Georgia Bulldogs football 2517159 223868992 2008-07-06T06:51:12Z Zzyzx11 182902 update {{{image}} on {{Current sport-related}} using [[Project:AutoWikiBrowser|AWB]] {{current sport-related|image=AmericanFootball current event.svg|mini=1|2008 Georgia Bulldogs football team}} {{NCAAFootballSchool | TeamName = Georgia Bulldogs football | CurrentSeason = 2008 Georgia Bulldogs football team | Image = UGA$!logo.png | ImageSize = 125px | HeadCoachDisplay = Mark Richt | HeadCoachLink = Mark Richt | HeadCoachYear = 7th | HCWins = 72 | HCLosses = 19 | HCTies = 0 | OtherStaff = [[Mike Bobo]] ([[Offensive coordinator|OC]])<br>[[Willie Martinez (football)|Willie Martinez]] ([[Defensive coordinator|DC]]) | Stadium = Sanford Stadium | StadiumBuilt = 1929 | StadCapacity = 92,746 | StadSurface = Grass | Location = Athens, Georgia | ConferenceDisplay= SEC | ConferenceLink = Southeastern Conference | ConfDivision = Eastern | PastAffiliations = [[Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association|SIAA]] (1895-1921) <br/> [[Southern Conference]] (1921-1932) | FirstYear = 1892 | AthlDirectorDisp = Damon Evans | AthlDirectorLink = Damon Evans | WebsiteName = georgiadogs.com - Football | WebsiteURL = http://www.georgiadogs.com/SportSelect.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=8800&KEY=&SPID=3571&SPSID=40673 | ATWins = 713 | ATLosses = 381 | ATTies = 34 | ATPercentage = .647 | BowlWins = 24 | BowlLosses = 16 | BowlTies = 3 | NatlTitles = 2 | ConfTitles = 12 | DivTitles = 5 | Heismans = 2 | AllAmericans = 66 | Color1 = Red | Color1Hex = D60022 | Color2 = Black | Color2Hex = 000000 | FightSong = [[Glory, Glory (fight song)|Glory, Glory]] | MascotDisplay = Uga | MascotLink = Uga (mascot) | MarchingBand = [[Georgia Redcoat Marching Band]] | PagFreeLabel = | PagFreeValue = }} The '''Georgia Bulldogs football team''' represents the [[University of Georgia]] in [[American football|football]]. The Bulldogs are a member of the [[Southeastern Conference|Southeastern Conference (SEC)]] and are frequently a top-25 team.<ref>{{cite web | url= http://homepages.cae.wisc.edu/~dwilson/rsfc/history/APpolls.txt | title= Final AP polls from 1936 to 2005 | accessdate=2007-01-03| format=HTML |publisher= Patrick L Dunn |language=English }} 17 times from 1980 to 2005</ref> The University of Georgia has had a football team since [[1892]] and has an all-time record of 713-381-34 (a .647 winning percentage). The "Dawgs," as they are sometimes called, play in historic [[Sanford Stadium]] in [[Athens, Georgia]], which, with a capacity of 92,746, is the fifth largest on-campus stadium in the [[United States]].<ref>{{cite web | url= http://www.ncaa.org/library/records/football/football_records_book/2006/2006_d1_football_records_book.pdf | title= Official 2006 NCAA Divisions I-A and II-A Football Records Book | accessdate=2006-12-21 | format=HTML |publisher= ncaa.org |pages=p. 118 |language=English }}</ref> The Bulldogs have won three consensus [[NCAA]] Division 1-A college football [[Mythical National Championship|national championship]]s and 12 [[Southeastern Conference]] championships. The team has also produced two [[Heisman Award]] winners, as well as winners of a number of other awards and numerous [[All-American]]s and [[NFL]] players. ==History== ===Early Years: 1892-1909=== [[Image:HertyField.jpg|thumb|240px|right|'''Herty Field''' was Georgia’s first football field. It was used until 1911.<ref name=hfield>[http://www.cviog.uga.edu/Projects/gainfo/gahistmarkers/hertyfieldhistmarker.htm Herty Field State Historical Marker]</ref> (''photo October 2005'')]] The University of Georgia first formed a football squad in [[1892]], with chemistry professor [[Charles Herty]] as head coach. The team played its first game against a team from [[Mercer University]], in what was supposedly the first football game played in the deep south.<ref name=years>[http://www.georgiadogs.com/attachments1/1566.pdf?SPSID=46724&SPID=3571&DB_OEM_ID=8800 Georgia Football Through the Years]</ref> Playing on a field that would later be called [[Herty Field]], Georgia beat Mercer by a score of 50-0.<ref name=hfield/> In the second (and final) game of that inaugural "season," Georgia lost by a score of 10-0 to [[Auburn Tigers football|Auburn University]]. <ref name=years/> That game marked the beginning of Georgia’s longest-standing football rivalry, which is called the [[Deep South's Oldest Rivalry]]. From 1892 until [[1909]], the head coach at Georgia changed frequently, with 14 different head coaches in a 17 year period. The combined record was 47-52-10 (.477 winning percentage). During this time period, Georgia’s greatest success came when [[Glenn Scobey Warner|Glenn “Pop” Warner]] coached it ''and'' [[Iowa State]] for two seasons.<ref>[http://www.news.cornell.edu/Chronicle/97/9.18.97/Pop_Warner.html Pop Warner in the Cornell Chronicle]</ref> In [[1896]], Warner-led Georgia went 4-0 <ref name=years/> on the way to its first conference championship, when the team was a co-champion of the [[Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association|Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA)]]. It is thought that the first [[forward pass]] in football occurred in 1895 (passing was illegal at that time) in a game between Georgia and [[North Carolina Tar Heels|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.<ref>[http://www.tarheeltimes.com/2006/08/tar_heels_credi.html Tar Heels Credited with Throwing First Forward Pass]</ref> In [[1897]], football very nearly came to an end in the state when a Georgia fullback named Richard Vonalbade ("Von") Gammon died as a result of injuries sustained in a game. The Georgia state legislature quickly passed a bill banning football from the state, but the bill was vetoed by Georgia Governor [[William Yates Atkinson]], based upon an appeal from Gammon's mother, Rosalind Gammon.<ref>[http://www.cviog.uga.edu/Projects/gainfo/tdgh-oct/oct30.htm ''This Day in Georgia History: October 30''], Ed Jackson and Charly Pou, Carl Vinson Institute of Government, The University of Georgia</ref> ===Mehre-Butts Era: 1910-1963=== 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. <ref>[http://www.cviog.uga.edu/Projects/gainfo/gahistmarkers/UGAathletichistmarker.htm UGA Historic Athletic Grounds Historical Marker]</ref> In the 53 years following 1910, Georgia had seven 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 Cecil Woodruff|George “Kid” Woodruff]]''' who led the Bulldogs to their first claim to national championship. In [[1927]], Georgia finished the season 9-1-0<ref name=years/> and could stake a claim to the national championship by finishing number 1 in at least one national poll. <ref name=champion>[http://www.georgiadogs.