa.html
  14. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an "Cumulative Season Statistics". University of Georgia. http://www.georgiadogs.com/sports/m-footbl/stats/2002-2003/teamcume.htm. 
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