The Georgia Bulldogs football program represents the University of Georgia in the sport of American football. The Bulldogs compete in the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and the Eastern Division of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). They play their home games at historic Sanford Stadium on the university's Athens, Georgia, campus. Georgia's inaugural season was in 1892. UGA claims three consensus national championships (1942, 1980 and 2021); the AP and Coaches Polls have each voted the Bulldogs the national champion twice (1980 and 2021); Georgia has also been named the National Champion by at least one polling authority in four other seasons (1920, 1927, 1946 and 1968). The Bulldogs have won 15 conference championships, including 13 SEC championships, tied for second-most in conference history, and have appeared in 59 bowl games, second-most all-time. The program has also produced two Heisman Trophy winners, four number-one National Football League (NFL) draft picks, and many winners of other national awards. The team is known for its storied history, unique traditions, and rabid fan base, known as the "Bulldog Nation". Georgia has won over 850 games in its history, placing them 11th all-time in wins and has finished in the Top 10 of the AP Poll 26 times, 13 of which were Top 5 finishes.[3] Main article: History of Georgia Bulldogs football See also: List of Georgia Bulldogs football seasons Georgia was a founding member of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association, one of the first collegiate athletic conferences formed in the United States. Georgia participated in the SIAA from its establishment in 1895 until 1921. During its tenure in the SIAA, Georgia was conference co-champion in two years, 1896 and 1920.[4] In 1921, the Bulldogs, along with 12 other teams, left the SIAA and formed the Southern Conference.[5] 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 SEC, where Georgia has won the second-most SEC football championships, with 13, behind Alabama (27) and tied with Tennessee.[6][better source needed] Georgia has been selected seven times (1920, 1927, 1942, 1946, 1968, 1980, 2021) as national champions from NCAA-designated major selectors.[7] Georgia claims three national championships (1942, 1980, 2021).[8] In 1980 they finished as the only undefeated team after a victory in the 1981 Sugar Bowl, and were named the national champions by all four major consensus selectors [9] (AP, Coaches, FWAA, and NFF). In 2021 they won the College Football Playoff, defeating Alabama in the CFP National Championship Game.
† Other consensus selectors for 1980 included Berryman, Billingsley, Rothman, Football News, Helms, NCF, Poling, Sagarin (ELO-Chess), Sporting News Claimed national championship
Georgia has won a total of 15 conference championships, ten outright and five shared. The school's 13 Southeastern Conference Championships rank it second all time in SEC history, tied with Tennessee behind only Alabama.[13] † Co-champions
Georgia has won eleven SEC Eastern Division championships, and has made nine appearances in the SEC Championship Game, most recently in 2021. The Dawgs are 3–6 in those games. Twice, in 1992 and 2007, Georgia was the Eastern Division co-champion, but lost a tiebreaker for the right to appear in the championship game.
† Co-champions
The Bulldogs have played in 59 bowl games, second all-time. UGA has a bowl record of 34–21–3. Their 35 wins rank the Dawgs second all-time in bowl wins.[14] They have played in a record 18 different bowls including appearances in five of the New Year's Six Bowl Games (2 Rose, 4 Orange, 3 Cotton, 6 Peach, and 11 Sugar Bowls) and appearances in the 2018 and 2022 College Football Playoff National Championship.
