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Contents
General Information................................................................................................... 1 Numerical Roster / Alphabetical Roster................................................................2-3 Depth Charts............................................................................................................... 4 Baylor At A Glance...................................................................................................... 5 Georgia/Baylor Comparison...................................................................................... 6 Game Notes.............................................................................................................7-14 Georgia Statistics.................................................................................................15-22 2019 Georgia Game Summaries.........................................................................23-35 Head Coach Kirby Smart....................................................................................36-37 Assistant Coaches.................................................................................................38-40 Player Bios............................................................................................................41-75 Bowl History (Appearances, Records, Recaps)...............................................76-106 UGA Traditions....................................................................................................... 107 Uga, The Mascot Legacy................................................................................. 108-110 UGA President Jere W. Morehead ........................................................................111 J. Reid Parker Director of Athletics Greg McGarity............................................111 Feature Files..................................................................................................... 112-128
FOOTBALL COACHING STAFF
Kirby Smart............................................................................................... Head Coach James Coley..................................................................... Offensive Coordinator / QBs Dan Lanning............................. Fain & Billy Slaughter Defensive Coordinator / OLBs Scott Fountain................................................................... Special Teams Coordinator Cortez Hankton............................................................Pass Game Coordinator / WRs Todd Hartley....................................................................Assistant Coach / Tight Ends Matt Luke....................................................... Associate Head Coach / Offensive Line Dell McGee.....................................................................Run Game Coordinator / RBs Glenn Schumann......................................................Co-Defensive Coordinator / ILBs Tray Scott.................................................................. Assistant Coach / Defensive Line Charlton Warren....................................................Assistant Coach / Defensive Backs
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Mike Cavan.................................................................... Director of Football Administration Josh Lee................................................................................ Director of Football Operations Jay Chapman..................................................................... Director of Football Management Neyland Raper.................................... Assistant Director, Football Operations & Recruiting Marshall Malchow.................................................................... Director of Player Personnel Christina Harris.......................................................... Director of Recruiting Administration Haley Schaafsma............................................................... Director of Recruiting Operations Angela Kirkpatrick............................................................ Assistant Recruiting Coordinator Cameron Lemons............................................................... Assistant Recruiting Coordinator Logen Reed......................................................................... Assistant Recruiting Coordinator Scott Sinclair............................................................... Director of Strength and Conditioning Ed Ellis................................................ Senior Associate Director, Strength and Conditioning Jamil Walker..................................................... Associate Strength and Conditioning Coach Rodney Prince.................................................... Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach Ben Sowders....................................................... Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach Greg Meyer...........................................................................................Special Teams Analyst Bryant Gantt............................................................................. Director of Player Programs Jonas Jennings...................................................................... Director of Player Development Fernando Velasco..................................................Assistant Director of Player Development Pat Bastien.............................................................Assistant Director of Player Development Austin Chambers.................................................................... Player Development Assistant Quality Control........................................ OFFENSE: Aaron Auer, Patrick Doherty, Shawn Watson, Derron Montgomery, Montgomery Van Gorder; DEFENSE: Austin Armstrong, Nathan Bryant, Jules Montinar, Luke Moore, Dan O’Brien; SPEC. TEAMS: Adam Ray; PERSONNEL: Matt Godwin Graduate Assistants........... OFFENSE: Eddie Gordon, Ryan Williams; DEFENSE: Bacarri Rambo, Nick Williams Student Assistants..................... OFFENSE: Michael Addicks, Brandon Bennett, J.T. Dooley; DEFENSE: Jarvis Jones, Juwan Taylor, Quinton Mino, Mitch Hardy.................................................Football Operations Assistants Ron Courson............................................Senior Associate AD / Director of Sports Medicine David Jack......................................................................................Associate Athletic Trainer Drew Willson...................................................................................Assistant Athletic Trainer Liz Smart.........................................................................................Assistant Athletic Trainer Chris Blaszka...................................................................................Assistant Athletic Trainer Jake Stroot............................................................................Director of Football Technology Eric Black............................................................... Co-Director of Football Creative - Video Hannah Brinks.....................................................Co-Director of Football Creative - Design Frank Martin.......................................................... Co-Director of Football Creative - Video Dominique Nwoko.................................................................Coordinator of Creative Design Jeremy Klawsky.........................................................................................Video Coordinator Ty Woodruff..........................................................................................................Video Intern Collier Perno.......................................................Director of Football Performance Nutrition Andy Fleming.............................................................................. Football Sports Nutritionist Ann Hunt...........................................................Administrative Associate to the Head Coach Hailey Tanner....................................................................................Administrative Assistant John Meshad.....................................................................Director of Equipment Operations Gage Whitten......................................................... Assistant Director of Football Equipment Wil Wells................................................................ Assistant Director of Football Equipment Miller Melnikoff...........................................................................................Equipment Intern Brent Williams...................................................................................Head Performance Chef Roderick Hall..................................................................................................Culinary Intern
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Georgia Football No. Name Pos. C l. Ht. Wt. Exp. 1 George Pickens WR Fr. 6-3 190 HS 1 Divaad Wilson DB RFr. 6-0 195 SQ 2 Richard LeCounte DB Jr. 5-11 190 2VL 2 D’Wan Mathis QB Fr. 6-6 205 HS 3 Tyson Campbell DB So. 6-2 185 1VL 3 Zamir White TB RFr. 6-0 215 SQ 4 James Cook TB So. 5-11 190 1VL 4 Nolan Smith LB Fr. 6-3 235 HS 5 Julian Rochester DL Sr. 6-5 300 3VL 5 Matt Landers WR RSo. 6-5 200 1VL 6 Otis Reese DB So. 6-3 210 1VL 6 Kenny McIntosh RB Fr. 6-1 210 HS 7 D’Andre Swift TB Jr. 5-9 215 2VL 7 Tyrique Stevenson DB Fr. 6-0 202 HS 8 Dominick Blaylock WR Fr. 6-1 195 HS 9 Ameer Speed DB RSo. 6-3 211 1VL 9 Nathan Priestley QB Fr. 6-4 205 HS 10 Malik Herring DL Jr. 6-3 280 2VL 10 Kearis Jackson WR RFr. 6-0 200 SQ 11 Jake Fromm QB Jr. 6-2 220 2VL 11 Jermaine Johnson LB Jr. 6-5 240 Tr. 12 Tommy Bush WR RFr. 6-5 195 SQ 12 Rian Davis LB Fr. 6-2 230 HS 13 Azeez Ojulari OLB RFr. 6-3 240 SQ 13 Stetson Bennett QB RSo. 5-11 190 Tr. 14 Trey Blount WR Jr. 6-2 200 2VL 14 DJ Daniel DB Jr. 6-1 185 Tr. 15 Trezmen Marshall LB Fr. 6-1 230 HS 15 Lawrence Cager WR Gr. 6-5 220 Tr. 16 Demetris Robertson WR Jr. 6-0 190 1VL 16 John Seter QB RSo. 6-3 180 SQ 16 Lewis Cine DB Fr. 6-1 185 HS 17 Josh Moran WR Jr. 6-2 193 SQ 17 Nakobe Dean LB Fr. 6-0 220 HS 17 Eli Wolf TE Gr. 6-4 236 Tr. 18 Brett Seither TE Fr. 6-5 228 HS 19 Adam Anderson OLB So. 6-5 225 1VL 19 Makiya Tongue WR Fr. 6-2 210 HS 20 J.R. Reed DB Gr. 6-1 194 2VL 20 Sevaughn Clark RB Fr. 6-1 215 HS 22 Nate McBride ILB Jr. 6-2 223 2VL 22 Jes Sutherland QB Gr. 6-2 190 Tr. 23 Mark Webb DB Jr. 6-1 200 2VL 23 Willie Erdman WR Jr. 5-10 191 IVL 24 Matthew Brown OLB RFr. 6-2 210 SQ 24 Prather Hudson TB Jr. 5-11 200 2VL 25 Quay Walker ILB So. 6-4 240 1VL 26 Patrick Burke WR Jr. 6-3 197 SQ 26 Tyrique McGhee DB Sr. 5-10 187 3VL 27 Eric Stokes DB RSo. 6-1 185 1VL 28 Anthony Summey RB Fr. 6-0 210 HS 29 Christopher Smith DB So. 5-11 180 1VL 29 Darius Jackson RB RSo. 5-10 200 SQ 30 Tae Crowder ILB Sr. 6-3 235 1VL 31 William Poole DB Jr. 6-0 190 2VL 31 Reid Tulowitzky WR RSo. 5-10 175 SQ 32 Monty Rice ILB Jr. 6-1 235 2VL 32 Ty James WR Fr. 6-0 190 HS 33 Robert Beal Jr. OLB RSo. 6-4 244 1VL 33 Ian Donald-McIntyre TB Jr. 5-10 207 SQ 35 Brian Herrien TB Sr. 6-0 210 3VL 36 Latavious Brini DB RSo. 6-2 210 1VL 36 Garrett Jones TB RFr. 6-0 203 SQ 37 Patrick Bond WR RFr. 5-10 180 SQ 37 Jordon McKinney DB Jr. 6-0 187 SQ 38 Aaron Olalude DB Jr. 6-2 207 Tr.
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Hometown (Previous School) Hoover, Ala. (Hoover HS) Miami, Fla. (Miami Northwestern HS) Riceboro, Ga. (Liberty County HS) Belleville, Mich. (Oak Park HS) Plantation, Fla. (American Heritage HS) Laurinburg, N.C. (Scotland HS) Miami, Fla. (Miami Central HS) Savannah, Ga. (IMG Academy) Powder Springs, Ga. (McEachern HS) Pinellas, Fla. (St. Petersburg HS) Leesburg, Ga. (Lee County HS) Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. (University School) Philadelphia, Pa. (St. Joseph’s Prep) Miami, Fla. (Miami Southridge HS) Marietta, Ga. (Walton) Jacksonville, Fla. (Sandalwood HS) Los Angeles, Calif. (Loyola HS) Forsyth, Ga. (Mary Persons HS) Fort Valley, Ga. (Peach County HS) Warner Robins, Ga. (Houston County HS) Eden Prairie, Minn. (Independence, Kan., CC) Schertz, Texas (Samuel Clemens HS) Apopka, Fla. (Wekiva HS) Marietta, Ga. (Marietta HS) Blackshear, Ga. (Jones County, Miss., JC) Atlanta, Ga. (Pace Academy) Griffin, Ga. (Georgia Military College) Homerville, Ga. (Clinch County HS) Baltimore, Md. (Univ. of Miami) Savannah, Ga. (Univ. of California) Hampton, Ga. (Lovejoy HS) Cedar Hill, Texas (Trinity Christian HS) Alpharetta, Ga. (Milton HS) Horn Lake, Miss. (Horn Lake HS) Minster, Ohio (Univ. of Tennessee) Clearwater, Fla. (Clearwater Cent. Cath.) Rome, Ga. (Rome HS) Baton Rouge, La. (University Lab School) Frisco, Texas (Univ. of Tulsa) Dawsonville, Ga. (Dawson County HS) Vidalia, Ga. (Vidalia HS) College Park, Ga. (Samford Univ.) Philadelphia, Pa. (Archbishop Wood HS) Merritt Island, Fla. (Melbourne Central HS) Guyton, Ga. (South Effingham HS) Columbus, Ga. (Brookstone HS) Cordele, Ga. (Crisp County HS) Marietta, Ga. (Pope HS) Byron, Ga. (Peach County HS) Covington, Ga. (Eastside HS) Ocean Twnshp., N.J. (St. Peter’s Prep) Atlanta, Ga. (Hapeville Charter HS) Sandersville, Ga. (Washington County HS) Hamilton, Ga. (Harris County HS) Atlanta, Ga. (Hapeville Charter HS) Atlanta, Ga. (Lakeside HS) Huntsville, Ala. (James Clemens HS) Norcross, Ga. (Greater Atl. Christian) Lawrenceville, Ga. (Peachtree Ridge HS) Fayetteville, Ga. (Whitewater HS) Douglasville, Ga. (New Manchester HS) Miami Gardens, Fla. (Mater Academy Charter) Albany, Ga. (Deerfield-Windsor HS) Milton, Ga. (Milton HS) Dalton, Ga. (Dalton HS) Ibadan, Nigeria (Athens Technical Coll.)
No. Name Pos. C l. Ht. Wt. Exp. Hometown (Previous School) 39 Hugh Nelson DB RFr. 6-2 198 SQ Powder Springs, Ga. (Hillgrove HS) 39 KJ McCoy RB RSo. 5-10 200 Tr. Swainsboro, Ga. (East Georgia State Coll.) 41 Channing Tindall ILB So. 6-2 218 1VL Columbia, S.C. (Spring Valley HS) 42 Jake Skole DB RSo. 6-2 215 SQ Roswell, Ga. (Blessed Trinity HS) 42 Mitchell Werntz TE RSo. 6-4 220 SQ Brookhaven. Ga. (Marist School) 43 Tyler Beaver DB Sr. 6-0 215 HS Blue Ridge, Ga. (Fannin County HS) 43 Chase Harof OL Jr. 6-2 250 Tr. Roswell, Ga. (Reinhardt College) 44 Peyton Mercer TE RFr. 6-4 222 SQ Twin City, Ga. (Emanuel County Institute) 44 Travon Walker DL Fr. 6-5 290 HS Thomaston, Ga. (Upson-Lee HS) 45 Bill Norton DL Fr. 6-6 285 HS Memphis, Tenn. (Christian Brothers) 46 Jake Wilson
47 Dan Jackson
47 Payne Walker
48 Jarrett Freeland
DB Fr. 5-9 175 HS Acworth, Ga. (Mount Paran HS)
DB Fr. 6-1 180 HS Gainesville, Ga. (North Hall HS)
LS RFr. 6-2 249 SQ Suwanee, Ga. (North Gwinnett HS)
TE Fr. 6-7 258 HS Lilburn, Ga. (Parkview HS)
48 JC Vega
SN Fr. 6-0 225 HS Buford, Ga. (Buford HS)
50 Warren Ericson
OL RFr. 6-4 305 SQ Suwanee, Ga. (North Gwinnett HS)
49 Koby Pyrz
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Jr. 6-2 282 SQ Cairo, Ga. (Cairo HS)
51 David Marshall
DE Sr. 6-3 274 3VL Thomaston, Ga. (Upson-Lee HS)
54 Justin Shaffer
OL Jr. 6-4 330 2VL Ellenwood, Ga. (Cedar Grove HS)
55 Miles Miccichi
ILB RFr. 6-1 227 SQ Atlanta, Ga. (Lakeside HS)
57 Daniel Gothard
OL Jr. 6-6 327 SQ Dunwoody, Ga. (Dunwoody HS)
52 Tyler Clark
55 Trey Hill
56 William Mote
58 Hayden Rubin 59 Steven Nixon
DL Sr. 6-4 300 3VL Americus, Ga. (Americus-Sumter HS)
OL So. 6-4 330 1VL Warner Robins, Ga. (Houston County HS) SN Fr. 6-2 230 HS Hoover, Ala. (Spain Park HS)
OL Fr. 6-5 321 HS Atlanta, Ga. (Riverwood Int’l. Charter) SN Gr. 6-0 230 Tr. Kennesaw, Ga. (Mercer Univ.)
60 Clay Webb
OL Fr. 6-3 290 HS Oxford, Ala. (Oxford HS)
64 David Vann
OL Fr. 6-4 305 HS Jesup, Ga. (Wayne County HS)
61 Blake Watson 66 Solomon Kindley
OL RFr. 6-6 300 SQ Roswell, Ga. (Milton HS)
OL Jr. 6-4 335 2VL Jacksonville, Fla. (Raines HS)
69 Jamaree Salyer
OL So. 6-4 325 1VL Atlanta, Ga. (Pace Academy)
71 Andrew Thomas
OT Jr. 6-5 320 2VL Lithonia, Ga. (Pace Academy)
73 Xavier Truss
OL Fr. 6-7 330 HS Warwick, R.I. (Bishop Hendricken HS)
75 Owen Condon
OT RFr. 6-7 310 SQ Oklahoma City, Okla. (Bishop McGuinness HS)
77 Cade Mays
OL So. 6-6 318 1VL Knoxville, Tenn. (Knoxville Catholic HS)
70 Warren McClendon OL Fr. 6-4 320 HS Brunswick, Ga. (Brunswick HS)
72 Netori Johnson
74 Ben Cleveland 76 Michail Carter 78 D’Marcus Hayes 79 Isaiah Wilson
DL RSo. 6-4 320 1VL Ellenwood, Ga. (Cedar Grove HS)
OL Jr. 6-6 335 2VL Toccoa, Ga. (Stephens County HS) DL Sr. 6-3 295 3VL Jackson, Ga. (Jackson HS)
OL Sr. 6-5 315 1VL Madison, Miss. (Gulf Coast CC)
OL RSo. 6-7 340 1VL Brooklyn, N.Y. (Poly Prep Country Day)
81 Jaylen Johnson
WR RFr .6-2 192 SQ Duluth, Ga. (Peachtree Ridge HS)
84 Walter Grant
OLB Jr. 6-4 245 2VL Cairo, Ga. (Cairo HS)
82 Kolby Wyatt
85 Cameron Moore 86 John FitzPatrick
DL RSo. 6-4 215 SQ Snellville, Ga. (Shiloh HS)
WR RSo. 5-10 170 SQ Alpharetta, Ga. (Cambridge HS)
TE RFr. 6-6 230 SQ Atlanta, Ga. (The Marist School)
87 Tyler Simmons
WR Sr. 6-0 201 3VL Powder Springs, Ga. (McEachern HS)
89 Charlie Woerner
TE Sr. 6-5 245 3VL Tiger, Ga. (Rabun County HS)
88 Ryland Goede 90 Jake Camarda
TE Fr. 6-6 240 HS Kennesaw, Ga. (Kennesaw Mountain HS) P So. 6-2 180 1VL Norcross, Ga. (Norcross HS)
90 Tramel Walthour
DL So. 6-3 280 Tr. Hinesville, Ga. (Hutchinson, Kan., CC)
92 Justin Young
DE Jr. 6-4 275 2VL Loganville, Ga. (Grayson HS)
91 Tymon Mitchell 93 Antonio Poole
93 Bill Rubright
94 Michael Barnett 95 Noah Chumley 95 Devonte Wyatt 96 Jack Podlesny
DL Fr. 6-3 315 HS Nashville, Tenn. (Franklin Road Academy) N Sr. 6-2 333 SQ Milledgeville, Ga. (Georgia Military College) P RSo. 6-3 182 SQ Atlanta, Ga. (Marist School)
DT Sr. 6-4 304 3VL Dorchester, S.C. (Woodland HS)
P/PK Fr. 6-3 185 HS Savannah, Ga. (Savannah Christian) DL Jr. 6-3 301 1VL Decatur, Ga. (Hutchinson CC)
PK RFr. 6-4 180 HS St. Simons Island, Ga. (Glynn Academy)
96 Zion Logue
DL Fr. 6-5 295 HS Lebanon, Tenn. (Lebanon HS)
97 Tyler Malakius
DL Fr. 6-3 280 HS Byron, Ga. (Westfield HS)
99 Jordan Davis
DL So. 6-6 320 1VL Charlotte, N.C. (Mallard Creek HS)
97 Brooks Buce
PK RSo. 6-0 175 SQ Norcross, Ga. (Greater Atlanta Christian)
98 Rodrigo Blankenship PK Sr. 6-1 191 3VL Marietta, Ga. (Sprayberry HS)
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DT Sr. 6-4 304 3VL Dorchester, S.C. (Woodland HS)
26 Tyrique McGhee
DB Sr. 5-10 187 3VL Byron, Ga. (Peach County HS)
19 Adam Anderson
OLB So. 6-5 225 1VL Rome, Ga. (Rome HS)
33 Robert Beal Jr.
OLB RSo. 6-4 244 1VL Lawrenceville, Ga. (Peachtree Ridge HS)
13 Stetson Bennett
QB RSo. 5-11 190 Tr. Blackshear, Ga. (Jones County, Miss., JC)
94 Michael Barnett 43 Tyler Beaver
DB Sr. 6-0 215 HS Blue Ridge, Ga. (Fannin County HS)
39 KJ McCoy 6
Kenny McIntosh
RB RSo. 5-10 200 Tr. Swainsboro, Ga. (East Georgia State Coll.) RB Fr. 6-1 210 HS Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. (University School)
37 Jordon McKinney DB Jr. 6-0 187 SQ Dalton, Ga. (Dalton HS) 44 Peyton Mercer
TE RFr. 6-4 222 SQ Twin City, Ga. (Emanuel County Institute)
98 Rodrigo Blankenship PK Sr. 6-1 191 3VL Marietta, Ga. (Sprayberry HS)
55 Miles Miccichi
ILB RFr. 6-1 227 SQ Atlanta, Ga. (Lakeside HS)
14 Trey Blount
85 Cameron Moore
WR RSo. 5-10 170 SQ Alpharetta, Ga. (Cambridge HS)
8 Dominick Blaylock WR Fr. 6-1 195 HS Marietta, Ga. (Walton)
WR Jr. 6-2 200 2VL Atlanta, Ga. (Pace Academy)
37 Patrick Bond
WR RFr. 5-10 180 SQ Milton, Ga. (Milton HS)
24 Matthew Brown
OLB RFr. 6-2 210 SQ Guyton, Ga. (South Effingham HS)
26 Patrick Burke
WR Jr. 6-3 197 SQ Marietta, Ga. (Pope HS)
15 Lawrence Cager
WR Gr. 6-5 220 Tr. Baltimore, Md. (Univ. of Miami)
36 Latavious Brini
97 Brooks Buce
12 Tommy Bush
90 Jake Camarda
3 Tyson Campbell
76 Michail Carter
95 Noah Chumley 16 Lewis Cine
20 Sevaughn Clark 52 Tyler Clark
74 Ben Cleveland
DB RSo. 6-2 210 1VL Miami Gardens, Fla. (Mater Academy Charter)
DB So. 6-2 185 1VL Plantation, Fla. (American Heritage HS) DL Sr. 6-3 295 3VL Jackson, Ga. (Jackson HS)
P/PK Fr. 6-3 185 HS Savannah, Ga. (Savannah Christian)
DB Fr. 6-1 185 HS Cedar Hill, Texas (Trinity Christian HS) RB Fr. 6-1 215 HS Dawsonville, Ga. (Dawson County HS) DL Sr. 6-4 300 3VL Americus, Ga. (Americus-Sumter HS)
OL Jr. 6-6 335 2VL Toccoa, Ga. (Stephens County HS)
TB So. 5-11 190 1VL Miami, Fla. (Miami Central HS)
96 Jack Podlesny
93 Antonio Poole
31 William Poole 9
Nathan Priestley
49 Koby Pyrz
DB Jr. 6-2 207 Tr. Ibadan, Nigeria (Athens Technical Coll.) PK RFr. 6-4 180 HS St. Simons Island, Ga. (Glynn Academy)
N Sr. 6-2 333 SQ Milledgeville, Ga. (Georgia Military College)
DB Jr. 6-0 190 2VL Atlanta, Ga. (Hapeville Charter HS)
QB Fr. 6-4 205 HS Los Angeles, Calif. (Loyola HS) N
Jr. 6-2 282 SQ Cairo, Ga. (Cairo HS)
20 J.R. Reed
DB Sr. 6-1 194 2VL Frisco, Texas (Univ. of Tulsa)
32 Monty Rice
ILB Jr. 6-1 235 2VL Huntsville, Ala. (James Clemens HS)
6 Otis Reese
DB So. 6-3 210 1VL Leesburg, Ga. (Lee County HS)
16 Demetris Robertson WR Jr. 6-0 190 1VL Savannah, Ga. (Univ. of California) 5 Julian Rochester
DL Sr. 6-5 300 3VL Powder Springs, Ga. (McEachern HS)
LB Fr. 6-2 230 HS Apopka, Fla. (Wekiva HS)
69 Jamaree Salyer
OL So. 6-4 325 1VL Atlanta, Ga. (Pace Academy)
16 John Seter
QB RSo. 6-3 180 SQ Hampton, Ga. (Lovejoy HS)
87 Tyler Simmons
WR Sr. 6-0 201 3VL Powder Springs, Ga. (McEachern HS)
LB Fr. 6-0 220 HS Horn Lake, Miss. (Horn Lake HS)
86 John FitzPatrick
TE RFr. 6-6 230 SQ Atlanta, Ga. (The Marist School)
84 Walter Grant
George Pickens
58 Hayden Rubin
WR Jr. 5-10 191 IVL Merritt Island, Fla. (Melbourne Central HS)
57 Daniel Gothard
38 Aaron Olalude
SN Gr. 6-0 230 Tr. Kennesaw, Ga. (Mercer Univ.)
DB Jr. 6-1 185 Tr. Griffin, Ga. (Georgia Military College)
23 Willie Erdman
88 Ryland Goede
DL Fr. 6-6 285 HS Memphis, Tenn. (Christian Brothers)
WR Fr. 6-3 190 HS Hoover, Ala. (Hoover HS)
33 Ian Donald-McIntyre TB Jr. 5-10 207 SQ Fayetteville, Ga. (Whitewater HS)
11 Jake Fromm
45 Bill Norton
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P So. 6-2 180 1VL Norcross, Ga. (Norcross HS)
DL So. 6-6 320 1VL Charlotte, N.C. (Mallard Creek HS)
48 Jarrett Freeland
DB RFr. 6-2 198 SQ Powder Springs, Ga. (Hillgrove HS)
OLB RFr. 6-3 240 SQ Marietta, Ga. (Marietta HS)
99 Jordan Davis
50 Warren Ericson
SN Fr. 6-2 230 HS Hoover, Ala. (Spain Park HS)
39 Hugh Nelson
13 Azeez Ojulari
ILB Sr. 6-3 235 1VL Hamilton, Ga. (Harris County HS)
17 Nakobe Dean
WR Jr. 6-2 193 SQ Alpharetta, Ga. (Milton HS)
WR RFr. 6-5 195 SQ Schertz, Texas (Samuel Clemens HS)
30 Tae Crowder
12 Rian Davis
56 William Mote 59 Steven Nixon
OT RFr. 6-7 310 SQ Oklahoma City, Okla. (Bishop McGuinness HS)
14 DJ Daniel
17 Josh Moran
DL Fr. 6-3 315 HS Nashville, Tenn. (Franklin Road Academy)
PK RSo. 6-0 175 SQ Norcross, Ga. (Greater Atlanta Christian)
75 Owen Condon 4 James Cook
91 Tymon Mitchell
OL RFr. 6-4 305 SQ Suwanee, Ga. (North Gwinnett HS) TE Fr. 6-7 258 HS Lilburn, Ga. (Parkview HS)
QB Jr. 6-2 220 2VL Warner Robins, Ga. (Houston County HS) TE Fr. 6-6 240 HS Kennesaw, Ga. (Kennesaw Mountain HS)
OL Jr. 6-6 327 SQ Dunwoody, Ga. (Dunwoody HS)
OLB Jr. 6-4 245 2VL Cairo, Ga. (Cairo HS)
93 Bill Rubright 18 Brett Seither
54 Justin Shaffer 42 Jake Skole
OL Fr. 6-5 321 HS Atlanta, Ga. (Riverwood Int’l. Charter) P RSo. 6-3 182 SQ Atlanta, Ga. (Marist School)
TE Fr. 6-5 228 HS Clearwater, Fla. (Clearwater Cent. Cath.)
OL Jr. 6-4 330 2VL Ellenwood, Ga. (Cedar Grove HS)
DB RSo. 6-2 215 SQ Roswell, Ga. (Blessed Trinity HS)
29 Christopher Smith DB So. 5-11 180 1VL Atlanta, Ga. (Hapeville Charter HS) 4 Nolan Smith
9 Ameer Speed
LB Fr. 6-3 235 HS Savannah, Ga. (IMG Academy)
DB RSo. 6-3 211 1VL Jacksonville, Fla. (Sandalwood HS)
7 Tyrique Stevenson DB Fr. 6-0 202 HS Miami, Fla. (Miami Southridge HS)
27 Eric Stokes
DB RSo. 6-1 185 1VL Covington, Ga. (Eastside HS)
OL Jr. 6-2 250 Tr. Roswell, Ga. (Reinhardt College)
28 Anthony Summey RB Fr. 6-0 210 HS Ocean Twnshp., N.J. (St. Peter’s Prep)
TB Sr. 6-0 210 3VL Douglasville, Ga. (New Manchester HS)
71 Andrew Thomas
OT Jr. 6-5 320 2VL Lithonia, Ga. (Pace Academy)
OL So. 6-4 330 1VL Warner Robins, Ga. (Houston County HS)
19 Makiya Tongue
WR Fr. 6-2 210 HS Baton Rouge, La. (University Lab School)
47 Dan Jackson
DB Fr. 6-1 180 HS Gainesville, Ga. (North Hall HS)
31 Reid Tulowitzky
WR RSo. 5-10 175 SQ Atlanta, Ga. (Lakeside HS)
10 Kearis Jackson
WR RFr. 6-0 200 SQ Fort Valley, Ga. (Peach County HS)
48 JC Vega
SN Fr. 6-0 225 HS Buford, Ga. (Buford HS)
81 Jaylen Johnson
WR RFr .6-2 192 SQ Duluth, Ga. (Peachtree Ridge HS)
43 Chase Harof
78 D’Marcus Hayes 35 Brian Herrien
OL Sr. 6-5 315 1VL Madison, Miss. (Gulf Coast CC)
10 Malik Herring
DL Jr. 6-3 280 2VL Forsyth, Ga. (Mary Persons HS)
24 Prather Hudson
TB Jr. 5-11 200 2VL Columbus, Ga. (Brookstone HS)
55 Trey Hill
29 Darius Jackson 32 Ty James
RB RSo. 5-10 200 SQ Sandersville, Ga. (Washington County HS)
WR Fr. 6-0 190 HS Norcross, Ga. (Greater Atl. Christian)
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41 Channing Tindall ILB So. 6-2 218 1VL Columbia, S.C. (Spring Valley HS) 73 Xavier Truss 64 David Vann
47 Payne Walker
OL RFr. 6-6 300 SQ Roswell, Ga. (Milton HS)
60 Clay Webb
66 Solomon Kindley
OL Jr. 6-4 335 2VL Jacksonville, Fla. (Raines HS)
5 Matt Landers
WR RSo. 6-5 200 1VL Pinellas, Fla. (St. Petersburg HS)
2 Richard LeCounte DB Jr. 5-11 190 2VL Riceboro, Ga. (Liberty County HS)
LS RFr. 6-2 249 SQ Suwanee, Ga. (North Gwinnett HS)
61 Blake Watson
36 Garrett Jones
TB RFr. 6-0 203 SQ Albany, Ga. (Deerfield-Windsor HS)
OL Fr. 6-4 305 HS Jesup, Ga. (Wayne County HS)
ILB So. 6-4 240 1VL Cordele, Ga. (Crisp County HS)
90 Tramel Walthour
DL RSo. 6-4 320 1VL Ellenwood, Ga. (Cedar Grove HS)
OL Fr. 6-7 330 HS Warwick, R.I. (Bishop Hendricken HS)
25 Quay Walker
11 Jermaine Johnson LB Jr. 6-5 240 Tr. Eden Prairie, Minn. (Independence, Kan., CC)
72 Netori Johnson
TB Jr. 5-9 215 2VL Philadelphia, Pa. (St. Joseph’s Prep)
23 Mark Webb
42 Mitchell Werntz 3 Zamir White
DL So. 6-3 280 Tr. Hinesville, Ga. (Hutchinson, Kan., CC) OL Fr. 6-3 290 HS Oxford, Ala. (Oxford HS)
DB Jr. 6-1 200 2VL Philadelphia, Pa. (Archbishop Wood HS) TE RSo. 6-4 220 SQ Brookhaven. Ga. (Marist School)
TB RFr. 6-0 215 SQ Laurinburg, N.C. (Scotland HS)
96 Zion Logue
DL Fr. 6-5 295 HS Lebanon, Tenn. (Lebanon HS)
51 David Marshall
DE Sr. 6-3 274 3VL Thomaston, Ga. (Upson-Lee HS)
46 Jake Wilson
DB Fr. 5-9 175 HS Acworth, Ga. (Mount Paran HS)
2 D’Wan Mathis
QB Fr. 6-6 205 HS Belleville, Mich. (Oak Park HS)
17 Eli Wolf
TE Gr. 6-4 236 Tr. Minster, Ohio (Univ. of Tennessee)
97 Tyler Malakius
DL Fr. 6-3 280 HS Byron, Ga. (Westfield HS)
15 Trezmen Marshall LB Fr. 6-1 230 HS Homerville, Ga. (Clinch County HS) 77 Cade Mays
22 Nate McBride
OL So. 6-6 318 1VL Knoxville, Tenn. (Knoxville Catholic HS)
ILB Jr. 6-2 223 2VL Vidalia, Ga. (Vidalia HS)
70 Warren McClendon OL Fr. 6-4 320 HS Brunswick, Ga. (Brunswick HS) www.georgiadogs.com
1 Divaad Wilson
79 Isaiah Wilson
89 Charlie Woerner
95 Devonte Wyatt
82 Kolby Wyatt
92 Justin Young
DB RFr. 6-0 195 SQ Miami, Fla. (Miami Northwestern HS)
OL RSo. 6-7 340 1VL Brooklyn, N.Y. (Poly Prep Country Day) TE Sr. 6-5 245 3VL Tiger, Ga. (Rabun County HS)
DL Jr. 6-3 301 1VL Decatur, Ga. (Hutchinson CC)
DL RSo. 6-4 215 SQ Snellville, Ga. (Shiloh HS)
DE Jr. 6-4 275 2VL Loganville, Ga. (Grayson HS)
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uga & bu depth charts
GEORGIA BULLDOGS Offense
WR LT LG C RG RT TE QB TB WR WR
87 1 71 78 66 54 55 50 77 74 79 69 89 17 86 11 13 7 35 3 4 16 10 5 15
Tyler Simmons (6-0, 201, Sr.) George Pickens (6-3, 190, Fr.) Andrew Thomas (6-5, 320, Jr.) D’Marcus Hayes (6-5, 315, Sr.) Solomon Kindley (6-4, 335, Jr.) Justin Shaffer (6-4, 330, Jr.) Trey Hill (6-4, 330, So.) Warren Ericson (6-4, 305, RFr.) Cade Mays (6-6, 318, So.) Ben Cleveland (6-6, 335, Jr.) Isaiah Wilson (6-7, 340, RSo.) Jamaree Salyer (6-4, 325, So.) Charlie Woerner (6-5, 245, Sr.) *Eli Wolf (6-4, 236, Gr.) John FitzPatrick (6-6, 230, RFr.) Jake Fromm (6-2, 220, Jr.) Stetson Bennett (5-11, 190, RSo.) D’Andre Swift (5-9, 215, Jr.) Brian Herrien (6-0, 210, Sr.) Zamir White (6-0, 215, RFr.) James Cook (5-11, 190, So.) Demetris Robertson (6-0, 190, Jr.) Kearis Jackson (6-0, 200, RFr.) Matt Landers (6-5, 200, RSo.) *Lawrence Cager (6-5, 220, Gr.)
