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The Georgia Bulldogs football team represents the University of Georgia in football. The Bulldogs are a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) and are frequently a top-25 team. The University of Georgia has had a football team since 1892 and has an all-time record of 738–398–54 (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 eighth largest on-campus stadium in the United States and the 15th largest stadium in the world. The Bulldogs claim five consensus NCAA Division 1-A college football National Championships and have won 12 Southeastern Conference championships. The team has also produced two Heisman Trophy winners, namely the running back Herschel Walker and #1 draft pick in the '43 draft Frank Sinkwich, as well as winners of a number of other awards and numerous All-Americans and NFL players. Currently, the University of Georgia is the second most profitable program in all of college football.

History

Early years: 1892–1909

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. Playing on a field that would later be called Herty Field, Georgia beat Mercer by a score of 50-0. In the second (and final) game of that inaugural "season," Georgia lost by a score of 10–0 to Auburn University. 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 “Pop” Warner coached it ''and'' Iowa State for two seasons. In 1896, Warner-led Georgia went 4–0 on the way to its first conference championship, when the team was a co-champion of the 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 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,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.

Butts-Mehre 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. In the 53 years following 1910, 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 number 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 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. 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.

Wally Butts coached the Bulldogs for 21 seasons (1939–1960) 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 to the post of head coach. 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. Wally Butts was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1997.

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. 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 through 1982, his teams were in contention for the mythical 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 wishbone-type scheme in the early 1970s, and later ran a professional I-type offense with the development of Herschel Walker. For awhile during the 1980s UGA was known as "Tailback U." Vince 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 Vince 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.

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 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.

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 against Tennessee, 2–3 against Auburn, 1–4 against Florida and 2–3 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.

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 Seminoles under Bobby Bowden. 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. Including bowl games, Richt’s record, as of December 31, 2010, was 96–34–0. His bowl record through 2010 is 7–3. Richt has been a fixture in the recruiting world ending up with top 5 classes the past 3 years.

Conference affiliations

Georgia was a founding member of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA), one of the first collegiate athletic conferences 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. 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 Southeastern Conference (SEC), where Georgia has won the third most SEC football championships, with 12, behind Alabama (22) and Tennessee (13).

Nicknames

It was not until 1920 that the nickname "''Bulldog''" was used to define 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:

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

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

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. There is currently no active Uga mascot, 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 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 1990's, 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 trademark of their football uniform is "The Silver Britches". Georgia began wearing silver pants in the early 1900s, and the uniqueness of the uniform element became the center of their identity through the 1960s, and from the 1980s until present. Georgia's earliest helmet was grey leather, which eventually featured a red block "G" logo. The shirts were usually red, eventually with various striping patterns, and the pants were silver. There's also proof, despite contrary belief, that Georgia wore black shirts numerous times between the Charlie Trippi and Fran Tarkenton eras. Vince Dooley was the first to incorporate the red helmet, adopting the oval "G" from the Green Bay Packers, a white stripe, and white facemasks. The iconic helmet came in the form of a drastic uniform redesign by Dooley when he took over in the 1960s. Dooley swapped out the traditional silver pants for white pants that used a black-red-black pants stripe, though the jerseys were kept similar. In 1980 Georgia returned to the silver pants, adding the red-white-black stripe. Georgia has stuck with the same basic uniform concept from 1980 until now. The sleeve stripes and number styles on Georgia's red and white jerseys have changed countless times since 1980, but the numbers have always been white on the red jersey and black on the white jersey. Georgia also wore red pants with a white stripe, trimmed in black, numerous times in the 1980s. In 1991 Georgia wore black facemasks and a white-black-white helmet stripe for their Bowl game, but quickly discontinued to the design. In 1996 the Dawgs wore black pants for the first time in their Bowl game against Wisconsin. They wore the black pants again in 1997 against Florida. Georgia made their most standardized uniform redesign in 2005, when they dropped the sleeve stripe patterns for solid black jersey cuffs for the red jersey, and solid red cuffs for the white jersey. They have also switched between true silver and matte grey pants a few times since 2004, mainly because the matte grey pants are of a lighter material. In 2007 Georgia introduced black jerseys, wearing them twice (with the red helmet and silver pants) in games against Auburn and Hawaii. Georgia stopped wearing the black jerseys in 2008 after a loss to Alabama, and have apparently discontinued them. In 2009 they wore black helmets (white stripe, red facemasks) and black pants with their white jerseys, immediately discarding those uniforms after a loss to Florida. In 2009 Athletic Director Damon Evans claimed Georgia would stop wearing alternate uniforms. Despite Evans' resignation, Georgia is yet to wear an alternate. Rumors have spun up during the summer of 2011 that Georgia will wear special Nike Pro Combat uniforms for their season opener against Boise State. Most of the mock up drawings that have been posted on numerous sites are fan-made and misleading. So far there is no confirmation that Georgia will receive newly designed uniforms anytime soon.