2022 Georgia Bulldogs football team
6th season, 66–15 (.815)StadiumSanford Stadium
(capacity: 92,746[1])Year built1929[1]Field surfaceGrassLocationAthens, GeorgiaNCAA divisionDivision I FBSConferenceSoutheastern ConferenceDivisionEasternPast conferencesSIAA (1895–1921)
Southern Conference (1921–1932)All-time record853–428–54 (.659)Bowl record35–21–3 (.619)Playoff appearances2 (2017, 2021)Playoff record3–1Claimed national titles3 (1942, 1980, 2021)Unclaimed national titles4 (1920, 1927, 1946, 1968)National finalist2 (2017, 2021)Conference titles15 (SIAA: 1896, 1920, SEC: 1942, 1946, 1948, 1959, 1966, 1968, 1976, 1980, 1981, 1982, 2002, 2005, 2017)Division titles11 (1992, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2011, 2012, 2017–2019, 2021)RivalriesAlabama (rivalry)
Auburn (rivalry)
Clemson (rivalry)
Florida (rivalry)
Georgia Tech (rivalry)
South Carolina (rivalry)
Tennessee (rivalry)
Vanderbilt (rivalry)
Heisman winners2Consensus All-Americans37Current uniform
Fight songHail to GeorgiaMascotUga
Hairy DawgMarching bandGeorgia Redcoat Marching BandWebsitegeorgiadogs.com
Claimed national championships
Year
Coach
Selector
Record
Bowl
Final AP
Final Coaches
1942
Wally Butts
Berryman, Billingsley, DeVold, Houlgate, Litkenhous, Poling, Sagarin, Sagarin (ELO-Chess), Williamson
11–1
Won Rose
No. 2
–
1980
Vince Dooley
AP, Coaches, FWAA, NFF†
12–0
Won Sugar
No. 1
No. 1
2021
Kirby Smart
College Football Playoff††
14-1
Won Orange (CFP Semifinal)
Won CFP National Championship GameNo. 1
No. 1
†† Other consensus selectors for 2021 include AP, FWAA/NFF, USAT/AMWAY (Coaches)
Unclaimed national championships
Year
Coach
Selector
Record
Bowl
Opponent
Result
Final AP
Final Coaches
1920
Herman Stegeman
Berryman
8–0–1
None
–
–
1927
George Cecil Woodruff
Berryman, Boand, Poling
9–1
None
–
–
1946
Wally Butts
Williamson
11–0
Sugar
North Carolina
W 20–0
No. 3
–
1968
Vince Dooley
Litkenhous
8–1–2
Sugar
Arkansas
L 2–16
No. 8
No. 4
Conference championships
Year
Conference
Coach
Overall record
Conference record
1896†
SIAA
Glenn "Pop" Warner
4–0
3-0
1920†
Herman Stegeman
8–0–1
8–0
1942
SEC
Wally Butts
11–1
6–1
1946†
11–0
5–0
1948
9–2
6–0
1959
10–1
7–0
1966†
Vince Dooley
10–1
6–0
1968
8–1–2
5–0–1
1976
10–2
5–1
1980
12–0
6–0
1981†
10–2
6–0
1982
11–1
6–0
2002
Mark Richt
13–1
7–1
2005
10–3
6–2
2017
Kirby Smart
13–2
7–1
Division championships
Year
Division championship
SEC CG Opponent
Result
1992†
SEC East
N/A lost tiebreaker to Florida
2002
Arkansas
W 30–3
2003†
LSU
L 13–34
2005
LSU
W 34–14
2007†
N/A lost tiebreaker to Tennessee
2011
LSU
L 10–42
2012†
Alabama
L 28–32
2017
Auburn
W 28–7
2018
Alabama
L 28–35
2019
LSU
L 10–37
2021
Alabama
L 24–41
1941 | Wally Butts | Orange Bowl | TCU | W 40–26 |
1942 | Wally Butts | Rose Bowl | UCLA | W 9–0 |
1945 | Wally Butts | Oil Bowl | Tulsa | W 20–6 |
1946 | Wally Butts | Sugar Bowl | North Carolina | W 20–10 |
1947 | Wally Butts | Gator Bowl | Maryland | T 20–20 |
1948 | Wally Butts | Orange Bowl | Texas | L 28–41 |
1950 | Wally Butts | Presidential Cup Bowl | Texas A&M | L 20–40 |
1959 | Wally Butts | Orange Bowl | Missouri | W 14–0 |
1964 | Vince Dooley | Sun Bowl | Texas Tech | W 7–0 |
1966 | Vince Dooley | Cotton Bowl Classic | SMU | W 24–9 |
1967 | Vince Dooley | Liberty Bowl | NC State | L 7–14 |
1968 | Vince Dooley | Sugar Bowl | Arkansas | L 2–16 |
1969 | Vince Dooley | Sun Bowl | Nebraska | L 6–45 |
1971 | Vince Dooley | Gator Bowl | North Carolina | W 7–3 |
1973 | Vince Dooley | Peach Bowl | Maryland | W 17–16 |
1974 | Vince Dooley | Tangerine Bowl | Miami | L 10–21 |
1975 | Vince Dooley | Cotton Bowl Classic | Arkansas | L 10–31 |