OR OR OR
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Defense (12 starters listed)
DT 52 Tyler Clark (6-4, 300, Sr.) OR 95 Devonte Wyatt (6-3, 301, Jr.) 76 Michail Carter (6-3, 295, Sr.) NOSE 94 *Michael Barnett (6-4, 304, Gr.) OR 99 Jordan Davis (6-6, 330, So.) DE 51 David Marshall (6-3, 274, Sr.) OR 10 Malik Herring (6-3, 280, Jr.) 90 Tramel Walthour (6-3, 280, So.) 44 Travon Walker (6-5, 290, Fr.) SAM 84 Walter Grant (6-4, 245, Jr.) OR 11 Jermaine Johnson (6-5, 240, Jr.) 19 Adam Anderson (6-5, 225, So.) JACK 13 Azeez Ojulari (6-3, 240, RFr.) 4 Nolan Smith (6-3, 235, Fr.) OR 33 Robert Beal (6-4, 244, RSo.) MIKE 30 Tae Crowder (6-3, 235, Sr.) 25 Quay Walker (6-4, 240, So.) WILL 32 Monty Rice (6-1, 235, Jr.) 17 Nakobe Dean (6-0, 220, Fr.) LC 27 Eric Stokes (6-1, 185, RSo.) 7 Tyrique Stevenson (6-0, 202, Fr.) LS 2 Richard LeCounte (5-11, 190, Jr.) 8 Lewis Cine (6-1, 185, Fr.) OR 6 Otis Reese (6-3, 210, So.) RS 20 *J.R. Reed (6-1, 194, Gr.) 26 Tyrique McGhee (5-10, 187, Sr.) 29 Christopher Smith (5-11, 180, So.) RC 14 DJ Daniel (6-1, 185, Jr.) OR 3 Tyson Campbell (6-2, 185, So.) STAR 23 Mark Webb (6-1, 200, Jr.) OR 1 Divaad Wilson (6-0, 195 RFr.) *senior eligibility athletically P PK SN H KOR PR
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90 93 98 97 59 47 90 13 4 35 87 10
Special Teams
Jake Camarda (6-2, 180, So.) Bill Rubright (6-3, 182, RSo.) *Rodrigo Blankenship (6-1, 191, Gr.) Brooks Buce (6-0, 175, RSo.) *Steven Nixon (6-0, 230, Gr.) Payne Walker (6-2, 249, RFr.) Jake Camarda (6-2, 180, So.) Stetson Bennett (5-11, 190, RSo.) James Cook (5-11, 190, So.) Brian Herrien (6-0, 210, Sr.) Tyler Simmons (6-0, 201, Sr.) Kearis Jackson (6-0, 200, RFr.)
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WR WR WR WR LT LG C RG RT TE QB RB
BAYLOR bears Offense
14 21 81 84 5 16 13 80 76 57 61 78 52 63 55 77 56 79 91 87 12 11 6 25 7
Chris Platt (5-11, 172, Sr.) Josh Fleeks (5-11, 188, So.) Tyquan Thornton (6-3, 176, So.) Marques Jones (6-2, 211, Sr.) Denzel Mims (6-3, 215, Sr.) Jared Atkinson (6-3, 216, Jr.) RJ Sneed (6-1, 200, So.) Jackson Gleeson (6-0, 180, RFr.) Connor Galvin (6-7, 302, So.) Johncarlo Valentin (6-4, 320, So.) Khalil Keith (6-5, 320, So.) Henry Kling III (6-5, 304, So.) Sam Tecklenberg (6-4, 310, Sr.) Jake Fruhmorgen (6-6, 305, Sr.) Xavier Newman-Johnson (6-2, 307, Jr.) Jason Moore (6-3, 296, So.) Blake Bedier (6-5, 302, Jr.) OR Casey Phillips (6-5, 303, RFr.) Rob Saulin (6-5, 302, So.) OR Christoph Henle (6-6, 259, So.) Charlie Brewer (6-1, 206, Jr.) Gerry Bohanon (6-3, 221, RFr.) Jamycal Hasty (5-9, 205, Sr.) OR Trestan Ebner (5-11, 208, Jr.) OR John Lovett (6-0, 212, Jr.) OR
END NT END WLB MLB SLB CB S S S CB
FG KO P KR PR LS H
9 92 99 98 93 90 38 45 26 46 2 15 11 37 1 22 3 42 8 15 13 12 95 99 99 89 43 99 21 7 1 13 46 67 32 89
Defense
James Lockhart (6-2, 263, Sr.) Josh Landry (6-1, 277, RFr.) Bravvion Roy (6-1, 333, Sr.) Chidi Ogbonnaya (6-5, 290, So.) James Lynch (6-4, 295, Jr.) TJ Franklin (6-4, 294, Fr.) Jordan Williams (6-0, 223, Sr.) Bryson Jackson (6-2, 211, So.) Terrel Bernard (6-1, 222, So.) Ross Matiscik (6-0, 235, Sr.) Blake Lynch (6-3, 225, Sr.) Christian Morgan (6-1, 211, So.) Jameson Houston (5-11, 200, Sr.) Mark Milton (6-1, 182, RFr.) Grayland Arnold (5-10, 190, Jr.) JT Woods (6-2, 190, So.) Chris Miller (6-0, 191, Sr.) Jairon McVea (5-9, 185, Jr.) Henry Black (6-0, 206, Sr.) Christian Morgan (6-1, 211, So.) Raleigh Texada (5-10, 180, Jr.) Kalon Barnes (6-0, 186, So.)
Special Teams
John Mayers (5-10, 184, RFr.) Noah Rauschenberg (6-1, 203, Fr.) Noah Rauschenberg (6-1, 203, FR.) Jay Sedwick (5-11, 211, So.) Issac Power (6-1, 200, RFr.) Noah Rauschenberg (6-1, 203, Fr.) Josh Fleeks (5-11, 188, So.) John Lovett (6-0, 212, Jr.) Grayland Arnold (5-10, 190, Jr.) OR RJ Sneed (6-1, 200, So.) Ross Matiscik (6-0, 235, Sr.) Thor Rodoni (6-2, 211, Jr.) Syler Wetzel (5-9, 190, Jr.) Jay Sedwick (5-11, 211, So.)
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pronunciations
GEORGIA Trey Blount.............................................BLUNT Latavious Brini....................................BREE-nee Jake Camarda................................. Cuh-Mar-duh Michail Carter....................................mih-KALE Lewis Cine.................................................SEEN Rian Davis....................................................Ryan Nakobe Dean...................................... NUH-kobe Jake Fromm............................................FRAHM Ryland Goede.......................................... Go-Dee Brian Herrien....................................HAIR-ee-in Malik Herring......................................MUH-leak Kearis Jackson.....................................Key-air-is Richard LeCounte............................luh-COUNT D’Wan Mathis................................. Duh-WHAN Tyrique McGhee.................................. tie-REEK Miles Miccichi................................Muh-KEY-chee Azeez Ojulari.........................ah-ZEEZ Oju-LAHREE Bill Rubright.....................................ROO-bright Jamaree Salyer..............................juh-MAHR-ee ...............................................................SAL-yur Justin Shaffer.......................................SHAY-fur Tramel Walthour................................TRUH-mel .................................Wall-thour (sounds like ‘our’) Zamir White.......................................zuh-MEER Divaad Wilson...................................... di-VAHD Charlie Woerner....................................WER-ner Devonte Wyatt............................... di-VAHN-tay
BAYLOR Grayland Arnold................................GRAY-lund Kalon Barnes..........................................KAY-lun Blake Bedier................................. BEH-dee-YAY Terrel Bernard....................................... TUH-rell Gerry Bohanon.............................................Gary Davis Divall.......................................DUH-VOL Trestan Ebner....................TRESS-tan EBB-nurr Jake Fruhmorgen.......................froo-MOHR-gen Christoph Henle................. KRISS-toff HEN-lee Marques Jones.................................... MAR-kuss Qualan Jones...................................... KWAY-lun Khalil Keith.......................................... KUH-leal Henry Klinge............................................... Cling Paul Matavao-Poialii......Mot-UH-vow POE-uh-LEE-ee Ross Matiscik....................................Mat-IZ-sick Jairon McVea..................... JARE-un MICK-vay Xavier Newman........................... ex-AY-vee-uhr Chidi Ogbonnaya..... CHEE-dee OH-bug-nye-uh Jalen Pitre.............................................. PEE-tree Noah Rauschenberg................RAW-shin-BURG Thor Rodoni.................................. RUH-dohn-ee Bravvion Roy................................ BRAY-vee-on Bralen Taylor........................................ BRAY-lin Yusuf Terry..........................................You-SUFF Raleigh Texada...............RAW-lee tuh-HAH-duh Tyquan Thornton............................... tye-KWON Johncarlo Valentin...............................Val-in-tine Skyler Wetzel..................................... Wet-ZULL Jacob Zeno.............................................. ZEE-no Niadré Zouzoua.... KNEE-ah-DRAY ZOO-zwah
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baylor at a glance GENERAL INFORMATION
LOCATION: .................................................................Waco, Texas FOUNDED: .............................................................................. 1845 ENROLLMENT: ................................................................... 17,059 NICKNAME: ...........................................................................Bears COLORS: .................................................................. Green & Gold ATHLETICS DIRECTOR: ..................................... Mack Rhoades HOME STADIUM: .............................................. McLane Stadium CAPACITY: ........................................................................... 45,140 HEAD COACH: .............................................................Matt Rhule Alma Mater: .......................................................Penn State ‘97 Career Record: ............................................ 47-42 (7th season) School Record: ............................................ 19-19 (3rd season) FOOTBALL SID:........................................................Taylor Bryan Email:.............................................. Taylor_Bryan@baylor.edu BU Website:........................................... www.baylorbears.com Phone:................................................................ (254) 709-4411 LAST BOWL: ........2018 Academy Sports + Outdoors Texas Bowl ........................... Baylor 45, Vanderbilt 38 (at Houston, Texas) CONFERENCE: ................................................................... Big 12 2019 RECORD: ................................................11-2 (8-1 in Big 12) CURRENT RANKING (AP/Coaches/CFP):......................8 / 8 / 7 SERIES RECORD WITH GEORGIA: ................. UGA leads 4-0 Last Meeting: .............................................Sept. 16, 1989 in Athens .......................................................................... Georgia 15, Baylor 3
Matt Rhule Head Coach
James Lynch, DL
COACHING STAFF
Head Coach................................................................Matt Rhule Associate Head Coach / DEs................................ Joey McGuire Defensive Coordinator / Safeties................................ Phil Snow Co-Offensive Coordinator / RBs................................ Jeff Nixon Co-Offensive Coordinator / QBs......................... Glenn Thomas Assistant Coach / OL................................................ Shawn Bell Assistant Coach / CB / Recruiting Coord...............Evan Cooper Asst. Coach / WRs / Passing Game Coord....... Frisman Jackson Assistant Coach / DL...............................................Frank Okam Assistant Coach/TEs...................................... Marcus Satterfield Assistant Coach / LBs / Spec. Teams....................... Mike Siravo Senior Offensive Consultant..............................George Deleone
Date Aug. 31 Sept. 7 Sept. 21 Sept. 28 Oct. 5 Oct. 12 Oct. 19 Oct. 31 Nov. 9 Nov. 16 Nov. 23 Nov. 30 Dec. 7
2019 RESULTS
Opponent STEPHEN F. AUSTIN UTSA at Rice *IOWA STATE *at Kansas State *TEXAS TECH *at Oklahoma State *WEST VIRGINIA *at TCU *#10 OKLAHOMA *TEXAS *at Kansas %vs. #6 Oklahoma
Result Rec. (Big 12) W, 56-17 1-0 W, 63-14 2-0 W, 21-13 3-0 W, 23-21 4-0 (1-0) W, 31-12 5-0 (2-0) W (ot), 33-30 6-0 (3-0) W, 45-27 7-0 (4-0) W, 17-14 8-0 (5-0) W (ot), 29-23 9-0 (6-0) L, 31-34 9-1 (6-1) W, 24-10 10-1 (7-1) W, 61-6 11-1 (8-1) L (ot), 23-30 11-2
*Big 12 game %Big 12 Championship Game - Arlington, Texas
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TEAM STATISTICS
SCORING Points Per Game FIRST DOWNS RUSHING YARDAGE Average Per Game PASSING YARDAGE Average Per Game TOTAL OFFENSE Average Per Game KICKOFF RETURN AVERAGE PUNT RETURN AVERAGE Average Per Punt PENALTIES-YARDS TIME OF POSSESSION/GAME
BU Opp.
457 251 35.2 19.3 287 264 2269 1870 174.5 143.8 3337 2796 256.7 215.1 5606 4666 431.2 358.9 20.0 19.1 8.3 5.7 39.3 41.0 81-688 80-781 28:23 31:37
2019 STATISTICAL LEADERS Passing Comp. Att. Pct. Yds. Per/Gm. INT TD LG Charlie Brewer 227 348 65.2 2950 226.9 6 20 78 Gerry Bohanon 17 36 47.2 187 20.8 0 2 38 Rushing Att. Yds. Avg. Per/Gm TD LG John Lovett 100 637 6.4 49.0 5 46 JaMycal Hasty 101 614 6.1 47.2 7 73 Receiving No. Yds. Avg. Per/Gm TD LG Denzel Mims 61 945 15.5 72.7 11 46 Tyquan Thornton 41 744 18.1 57.2 5 78 Defense Total Solo Assists TFL-Yds Sacks Terrel Bernard 107 50 57 9.5-44 4.5-33 Jordan Williams 81 41 40 8.5-22 1.5-8 Chris Miller 68 47 21 1.5-3 0.0-0 Blake Lynch 66 42 24 9.5-37 4.5-29
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Georgia Bulldogs (11-2, 7-1) vs. Baylor Bears (11-2, 8-1) January 1, 2020, 8:45 p.m. EST (ESPN) Mercedes-Benz Superdome - New Orleans, La. SEC NCAA Big 12 NCAA OFFENSE Georgia Rank Rank Baylor Rank Rank
Average Points Per Game First Downs RUSHING YARDS Number of Rushing Plays Average Yards Per Rush Average Rushing Yards Per Game PASSING YARDS Number of Passing Plays Average Yards Per Completion Average Passing Yards Per Game Passes Had Intercepted TOTAL OFFENSIVE YARDS AVERAGE YARDS PER GAME Third Down Conversions Fumbles Lost
31.2 5th 51st 276 3rd 32nd 2461 485 5.1 189.3 5th 37th 2872 385 12.2 7th 73rd 220.9 7th 76th 6 1st 17th 5333 410.2 6th 60th 72x171 (.421) 4th 41st 7 6th 47th
35.2 287 2269 476 4.8 174.5 3337 394 13.40 256.7 6 5606 431.2 64x147 (.414) 10
2nd 4th
17th 24th
5th
49th
2nd 5th 2nd
28th 43rd 17th
6th 45th 5th 49th 9th 98th
SEC NCAA Big 12 NCAA DEFENSE Georgia Rank Rank Baylor Rank Rank
Average Points Allowed Per Game 12.5 1st 2nd First Downs Allowed 201 3rd 11th RUSHING YARDS ALLOWED 984 Number of Rushing Plays 371 Average Yards Per Rush 2.7 Average Rushing Yards Per Game 75.7 1st 3rd PASSING YARDS ALLOWED 2581 Number of Passing Plays 451 Average Yards Per Completion 10.0 Average Passing Yards Per Game Allowed 198.5 6th 24th Passes Intercepted 6 12th 110th OPPONENT TOTAL OFFENSE 3565 OPPONENT AVERAGE YARDS PER GAME 274.2 1st 4th Opponent Third Down Conversions 58x191 (.304) 3rd 12th Fumbles Recovered 7 6th 66th
19.3 264 1870 507 3.7 143.8 2796 455 10.3 215.1 17 4666 358.9 79x201 (.394) 13
1st 6th
16th 89st
5th
51st
4th 1st
51st 3rd
3rd 41st 5th 66th 1st 3rd
SEC NCAA Big 12 NCAA SPECIAL TEAMS Georgia Rank Rank Baylor Rank Rank
Average Kickoff Return Opponent Average Kickoff Return Average Punt Return Opponent Average Punt Return Net Punting
18.77 18.38 11.38 8.00 42.63
9th 6th 8th 5th 2nd
97th 25th 27th 71st 5th
19.96 10/14 8.31 5.67 38.22
5th 3rd 3rd 4th 8th
78th 33rd 58th 34th 68th
1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT Total SCORE BY QUARTERS - Georgia 84 (6.5) 132 (10.2) 84 (6.5) 105 (8.1) 0 405 Opponents 35 (2.7) 49 (3.8) 30 (2.3) 45 (3.5) 3 162 Baylor 84 (6.5) 129 (9.9) 114 (8.8) 97 (7.5) 33 457 Oppponents 35 (2.7) 29 (2.2) 64 (4.9) 92 (7.1) 31 251 TIME OF POSSESSION - Georgia 32:15 (2nd in SEC, 19th in FBS) Opp. TOP 27:44 Baylor 28:23 (7th in B12, 101st in FBS) Opp. TOP 31:37 PENALTIES -
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TURNOVER MARGIN – Georgia Baylor
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70 (5th in SEC, 48th in FBS) (opp. 84 for 623 yards) 81 (8th in B12, 91st in FBS) (opp. 80 for 781 yards) TOs GAINED 13 30
TOs LOST MARGIN 13 0 16 +14
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dog tracks
#5/5/5 GeorgIa (11-2, 7-1 SEC) vs. #7/8/8 Baylor (11-2, 8-1 Big 12)
the matchup UGA
Sugar Bowl - New Orleans, La. Jan. 1, 2020, 8:45 p.m. ET - ESPN Mercedes-Benz Superdome (72,500)
2019 Avg.BU
31.2....................Scoring Offense....................35.2 12.5................... Scoring Defense....................19.3 --........................Turnover Margin.................... +14 410.2....................Total Offense.....................431.2 189.3................. Rushing Offense..................174.5 220.9..................Passing Offense...................256.7 11.4....................... Punt Returns.........................8.3 18.8....................Kickoff Returns.....................20.0
Bulldogs Extend One Of The Nation’s Longest Active Bowl Streaks
Did you know? Georgia looks to become only the fifth team in UGA history to come away with at least 12 wins. The 1980 national champions (12-0), the 2002 SEC champions (13-1), the 2012 team (12-2) and the 2017 SEC/Rose Bowl Game champions and national runner-up (13-2) were the others who have hit the mark.
on the call TELEVISION: ESPN - Sean McDonough (PxP), Todd Blackledge (analyst), Holly Rowe (sidelines) NATIONAL RADIO: Sean Kelley (PxP), Barrett Jones (analyst), Ian Fitzsimmons (sidelines) LOCAL RADIO: Georgia Bulldog Sports Network (IMG) - Scott Howard (PxP), Eric Zeier (analyst), Chuck Dowdle (sideline) SiriusXM RADIO/Internet: 82 / 82 / 82 (Georgia broadcast) ONLINE: GTV on georgiadogs.com SEC Replay: TBA
sid contacts GEORGIA - Claude Felton (706) 542-1621; cfelton@sports.uga.edu BAYLOR - Taylor Bryan (254) 710-3538; taylor_bryan@baylor.edu
Georgia has played in the Sugar Bowl 10 times – more than the Bulldogs have played in any other postseason game. Georgia’s last trip to the New Orleans game was last Jan. 1, when the Bulldogs fell to Texas 28-21. Sugar Bowl appearances by the Bulldogs (Record - 4-6): Jan. 1, 1947, #3 Georgia defeated #9 North Carolina, 20-10 Jan. 1, 1969, #4 Georgia lost to #9 Arkansas, 16-2 Jan. 1, 1977, #5 Georgia lost to #1 Pittsburgh, 27-3 Jan. 1, 1981, #1 Georgia defeated #7 Notre Dame, 17-10 to win the na-
tional championship Jan. 1, 1982, #2 Georgia lost to #10 Pittsburgh, 24-20 Jan. 1, 1983, #1 Georgia lost to #2 Penn State, 27-23 Jan. 1, 2003, #4 Georgia defeated #16 Florida State, 26-13 *Jan. 1, 2006, #8 Georgia lost to #11 West Virginia 38-35; *played in Atlanta due to Hurricane Katrina Jan. 1, 2008, #4 Georgia defeated #10 Hawaii, 41-10 Jan. 1, 2019, #5 Georgia lost to #15 Texas, 28-21
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Sugar Bowl History For The Bulldogs
Georgia-Baylor Series History
Aug. 31 @ *Vanderbilt (ESPN) W, 30-6 Sept. 7 Murray State (ESPN2) W, 63-17 Sept. 14 Arkansas St. (ESPN2) W, 55-0 Sept. 21 #7 Notre Dame (CBS) W, 23-17 Oct. 5 @ *Tennessee (ESPN) W, 43-14 Oct. 12 *South Carolina (ESPN) L, 20-17 2OT Oct. 19 *Kentucky (ESPN) W, 21-0 Nov. 2 vs. #6 ^*Florida (CBS) W, 24-17 Nov. 9 *Missouri (ESPN) W, 27-0 Nov. 16 @ #12 *Auburn (CBS) W, 21-14 Nov. 23 #24 *Texas A&M (CBS) W, 19-13 Nov. 30 @ Georgia Tech (ABC) W, 52-7 Dec. 7 vs. #2 $LSU (CBS) L, 37-10 Jan. 1 vs. #7 &Baylor (ESPN) 8:45 pm ET *SEC games; ^TIAA Bank Field (Jacksonville, Fla.); $SEC Championship Game - Mercedes-Benz (Atlanta, Ga.) &Sugar Bowl - Mercedes-Benz Superdome (New Orleans, La.)
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Fifth-ranked Georgia will face seventh-ranked Baylor in the 2020 Allstate Sugar Bowl on Jan. 1 at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans at 8:45 p.m. ET on ESPN. The Bulldogs (11-2) will represent the SEC while the Bears (11-2) hail from the Big 12. Both teams played for their respective conference championships, Georgia qualifying by winning the Eastern Division title, while Baylor tied for the Big 12 regular-season title. Second-ranked LSU ran past Georgia 37-10 for the SEC title while Oklahoma outlasted Baylor in overtime 30-23 to claim the Big 12 crown. The Bulldogs have the second-longest active bowl streak in the nation now at 23, trailing only Virginia Tech (27). Overall, the Bulldogs rank among the nation’s top bowl teams as they will be making their 56th all-time appearance. Georgia owns a 31-21-3 bowl record while Baylor is 13-11. Last season, Georgia also advanced to the Sugar Bowl and dropped its matchup with Texas 28-21. In Georgia’s bowl history, the Sugar Bowl is the only bowl that the Bulldogs have been to in consecutive years. In fact, Georgia went three straight years to cap the seasons from 1980-82.
Georgia leads the all-time series with Baylor 4-0, with Baylor with all of those games coming in Athens. Three of them started the season for each team, while this year’s showdown will be the finale. Sept. 16, 1972 season opener in Athens.........................................#16 Georgia defeated Baylor, 24-14 Sept. 16, 1978 season opener in Athens................................................Georgia defeated Baylor, 16-14 Sept. 14, 1985 in Athens........................................................................Georgia defeated Bayor, 17-14 Sept. 16, 1989 season opener in Athens..................................................Georgia defeated Baylor, 15-3
A Look At The Senior Class
The 2019 seniors enter the Baylor contest with a 43-12 record, three SEC Eastern Division crowns and one SEC title (2017). The Bulldogs picked up their 43rd win after crushing Georgia Tech 52-7 in Atlanta on Nov. 30. The most wins by a senior class belongs to the 2005 group that went 44-9 and claimed a pair of SEC titles (2002, 2005). Georgia’s most decorated senior class came in 1983 as they went 43-4-1, winning the 1980 National Championship and three SEC titles (1980-82).
Blankenship, Thomas, Reed Headline 2019 Award Winners
Rodrigo Blankenship’s 2019 Lou Groza Award as the nation’s top placekicker has highlighted the Bulldogs’ post-season honors season thus far. All Georgia players with All-America honors follow: OT Andrew Thomas – First Team: AP, FWAA, AFCA Coaches, Sporting News, Sports Illustrated, Walter Camp, CBS Sports, ESPN, Bleacher Report. Second Team: USA Today, Pro Football Focus PK Rodrigo Blankenship – First Team: USA Today, AFCA Coaches, Sports Illustrated, Walter Camp, Bleacher Report, Pro Football Focus. Second Team: Sporting News, AP Safety J.R. Reed – First Team: AP, Walter Camp, FWAA. Second Team: Sporting News, USA Today, Sports Illustrated, AFCA Coaches OG Solomon Kindley - Second Team: Sports Illustrated Additional Honors: Blankenship: SEC Scholar-Athlete of the Year; CoSIDA Academic All-America 1st team, All-SEC (1st team Coaches, AP); Thomas: SEC Jacobs Blocking Trophy; All-SEC (1st team Coaches, AP); Reed: All-SEC (1st Team Coaches); RB D’Andre Swift: All-SEC (1st Team Coaches).
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Kirby Smart — Head Football Coach
When Georgia looked for a head coach after the 2015 season, all arrows pointed to Kirby Smart, former Bulldog player and assistant coach, and longtime University of Alabama defensive coordinator. Four years later, the decision to bring Smart home has paid handsome rewards. In his first year leading the Dogs in 2016, Georgia extended its school record to 20 consecutive bowl appearances and had five fourth-quarter comebacks including wins over No. 8 Auburn and No. 22 UNC. In 2017, Smart directed UGA to a 13-2 record, an SEC title, a win at The Rose Bowl Game during the CFP semi-
final and a spot in the National Championship. He was named the Maxwell Football Club’s George Munger National Coach of the Year. Before 2017, the Bulldogs last SEC title was 2005. The 2018 season saw the Bulldogs go 11-3 and earn a second straight trip to the SEC Championship Game and a berth to the Sugar Bowl. He has also made an immediate impact in recruiting, posting the nation’s top-ranked class in 2018, the second-ranked class in 2019 and the third-ranked class in 2017. In addition to coaching, Smart oversees the Kirby Smart Family Foundation, which is focused on being champions in the community by supporting and giving back to needy children and families. Smart officially came home to Georgia on Dec. 6, 2015. But he still had unfinished business at Alabama, which was chasing a national title. He juggled two jobs for a month until January 11, 2016, when the Tide won its fourth national championship in a seven-year span. Twelve hours later, he was at work in Athens.
Did You Know? Kirby Smart is one of nine head coaches at schools from Power 5 conferences that are coaching at their alma maters. The complete list: Paul Chryst (Wisconsin) Pat Fitzgerald (Northwestern) Scott Frost (Nebraska) Mike Gundy (Oklahoma State) Jim Harbaugh (Michigan)
David Shaw (Stanford) Kirby Smart (GEORGIA) Jonathan Smith (Oregon State) Tom Allen (Indiana)
Seven Victories When Tied Or Trailing Late
Year Opponent
Start of 4th Qtr.