Rivalries

The Bulldogs have three main rivals, Auburn, Florida, and Georgia Tech. 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. Georgia also credits a game against Florida in 1904 (a Georgia win) that Florida does not count because allegedly it did not have a football program at that time.

{| cellpadding="1" border="1" cellspacing="0" width="100%" |+ Primary Georgia Bulldog Rivalries: All-Time Records !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 % !bgcolor="#cD0000"| Streak !bgcolor="#cD0000"| Recent wins |- |Deep South's Oldest Rivalry |Auburn Tigers |113 |1892 |2010 |52 |54 |8 |.456 |1 loss |4 of last 5, 6 of last 9 |- |Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate |Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets |104 |1893 |2010 |61 |39 |5 |.590 |2 win |9 of last 10, 16 of last 20 |- |The World's Largest Outdoor Cocktail Party |Florida Gators |87 |1904 |2010 |47 |40 |2 |.546 |3 losses |2 of last 7 |}

Georgia has long-standing rivalries with other schools as well, having played over 50 games against each of the following: Vanderbilt, first game in 1893, last game in 2010, Georgia's record is 51-18-2; South Carolina, first game in 1894, last game in 2010, Georgia's record is 46-15-2; Alabama, first game in 1895, last game in 2008, Georgia's record is 25-36-4; Clemson, first game in 1897, last game in 2003, Georgia's record is 41-17-4; Kentucky, first game in 1930, last game in 2010, record is 50-12-2.

Georgia also has an emerging rivalry since the formation of the Eastern Division in 1992 with the Tennessee Volunteers and is 16-20-2 against the Vols.

Seasons

As of the end of the 2009 season, the Georgia Bulldogs had played 116 seasons with an all-time record of 735–390–34 (a .646 winning percentage). A complete decade by decade list of game results can be found at Georgia Bulldogs football (all games). Note: With an 8-win season in 2009 Georgia is the only Division IA Team to have won at least 8 games every year since the start of the 1997 Season. This streak comes to an end in the 2010 season as Georgia finished with 6 wins and 7 losses.

Bowl games

The Georgia Bulldogs have played in 46 bowl games and have a record of 26–17–3. On the all-time lists, the Bulldogs are sixth for bowls appearances and tied for third for bowl game victories.