1976 | Vince Dooley | Sugar Bowl | Pittsburgh | L 3–27 |
1978 | Vince Dooley | Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl | Stanford | L 22–25 |
1980 | Vince Dooley | Sugar Bowl | Notre Dame | W 17–10 |
1981 | Vince Dooley | Sugar Bowl | Pittsburgh | L 20–24 |
1982 | Vince Dooley | Sugar Bowl | Penn State | L 23–27 |
1983 | Vince Dooley | Cotton Bowl Classic | Texas | W 10–9 |
1984 | Vince Dooley | Citrus Bowl | Florida State | T 17–17 |
1985 | Vince Dooley | Sun Bowl | Arizona | T 13–13 |
1986 | Vince Dooley | Hall of Fame Bowl | Boston College | L 24–27 |
1987 | Vince Dooley | Liberty Bowl | Arkansas | W 20–17 |
1988 | Vince Dooley | Gator Bowl | Michigan State | W 34–27 |
1989 | Ray Goff | Peach Bowl | Syracuse | L 18–19 |
1991 | Ray Goff | Independence Bowl | Arkansas | W 24–15 |
1992 | Ray Goff | Florida Citrus Bowl | Ohio State | W 21–14 |
1995 | Ray Goff | Peach Bowl | Virginia | L 27–34 |
1997 | Jim Donnan | Outback Bowl | Wisconsin | W 33–6 |
1998 | Jim Donnan | Peach Bowl | Virginia | W 35–33 |
1999 | Jim Donnan | Outback Bowl | Purdue | W 28–25 |
2000 | Jim Donnan | Oahu Bowl | Virginia | W 37–14 |
2001 | Mark Richt | Music City Bowl | Boston College | L 16–20 |
2002 | Mark Richt | Sugar Bowl | Florida State | W 26–13 |
2003 | Mark Richt | Capital One Bowl | Purdue | W 34–27 |
2004 | Mark Richt | Outback Bowl | Wisconsin | W 24–21 |
2005 | Mark Richt | Sugar Bowl | West Virginia | L 35–38 |
2006 | Mark Richt | Chick-fil-A Bowl | Virginia Tech | W 31–24 |
2007 | Mark Richt | Sugar Bowl | Hawaii | W 41–10 |
2008 | Mark Richt | Capital One Bowl | Michigan State | W 24–12 |
2009 | Mark Richt | Independence Bowl | Texas A&M | W 44–20 |
2010 | Mark Richt | Liberty Bowl | Central Florida | L 6–10 |
2011 | Mark Richt | Outback Bowl | Michigan State | L 30–33 |
2012 | Mark Richt | Capital One Bowl | Nebraska | W 45–31 |
2013 | Mark Richt | Gator Bowl | Nebraska | L 19–24 |
2014 | Mark Richt | Belk Bowl | Louisville | W 37–14 |
2015 | Bryan McClendon (interim) | TaxSlayer Bowl | Penn State | W 24–17 |
2016 | Kirby Smart | Liberty Bowl | TCU | W 31–23 |
2017 | Kirby Smart | Rose Bowl | Oklahoma | W 54–48 |
2017 | Kirby Smart | CFP National Championship | Alabama | L 23–26 |
2018 | Kirby Smart | Sugar Bowl | Texas | L 21–28 |
2019 | Kirby Smart | Sugar Bowl | Baylor | W 26–14 |
2020 | Kirby Smart | Peach Bowl | Cincinnati | W 24–21 |
2021 | Kirby Smart | Orange Bowl | Michigan | W 34–11 |
2021 | Kirby Smart | CFP National Championship | Alabama | W 33–18 |
Duke's Mayo Bowl (played game under Belk Bowl title) |
1–0 | 1 | 2014 season | 1.000 |
Bluebonnet Bowl (defunct) | 0–1 | 1 | 1978 season | .000 |
Citrus Bowl (played game under Tangerine Bowl, Citrus Bowl, and Capital One Bowl titles) |
4–1–1 | 6 | 2012 season | .750 |
Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl | 4–2 | 6 | 2020 season | .667 |
Cotton Bowl Classic | 2–1 | 3 | 1983 season | .667 |
Independence Bowl | 2–0 | 2 | 2009 season | 1.000 |
Liberty Bowl | 2–2 | 4 | 2016 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 (played games under Hall of Fame Bowl and Outback Bowl titles) |
3–2 | 5 | 2011 season | .600 |
Orange Bowl | 3–1 | 4 | 2001 season | .750 |
Presidential Cup Bowl (defunct) | 0–1 | 1 | 1950 season | .000 |
Rose Bowl | 2–0 | 2 | 2017 season | 1.000 |
Sugar Bowl | 5–6 | 11 | 2019 season | .455 |
Sun Bowl | 1–1–1 | 3 | 1985 season | .400 |
Gator Bowl (played games under Gator Bowl and Taxslayer Bowl titles) |
3–1–1 | 5 | 2015 season | .600 |
Main article: List of Georgia Bulldogs head football coaches
Head coaches of the Bulldogs dating from 1892.[15][16][better source needed]