2016 %#22 UNC Trailed 24-23 2016 @ Missouri Trailed 27-21 2016 @ Kentucky Trailed 21-16 2016 #8 Auburn Tied 7-7 2016 ^TCU Trailed 23-21 2017 @ #24 Notre Dame 17-16, trailed 19-17 with 10:21 left 2018 $ #2 Oklahoma 31-31, trailed 45-38 with 0:55 left %Chick-fil-A Kickoff Classic; ^Liberty Bowl; $Rose Bowl Game
Personal
Full Name: Kirby Paul Smart Birthdate: December 23, 1975 Birthplace: Montgomery, Alabama Family: Wife: Mary Beth; Children: twins Weston and Julia (2-8-08), and Andrew (5-25-12) High School: Bainbridge (Ga.) College: BBA Georgia ‘98; MS Florida State ‘03
Coaching Experience
1999 Georgia 2000 Valdosta State 2001 Valdosta State 2002-03 Florida State 2004 LSU 2005 Georgia 2006 Miami (NFL) 2007 Alabama 2008-13, ‘15 Alabama
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Final
33-24 28-27 27-24 13-7 31-23 20-19 54-48 2ot
2014 Alabama 2016-curr. Georgia
Inside the Numbers Under Smart
Record (SEC).................................................................................................43-12 (*26-10) Home/Away/Neutral.....................................................................................22-4 / 14-3 / 7-5 Versus Ranked Teams (H/A/N)........................................................................5-1 / 4-3 / 5-5 Versus Top 10 Teams (H/A/N).........................................................................2-0 / 1-1 / 4-3 Day/Night ......................................................................................................... 28-10 / 15-2 After Bye Week.................................................................................................................4-1 SEC East/West/Non-Conf..........................................................................21-4 / *5-6 / 17-2 Conference Record (H/A/*N).................................................................... 11-3 / 11-3 / *4-4 Score First/Opp. Scores First................................................................................. 35-6 / 7-7 Leading/Trailing/Tied at Half.........................................................................37-3 / 6-8 / 0-1 Leading/Tr./Tied after 3rd Qtr........................................................................37-5 / 4-7 / 2-0 In Overtime.......................................................................................................................1-2 Scoring < 20 Pts./20+ Pts........................................................................................ 2-7/ 41-5 Allowing less than 20 Pts................................................................................................32-1 Allowing 20-29/30-39/40+ Pts.......................................................................10-5 / 0-4 / 2-2 Rushing for less than 100 yards........................................................................................1-5 Rushing for over 100 yards.............................................................................................42-7 Rushing for 200+ yards...................................................................................................32-2 Passing for less than 100 yards.........................................................................................3-0 Passing for 300+ yards......................................................................................................5-1 Totaling less than 300 yards..............................................................................................3-4 400+ yards of Total Offense............................................................................................29-5 Allowing less than 100 yds. rushing...............................................................................21-1 Allowing less than 300 yds. Total Off.............................................................................27-3 Allowing 400+ yds. total offense......................................................................................3-5 Having 100-yard rusher...................................................................................................23-2 Opp. have 100-yard rusher................................................................................................3-2 No Turnovers / No Takeaways............................................................................... 13-3 / 8-6 In Aug./Sept./Oct./Nov./Dec./Jan........................................1-0 / 16-1 / 8-5 / 15-2 / 2-2 / 1-2 *includes 2017 SECCG win; 2018 SECCG app., 2018 CFP Natl. Champ. App., 2019 SECCG app.
Top Ind. Single-Game Performances Under Smart
Rushing Yards: 222, Nick Chubb vs. #22 UNC (9/3/16) Rushing TDs: 3, Sony Michel vs. UK (11/18/17); vs. #2 Oklahoma (1/1/18) Longest Rush: 83-TD, D’Andre Swift @ #9 UK (11/3/18) Passing Yards: 346, Jacob Eason vs. VU (10/15/16) Passing TDs: 4, Jake Fromm vs. GT (x2) (11/25/18; 11/30/19) Receiving TDs: 2, Isaiah McKenzie @ Missouri (9/17/16); Terry Godwin vs. Samford (9/16/17); Jeremiah Holloman vs. #9 Florida (10/27/18); Riley Ridley vs. GT (11/2518); George Pickens vs. Missouri (11/9/19) Longest Pass/TD Pass: 80-TD, Fromm to Mecole Hardman vs. BAMA (1/8/18) Tackles: 13, Roquan Smith vs. GT (11/26/16); SECCG (12/2/17); CFPNC (1/1/18) Sacks: 3, Trenton Thompson vs. TCU (12/30/16) TFL: 3, Thompson vs. Nicholls (9/10/16)
13 Defense/Special Teams Scores
2016: Safety vs. #22 UNC; Lorenzo Carter 24-yd fumble recovery for TD vs. Nicholls; Terry Godwin 43-yd KOR for TD @ SC; Maurice Smith 34-yd INT return for TD vs. #8 AU; Isaiah McKenzie 82-yd PR for TD vs. ULL 2017: J.R. Reed 3-yd fumble recovery for TD vs. Florida 2018: Juwan Taylor 1-yd INT return for TD @ USC; Mecole Hardman 70-yd PR for TD vs. MTSU; Tyson Campbell 64-yd fumble recovery for TD & Eric Stokes 8-yd blocked punt for TD @ Missouri 2019: J.R. Reed 14-yd fumble recovery for TD vs. MSU; Tae Crowder 60-yd fumble recovery for TD @ UT; Tyson Campbell 0-yd fumble recovery for TD @ GT
Asst. HC/DC/Safeties Head Coach
Playing Experience
Georgia (1995-98): Four-year letterman as defensive back. First team All-SEC in ’98; 13 career interceptions; four-time member of SEC Academic Honor Roll.
The Kirby Smart Record
Year W L Pct. SEC 2016 8 5 .615 4-4 2017 13 2 .867 *8-2 2018 11 3 .786 *7-2 2019 11 2 .846 *7-2 TOTAL 43 12 .782 *26-10 *includes 2017, 2018 SECCG, 2018 CFPNC
Quick Facts
*Advanced to 2017, 2018 and 2019 SECCG, making Georgia the first from the East to win at least three straight since 1996. *Clinched the 2018 SEC East title with the team’s second straight 6-0 mark in the division. *2017 Georgia Munger National Coach of the Year finalist, leading UGA to a 13-2 record, a Rose Bowl Game victory and an appearance the CFP National Championship Game. *The Bulldogs’ No. 2 AP ranking in 2017 was the team’s top AP ranking since week three of the 2008 season when Georgia was No. 2. *Went 6-0 in the division in 2017 and 2018 for the first time since the SEC split into divisions in 1992. *Seven 4th-quarter comebacks, including wins over #8 AU (‘16), #22 UNC in Atlanta (‘16), @ #24 Notre Dame (‘17), vs. #2 Oklahoma in 2018 Rose Bowl Game. *Led UGA to its first win over a ranked team in a season opener away from Sanford Stadium in school history.
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YEAR-BY-YEAR RESULTS IN THE SMART ERA 2016 (8-5, 4-4 SEC) Capts: Maurice Smith (Def.); Nick Chubb, Brandon Kublanow, Sony Michel (Off.)
9/3 33 N. Carolina 24.......................Atlanta* 9/10 26 Nicholls 24......................... Athens 9/17 28 Missouri 27.......... Columbia, MO* 9/24 14 Ole Miss 45................. Oxford, MS 10/1 31 Tennessee 34......................... Athens 10/9 28 S. Carolina 14.............. Columbia, SC 10/15 16 Vanderbilt 17......................... Athens 10/29 10 Florida 24.......... Jacksonville, FL 11/5 27 Kentucky 24.......... Lexington, KY* 11/12 13 Auburn 7......................... Athens 11/19 35 UL Lafayette 21......................... Athens 11/26 27 Ga. Tech 28......................... Athens AUTOZONE LIBERTY BOWL 12/30 31 TCU 23.............. Memphis, TN
2017 (13-2, 7-1 SEC) SEC CHAMPIONS Capts: Roquan Smith (Def.); Nick Chubb, Sony Michel, Isaiah Wynn (Off.) 9/2 31 App. State 10....................... Athens* 9/9 21 Notre Dame 19..........South Bend, IN* 9/16 42 Samford 14......................... Athens 9/23 31 Miss. State 3....................... Athens* 9/30 41 Tennessee 0............. Knoxville, TN 10/7 45 Vanderbilt 14.............. Nashville, TN 10/14 53 Missouri 14....................... Athens* 10/28 42 Florida 7 ......... Jacksonville, FL 11/4 24 S. Carolina 10......................... Athens 11/11 17 Auburn 40................. Auburn, AL 11/18 42 Kentucky 13......................... Athens 11/25 38 Georgia Tech 7.........................Atlanta SEC CHAMPIONSHIP GAME 12/2 28 Auburn 7.........................Atlanta ROSE BOWL GAME 1/1/18 54 Oklahoma (2OT) 48.............. Pasadena, CA CFP CHAMPIONSHIP GAME 1/8/18 23 Alabama (OT) 26.......................Atlanta*
2018 (11-3, 7-1 SEC)
SEC EASTERN CHAMPIONS
Capts: Jonathan Ledbetter (Def.); Jake Fromm (Off.), Lamont Gaillard, Elijah Holyfield
9/1 45 Austin Peay 0......................... Athens 9/8 41 S. Carolina 17.............. Columbia, SC 9/15 49 Mid. Tenn. 7......................... Athens 9/22 43 Missouri 29............ Columbia, MO 9/29 38 Tennessee 12......................... Athens 10/6 41 Vanderbilt 13....................... Athens* 10/13 16 LSU 36.........Baton Rouge, LA 10/27 36 Florida 17.......... Jacksonville, FL 11/3 34 Kentucky 17.............Lexington, KY 11/10 27 Auburn 10....................... Athens* 11/17 66 UMass 27......................... Athens 11/24 45 Ga. Tech 21......................... Athens SEC CHAMPIONSHIP GAME 12/1 28 Alabama 35.........................Atlanta ALLSTATE SUGAR BOWL 1/1 21 Texas 28.........New Orleans, LA*
2019 COACHING STAFF JAMES COLEY
Offensive Coord./ QBs
*FSU ’97 *4th Season at UGA *1st as OC *Former OC at FSU 2010-12 and Miami (Fla.) 2013-15
SCOTT FOUNTAIN
DAN LANNING
Fain & Billy Slaughter Defensive Coord./ OLBs
*William Jewell ’08 *2nd season at UGA *1st as DC *At Memphis 2016-17
CORTEZ HANKTON
Special Teams Coord.
Pass Game Coord./WRs
*Samford ’88 *2nd Season at UGA *At Auburn 2009-16
*Texas Southern ’02 *2nd season at UGA *Former NFL receiver *At Vandy 2015-17
TODD HARTLEY
MATT LUKE
Tight Ends
Assoc. Head Coach / OL
*Georgia ’08 *1st Season at UGA *At Miami (Fla.) 2016-18 *Student Assistant at UGA 2005-07
*Ole Miss ‘00 *1st Season at UGA *Head Coach at Ole Miss for three seasons
DELL McGEE
(2017 as interim, 2018-19 as Head Coach)
GLENN SCHUMANN
Run Game Coord./ RBs
Co-Defensive Coord. / ILBs
*Auburn ’01 *4th season at UGA *Former NFL DB *At Ga. Southern 2014-15
*Alabama ’11 *4th season at UGA *1st as Co-DC *At Alabama 2008-15
TRAY SCOTT
CHARLTON WARREN
Asst. Coach / Def. Line
Assistant Coach / DBs
*Arkansas Tech ’08 *3rd Season at UGA *At UNC 2015-16
*Air Force ’99 *1st season at UGA *At UF 2018, UT 2017
2019 (11-2, 7-1 SEC)
SEC EASTERN CHAMPIONS
Captains: Jake Fromm, J.R. Reed, D’Andre Swift, Andrew Thomas
8/31 30 Vanderbilt 6.............. Nashville, TN 9/7 63 Murray State 17......................... Athens 9/14 55 Arkansas State 0......................... Athens 9/21 23 #7 Notre Dame 17......................... Athens 10/5 43 Tennessee 14............. Knoxville, TN 10/12 17 S. Carolina (2OT) 20......................... Athens 10/19 21 Kentucky 0......................... Athens 11/2 24 #6 Florida 17.......... Jacksonville, FL 11/9 27 Missouri 0......................... Athens 11/16 21 #12 Auburn 14................. Auburn, AL 11/23 19 #24 Texas A&M 13......................... Athens 11/30 52 Georgia Tech 7.........................Atlanta SEC CHAMPIONSHIP GAME 12/7 10 #2 LSU 37.........................Atlanta ALLSTATE SUGAR BOWL 1/1 #7 Baylor .........New Orleans, LA
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Bulldogs Versus Top 10 Teams In the Smart Era
eorgia is 7-4 against top 10 teams in the Kirby Smart era, including 2-1 this year. Two of the games so far have G been on the road and seven have come at neutral sites, including two victories in Jacksonville the last two years. Nov. 12, 2016 NR Georgia d. #9 Auburn 13-7 in Athens Nov. 11, 2017 #10 Auburn d. #2 Georgia 40-17 in Auburn Dec. 2, 2017 #6 Georgia d. #4 Auburn 28-7 in Atlanta, SEC Championship Game Jan. 1, 2018 #3 Georgia d. #2 Oklahoma 54-48 {2OT} in Pasadena, CFP Semifinal - Rose Bowl Game Jan. 8, 2018 #4 Alabama d. #3 Georgia 26-23 {OT} in Atlanta, National Championship Game Oct. 27, 2018 #7 Georgia d. #9 Florida 36-17 in Jacksonville Nov. 3, 2018 #6 Georgia d. #9 Kentucky 34-17 in Lexington Dec. 1, 2018 #1 Alabama d. #4 Georgia 35-28 in Atlanta, SEC Championship Game Sept. 21, 2019 #3 Georgia d. #7 Notre Dame 23-17 in Athens Nov. 2, 2019 #8 Georgia d. #6 Florida 24-17 in Jacksonville Dec. 7, 2019 #2 LSU d. #4 Georgia 37-10 in Atlanta, SEC Championship Game 2019 Georgia Bulldogs Post-Season Bowl Guide
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Fromm Directs The Offense
* Jake Fromm is 34-7 as a starter, including 12-6 versus Top 25 teams. He has started an FBS-best 41 straight games for QBs. * The Warner Robins, Ga., native ranks in the top five in UGA history for TD passes (76-No. 2), passing yards (7,974-No. 4) and pass completions (601No. 4). * Has directed Georgia to three straight SEC Eastern Division titles, one SEC title and an appearance in the CFP National Championship Game. Fromm had three TD passes in a 21-14 win at #12 Auburn to clinch the 2019 SEC East crown. * Pushed his career record versus Florida to 3-0 by topping the #6 Gators 24-17 with a performance that included 20-for-30 for 279 yards and two scores. The team was 12-for-18 on third downs. * Currently he has a 60.3% completion percentage and has 2,610 passing yards and 22 touchdown tosses in 2019. * In his career, Fromm has led his team to three comeback wins when trailing at the half, including versus #7 Notre Dame in Athens this season and over #2 Oklahoma in the 2018 Rose Bowl Game/College Football Playoff Semifinal Game. * Currently, the No. 2 QB is RSo. Stetson Bennett, who is in his second stint with the Bulldogs after re-enrolling in UGA in January. Bennett was on the 2017 Bulldog team. This season, Bennett is 20-for-27 (74.1%) for 260 yards with two TDs and one pick.
Jake Fromm (UGA Career) 2017 Att Cmp TD Int Yds Sk Eff. *ASU 15 10 1 0 143 0 168.7 @ #24 ND (W) 29 16 1 1 141 2 100.5 SU (W) 13 8 3 0 165 0 244.3 #17 MSU (W) 12 9 2 0 201 0 270.7 @ UT (W) 15 7 1 1 84 2 102.4 @ VU (W) 11 7 2 0 102 1 201.5 MU (W) 26 18 2 1 326 1 192.2 vs. UF (W) 7 4 1 1 101 0 196.9 USC (W) 22 16 2 0 196 1 177.6 @ #10 Auburn (L) 28 13 1 0 184 4 113.4 UK (W) 14 9 1 1 123 1 147.4 @ GT (W) 16 12 2 0 224 0 233.8 SECCG #2 AU (W) 22 16 2 0 183 2 172.6 ROSE #2 OU (W) 29 20 2 0 210 2 152.6 CFP NC #4 UA (L) 32 16 1 2 232 4 108.7 2017 TOTAL 291 181 24 7 2,615 20 160.1 *Jacob Eason started the opener and was injured on the Bulldogs’ third series 2018 APSU (W) @ #24 USC (W) MTSU (W) @ MIZZOU (W) UT (W) VU (W) @ #13 LSU (L) vs. #9 ^UF (W) @ #9 UK (W) #24 AU (W) UMASS (W) GT (W) SECCG #1 BAMA (L) SUGAR #15 Texas (L) 2018 TOTAL
Att 16 18 12 23 22 23 34 24 20 20 5 16 39 34 306
Cmp 12 15 10 13 16 17 16 17 14 13 5 13 25 20 206
TD 2 1 3 3 0 3 1 3 1 2 1 4 3 3 30
Int Yds Sk 0 157 0 1 194 2 0 128 2 1 260 0 0 185 3 0 276 0 2 209 4 0 240 1 0 113 0 1 193 0 0 106 0 0 175 0 0 301 2 1 212 2 6 2,749 16
Eff. 198.7 181.1 255.4 185.8 143.3 217.8 96.6 196.1 134.0 169.1 344.1 255.6 154.3 134.4 171.2
2019 @ VU (W) MSU (W) ASU (W) #7 ND (W) @ UT (W) USC (L) UK (W) #6 UF (W) MU (W) #12 AU (W) #24 A&M (W) GT (W) SECCG #2 LSU (L) 2019 TOTAL
Att 23 11 22 26 29 51 12 30 29 28 23 29 42 355
Cmp 15 10 17 20 24 28 9 20 13 13 11 14 20 214
TD 1 1 3 1 2 1 0 2 2 3 1 4 1 22
Int 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 5
Eff. 136.5 247.7 228.8 150.0 188.9 98.2 99.5 166.8 117.7 114.8 121.7 167.4 86.2 139.7
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Pound The Rock * For the second straight year, junior D’Andre Swift has gone over a 1,000 yards for the season. He eclipsed the mark in the second quarter at #12 Auburn on a 26-yard run. Swift is the fifth Bulldog in history to have a pair of 1,000-yard seasons and the first since Nick Chubb did it three times (2014, ‘16-17). He has registered more than 100 yards five times this year (nine in his career) and ranks seventh in Bulldog history with 2,883 career rushing yards. * A 2019 Maxwell Award semifinalist, Swift has 1,216 yards on 195 carries (6.2 per carry) along with seven touchdowns. * Swift earned SEC Offensive Player of the Week honors after carrying the ball 21 times for 179 yards (8.5 avg.) in the win over UK. This was the highest output for Swift since he piled up a career-high 186 on 17 carries during the win over #24 Auburn last year. * Along with Swift, Georgia’s tailbacks who have shared the load include Sr. Brian Herrien, So. James Cook and RFr. Zamir White. Five different Bulldog tailbacks have scored this season. * Herrien shined versus #6 UF in the receiving game with career highs of four for 46 yards. He had a one-handed grab on third down that led to a field goal in the third quarter. Against #12 AU, Herrien had his second career TD catch (first of 2019) to put the Bulldogs up 14-0.
A Look At The Line
* Georgia’s starting offensive line, which is a 2019 Joe Moore Award semifinalist, averages 6 feet, 5 inches and 328.6 pounds, making it the biggest unit in Bulldog history. * Georgia is ranked fourth nationally giving up only 12 sacks. * The Bulldogs returned four of five starters, including All-American LT Andrew Thomas and Freshman All-American RT Isaiah Wilson and Cade Mays, who lined up at OG and OT last season and has continued that trend in 2019. The trio is also joined by junior guards Solomon Kindley and Ben Cleveland and sophomore C Trey Hill, who all had starts in 2018. * Thomas was recently named a Midseason All-American and an Outland Trophy semifinalist and is a two-time SEC Offensive Lineman of the Week this year. * Mays has now played every spot on the line in 2019, including C against Missouri after Hill went down with an ankle injury. * It’s worth noting that all of Georgia’s current offensive linemen have been coached throughout their careers by Sam Pittman, who accepted the head coaching job at Arkansas on Dec. 8, 2019. Within 48 hours, Pittman’s replacement had been hired in former Ole Miss head coach Matt Luke, who joined the Bulldogs’ staff immediately and will coach the linemen in preparation for the Allstate Sugar Bowl.
Next Man Up At Receiver * UGA’s top receivers are freshman George Pickens (37 rec., 552 yds., 7 TDs), graduate transfer Lawrence Cager (33 rec., 476 yds., 4 TDs), and junior Demetris Robertson (30 rec., 333 yds., 3 TDs). This position group has been dealing with injuries all year. Cager, who had been limited because of an injury since the win over #6 Florida, sustained an ankle injury during practice leading up to the Georgia Tech game. He is now is out for the year. * Freshman Dominick Blaylock (18 rec., 310 yds., 5 TDs) leads the group with a 17.2 per catch average. He had his first career 100-yard game in the win over Ark. State (4 rec., 112 yds., 1 TD) and caught his third career TD against the Gators. In the win over #12 AU, he started the scoring with a 51-yard touchdown catch. Blaylock and Kearis Jackson went down with injuries versus #2 LSU. * Pickens registered his team-leading sixth touchdown catch in the rout at Ga. Tech. However, he missed the first half of the SEC Championship Game after being ejected for an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty. In the second half versus #2 LSU, he led the team with four catches for 54 yards and a TD. * Senior Tyler Simmons had his first TD of the year in the blowout of Tech. He has 17 catches for 208 yards this season. * The Bulldogs also have a pair of veteran tight ends in senior Charlie Woerner and graduate transfer Eli Wolf (Tennessee). Wolf has 13 catches for 194 yards this season and one touchdown while Woerner has nine for 78 yards and a score. Woerner scored the first TD of his career in his last regular season game at GT.
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Linebacker Leaders
* Before the SEC Championship Game, Georgia was one of only two FBS teams (Clemson) to not allow more than 20 points in a game this year. Then, the No. 2 ranked LSU Tigers, who are second nationally in Scoring Offense (48.7), beat Georgia 37-10. * Still, Georgia is No. 2 nationally and the SEC leader in Scoring Defense at 12.5 points/game. In Rushing Defense (75.7 yds/g) Georgia is No. 3 nationally as the SEC leader. The Bulldogs are No. 4 nationally in Total Defense with an SEC-best 274.2 yds/g. * Fain & Billy Slaughter defensive coordinator/outside linebackers Dan Lanning has been named a Broyles Award finalist as one of the nationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s top assistant coaches. * The Bulldogs have allowed just 162 points in 2019 including only 84 during the SEC regular season. * The Bulldogs held #12 AU scoreless through the first three quarters. The Tigers ended up running 86 plays for the game, which is the most ever by an opponent in the Kirby Smart era. * UGA has allowed just one rushing touchdown. Georgia ranks eighth in the nation in Red Zone Defense. * The defense has posted 31 scoreless quarters, including shutouts against Arkansas State (55-0), Kentucky (21-0) and Missouri (27-0). The school record for fewest average points allowed in a 12+ game season is 14.5 in 2003. The fewest points allowed in a 12+ game season is 198 in 2004. * In its last 11 games, Georgia has surrendered just 68 points in the second half. The Bulldogs have outscored opponents in the second half 189-78, including 105-45 in the fourth quarter. * Georgia held #24 Texas A&M to minus-two yards rushing, the lowest by a Bulldog opponent since 2011 (UF had minus-19). The Aggies averaged 434.3 yards of total offense a game and managed 273 against Georgia. * Georgia held the #6 Gators to 21 yards rushing on 19 carries and just 278 total yards during a 24-17 win. UF came in averaging more than 400 yards/game on offense. * Georgia was trailing #7 Notre Dame 10-7 at the half (the touchdown allowed was on a five-play, 8-yard drive following a turnover) and held the Irish scoreless in the third quarter and just a touchdown in the final period in the 23-17 win.
* Led by veteran linebackers Tae Crowder and Monty Rice, the Bulldogs have welcomed in a younger contingent of RFr. Azeez Ojulari, JUCO transfer Jermaine Johnson and true freshmen Nolan Smith and Nakobe Dean along with sophomore Quay Walker. * Rice is the team leader with 84 tackles and had a 10-tackle performance during the win at #12 AU. Crowder, a 2019 Butkus Award semifinalist, is third on the team with 58 stops. * Ojulari has a team leading 4.5 sacks for the year and is second on the squad with five tackles for loss. He became the first freshman captain in the Kirby Smart era at Tennessee and responded with a pair of sacks. * Crowder led Georgia with nine stops, including a TFL, against #7 Notre Dame. At UT, Crowder scooped up a fumble following a sack by Eric Stokes and returned it 60 yards for a touchdown.
Up Front * The personnel up front this season includes primarily Jordan Davis, Michael Barnett, Tyler Clark, Malik Herring and Devonte Wyatt. * Georgia held #7 Notre Dame (46), #6 Florida (21) and #24 Texas A&M (minus-2) to a combined total of 65 yards rushing. * Clark leads the unit with 26 stops, including a team-leading 8.0 tackles for loss of 34 yards. Freshman Travon Walker extinguished #12 AUâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s last hope with a sack in the fourth quarter.
Reed Leading Defensive Backfield
* Graduate J.R. Reed and Jr. Richard LeCounte are starting at the safety spots along with RSo. Eric Stokes and Jr. DJ Daniel on the corners. Jr. Mark Webb, RFr. Divaad Wilson and So. Tyson Campbell also have a combined 12 starts in the backfield. * LeCounte is second on the team with 59 tackles while Reed, a 2019 Bronko Nagurski Trophy & Jim Thorpe Award finalist, is fourth with 54 stops. They had six stops apiece versus #2 LSU. * LeCounte, who leads the SEC with three recovered fumbles and has two fumble recoveries, had his second pick of the year and third of his career against Missouri. He returned it 71 yards. * Campbell jumped on a fumbled punt late in the fourth quarter at Georgia Tech for a touchdown. With Campbell out against #7 Notre Dame and Stokes leaving in the first series with a knee injury, Georgia leaned on Wilson and Daniel. Wilson had his first career pick and an 11-yard return. Daniel finished with five stops, including a TFL, and had the final pass breakup at the 7-yard line on fourth down with 0:48 left. * Freshmen Tyrique Stevenson had four tackles in his first career start versus #2 LSU while freshman Lewis Cine had a career-high six stops in the SEC Championship Game.
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Rodrigo Owns The Record * 2019 Lou Groza Award CarEer HighS winner Rodrigo Blankenship owns the Bulldog record for For blankenship Career Points with 432 and that is second in SEC history. Points: 17 (MZ17; 4FG, 5PAT) He set the mark in the 19-13 PATs: 9 (x2/MSU19); FG Att: 5 (2x) win over No. 24 Texas A&M FG Made: 4 (4x, last A&M19) as he tallied 13 points in the FG Long: 55 (OU18); KO: 10 (MU17) victory. He has 119 points this year. His 9.2 pts/game is second in the SEC. He is 25-for-31 on FGs and 44-for-44 on PATs. * Made three 50-yarders this year (@ VU, @ UT, SC). * Named the SEC Special Teams Player of the Week six times in 2019 (@ VU, #7 ND, @ UT, vs. #6 UF, MU, #24 A&M). * Finalist of the 2019 William V. Campbell Trophy for academic success, football performance and leadership. * Connected on a school record and SEC-record tying 198 consecutive PATs (Daniel Carlson, AU, 2014-17 made 198 PATs; NCAA record: 233 by Alex Trlica, Texas Tech, 2004-07) * School record holder with 229 career touchbacks in 55 games (229 out of 324 kickoffs = 71%). This season, he has 60 touchbacks out of 79 kickoffs (76%). Set school single season record for touchbacks in 2018 with 82 out of 96 kickoffs (85%). * Set a Rose Bowl Game record by drilling a career-long 55-yard field goal during the 2OT win over #2 Oklahoma. His performance included a 38yard FG in overtime. In the 2018 National Championship Game, he drilled a 51 yarder in overtime to give Georgia a 23-20 lead over #4 Alabama.
Blankenship Kicking Stats
Year PAT FG LG TP 2016 26-26 14-18 49 68 2017 63-63 20-23 55 123 2018 65-65 19-23 53 122 2019 44-44 25-31 50 119 Total 198-198 ^78-95 55 *432 *UGA all-time leading scorer; ^FBS active career leader Field Goal Breakdown Year <20 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+ 2016 (14-18) 0-0 7-7 3-4 4-6 0-1 2017 (20-23) 0-0 8-8 6-6 4-7 2-2 2018 (19-23) 2-2 7-7 2-4 7-9 1-1 2019 (25-31) 1-1 4-4 9-10 8-11 3-9 Total (78-95) 3-3 26-26 20-24 23-33 6-8
Camarda, Nixon, Walker Round Out Specialists * Sophomore P Jake Camarda has averaged 47.4 yards/punt, which ranks fourth in the SEC. Overall, he has punted 54 times, including a career-long of 67 yards at Auburn and 66-yarders versus LSU during the SEC Championship Game and South Carolina. The Bulldogs are using two snappers. Graduate transfer Steven Nixon (punts) and RFr. Payne Walker (FGs/PATs) are sharing duties during their first year of action.
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Starting Streaks OFFENSE
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Dominick Blaylock, WR 3 n/a n/a n/a n/a 3 Trey Blount, WR - - 1 n/a n/a 1 Lawrence Cager, WR 6 ^12 ^5 RS ^1 24 Ben Cleveland, OG 7 4 5 RS n/a 16 3 James Cook, TB 3 - n/a n/a n/a 3 John FitzPatrick, TE 1 RS n/a n/a n/a 1 Jake Fromm, QB 13 14 14 n/a n/a 41 41 Brian Herrien, TB 2 - - - n/a 2 1 Trey Hill, C/RG 13 4 n/a n/a n/a 17 17 Kearis Jackson, WR 7 4 n/a n/a n/a 11 6 Solomon Kindley, OG 10 14 7 RS n/a 31 6 Matt Landers, WR 1 - RS n/a n/a 1 Cade Mays, OL 10 7 n/a n/a n/a 17 George Pickens, WR 1 n/a n/a n/a n/a 1 Demetris Robertson, WR 4 - !2 !11 n/a 17 Jamaree Salyer, OT 1 - n/a n/a n/a 1 Justin Shaffer, OG 2 - - n/a n/a 2 Tyler Simmons, WR 11 6 - - n/a 17 3 D’Andre Swift, TB 11 5 1 n/a n/a 17 Andrew Thomas, OT 13 13 15 n/a n/a 41 24 Charlie Woerner, TE 13 2 1 2 n/a 18 13 Isaiah Wilson, RT 10 14 RS n/a n/a 24 9 *Eli Wolf, TE 1 7 1 0 n/a 9 1 ^Cager was at Miami from 2015-18, redshirting in 2016; !Robertson was at Cal from 2016-17; *Wolf was at Tennessee from 2016-18
OFFENSE
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Michael Barnett, DL 5 1 0 0 n/a 6 3 Tyson Campbell, DB 3 11 n/a n/a n/a 14 Lewis Cine, S 1 n/a n/a n/a n/a 1 1 Tyler Clark, DL 13 10 12 0 n/a 35 14 Tae Crowder, ILB 12 5 - - n/a 17 DJ Daniel, DB 10 n/a n/a n/a n/a 10 10 Jordan Davis, DL 8 4 n/a n/a n/a 12 - Walter Grant, OLB 3 8 0 n/a n/a 11 Malik Herring, DT 8 1 0 n/a n/a 9 1 Jermaine Johnson, OLB 1 n/a n/a n/a n/a 1 Richard LeCounte, DB 13 13 1 n/a n/a 27 17 David Marshall, DE 5 - 3 4 n/a 12 Tyrique McGhee, DB - 7 2 0 n/a 9 Azeez Ojulari, OLB 12 - n/a n/a n/a 12 William Poole, DB - 1 0 n/a n/a 1 *J.R. Reed, DB 13 14 15 RS *0 42 42 Otis Reese, DB - 1 n/a n/a n/a 1 Monty Rice, ILB 13 5 2 n/a n/a 20 13 Julian Rochester, DL - 12 1 6 n/a 19 Tyrique Stevenson, DB 1 n/a n/a n/a n/a 1 1 Eric Stokes, DB 12 3 RS n/a n/a 15 16 Mark Webb, DB 8 1 0 n/a n/a 9 1 Divaad Wilson, DB 2 RS n/a n/a n/a 2 Note: Italicized players have finished their Georgia careers. RS=Redshirted; n/a=not at UGA yet; inj=injured; *Reed played at Tulsa in 2015
The Bulldogs have had 17 first-time starters this season.