{| cellpadding="1" border="1" cellspacing="0" width="60%" text-align:"center" |+ Georgia Bulldogs Bowl Games by Year !bgcolor="#cD0000"|W/L/T !bgcolor="#cD0000"|Date !bgcolor="#cD0000"|Bowl !bgcolor="#cD0000"|Opponent !bgcolor="#cD0000"|PF !bgcolor="#cD0000"|PA !bgcolor="#cD0000"|Coach |-align="center" style="background: #ddffdd;" | W ||01-01-1942 || Orange Bowl || TCU || 40 ||26 || Wally Butts |-align="center" style="background: #ddffdd;" | W || 01-01-1943 || Rose Bowl || UCLA || 9|| 0|| Wally Butts |-align="center" style="background: #ddffdd;" | W || 01-01-1946 || Oil Bowl || Tulsa ||20 |||6||Wally Butts |-align="center" style="background: #ddffdd;" | W || 01-01-1947 ||Sugar Bowl || North Carolina ||20 ||10|| Wally Butts |-align="center" style="background: #ffffe6" | T || 01-01-1948 ||Gator Bowl || Maryland ||20|| 20 ||Wally Butts |-align="center" style="background: #ffdddd;" | L || 01-01-1949 || Orange Bowl || Texas ||28 ||41 || Wally Butts |-align="center" style="background: #ffdddd;" | L || 12-09-1950 || Presidential Cup|| Texas A&M; ||20||40 || Wally Butts |-align="center" style="background: #ddffdd;" | W || 01-01-1960 || Orange Bowl ||Missouri ||14 ||0|| Wally Butts |-align="center" | colspan=7 bgcolor="#cD0000"| ''Wally Butts Bowl Record: 5-2-1'' |-align="center" style="background: #ddffdd;" |W ||12-26-1964 ||Sun Bowl ||Texas Tech ||7 ||0 ||Vince Dooley |-align="center" style="background: #ddffdd;" | W||12-31-1966 ||Cotton Bowl Classic ||SMU ||24 ||9 ||Vince Dooley |-align="center" style="background: #ffdddd;" | L || 12-16-1967||Liberty Bowl || N. C. State||7 ||14 ||Vince Dooley |-align="center" style="background: #ffdddd;" | L ||01-01-1969 ||Sugar Bowl || Arkansas || 2|| 16||Vince Dooley |-align="center" style="background: #ffdddd;" | L ||12-20-1969||Sun Bowl ||Nebraska ||6 ||45 ||Vince Dooley |-align="center" style="background: #ddffdd;" | W || 12-31-1971 ||Gator Bowl ||North Carolina || 7||3 ||Vince Dooley |-align="center" style="background: #ddffdd;" | W ||12-28-1973||Peach Bowl ||Maryland ||17 ||16 ||Vince Dooley |-align="center" style="background: #ffdddd;" | L ||12-21-1974 ||Tangerine Bowl ||Miami, Ohio ||10 ||21 ||Vince Dooley |-align="center" style="background: #ffdddd;" | L ||01-01-1976 ||Cotton Bowl Classic || Arkansas ||10 ||31 ||Vince Dooley |-align="center" style="background: #ffdddd;" | L ||01-01-1977 ||Sugar Bowl || Pittsburgh || 3||27 ||Vince Dooley |-align="center" style="background: #ffdddd;" | L ||12-31-1978 || Bluebonnet Bowl||Stanford ||22 ||25 ||Vince Dooley |-align="center" style="background: #ddffdd;" | W ||01-01-1981 ||Sugar Bowl ||Notre Dame ||17 ||10 ||Vince Dooley |-align="center" style="background: #ffdddd;" | L ||01-01-1982 ||Sugar Bowl || Pittsburgh ||20 ||24 ||Vince Dooley |-align="center" style="background: #ffdddd;" | L ||01-01-1983 ||Sugar Bowl || Penn State|| 23|| 27||Vince Dooley |-align="center" style="background: #ddffdd;" | W ||01-01-1984 ||Cotton Bowl Classic ||Texas ||10 || 9||Vince Dooley |-align="center" style="background: #ffffe6" | T||12-22-1984 ||Citrus Bowl ||Florida State ||17 ||17 ||Vince Dooley |-align="center" style="background: #ffffe6" | T|| 12-28-1985||Sun Bowl ||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 ||Arkansas ||20 ||17 ||Vince Dooley |-align="center" style="background: #ddffdd;" | W ||01-01-1989 ||Gator Bowl ||Michigan State||34 ||27 ||Vince Dooley |-align="center" | colspan=7 bgcolor="#cD0000"| ''Vince Dooley Bowl Record: 8-10-2'' |-align="center" style="background: #ffdddd;" | L ||12-30-1989 ||Peach Bowl ||Syracuse ||18 ||19 ||Ray Goff |-align="center" style="background: #ddffdd;" | W ||12-29-1991 ||Independence Bowl || Arkansas || 24||15||Ray Goff |-align="center" style="background: #ddffdd;" | W ||01-01-1993 ||Florida Citrus Bowl ||Ohio State ||21 ||14 ||Ray Goff |-align="center" style="background: #ffdddd;" | L ||12-30-1995 ||Peach Bowl ||Virginia ||27||34 ||Ray Goff |-align="center" | colspan=7 bgcolor="#cD0000"| ''Ray Goff Bowl Record: 2-2-0'' |-align="center" style="background: #ddffdd;" | W ||01-01-1998 ||Outback Bowl ||Wisconsin || 33||6 ||Jim Donnan |-align="center" style="background: #ddffdd;" | W ||12-30-1998 ||Peach Bowl ||Virginia ||35|| 33||Jim Donnan |-align="center" style="background: #ddffdd;" | W ||01-01-2000 ||Outback Bowl ||Purdue ||28 ||25 ||Jim Donnan |-align="center" style="background: #ddffdd;" | W ||12-24-2000 ||Oahu Bowl || Virginia || 37||14 ||Jim Donnan |-align="center" | colspan=7 bgcolor="#cD0000"| ''Jim Donnan Bowl Record: 4-0-0'' |-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 ||26 ||13||Mark Richt |-align="center" style="background: #ddffdd;" | W ||01-01-2004||Capital One Bowl ||Purdue || 34||27 ||Mark Richt |-align="center" style="background: #ddffdd;" | W ||01-01-2005 ||Outback Bowl ||Wisconsin ||24 || 21||Mark Richt |-align="center" style="background: #ffdddd;" | L ||01-01-2006 ||Sugar Bowl ||West Virginia ||35 ||38 ||Mark Richt |-align="center" style="background: #ddffdd;" || W ||12-30-2006||Chick-fil-A Bowl||Virginia Tech||31 ||24 ||Mark Richt |-align="center" style="background: #ddffdd;" || W ||01-01-2008||Sugar Bowl||Hawaii||41 ||10 ||Mark Richt |-align="center" style="background: #ddffdd;" || W ||01-01-2009||Capital One Bowl||Michigan State||24 ||12 ||Mark Richt |-align="center" style="background: #ddffdd;" || W ||12-28-2009||Independence Bowl||Texas A&M;||44 ||20 ||Mark Richt |-align="center" style="background: #ffdddd;" | L ||12-31-2010 ||Liberty Bowl ||Central Florida ||6 ||10 ||Mark Richt |-align="center" | colspan=7 bgcolor="#cD0000"| ''Mark Richt Bowl Record: 7-3-0'' |-align="center" | colspan=7 bgcolor="#000000"| Overall Bowl Record: 26-17-3 |}