1 | Charles Herty | 1892 | 1–1 | .500 |
2 | Ernest Brown | 1893 | 2–2–1 | .500 |
3 | Robert Winston | 1894 | 5–1 | .833 |
4 | Glenn "Pop" Warner | 1895–1896 | 7–4 | .636 |
5 | Charles McCarthy | 1897–1898 | 6–3 | .667 |
6 | Gordon Saussy | 1899 | 2–3–1 | .417 |
7 | E. E. Jones | 1900 | 2–4 | .333 |
8 | Billy Reynolds | 1901–1902 | 5–7–3 | .433 |
9, 11 | Marvin D. Dickinson | 1903, 1905 | 4–9 | .308 |
10 | Charles A. Barnard | 1904 | 1–5 | .167 |
12 | George S. Whitney | 1906–1907 | 6–7–2 | .467 |
13 | Branch Bocock | 1908 | 5–2–1 | .688 |
14 & 15 | James Coulter & Frank Dobson | 1909 | 1–4–2 | .286 |
16 | W. A. Cunningham | 1910–1919 | 43–18–9 | .656 |
17 | Herman Stegeman | 1920–1922 | 20–6–3 | .741 |
18 | George "Kid" Woodruff | 1923–1927 | 30–16–1 | .649 |
19 | Harry Mehre | 1928–1937 | 59–34–6 | .626 |
20 | Joel Hunt | 1938 | 5–4–1 | .550 |
21 | Wally Butts | 1939–1960 | 140–86–9 | .615 |
22 | Johnny Griffith | 1961–1963 | 10–16–4 | .400 |
23 | Vince Dooley | 1964–1988 | 201–77–10 | .715 |
24 | Ray Goff | 1989–1995 | 46–34–1 | .574 |
25 | Jim Donnan | 1996–2000 | 40–19 | .678 |
26 | Mark Richt | 2001–2015 | 145–51 | .740 |
27 | Kirby Smart | 2016–present | 66–15 | .815 |
Coaching awards
- Amos Alonzo Stagg Award
- Paul "Bear" Bryant Award
- Broyles Award
- 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
Personnel
Coaching staff
Georgia Bulldogs | |||
Todd Monken | Offensive coordinator / quarterbacks | 3rd | Cleveland Browns – Offensive coordinator (2019) |
Glenn Schumann | Co-defensive coordinator / inside linebackers | 4th | Georgia – Inside linebackers (2016–2018) |
Will Muschamp | Co–defensive coordinator / safeties | 1st | Georgia – Defensive analyst / special teams coordinator (2021) |
Scott Cochran | Special teams coordinator | 3rd | Alabama – Head strength & conditioning (2007–2019) |
Todd Hartley | Tight ends | 4th | Miami – Tight ends / special teams coordinator (2016–2018) |
Dell McGee | Run game coordinator / running backs | 3rd | Georgia – Assistant head coach / running backs (2016–2018) |
Tray Scott | Defensive line | 6th | North Carolina – Defensive line (2015–2016) |
Bryan McClendon | Pass game coordinator / wide receivers | 1st | Oregon – Interim head coach / pass game coordinator / wide receivers (2021) |
Chidera Uzo–Diribe | Outside linebackers | 1st | SMU – Defensive line (2021) |
Fran Brown | Defensive backs | 1st | Rutgers – Defensive backs (2020–2021) |
Stacy Searels | Offensive line | 1st | North Carolina – Offensive line (2019–2021) |
Scott Sinclair | Director of strength & conditioning | 7th | Marshall – Director of strength & conditioning (2013–2015) |
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The first mention of "Bulldogs" in association with Georgia athletics occurred on November 28, 1901, at the Georgia-Auburn football game played in Atlanta. The Georgia fans had a badge saying "Eat `em Georgia" and a picture of a bulldog tearing a piece of cloth; however, it was not until 1920 that the nickname "Bulldog" was used to describe the athletic teams at the University of Georgia. Traditionally, the choice of a Bulldog as the UGA mascot was attributed to the alma mater of its founder and first president, Abraham Baldwin, who graduated from Yale University.[18] Prior to that time, Georgia teams were usually known as the "Red and Black." 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.[19]
After a 0–0 tie with Virginia in Charlottesville on Nov. 6, 1920, Atlanta Constitution writer Cliff Wheatley used the name "Bulldogs" in his story five times. The name has been used ever since.