@ Vanderbilt: 4 (Azeez Ojulari, Kearis Jackson, John FitzPatrick,
Brian Herrien)
Murray State: 4 (Jamaree Salyer, Matt Landers, James Cook,
Jermaine Johnson)
Arkansas State: 1 (Lawrence Cager) #7 Notre Dame: 3 (Demetris Robertson, DJ Daniel, Divaad Wilson) @ Tennessee: 1 (Justin Shaffer) Kentucky: 1 (George Pickens) vs. #6 Florida: 1 (Dominick Blaylock) SECCG vs. #2 LSU: 2 (Lewis Cine, Tyrique Stevenson)
The True Freshman Experience
During the opener, six true freshmen played for the Bulldogs. In the home opener, another 13 true freshmen got their first snaps versus Murray State.
Bulldog Captains In 2019
@ Vanderbilt: Solomon Kindley, Jake Fromm, J.R. Reed Murray State: Andrew Thomas, Charlie Woerner, Monty Rice Arkansas State: Michael Barnett, Tyler Simmons, Walter Grant #7 Notre Dame: Fromm, Reed, D’Andre Swift @ Tennessee: Azeez Ojulari, Tyrique McGhee, Thomas South Carolina: Lawrence Cager, Brian Herrien, Reed Kentucky: Swift, Fromm, Rice vs. #6 Florida: Swift, Fromm, Reed Missouri: Kindley, Swift, Tae Crowder @ #13 Auburn: Swift, Fromm, Reed #24 Texas A&M: Swift, Kindley, Reed @Georgia Tech: Barnett, Swift, Thomas SECCG vs. #2 LSU: Swift, Fromm, Reed
Assistant Coaches *James Coley, 4th season................................................. Offensive Coord./Quarterbacks Dan Lanning, 2nd season..................................... Defensive Coord./Outside Linebackers Scott Fountain, 2nd season............................................................. Special Teams Coord. Cortez Hankton, 2nd season.......................................Pass Game Coord./Wide Receivers Matt Luke, 1st season........................................... Associate Head Coach/Offensive Line Dell McGee, 4th season...............................................Run Game Coord./Running Backs *Glenn Schumann, 4th season.......................................Co-Defensive Coord./Inside LBs Tray Scott, 3rd season................................................................................ Defensive Line *Todd Hartley, 1st season................................................................................. Tight Ends Charlton Warren, 1st season...............................................................................Secondary Scott Sinclair, 4th season......................................... Director of Strength & Conditioning *in coaching box during games
Game-by-Game Starters In 2019 Game WR LT LG C RG RT TE @ VU (W) Simmons Thomas Kindley Hill Mays Wilson Woerner MSU (W) Simmons Thomas Kindley Hill Mays Salyer Woerner ASU (W) Simmons Thomas Kindley Hill Cleveland Mays Woerner #7 ND (W) Simmons Thomas Kindley Hill Cleveland Mays Woerner @ UT (W) Simmons Thomas Shaffer Hill Mays Wilson Woerner USC (L) Simmons Thomas Shaffer Hill Cleveland Wilson Woerner UK (W) Simmons Thomas Cleveland Hill Mays Wilson Woerner vs. #6 &UF (W) Simmons Thomas Kindley Hill Mays Wilson Woerner MIZZOU (W) Jackson Thomas Kindley Hill Mays Wilson Woerner @ #12 AU (W) Jackson Thomas Kindley Hill Mays Wilson Woerner #24 A&M (W) Jackson Thomas Kindley Hill Cleveland Wilson Woerner @ GT (W) Jackson Thomas Kindley Hill Cleveland Wilson Woerner #2 ^LSU (L) Jackson Thomas Kindley Hill Cleveland Wilson Woerner Consecutive 6 24 6 17 3 9 13 Career 11 41 31 17 16 24 18 Game DE DT JACK MLB WLB SLB CB @ VU (W) Marshall Clark Ojulari Crowder Rice Webb (DB) Campbell MSU (W) Marshall Clark Ojulari Crowder Rice Webb (DB) Campbell ASU (W) Herring Clark Ojulari Crowder Rice Webb (DB) Campbell #7 ND (W) Herring Clark Ojulari Crowder Rice Wilson (DB) Daniel @ UT (W) Marshall Clark Ojulari Crowder Rice Grant Daniel USC (L) Herring Clark Ojulari Crowder Rice Webb (DB) Daniel UK (W) Herring Clark Ojulari Crowder Rice Wilson (DB) Daniel vs. #6 &UF (W) Herring Clark Ojulari Crowder Rice Webb (DB) Daniel MIZZOU (W) Herring Clark Ojulari Crowder Rice Webb (DB) Daniel @ #12 AU (W) Marshall Clark Ojulari Crowder Rice Grant Daniel #24 A&M (W) Herring Clark Ojulari Crowder Rice Webb (DB) Daniel @ GT (W) Marshall Clark Ojulari Crowder Rice Grant Daniel #2 LSU Herring Clark Stevenson (CB) Cine (CB) Rice Webb (DB) Daniel Consecutive 1 14 1 1 13 1 10 Career 9 35 1 1 20 9 10
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WR Jackson Landers Cager Cager Cager Cager Pickens Blaylock Cager Cager Simmons Simmons Simmons 3 17
QB Fromm Fromm Fromm Fromm Fromm Fromm Fromm Fromm Fromm Fromm Fromm Fromm Fromm 41 41
TB Multiple Herrien FitzPatrick (TE) Swift Cook (TB) Swift Cook (TB) Swift Robertson (WR) Swift Cook (WR) Swift Mays (TE) Swift Robertson (WR) Swift Robertson (WR) Swift Robertson (WR) Swift Robertson (WR) Swift Blaylock (WR) Swift Blaylock (WR) Herrien Wolf (TE) 1 1 2 xx
CB CB CB Multiple Reed LeCounte Stokes Davis (N) Reed LeCounte Johnson (OLB) Davis (N) Reed LeCounte Stokes Davis (N) Reed LeCounte Stokes Davis (N) Reed LeCounte Stokes Davis (N) Reed LeCounte Stokes Barnett (N) Reed LeCounte Stokes Barnett (N) Reed LeCounte Stokes Davis (N) Reed LeCounte Stokes Davis (N) Reed LeCounte Stokes Davis (N) Reed LeCounte Stokes Barnett (N) Reed LeCounte Stokes Barnett (N) Reed LeCounte Stokes Barnett (N) 42 17 11 3 42 27 15 6
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scoring drives 44 TDs by the Offense, 3 by the Defense TD DRIVES TD TD Play Drive 0-10 yards: 26.....................................0 11-20 yards: 8......................................0 21-30 yards: 2......................................1 31-40 yards: 2......................................4 41-50 yards: 2......................................2 51-60 yards: 3......................................6 61-70 yards: 1......................................7 71-80 yards: 0....................................12 81-90 yards: 0......................................9 91-99 yards: 0......................................3 Average: 15.2 yds.................... 68.9 yds. Shortest: 1 yd.......................... 30 yds. (5x).......................... (MSU) Longest: 62 yds........................ 98 yds. (AS).............................(AS) NUMBER OF PLAYS ON TD SCORING DRIVES 1: ...........................................................2 2: ...........................................................0 3: ...........................................................5 4: ...........................................................3 5: ...........................................................3 6: ...........................................................6 7: ...........................................................8 8: ...........................................................3 9: ...........................................................2 10: ...........................................................3 11: ...........................................................1 12: ...........................................................4 13: ...........................................................4 Avg:..............................................7.3 plays Fewest: 1 (2x) 39 yds. in 0:11 vs. UK; 41 yds. in 0:07 @ GT Most: 13 (4x) (75 yds. in 8:12 vs. #7 ND) (96 yds. in 4:38 vs. SC) (92 yds. in 8:18 vs. UK) (75 yds. in 4:04 vs. #2 LSU) TD DRIVE POSS. TIMES 0:00-0:30................................................. 2 0:31-1:00................................................. 4 1:01-2:00................................................. 8 2:01-3:00............................................... 10 3:01-4:00................................................. 5 4:01-5:00................................................. 4 5:01-6:00................................................. 4 6:01-7:00................................................. 5 7:01-8:00................................................. 0 8:01-9:00................................................. 2 Average: 3:30 Quickest: 0:07 (1 play, 41 yards @ GT) Longest: *8:18 (13 plays, 92 yards vs. UK) *third-longest TD drive by time in school history & longest since a record 8:45 drive (19 plays, 87 yds.) against Tennessee in 1998
Did You Know?
The Bulldogs lead the nation with 289 consecutive PATs dating back to 2014.
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Inside the Red Zone
Inside 20 TD% Score%
TD (Rush/Pass)
FG
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51 times
67%
94%
34 (17-R, 17-P)
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44%
72%
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7
7 (4 D, 2 MFG, TO)
*No Points due to: BFG=Blocked FG; MFG=Missed FG; TO=Turnover; D=Downs; C=Clock Expired (took a knee); P=Punt.
Georgia’s Red Zone Offense
Vanderbilt: 5-for-6 (3 TDs, 2 FG, TO) Murray State: 7-for-7 (7 TDs) Arkansas State: 4-for-4 (3 TDs, FG) #7 Notre Dame: 3-for-3 (2 TDs, FG) @ Tennessee: 6-for-6 (4 TDs, 2 FGs) South Carolina: 2-for-2 (2 TDs) Kentucky: 2-for-2 (2 TDs) vs. #6 Florida: 4-for-4 (1TD, 3 FGs) Missouri: 4-for-4 (1 TD, 3 FGs) @ #13 Auburn: 2-for-2 (2 TDs) #24 Texas A&M: 3-for-3 (1 TD, 2 FGs) @ Ga. Tech: 5-for-6 (5 TDs, 1 TO) SECCG vs. #2 LSU: 1-for-2 (TD, MFG)
points off turnovers * Georgia is even in turnover margin this year. The Bulldogs have scored 43 points off 13 turnovers. Opponents have scored 35 points off 13 Georgia miscues. @ VU (W, 30-6): UGA got 3 points off 1 turnover; VU got no points off 1 turnover. MS (W, 63-17): UGA got 7 points off 2 turnovers; MS got 7 points off 2 turnovers. AS (W, 55-0): UGA got no points off 1 turnover; AS did not create any turnovers. #7 ND (W,23-17): UGA got 6 points off 2 turnovers; #7 ND got 7 points off 1 turnover. @ UT (W, 43-14): UGA got 7 points off 1 turnover; UT did not create any turnovers. USC (L, 20-17 2OT): UGA did not create any turnovers; USC got 7 points off 4 turnovers. UK (W, 21-0): UGA got 7 points off 1 turnover; UK did not create any turnovers. vs. #6 UF (W, 24-17): No turnovers by either team. MU (W, 27-0): UGA got 3 points off 1 turnover; MU did not create any turnovers. @ #13 AU (W, 21-14): UGA got no points off 1 turnover; AU did not create any turnovers. #24 A&M (W, 19-13): UGA got 3 points off 1 turnover; A&M did not create any turnovers. @ GT (W, 52-7): UGA got 7 points off 1 turnover; GT got 7 points off 3 turnovers. SECCG vs. #2 LSU (L, 37-10): UGA did not create any turnovers; LSU got 7 points off 2 turnovers.
big plays *UGA has 45 plays that have covered 25 yards or more while opponents have had 20.
GAME 1: #3 Georgia @ Vanderbilt UGA: 4 plays; Longest: 38-yd. pass (Jake Fromm to Lawrence Cager) VU: *No plays; 1st time since 2018 opener vs. Austin Peay 2019 Georgia Bulldogs Post-Season Bowl Guide
Opponent’s Red Zone Offense Vanderbilt: 1-for-2 (FG, D) Murray State: 1-for-1 (FG) Arkansas State: 0-for-1 (INT) #7 Notre Dame: 3-for-3 (2 TDs, FG) @ Tennessee: 1-for-2 (TD, D) South Carolina: 1-for-2 (MFG, FG) Kentucky: 0-for-1 (D) vs. #6 Florida: 1-for-1 (TD) Missouri: 0-for-1 (D) @ #13 Auburn: 2-for-2 (2 TDs) #24 Texas A&M: 3-for-3 (1 TD, 2 FGs) @ Ga. Tech: 1-for-2 (TD, MFG) SECCG vs. #2 LSU: 4-for-4 (3 TDs, FG)
GAME 2: #3 Georgia vs. Murray State UGA: 6 plays; Longest: 43-yd. pass (Fromm to George Pickens) MS: 4 plays; Longest: 60-yard TD pass (Preston Rice to DaQuon Green) GAME 3: #3 Georgia vs. Arkansas State UGA: 7 plays; Longest: 62-yd. TD run (Kenny McIntosh) AS: 1 play; 45-yard pass (Layne Hatcher to Jonathan Adams) GAME 4: #3 Georgia vs. #7 Notre Dame UGA: 1 play; Longest: 36-yd. pass (Fromm to Cager) #7 ND: 3 plays; Longest: (2x) 28-yard pass (Ian Book to Cole Kmet) GAME 5: #3 Georgia @ Tennessee UGA: 6 plays; Longest: 60-yd. fumble ret. for TD (Tae Crowder) UT: 2 plays; Longest: 73-yard TD pass (Brian Maurer to Marquez Callaway) GAME 6: #3 Georgia vs. South Carolina UGA: 1 play; Longest: 33-yd. pass (Fromm to George Pickens) USC: 2 plays; Longest: 56-yd. INT ret. for TD (Israel Mukuamu) GAME 7: #10 Georgia vs. Kentucky UGA: 1 play; Longest; 39-yd. TD run (D’Andre Swift) UK: 1 play; Longest: 58-yd. KOR (Zach Johnson) GAME 8: #8 Georgia vs. #6 Florida UGA: 4 plays; Longest; 52-yd. TD pass (Fromm to Cager) UF: 2 plays; Longest: 29-yd. pass (Kyle Trask to Kyle Pitts) GAME 9: #6 Georgia vs. Missouri UGA: 4 plays; Longest; 71-yd. INT ret (Richard LeCounte) MU: No plays GAME 10: #5 Georgia @ #13 Auburn UGA: 2 plays; Longest: 51-yd TD pass (Fromm to Dominick Blaylock) AU: 2 plays; Longest: 28-yd pass (Bo Nix to Seth Williams) GAME 11: #4 Georgia @ #24 Texas A&M UGA: 3 plays; Longest: 41-yd KOR (Brian Herrien) A&M: No plays GAME 12: #4 Georgia @ Ga. Tech UGA: 6 plays; Longest: 47-yd pass (Fromm to Eli Wolf) A&M: 1 play; Longest: 25-yd KOR (Juanyeh Thomas) GAME 13: SECCG - #4 Georgia vs. #2 LSU UGA: No plays LSU: 2 plays; Longest: 72-yd pass (Joe Burrow to Justin Jefferson)
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Georgia Football BULLDOG RECORD BOOK WATCH MOST RUSHING YARDS - CAREER: 1. 5,259 - Herschel Walker, 1980-82 (SEC Rec.) 2. 4,769 - Nick Chubb, 2014-17 3. 3,638 - Sony Michel, 2014-17 4. 3,285 - Todd Gurley, 2012-14 5. 3,232 - Garrison Hearst, 1990-92 / 6. 3,017 - Lars Tate, 1984-87 7. 2,883 - D’Andre Swift, 2017-curr. AVERAGE GAIN PER RUSH - CAREER: 1. 6.44 - Todd Gurley, 2012-14 (510 x 3,285) 2. 6.42 - Charley Trippi, 1942, 45-46* (*incomplete due to war) 3. 6.37 - Glynn Harrison, 1972-75 4. 6.29 - Nick Chubb, 2014-17 5. 6.23 - Elijah Holyfield, 2016-18 Currently 6.57 - D’Andre Swift, 2017(439 for 2,883) MOST PASS ATTEMPTS - CAREER: 1. 1,478 - Aaron Murray, 2010-13 2. 1,440 - David Geene, 2001-04 3. 1,402 - Eric Zeier, 1991-94 4. 987 - Matthew Stafford, 2006-08 5. 952 – Jake Fromm, 2017-curr. MOST PASS COMPLETIONS - CAREER: 1. 921 - Aaron Murray, 2010-13 (SEC Rec.) 2. 849 - David Greene, 2001-04 3. 838 - Eric Zeier, 1991-94 4. 601 – Jake Fromm, 2017-curr. MOST PASSING YARDS - CAREER: 1. 13,166 - Aaron Murray, 2010-13 (SEC Rec.) 2. 11,528 - David Greene, 2001-04 3. 11,153 - Eric Zeier, 1991-94 4. 7,974 – Jake Fromm, 2017-curr. MOST TOUCHDOWN PASSES - CAREER: 1. 121 - Aaron Murray, 2010-13 (SEC Rec.) 2. 76 – Jake Fromm, 2017-curr. TOTAL OFFENSE - CAREER: 1. 13,562 - Aaron Murray, 2010-13 (SEC Rec.) 2. 11,270 - David Greene, 2001-04 3. 10,841 - Eric Zeier, 1991-94 4. 7,976 – Jake Fromm, 2017-curr. MOST POINTS SCORED - CAREER: 1. ^432 – Rodrigo Blankenship, 2016-curr. ^2nd in SEC history (Daniel Carlson-AU PK, 480, 2014-17)
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2019 Honors & Awards
LT Andrew Thomas - SEC Offensive Lineman of the Week (9/2; 11/4); Sporting News/ CBS Sports/Athlon/ESPN.com/AP Midseason All-American; Outland Trophy Player of the Month (Oct.) PK Rodrigo Blankenship - SEC Special Teams Player of the Week (9/2; 9/23; 10/7; 11/4; 11/11; 11/25); Lou Groza Award “Star of the Week” (9/23; 11/11); CBS Sports/Athlon Midseason All-American; CoSIDA Academic All-District TB Prather Hudson - Joel Eaves Award winner (highest GPA of any male Bulldog student-athlete starting his senior year academically); CoSIDA Academic All-District QB Jake Fromm - Allstate AFCA Good Works Team; Manning Award “Star of the Week” (10/7; 11/4); Davey O’Brien Award “Great 8” (11/4); CoSIDA Academic All-District TB D’Andre Swift - SEC Offensive Player of the Week (10/21) OL - Joe Moore Award Midseason Honor Roll WR George Pickens - FWAA Midseason Freshman All-American OLB Azeez Ojulari - FWAA Midseason Freshman All-American RG Ben Cleveland - SEC Offensive Lineman of the Week (11/11) ILB Monty Rice - SEC Defensive Player of the Week P Jake Camarda - SEC Special Teams Player of The Week National Award Watch Lists Manning Award - QB Jake Fromm Rimington Trophy - C Trey Hill National Award Semifinalists Maxwell Award - TB D’Andre Swift Bednarik Award - S J.R. Reed Butkus Award - ILB Tae Crowder Wuerffel Trophy - PK Rodrigo Blankenship Davey O’Brien Award/Jason Witten Collegiate Man of the Year - QB Jake Fromm Joe Moore Award - OL Outland Trophy - LT Andrew Thomas George Munger Award - Kirby Smart Walter Camp Player of the Year TB D’Andre Swift
MOST PATS MADE - CAREER: 1. 215 - Marshall Morgan, 2012-15(SEC Rec.) 2. *198 – Rodrigo Blankenship, 2016-curr.
National Award Finalist William V. Campbell Trophy/Burlsworth Trophy/Lou Groza Award - PK Rodrigo Blankenship Bronko Nagurski Trophy/Jim Thorpe Award S J.R. Reed Broyles Award - DC/OLBs Dan Lanning
PATS ATTEMPTED - CAREER: 1. 220 - Marshall Morgan, 2012-15(SEC Rec.) 2. 198 – Rodrigo Blankenship, 2016-curr.
SEC/National Award Winner NFF Scholar Athlete Award/SEC Scholar-Athlete of the Year - PK Rodrigo Blankenship SEC Community Service Team - QB Jake Fromm SEC Jacobs Blocking Trophy - OT Andrew Thomas
*Blankenship owns the UGA record for consecutive PATs & is tied for the SEC consecutive PAT record at 198 (Daniel Carlson, Auburn, 2014-17).
FIELD GOALS MADE - CAREER: 1. 87 - Billy Bennett, 2000-03 2. 78 – Rodrigo Blankenship, 2016-curr. FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED - CAREER: 1. 110 - Billy Bennett, 2000-03 2. 103 - Blair Walsh, 2008-11 3. 98 - Kevin Butler, 1981-84 4. 95 – Rodrigo Blankenship, 2016-curr.
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Current Bulldog Graduates WR Lawrence Cager (Miami-Business Management) TE Eli Wolf (Tennessee-Business Marketing) DB J.R. Reed (UGA-Communication Studies) QB Jes Sutherland (Samford-Business Management/Marketing) LS Steven Nixon (Mercer-Business Management) DT Michael Barnett (UGA-Communication Studies) PK Rodrigo Blankenship (UGA-Journalism)
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BULLDOGS IN THE NFL
The Bulldogs had 35 players on opening day NFL rosters. Georgia has had four First Round draft picks in the Kirby Smart era (Roquan Smith, Chicago Bears, 2018; Sony Michel & Isaiah Wynn, New England Patriots, 2018; Deandre Baker, New York Giants, 2019). Eight former Bulldogs on NFL opening day rosters are team captains, including a trio on the Benglas. Arizona Cardinals Lamont Gaillard, OL - 1st season Buffalo Bills Isaiah McKenzie, WR - 3rd season Carolina Panthers Elijah Holyfield, RB ** - 1st season Chicago Bears Leonard Floyd, LB - 4th season Riley Ridley, WR - 1st season Roquan Smith, LB - 2nd season Javon Wims, WR - 2nd season Cincinnati Bengals Geno Atkins, DL - 10th season, C Cordy Glenn, OL - 8th season A.J. Green, WR - 9th season, C Shawn Williams, DB - 7th season, C Davin Bellamy, OLB ** - 2nd season Cleveland Browns Nick Chubb, RB - 2nd season Detroit Lions John Atkins, DL - 1st season Isaac Nauta, TE - 1st season Matthew Stafford, QB - 11th season, C Indianapolis Colts Justin Houston, LB - 9th season Jacksonville Jaguars Chris Conley, WR - 5th season Abry Jones, DL - 7th season Terry Godwin, WR ** - 1st season Kansas City Chiefs Mecole Hardman, WR - 1st season Los Angeles Chargers Thomas Davis, LB - 15th season, C Los Angeles Rams Todd Gurley, RB - 5th season Natrez Patrick, LB - 1st season Miami Dolphins John Jenkins, DT - 7th season Reshad Jones, DB ** - 10th season Jonathan Ledbetter, DL * - 1st season New England Patriots David Andrews, C * - 5th season, C Sony Michel, RB - 2nd season Ben Watson - 16th season Isaiah Wynn, OL - 2nd season New York Giants Deandre Baker, DB - 1st season Lorenzo Carter, LB - 2nd season Alec Ogletree, LB - 7th season, C New York Jets Jordan Jenkins, LB - 4th season Tennessee Titans Ben Jones, OL - 8th season, C D’Andre Walker, LB * - 1st season Washington Redskins Maurice Smith, S ** - 3rd season C- team captain * Injured Reserve ** Practice Squad
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team & individual statistics
OVERALL: 11-2 (HOME: 6-1; ROAD: 4-0; NEUTRAL: 1-1) SEC: 7-1 (HOME: 3-1; ROAD: 3-0; NEUTRAL: 1-0)
Date Rank Opponent (CFP/AP/USA) TV W-L Score Att. Top Rusher 8/31 3/3 *at Vanderbilt ESPN W 30-6 40,350 Swift (16-147) 9/7 3/3 Murray State ESPN2 W 63-17 92,746 White (8-72) 9/14 3/3 Arkansas State ESPN2 W 55-0 92,746 Swift (9-76) 9/21 3/3 7/7 Notre Dame CBS W 23-17 93,246 Swift (18-98) 10/5 3/3 *at Tennessee ESPN W 43-14 92,709 Herrien (11-88) 10/12 3/3 *South Carolina ESPN L (2OT) 17-20 92,746 Swift (23-113) 10/19 10/10 *Kentucky ESPN W 21-0 92,746 Swift (21-179) 11/2 8/7 *vs. 6/6 Florida CBS W 24-17 84,789 Swift (25-86) 11/9 6/6/6 *Missouri ESPN W 27-0 92,746 Swift (12-83) 11/16 4/5/5 *at 12/13/13 Auburn CBS W 21-14 87,451 Swift (17-106) 11/23 4/4/4 *24/24 Texas A&M CBS W 19-13 92,746 Swift (19-103) 11/30 4/4/4 at Ga. Tech ABC W 52-7 55,000 Swift (10-73) 12/7 4/4/4 &vs. 2/1/1 LSU CBS L 10-37 74,150 Herrien (8-24) 1/1 5/5/5 #7/8/8 Baylor ESPN xIf two rankings listed, it’s AP/USA Today; If three rankings listed, it’s CFP/AP/USA Today ◊ ALL TIMES EASTERN ◊ *-SEC Games
◊ Florida game in Jacksonville ◊ &-SEC Championship (Atlanta) ◊ #-Allstate Sugar Bowl (New Orleans)
TEAM STATISTICS
RUSHING
GP-GS Att Gain Loss Net Avg TD Long Avg/G
PASSING
GP-GS Effic Cmp-Att-Int Pct Yds TD Long Avg/G
RECEIVING
GP-GS No. Yds Avg TD Long Avg/G
GA OPP
SCORING...............................................................405 162 Points Per Game.................................................. 31.2 12.5 Points Off Turnovers...............................................43 35 FIRST DOWNS.......................................................276 201 Rushing................................................................. 119 65 Passing.................................................................134 115 Penalty....................................................................23 21 RUSHING YARDAGE...........................................2461 984 Yards gained rushing..........................................2675 1308 Yards lost rushing................................................. 214 324 Rushing Attempts.................................................485 371 Average Per Rush.................................................. 5.1 2.7 Average Per Game............................................189.3 75.7 TDs Rushing...........................................................20 1 PASSING YARDAGE...........................................2872 2581 Comp-Att-Int............................................. 235-385-6 257-451-6 Average Per Pass.................................................. 7.5 5.7 Average Per Catch...............................................12.2 10.0 Average Per Game............................................220.9 198.5 TDs Passing............................................................24 15 TOTAL OFFENSE................................................5333 3565 Total Plays.............................................................870 822 Average Per Play................................................... 6.1 4.3 Average Per Game............................................ 410.2 274.2 KICK RETURNS: #-Yards................................13-244 13-239 KICK RETURN AVERAGE...................................18.8 18.4 PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards.............................. 24-273 10-80 PUNT RETURN AVERAGE.................................. 11.4 8.0 INT RETURNS: #-Yards...................................... 6-97 6-105 INT RETURN AVERAGE......................................16.2 17.5 FUMBLES-LOST...................................................14-7 14-7 PENALTIES-Yards........................................... 70-603 84-623 Average Per Game.............................................46.4 47.9 PUNTS-Yards................................................. 54-2562 88-3803 Average Per Punt............................................... 47.4 43.2 Net punt average................................................42.6 39.2 KICKOFFS-Yards........................................... 83-5148 40-240 Average Per Kick...............................................62.0 60.1 Net kick average................................................40.2 39.0 TIME OF POSSESSION/Game......................... 32:16 27:44 3RD-DOWN Conversions................................ 72/171 58/191 3rd-Down Pct......................................................42% 30% 4TH-DOWN Conversions......................................5/9 6/20 4th-Down Pct......................................................56% 30% SACKS BY-Yards..............................................28-214 12-84 MISC YARDS..............................................................0 0 TOUCHDOWNS SCORED....................................... 47 18 FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS............................... 25-31 12-20 ONSIDE KICKS.......................................................0-1 1-1 RED-ZONE SCORES............................... (48-51) 94% (18-25) 72% RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS................... (34-51) 67% (11-25) 44% PAT-ATTEMPTS.....................................(44-44) 100% (18-18) 100% ATTENDANCE.................................................649722 275510 Games/Avg Per Game................................. 7/92817 4/68878 Neutral Site Games.................................................. 2/79470
SCORING 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT Total Georgia Opponents
124 182 136 67 – 509 41 59 52 89 – 241
Possession 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Total Georgia Opponents
8:15 6:52 8:13 8:39 31:59 6:45 8:07 6:46 5:57 27:37
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D’Andre Swift Brian Herrien Zamir White James Cook Kenny McIntosh Tyler Simmons Demetris Robertson Sevaughn Clark Stetson Bennett Kearis Jackson Prather Hudson Jake Fromm Nathan Priestley Matt Landers TEAM Total Opponents...... Jake Fromm Stetson Bennett Nathan Priestley TEAM Total Opponents
Top Passer Fromm (15-23-156) Fromm (10-11-124) Fromm (12-22-279) Fromm (20-26-187) Fromm (24-29-288) Fromm (28-51-295) Fromm (9-12-35) Fromm (20-30-279) Fromm (13-29-173) Fromm (13-28-110) Fromm (11-23-163) Fromm (14-29-254) Fromm (20-42-225)
13-11 12-2 12-0 13-3 11-0 13-11 12-4 2-0 5-0 10-7 13-0 13-13 2-0 11-1 13-0 13 13
13-13 5-0 2-0 13-0 13 13
George Pickens..............................13-1 Lawrence Cager.............................. 9-6 Demetris Robertson.......................12-4 D’Andre Swift................................13-11 Dominick Blaylock..........................12-3 Tyler Simmons..............................13-11 James Cook................................... 13-3 Brian Herrien..................................12-2 Eli Wolf............................................13-1 Charlie Woerner...........................13-13 Matt Landers................................... 11-1 Kearis Jackson...............................10-7 Zamir White.....................................12-0 Jaylen Johnson................................ 3-0 Willie Erdman....................................2-0 John FitzPatrick.............................. 11-1 Prather Hudson.............................. 13-0 Trey Blount....................................... 4-0 Tommy Bush.....................................1-0 Total.................................................. 13 Opponents....................................... 13
195 103 60 28 19 9 5 6 4 2 1 35 1 1 16 485 371
1243 500 327 182 149 69 49 20 15 10 5 106 0 0 0 2675 1308
Top Receiver Robertson (3-23) Pickens (4-78) Pickens (5-84) Cager (5-82) Cager (5-58) Pickens (7-98) Pickens (4-35) Cager (7-132) Cager (6-93) Robertson (3-20) Swift (4-29) Simmons (3-52) Pickens (4-54)
27 10 11 6 1 2 1 1 3 0 0 106 1 6 39 214 324
139.67 214-355-5 172.00 20-27-1 58.40 1-2-0 0.00 0-1-0 141.16 235-385-6 113.37 257-451-6 37 33 30 24 18 17 16 16 13 9 7 5 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 235 257
552 476 333 216 310 208 132 110 194 78 80 79 20 20 14 22 14 13 1 2872 2581
1216 490 316 176 148 67 48 19 12 10 5 0 -1 -6 -39 2461 984
Top Tackler Rice/Webb (7) Webb (6) Beall/Clark (5) Crowder (9) LeCounte/Webb (5) Crowder/Rice (12) 4 Players (6) Rice (9) Crowder (7) Rice (10) LeCounte (7) Rice (8) 3 Players (6)
6.2 4.8 5.3 6.3 7.8 7.4 9.6 3.2 3.0 5.0 5.0 0.0 -1.0 -6.0 -2.4 5.1 2.7
7 6 2 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 1
47 MIZ 40 UT 29 MSU 37 ASU 62 ASU 17 UT 16 MIZ 7 MSU 14 ASU 9 AU 5 MSU 15 VU 0 MSU 0 MSU 0 62 ASU 35 MSU
60.3 2610 22 60 ASU 74.1 260 2 28 ASU 50.0 2 0 2 MSU 0.0 0 0 0 61.0 2872 24 60 ASU 57.0 2581 15 73 UT 14.9 14.4 11.1 9.0 17.2 12.2 8.2 6.9 14.9 8.7 11.4 15.8 10.0 10.0 7.0 22.0 14.0 13.0 1.0 12.2 10.0
7 4 3 1 5 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 15
43 MSU 52 UF 33 UT 48 ASU 60 ASU 27 TAMU 19 MSU/GT 18 UF 47 GT 20 GT 26 GT 32 VU 15 SC 11 ASU 12 MSU 22 MSU 14 ASU 13 ASU 1 GT 60 ASU 73 UT
93.5 40.8 26.3 13.5 13.5 5.2 4.0 9.5 2.4 1.0 0.4 0.0 -0.5 -0.5 -3.0 189.3 75.7
200.8 52.0 1.0 0.0 220.9 198.5 42.5 52.9 27.8 16.6 25.8 16.0 10.2 9.2 14.9 6.0 7.3 7.9 1.7 6.7 7.0 2.0 1.1 3.2 1.0 220.9 198.5
TOTAL OFFENSE GP-GS Plays Rush Pass Total Avg/P Avg/G
Jake Fromm..................................13-13 390 0 2610 2610 6.7 200.8 D’Andre Swift................................13-11 195 1216 0 1216 6.2 93.5 Brian Herrien..................................12-2 103 490 0 490 4.8 40.8 Zamir White.....................................12-0 60 316 0 316 5.3 26.3 Stetson Bennett............................... 5-0 31 12 260 272 8.8 54.4 James Cook................................... 13-3 28 176 0 176 6.3 13.5 Kenny McIntosh..............................11-0 19 148 0 148 7.8 13.5 Tyler Simmons..............................13-11 9 67 0 67 7.4 5.2 Demetris Robertson.......................12-4 5 48 0 48 9.6 4.0 Sevaughn Clark................................2-0 6 19 0 19 3.2 9.5 Kearis Jackson...............................10-7 2 10 0 10 5.0 1.0 Prather Hudson.............................. 13-0 1 5 0 5 5.0 0.4 Nathan Priestley...............................2-0 3 -1 2 1 0.3 0.5 Matt Landers................................... 11-1 1 -6 0 -6 -6.0 -0.5 TEAM............................................. 13-0 17 -39 0 -39 -2.3 -3.0 Total................................................... 13 870 2461 2872 5333 6.1 410.2 Opponents....................................... 13 822 984 2581 3565 4.3 274.2
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TFL- Sacks- IntPUNT RETURNS No. Yds Avg TD Long DEFENSE GP-GS Solo Ast Tot Yds Yds Yds PBU QBP
Monty Rice.......................... 13-13 45 39 84 2.0-6 . . 3 13 Richard LeCounte............... 13-13 35 24 59 4.5-9 . 2-71 3 . Tae Crowder........................ 13-12 25 33 58 4.0-10 . . 3 3 J.R. Reed............................ 13-13 29 25 54 2.0-5 0.5-1 1-0 7 2 Mark Webb............................ 13-8 29 14 43 3.0-11 . . 3 4 Eric Stokes.......................... 13-12 28 7 35 1.0-10 1.0-10 . 8 5 . . 7 3 INTERCEPTIONS No. Yds Avg TD Long DJ Daniel............................. 12-10 28 6 34 2.0-3 Azeez Ojulari....................... 13-12 12 19 31 5.0-36 4.5-35 . 1 36 Richard LeCounte 2 71 35.5 0 71 MIZ Tyler Clark........................... 13-13 11 15 26 8.0-34 2.5-19 . . 11 Lewis Cine 1 15 15.0 0 15 ASU Devonte Wyatt....................... 12-0 10 16 26 1.5-5 1.0-5 . . 22 Divaad Wilson 1 11 11.0 0 11 ND . . 1-11 1 1 Latavious Brini 1 0 0.0 0 0 MSU Divaad Wilson....................... 13-2 18 6 24 Nakobe Dean........................ 13-0 12 11 23 0.5-0 . . 2 4 J.R. Reed 1 0 0.0 0 0 ND Quay Walker.......................... 13-0 12 11 23 3.5-15 2.5-14 . . 9 Total.......... 6 97 16.2 0 71 MIZ Michael Barnett..................... 12-5 5 18 23 0.5-0 . . 1 3 Opponents...... 6 105 17.5 2 53 SC Malik Herring......................... 12-8 12 9 21 3.5-22 0.5-9 . 1 22 Jermaine Johnson................. 13-1 9 10 19 3.0-14 2.5-13 . 1 12 KICK RETURNS No. Yds Avg TD Long Jordan Davis......................... 13-8 7 11 18 4.5-27 2.5-22 . . 5 Brian Herrien................................ 6 149 24.8 0 41 TAMU Nolan Smith........................... 13-0 8 8 16 2.5-19 2.5-19 . 1 15 James Cook................................. 4 57 14.2 0 22 VU Tyson Campbell...................... 8-3 9 6 15 0.5-1 . . 4 1 D’Andre Swift............................... 2 16 8.0 0 12 UF Lewis Cine............................. 13-1 9 5 14 0.5-1 . 1-15 2 1 Zamir White.................................. 1 22 22.0 0 22 GT . 5 4 Total........................................... 13 244 18.8 0 41 TAMU Tyrique Stevenson................ 13-1 9 4 13 1.0-3 1.0-3 David Marshall....................... 12-5 4 9 13 1.5-14 . . . 2 Opponents............................... 13 239 18.4 0 58 UK Travon Walker....................... 11-0 6 6 12 2.5-8 1.5-7 . 1 9 McBride......................... 13-0 5 5 10 1.0-1 . . 2 0 FUMBLE RETURNS No. Yds Avg TD Long Nate Channing Tindall................... 10-0 4 5 9 1.5-14 1.5-14 . . 3 Tae Crowder................................. 1 60 60.0 1 60 UT Robert Beal Jr......................... 5-0 1 7 8 0.5-1 . . . 2 J.R. Reed..................................... 1 14 14.0 1 14 MSU Walter Grant.......................... 12-3 5 2 7 2.0-10 1.0-6 . . 5 Richard LeCounte........................ 1 1 1.0 0 1 UK Christopher Smith.................. 13-0 2 5 7 . . . . . Total............................................. 3 75 25.0 2 60 UT Justin Young............................ 9-0 3 3 6 1.0-1 . . 1 1 Opponents................................. 2 20 10.0 0 12 VU Julian Rochester...................... 3-0 2 4 6 1.0-1 . . . 1 Ameer Speed........................ 12-0 5 . 5 . . . . . ALL PURPOSE...... GP Rush Rec Ret Tot Avg/G Trezmen Marshall.................. 13-0 3 2 5 . . . . . D’Andre Swift.........................13 1216 216 16 1448 111.4 Netori Johnson........................ 4-0 3 1 4 2.0-15 1.0-12 . . 3 Brian Herrien..........................12 490 110 149 749 62.4 Adam Anderson..................... 13-0 3 1 4 1.0-14 1.0-14 . . 16 George Pickens.....................13 0 552 0 552 42.5 Bill Norton................................ 3-0 2 2 4 1.0-1 . . . . Lawrence Cager..................... 9 0 476 0 476 52.9 Tymon Mitchell........................ 2-0 1 3 4 . . . . . Dominick Blaylock.................12 0 310 128 438 36.5 Prather Hudson..................... 13-0 3 . 3 . . . . . Tyler Simmons.......................13 67 208 134 409 31.5 William Poole........................... 3-0 2 1 3 . . . . . Demetris Robertson..............12 48 333 0 381 31.8 Otis Reese............................. 13-0 2 1 3 . . . . . James Cook...........................13 176 132 57 365 28.1 Michail Carter.......................... 8-0 1 1 2 . . . . . Zamir White............................12 316 20 22 358 29.8 . . . 1 3 Eli Wolf...................................13 0 194 0 194 14.9 Tyrique McGhee...................... 9-0 . 2 2 . . . . . Kenny McIntosh.....................11 148 0 0 148 13.5 Hugh Nelson............................ 1-0 1 . 1 . . . Kearis Jackson..................... 10 10 79 11 100 10.0 TEAM..................................... 13-0 1 . 1 1.0-11 1.0-11 . . 1-0 . . Charlie Woerner.....................13 0 78 0 78 6.0 Latavious Brini......................... 4-0 . . . . . . . 2 Matt Landers..........................11 -6 80 0 74 6.7 Zion Logue.............................. 2-0 . . . Richard LeCounte..................13 0 0 71 71 5.5 Total...................................... 13-0 421 357 778 69-322 28-214 6-97 58 223 Dominick Blaylock Tyler Simmons Kearis Jackson Total Opponents......