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=46724&SPID=3571&DB_OEM_ID=8800&ATCLID=526158 Georgia Football National Championships]</ref> '''[[Herman Stegeman]]''' coached the Bulldogs to an 8-0 record in [[1920]], when the team was named co-champion of the SIAA. [[Image:SanfordStadium.jpg|right|thumb|240px|Sanford Stadium]] '''[[Harry Mehre]]''' coached the Bulldogs for nine years from [[1928]] to [[1937]], 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.<ref name=coaches>[http://www.georgiadogs.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=46724&SPID=3571&DB_OEM_ID=8800&ATCLID=523288 Former Head Coaches]</ref> In that game, [[Vernon Smith (football)|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. '''[[Wally Butts]]''' coached the Bulldogs for 21 seasons ([[1939]] – [[1960]]) and continued as athletic director until [[1963]].<ref name=coaches/> 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 to the post of head coach. During his tenure as head coach, Georgia won its first consensus [[NCAA]] Division 1-A college football [[Mythical National Championship|national championship]] in [[1942]] and had a claim to the national championship in [[1946]] after finishing first in at least one national poll. <ref name=champion/> 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.<ref name=winners/> As head coach, Butts posted a 140-86-9 record (.615 winning percentage), including six bowl games. His bowl record was 5-2-1.<ref>[http://www.ncaa.org/library/records/football/football_records_book/2006/2006_d1_football_records_book.pdf Official 2006 NCAA Divisions I-A and II-A Football Records Book], page 331</ref> Wally Butts was inducted into the [[College Football Hall of Fame]] in 1997.<ref>[http://www.collegefootball.org/famersearch.php?id=40117 Wally Butts profile in the College Football Hall of Fame]</ref> Johnny Griffith, a former player and assistant coach to Wally Butts, succeeded to the position of head coach in 1961. He resigned in December 1963 after going 10-16-2, including a combined 1-8 against Georgia Tech, University of Florida, and Auburn University. ===Vince Dooley Era: 1964-1988=== '''[[Vince Dooley]]''' held the head coach position longer than any other Bulldogs coach, leading the Bulldogs from 1964 until 1988.<ref name=coaches/> During his tenure as head coach, Georgia won its second consensus national championship in [[1980]],<ref name=champion/> 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.<ref name=sicemchamp>[http://www.sicemdawgs.com/football/fb_his.php History on Sic'Em Dawgs.com]</ref> 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-America]]ns. <ref name=coaches/> Dooley won the [[Paul "Bear" Bryant Award]] in 1980 and 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.<ref>[http://www.ncaa.org/library/records/football/football_records_book/2006/2006_d1_football_records_book.pdf Official 2006 NCAA Divisions I-A and II-A Football Records Book], page 332</ref> Vince Dooley was inducted in the [[College Football Hall of Fame]] in 1997 <ref>[http://www.collegefootball.org/famersearch.php?id=80002 Vince Dooley profile in the College Football Hall of Fame]</ref> ===Post-Dooley Era: 1989-2000=== '''[[Ray Goff]]''' took over as head coach in 1989 and coached the Bulldogs until 1995, posting a 46-34-1 record (.574 winning percentage). His teams were 0-5-0 against [[Tennessee Volunteers football|Tennessee]], 1-6-0 against [[Florida Gators football|Florida]], 2-4-1 against [[Auburn Tigers football|Auburn]], 5-2-0 against [[Georgia Tech Yellowjackets#Football|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 [[University of South Carolina|South Carolina]] head coach [[Steve Spurrier]]. Goff had a 2-2 bowl record.<ref>[http://www.ncaa.org/library/records/football/football_records_book/2006/2006_d1_football_records_book.pdf Official 2006 NCAA Divisions I-A and II-A Football Records Book], page 334</ref> '''[[Jim Donnan]]''' took over as head coach in 1996 and coached the Bulldogs until 2000, posting a 40-19-0 record (.678 winning percentage). Donnan's teams produced no conference titles and were 1-4-0 against Tennessee, 2-3-0 against Auburn, 1-4-0 against Florida and 2-3-0 against Georgia Tech. The Bulldogs lost to all four of these rivals in 1999 and only posted a win against Tennessee in 2000 . Donnan had a 4-0 bowl record.<ref>[http://www.ncaa.org/library/records/football/football_records_book/2006/2006_d1_football_records_book.pdf Official 2006 NCAA Divisions I-A and II-A Football Records Book], page 332</ref> ===Mark Richt Era: 2001-current=== 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 University|Florida State Seminoles]] under [[Bobby Bowden]].<ref>[http://www.georgiadogs.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=46825&SPID=3571&DB_OEM_ID=8800&ATCLID=307706&Q_SEASON=2006 Mark Richt Biography on georgiadogs.com]</ref> Since Richt's head coaching tenure began, Georgia has won two SEC championships, [[2002]] and [[2005]] and three SEC East Division Championships, [[2002]], [[2003]], and [[2005]]. <ref name=winners/> Including bowl games, Richt’s record, as of [[April 25]], [[2008]], was 72-19-0 (a .791 winning percentage). His bowl record through 2007 was 5-2. ===Conference Affiliations=== Georgia was a founding member of the [[Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association|Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA)]], the first collegiate athletic conference formed in the United States. Georgia participated in the SIAA from its establishment in [[1895]] until [[1921]]. Durings its tenure in the SIAA, Georgia was conference co-champion in two years, [[1896]] and [[1920]].<ref>[http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/conference_champs/champions.php?conid=181 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association Conference Champions]</ref> In 1921, the Bulldogs, along with 12 other teams, left the SIAA and formed the [[Southern Conference]].<ref>[http://www.nmnathletics.com/attachments1/1533.pdf?DB_OEM_ID=4000 Southern Conference History], Southern Conference 2006 Media Guide (accessed December 11, 2006)</ref> 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 [[Southeastern Conference|Southeastern Conference (SEC)]], where Georgia has won the third most SEC football championships, with 12, behind [[University of Alabama|Alabama]] (21) and [[University of Tennessee|Tennessee]] (13).