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Current Coaching Staff

Name !! Position
Mark Richt	Head Coach
Mike Bobo	Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks Coach
Todd Grantham	Defensive Coordinator/Outside Linebackers Coach
Rodney Garner	Recruiting Coordinator/Defensive Line Coach
Tony Ball	Wide Receivers Coach
John Lilly	Tight Ends Coach
Will Friend	Offensive Line Coach
Bryan McClendon	Running Backs Coach
Kirk Olivadotti	Inside Linebackers Coach
Scott Lakatos	Secondary Coach

Team awards and records

National championships

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:

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Wallace ButtsVince Dooley

Year	Coach	Selector	Record	Bowl	Result
	|	Houlgate, Sagarin, Litkenhous	11-1	Rose Bowl Game>Rose Bowl	Georgia 9, UCLA 0
1980 Georgia Bulldogs football team	1980	| Coaches, AP ||	12-0	1981 Sugar Bowl>Sugar Bowl	Georgia 17, Notre Dame Fighting Irish football>Notre Dame 10

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).

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: 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 Tech by a score of 12-0 at Grant Field in Atlanta, Georgia. Nevertheless, at the end of the season, Georgia was ranked number 1 in two polls recognized by the NCAA. The Bulldogs were also listed as number 1 in two other polls of the 1927 season, but most recognize Illinois as the 1927 National Champion.

1946 Georgia went 11-0 and beat North Carolina 20-10 and was proclaimed national champions by one poll recognized by the NCAA.

1968 Georgia was chosen by one national poll when they went 9-1-2 losing to Arkansas in the Sugar Bowl. Overtime was not allowed in the NCAA yet so Georgia tied with Tennessee and Houston.

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

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Southern Intercollegiate Athletic AssociationSouthern Intercollegiate Athletic AssociationSoutheastern Conference SEC SEC SEC SEC SEC SEC SEC SEC SEC SEC SEC

Year	Conference	Overall Record	Conference Record
1896	SIAA ||	4-0
1920	SIAA ||	8-0-1
1942	SEC ||	11-0	6-1
1946†	|	11-0	5-0
1948	|	9-2	6-0
1959	|	10-1	7-0
1966†	|	10-1	6-0
1968	|	8-1-2	5-0-1
1976	|	10-2	6-0
1980	|	12-0	6-0
1981†	|	10-2	6-0
1982	|	11-1	6-0
2002 Georgia Bulldogs football team	2002	|	13-1	7-1
2005 Georgia Bulldogs football team	2005	|	10-3	6-2

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 and Tennessee in two other years, but tie-breakers (i.e. head-to-head result) allowed Florida and Tennessee to go to the championship game in 1992 and 2007, respectively.