Uga VI Official Photo
Sanford Stadium
- "Between the Hedges" Legendary sports writer Grantland Rice coined the term that famously describes the home of the Bulldogs in the 1930s in reference to the famous English privet hedges that have surrounded the Sanford Stadium turf since its inaugural game against Yale in 1929. The original hedges were removed in 1996 in preparation for the women's soccer matches hosted at Sanford Stadium for the 1996 Centennial Olympic Games. Offshoots of the original hedges were planted shortly after the games. The Hedges also serve as a crowd control measure, as they contain a fence inside of them. In fact, only once have Georgia fans been able to rush the field, that following a victory over Tennessee in 2000.[20]
- 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. The current mascot, "Que", officially took the role of Uga X on October 23, 2015, shortly before Uga IX, or "Russ", died after four years serving as the mascot.[21] 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.[22]
- Glory, Glory is the rally song for the Georgia Bulldogs and was sung at football games as early as the 1890s. The rally song was arranged in its current form by Georgia professor Hugh Hodgson in 1915. While "Glory, Glory" is the most commonly played Georgia song, the school's official fight song is "Hail To Georgia" which is played after field goals.[22]
- 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.[19] Today, freshmen are no longer required to do the chore, with students, alumni, and fans taking their place.
- "The Battle Hymn of the Bulldog Nation" is a slowed down version of The Battle Hymn of the Republic arranged in 1987 and is a hallowed song played pregame and postgame by the Redcoat Band. A lone trumpeter in the southwest corner of Sanford Stadium plays the first few notes, after which the entire band joins in and a video montage, narrated by longtime Georgia radio broadcaster Larry Munson, is played that highlights the many great moments of Georgia football history. It is custom for fans to stand, remove their hats, and point towards the lone trumpeter as he plays the initial notes. This tradition is considered the climax of the Redcoat Band pregame show and was introduced before the 2000 season.[23]
- "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.[19] 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 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.[22]
- 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 1990s, but eventually discontinued the practice altogether. Mark Richt revived it starting with the 2001 season, and it continues to the present day.[24]
Georgia's standard home uniform has not significantly changed since 1980, and consists of a red helmet with the trademarked oval G, red jerseys, and famous silver britches.[22]
Wally Butts first introduced the "silver britches", as they are colloquially known, in 1939. When Vince Dooley became Georgia's head coach, he changed the team's home uniform to include white pants. The uniform was changed back to silver pants prior to the 1980 season, and has remained silver ever since.[22]
Georgia's earliest helmet was grey leather, to which a red block "G" logo was added in 1961. The shirts were usually red, sometimes with various striping patterns. Their uniforms in the pre-World War II era varied at times, sometimes significantly. Photographic evidence suggests that black shirts, vests, and stripes of various patterns were worn at times over the years.