<ref name=winners>[http://www.georgiadogs.com/attachments1/1426.pdf?SPSID=46724&SPID=3571&DB_OEM_ID=8800 All-Time Winningest Division 1-A Teams]</ref> ===Nicknames=== It was not until [[1920]] that the nickname "''Bulldog''" was used to describe the football team, a name bestowed by sportswriters. On [[November 3]], [[1920]], Morgan Blake of the [[Atlanta Journal]] wrote a story about school nicknames and proposed: <blockquote>The Georgia Bulldogs would sound good because there is a certain dignity about a bulldog, as well as ferocity.<ref name=traditions>[http://www.georgiadogs.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=46724&SPID=3571&DB_OEM_ID=8800&ATCLID=526232 Georgia Traditions]</ref></blockquote> Shortly thereafter, another news story appeared in which the name "Bulldogs" was used several times to describe the Georgia team and the nickname has been used ever since. Prior to that time, Georgia was simply known as the "Red and Black." In more recent years, the Bulldogs have been referred to by fans as the "''Dawgs''." ===Traditions=== [[Image:ugaviwikiphoto.jpg|left|frame|Uga VI Official Photo]] *'''[[Uga (mascot)|Uga]]''' (pronounced UH-GUH) is the name of a lineage of white [[Bulldog]]s, which have served as the mascot of the University of Georgia since [[1956]]. Uga VI, whose reign began in 1999, passed away from congestive heart failure at his home in Savannah, Georgia on June 27, 2008. One of his sons will be named Uga VII. Deceased Ugas are interred in a [[mausoleum]] near the main entrance to Sanford Stadium. *'''''[[Glory, Glory (fight song)|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 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.<ref name=traditions/> 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.<ref name=traditions/> The slogan received national attention and exposure when Georgia won the national championship in 1980 and wire services proclaimed "How 'Bout Them Dogs!" *The '''"Dawg Walk"''' is a tradition that was revived in the 2001 season that features the football players walking through a gathering of fans on the way to Sanford Stadium.<ref>[http://www.georgiadogs.com/ViewArticle.dbml?&DB_OEM_ID=8800&ATCLID=498779&SPID=3571&SPSID=40673 4/1/2002 Press release regarding the Dog Walk and other matters]</ref> The Dawg walk was revived when Mark Richt took over as football. The famous Redcoat band traditionally leads the Dawg walk. ===Rivalries=== The Bulldogs have three main rivals, [[Auburn Tigers football|Auburn]], [[Georgia Institute of Technology#Football|Georgia Tech]] and [[Florida Gators football|Florida Gators]]. All three rivalries commenced over 100 years ago. With long rivalries, it is not surprising that there is some disagreement over the records between the schools. For example, Georgia discredits two games in 1943 and 1944 against Georgia Tech, both UGA losses, because some of their players were in the war, despite the fact that they claim a Rose Bowl victory in 1943. {{Fact|date=June 2008}} {| cellpadding="1" border="1" cellspacing="0" width="100%" |+ '''Primary Georgia Bulldog Rivalries: All-Time Records'''<ref name=all>[http://www.georgiadogs.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=46724&SPID=3571&DB_OEM_ID=8800&ATCLID=526234 Georgia vs. All Competition], as supplemented by 2006 results</ref> !bgcolor="#cD0000"|Name of Rivalry !bgcolor="#cD0000"|Rival !bgcolor="#cD0000"|Games Played !bgcolor="#cD0000"|First Meeting !bgcolor="#cD0000"|Last Meeting !bgcolor="#cD0000"|UGA Won !bgcolor="#cD0000"|UGA Lost !bgcolor="#cD0000"|Ties !bgcolor="#cD0000"|UGA % |- |[[Deep South's Oldest Rivalry]] |[[Auburn Tigers football|Auburn Tigers]] |111 |[[1892]] |[[2007]] |50 |53 |8 |.450 |- |[[Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate]] |[[Georgia Institute of Technology#Football|Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets]] |100 |[[1893]] |[[2007]] |59 |36 |5 |.590 |- |[[The World's Largest Outdoor Cocktail Party]] |[[Florida Gators football|Florida Gators]] |86 |[[1915]] |[[2007]] |47 |37 |2 |.547 |} Georgia has long-standing rivalries with other schools as well, having played over 50 games against each of the following: *[[Vanderbilt Commodores football|Vanderbilt]], first game in [[1893]], last game in [[2007]], Georgia's record is 48-18-2;<ref name=all/> *[[South Carolina Gamecocks|South Carolina]], first game in [[1894]], last game in [[2007]], Georgia's record is 44-14-2;<ref name=all/> *[[University of Alabama athletics#Football|Alabama]], first game in [[1895]], last game in [[2007]], Georgia's record is 25-35-4;<ref name=all/> *[[Clemson Tigers#Football|Clemson]], first game in [[1897]], last game in [[2003]], Georgia's record is 41-17-4;<ref name=all/> *[[Kentucky Wildcats#Football|Kentucky]], first game in [[1930]], last game in [[2007]], record is 48-11-2.<ref name=all/> ===Seasons=== As of the end of the 2006 season, the Georgia Bulldogs had played 113 seasons with an all-time record of 702-379-54 (a .642 winning percentage). A complete decade by decade list of game results can be found at [[Georgia Bulldogs football (all games)]]. {{GeorgiaFootballSeasons}} ===Bowl Games=== Including the [[2008 Sugar Bowl]] (played on January 1, 2008), the Georgia Bulldogs have played in 43 [[bowl games]], winning 24 times. As of the 2007 season, the Bulldogs placed sixth on the all-time lists for bowls appearances and bowl game victories.<ref>[http://www.ncaa.org/library/records/football/football_records_book/2006/2006_d1_football_records_book.pdf Official 2006 NCAA Divisions I-A and II-A Football Records Book], page 329 - as updated by the 2006 Chick-fil-A Bowl</ref> [[Image:2006 VT UGA Chick fil A action.jpg|thumb|right|240px|2006 [[Chick-fil-A Bowl]].]] {| cellpadding="1" border="1" cellspacing="0" width="60%" text-align:"center" |+ '''Georgia Bulldogs Bowl Games by Year''' !bgcolor="#cD0000"|<font color="white">W/L/T !bgcolor="#cD0000"|<font color="white">Date !bgcolor="#cD0000"|<font color="white">Bowl !bgcolor="#cD0000"|<font color="white">Opponent !bgcolor="#cD0000"|<font color="white">PF !bgcolor="#cD0000"|<font color="white">PA !bgcolor="#cD0000"|<font color="white">Coach</font> |-align="center" style="background: #ddffdd;" | W ||01-01-1942 || [[Orange Bowl (game)|Orange Bowl]] || [[Texas Christian University|TCU]] || '''40''' ||26 || [[Wally Butts]] |-align="center" style="background: #ddffdd;" | W || 01-01-1943 || [[Rose Bowl (game)|Rose Bowl]] || [[UCLA]] || '''9'''|| 0|| Wally Butts |-align="center" style="background: #ddffdd;" | W || 01-01-1946 || [[Oil Bowl]] || [[University of Tulsa|Tulsa]] ||'''20''' |||6||Wally Butts |-align="center" style="background: #ddffdd;" | W || 01-01-1947 ||[[Sugar Bowl]] || [[University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill|North Carolina]] ||'''20''' ||10|| Wally Butts |-align="center" | T || 01-01-1948 ||[[Gator Bowl]] || [[University of Maryland, College Park|Maryland]] ||20|| 20 ||Wally Butts |-align="center" style="background: #ffdddd;" | L || 01-01-1949 || [[Orange Bowl (game)|Orange Bowl]] || [[University of Texas|Texas]] ||28 ||'''41''' || Wally Butts |-align="center" style="background: #ffdddd;" | L || 12-09-1950 || [[Presidential Cup Bowl|Presidential Cup]]|| [[Texas A&M]] ||20||'''40''' || Wally Butts |-align="center" style="background: #ddffdd;" | W || 01-01-1960 || [[Orange Bowl (game)|Orange Bowl]] ||[[University of Missouri|Missouri]] ||'''14''' ||0|| Wally Butts |-align="center" | colspan=7 bgcolor="#cD0000"| ''<font color="white">Wally Butts Bowl Record: 5-2-1</font>'' |-align="center" style="background: #ddffdd;" |W ||12-26-1964 ||[[Sun Bowl]] ||[[Texas Tech Red Raiders|Texas Tech]] ||'''7''' ||0 ||[[Vince Dooley]] |-align="center" style="background: #ddffdd;" | W||12-31-1966 ||[[Cotton Bowl (game)|Cotton Bowl]] ||[[Southern Methodist University|SMU]] ||'''24''' ||9 ||Vince Dooley |-align="center" style="background: #ffdddd;" | L || 12-16-1967||[[Liberty Bowl]] || [[North Carolina State University|N. C. State]]||7 ||'''14''' ||Vince Dooley |-align="center" style="background: #ffdddd;" | L ||01-01-1969 ||[[Sugar Bowl]] || [[University of Arkansas|Arkansas]] || 2|| '''16'''||Vince Dooley |-align="center" style="background: #ffdddd;" | L ||12-20-1969||[[Sun Bowl]] ||[[University of Nebraska|Nebraska]] ||6 ||'''45''' ||Vince Dooley |-align="center" style="background: #ddffdd;" | W || 12-31-1971 ||[[Gator Bowl]] ||[[University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill|North Carolina]] || '''7'''||3 ||Vince Dooley |-align="center" style="background: #ddffdd;" | W ||12-28-1973||[[Peach Bowl]] ||[[University of Maryland, College Park|Maryland]] ||'''17''' ||16 ||Vince Dooley |-align="center" style="background: #ffdddd;" | L ||12-21-1974 ||[[Capital One Bowl|Tangerine Bowl]] ||[[Miami University|Miami, Ohio]] ||10 ||'''21''' ||Vince Dooley |-align="center" style="background: #ffdddd;" | L ||01-01-1976 ||[[Cotton Bowl (game)|Cotton Bowl]] || [[University of Arkansas|Arkansas]] ||10 ||'''31''' ||Vince Dooley |-align="center" style="background: #ffdddd;" | L ||01-01-1977 ||[[Sugar Bowl]] || [[University of Pittsburgh|Pittsburgh]] || 3||'''27''' ||Vince Dooley |-align="center" style="background: #ffdddd;" | L ||12-31-1978 || [[Bluebonnet Bowl]]||[[Stanford University|Stanford]] ||22 ||'''25''' ||Vince Dooley |-align="center" style="background: #ddffdd;" | W ||01-01-1981 ||[[Sugar Bowl]] ||[[University of Notre Dame|Notre Dame]] ||'''17''' ||10 ||Vince Dooley |-align="center" style="background: #ffdddd;" | L ||01-01-1982 ||[[Sugar Bowl]] || [[University of Pittsburgh|Pittsburgh]] ||20 ||'''24''' ||Vince Dooley |-align="center" style="background: #ffdddd;" | L ||01-01-1983 ||[[Sugar Bowl]] || [[Pennsylvania State University|Penn State]]|| 23|| '''27'''||Vince Dooley |-align="center" style="background: #ddffdd;" | W ||01-01-1984 ||[[Cotton Bowl (game)|Cotton Bowl]] ||[[University of Texas|Texas]] ||'''10''' || 9||Vince Dooley |-align="center" | T||12-22-1984 ||[[Capital One Bowl|Citrus Bowl]] ||[[Florida State University|Florida State]] ||17 ||17 ||Vince Dooley |-align="center" | T|| 12-28-1985||[[Sun Bowl]] ||[[University of Arizona|Arizona]] ||13 ||13 ||Vince Dooley |-align="center" style="background: #ffdddd;" | L ||12-23-1986 ||[[Hall of Fame Bowl]] ||[[Boston College]]||24 ||'''27''' ||Vince Dooley |-align="center" style="background: #ddffdd;" | W ||12-29-1987 ||[[Liberty Bowl]] ||[[University of Arkansas|Arkansas]] ||'''20''' ||17 ||Vince Dooley |-align="center" style="background: #ddffdd;" | W ||01-01-1989 ||[[Gator Bowl]] ||[[Michigan State University|Michigan State]]||'''34''' ||27 ||Vince Dooley |-align="center" | colspan=7 bgcolor="#cD0000"| ''<font color="white">Vince Dooley Bowl Record: 8-10-2</font>'' |-align="center" style="background: #ffdddd;" | L ||12-30-1989 ||[[Peach Bowl]] ||[[Syracuse University|Syracuse]] ||18 ||'''19''' ||[[Ray Goff]] |-align="center" style="background: #ddffdd;" | W ||12-29-1991 ||[[Independence Bowl]] || [[University of Arkansas|Arkansas]] || '''24'''||15||Ray Goff |-align="center" style="background: #ddffdd;" | W ||01-01-1993 ||[[Capital One Bowl|Florida Citrus Bowl]] ||[[Ohio State University|Ohio State]] ||'''21''' ||14 ||Ray Goff |-align="center" style="background: #ffdddd;" | L ||12-30-1995 ||[[Peach Bowl]] ||[[University of Virginia|Virginia]] ||27||'''34''' ||Ray Goff |-align="center" | colspan=7 bgcolor="#cD0000"| ''<font color="white">Ray Goff Bowl Record: 2-2-0</font>'' |-align="center" style="background: #ddffdd;" | W ||01-01-1998 ||[[Outback Bowl]] ||[[University of Wisconsin-Madison|Wisconsin]] || '''33'''||6 ||[[Jim Donnan]] |-align="center" style="background: #ddffdd;" | W ||12-30-1998 ||[[Peach Bowl]] ||[[University of Virginia|Virginia]] ||'''35'''|| 33||[[Jim Donnan]] |-align="center" style="background: #ddffdd;" | W ||01-01-2000 ||[[Outback Bowl]] ||[[Purdue University|Purdue]] ||'''28''' ||25 ||[[Jim Donnan]] |-align="center" style="background: #ddffdd;" | W ||12-24-2000 ||[[Oahu Bowl]] || [[University of Virginia|Virginia]] || '''37'''||14 ||[[Jim Donnan]] |-align="center" | colspan=7 bgcolor="#cD0000"| ''<font color="white">Jim Donnan Bowl Record: 4-0-0</font>'' |-align="center" style="background: #ffdddd;" | L ||12-28-2001 || [[Music City Bowl]]||[[Boston College]] || 16||'''20''' ||[[Mark Richt]] |-align="center" style="background: #ddffdd;" | W ||01-01-2003||[[Sugar Bowl]] ||[[Florida State University|Florida State]] ||'''26''' ||13||Mark Richt |-align="center" style="background: #ddffdd;" | W ||01-01-2004||[[Capital One Bowl]] ||[[Purdue University|Purdue]] || '''34'''||27 ||Mark Richt |-align="center" style="background: #ddffdd;" | W ||01-01-2005 ||[[Outback Bowl]] ||[[University of Wisconsin-Madison|Wisconsin]] ||'''24''' || 21||Mark Richt |-align="center" style="background: #ffdddd;" | L ||01-01-2006 ||[[Sugar Bowl]] ||[[West Virginia University|West Virginia]] ||35 ||'''38''' ||Mark Richt |-align="center" style="background: #ddffdd;" || W ||12-30-2006||[[Chick-fil-A Bowl]]||[[Virginia Tech