14 8 2 24 10
128 134 11 273 80
9.1 16.8 5.5 11.4 8.0
0 0 0 0 0
32 GT 42 MSU 6 VU 42 MSU 24 AU
John FitzPatrick.....................11 0 22 0 22 2.0 Jaylen Johnson....................... 3 0 20 0 20 6.7 Sevaughn Clark...................... 2 19 0 0 19 9.5 Prather Hudson......................13 5 14 0 19 1.5 Lewis Cine..............................13 0 0 15 15 1.2 Willie Erdman.......................... 2 0 14 0 14 7.0 Trey Blount.............................. 4 0 13 0 13 3.2 Stetson Bennett...................... 5 12 0 0 12 2.4 Divaad Wilson........................13 0 0 11 11 0.8 Tommy Bush........................... 1 0 1 0 1 1.0 Nathan Priestley..................... 2 -1 0 0 -1 -0.5 TEAM.....................................13 -39 0 0 -39 -3.0 Total......................................13 2461 2872 614 5947 457.5 Opponents...........................13 984 2581 424 3989 306.8
PUNTING No. Yds Avg Long TB FC I20 50+ Blk
Jake Camarda................54 2562 Total...............................54 2562 Opponents...................88 3803
47.4 67 AU 47.4 67 AU 43.2 69 UK
9 9 22 21 9 9 22 21 4 35 27 27
0 0 0
CAUSED FUMBLES (8): LeCounte (2); Webb (2); Dean (1); Jer. Johnson (1); Reed (1); Stokes (1). FUMBLE RECOVERIES (7): LeCounte (3); Campbell (1); Crowder (1); J.R. Reed (1); D. Wyatt (1). BLOCKED KICKS (0)
|------------- PATs -------------|
SCORING....................TD FGs Kick Rush Rcv Pass DXP Saf Pts
Rodrigo Blankenship.................0 25-31 44-44 0-0 D’Andre Swift.............................8 0-0 0-0 0-0 Brian Herrien.............................7 0-0 0-0 0-0 George Pickens.........................7 0-0 0-0 0-0 Dominick Blaylock.....................5 0-0 0-0 0-0 Lawrence Cager........................4 0-0 0-0 0-0 Demetris Robertson..................3 0-0 0-0 0-0 James Cook...............................2 0-0 0-0 0-0 Kenny McIntosh.........................2 0-0 0-0 0-0 Zamir White................................2 0-0 0-0 0-0 Stetson Bennett.........................1 0-0 0-0 0-0 Tyson Campbell.........................1 0-0 0-0 0-0 Tae Crowder...............................1 0-0 0-0 0-0 J.R. Reed...................................1 0-0 0-0 0-0 Tyler Simmons...........................1 0-0 0-0 0-0 Charlie Woerner........................1 0-0 0-0 0-0 Eli Wolf.......................................1 0-0 0-0 0-0 Jake Fromm...............................0 0-0 0-0 0-0 Total.........................................47 25-31 44-44 0-0 Opponents.............................18 12-20 18-18 0-0
0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 2-3 2-3 0-0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
119 48 42 42 30 26 18 14 12 12 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 0 405 162
CONSECUTIVE PAT KICKS MADE: Blankenship, 198; Georgia, 289 (last miss was blocked attempt vs. Vanderbilt on 10/4/14); Opponents, 73.
FIELD GOALS FGM-FGA Pct 01-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 Lg Blk
Rodrigo Blankenship............................ 25-31 80.6 0-0 5-5 9-10 8-11 3-5 50 UT/SC Totals....................................................25-31 80.6 0-0 5-5 9-10 8-11 3-5 50 UT/SC Opponents........................................... 12-20 60.0 0-0 5-6 3-4 3-7 1-3 50 LSU
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game-by-game individual stats RUSHING No-Yds/TD VU
MS
ASU
ND
UT
SC
UK
UF
MIZ
AU TAMU GT
LSU
Receiving No-Yds/TD VU
MS
ASU
ND
UT
SC
UK
UF
MIZ
AU TAMU GT
LSU
punt ret. No-Yds/TD VU
MS
ASU
ND
UT
SC
UK
UF
MIZ
AU TAMU GT
LSU
kick ret. No-Yds/TD VU
MS
ASU
ND
UT
SC
UK
UF
MIZ
AU TAMU GT
LSU
int. ret. No-Yds/TD VU
MS
ASU
ND
UT
SC
UK
UF
MIZ
AU TAMU GT
LSU
MS
ASU
ND
UT
SC
UK
UF
MIZ
AU TAMU
LSU
D’Andre Swift 195-1216/7 16-147/0 6-67/2 9-76/0 18-98/1 17-72/1 23-113/1 21-179/2 25-86/0 12-83/0 17-106/0 19-103/0 10-73/0 2-13/0 Brian Herrien 103-490/6 12-65/1 5-31/1 4-25/1 8-42/0 11-88/1 DNP 13-60/1 7-13/0 10-42/0 7-24/0 10-30/0 8-46/1 8-24/0 Zamir White 60-316/2 5-51/0 8-72/1 6-18/1 DNP 7-57/0 12-44/0 1-3/0 1-2/0 6-24/0 3-10/0 - 6-30/0 5-5/0 James Cook 28-176/2 2-22/1 3-30/0 3-51/1 1--4/0 - 2-10/0 - 1-6/0 6-7/0 1-1/0 - 4-30/0 5-23/0 Kenny McIntosh 19-148/2 DNP 9-61/0 4-67/1 DNP - - - - - - - 6-20/1 Tyler Simmons 9-67/0 2-10/0 - 1-7/0 1-9/0 3-19/0 - - - - - - 2-22/0 D. Robertson 5-48/0 2-29/0 - DNP - - - - - 1-16/0 2-3/0 - - Sevaughn Clark 6-19/0 DNP 4-13/0 2-6/0 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP Stetson Bennett 4-12/1 DNP 1-1/1 1-14/0 DNP - DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP 2--3/0 Kearis Jackson 2-10/0 - DNP DNP DNP - - - - - 1-9/0 1-1/0 - Prather Hudson 1-5/0 - 1-5/0 - - - - - - - - - - Jake Fromm 35-0/0 - 1--9/0 2-6/0 2-15/0 1-5/0 6-6/0 5-2/0 3-12/0 3--6/0 2--8/0 3--20/0 2-1/0 5--4/0 N. Priestley 1--1/0 DNP 1--1/0 - DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP Matt Landers 1--6/0 - - - 1--6/0 - - DNP - - - DNP - TEAM 16--39/0 1--1/0 1--1/0 1--2/0 2--2/0 2--3/0 - 3--9/0 - - 3--4/0 3--17/0 - -
George Pickens 37-552/7 - 4-78/1 5-84/0 - 3-23/1 7-98/0 4-35/0 1-4/0 5-67/2 1-11/0 2-57/1 1-41/1 4-54/1 Lawrence Cager 33-476/4 2-41/0 - 3-16/1 5-82/1 5-58/1 4-48/0 DNP 7-132/1 6-93/0 1-6/0 DNP DNP DNP D. Robertson 30-333/3 3-23/1 3-21/1 DNP 4-48/0 2-61/0 5-51/1 1-1/0 2-24/0 - 3-20/0 1-10/0 2-22/0 4-52/0 D’Andre Swift 24-216/1 - 1-9/0 2-64/1 3-2/0 4-72/0 2-8/0 1--7/0 1-24/0 1-0/0 2--3/0 4-29/0 - 3-18/0 D. Blaylock 18-310/5 DNP 3-48/1 4-112/1 2-19/0 - 2-27/0 - 1-3/1 - 2-50/1 1-11/0 2-29/1 1-11/0 Tyler Simmons 17-208/1 - - 2-21/0 1-9/0 3-26/0 4-33/0 - - - - 1-27/0 3-52/1 3-40/0 James Cook 16-132/0 2-13/0 2-27/0 2-17/0 - 2-12/0 3-15/0 2-3/0 - - - - 2-34/0 1-11/0 Brian Herrien 16-110/1 1-4/0 - 1-4/0 1-12/0 1-1/0 DNP 1-3/0 4-46/0 - 2-8/1 - 2-9/0 3-23/0 Eli Wolf 13-194/1 1-11/0 4-73/0 1-6/0 1-8/0 2-18/0 - - 2-26/0 - 1-5/1 - 1-47/0 Charlie Woerner 9-78/1 2-7/0 - - 2-8/0 - - - 2-20/0 - - 1-7/0 1-20/1 1-16/0 Matt Landers 7-80/0 2-26/0 1-12/0 - 1--1/0 2-17/0 - DNP - - - DNP 1-26/0 Kearis Jackson 5-79/0 2-31/0 DNP DNP DNP - - - - 1-13/0 1-13/0 1-22/0 - Jaylen Johnson 2-20/0 DNP - 2-20/0 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP - DNP Zamir White 2-20/0 - - 1-5/0 DNP - 1-15/0 - - - - - - Willie Erdman 2-14/0 DNP 1-2/0 1-12/0 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP J. FitzPatrick 1-22/0 - 1-22/0 - - - - - - - - DNP - DNP Prather Hudson 1-14/0 - - 1-14/0 - - - - - - - - - Trey Blount 1-13/0 - - 1-13/0 - DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP Tommy Bush 1-1/0 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP 1-1/0 DNP Dominick Blaylock 14-128 DNP 1-11 - - 1-6 - 1-7 1-7 4-34 2-0 1-18 3-45 Tyler Simmons 8-134 3-55 3-65 1-17 1--3 - - - - - - - - Kearis Jackson 2-11 1-6 DNP DNP DNP - - - - 1-5 - - - Brian Herrien James Cook D’Andre Swift Zamir White
6-149 - 2-37 - - - DNP - 2-51 - 1-20 1-41 - 4-57 2-41 - - 1-16 - - 1-0 - - - - - 2-16 - - - 1-4 - - - 1-12 - - - - 1-22 - - - DNP - - - - - - - 1-22 -
Richard LeCounte 2-71 - - - - 1-0 - - - 1-71 - - - Lewis Cine 1-15 - - 1-15 - - - - - - - - - Divaad Wilson 1-11 - - - 1-11 - - - - - - - - Latavious Brini 1-0 DNP 1-0 - DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP - DNP DNP - DNP J.R. Reed 1-0 - - - 1-0 - - - - - - - - -
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fum. ret. No-Yds/TD VU
GT
Tae Crowder 1-60 - - - - 1-60 - - - - - - -` J.R. Reed 1-14 - 1-14 - - - - - - - - - - R. LeCounte 1-1 - - - - - - 1-1 - - - - - -
Passing Jake Fromm
Att Cmp Int Pct Yds TD Long Sack Yds
Vanderbilt Murray State Arkansas State Notre Dame Tennessee S. Carolina Kentucky Florida Missouri Auburn Texas A&M Georgia Tech LSU TOTALS
Effic
23 15 0 65.2 156 1 38 0 0 136.5 11 10 0 90.9 166 1 43 1 9 247.7 22 17 0 77.3 279 3 60 0 0 228.8 26 20 0 76.9 187 1 36 0 0 150.0 29 24 0 82.8 288 2 44 0 0 188.9 51 28 3 54.9 295 1 33 3 11 98.2 12 9 0 75.0 35 0 22 0 0 99.5 30 20 0 66.7 279 2 52 0 0 166.8 29 13 0 44.8 173 2 32 1 9 117.7 28 13 0 46.4 110 3 51 1 8 114.8 23 11 0 47.8 163 1 41 2 19 121.7 29 14 0 48.3 254 4 47 1 8 167.4 42 20 2 47.6 225 1 21 3 20 91.0 355 214 5 60.3 2610 22 60 12 84 139.7
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Att Cmp Int Pct Yds TD Long Sack Yds
Stetson Bennett
Murray State 13 9 1 69.2 124 2 25 Arkansas State 10 9 0 90.0 109 0 28 Georgia Tech 3 2 0 66.7 27 0 26 LSU 1 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 TOTALS 27 20 1 74.1 260 2 28
Nathan Priestley
Murray State Arkansas State TOTALS
Effic
0 0 184.7 0 0 181.6 0 0 142.3 0 0 0.0 0 0 172.0
1 1 0 100.0 2 0 2 0 0 116.8 1 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 2 1 0 50.0 2 0 2 0 0 58.4
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team & individual statistics
Tackles S-A Tot
VU MSU ASU
ND
UT
SC
UK
UF
MIZ
AU TAMU GT
LSU
TFLs S-A Tot
VU MSU ASU
ND
UT
SC
UK
UF
MIZ
AU TAMU GT
LSU
Monty Rice 45-39 84 4-3 1-3 2-2 1-6 2-2 6-6 2-1 2-7 2-4 8-2 3-2 8-0 4-1 R. LeCounte 35-24 59 2-2 2-3 1-0 2-5 4-1 1-0 2-4 2-4 1-3 5-1 6-1 1-0 6-0 Tae Crowder 25-33 58 2-1 0-2 2-1 4-5 0-1 4-8 1-5 - 2-5 3-2 3-1 2-1 2-1 J.R. Reed 29-25 54 1-2 0-4 3-1 2-5 2-2 7-2 2-1 1-1 0-2 5-0 2-1 0-2 4-2 Mark Webb 29-14 43 4-3 6-0 1-2 2-1 4-1 - - 3-3 2-1 2-0 1-2 2-0 2-1 Eric Stokes 28-7 35 3-0 1-0 2-1 0-1 2-1 5-1 - 3-1 4-0 6-1 0-1 - 2-0 DJ Daniel 28-6 34 1-0 DNP 2-0 2-3 2-0 2-2 3-0 1-1 2-0 6-0 3-0 1-0 3-0 Azeez Ojulari 12-19 31 2-4 0-2 0-1 1-1 2-1 3-3 - 1-4 1-1 0-1 1-1 - 1-0 Tyler Clark 11-15 26 0-2 1-2 2-3 0-1 - 2-1 - 0-2 1-2 2-0 1-1 1-0 1-1 Devonte Wyatt 10-16 26 1-2 0-2 0-4 0-1 - 1-0 0-2 0-2 2-1 1-1 2-0 DNP 3-1 Divaad Wilson 18-6 24 1-1 0-2 0-1 3-0 - 2-0 1-1 2-1 - 2-0 4-0 1-0 2-0 Nakobe Dean 12-11 23 - 0-3 - - 1-0 0-1 4-2 1-1 1-2 2-1 0-1 3-0 Quay Walker 12-11 23 3-1 1-3 1-0 0-1 1-0 - 3-3 0-1 1-1 1-0 - 0-1 1-0 Michael Barnett 5-18 23 1-0 0-3 0-2 0-1 1-1 1-4 0-3 DNP - 0-1 0-2 2-1 Malik Herring 12-9 21 DNP 0-1 1-0 0-1 1-1 1-0 1-2 1-1 - 4-0 0-1 1-0 2-2 Jer. Johnson 9-10 19 - 1-3 2-0 - - - 1-1 1-2 0-2 3-1 1-1 - Jordan Davis 7-11 18 1-1 0-1 1-1 - - - 0-2 0-2 1-1 0-1 2-0 1-0 1-2 Nolan Smith 8-8 16 1-0 2-1 - 0-1 - 1-1 1-0 0-1 1-1 - - 2-1 0-2 Tyson Campbell 9-6 15 0-1 1-2 1-2 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP - 1-0 4-1 1-0 1-0 Lewis Cine 9-5 14 - 0-1 1-2 - - - - - 2-1 - - 1-0 5-1 T. Stevenson 9-4 13 1-0 1-1 2-0 - 0-1 - - - 2-0 1-0 - - 2-2 David Marshall 4-9 13 0-2 0-1 0-1 - 0-1 1-0 0-2 DNP - 1-0 0-1 1-0 1-1 Travon Walker 6-6 12 1-1 0-2 0-1 - - DNP DNP 0-2 1-0 2-0 1-0 - 1-0 Nate McBride 5-5 10 1-0 0-1 2-1 - 1-2 - - - - - - 1-1 C. Tindall 4-5 9 0-1 1-2 0-1 - 1-1 - 1-0 DNP DNP 1-0 DNP - Robert Beal Jr. 1-7 8 DNP 0-2 0-5 DNP - DNP DNP DNP 1-0 DNP DNP - DNP Walter Grant 5-2 7 - 1-0 - 0-1 2-0 1-1 1-0 - DNP - - - C. Smith 2-5 7 1-0 1-1 - - 0-2 - 0-1 - 0-1 - - - Justin Young 3-3 6 0-1 - - 1-1 1-0 0-1 1-0 - - DNP DNP DNP DNP J. Rochester 2-4 6 DNP DNP DNP DNP 1-1 DNP DNP - DNP DNP DNP DNP 1-3 Ameer Speed 5-0 5 - 1-0 2-0 1-0 - - - 1-0 DNP - - - T. Marshall 3-2 5 - 1-2 - - - - - - - - 1-0 1-0 Adam Anderson 3-1 4 - 1-0 - - - 1-0 - - - - - 1-1 Netori Johnson 3-1 4 DNP 1-0 - DNP DNP 0-1 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP 2-0 DNP Bill Norton 2-2 4 DNP - 0-2 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP 2-0 DNP Tymon Mitchell 1-3 4 DNP - 1-3 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP Prather Hudson 3-0 3 - - - - - - - - 1-0 - 1-0 1-0 William Poole 2-1 3 DNP 1-1 - DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP 1-0 DNP Otis Reese 2-1 3 - - 1-1 - - - - - - - - 1-0 Michail Carter 1-1 2 - 0-1 DNP DNP DNP - - - DNP 1-0 DNP - Tyrique McGhee 0-2 2 - - DNP 0-1 0-1 - - DNP DNP DNP - - Hugh Nelson 1-0 1 DNP DNP 1-0 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP TEAM 1-0 1 1-0 - - - - - - - - - - - Tyler Clark Azeez Ojulari Jordan Davis R. LeCounte Tae Crowder Malik Herring Quay Walker Jer. Johnson Mark Webb Nolan Smith Travon Walker Netori Johnson Walter Grant Monty Rice J.R. Reed DJ Daniel David Marshall C. Tindall Devonte Wyatt Adam Anderson TEAM Eric Stokes T. Stevenson Nate McBride Bill Norton J. Rochester Justin Young Robert Beal Jr. Tyson Campbell Lewis Cine Michael Barnett Nakobe Dean
7-2 8.0 - 1.0-4 1.5-9 - - 1.0-4 - - - 2.0-2 1.5-11 1.0-4 3-4 5.0 0.5-6 0.5-6 0.5-1 - 2.0-12 - - 1.5-11 - - - - 4-1 4.5 1.0-4 - - - - - - 0.5-10 1.0-1 - 1.0-5 - 1.0-7 4-1 4.5 - - - - 1.0-1 1.0-2 - - 0.5-1 1.0-4 - 1.0-1 3-2 4.0 - - 1.0-4 1.0-2 0.5-1 0.5-2 - - - - - - 1.0-1 3-1 3.5 DNP - - - 1.0-4 - - 0.5-9 - 1.0-8 - 1.0-1 3-1 3.5 - - 1.0-7 - 1.0-1 - 0.5-2 - 1.0-5 - - - 2-2 3.0 - 1.0-7 1.0-6 - - - - - - - 1.0-1 - 2-2 3.0 - 1.0-6 0.5-2 - - - - - - - 0.5-1 1.0-2 2-1 2.5 - 1.5-10 - - - - - - 1.0-9 - - - 2-1 2.5 - 0.5-2 - - - DNP DNP - 1.0-1 1.0-5 - - 2-0 2.0 DNP 1.0-3 - DNP DNP - DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP 1.0-12 DNP 2-0 2.0 - 1.0-6 - - 1.0-4 - - - DNP - - - 1-2 2.0 - - - - - - - 0.5-1 0.5-2 - 1.0-3 - 0-4 2.0 - 0.5-1 - - 0.5-0 0.5-3 0.5-1 - - - - - 2-0 2.0 - DNP - 1.0-1 - - - - - 1.0-2 - - 1-1 1.5 - - - - 0.5-1 - - DNP - 1.0-13 - - 1-1 1.5 0.5-5 1.0-9 - - - - - DNP DNP - DNP - 1-1 1.5 - 0.5-0 - - - - - - - - - DNP 1.0-5 1-0 1.0 - 1.0-14 - - - - - - - - - - 1-0 1.0 1.0-11 - - - - - - - - - - - 1-0 1.0 - - - - 1.0-10 - - - - - - - 1-0 1.0 - - - - - - - - - 1.0-3 - - 1-0 1.0 - - - - 1.0-1 - - - - - - - 1-0 1.0 DNP - - DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP 1.0-1 DNP 1-0 1.0 DNP DNP DNP DNP 1.0-1 DNP DNP - DNP DNP DNP DNP 1-0 1.0 - - - 1.0-1 - - - - - DNP DNP DNP DNP 0-1 0.5 DNP - 0.5-1 DNP - DNP DNP DNP - DNP DNP - DNP 0-1 0.5 - - 0.5-1 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP - - - - 0-1 0.5 - - 0.5-1 - - - - - - - - - 0-1 0.5 - - - - 0.5-0 - - DNP - - - - 0-1 0.5 - 0.5-0 - - - - - - - - - - -
Tackles S-A Tot VU MSU ASU ND UT SC UK UF MIZ AU TAMU GT LSU
Azeez Ojulari Jordan Davis Tyler Clark Nolan Smith Quay Walker Jer. Johnson C. Tindall Travon Walker Adam Anderson Netori Johnson TEAM Eric Stokes Walter Grant Devonte Wyatt T. Stevenson Malik Herring J.R. Reed
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3-3 4.5 0.5-6 0.5-6 0.5-1 - 2.0-12 - - 1.0-10 - - - - 2-1 2.5 - - - - - - - 0.5-10 - - 1.0-5 - 1.0-7 2-1 2.5 - - 1.5-9 - - - - - - - 1.0-10 - 2-1 2.5 - 1.5-10 - - - - - - 1.0-9 - - - 2-1 2.5 - - 1.0-7 - - - 0.5-2 - 1.0-5 - - - 2-1 2.5 - 0.5-6 1.0-6 - - - - - - - 1.0-1 - 1-1 1.5 0.5-5 1.0-9 - - - - - DNP DNP - DNP - 1-1 1.5 - 0.5-2 - - - DNP DNP - - 1.0-5 - - 1-0 1.0 - 1.0-14 - - - - - - - - - - 1-0 1.0 DNP - - DNP DNP - DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP 1.0-12 DNP 1-0 1.0 1.0-11 - - - - - - - - - - - 1-0 1.0 - - - - 1.0-10 - - - - - - - 1-0 1.0 - 1.0-6 - - - - - - DNP - - - 1-0 1.0 - - - - - - - - - - - DNP 1.0-5 1-0 1.0 - - - - - - - - - 1.0-3 - - 0-1 0.5 DNP - - - - - - 0.5-9 - - - - 0-1 0.5 - - - - - - 0.5-1 - - - - - -
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game-by-game participation Player GP/GS VU MSU ASU ND
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UK
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19 Adam Anderson 13/0 XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX 94 Michael Barnett 12/5 XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX START START ... XXX XXX START START START 33 Robert Beal Jr. 5/0 ... XXX XXX ... XXX ... ... ... XXX ... ... XXX ... 1S Stetson Bennett 5/0 ... XXX XXX ... XXX ... ... ... ... ... ... XXX XXX 98 R. Blankenship 13/0 XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX 8B D. Blaylock 12/3 ... XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX START XXX XXX START START XXX 1B Trey Blount 4/0 XXX XXX XXX XXX ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 36 Latavious Brini 4/0 ... XXX XXX ... ... ... ... ... XXX ... ... XXX ... 97 Brooks Buce 2/0 ... XXX XXX ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 1T Tommy Bush 1/0 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... XXX ... 15 Lawrence Cager 9/6 XXX XXX START START START START ... XXX START START ... ... ... 90 Jake Camarda 13/0 XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX 3C Tyson Campbell 8/3 START START START ... ... ... ... ... XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX 76 Michail Carter 8/0 XXX XXX ... ... ... XXX XXX XXX ... XXX ... XXX XXX 8 Lewis Cine 13/1 XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX START 2C Sevaughn Clark 2/0 ... XXX XXX ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 52 Tyler Clark 13/13 START START START START START START START START START START START START START 74 Ben Cleveland 13/7 XXX XXX START START XXX START START XXX XXX XXX START START START 75 Owen Condon 1/0 ... ... XXX ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 4 James Cook 13/3 XXX START START XXX START XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX 30 Tae Crowder 13/12 START START START START START START START START START START START START XXX 14 DJ Daniel 12/10 XXX ... XXX START START START START START START START START START START 99 Jordan Davis 13/8 START START START START START XXX XXX START START START XXX XXX XXX 12 Rian Davis 1/0 ... ... ... ... ... XXX ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 1D Nakobe Dean 13/0 XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX 2E Willie Erdman 2/0 ... XXX XXX ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 50 Warren Ericson 5/0 ... XXX XXX ... XXX ... ... ... XXX ... ... XXX ... 86 J. FitzPatrick 11/1 START XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX ... XXX ... 11 Jake Fromm 13/13 START START START START START START START START START START START START START 88 Ryland Goede 2/0 ... XXX XXX ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 57 Daniel Gothard 2/0 ... XXX XXX ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 84 Walter Grant 12/3 XXX XXX XXX XXX START XXX XXX XXX ... START XXX START XXX 78 D’Marcus Hayes 6/0 XXX XXX XXX ... XXX ... ... ... XXX ... ... XXX ... 35 Brian Herrien 12/2 START XXX XXX XXX XXX ... XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX START 1H Malik Herring 12/8 ... XXX START START XXX START START START START XXX START XXX START 55 Trey Hill 13/13 START START START START START START START START START START START START START 24 Prather Hudson 13/0 XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX 10 Kearis Jackson 10/7 START ... ... ... XXX XXX XXX START START START START START START 81 Jaylen Johnson 3/0 ... XXX XXX ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... XXX ... 1J Jer. Johnson 13/1 XXX START XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX 72 Netori Johnson 4/0 ... XXX XXX ... ... XXX ... ... ... ... ... XXX ... 66 Solomon Kindley 12/10 START START START START ... XXX XXX START START START START START START 5L Matt Landers 11/1 XXX START XXX XXX XXX XXX ... XXX XXX XXX ... XXX XXX 2 R. LeCounte 13/13 START START START START START START START START START START START START START 9L Zion Logue 2/0 ... XXX XXX ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 51 David Marshall 12/5 START START XXX XXX START XXX XXX ... XXX START XXX START XXX 1M T. Marshall 13/0 XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX 77 Cade Mays 13/10 START START START START START START START START START START XXX XXX XXX 22 Nate McBride 13/0 XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX 70 W. McClendon 3/0 ... XXX ... ... ... ... ... ... XXX ... ... XXX ... 26 Tyrique McGhee 9/0 XXX XXX ... XXX XXX XXX XXX ... ... ... XXX XXX XXX 6M Kenny McIntosh 11/0 ... XXX XXX ... XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX 4M Peyton Mercer 2/0 ... XXX XXX ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 91 Tymon Mitchell 2/0 ... XXX XXX ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 39 Hugh Nelson 1/0 ... ... XXX ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 59 Steven Nixon 13/0 XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX 45 Bill Norton 3/0 ... XXX XXX ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... XXX ... 13 Azeez Ojulari 13/12 START START START START START START START START START START START START XXX 1 George Pickens 13/1 XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX START XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX 31 William Poole 3/0 ... XXX XXX ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... XXX ... 9P N. Priestley 2/0 ... XXX XXX ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 49 Koby Pyrz 1/0 ... ... XXX ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 20 J.R. Reed 13/13 START START START START START START START START START START START START START 6 Otis Reese 13/0 XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX 32 Monty Rice 13/13 START START START START START START START START START START START START START 16 D. Robertson 12/4 XXX XXX ... START XXX XXX START XXX START START XXX XXX XXX 5 J. Rochester 3/0 ... ... ... ... XXX ... ... XXX ... ... ... ... XXX 69 Jamaree Salyer 12/1 ... START XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX 18 Brett Seither 2/0 ... XXX XXX ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 54 Justin Shaffer 6/2 XXX XXX XXX XXX START START ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 87 Tyler Simmons 13/11 START START START START START START START START XXX XXX START START START 42 Jake Skole 2/0 ... XXX XXX ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 29 C. Smith 13/0 XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX 4S Nolan Smith 13/0 XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX 9 Ameer Speed 12/0 XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX ... XXX XXX XXX XXX 7S T. Stevenson 13/1 XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX START 27 Eric Stokes 13/12 START XXX START START START START START START START START START START START 28 Anthony Summey 2/0 ... XXX XXX ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 7 D’Andre Swift 13/11 XXX START START START START START START START START START START START XXX 71 Andrew Thomas 13/13 START START START START START START START START START START START START START 41 C. Tindall 10/0 XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX ... ... XXX ... XXX XXX 1Y Makiya Tongue 3/0 ... XXX XXX ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... XXX ... 73 Xavier Truss 3/0 ... XXX XXX ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... XXX ... 47 Payne Walker 13/0 XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX 25 Quay Walker 13/0 XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX 44 Travon Walker 11/0 XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX ... ... XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX 9W Tramel Walthour 1/0 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... XXX ... 61 Blake Watson 2/0 ... XXX XXX ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 60 Clay Webb 2/0 ... XXX ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... XXX ... 23 Mark Webb 13/8 START START START XXX XXX START XXX START START XXX START XXX START 4W Mitchell Werntz 1/0 ... XXX ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 3 Zamir White 12/0 XXX XXX XXX ... XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX 1W Divaad Wilson 13/2 XXX XXX XXX START XXX XXX START XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX 79 Isaiah Wilson 11/10 START ... ... XXX START START START START START START START START START 89 Charlie Woerner 13/13 START START START START START START START START START START START START START 17 Eli Wolf 13/1 XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX START 95 Devonte Wyatt 12/0 XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX ... XXX 82 Kolby Wyatt 3/0 ... XXX XXX ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... XXX ... 92 Justin Young 9/0 XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX ... ... ... ...