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Year	Division Championship	SEC CG Result	Opponent	PF	PA
1992	|	NA	Did Not Play	X	X
2002	|	W	University of Arkansas>Arkansas	30	3
2003	|	L	LSU Tigers football>LSU	13	34
2005	|	W	LSU Tigers football>LSU	34	14
2007	|	NA	Did Not Play	X	X

Overtime

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 seven overtimes game and has won four of those games for a winning percentage of .571.

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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

Other

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

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: {| cellpadding="1" border="1" cellspacing="0" width="68%" |+ Georgia Bulldogs All-Americans !bgcolor="#cD0000"| Player !bgcolor="#cD0000"| Position !bgcolor="#cD0000"| Selected !bgcolor="#cD0000"| Hometown |- |Bob McWhorter |Halfback |align="center" |1913 |Lexington, Georgia |- |David Paddock |Quarterback |align="center" |1914 |Brooklyn, New York |- |Joe Bennett |Tackle |align="center"| 1922, 1923 |Statesboro, Georgia |- |Chick Shiver |End |align="center"|1927 |Sylvester, Georgia |- |Tom Nash |End |align="center"|1927† |Washington, Georgia |- |Herb Maffett |End |align="center"|1930 |Atlanta, Georgia |- |Red Maddox |Guard |align="center"|1930 |Calhoun, Georgia |- |Vernon "Catfish" Smith |End |align="center"|1931† |Macon, Georgia |- |John Bond |Halfback |align="center"|1935 |Toccoa, Georgia |- |Bill Hartman |Fullback |align="center"|1937 |Thomaston, Georgia |- |Frank Sinkwich |Halfback |align="center"|1941,† 1942‡ |McKees Rock, Pennsylvania |- |George Poschner |End |align="center"|1942 |Youngstown, Ohio |- |Mike Castronis |Tackle |align="center"|1945 |Jacksonville, Florida |- |Charley Trippi |Tailback |align="center"|1946‡ |Pittston, Pennsylvania |- |Herb St. John |Guard |align="center"|1946 |Jacksonville, Florida |- |Dan Edwards |End |align="center"|1947 |Gatesville, Texas |- |John Rauch |Quarterback |align="center"|1948 |Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |- |Harry Babcock |End |align="center"|1952 |Ocala, Florida |- |Zeke Bratkowski |Quarterback |align="center"|1952, 1953 |Danville, Illinois |- |Johnny Carson |End |align="center"|1953 |Atlanta, Georgia |- |Pat Dye |Guard |align="center"|1959, 1960 |Blythe, Georgia |- |Fran Tarkenton |Quarterback |align="center"|1960 |Athens, Georgia |- |Jim Wilson |Tackle |align="center"|1964 |Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |- |Ray Rissmiller ||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 |Safety |align="center"|1966 |Atlanta, Georgia |- |Bill Stanfill |Defensive Tackle |align="center"|1968† |Cairo, Georgia |- |Jake Scott |Safety |align="center"|1968† |Arlington, Virginia |- |Steve Greer |Defensive Guard |align="center"|1969 |Greer, South Carolina |- |Tommy Lyons |Center |align="center"|1969, 1970 |Atlanta, Georgia |- |Royce Smith |Offensive Guard |align="center"|1971‡ |Savannah, Georgia |- |Craig Hertwig |Offensive Tackle |align="center"|1975 |Macon, Georgia |- |Randy Johnson |Offensive Guard |align="center"|1975† |Rome, Georgia |- |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 |Rover |align="center"|1977 |Washington, DC |- |Rex Robinson |Placekicker |align="center"|1979, 1980 |Marietta, Georgia |- |Scott Woerner |Cornerback |align="center"|1980 |Jonesboro, Georgia |- |Herschel Walker |Tailback |align="center"|1980‡, 1981‡, 1982‡ |Wrightsville, Georgia |- |Terry Hoage |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 |Safety |align="center"|1984† |Yorba Linda, California |- |Peter Anderson |Center |align="center"|1985† |Vineland, New Jersey |- |John Little |Safety |align="center"|1986 |Lynn Haven, Florida |- |Wilbur Strozier |Offensive Tackle |align="center"|1986 |LaGrange, Georgia |- |Tim Worley |Tailback |align="center"|1988† |Lumberton, North Carolina |- |Troy Sadowski |Tight End |align="center"|1988 |Chamblee, Georgia |- |Garrison Hearst |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 |Cornerback |align="center"|1998† |Folkston, Georgia |- |Richard Seymour |Defensive Tackle |align="center"|2000 |Gadsden, South Carolina |- |Boss Bailey |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 |Rover |align="center"|2003 |Atlanta, Georgia |- |Thomas Davis |Free Safety |align="center"|2004† |Cuthbert, Georgia |- |Greg Blue |Free Safety |align="center"|2005† |College Park, Georgia |- |Max Jean-Gilles |Offensive Guard |align="center"|2005† |Miami, Florida |- |Knowshon Moreno |Tailback |align="center"|2008 |Belford, New Jersey |- |Drew Butler |Punter |align="center"|2009‡ |Duluth, Georgia |-align="left" |- |Rennie Curran |Linebacker |align="center"|2009 |Snellville, Georgia |- |Justin Houston |Linebacker |align="center"|2010 |Statesboro, Georgia |- | colspan=4 bgcolor="#000000"| † ''Designates a consensus All-American'' ‡ ''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. 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 "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