Hokies football|Virginia Tech]]||'''31''' ||24 ||Mark Richt |-align="center" style="background: #ddffdd;" || W ||01-01-2008||[[Sugar Bowl]]||[[Hawaii Warriors football|Hawaii]]||'''41''' ||10 ||Mark Richt |-align="center" | colspan=7 bgcolor="#cD0000"| ''<font color="white">Mark Richt Bowl Record: 5-2-0</font>'' |-align="center" | colspan=7 bgcolor="#cD0000"| '''<font color="white">Overall Bowl Record: 24-16-3</font>''' |} {|class="wikitable sortable" 'wikitablecellpadding="1" border="1" cellspacing="0" width="60%" |+ '''Georgia Bulldog Bowl Games: All-Time Records by Bowl''' !bgcolor="#cD0000"|Name of Bowl !bgcolor="#cD0000"|Record !bgcolor="#cD0000"|Appearances !bgcolor="#cD0000"|Last Appearance !bgcolor="#cD0000"|Winning % |- |[[Bluebonnet Bowl]] ''defunct'' |0-1 |1 |[[1978]] Season |.000 |- |[[Capital One Bowl]] (Formerly Tangerine Bowl and Citrus Bowl) |2-1-1 |4 |[[2003]] Season |.625 |- |[[Peach Bowl|Chick-fil-A Bowl]] (formerly Peach Bowl) |3-2 |5 |[[2006]] Season |.600 |- |[[Cotton Bowl (game)|Cotton Bowl]] |2-1 |3 |[[1983]] Season |.667 |- |[[Gator Bowl]] |2-0-1 |3 |[[1988]] Season |.833 |- |[[Independence Bowl]] |1-0 |1 |[[1991]] Season |1.000 |- |[[Liberty Bowl]] |1-1 |2 |[[1987]] Season |.500 |- |[[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) |3-1 |4 |[[2004]] Season |.750 |- |[[Orange Bowl (game)|Orange Bowl]] |2-1 |3 |[[1959]] Season |.667 |- |[[Presidential Cup Bowl]] ''defunct'' |0-1 |1 |[[1950]] Season |.000 |- |[[Rose Bowl (game)|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 |} ==Team Awards and Records== ===National Championships=== Years in which the Bulldogs finished with a number-one ranking in at least one of the final national polls recognized by the [[College Football Hall of Fame]] and included in the official [[NCAA]] Football Record Book:<ref name=champion/><ref name=NCAAchamp>{{cite web | url=http://www.ncaa.org/champadmin/ia_football_past_champs.html | title=Past Division I-A Football National Champions| accessdate=2007-01-13| format=HTML |publisher= ncaa.org |language=English }}</ref> *'''1942''' - The Bulldogs beat [[UCLA]] 9-0 in the [[Rose Bowl (game)|Rose Bowl]] to finish 11-1 and claim the [[Mythical National Championship|national championship]]. Notable contributors during the season included [[Frank Sinkwich]], [[George Poschner]] and [[Charley Trippi]]. (Georgia was listed first by Berryman, DeVold, Houlgate, Litkenhous, Poling & Williamson) *'''1980''' - The Bulldogs beat [[Notre Dame Fighting Irish football|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) Other years in which the Bulldogs finished with a number-one ranking in at least one of the final national polls and included in the official [[NCAA]] Football Record Book:<ref name=champion/><ref name=NCAAchamp/> *1927 - With a 9-1-0 record, the Bulldogs were called the "dream and wonder team" and were ranked No. 1 in the nation with one regular season game remaining, but were upset by [[Georgia Institute of Technology#Football|Georgia Tech]] by a score of 12-0 at [[Bobby Dodd Stadium|Grant Field]] in [[Atlanta, Georgia]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.georgiadogs.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=46724&SPID=3571&DB_OEM_ID=8800&ATCLID=526158| title=Football National Championships | accessdate=2007-01-12| date =2006-08-02| format=HTML | publisher=UGA Sports Communications| language=English }}</ref> Nevertheless, at the end of the season, Georgia was ranked number 1 in two polls recognized by the [[NCAA]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.ncaa.org/champadmin/ia_football_past_champs.html | title=Past Division I-A Football National Champions| accessdate=2007-01-13| format=HTML |publisher= ncaa.org |language=English }}Georgia listed number one by Boand System and Poling System. Illinois was listed number one in five of the nine polls recognized by the NCAA. </ref> The Bulldogs were also listed as number 1 in two other polls of the 1927 season, but most recognize [[University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign|Illinois]] as the 1927 National Champion.<ref>*{{cite web | url=http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/national_championships/yearly_results.php?year=1927|title=1927 National Championships| accessdate=2007-01-13| year =2007 | format=HTML | publisher=College Football Data Warehouse| language=English}} Georgia also listed number 1 by 1st-N-Goal and James Howell. Illinois was listed number one in a total of 14 polls.</ref>{{seealso|1927 Georgia Bulldogs football team}} *1946 - 11-0-0 Georgia was listed first by Williamson System. *1968 - 8-1-2 Georgia was listed first by Litkenhous. ===Conference Championships=== Georgia has won a total of 14 conference championships, including 12 SEC Championships. '''Conference Affiliations:''' *1891-95, [[NCAA Division I-A independent schools|Independent]] *1896-1920, [[Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association]] *1921-32, [[Southern Conference]] *1933-present, [[Southeastern Conference]] {| border="0" width="100%" | valign="top" | {| cellpadding="1" border="1" cellspacing="0" width="80%" !bgcolor="#cD0000"| <font color=white>Year !bgcolor="#cD0000"| <font color=white>Conference !bgcolor="#cD0000"| <font color=white>Overall Record !bgcolor="#cD0000"| <font color=white>Conference Record |- align="center" | 1896 || [[Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association|SIAA]] || 4-0 || |- align="center" | 1920 || [[Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association|SIAA]] || 8-0-1 || |- align="center" | 1942 || [[Southeastern Conference|SEC]] || 11-0 || 6-1 |- align="center" | 1946† || SEC || 11-0 || 5-0 |- align="center" | 1948 || SEC || 9-2 || 6-0 |- align="center" | 1959 || SEC || 10-1 || 7-0 |- align="center" | 1966† || SEC || 10-1 || 6-0 |- align="center" | 1968 || SEC || 8-1-2 || 5-0-1 |- align="center" | 1976 || SEC || 10-2 || 6-0 |- align="center" | 1980 || SEC || 12-0 || 6-0 |- align="center" | 1981† || SEC || 10-2 ||6-0 |- align="center" | 1982 || SEC || 11-1 || 6-0 |- align="center" | [[2002 Georgia Bulldogs football team|2002]] || SEC || 13-1 || 7-1 |- align="center" | [[2005 Georgia Bulldogs football team|2005]] || SEC || 10-3 || 6-2 |- | colspan=4 | <small>† Denotes co-champions</small> |} ===Divisional Championships=== As winners of the Southeastern Conference's Eastern Division, Georgia has made 3 appearances in the [[SEC Championship Game]], with the most recent coming in 2005. The Dawgs are 2-1 in those games. The Dawgs also shared the