Vince Dooley was the first to incorporate a red helmet into the uniform in 1964, adopting the oval "G", a white stripe, and white facemasks. Anne Donaldson, who graduated from Georgia with a BFA degree and was married to Georgia assistant coach John Donaldson, was asked by Dooley to come up with a new helmet design to replace the previous silver helmet. Dooley liked the forward oriented stylized "G" Donaldson produced, and it was adopted by him. Since the Georgia "G" was similar to the Green Bay Packers' "G" used since 1961, Coach Dooley cleared its use with the Packers organization. Nonetheless, Georgia has a registered trademark for its "G" and the Packers' current, redesigned, "G" logo is modeled after the University of Georgia's redesign of Green Bay's original "G" logo. The helmet change was part of a drastic uniform redesign by Dooley, who also replaced the traditional silver pants with white pants that included a black-red-black stripe. The jerseys remained similar to the pre-1964 design, however, with a red jersey and white numbers.
Prior to the 1980 season, the "silver britches" were re-added to Georgia's uniform with a red-white-black stripe down the side. Since the 1980 season, Georgia has utilized the same basic uniform concept. The sleeve stripes, trim colors, and font on Georgia's home and away jerseys have varied many times, but the home jerseys have remained generally red with white numbers, and away jerseys have remained generally white with black numbers.
The most recent trim redesign occurred in 2005, when sleeve stripe patterns were dropped in favor of solid black jersey cuffs on the home jersey and solid red cuffs on the away jersey. Matte gray pants have also been used at times instead of "true" silver since 2004, mainly because the matte gray pants are of a lighter material.
One of the things that make Georgia's uniform unique is its relative longevity, and the fact that it has very rarely changed over the years. There have been occasions, however, when alternate uniforms have been worn.
- Red pants were used instead of silver as part of Georgia's away uniform at various times during the 1980s and were worn as a "throwback" alternate uniform in 2020.
- Black facemasks and a white-black-white helmet stripe were worn during the 1991 Independence Bowl.
- Black pants were used instead of silver as part of Georgia's away uniform (Georgia chose to wear white as the designated home team) during the 1998 Outback Bowl and home uniform during[25] the 1998 Florida game.
- Black jerseys were worn instead of red as part of Georgia's home uniform in games against Auburn and Hawaii during the 2007 season, in 2008 against Alabama, 2016 against Louisiana-Lafayette and 2020 vs. Mississippi State.[26] Georgia also wore black jerseys as the visiting team in the 2021 Peach Bowl vs. Cincinnati, which wore red jerseys.
- A unique away uniform was worn against Florida in 2009. This uniform included black helmets with red facemasks, a white stripe, and the traditional oval "G" logo; white jerseys with black numbers; and black pants.[27]
- For the 2011 Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game against Boise State in the Georgia Dome, Georgia wore a Nike Pro Combat uniform that was significantly different from the traditional home uniforms. The Nike Pro Combat uniforms used a non-traditional matte-finish red color, and included the following:[28]
- Silver helmets with a large red stripe and traditional oval "G" logo
- Black facemasks with a large red stripe in the middle, mirroring the red stripe on the helmet
- Two-tone red jerseys with black sleeves, trim, and numbers
- The word "Georgia" on the back of the jerseys instead of players' names
- Red pants
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The Bulldogs have three main football rivals: Auburn, Florida, and Georgia Tech. All three rivalries were first contested over 100 years ago, though the series records are disputed in two cases. Georgia does not include two games from 1943 and 1944 against Georgia Tech (both UGA losses) in its reckoning of the series record, because Georgia's players were in World War II and Georgia Tech's players were not. Georgia also includes a game against one of the four predecessor institutions of the modern University of Florida in 1904 (a Georgia win) that national sportswriters[29][30][31] and Florida's athletic association do not include.