John Russell, inducted in 2009

Current notable players

Caleb King, Academically Ineligible, Fifth Year Sr.

Drew Butler, Punter, Sr.

Orson Charles, Tight End, Jr.

Brandon Boykin, Cornerback, Sr.

Aaron Murray, Quarterback, Red-Shirt So.

Alec Ogletree, Inside Linebacker, So.

Blair Walsh, Place Kicker, Sr.

Coaching history

Head coaching records

The Bulldogs have had 25 head 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 | 96-34-0 | .738 |- align="center" |24 | Jim Donnan | 1996–2000 | 40-19-0 | .678 |- align="center" |23 | Ray Goff | 1989–1995 | 46-34-1 | .574 |- align="center" |22 | Vince Dooley |1964–1988 | 201-77-10 | .715 |- align="center" |21 | Johnny Griffith | 1961–1963 | 10-16-4 | .400 |- align="center" |20 | Wally Butts | 1939–1960 | 140-86-9 | .615 |- align="center" |19 | Joel Hunt | 1938 | 5-4-1 | .550 |- align="center" |18 | Harry Mehre | 1928–1937 | 59-34-6 | .626 |- align="center" |17 | George “Kid” Woodruff | 1923–1927 | 30-16-1 | .649 |- align="center" |16 | Herman Stegeman | 1920–1922 | 20-6-3 | .741 |- align="center" |15 | W. A. Cunningham | 1910–1919 | 43-18-9 | .679 |- align="center" |13 & 14 |James Coulter & Frank Dobson | 1909 | 1-4-2 | .286 |- align="center" |12 | Branch Bocock | 1908 | 5-2-1 | .688 |- align="center" |11 | W. S. Whitney | 1906–1907 | 6-7-2 | .467 |- align="center" |10 | Marvin D. Dickinson | 1903, 1905 | 4-9-0 | .308 |- align="center" |9 | Charles A. Barnard | 1904 | 1-5-0 | .167 |- align="center" |8 | Billy Reynolds | 1901–1902 | 5-7-3 | .433 |- align="center" |7 | E. E. Jones | 1900 | 2-4-0 | .333 |- align="center" |6 | Gordon Saussy | 1899 | 2-3-1 | .417 |- align="center" |5 | Charles McCarthy | 1897–1898 | 6-3-0 | .667 |- align="center" |4 | Glenn “Pop” Warner | 1895–1896 | 7-4-0 | .636 |- align="center" | 3 | Robert Winston | 1894 | 5-1-0 | .833 |- align="center" | 2 | Ernest Brown | 1893 | 2-2-1 | .500 |- align="center" | 1 | Charles Herty | 1892 | 1-1-0 | .500 |- align="center" bgcolor="#000000" | 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

See also

Georgia Bulldogs

Uga (mascot)

Larry Munson – Known as the "Voice of the Bulldogs," announced Georgia football games from 1966-2008.

The World's Largest Outdoor Cocktail Party

Deep South's Oldest Rivalry

Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate

Southeastern Conference

References

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'' imprint pages 3420-3691

External links

The Official Site of the Georgia Bulldogs

Dawgs.com - Georgia Bulldog Fan Forum and Official Team Merchandise

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