Division title with [[Florida Gators football|Florida]] and [[Tennessee Volunteers football|Tennessee]] in two other years, but tie-breakers allowed Florida and Tennessee to go to the championship game in 1992 and 2007, respectively. {| border="0" width="100%" | valign="top" | {| cellpadding="1" border="1" cellspacing="0" width="80%" !bgcolor="#cD0000"| <font color=white>Year !bgcolor="#cD0000"| <font color=white>Division Championship !bgcolor="#cD0000"| <font color=white>SEC CG Result !bgcolor="#cD0000"| <font color=white>Opponent !bgcolor="#cD0000"| <font color=white>PF !bgcolor="#cD0000"| <font color=white>PA |- align="center" | 1992 || SEC East || '''NA''' || Did Not Play || X || X |- align="center" | 2002 || SEC East || '''W''' || [[University of Arkansas|Arkansas]] || 30 || 3 |- align="center" | 2003 || SEC East || '''L''' || [[LSU Tigers football|LSU]] || 13 || 34 |- align="center" | 2005 || SEC East || '''W''' || [[LSU Tigers football|LSU]] || 34 || 14 |- align="center" | 2007 || SEC East || '''NA''' || Did Not Play || X || X |- align="center" | colspan=1 bgcolor="#cD0000"| '''Totals''' | colspan=1 bgcolor="#cD0000"| '''5''' | colspan=1 bgcolor="#cD0000"| '''2-1''' | colspan=1 bgcolor="#cD0000"| '''-''' | colspan=1 bgcolor="#cD0000"| '''77''' | colspan=1 bgcolor="#cD0000"| '''51''' |- |} ===Other=== *Georgia's victory over [[Auburn University|Auburn]] on [[November 11]], [[2006]] was the Bulldogs' 700<sup>th</sup> win. ==Players== ===National Award Winners=== {{col-begin}} {{col-2}} *'''[[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]] {{col-2}} [[Image:Sinkwich.jpg|frame|right|Frank Sinkwich - 1942 Heisman Trophy winner]] *'''[[Draddy Trophy]]''' :[[Matt Stinchcomb]] - [[1998]] *'''[[ESPY Awards#Best College Football Player|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]] {{col-end}} ===All-Americans=== The Bulldogs have had 66 players selected as [[All-America]]ns.<ref> [http://www.georgiadogs.com/attachments1/1420.pdf?SPSID=46736&SPID=3571&DB_OEM_ID=8800 All-American Georgia Bulldogs]</ref> Of those 66 players, 23 were consensus All-Americans, as so-designated by [[NCAA]] rules.<ref>[http://www.ncaa.org/library/records/football/football_records_book/2006/2006_d1_football_records_book.pdf Official 2006 NCAA Divisions I-A and II-A Football Records Book], pp 213-228</ref> 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. Herschell Walker was a three-time unanimous consensus All-American. The Georgia Bulldogs football players that have been selected as All-Americans are: {| cellpadding="1" border="1" cellspacing="0" width="68%" |+ '''All-Americans''' !bgcolor="#cD0000"|Player !bgcolor="#cD0000"|Position !bgcolor="#cD0000"|Selected !bgcolor="#cD0000"|Hometown |- |[[Bob McWhorter]] |[[Running back|Halfback]] |align="center" |[[1913]] |[[Lexington, Georgia]] |- |David Paddock |[[Quarterback]] |align="center" |[[1914]] |[[Brooklyn, New York]] |- |Joe Bennett |[[Tackle (American football position)|Tackle]] |align="center"| [[1922]], [[1923]] |[[Statesboro, Georgia]] |- |Chick Shiver |[[End (football)|End]] |align="center"|[[1927]] |[[Sylvester, Georgia]] |- |Tom Nash |[[End (football)|End]] |align="center"|[[1927]]† |[[Washington, Georgia]] |- |Herb Maffett |[[End (football)|End]] |align="center"|[[1930]] |[[Atlanta, Georgia]] |- |Red Maddox |[[Guard (American football)|Guard]] |align="center"|[[1930]] |[[Calhoun, Georgia]] |- |[[Vernon Smith (football)|Vernon "Catfish" Smith]] |[[End (football)|End]] |align="center"|[[1931]]† |[[Macon, Georgia]] |- |John Bond |[[Running back|Halfback]] |align="center"|[[1935]] |[[Toccoa, Georgia]] |- |[[Bill Hartman]] |[[Fullback (American football)|Fullback]] |align="center"|[[1937]] |[[Thomaston, Georgia]] |- |[[Frank Sinkwich]] |[[Running back|Halfback]] |align="center"|[[1941]],† [[1942]]‡ |[[McKees Rock, Pennsylvania]] |- |[[George Poschner]] |[[End (football)|End]] |align="center"|[[1942]] |[[Youngstown, Ohio]] |- |Mike Castronis |[[Tackle (American football position)|Tackle]] |align="center"|[[1945]] |[[Jacksonville, Florida]] |- |[[Charley Trippi]] |[[Running back|Tailback]] |align="center"|[[1946]]‡ |[[Pittston, Pennsylvania]] |- |Herb St. John |[[Guard (American football)|Guard]] |align="center"|[[1946]] |[[Jacksonville, Florida]] |- |[[Dan Edwards (football)|Dan Edwards]] |[[End (football)|End]] |align="center"|[[1947]] |[[Gatesville, Texas]] |- |[[John Rauch]] |[[Quarterback]] |align="center"|[[1948]] |[[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania]] |- |[[Harry Babcock]] |[[End (football)|End]] |align="center"|[[1952]] |[[Ocala, Florida]] |- |[[Zeke Bratkowski]] |[[Quarterback]] |align="center"|[[1952]], [[1953]] |[[Danville, Illinois]] |- |[[Johnny Carson (football player)|Johnny Carson]] |[[End (football)|End]] |align="center"|[[1953]] |[[Atlanta, Georgia]] |- |[[Pat Dye]] |[[Guard (American football)|Guard]] |align="center"|[[1959]], [[1960]] |[[Blythe, Georgia]] |- |[[Fran Tarkenton]] |[[Quarterback]] |align="center"|[[1960]] |[[Athens, Georgia]] |- |[[Jim Wilson (wrestling)|Jim Wilson]] |[[Tackle (American football position)|Tackle]] |align="center"|[[1964]] |[[Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania]] |- |Ray Rissmiller ||[[Tackle (American football position)|Tackle]] |align="center"|[[1964]] |[[Easton, Pennsylvania]] |- |George Patton |[[Defensive Tackle]] |align="center"|[[1965]] |[[Tuscumbia, Alabama]] |- |Edgar Candler |[[Offensive Guard]] |align="center"|[[1966]], [[1967]]† |[[Cedartown, Georgia]] |- |Lynn Hughes |[[Defensive back|Safety]] |align="center"|[[1966]] |[[Atlanta, Georgia]] |- |[[Bill Stanfill]] |[[Defensive Tackle]] |align="center"|[[1968]]† |[[Cairo, Georgia]] |- |[[Jake Scott (football player)|Jake Scott]] |[[Defensive back|Safety]] |align="center"|[[1968]]† |[[Arlington, Virginia]] |- |Steve Greer |[[Guard (American football)|Defensive Guard]] |align="center"|[[1969]] |[[Greer, South Carolina]] |- |[[Tommy Lyons]] |[[Center (American football)|Center]] |align="center"|[[1969]], [[1970]] |[[Atlanta, Georgia]] |- |Royce Smith |[[Offensive Guard]] |align="center"|[[1971]]‡ |[[Savannah, Georgia]] |- |Craig Herwig |[[Offensive Tackle]] |align="center"|[[1975]] |[[Macon, Georgia]] |- |Randy Johnson |[[Offensive Guard]] |align="center"|[[1975]]† |[[Rome, Georgia]] |- |[[Mike Wilson (offensive lineman)|Mike "Moonpie" Wilson]] |[[Offensive Tackle]] |align="center"|[[1976]] |[[Gainesville, Georgia]] |- |Joel Parrish |[[Offensive Guard]] |align="center"|[[1976]]† |[[Douglas, Georgia]] |- |[[Ben