Georgia has long-standing football rivalries with other universities as well, with over 50 games against five additional teams. Since the formation of the SEC Eastern Division in 1992, Georgia has had emerging rivalries with the Tennessee Volunteers and South Carolina Gamecocks. From 1944 to 1965, the Bulldogs played each season against the Alabama Crimson Tide.[32] While the two bordering schools no longer play annually, they have faced off against each other in three SEC Championship Games and two College Football Playoff National Championships since 2010, bringing the once dormant rivalry back to prominence.[33]
Auburn
Main article: Deep South's Oldest Rivalry
The series with Auburn dates to 1892. Georgia leads the series 62–56–8 through the 2021 season.[34]
Clemson
Main article: Clemson–Georgia football rivalry
The series with Clemson dates to 1897. Georgia leads the series 43–18–4 through the 2021 season.[35]
Florida
Main article: Florida–Georgia football rivalry
The series with Florida dates to 1915. The series record is disputed, with Georgia claiming a lead of 54–44–2 through the 2021 season.[36]
Georgia Tech
Main article: Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate
The series with Georgia Tech dates to 1893. Georgia leads the series 69–41–5 through the 2021 season.[37]
South Carolina
Main article: Georgia–South Carolina football rivalry
The series with South Carolina dates to 1894. Georgia leads the series 53–19–2 through the 2021 season.[38]
Tennessee
Main article: Georgia–Tennessee football rivalry
The series with Tennessee dates to 1899. Georgia leads the series 26–23–2 through the 2021 season.[39]
Vanderbilt
Main article: Georgia–Vanderbilt football rivalry
The series with Vanderbilt dates to 1893. Georgia leads the series 59–20–2 through the 2021 season.[40]
Alabama
Main article: Alabama–Georgia football rivalry
The series with Alabama dates to 1895. Alabama leads the series 42–26–4 through the 2021 season.[41]
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The Bulldogs have had 84 players selected to the All-America team through the 2019 season.[42]: 182–187 [obsolete source] Through the 2021 season, there have been 37 consensus selections of which 13 were unanimous.[43][obsolete source]
While several players were selected in more than one year, only Frank Sinkwich, Herschel Walker, David Pollack, and Jarvis Jones were selected as consensus All-Americans more than once.
- Bob McWhorter, HB 1913
- David Paddock, QB 1914
- Joe Bennett, T 1922, 1923
- Chick Shiver, E 1927
- Tom Nash, E 1927†
- Herb Maffett, E 1930
- Red Maddox, G 1930
- Vernon Smith, E 1931†
- John Bond, HB 1935
- Bill Hartman, FB 1937
- Frank Sinkwich, HB 1941†, 1942‡
- George Poschner, E 1942
- Mike Castronis, T 1945
- Charley Trippi, TB 1946‡
- Herb St. John, G 1946
- Dan Edwards, E 1947
- John Rauch, QB 1948
- Harry Babcock, E 1952
- Zeke Bratkowski, QB 1952, 1953
- Johnny Carson, E 1953
- Pat Dye, G 1959, 1960
- Fran Tarkenton, QB 1960
- Jim Wilson, T 1964
- Ray Rissmiller, T 1964
- George Patton, DT 1965
- Edgar Chandler, OG 1966, 1967†
- Lynn Hughes, S 1966
- Jake Scott, S 1968†
- Bill Stanfill, DT 1968†
- Steve Greer, DG 1969
- Tom Lyons, C 1969, 1970
- Royce Smith, OG 1971‡
- Craig Hertwig, OT 1974
- Randy Johnson, OG 1975†
- Mike "Moonpie" Wilson, OT 1976
- Joel Parrish, OG 1976†
- Ben Zambiasi, LB 1976
- Allan Leavitt, K 1976
- George Collins, OG 1977
- Bill Krug, ROV 1977
- Rex Robinson, K 1979, 1980
- Scott Woerner, CB 1980
- Herschel Walker, TB 1980‡, 1981‡, 1982‡
- Terry Hoage, ROV 1982†, 1983†
- Jimmy Payne, DT 1982