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Rushing
game-by-game team stats
Receiving
Passing
Kick Returns Punt Returns ToT Off
Offense No. Yds TD Lg No. Yds TD Lg Cmp-Att-Int Yds TD Lg No. Yds TD Lg No. Yds TD Lg GEORGIA at Vanderbilt GEORGIA Murray State GEORGIA Arkansas State GEORGIA Notre Dame GEORGIA at Tennessee GEORGIA South Carolina GEORGIA Kentucky GEORGIA vs. Florida GEORGIA Missouri GEORGIA at Auburn GEORGIA Texas A&M GEORGIA at Georgia Tech GEORGIA vs. LSU
40 323 2 36 30 116 0 23 40 269 5 40 27 23 0 35 33 268 4 62 28 43 0 10 33 152 1 16 14 46 0 9 41 238 2 40 29 70 0 17 43 173 1 14 36 142 0 17 43 235 3 39 35 160 0 21 37 119 0 30 19 21 0 9 38 166 0 47 24 50 0 12 36 141 0 26 36 84 1 9 36 97 0 23 20 -1 0 9 40 219 2 18 37 99 0 16 25 61 0 14 36 132 0 20
15 156 1 38 16 109 0 16 20 292 3 43 24 261 1 60 26 388 3 60 23 177 0 45 20 187 1 36 29 275 2 31 24 288 2 44 15 273 2 73 28 295 1 33 21 155 1 46 9 35 0 22 2 17 0 9 20 279 2 52 21 257 2 29 13 173 2 32 18 148 0 20 13 110 3 51 30 245 1 28 11 163 1 41 25 275 1 24 16 281 4 47 5 40 1 23 20 225 1 21 28 349 4 71
15-23-0 156 1 38 16-32-0 109 0 16 20-25-1 292 3 43 24-33-1 261 1 60 26-33-0 388 3 60 23-40-1 177 0 45 20-26-0 187 1 36 29-47-2 275 2 31 24-29-0 288 2 44 15-33-1 273 2 73 28-52-3 295 1 33 21-32-0 155 1 46 9-12-0 35 0 22 2-16-0 17 0 9 20-30-0 279 2 52 21-33-0 257 2 29 13-29-0 173 2 32 18-34-1 148 0 20 13-28-0 110 3 51 30-50-0 245 1 28 11-23-0 163 1 41 25-42-0 275 1 24 16-32-0 281 4 47 5-21-0 40 1 23 20-43-2 225 1 21 28-38-0 349 4 71
2 41 0 22 2 35 0 18 2 37 0 22 1 7 0 7 0 0 0 0 1 12 0 12 2 20 0 16 1 9 0 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 75 0 58 3 63 0 27 1 18 0 18 0 0 0 0 2 35 0 22 1 20 0 20 0 0 0 0 1 41 0 41 1 14 0 14 0 0 0 0 2 34 0 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
FR/ Int/ Blk/
4 61 0 27 0 0 0 0 4 76 0 42 1 9 0 9 1 17 0 17 1 8 0 8 1 -3 0 -3 0 0 0 0 1 6 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 0 7 2 13 0 19 1 7 0 7 0 0 0 0 5 39 0 18 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 3 43 0 24 1 18 0 18 2 14 0 20 3 45 0 32 1 -7 0 -7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
479 225 561 284 656 220 339 321 526 343 468 297 270 177 398 278 339 198 251 329 260 274 500 139 286 481
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Defense Solo Ast Total TFL-Yds Sacks-Yds FF Yds Yds QBH PBU Kick Att-Made Ru Rc Saf Pts GEORGIA 33 28 61 3.0-26 2.0-22 0 1/0 0/0 6 2 0 3-3 0 0 0 3 at Vanderbilt 36 40 76 2.0-4 0.0-0 2 1/12 0/0 4 3 0 0-0 0 0 0 0 GEORGIA 26 52 78 11.0-68 6.0-53 1 1/14 1/0 25 1 0 9-9 0 0 0 9 Murray State 34 44 78 4.0-14 1.0-9 1 1/8 1/35 0 3 0 2-2 0 0 0 2 GEORGIA 31 38 69 7.0-32 4.0-23 0 0/0 1/15 17 8 0 7-7 0 0 0 7 Arkansas State 30 40 70 1.0-1 0.0-0 0 0/0 0/0 0 3 0 0-0 0 0 0 0 GEORGIA 19 36 55 3.0-4 0.0-0 1 0/0 2/11 13 6 0 2-2 0 0 0 2 Notre Dame 31 34 65 6.0-18 0.0-0 1 1/0 0/0 0 2 0 2-2 0 0 0 2 GEORGIA 28 20 48 11.0-36 3.0-22 1 1/60 1/0 25 5 0 4-4 0 0 0 4 at Tennessee 39 40 79 2.0-6 0.0-0 0 0/0 0/0 0 4 0 2-2 0 0 0 2 GEORGIA 39 72 71 3.0-11 0.0-0 0 0/0 0/0 17 3 0 2-2 0 0 0 2 South Carolina 44 40 84 6.0-16 3.0-11 0 1/0 3/53 0 6 0 2-2 0 0 0 2 GEORGIA 25 30 55 1.0-3 1.0-3 2 1/1 0/0 15 5 0 3-3 0 0 0 3 Kentucky 32 30 62 2.0-8 0.0-0 0 0/0 0/0 0 1 0 0-0 0 0 0 0 GEORGIA 19 36 55 3.0-31 2.0-29 0 0/0 0/0 24 6 0 1-1 0 2 0 3 vs. Florida 35 38 73 6.0-12 0.0-0 0 0/0 0/0 2 3 0 2-2 0 0 0 2 GEORGIA 28 28 56 5.0-19 2.0-14 0 0/0 1/71 13 4 0 1-1 0 2 0 3 Missouri 30 44 74 4.0-13 1.0-9 0 0/0 0/0 0 2 0 0-0 0 0 0 0 GEORGIA 57 12 69 8.0-37 2.0-8 1 1/0 0/0 10 3 0 3-3 0 0 0 3 at Auburn 37 18 55 5.0-15 1.0-8 1 0/0 0/0 5 7 0 2-2 0 0 0 2 GEORGIA 36 18 54 5.0-21 3.0-16 1 1/0 0/0 22 5 0 1-1 0 0 0 1 Texas A&M 34 16 50 8.0-33 2.0-19 0 0/0 0/0 0 1 0 1-1 0 0 0 1 GEORGIA 38 8 46 6.0-21 1.0-12 1 1/0 0/0 15 7 0 7-7 0 0 0 7 Georgia Tech 49 1 50 4.0-15 1.0-8 2 3/0 0/0 1 7 0 1-1 0 0 0 1 GEORGIA 47 20 67 3.0-13 2.0-12 0 0/0 0/0 5 3 0 1-1 0 0 0 1 vs. LSU 31 14 45 4.0-24 3.0-20 0 0/0 2/17 1 4 0 4-4 0 0 0 4
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superlatives, kicking stats
INDIVIDUAL AND TEAM SUPERLATIVES LONGEST RUN FROM SCRIMMAGE: 62 yards by Kenny McIntosh vs. ASU LONGEST PASS PLAY: 60 yards by Jake Fromm to Dominick Blaylock vs. ASU LONGEST TD RUN: 62 yards by Kenny McIntosh vs. ASU LONGEST TD PASS: 60 yards by Jake Fromm to Dominick Blaylock vs. ASU LONGEST PUNT RETURN: 42 yards by Tyler Simmons vs. MSU LONGEST KICKOFF RETURN: 41 yards by Brian Herrien vs. A&M LONGEST INTERCEPTION RETURN: 71 yards by Richard LeCounte vs. MIZ LONGEST PUNT: 67 yards by Jake Camarda vs. AU LONGEST FUMBLE RETURN: 60 yards by Tae Crowder vs. UT LONGEST FIELD GOAL: 50 yards by Rodrigo Blankenship vs. Vandy, UT, SC MOST RUSHING ATTEMPTS: 25 by D’Andre Swift vs. UF MOST YARDS RUSHING: 179 yards by D’Andre Swift vs. UK MOST PASS COMPLETIONS: 28 by Jake Fromm vs. SC MOST YARDS PASSING: 295 yards by Jake Fromm vs. SC MOST TOUCHDOWN PASSES THROWN: 4 by Jake Fromm vs. GT MOST TOUCHDOWN PASSES CAUGHT: 2 by George Pickens vs. MIZ MOST PASSES CAUGHT: 7 by George Pickens vs. SC, 7 by Lawrence Cager vs. UF MOST YARDS RECEIVING: 132 yards by Lawrence Cager vs. UF MOST POINTS SCORED BY NON-KICKER: 12 by D’andre Swift vs. MSU, UK, 12 by George Pickens vs. MIZ MOST POINTS SCORED BY KICKING: 13 by Rodrigo Blankenship vs. ASU, UT, MIZ MOST TOTAL TACKLES: 12 by Tae Crowder vs. SC, 12 by Monty Rice vs. SC, A&M MOST SOLO TACKLES: 8 by Monty Rice vs. GT MOST SACKS: 2 by Azeez Ojulari vs. UT MOST TACKLES FOR LOSS: 2 by Azeez Ojulari vs. UT MOST INTERCEPTIONS: 1 by Latavious Brini vs. MSU, 1 by Lewis Cine vs. ASU, 1 by J.R. Reed vs. ND, 1 by Divaad Wilson vs. ND, 1 by Richard LeCounte vs. UT, MIZ MOST FUMBLES RECOVERED: 1 by Devonte Wyatt vs. Vandy, 1 by J.R. Reed vs. MSU, 1 by Tae Crowder vs. UT, 1 by Richard LeCounte vs. UK, AU, 1 by Tyson Campbell vs. GT MOST EXTRA POINTS/FIELD GOALS BLOCKED: MOST PUNTS: 11 punts by Jake Camarda vs. AU BEST PUNTING AVERAGE: 57.7 by Jake Camarda vs. SC
UGA High
UGA Low
POINTS SCORED: 63 vs. MSU FIRST DOWNS: 30 vs. SC by Rushing 17 vs. Vandy by Passing 18 vs. ASU, SC by Penalty 5 vs. SC RUSHING YARDS: 325 vs. Vandy PASSING YARDS: 388 vs. ASU TOTAL OFFENSE: 656 vs. ASU TOTAL PLAYS: 95 vs. SC RUSHING ATTEMPTS: 43 vs. SC, UK PASSING ATTEMPTS: 52 vs. SC PASSES COMPLETED: 28 vs. ASU PASSES INTERCEPTED: 3 vs. SC FUMBLES: 4 vs. ND FUMBLES LOST: 2 vs. GT TURNOVERS: 4 vs. SC QUARTERBACK SACKS: 6 vs. MSU TACKLES FOR LOSS: 11 vs. MSU, UT YARDS PENALIZED: 117 vs. Vandy
10 vs. LSU 12 vs. A&M 4 vs. LSU 3 vs. UK 0 vs. ASU, ND, A&M 61 vs. LSU 35 vs. UK 251 vs. AU 55 vs. UK 25 vs. LSU 12 vs. UK 9 vs. UK 0 vs. Vandy, ASU, ND, UT, UK, UF, MIZ, AU, A&M, GT 0 vs. ASU, UT, UK, UF, MIZ, A&M, LSU 0 vs. ASU, UT, UK, UF, MIZ, AU, A&M, LSU 0 vs. ASU, UT, UK, UF, MIZ, AU, A&M 0 vs. ND, SC 2 vs. A&M 0 vs. GT
SEASON KICKING STATISTICS
KICKOFFS
Avg
No.
2019.................. 78
Brooks Bruce 2019.................. 4 Total................... 82 Opponents....... 41
Ret. Yd Ln Rodrigo Blankenship
4929
63.2
41
1
227
24.8
59.3 61.3 55.0
3 44 25
0 0 1
12 239 244
12.0 18.4 18.8
FG Sequence (makes in parentheses)
0 by ASU, SC, UF, MIZ, LSU 0 by ASU, ND, SC, UF, MIZ, LSU 0 by SC, UF, LSU 0 by Vandy, ASU, ND, UT, UF 1 by ASU 10 by ASU
2016 2017 2018 2019 Total
14-18 77.8 20-23 87.0 19-23 82.6 25-31 80.6 78-95 82.1
0-0 0-0 1-1 0-0 1-1
7-7 8-8 8-8 5-5 28-28
3-4 6-6 2-4 9-10 20-24
4-6 4-7 7-9 8-11 23-33
0-1 2-2 1-1 3-5 6-9
No Ret Ret Pct Net Pct
Jake Camarda 2018 2019 Totals
Blk
49 UK 1 55 OU 0 53 VU 1 50 VU, UT, SC 1 55 OU 3
GA NET PUNTING No. Yds Avg Ret Yds Avg Ret TB Avg Blk I20 I20 Long
Vanderbilt (50), (37), (31) Murray State Arkansas State (29), (41) Notre Dame (40), (31), (43) Tennessee (50), (34), (27) South Carolina (50), 53, 42 Kentucky Florida (31), (37), (27) Missouri (20), (48), 43, (47), (29) Auburn Texas A&M (41), (49), (37), (31) Georgia Tech (49), 42 LSU 52, (39), 37 www.georgiadogs.com
2 by ND, UT, UK 1 by Vandy, MSU, UT, UK, AU, A&M, GT 2 by MSU, ND, UT 3 by SC, LSU 8 by A&M 85 by ND
FGM-FGA Pct 0-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 Long
Avg TB OB
237 5166 2253
Opponent Low
0 by ASU, UK, MIZ 7 by GT 1 by MIZ 1 by UK, GT 0 by MSU, UK, GT -2 by A&M 17 by UK 139 by GT 51 by UK 20 by A&M 16 by UK 2 by UK 0 by Vandy, SC, UK, UF, AU, A&M, GT, LSU
CAREER KICKING STATISTICS FIELD GOALS
Yds
Rodrigo Blankenship
Opponent High
37 by LSU 26 by LSU 11 by Vandy 15 by LSU 4 by Vandy, UT 142 by SC 349 by LSU 481 by LSU 86 by AU 36 by SC, AU, LSU 50 by AU 30 by AU 1 by MSU, ASU, ND, UT, MIZ
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43 1830 42.6 5 64 12.8 13.2 8 37.3 0 10 23.2 63 APSU 10 54 2562 47.4 10 80 8.0 18.5 9 42.6 0 22 40.7 67 AU 21 97 4392 45.0 15 144 10.4 15.9 17 37.3 0 32 32.0 67 AU 31
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IN A GAME GEORGIA HAD...
30 or more first downs – South Carolina 2019 (30) 25-29 first downs – Georgia Tech 2019 (26) 11-15 first downs – Texas A&M 2019 (12) 10 or fewer first downs – Florida 2016 (8) 500 or more yards rushing – South Carolina 1974 (502) 400-499 or more yards rushing – UMass 2018 (426) 300-399 yards rushing – Vanderbilt 2019 (323) 51-100 yards rushing – LSU 2019 (61) 50 or fewer yards rushing – Auburn 2017 (46) Two 100-yard rushers – Kentucky 2018 – Swift (157) & Holyfield (117) 400 or more yards passing – Auburn 2013 (415) 300-399 yards passing – Arkansas State 2019 (388) 51-100 yards passing – Tennessee 2017 (84) 50 or fewer yards passing – Kentucky 2019 (35) Zero yards passing – Auburn 1976 Two 100-yard passers – Arkansas State 2019 – Fromm (279) & Bennett (109) Two 100-yard receivers – Nebraska 2013 – Conley (136) & King (104) 100-yard rusher & receiver – North Carolina 2016 – Chubb (222) & McKenzie (122) 600 or more yards total offense – Arkansas State (656) 500-599 yards total offense – Tennessee 2019 (526) 150 or fewer yards total offense – Clemson 1990 (131) 100 or more plays total offense – Kentucky 1967 (105) 70 points – Northeast Louisiana 1994 (70) 60-69 points – Murray State 2019 (63) Zero points – Alabama 1995 (31-0) Five or more rushing TDs – Murray State 2019 (5) Five or more passing TDs – Kentucky 2014 (5) Failed to score a TD – Florida 2015 Both Returned a punt & a kickoff for TDs – Kentucky 2014 Recorded a safety – North Carolina 2016 (Team Safety) Five or more sacks – Murray State 2019 (6) Both Blocked a punt & a field goal – Texas A&M 2009 Both Recovered & Returned Fumbles for TDs – Florida 2017 Zero punts – UMass 2018 Zero penalties – Northeast Louisiana 1997 Zero penalties & zero turnovers – Northeast Louisiana 1997
IN A GAME A GEORGIA PLAYER...
Rushed 45 or more times – Herschel Walker vs. Florida 1981 (47) Rushed 30-44 times – Nick Chubb vs. North Carolina 2016 (32) Rushed for over 250 yards – Nick Chubb vs. Louisville 2014 (266) Rushed for 200-249 yards – Nick Chubb vs. North Carolina 2016 (222) Rushed for 150-199 yards – D'Andre Swift vs. Kentucky 2019 (179) Had a run of 80 yards or more – D'Andre Swift vs. Kentucky 2018 (83) Had a run of 50-79 yards – Kenny McIntosh (67) vs. Arkansas St 2019 Attempted 60 or more passes – Cory Phillips vs. Georgia Tech 2000 (62) Attempted 50-59 passes – Jake Fromm vs. South Carolina 2019 (51) Attempted 40-49 passes – Jake Fromm vs. LSU 2019 (42) Completed 30 or more passes – Aaron Murray vs. Auburn 2013 (33) Completed 25-29 passes – Jake Fromm vs. South Carolina 2019 (28) Passed for 400 yards or more – Aaron Murray vs. Auburn 2013 (415) Passed for 350-399 yards – Aaron Murray vs. Ole Miss 2012 (384) Caught 10 or more passes – Isaiah McKenzie vs. Missouri 2016 (10) Caught for 200 or more yards – Tavarres King vs. Michigan State 2012 (205) Caught for 150-199 yards – Tavarres King vs. Kentucky 2012 (188) Caught for 100-149 yards – Lawerance Cager vs. Florida 2019 (132) Had 400 yards total offense – Aaron Murray vs. Auburn 2013 (452) Scored four or more TDs – Sony Michel vs. Oklahoma 2018 (4) Scored three TDs – Sony Michel vs. Kentucky 2017 Rushed for four or more TDs – Washaun Ealey vs. Kentucky 2010 (5) Rushed for three TDs – Sony Michel vs. Oklahoma 2018 Passed for five or more TDs – Aaron Murray vs. Nebraska 2013 (5) Passed for four TDs – Jake Fromm vs. Georgia Tech 2019 Caught three TD passes – Mohamed Massaquoi vs. Georgia Tech 2008 Caught two TD passes – George Pickens vs. Missouri 2019 Rushed for and received a TD – D'Andre Swift vs. Alabama 2018 Passed for and received a TD – Terry Godwin vs. Penn State 2016 Kicked four or more FGs – Rodrigo Blankenship vs. Texas A&M 2019 (4) Blocked a PAT – Sterling Bailey vs. Florida 2015 Blocked a FG – Lorenzo Carter vs. Oklahoma 2018 Blocked a FG & a PAT in a game – Ray Drew vs. Georgia Tech 2014 Blocked a punt – Eric Stokes Jr. vs. Missouri 2018 Returned a punt for a TD – Isaiah McKenzie vs. UL Lafayette 2016 (82) Returned a blocked FG for a TD – Alec Ogletree vs. Alabama 2012 (55) Returned a blocked punt for a TD – Eric Stokes Jr. vs. Missouri 2018 (8) Returned a kickoff for a TD – Terry Godwin vs. South Carolina 2016 (43) Returned a kickoff and a punt for a TD– Isaiah McKenzie vs. Kentucky 2014 (90,59) Returned an interception for a TD – Maurice Smith vs. Auburn 2016 (34) Recovered a fumble for a TD – Tyson Campbell vs. Georgia Tech (0 yards), 2019 Returned a fumble for a TD – Tae Crowder vs. Tennessee 2019 (60) Returned a blocked PAT for two points – Tim Wansley vs. Vanderbilt 2000 (86) Attempted a two-point conv. – Jake Fromm vs. Missouri 2019 (pass succesful)
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Attempted an onside kick – Rodrigo Blankenship vs. Texas A&M 2019 (failed) Attempted a fake punt – Justin Fields vs. Alabama 2018 (2-yard rush, failed) Attempted a fake FG – Rodrigo Blakenship vs. Auburn 2018 (pass, failed) Scored 10-14 points kicking – Rodrigo Blankenship vs. Texas A&M 2019 (13) Scored 15 or more points kicking – Rodrigo Blankenship vs. Missouri 2017 (18) Kicked a 60-yard FG – Kevin Butler vs. Clemson 1984 (60) Kicked a 50-yard FG – Rodrigo Blankenship vs. South Carolina 2019( 50) Missed or had a PAT kick blocked – Marshall Morgan vs. Vanderbilt 2014 Threw five interceptions – Quincy Carter vs. South Carolina 2000 (5) Intercepted two passes – Quincy Mauger vs. Missouri 2016 Intercepted three passes – Tra Battle vs. Auburn 2006 Recovered two fumbles – Roquan Smith vs. Auburn (SEC CG) 2017 Had three or more sacks – Trenton Thompson vs. TCU 2016 (3) Had four or more TFLs – Jordan Jenkins vs. Vanderbilt 2015 (5.5) Had a 70-yard punt – Drew Butler vs. Oklahoma State 2009 (75) Had a 60-69 yard punt – Jake Camarda vs. LSU 2019 (66)
IN A GAME AN OPPOSING TEAM HAD...
30 or more first downs – Georgia Tech 2014 (32) 25-29 first downs – LSU 2019 (26) 10 or fewer first downs – Georgia Tech 2019 (7) 400 or more yards rushing – Florida 2014 (418) 300-399 yards rushing – Georgia Tech 2014 (399) 250-299 yards rushing – LSU 2018 (275) 11-50 yards rushing – Missouri 2019 (50) 10 or fewer yards rushing – North Texas 2013 (7) Negative yards rushing – Texas A&M 2019 (-1) Two 100-yard rushers – Florida 2014 – Taylor (197) & Jones (192) 500 or more yards passing – Kentucky 2000 (528) 400-499 yards passing – Arkansas 2009 (408) 350-399 yards passing – Missouri 2016 (376) 50 or fewer yards passing – Georgia Tech 2019 (40) Zero yards passing – Cal State Fullerton 1992 Four or more TD rushes – Missouri 2018 (4) Four or more TD passes – LSU 2019 (4) Two 100-yard passers – Penn State 2016 – McSorley (142) & Hackenberg (139) Two 100-yard receivers – Tennessee 2019 – Jennings (114) & Callaway (105) 600 or more yards of total offense – Kentucky 2000 (620) 500-599 yards of total offense – Oklahoma 2018 (531) 50 or more points – Tennessee 2006 (51) 40-49 points – Oklahoma 2018 (48) Zero points – Missouri 2019 (27-0) More than 10 fumbles – Cal State Fullerton 1992 (13, lost 5) Recorded a safety – Florida 2013 (Lucious Purifoy sack) Five or more sacks – Georgia Tech 2013 (5) Blocked a punt – Alabama 2015 (Collin Barber, punter) Blocked a FG – South Carolina 2019 (Rodrigo Blankenship, kicker)
IN A GAME AN OPPOSING PLAYER...