Zambiasi]] |[[Linebacker]] |align="center"|[[1976]] |[[Macon, Georgia]] |- |Allan Leavitt |[[Placekicker]] |align="center"|[[1976]] |[[Brooksville, Florida]] |- |George Collins |[[Offensive Guard]] |align="center"|[[1977]] |[[Warner Robins, Georgia]] |- |Bill Krug |[[Defensive back|Rover]] |align="center"|[[1977]] |[[Washington, DC]] |- |Rex Robinson |[[Placekicker]] |align="center"|[[1979]], [[1980]] |[[Marietta, Georgia]] |- |[[Scott Woerner]] |[[Defensive back|Cornerback]] |align="center"|[[1980]] |[[Jonesboro, Georgia]] |- |[[Herschel Walker]] |[[Running back|Tailback]] |align="center"|[[1980]]‡, [[1981]]‡, [[1982]]‡ |[[Wrightsville, Georgia]] |- |[[Terry Hoage]] |[[Defensive back|Rover]] |align="center"|[[1982]]†, [[1983]]† |[[Huntsville, Texas]] |- |Jimmy Payne |[[Defensive Tackle]] |align="center"|[[1982]] |[[Athens, Georgia]] |- |[[Freddie Gilbert]] |[[Defensive End]] |align="center"|[[1983]] |[[Griffin, Georgia]] |- |[[Kevin Butler]] |[[Placekicker]] |align="center"|[[1983]], [[1984]]† |[[Stone Mountain, Georgia]] |- |Jeff Sanchez |[[Defensive back|Safety]] |align="center"|[[1984]]† |[[Yorba Linda, California]] |- |Peter Anderson |[[Center (American football)|Center]] |align="center"|[[1985]]† |[[Vineland, New Jersey]] |- |John Little |[[Defensive back|Safety]] |align="center"|[[1986]] |[[Lynn Haven, Florida]] |- |Wilbur Strozier |[[Offensive Tackle]] |align="center"|[[1986]] |[[LaGrange, Georgia]] |- |[[Tim Worley]] |[[Running back|Tailback]] |align="center"|[[1988]]† |[[Lumberton, North Carolina]] |- |[[Troy Sadowski]] |[[Tight End]] |align="center"|[[1988]] |[[Chamblee, Georgia]] |- |[[Garrison Hearst]] |[[Running back|Tailback]] |align="center"|[[1992]]‡ |[[Lincolnton, Georgia]] |- |[[Eric Zeier]] |[[Quarterback]] |align="center"|[[1994]] |[[Marietta, Georgia]] |- |[[Matt Stinchcomb]] |[[Offensive Tackle]] |align="center"|[[1997]], [[1998]]† |[[Lilburn, Georgia]] |- |[[Champ Bailey]] |[[Defensive back|Cornerback]] |align="center"|[[1998]]† |[[Folkston, Georgia]] |- |[[Richard Seymour]] |[[Defensive Tackle]] |align="center"|[[2000]] |[[Gadsden, South Carolina]] |- |[[Boss Bailey]] |[[Linebacker|Outside Linebacker]] |align="center"|[[2002]] |[[Folkston, Georgia]] |- |[[David Pollack]] |[[Defensive End]] |align="center"|[[2002]]†,[[2003]], [[2004]]† |[[Snellville, Georgia]] |- |[[Jon Stinchcomb]] |[[Offensive Tackle]] |align="center"|[[2002]] |[[Lilburn, Georgia]] |- |[[Sean Jones (safety)|Sean Jones]] |[[Defensive back|Rover]] |align="center"|[[2003]] |[[Atlanta, Georgia]] |- |[[Thomas Davis (football player)|Thomas Davis]] |[[Defensive back|Free Safety]] |align="center"|[[2004]]† |[[Cuthbert, Georgia]] |- |[[Greg Blue]] |[[Defensive back|Free Safety]] |align="center"|[[2005]]† |[[College Park, Georgia]] |- |[[Max Jean-Gilles]] |[[Offensive Guard]] |align="center"|[[2005]]† |[[Miami, Florida]] |-align="left" | colspan=4 bgcolor="#cD0000"| '''†''' ''Designates a consensus All-American'' <br>'''‡''' ''Designates a consensus All-American that was selected by a unanimous vo''te |} ===College Football Hall of Fame=== Eleven former players have been inducted in the [[College Football Hall of Fame]].<ref>[http://www.georgiadogs.com/attachments1/1424.pdf?SPSID=46736&SPID=3571&DB_OEM_ID=8800 Hall of Fame Bulldogs]</ref> In addition, one former player, [[Pat Dye]] has been inducted into the Hall as a coach. The ten players inducted into the Hall are: *[[Bob McWhorter]], inducted in [[1954]] *[[Frank Sinkwich]], inducted in [[1954]] *[[Charley Trippi]], inducted in [[1959]] *[[Vernon Smith (football)|Vernon "Catfish" Smith]], inducted in [[1979]] *[[Bill Hartman]], inducted in [[1984]] *[[Fran Tarkenton]], inducted in [[1987]] *[[Bill Stanfill]], inducted in [[1998]] *[[Herschel Walker]], inducted in [[1999]] *[[Terry Hoage]], inducted in [[2000]] *[[Kevin Butler]], inducted in [[2001]] *[[John Rauch]], inducted in [[2003]] ===Other Notable Former Players=== These former players are listed by their last year of play at Georgia: *[[Joe Tereshinski, Sr.]] [[Tight End]] (1942-1946), played eight seasons in the [[NFL]] for the [[Washington Redskins]] *[[Pat Dye]], [[guard (American football)|guard]] (1957-1960), inducted into the [[College Football Hall of Fame]]r as a coach ([[Auburn University]]) *[[Jake Scott]], [[Free Safety]] (1966-1969), played nine seasons in the [[NFL]] for the [[Miami Dolphins]] and [[Washington Redskins]], member of the undefeated 1972 [[Miami Dolphins]], [[Super Bowl MVP]] in 1972, five [[Pro Bowl]]s *[[Ray Donaldson]], [[Center (American football))|Center]] (1976-1979), played 17 seasons in the [[NFL]] for the [[Baltimore Colts]], [[Indianapolis Colts]], [[Seattle Seahawks]] and [[Dallas Cowboys]], six [[Pro Bowl]]s, first African-American to play [[Center (American football)|Center]] in the [[NFL]] *[[Rodney Hampton]], [[running Back]] (1987-1989), first round draft pick by the [[New York Giants]], two [[Pro Bowl]]s *[[Mack Strong]], [[Fullback (American football)|Fullback]] (1990-1993), has played his 13 years in the [[NFL]] for the [[Seattle Seahawks]] *[[Todd Peterson]], [[Placekicker|Kicker]] (1991-1993), has played 13 years in the [[NFL]], most recently with the [[Atlanta Falcons]] *[[Terrell Davis]], [[Running Back]] (1991-1994), played seven years in the [[NFL]] for the [[Denver Broncos]], [[Super Bowl MVP]] in 1998 *[[Hines Ward]], [[Wide Receiver]] (1995-1998), currently plays in the [[NFL]] for the [[Pittsburgh Steelers]], [[Super Bowl MVP]] in 2005 *[[Marcus Stroud]], [[Defensive Tackle]] (1996-2000), currently plays in the [[NFL]] for the [[Buffalo Bills]], three-time [[All-Pro]] *[[John Kasay]], [[Placekicker]] (1997-2000), 2006 was his 15<sup>th</sup> season in the [[NFL]], 1996 [[Pro Bowl]] selection; currently plays for the [[Carolina Panthers]] *[[Kendrell Bell]], [[Linebacker]] (1997-2000), [[NFL Rookie of the Year Award|Defensive Rookie of the Year]] in 2001, currently plays for the [[Kansas City Chiefs]] *[[Quincy Carter]], [[Quarterback]] (1997-2000), with the [[Dallas Cowboys]] for three seasons, the [[New York Jets]] for one *[[Randy McMichael]], [[Tight End]] (1998-2001), plays in the [[NFL]] for the [[St. Louis Rams]] *[[Verron Haynes]], fullback (1998-2001), plays in the [[NFL]] for the [[Pittsburgh Steelers]] *[[Musa Smith]], [[Running Back]] (2000-2003), third round draft pick by the [[Baltimore Ravens]], where he is currently playing *[[Jon Stinchcomb]], [[Offensive Tackle]] (1999-2003), plays in the [[NFL]] for the [[New Orleans Saints]] *[[Ben Watson (NFL Player)|Ben Watson]], [[Tight End]] (2000-2003), first round draft pick by