- Freddie Gilbert, DE 1983
- Kevin Butler, PK 1983, 1984†
- Jeff Sanchez, S 1984†
- Peter Anderson, C 1985†
- John Little, S 1986
- Wilbur Strozier, OT 1986
- Tim Worley, TB 1988†
- Troy Sadowski, TE 1988
- Garrison Hearst, TB 1992‡
- Bernard Williams OT 1993
- Eric Zeier, QB 1994
- Matt Stinchcomb, OT 1997, 1998†
- Champ Bailey, CB 1998†
- Richard Seymour, DT 2000
- Boss Bailey, LB 2002
- David Pollack, DE 2002†, 2003, 2004†
- Jon Stinchcomb, OT 2002
- Sean Jones, ROV 2003
- Thomas Davis, FS 2004†
- Greg Blue, FS 2005†
- Max Jean-Gilles, OG 2005†
- Knowshon Moreno, TB 2008
- Drew Butler, P 2009‡
- Justin Houston, LB 2010
- Bacarri Rambo, FS 2011
- Orson Charles, TE 2011
- Ben Jones, C 2011
- Jarvis Jones, LB 2011†, 2012‡
- Roquan Smith, LB 2017‡
- Lamont Gaillard, C 2018
- Deandre Baker, CB 2018†
- Andrew Thomas, OT 2018, 2019‡
- Rodrigo Blankenship, K 2019
- J. R. Reed, S 2019†
- Eric Stokes, CB 2020
- Brock Bowers, TE 2021
- Lewis Cine, SS 2021
- Jordan Davis, DL 2021‡
- Nakobe Dean, LB 2021‡
† Consensus All-American
‡ Consensus All-American that was selected by a unanimous vote
Retired numbers
21 | Frank Sinkwich | HB | 1941–1943 |
34 | Herschel Walker | RB | 1980–1982 |
40 | Theron Sapp | RB | 1955–1958 |
62 | Charley Trippi | HB | 1942, 1945–1946 |
See also: Pro Football Hall of Fame
Five former Georgia players have been inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.[44]
Charley Trippi | HB | 1942, 1945–1946 | 1968 |
Fran Tarkenton | QB | 1958–1960 | 1986 |
Terrell Davis | RB | 1991–1994 | 2017 |
Champ Bailey | DB | 1996–1998 | 2019 |
Richard Seymour | DT | 2001–2012 | 2022 |
College Football Hall of Fame
See also: College Football Hall of Fame
Eighteen former Georgia players and coaches have been inducted in the College Football Hall of Fame.[22][45][46] In addition, one former player, Pat Dye, has been inducted into the Hall as a coach for Auburn.[47]
Players
Bob McWhorter | HB | 1910–1913 | 1954 |
Frank Sinkwich | HB | 1940–1942 | 1954 |
Charley Trippi | HB | 1942, 1945–1946 | 1959 |
Vernon "Catfish" Smith | E | 1929–1931 | 1979 |
Bill Hartman | FB | 1935–1937 | 1984 |
Fran Tarkenton | QB | 1958–1960 | 1987 |
Bill Stanfill | DT | 1966–1968 | 1998 |
Herschel Walker | RB | 1980–1982 | 1999 |
Terry Hoage | S | 1980–1983 | 2000 |
Kevin Butler | PK | 1981–1984 | 2001 |
John Rauch | QB | 1945–1948 | 2003 |
Jake Scott | FS | 1966–1968 | 2011 |
Matt Stinchcomb | OT | 1995–1998 | 2018 |
David Pollack | DE | 2002–2004 | 2021 |
Coaches
Glenn "Pop" Warner | 1895–1896 | 1951 |
Vince Dooley | 1964–1988 | 1994 |
Wally Butts | 1939–1960 | 1997 |
Jim Donnan | 1996–2000 | 2009 |
Georgia plays Auburn as a permanent non-division opponent annually and rotates around the West division among the other six schools.[when?][48]
vs Auburn | at Auburn | vs Auburn | at Auburn |
at Mississippi State | vs Ole Miss | at Texas A&M | vs LSU |
Non-conference opponents
Announced schedules as of April 26, 2020.[49]
vs Oregon1 | at Oklahoma | vs Clemson1 | at UCLA | UCLA | at Florida State | at Texas | Texas | Clemson | at Ohio State | Clemson | at Clemson |
Samford | UAB | Tennessee Tech | Austin Peay | Western Kentucky | at Georgia Tech | Florida State | at Clemson | Ohio State | Oklahoma | Georgia Tech | at Georgia Tech |
Kent State | at Georgia Tech | UMass | Charlotte | Georgia Tech | Georgia Tech | at Georgia Tech | Georgia Tech | at Georgia Tech | |||
Georgia Tech | Georgia Tech | at Georgia Tech |
- Neutral-site matchups with Oregon (2022) and Clemson (2024) will be held in Atlanta.
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