Rushed 40 or more times – Carnell Williams of Auburn 2001 (41) Rushed 35-39 times – Marcus Lattimore of South Carolina 2010 (37) Rushed 30-34 times – Kerryon Johnson of Auburn 2017 (32) Rushed for 200 or more yards – Rodney Anderson of Oklahoma 2018 (201) Rushed for 150-199 yards – Kerryon Johnson of Auburn 2017 (167) Had a run of 80 yards or more – Justin Vincent of LSU 2003 (87) Had a run of 50-79 yards – Josh Jacobs of Alabama 2018 (59) Attempted 60 or more passes – Drew Brees of Purdue 1999 (60) Attempted 50-59 passes – Bo Nix of Auburn 2019 (50) Attempted 45-49 passes – Ian Book of Notre Dame 2019 (47) Completed 40 or more passes – Tim Couch of Kentucky 1997 (41) Completed 35-39 passes – Rick Clausen of Tennessee 2005 (36) Passed for 500 or more yards – Jared Lorenzen of Kentucky 2000 (528) Passed for 400-499 yards – Ryan Mallett of Arkansas 2009 (408) Passed for 350-399 yards – Drew Lock of Missouri 2016 (376) Caught 15 or more passes – Andy Isabella of UMass 2018 (15) Caught 10-14 passes – Seth Williams of Auburn 2019 (13) Caught for 200 or more yards – Andy Isabella of UMass 2018 (219) Caught for 100-199 yards – Justin Jefferson of LSU 2019 (115) Scored four TDs – James Whalen of Kentucky 1999 (4) Rushed for and received a TD – Rex Burkhead of Nebraska 2013 Rushed for three or more TDs – Anthony Jennings of UL Lafayette 2016 (3) Returned a punt for a TD – Ace Sanders of South Carolina 2012 (70) Returned a blocked punt for a TD – Minkah Fitzpatrick of Alabama 2015 (1) Recovered a muffed punt for a TD – Nick Washington of Florida 2015 Returned a kickoff for a TD – Juanyeh Thomas of Georgia Tech 2018 (100) Returned an interception for a TD – Israel Mukuamu of South Carolina (53) Recovered a fumble for a TD – Josh Jacobs of Alabama 2018 (0) Returned a fumble for a TD – Steven Parker of Oklahoma 2018 (46) Attempted an onside kick – Brenton King of Georgia Tech 2019 (successful) Attempted a fake punt – Ryan Johnson of Louisville 2014 (pass attempt, failed) Attempted a fake FG – Michael McNeely of Florida 2014 (21 yard rush, successful) Scored 10 or more points kicking – Cole Tracy of LSU 2018 (18) Kicked a 50-yard FG – Cade York of LSU 2019 (50) Intercepted two passes – Derek Stingley of LSU 2019 (2)
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No. 3 Georgia 30, Vanderbilt 6
Aug. 31, 2019 • Vanderbilt Stadium • Nashville, Tenn. NASHVILLE, Tenn. - The third-ranked Georgia Bulldogs opened their 2019 season with a 30-6 victory over Vanderbilt in front of 40,350 at Vanderbilt Stadium and a national audience on ESPN. Junior quarterback Jake Fromm began his third season under center for the Bulldogs with a 15-of-23 passing performance for 156 yards and a touchdown. Junior tailback D’Andre Swift led the Bulldogs with 147 yards rushing, the fifth time he has eclipsed the century mark in his career. The Georgia defense also turned in a stout effort, allowing 225 total yards of Vanderbilt offense and only five plays of over 10 yards. Junior defensive back Mark Webb and junior inside linebacker Monty Rice tied for the team lead with seven tackles. The Bulldogs opened the contest with an impressive 8-play, 75-yard drive, asserting themselves with six rushes for 60 yards before Fromm found junior wide receiver Demetris Robertson in the back of the end zone for a touchdown. Georgia then turned toward the air with Fromm connecting again with Robertson on a 17-yard completion, finishing with sophomore running back James Cook scoring on an 18-yard rush to cap off a 10-play, 89-yard drive. Fromm and the offense continued to roll on the ensuing possession, highlighted by a game-high 38-yard strike to Lawrence Cager and a 16-yard run from Swift. After a Commodore pass interference penalty in the end zone, the Bulldogs extended their lead to 21-0 on a 1-yard touchdown run by senior running back Brian Herrien, completing a 7-play, 80-yard drive. The remainder of the scoring came from the kicking game with Vanderbilt kicker Ryley Guay connecting on two field goals late in the first half and senior Rodrigo Blankenship notched three in the second half. Junior defensive lineman Devonte Wyatt also grabbed a fumble recovery in the fourth quarter, leading to Georgia’s final field goal of the night.
Coach Kirby Smart said… “We’ve still got a long way to go...But, I’m proud of our guys. I don’t take it lightly when you go on the road in a SEC opener and you open up with a couple touchdowns. We had a lot of young guys on defense step up and play well…We wanted to come in here and play physical, establish a brand of football that we play. I thought we did that... We have a chance to be explosive offensively, and we’re going to try to be aggressive defensively...We’re going back to work Monday, and go out there and go good-on-good, and put the hammer down and find out who’s going to get better.”
SCORING SUMMARY
Georgia (1-0, 1-0) Vanderbilt (0-1, 0-1)
14 0
7 6
3 0
6 = 0 =
30 6
GA - Demetris Robertson, 3-yard pass Jake Fromm (R. Blankenship kick), 11:01, 1Q GA - James Cook, 18-yard run (R. Blankenship kick), 00:56, 1Q GA - Brian Herrien, 1-yard run (R. Blankenship kick), 08:01, 2Q VU - Ryley Guay, 26-yard field goal, 02:25, 2Q VU - Ryley Guay, 46-yard field goal, 00:04, 2Q GA - Rodrigo Blankenship, 50-yard field goal, 07:48, 3Q GA - Rodrigo Blankenship, 37-yard field goal, 07:20, 4Q GA - Rodrigo Blankenship, 31-yard field goal, 02:13, 4Q Weather: 87 degrees, partly cloudy, 9-mph wind.
GAME STATISTICS First Downs Rushing: Att.-Yards Passing: Comp.-Att.-Yds.-Int Total Plays-Total Net Yards Fumbles: Number-Lost Penalties: Number-Yards Punts: Number-Yards (Avg.) Kickoff Returns: Number-Yards (Avg.) Time of Possession Third Down Conversions Fourth Down Conversions Sacks By: Number-Yards
UGA VU 25 17 40-323 30-116 15-23-156-0 16-32-109-0 63-479 62-225 2-1 1-1 10-115 10-63 2-108 (54.0) 7-330 (47.1) 2-41 (20.5) 2-35 (17.5) 34:01 25:59 1 of 7 3 of 14 0 of 1 1 of 2 2-22 0-0
INDIVIDUAL LEADERS Rushing Att. Yds. TD Long GA - D’Andre Swift 16 147 0 36 VU - Ke’Shawn Vaughn 15 74 0 16 Passing Cmp. Att. Yds. TD GA - Jake Fromm 15 23 156 1 VU - Riley Neal 14 25 85 0 Receiving Rec. Yds. TD Long GA - Lawrence Cager 2 41 0 38 VU - Ke’Shawn Vaughn 3 24 0 12 Punting No. Yds. Avg. Long GA - Jake Camarda 2 108 54.0 65 VU - Harrison Smith 7 330 47.1 54 Tackles UT AT Tot. GA - Mark Webb/Monty Rice 4 3 7 VU - Dashaun Jenkins 10 4 14
Worth Noting…
D’Andre Swift, with downfield help on this play from Tyler Simmons, ran for 147 yards against the Commodores. www.georgiadogs.com
• With the victory, the Bulldogs improved to 96-27-3 in season openers including 4-0 under Kirby Smart. Georgia is now 58-20-2 in the all-time series with Vanderbilt including 27-12-2 in Nashville. The game marked Georgia’s first season opener versus an SEC team since 1995 and the first time an SEC season-opener was on the road since 1994. Georgia also extended its streak to 14 consecutive wins over SEC Eastern Division teams, dating back to the 2016 season. • QB Jake Fromm was efficient in the first half, completing 8-of-12 for 103 yards and 1 TD and finished the night 15-for-23 for 156 yards and 1 TD as the offense ended the night with 481 yards on 63 plays. He led Georgia to TD drives in the first three possessions of the contest to build a 21-0 lead. The first one was eight plays, 75 yards in 3:59, and the second tallied 10 plays for 89 yards in 5:34 while the third covered 80 yards in seven plays in 4:03. • Demetris Robertson’s first career catch as a Bulldog resulted in a 3-yard TD from Jake Fromm. He finished with three for 23 yards and a score. Redshirt sophomore Matt Landers notched his first career catch for 11 yards. Graduate transfer Lawrence Cager notched a 38-yard catch for his first as a Bulldog in the 2ndquarter. In the third quarter, redshirt freshman RB Zamir White made his debut with a 3-yard rush. Graduate transfer TE Eli Wolf made his first catch as a Bulldog for 11 yards in the fourth quarter. • Redshirt freshmen Kearis Jackson (WR), John FitzPatrick (TE) and Azeez Ojulari (OLB) made their first career starts. Trey Hill made his fifth career start but his first at center. Jake Fromm started his 29th straight to lead the offense while J.R. Reed made his 30th straight start.
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No. 3 Georgia 63, Murray State 17
Sept. 7, 2019 • Dooley Field at Sanford Stadium • Athens, Ga. ATHENS - A 35-point second quarter helped the third-ranked Georgia Bulldogs defeat Murray State, 63-17, in front of 92,746 fans at the newly-named Dooley Field at Sanford Stadium and a national audience on ESPN2. Before kickoff, former head coach and athletic director Vince Dooley was joined by his family and captains from each of his 25 Georgia teams for the unveiling of Dooley Field. The Bulldogs used an efficient 10-of-11 passing effort from junior quarterback Jake Fromm, as well as 269 rushing yards from seven different running backs to run past the Racers. Redshirt-freshman tailback Zamir White led all rushers with 72 total yards and scored the first touchdown of his career off a six-yard scamper in the second quarter. Fromm then directed a four-play, 56-yard drive, capped off by D’Andre Swift’s first touchdown of the season to open the game. Murray State quickly answered as quarterback Preston Rice connected with wide receiver DaQuon Green for a 60-yard score to knot the game at 7-7 with 6:36 remaining in the first quarter, but the Bulldogs scored backto-back touchdowns early in the second, thanks to a Brian Herrien two-yard rush and a J.R. Reed fumble recovery that he took back for a 14-yard score. With Georgia up 21-7, Swift added a 10-yard touchdown rush, followed by freshman wide receiver’s George Pickens’ first career score, a 15yard reception from Fromm. That set up White’s six-yard touchdown that put Georgia up 42-7. On the Bulldogs’ first offensive possession of the second half, Racer defensive back Nigel Watson intercepted a Stetson Bennett pass and ran it back 35 yards to cut into Georgia’s lead. The home team quickly answered as Bennett connected with Demetris Robertson for a 15-yard strike — the quarterback’s first career touchdown pass. The Bulldogs led 49-17 at the end of three quarters and maintained their lead the rest of the game, adding a pair of touchdowns in the fourth.
Coach Kirby Smart said… “We’re always proud to get a win ... At the end of the day, a lot of work goes into a game, and I want the kids to be able to celebrate that. We just need to fix a few things. … We’ll work this week, like we always do, on fundamentals. We’ve got to tackle better. We had sloppy, sloppy tackling. Against good people, that will come back to haunt you. We’ll work on that.”
SCORING SUMMARY
Murray State (1-1) Georgia (2-0)
7 7
0 10 0 = 35 7 14 =
17 63
GA - D’Andre Swift, 3-yard run (Blankenship kick), 13:37, 1Q MUR - DaQuon Green, 60-yard pass from Rice (Vicente kick), 06:36, 1Q GA - Brian Herrien, 2-yard run (Blankenship kick), 14:24, 2Q GA - J.R. Reed, 14-yard fumble recovery (Blankenship kick), 13:51, 2Q GA - D’Andre Swift, 10-yard run (Blankenship kick), 09:07, 2Q GA - George Pickens, 15-yard pass from Fromm (Blankenship kick), 06:11, 2Q GA - Zamir White, 6-yard run (Blankenship kick), 02:11, 2Q MUR - Nigel Walton, 35-yard interception (Vicente kick), 09:33, 3Q GA - Demetris Robertson, 15-yard pass from Bennett (Blankenship kick), 05:22, 3Q MUR - Gabriel Vicente, 26-yard field goal, 01:18, 3Q GA - Dom. Blaylock, 25-yard pass from Bennett (Blankenship kick), 10:49, 4Q GA - Stetson Bennett, 1-yard run (Blankenship kick), 07:42, 4Q Weather: 92 degrees, sunny, 41 percent humidity, 9-mph NW wind.
GAME STATISTICS
First Downs Rushing: Att.-Yards Passing: Comp.-Att.-Yds.-Int Total Plays-Total Net Yards Fumbles: Number-Lost Penalties: Number-Yards Punts: Number-Yards (Avg.) Kickoff Returns: Number-Yards (Avg.) Time of Possession Third Down Conversions Fourth Down Conversions Sacks By: Number-Yards
MUR UGA 11 25 27-23 40-269 24-33-261-1 20-25-292-1 60-284 65-561 1-1 1-1 5-40 5-40 7-319 (45.6) 2-96 (48.0) 1-7 (7.0) 2-37 (18.5) 29:19 30:41 6 of 16 8 of 10 0 of 1 0 of 0 1-9 6-53
INDIVIDUAL LEADERS Rushing MUR - Rodney Castille GA - Zamir White Passing MUR - Preston Rice GA - Jake Fromm Receiving MUR - DaQuon Green GA - George Pickens Punting MUR - Steve Dawson GA - Jake Camarda Tackles MUR - Dior Johnson GA - Mark Webb
Att. Yds. TD Long 5 8 0 3 8 72 1 29 Cmp. Att. Yds. TD 20 25 216 1 10 11 166 1 Rec. Yds. TD Long 5 101 1 60 4 78 1 43 No. Yds. Avg. Long 7 319 45.6 51 2 96 48.0 48 UT AT Tot. 6 2 8 6 0 6
Worth Noting…
George Pickens led the Bulldogs with 78 yards receiving, including one touchdown and a 43-yard catch.
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• The 42 first half points was the most points since UGA scored 42 points against New Mexico State in 2011 in route to a 63-16 victory. The Bulldogs also scored 42 points in the first half versus Middle Tennessee and UMass last year. Today, Georgia collected 561 yards of total offense on 65 plays. The Bulldogs have won eight consecutive home openers including 4-0 under Kirby Smart. • J.R. Reed collected a fumble in the second quarter and returned it 14 yards for a touchdown, marking the first time the Bulldogs returned a fumble for a score since sophomore DB Tyson Campbell went 64 yards to the end zone against Missouri last year. Reed last returned a fumble for a touchdown during the 2017 Florida game. This marks the sixth defensive touchdown for Georgia since the Kirby Smart era started in 2016. • With his nine extra points (tied career high), graduate Rodrigo Blankenship is second in SEC history for Career Consecutive PATs made with 166 and tied his career mark. The SEC record is 198 held by Daniel Carlson (Auburn) with 198. Blankenship already owns the Bulldog record. • Sophomore Jamaree Salyer (RT), redshirt sophomore Matt Landers (WR), sophomore James Cook (TB) and junior Jermaine Johnson (OLB) made their first career starts. Jake Fromm started his 30th straight to lead the offense while graduate J.R. Reed (S) now leads the defense with 31 in a row.
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2019 game summaries
No. 3 Georgia 55, Arkansas State 0
Sept. 14, 2019 • Dooley Field at Sanford Stadium • Athens, Ga. ATHENS - The third-ranked Georgia Bulldogs totaled nearly 700 yards of offense and held Arkansas State scoreless in a 55-0 win Saturday afternoon at a sold-out Dooley Field at Sanford Stadium and a national audience on ESPN2. The fans in attendance filled the stands with pink attire as they honored Wendy Anderson, the late wife of Arkansas State head coach Blake Anderson, who passed away from breast cancer on Aug. 19. Georgia finished with 656 total yards, while the Bulldogs’ defense helped the team record its largest margin of victory under head coach Kirby Smart. Arkansas State finished with 220 total yards, including just 43 on the ground. Junior quarterback Jake Fromm completed 17-of-22 passes for 279 yards and three touchdowns, while junior tailback D’Andre Swift led all rushers with 76 yards on the ground. Swift did most of the heavy lifting on Georgia’s first offensive possession with two rushes for 17 yards. Brian Herrien capped off the six-play, 60-yard drive with a three-yard touchdown to put the Bulldogs up 7-0. Following an Arkansas State three-and-out, Georgia’s drive stalled at the Red Wolves’ 12-yard line. Senior kicker Rodrigo Blankenship knocked in a field goal from 29 yards and followed with a 41-yarder to send the Bulldogs to the second quarter with a 13-0 advantage. Georgia scored quick with 60-yard TD strike from Fromm to freshman Dominick Blaylock on the first play of the second quarter. Swift added a 48-yard TD dash and Lawrence Cager caught a five-yard TD score to give the Bulldogs a 34-0 halftime advantage. Georgia’s defense held the Red Wolves to just 81 yards in the first half, including 11 total yards in the opening quarter. It was much of the same in the final 30 minutes. The Bulldogs added a 37-yard touchdown from James Cook, a one-yard score from Zamir White and a 62-yard scamper from Kenny McIntosh to put the final score at 55-0.
Coach Kirby Smart said… “We played really hard and we were focused ... Our Saturday scrimmages leading up the season helped us toward that. We started fast and really played hard. … We did some good things. At the end of the day, it’s all about execution. You can’t have a lack of focus or discipline, and our kids did that ... I was happy with the way the defense played. We had good matchups outside and we challenged our guys to get their hands on them. They made some plays. … With our bigger people up front, they struggled to move us (in the running game). They could not get us out of there. We controlled the line of scrimmage.”
SCORING SUMMARY
Arkansas State (1-2) Georgia (3-0)
0 13
0 0 21 14
0 = 7 =
0 55
GA - Brian Herrien, 3-yard run (Blankenship kick), 09:02, 1Q GA - Rodrigo Blankenship, 29-yard field goal, 05:28, 1Q GA - Rodrigo Blankenship, 41-yard field goal, 01:08, 1Q GA - Dom. Blaylock, 60-yard pass from Fromm (Blankenship kick), 14:47, 2Q GA - D’Andre Swift, 48-yard run (Blankenship kick), 10:21, 2Q GA - Lawrence Cager, 5-yard pass from Fromm (Blankenship kick), 00:54, 2Q GA - James Cook, 37-yard run (Blankenship kick), 12:02, 3Q GA - Zamir White, 1-yard run (Blankenship kick), 04:20, 3Q GA - Kenny McIntosh, 62-yard run (Blankenship kick), 09:07, 4Q Weather: 77 degrees, overcast, 85 percent humidity, 8-mph NE wind.
GAME STATISTICS
First Downs Rushing: Att.-Yards Passing: Comp.-Att.-Yds.-Int Total Plays-Total Net Yards Fumbles: Number-Lost Penalties: Number-Yards Punts: Number-Yards (Avg.) Kickoff Returns: Number-Yards (Avg.) Time of Possession Third Down Conversions Fourth Down Conversions Sacks By: Number-Yards
ASU UGA 14 27 28-43 33-268 23-40-177-1 26-33-388-0 68-220 66-656 0-0 0-0 2-10 5-41 10-386 3-146 1-12 (12.0) 0-0 (0.0) 29:45 30:15 5 of 17 4 of 10 0 of 1 1 of 1 0-0 4-23
INDIVIDUAL LEADERS Rushing Att. Yds. TD Long ASU - D.J. Chatman 7 24 0 10 GA - D’Andre Swift 9 76 0 39 Passing Cmp. Att. Yds. TD ASU - Logan Bonner 20 35 124 0 GA - Jake Fromm 17 22 279 3 Receiving Rec. Yds. TD Long ASU - Jonathan Adams 7 85 0 45 GA - Dominick Blaylock 4 112 1 60 Punting No. Yds. Avg. Long ASU - Cody Grace 10 386 38.6 51 GA - Jake Camarda 3 146 48.7 61 Tackles UT AT Tot. ASU - Tajhea Chambers 2 8 10 GA - Tyler Clark 2 3 5
Worth Noting… • The Bulldogs (3-0) posted their first shutout of the year and the first since the 2018 season opener (45-0 over Austin Peay). The 55-point margin of victory was the largest by the Bulldogs since 2014 when it blanked Troy 66-0. The Bulldogs have allowed only 23 points in three games. • For the third straight game, Georgia’s opponent was held under 300 yards of total offense. ASU finished with 220 on 68 plays. The leading tacklers were Robert Beal, Jr., and Tyler Clark with five apiece. Clark registered his first sack of 2019 and the fifth of his career. Sophomore OLB Quay Walker also had his first career sack as the Bulldogs had four. • The Bulldogs upped their lead to 55-0 at the 9:07 mark in the fourth quarter on a six-play, 98-yard drive. This was the longest TD-drive since going 98 yards in 11 plays against Auburn in 2014 that made it 34-7 Bulldogs. Freshman TB Kenny McIntosh went 62 yards for a touchdown on the drive, marking the first score of his career. • Junior Malik Herring (DL) started his first game of the year and the second of his career. Lawrence Cager got the start for the first time in his Bulldog career after starting a total of 18 games at Miami. While sophomore Cade Mays moved from RG to RT, junior Ben Cleveland started at RG, marking his first start of 2019 and 10th of his career. Jake Fromm started his 31st straight to lead the offense while graduate J.R. Reed (S) now leads the defense with 32 in a row. Jake Fromm powered the Bulldogs’ offense, completing 17 of 22 passes for 279 yards and three touchdowns. www.georgiadogs.com
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No. 3 Georgia 23, No. 7 Notre Dame 17
Sept. 21, 2019 • Dooley Field at Sanford Stadium • Athens, Ga. ATHENS - No. 3 Georgia scored 16 straight points to start the second half and held off a late push from seventh-ranked Notre Dame in a 23-17 victory at Dooley Field at Sanford Stadium. The game was played in front of a record crowd of 93,246 and a prime time national audience on CBS. In the first quarter, Notre Dame was able to move the ball into Georgia territory, but a fumbled snap by quarterback Ian Book on 4th-and-2 stalled the Irish drive. A muffed punt by Tyler Simmons set Notre Dame up at the Georgia 8-yard line, eventually leading to a 4th-and-goal at the one. The Bulldogs were able to press Book out of the pocket, but he found tight end Cole Kmet in the end zone for the first score of the night, giving the Irish a 7-0 lead. The Bulldogs countered with an 8-play, 75-yard drive capped off by a 3-yard touchdown plunge by D’Andre Swift. Irish kicker Jonathan Doerer ended the half with a 27-yard field goal to put the halftime score at 10-7. On the Irish’s first possession of the second half, Wilson intercepted a Book pass and set the Bulldogs up at the Notre Dame 22-yard line. Georgia’s drive came to a halt and Rodgrigo Blankenship knotted the score at 10-10 with a 40-yard field goal, before adding another - this time from 31 yards out - to give Georgia its first lead at 13-10. Georgia’s surge continued into the fourth quarter as senior wide receiver Lawrence Cager capped off an 8-play, 82 yard drive with a 15-yard touchdown reception in the corner of the end zone. Following another Blankenship field goal, Book marched the Fighting Irish down the field on a 10-play, 75-yard drive, which ended with Chase Claypool’s 4-yard TD reception. Notre Dame forced a 3-and-out and got the ball back with two minutes left. On a 4th-and-8 play, Book’s heave fell just short and the Bulldogs held on for the 23-17 win.
Coach Kirby Smart said… “That was a hard-fought game. I have a lot of respect for Notre Dame and their program and how they battled. But man, our kids played hard … That was a huge win for them. They play so hard and work so hard and play with toughness. I was happy to see them pull that out... They (the crowd) impacted those guys. They had 5-6-7 penalties and had to use their timeouts. Our fans caused their quarterback to have some issues. … We need that out of our fans all the time. That is a real homefield advantage. You need that in college football”
SCORING SUMMARY
Notre Dame (2-1) Georgia (4-0)
0 0
10 7
0 7 = 6 10 =
17 23
ND - Cole Kmet, 1-yard pass from Book (Doerer kick), 10:39, 2Q GA - D’Andre Swift, 3-yard run (Blankenship kick), 02:27, 2Q ND - Jonathan Doerer, 27-yard field goal, 00:00, 2Q GA - Rodrigo Blankenship, 40-yard field goal, 08:31, 3Q GA - Rodrigo Blankenship, 31-yard field goal, 04:21, 3Q GA - Lawrence Cager, 15-yard pass from Fromm (Blankenship kick), 13:19, 4Q GA - Rodrigo Blankenship, 43-yard field goal, 06:54, 4Q ND - Chase Claypool, 4-yard pass from Book (Doerer kick), 03:12, 4Q Weather: 73 degrees, fair, 62 percent humidity, calm wind.
GAME STATISTICS
First Downs Rushing: Att.-Yards Passing: Comp.-Att.-Yds.-Int Total Plays-Total Net Yards Fumbles: Number-Lost Penalties: Number-Yards Punts: Number-Yards (Avg.) Kickoff Returns: Number-Yards (Avg.) Time of Possession Third Down Conversions Fourth Down Conversions Sacks By: Number-Yards
ND UGA 14 18 14-46 33-152 29-47-275-2 20-26-187-0 61-321 59-339 2-0 4-1 12-85 6-43 4-190 (47.5) 4-141 (35.2) 1-9 (9.0) 2-20 (10.0) 25:29 34:31 4 of 13 4 of 11 1 of 3 0 of 0 0-0 0-0
INDIVIDUAL LEADERS Rushing Att. Yds. TD Long ND - Tony Jones, Jr. 9 21 0 6 GA - D’Andre Swift 18 98 1 15 Passing Cmp. Att. Yds. TD ND - Ian Book 29 47 275 2 GA - Jake Fromm 20 26 187 1 Receiving Rec. Yds. TD Long ND - Cole Kmet 9 108 1 31 GA - Lawrence Cager 5 82 1 36 Punting No. Yds. Avg. Long ND - Jay Bramblett 4 190 47.5 58 GA - Jake Camarda 4 141 35.2 48 Tackles UT AT Tot. ND - Jer. Owusu-Koramoah 7 1 8 GA - Tae Crowder 4 5 9
Worth Noting… • Georgia is now 7-4 all time in top-10 matchups at Dooley Field at Sanford Stadium, with this being the first involving a non-conference team since 1966 (No. 7 Georgia beat No. 5 Ga. Tech 23-14). The Bulldogs are now 6-3 against top 10 teams in the Kirby Smart era and 2-0 in Athens. It also marked Georgia’s 16th straight win at home dating back to 2017, which ranks third in school history. The Bulldogs are now 3-0 against Notre Dame. • The game was scoreless in the opening period, which is the first time UGA and its opponent did not score in the first quarter since the 2018 National Championship Game versus Alabama. It was the first time Georgia won a game after trailing at halftime since the 2018 Rose Bowl Game victory over Oklahoma 54-48 in double overtime. • Junior DJ Daniel (DB) started his first game with sophomore Tyson Campbell on the sideline with a right foot injury from the Arkansas State game. Junior Demetris Robertson (WR) started his first game at Georgia after starting a total of 15 games between the 2016-17 seasons for California before transferring. Jake Fromm started his 32nd straight to lead the offense while J.R. Reed now leads the defense with 33 in a row. • The attendance for the matchup at Dooley Field at Sanford Stadium was a record 93,246 after UGA added 500 additional seats in the west plaza deck under the scoreboard. J.R. Reed tallied seven tackles against Notre Dame, as well as this fourth-quarter interception in Georgia territory.
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No. 3 Georgia 43, Tennessee 14
Oct. 5, 2019 • Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, Tenn. KNOXVILLE, Tenn. - Third-ranked Georgia used 33 unanswered points, starting in the second quarter, to run away from Tennessee in a 43-14 victory in front of 92,709 fans at Neyland Stadium and a national audience on ESPN. After Tennessee punted on its opening possession, Georgia took nearly seven minutes off the clock with a methodical drive that concluded with a 1-yard touchdown run from junior tailback D’Andre Swift. Tennessee then quickly responded with a 73-yard touchdown strike from freshman quarterback Brian Maurer to senior wide receiver Marquez Callaway. On the next Georgia possession, the offensive momentum was slowed by the Volunteer defense, leading to a 50-yard field goal from senior place kicker Rodrigo Blankenship. Tennessee responded by efficiently moving down the field before Maurer found redshirt senior wide receiver Jauan Jennings for a 12-yard touchdown on the first play of the second quarter, giving the Volunteers a 14-10 lead. The Bulldogs then would again settle for a 34-yard Blankenship field goal. Following three consecutive stalled drives from both teams, Georgia took advantage of great field position with a 6-play drive that concluded with a 3-yard touchdown pass from Fromm to Cager. Tennessee looked to answer, but came away empty when kicker Brent Cimaglia missed from 47 yards out. With an extra possession to end the half, Georgia padded its lead with a 7-yard touchdown catch from freshman wide receiver George Pickens in the back of the end zone with nine seconds remaining. In the third, Blankenship notched his third field goal of the night with a 27-yard try. On the next drive, the Volunteers reached midfield, but a deep throw from Maurer was intercepted by LeCounte at the Georgia 22-yard line. Later, Georgia steadily moved down the field on a game-sealing drive that ended with a 1-yard Herrien touchdown run. The Bulldogs added another score with senior linebacker Tae Crowder’s 60-yard fumble recovery touchdown, resulting from a Maurer fumble on a blind side sack by redshirt sophomore cornerback Eric Stokes. On Tennessee’s final drive, the Volunteers were set up with 1st-and-goal at the 5-yard line, but a Bulldog goal line stand preserved the second half shutout.
Coach Kirby Smart said… “We knew they would come ready to play. They had a week off and they have a good football team...They came out and played physical, and so did we…Our kids came back and played hard. They came out in the second half and played a lot harder...A lot of time people think it’s adjustments when it’s just guys doing what they’re supposed to do. They had us rattled with the big play early. We busted a coverage and got beat on it, and our kids got a little awe-struck...The defense came to play, and in the second half, they played a lot harder.”
SCORING SUMMARY
Georgia (5-0, 2-0) Tennessee (1-4, 0-2)
10 7
16 7
3 14 = 0 0 =
43 14
GA - D’Andre Swift, 1-yard run (Blankenship kick), 07:07, 1Q UT - Marquez Callaway, 73-yard pass from Maurer (Cimaglia kick), 06:25, 1Q GA - Rodrigo Blankenship, 50-yard field goal, 02:34, 1Q UT - Juaun Jennings, 12-yard pass from Maurer (Cimaglia kick), 14:57, 2Q GA - Rodrigo Blankenship, 34-yard field goal, 11:31, 2Q GA - Lawrence Cager, 3-yard pass from Fromm (Blankenship kick), 01:59, 2Q GA - George Pickens, 7-yard pass from Fromm (Blankenship kick), 00:09, 2Q GA - Rodrigo Blankenship, 27-yard field goal, 07:03, 3Q GA - Brian Herrien, 1-yard run (Blankenship kick), 08:02, 4Q GA - Tae Crowder, 60-yard fumble recovery (Blankenship kick), 04:39, 4Q Weather: 81 degrees, partly cloudy, 11 mph SSW wind.