the [[New England Patriots]], where he is currently playing *[[Reggie Brown (wide receiver)|Reggie Brown]], [[Wide Receiver]] (2001-2004), plays in the [[NFL]] for the [[Philadelphia Eagles]] *[[Mo Lewis]], [[Linebacker]] (1991-2003), played in the [[NFL]] for the [[New York Jets]] *[[David Greene]], [[Quarterback]] (2001-2004), is the winningest quarterback in the history of the [[NCAA]]'s [[Football Bowl Subdivision]]. *[[Odell Thurman]], [[Linebacker]] (2001-2004), plays in the [[NFL]] for the [[Cincinnati Bengals]] *[[Thomas Davis]], [[Linebacker]] (2001-2004), plays in the [[NFL]] for the [[Carolina Panthers]] *[[D.J. Shockley]], [[Quarterback]] (2002-2005), plays in the [[NFL]] for the [[Atlanta Falcons]] *[[Tim Jennings]], [[Cornerback]] (2002-2005), plays in the [[NFL]] for the [[Indianapolis Colts]] *[[Leonard Pope]], [[Tight End]] (2003-2005), plays in the [[NFL]] for the [[Arizona Cardinals]] *[[Tony Gilbert]], [[Linebacker]], plays in the [[NFL]] for the [[Jacksonville Jaguars]] *[[George Foster (American football)|George Foster]], [[Offensive Tackle]], plays in the [[NFL]] for the [[Detroit Lions]] ===Current (2007) Notable Players=== *[[Matthew Stafford (athlete)|Matthew Stafford]], Quarterback, So. *[[Knowshon Moreno]], Tailback, Fr. *[[Thomas Brown (American football)|Thomas Brown]], Tailback, Sr. *[[Kregg Lumpkin]], Tailback, Sr. *[[Mohammed Massaquoi]], Receiver, Jr. *Fernando Velasco, Center, Sr. *Sean Bailey, Receiver, Sr. *Brannan Southerland, Fullback, Jr. *Kelin Johnson, Safety, Sr. *Dannell Ellerbe, Linebacker, Jr. *Asher Allen, Cornerback/Kickoff Returner, So. *Rennie Curran, Linebacker, Fr. *Caleb King, Tailback *The full 2007 team roster can be found at The University of Georgia Bulldog's official website.[http://www.georgiadogs.com/SportSelect.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=8800&KEY=&SPID=3571&SPSID=40675] ==Coaching History== ===Head Coaching Records=== The Bulldogs have had 25 head coaches:<ref name=coaches/> {| cellpadding="1" border="1" cellspacing="0" width="55%" !bgcolor="#cD0000"| !bgcolor="#cD0000"|Name !bgcolor="#cD0000"|Seasons !bgcolor="#cD0000"|All W/L/T !bgcolor="#cD0000"|Win % |- align="center" |25 | [[Mark Richt]] | 2001-present | [[Georgia Bulldogs football under Mark Richt|72-19-0]] | .791 |- align="center" |24 | [[Jim Donnan]] | 1996-2000 | [[Georgia Bulldogs football under Jim Donnan|40-19-0]] | .678 |- align="center" |23 | [[Ray Goff]] | 1989-1995 | [[Georgia Bulldogs football under Ray Goff|46-34-1]] | .574 |- align="center" |22 | [[Vince Dooley]] |1964-1988 | [[Georgia Bulldogs football under Vince Dooley|201-77-10]] | .715 |- align="center" |21 | [[Johnny Griffith (coach)|Johnny Griffith]] | 1961-1963 | [[Georgia Bulldogs football under Johnny Griffith|10-16-4]] | .400 |- align="center" |20 | [[Wally Butts]] | 1939-1960 | [[Georgia Bulldogs football under Wally Butts|140-86-9]] | .615 |- align="center" |19 | [[Joel Hunt]] | 1938 | [[Georgia Bulldogs football under Joel Hunt|5-4-1]] | .550 |- align="center" |18 | [[Harry Mehre]] | 1928-1937 | [[Georgia Bulldogs football under Harry Mehre|59-34-6]] | .626 |- align="center" |17 | [[George Cecil Woodruff|George “Kid” Woodruff]] | 1923-1927 | [[Georgia Bulldogs football under Kid Woodruff|30-16-1]] | .649 |- align="center" |16 | [[Herman Stegeman]] | 1920-1922 | [[Georgia Bulldogs football under Herman Stegeman|20-6-3]] | .741 |- align="center" |15 | [[W. A. Cunningham]] | 1910-1919 | [[Georgia Bulldogs football under W. A. Cunningham|43-18-9]] | .679 |- align="center" |13 & 14 |[[James Coulter]] & [[Frank Dobson (football)|Frank Dobson]] | 1909 | [[Georgia Bulldogs football under Coulter and Dobson|1-4-2]] | .286 |- align="center" |12 | [[Branch Bocock]] | 1908 | [[Georgia Bulldogs football under Branch Bocock|5-2-1]] | .688 |- align="center" |11 | [[W. S. Whitney]] | 1906-1907 | [[Georgia Bulldogs football under Bull Whitney|6-7-2]] | .467 |- align="center" |10 | [[Marvin D. Dickinson]] | 1903, 1905 | [[Georgia Bulldogs football under M. M. Dickinson|4-9-0]] | .308 |- align="center" |9 | [[Charles A. Barnard]] | 1904 | [[Georgia Bulldogs football under Charles A. Barnard|1-5-0]] | .167 |- align="center" |8 | [[Billy Reynolds]] | 1901-1902 | [[Georgia Bulldogs football under Billy Reynolds|5-7-3]] | .433 |- align="center" |7 | [[E. E. Jones]] | 1900 | [[Georgia Bulldogs football under E. E. Jones|2-4-0]] | .333 |- align="center" |6 | [[Gordon Saussy]] | 1899 | [[Georgia Bulldogs football under Gordon Saussy|2-3-1]] | .417 |- align="center" |5 | [[Charles McCarthy (football coach)|Charles McCarthy]] | 1897-1898 | [[Georgia Bulldogs football under Charles McCarthy|6-3-0]] | .667 |- align="center" |4 | [[Glenn Scobey Warner|Glenn “Pop” Warner]] | 1895-1896 | [[Georgia Bulldogs football under Pop Warner|7-4-0]] | .636 |- align="center" | 3 | [[Robert Winston (coach)|Robert Winston]] | 1894 | [[Georgia Bulldogs football under Robert Winston|5-1-0]] | .833 |- align="center" | 2 | [[Ernest Brown (coach)|Ernest Brown]] | 1893 | [[Georgia Bulldogs football under Ernest Brown|2-2-1]] | .500 |- align="center" | 1 | [[Charles Herty]] | 1892 | [[Georgia Bulldogs football under Charles Herty|1-1-0]] | .500 |- align="center" bgcolor="#cD0000" | '''TOTALS''' | '''1892-2006''' | '''711-381-34''' | '''.647''' |} ===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 Scobey Warner|Glenn “Pop” Warner]], inducted in [[1951]] :*[[Joel Hunt]], inducted in [[1967]] :*[[Wally Butts]], inducted in [[1997]] :*[[Vince Dooley]], inducted in [[1995]] ==See also== *[[Georgia Bulldogs]] *[[Uga (mascot)]] *[[The World's Largest Outdoor Cocktail Party]] *[[Deep South's Oldest Rivalry]] *[[Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate]] *[[Southeastern Conference]] *[[College football]] ==References== {{reflist|2}} ==Suggested Reading== *Stegeman, John F. (1997). ''The Ghosts of Herty Field: Early Days on a Southern Gridiron'', Athens, Georgia: University of Georgia Press. ISBN 0820319597 *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'' [http://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/cgi-bin/ebind2html.pl/reed_c17 imprint pages 3420-3691] ==External links== *[http://www.georgiadogs.com/SportSelect.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=8800&KEY=&SPID=3571&SPSID=40673 The Official Site of the Georgia Bulldogs] *[http://www.dawgs.com/ Dawgs.com - Georgia Bulldog Fan Forum and Official Merchandise] {{GeorgiaFootballSeasons}} {{UGA Navbox|athleticseasons=yes}} {{SEC football}} [[Category:Georgia Bulldogs football| ]]