GAME STATISTICS
First Downs Rushing: Att.-Yards Passing: Comp.-Att.-Yds.-Int Total Plays-Total Net Yards Fumbles: Number-Lost Penalties: Number-Yards Punts: Number-Yards (Avg.) Kickoff Returns: Number-Yards (Avg.) Time of Possession Third Down Conversions Fourth Down Conversions Sacks By: Number-Yards
UGA UT 26 20 41-238 29-70 24-29-288-0 15-33-273-1 70-526 62-343 0-0 2-1 11-107 6-51 2-71 (35.5) 5-167 (33.4) 0-0 (0.0) 0-0 (0.0) 36:28 23:32 5 of 11 5 of 12 0 of 1 0 of 1 3-22 0-0
INDIVIDUAL LEADERS Rushing GA - Brian Herrien UT - Tim Jordan Passing GA - Jake Fromm UT - Brian Maurer Receiving GA - D’Andre Swift UT - Jauan Jennings Punting GA - Jake Camarda UT - Joe Doyle Tackles GA - R. LeCount/M. Webb UT - Nigel Warrior
Att. Yds. TD Long 11 88 1 40 9 47 0 17 Cmp. Att. Yds. TD 24 29 288 2 14 28 259 2 Rec. Yds. TD Long 4 72 0 44 7 114 1 33 No. Yds. Avg. Long 2 71 35.5 53 5 167 33.4 44 UT AT Tot. 4 1 5 3 7 10
Worth Noting…
Brian Herrien led Georgia in rushing with a career-high 88 yards, including a career-best 40-yard rush. www.georgiadogs.com
• With Georgia’s 43-14 victory, the Bulldogs now lead the all-time series 24-23-2 as it dates back to 1899. It marks the first time they broke a tie to take a series lead over UT since 1981 when it went up 9-8-2. Also, the Bulldogs now have won 15 straight games over teams from the SEC’s Eastern Division dating back to 2016. • The Bulldog defense only allowed 104 yards from the Volunteers in the second half, with 70 of those coming on their final drive of the game. Safety Richard LeCounte and junior defensive back Mark Webb tied for the team lead with five tackles, while redshirt freshman linebacker Azeez Ojulari tallied two sacks. • Graduate PK Rodrigo Blankenship made four PATs, nailed a 50-yard field goal in the first quarter, a 34-yarder in the 2ndquarter and a 27-yarder in the 3rdquarter for a total of 13 points. He is 11-for-11 in field goals this season. In his career, Blankenship is 5-for-6 from at least 50 yards including 2-for-2 this year. He made a 50-yarder at Vanderbilt this year too. For his career, Blankenship now has tallied 371 points including 64 field goals. • Junior Justin Shaffer made his first career start for the injured Solomon Kindley, getting the nod at left guard. Junior QB Jake Fromm started his 33rdstraight to lead the offense while graduate J.R. Reed (S) now leads the defense with 34. Junior DJ Daniel made his second straight start at RC while junior Walter Grant made his first of the year at LB and ninth of his career. Sophomore N Jordan Davis left the game in the first series due to an ankle injury.
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South Carolina 20, No. 3 Georgia 17 (2OT)
Oct. 12, 2019 • Dooley Field at Sanford Stadium • Athens, Ga. ATHENS - Georgia senior kicker Rodrigo Blankenship missed a 42yard field goal in the second overtime period to seal South Carolina’s 20-17 upset win in front of a sold-out crowd at Dooley Field at Sanford Stadium and a national audience on ESPN. Blankenship had started scoring with a 50-yard field goal to put the Bulldogs ahead 3-0 in the first quarter. South Carolina responded by stringing together a nine-play, 93-yard drive, capped with a 46-yard passing touchdown from Ryan Hilinski to Bryan Edwards to give the Gamecocks the 7-3 lead. Georgia opened the second quarter by completing a nine-play, 75-yard drive capped by a one-yard rushing touchdown by junior tailback D’Andre Swift to put the Bulldogs back in front. The Gamecocks evened the score with three minutes left in the half on a 49-yard field goal by White. With a minute left in the half, Israel Mukuamu intercepted a Jake Fromm pass and returned it 53 yards to give the Gamecocks the 17-10 advantage. It was the first of three picks in the game for Mukuamu. Fromm helped the Bulldogs finally draw even at 17 with 1:48 left, when he found Demetris Robertson in the back of the end zone from six yards out. The score capped Georgia’s 13-play drive that covered 96 yards and survived a failed fourth-down try that was negated by a holding penalty on Carolina. Following a missed Gamecocks field goal, Georgia’s drive stalled on the ensuing possession, and the two teams went to overtime. In the extra period, Fromm threw an interception on Georgia’s second play. South Carolina kicker Parker White then missed a 33-yard field goal to send the game into a second overtime. From there, the Gamecocks ran seven plays to set up a short try for White. This time he converted from 24 yards to give his team a 20-17 lead. A 3-and-out on Georgia’s next possession set up Blankenship with his 42-yard attempt that went wide right and sealed the game for South Carolina.
Coach Kirby Smart said… “Any time you get ready to play a football game, you have to set your jaw and go play physical. We didn’t do that. They played physical and attacked us. We’ve got to go out and help our players, and that starts with me ... This is when you find out about yourself. You look in the mirror and say, ‘What can I do better?’ As coaches and leaders of the team, we’ve got to do what helps our guys ...We’ll learn from it. If you let it linger, South Carolina beats you twice. Everything we want to achieve is still in front of us. We’ll work to get better. We’ve got to look at ourselves and what situations we need to be in to be successful.”
SCORING SUMMARY
South Carolina (3-3, 2-2) 7 10 0 0 0 3 = 20 Georgia (5-1, 2-1) 3 7 0 7 0 0 = 17 GA - Rodrigo Blankenship, 50-yard FG, 10:15, 1Q SC - Bryan Edwards, 46-yard pass from Hilinski (White kick), 1:58, 1Q GA - D’Andre Swift, 1-yard run (Blankenship kick), 13:35, 2Q SC - Parker White, 49-yard FG, 3:00, 2Q SC - Israel Mukuamu, 53-yard INT return (White kick), 1:00, 2Q GA - Demetris Robertson, 6-yard pass from Fromm (Blankenship kick), 1:48, 4Q SC - Parker White, 24-yard FG, 2OT Weather: 80 degrees, sunny, 38 percent humidity, 7 mph SW wind
GAME STATISTICS
First Downs Rushing: Att.-Yards Passing: Comp.-Att.-Yds.-Int Total Plays-Total Net Yards Fumbles: Number-Lost Penalties: Number-Yards Punts: Number-Yards (Avg.) Kickoff Returns: Number-Yards (Avg.) Time of Possession Third Down Conversions Fourth Down Conversions Sacks By: Number-Yards
SC UGA 16 30 36-142 43-173 21-32-155-0 28-52-295-3 68-297 95-468 0-0 1-1 11-68 6-60 7-318 (45.4) 3-173 (57.7) 0-0 (0.0) 0-0 (0.0) 23:56 36:04 5 of 17 9 of 18 1 of 1 0 of 1 3-11 0-0
INDIVIDUAL LEADERS Rushing SC - Rico Dowdle GA - D’Andre Swift Passing SC - Ryan Hilinski GA - Jake Fromm Receiving SC - Bryan Edwards GA - George Pickens Punting SC - Joseph Charlton GA - Jake Camarda Tackles SC - Ernest Jones GA - T. Crowder/M. Rice
Att. Yds. TD Long 21 79 0 17 23 113 1 14 Cmp. Att. Yds. TD 15 20 116 1 28 51 295 1 Rec. Yds. TD Long 6 78 1 46 7 98 0 33 No. Yds. Avg. Long 7 318 45.4 58 3 173 57.7 66 UT AT Tot. 4 8 12 4/6 8/6 12
Worth Noting… • With its 20-17 loss in double overtime, Georgia is now 8-7 all-time in overtime games, including 1-2 in Athens. Today marked the first overtime game for the Bulldogs since the 2018 National Championship game in Atlanta vesus Alabama. The Gamecocks snapped Georgia’s 15-game winning streak against SEC Eastern Division foes dating back to 2016. Also, it ended Georgia’s four-game winning streak in the series, which the Bulldogs lead 51-19-2. • Sophomore punter Jake Camarda drilled a career-long 66 yarder in the opening period that positioned the Gamecocks on their own 7-yard line. Graduate place kicker Rodrigo Blankenship has connected on a school record 181 consecutive PATs and the Bulldogs are second nationally with a streak of 272 consecutive PATs dating back to 2014. • Junior Justin Shaffer started his second straight game at LG for Solomon Kindley. Kindley did return to the lineup on the second series. The Bulldogs actually started six linemen with sophomore Cade Mays lining up at a TE spot. Graduate defensive tackle Michael Barnett started his first game of the season and second of his career. Jake Fromm started his 34th straight to lead the offense while graduate S J.R. Reed now leads the defense with 35. • Georgia is now 6-7 when it is trailing at halftime under Kirby Smart. Before today, the last time was when the Bulldogs were trailing 10-7 at halftime to #7 Notre Dame earlier this year and UGA won 23-17.
Tae Crowder tied with teammate Monty Rice for Georgia’s team lead with a career-high 12 tackles.
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No. 10 Georgia 21, Kentucky 0
Oct. 19, 2019 • Dooley Field at Sanford Stadium • Athens, Ga. ATHENS - D’Andre Swift rushed for 179 yards and scored two of Georgia’s touchdowns as the Bulldogs overcame sloppy conditions to defeat Kentucky 21-0 in front of home crowd and a national audience on ESPN. As a steady rain fell, both teams struggled to advance the ball on offense. Thirteen of the game’s first 14 possessions ended with a punt, the lone exception coming in the second quarter, when Georgia failed to convert a 4th-and-1 at midfield. Kentucky’s Max Duffy - the nation’s top punter heading into the game shanked a 15-yarder that went out of bounds at the UK 39-yard line midway through the third quarter. It was the break in this tug-of-war for field position the Bulldogs needed. On Georgia’s next play, Swift skirted off right tackle, eluded one Kentucky defender and ran 39 yards for the game’s first score. The Bulldogs proceeded to score on their next two possessions to put the game out of reach. After Swift’s first score, Kentucky gained six yards in two plays before J.R. Reed forced a Lynn Bowden fumble that was recovered by safety Richard LeCounte. Five Georgia plays, a Swift run, followed by four straight Brian Herrien carries - netted a second touchdown on an 8-yard run with 2:47 left in the third period. Aided by a 58-yard kickoff return, Kentucky reached as far as the Georgia 8-yard line on its next possession. The drive stalled, however, on three straight incompletions by Bowden. Georgia promptly marched 92 yards in 13 plays, 12 of which were on the ground, for its final score, a 3-yard Swift run with 8:18 left in the game. The lone pass, a 7-yarder from Jake Fromm to George Pickens, converted a 4th-and-4 at the UK 22-yard line.
Coach Kirby Smart said… “You have to be patient with those type of elements. You’re not just going to run the ball down their throats or throw it 30-40 times in those conditions. It was a field position game, and we needed to win field position. In the second half, we did that, along with running the ball...That’s how you win in those conditions. That’s important. We were talking to (James) Coley and the offensive staff on the headsets about being patient and keep running the ball. Trying to throw in those conditions, you can turn it over quickly. It’s not easy throwing. Anybody would struggle in those conditions...Our guys worked their tails off and were in great spirits. They are grinding and preparing. Our best football is ahead.”
SCORING SUMMARY
Kentucky (3-4, 1-4) Georgia (6-1, 3-1)
0 0
0 0 0 14
0 = 7 =
0 21
GA - D’Andre Swift, 39-yard run (Blankenship kick), 6:20, 3Q GA - Brian Herrien, 8-yard run (Blankenship kick), 1:54, 3Q GA - D’Andre Swift, 3-yard run (Blankenship kick), 6:24, 4Q Weather: 53 degrees, light rain, 93 pct. humidity, Wind: 16 mph E
GAME STATISTICS
First Downs Rushing: Att.-Yards Passing: Comp.-Att.-Yds.-Int Total Plays-Total Net Yards Fumbles: Number-Lost Penalties: Number-Yards Punts: Number-Yards (Avg.) Kickoff Returns: Number-Yards (Avg.) Time of Possession Third Down Conversions Fourth Down Conversions Sacks By: Number-Yards
UK UGA 9 14 35-160 43-235 2-16-17-0 9-12-35-0 51-177 55-270 2-1 1-0 7-60 4-33 7-281 (40.1) 6-317 (52.8) 2-75 (37.5) 1-0 (0.0) 26:32 33:28 3 of 13 3 of 12 0 of 2 1 of 2 0-0 1-3
INDIVIDUAL LEADERS Rushing UK - Lynn Bowden, Jr. GA - D’Andre Swift Passing UK - Lynn Bowden, Jr. GA - Jake Fromm Receiving UK - Bryce Oliver GA - George Pickens Punting UK - Max Duffy GA - Jake Camarda Tackles UK - Yusuf Corker GA - Nakobe Dean
Att. Yds. TD Long 17 99 0 21 21 179 2 39 Cmp. Att. Yds. TD 2 15 17 0 9 12 35 0 Rec. Yds. TD Long 1 9 0 9 4 35 0 22 No. Yds. Avg. Long 7 281 40.1 69 6 317 52.8 64 UT AT Tot. 7 4 11 4 2 6
Worth Noting… • Georgia was able to score 21 points following a scoreless half and registered a shutout. It was the second shutout of the year (Arkansas State 55-0 on Sept. 14) and fourth in the Kirby Smart era. Before tonight, the last one in an SEC contest came in 2017, 44-0 over Tennessee in Knoxville. With tonight’s win, Georgia leads the UK series 59-12-2 including 10 straight over the Wildcats. Also, Georgia is 78-18-2 on Homecoming including 15-2-1 against the Wildcats. This was the first shutout of Kentucky since a 1981 Homecoming win (21-0). • Georgia came into the game leading the SEC and sitting sixth nationally in Scoring Defense at 12.3 points/game. Tonight marked the Bulldogs’ second shutout of the year after topping Arkansas State 55-0. The Bulldog defense held Kentucky to 177 yards of total offense (160-rushing, 17-passing). The Wildcats had just two first downs on 21 plays in the first two quarters. Senior Tae Crowder, junior Richard LeCounte, sophomore Quay Walker and freshman Nakobe Dean tied for the team lead with six tackles apiece. Sophomore Jake Camarda punted the ball six times for an average of 52.8, including a long of 64. • Graduate PK Rodrigo Blankenship kicked three extra points. He has connected on a school record 184 consecutive PATs. The Bulldogs lead the nation with a streak of 275 consecutive PATs dating back to 2014. Blankenship is now tied with Blair Walsh (2008-11) for second place in all-time career PATs made by a Bulldog. • Freshman WR George Pickens started his first game. Brian Herrien returned to action after missing last week with a back strain. Jake Fromm started his 35th straight to lead the offense while J.R. Reed now leads the defense with 36 in a row. Also of note, redshirt freshman DB Divaad Wilson made his second start of the year.
D’Andre Swift reaches for the final three of his 179 yards rushing vs. Kentucky, a 3-yard score with 6:24 left in the game. www.georgiadogs.com
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No. 8 Georgia 24, No. 6 Florida 17
Nov. 2, 2019 • TIAA Bank Field • Jacksonville, Fla. JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - In a matchup of two top-10 teams, eighthranked Georgia defeated the No. 6 Florida Gators, 24-17, in front of a crowd of 84,789 at TIAA Bank Field and a CBS national television audience. The Bulldogs gained possession after stopping Florida on a 4th-and-1 on its first drive. Georgia drove down the field and converted 4–of-5 third downs to set up a 31-yard field goal by Rodrigo Blankenship. Up 3-0, Azeez Ojulari sacked Kyle Trask to set up a 3rd-and-25. The Gators were unable to convert and Georgia took the ball back deep in its own territory. A pass interference penalty on the Gators set Georgia up 1st-and-10 at the Florida 26. The Bulldogs once again were impressive on 3rd downs, converting 3-for-3 on the drive, including a 3-yard TD pass from Fromm to Dominick Blaylock. Down 10-0, the Gators drove 54 yards in six plays, capped off by an Evan McPherson 38-yard field goal to cut into Georgia’s early advantage. Following a season-high 27-yard kickoff return from Brian Herrien, Blankenship added another score — this time from 37 yards out to give Georgia a 13-3 halftime lead. Georgia put together an efficient drive to open the half, highlighted by an acrobatic 18-yard reception by Herrien. Blankenship knocked in his third field goal of the day to give the Bulldogs a 16-3 lead with just under 10 minutes to go in the third quarter. In the fourth quarter, Florida took just three plays to score with a 23-yard TD pass from Trask to Van Jefferson. On the ensuing Bulldog possession, Fromm hit a wide open Cager on a 52-yard touchdown strike to give the Bulldogs the answer and the 22-10 lead. Cager was not finished as he caught a pass from Fromm to convert a two-point conversion to give his team a 24-10 advantage. Florida answered with a 17-play, 75-yard drive capped off by a Freddie Swain score to cut Georgia’s lead to 24-17. The Gators’ offense would not the ball the rest of the way as the Bulldogs hung on for the win.
Coach Kirby Smart said… “That was a hard-earned win against a good football team. Credit goes to these kids who played hard and played with grit. So many people doubted and they never did. I am just happy for these guys in that locker room... We played really well on third down on both sides of the ball. When I was on the set of SEC Nation this morning, I told them that would be a key today. We executed well on both sides of the ball and that was a difference maker today...I am proud of Jake Fromm, those receivers, and our entire offense. Those guys at receiver have a chip on their shoulder and did a good job today.”
SCORING SUMMARY
Georgia (7-1, 4-1) Florida (7-2, 4-2)
3 0
10 3
3 8 = 0 14 =
24 17
GA - Rodrigo Blankenship, 31-yard field goal, 03:58, 1Q GA - Dominick Blaylock, 3-yard pass from Fromm (Blankenship kick), 04:43, 2Q UF - Evan McPherson, 38-yard field goal, 02:40, 2Q GA - Rodrigo Blankenship, 37-yard field goal, 00:14, 2Q GA - Rodrigo Blankenship, 27-yard field goal, 09:45, 3Q UF - Van Jefferson, 23-yard pass from Trask (McPherson kick), 13:51, 4Q GA - Lawrence Cager, 52-yard pass from Fromm (Cager pass from Fromm), 10:01, 4Q UF - Freddie Swain, 2-yard pass from Trask (McPherson kick), 03:11, 4Q Weather: 64 degrees, cloudy, 11-mph NW wind.
GAME STATISTICS
First Downs Rushing: Att.-Yards Passing: Comp.-Att.-Yds.-Int Total Plays-Total Net Yards Fumbles: Number-Lost Penalties: Number-Yards Punts: Number-Yards (Avg.) Kickoff Returns: Number-Yards (Avg.) Time of Possession Third Down Conversions Fourth Down Conversions Sacks By: Number-Yards
UGA UF 20 18 37-119 19-21 20-30-279-0 21-33-257-0 67-398 52-278 0-0 0-0 8-46 6-40 2-77 (38.5) 3-131 (43.7) 3-63 (21.0) 1-18 (18.0) 35:48 24:12 12 of 18 2 of 9 0 of 0 2 of 3 2-29 0-0
INDIVIDUAL LEADERS Rushing GA - D’Andre Swift UF - LaMical Perine Passing GA - Jake Fromm UF - Kyle Trask Receiving GA - Lawrence Cager UF - Freddie Swain Punting GA - Jake Camarda UF - Tommy Townsend Tackles GA - Monty Rice UF - Jonathan Greenard
Att. Yds. TD Long 25 86 0 30 7 31 0 9 Cmp. Att. Yds. TD 20 30 279 2 21 33 257 2 Rec. Yds. TD Long 7 132 1 52 8 91 1 23 No. Yds. Avg. Long 2 77 38.5 41 3 131 43.7 56 UT AT Tot. 2 7 9 5 4 9
Worth Noting…
Lawrence Cager hauled in seven catches for a career-high 132 yards, including the clinching 52-yard touchdown in the fourth quarter.
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• Georgia’s 24-17 win over No. 6 Florida gave the Bulldogs their third straight win in the series (for the first time since 2011-13) and now the Bulldogs are 4-3 all-time when both teams are ranked in the top 10. This was the second straight year it was a top 10 matchup. The Bulldogs lead the all-time series now 53-43-2. Bulldog coach Kirby Smart is 7-3 against top 10 teams in his career including 2-0 this year and 2-0 versus UF when both are in the top 10. • QB Jake Fromm improved to 3-0 against the Gators in his career, joining Johnny Rauch (4-0 from1945-48), Buck Belue (3-1 from 1979-81) and Aaron Murray (3-1 from 2010-13) as the only Bulldog quarterbacks with at least three wins in starts over Florida. • Graduate Lawernce Cager enjoyed a career afternoon. He caught a 52-yard touchdown from Jake Fromm with 10:01 left that gave him seven catches for 132 yards, all career highs. They connected on a two-point conversion to make it 24-10. It capped a 7 play, 75-yard drive in 3:50. It was Georgia’s first successful two-point conversion since the 2017 SEC Championship Game win over Auburn. • For the 14th-straight year in the series, the team with the most rushing yards got the victory as Georgia outgained Florida 119 to 21. Junior D’Andre Swift had a game-high 86 yards on 25 attempts. • Graduate DB J.R. Reed had his team-high 37 consecutive starts for the defense while junior QB Jake Fromm had his 36th consecutive start. Captains for the Florida game were Reed, Fromm and D’Andre Swift.
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No. 6 Georgia 27, Missouri 0
Nov. 9, 2019 • Dooley Field at Sanford Stadium • Athens, Ga. ATHENS, Ga. - The sixth-ranked Georgia Bulldogs defeated the Missouri Tigers, 27-0, Saturday in front of 92,746 fans at Dooley Field at Sanford Stadium and an ESPN primetime national television audience. After forcing the Tigers to punt on their opening drive, Georgia drove the field and scored when Fromm connected with Pickens, his third touchdown of the season, on a 25-yard pass to jump on the board first, 7-0. Georgia’s scoring drive included six plays, covering 60 yards. The second quarter began with a 20-yard field goal by Blankenship, adding to Georgia’s lead, 10-0. The field goal, Blankenship’s 16th of the season, punctuated a 13-play, 67-yard drive that lasted five minutes, 51 seconds. Junior defensive back Richard LeCounte intercepted a pass from Taylor Powell and returned it 71 yards to the Missouri 18-yard line around the eight-minute mark, his second interception of the season. Following a rush for a loss, Blankenship came on and split the uprights on a 48-yard attempt, widening the lead to 13-0 with 6:06 left in the half. The field goal was Blankenship’s fourth from 40 or longer this season and 19th of his career. The first half concluded with a 47-yard field goal by Blankenship to bring Georgia’s lead to 16-0 at halftime. The opening half was the eighth time Georgia has held an opponent scoreless in a half this season, the third scoreless first half. Blankenship connected on his fourth made field goal just under the seven-minute mark in the third, this time a 29-yarder, widening the lead to 19-0. The Bulldogs’ second touchdown came with 14:02 left in the contest when Fromm completed an 18-yard pass to Pickens. Georgia completed a two-point conversion on a pass to sophomore James Cook, bringing the Bulldogs’ tally to 27-0.
Coach Kirby Smart said… “I have a lot of respect for our offense. That (Missouri) defense is really good; they’re big and physical…We made more plays than they did. Our quarterback made some throws. They didn’t make explosive throws and we did... Our defense takes a lot of pride. I’m happy with our coaching staff and they deserve a lot of credit. The kids have bought in, too, thinking, ‘You’re not running it in.’ They made some big stops on second, third, and fourth down (on the final drive). … That’s hard to do in this day and age of college football. And we don’t leave our starters in. We rotate players. If they score, they score. We take a lot of pride in our defense.”
SCORING SUMMARY
Missouri (5-4, 2-3) Georgia (8-1, 5-1)
0 7
0 9
0 3
0 = 8 =
0 27
GA - George Pickens, 25-yard pass from Fromm (Blankenship kick), 10:43, 1Q GA - Rodrigo Blankenship, 20-yard field goal, 14:05, 2Q GA - Rodrigo Blankenship, 48-yard field goal, 06:06, 2Q GA - Rodrigo Blankenship, 47-yard field goal, 00:00, 2Q GA - Rodrigo Blankenship, 29-yard field goal, 06:56, 3Q GA - George Pickens, 18-yard pass from Fromm (Cook pass from Fromm), 14:02, 4Q Weather: 40 degrees, fair, calm wind, 77 percent humidity.
GAME STATISTICS
First Downs Rushing: Att.-Yards Passing: Comp.-Att.-Yds.-Int Total Plays-Total Net Yards Fumbles: Number-Lost Penalties: Number-Yards Punts: Number-Yards (Avg.) Kickoff Returns: Number-Yards (Avg.) Time of Possession Third Down Conversions Fourth Down Conversions Sacks By: Number-Yards
MU UGA 11 17 24-50 38-166 18-34-148-1 13-29-173-0 58-198 67-339 0-0 0-0 5-47 3-15 9-389 (43.2) 5-227 (45.4) 2-35 (17.5) 0-0 (0.0) 24:33 35:27 4 of 14 8 of 18 0 of 1 0 of 0 1-9 2-14
INDIVIDUAL LEADERS Rushing MU - Larry Rountree GA - D’Andre Swift Passing MU - Taylor Powell GA - Jake Fromm Receiving MU - Jonathan Nance GA - Lawrence Cager Punting MU - Tucker McCann GA - Jake Camarda Tackles MU - Nick Bolton GA - Tae Crowder
Att. Yds. TD Long 9 24 0 8 12 83 0 47 Cmp. Att. Yds. TD 10 22 84 0 13 29 173 2 Rec. Yds. TD Long 4 45 0 20 6 93 0 32 No. Yds. Avg. Long 9 389 43.2 52 5 227 45.4 53 UT AT Tot. 4 5 9 2 5 7
Worth Noting… • This was the third shutout of the year for the Georgia defense, which marks the first time since 1981 that Georgia has done that. The Bulldogs held Missouri scoreless in the first half and went into the locker room with a 16-0 edge. This marked the 21st scoreless quarter Georgia has held its opponents to this year and the eighth scoreless half (third scoreless first half) that the Bulldog defense has held its opponents to in 2019. Georgia remains the only FBS team in the nation not to surrender a rushing touchdown. • Graduate PK Rodrigo Blankenship connected on two PATs and then kicked four field goals (20, 48, 47 and 29-yards) to tie his career high (2016 at Kentucky, 2017 vs. Missouri). He has now connected on a school record 187 consecutive PATs and is No. 2 in the SEC all-time record books by 11 kicks. Blankenship has 403 points in his career, which ranks fourth in school history and fifth in SEC history. He is 20-for-28 from 40-49 yards in his career and 5-for-7 from that distance in 2019. • Georgia now has won six in a row over Missouri and leads the all-time series 8-1. This was the third shutout in the series (1960 Orange Bowl 14-0; 34-0 in 2014 in Columbia). • Jake Fromm started his 37th straight to lead the offense while graduate S J.R. Reed now leads the defense with 38 in a row. After missing five games with a foot injury, sophomore DB Tyson Campbell returned to action on special teams and on defense. Richard LeCounte snagged his second interception of the season in the second quarter, returning it 71 yards to set up a Georgia field goal. www.georgiadogs.com
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No. 4 Georgia 21, No. 12 Auburn 14
Nov. 16, 2019 • Jordan-Hare Stadium • Auburn, Ala. AUBURN, Ala. - Fourth-ranked Georgia held off a late Auburn rally and clinched its third straight SEC Eastern Division championship with a 21-14 victory over the No. 11 Tigers in front of 87,451 fans at Jordan-Hare Stadium and a national television audience on CBS. On their opening possession, the Tigers quickly moved into Bulldog territory with a pair of first downs, but came away empty as Anders Carlson missed wide right from 47 yards out. Midway through the quarter, Fromm’s 51-yard touchdown strike to freshman wide receiver Dominick Blaylock, capped off a 3-play, 61-yard drive and put the Bulldogs on the board first. After a series of punts, Auburn’s 4th-down conversion attempt was stopped at the Bulldog 37-yard line as the Georgia defense perfectly read the wildcat formation. The Bulldog defense continued to assert itself later in the quarter as junior linebacker Jermaine Johnson forced a Bo Nix fumble that was recovered by junior safety Richard LeCounte at the Georgia 44yard line, his second recovery of the season. Although the Bulldogs were unsuccessful on the ensuing drive, they would close out the first half with a one-minute scoring drill, powered by Swift’s 26-yard rush to the Auburn 14-yard line. Three plays later, senior tailback Brian Herrien scored on a 5-yard screen pass from Fromm, concluding a 7-play, 81-yard drive that gave the Bulldogs a 14-0 lead entering the locker room. In the third quarter, Georgia embarked on its longest drive of the afternoon, a 12-play, 88-yard sequence that effectively closed the quarter. After a touchdown pass to redshirt freshman wide receiver Kearis Jackson was overturned on review, Fromm found tight end Eli Wolf for a 5-yard touchdown to make the score, 21-0. Auburn would score twice in the fourth quarter to narrow the margin, but their final drive was snuffed when freshman tackle Travon Walker sacked Nix on 4th-and-10.
Coach Kirby Smart said… “Good teams never quit, and we’ve got to do a good job of putting people away when we have an opportunity to. We have a lot of respect for Gus and this program, their staff. A lot of friends on their staff. Their kids played really hard...Our kids were very resilient to come into this place, lose momentum, obviously lose momentum, and be able to go back out and get it shows some fortitude and the ability to handle adversity. I’m really proud of our guys... We’re not where we need to be, but I give Auburn a lot of credit for that as well.”
Freshman Dominick Blaylock scored the game’s first touchdown on a 51-yard catch.
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SCORING SUMMARY
Georgia (9-1, 6-1) Auburn (7-3, 4-3)
7 0
7 0
7 0 = 0 14 =
21 14
GA - Dom. Blaylock, 51-yard pass from Fromm (Blankenship kick), 05:56, 1Q GA - Brian Herrien, 5-yard pass from Fromm (Blankenship kick), 00:20, 2Q GA - Eli Wolf, 5-yard pass from Fromm (Blankenship kick), 00:13, 3Q AU - Eli Stove, 3-yard pass from Nix (Carlson kick), 10:04, 4Q AU - Bo Nix, 2-yard run (Carlson kick), 07:03, 4Q Weather: 64 degrees, sunny, 10-mph N wind.
GAME STATISTICS
UGA AU First Downs 16 22 Rushing: Att.-Yards 36-141 36-84 Passing: Comp.-Att.-Yds.-Int 13-28-110-0 30-50-245-0 Total Plays-Total Net Yards 64-251 86-329 Fumbles: Number-Lost 1-0 2-1 Penalties: Number-Yards 7-56 4-35 Punts: Number-Yards (Avg.) 11-558 (50.7) 7-316 (45.1) Kickoff Returns: Number-Yards (Avg.) 1-20 (20.0) 0-0 (0.0) Time of Possession 27:43 32:17 Third Down Conversions 3 of 15 5 of 18 Fourth Down Conversions 0 of 0 1 of 4 Sacks By: Number-Yards 2-8 1-8
INDIVIDUAL LEADERS Rushing GA - D’Andre Swift AU - Bo Nix Passing GA - Jake Fromm AU - Bo Nix Receiving GA - Dominick Blaylock AU - Seth Williams Punting GA - Jake Camarda AU - Arryn Siposs Tackles GA - Monty Rice AU - Jeremiah Dinson
Att. Yds. TD Long 17 106 0 26 13 42 1 9 Cmp. Att. Yds. TD 13 28 110 3 30 50 245 1 Rec. Yds. TD Long 2 50 1 51 13 121 0 28 No. Yds. Avg. Long 11 558 50.7 67 7 316 45.1 52 UT AT Tot. 8 2 10 7 1 8
Worth Noting… • With the 21-14 victory, Georgia clinched its third consecutive SEC Eastern Division title in this Kirby Smart’s fourth year as a head coach. They are the first Eastern Division team to win three straight since Florida won five in a row from 1992-96. The Bulldogs will make their eighth appearance in the SEC Championship Game where they are 3-4, winning titles in 2002, 2005 and 2017. • Georgia became the first team to defeat Auburn under Gus Malzahn following a bye week as the Tigers were 9-0 coming off a bye week, including 8-0 against SEC foes and 5-0 against ranked opponents under Malzahn after a bye. The Tigers were the fifth team this year that Georgia faced that was coming off a bye week including the fourth SEC opponent. In the overall series, Georgia now leads 60-56-8, including winning 14 of the past 19 meetings. Georgia is 17-12-2 on the Plains in this the Deep South’s oldest rivalry. • Georgia’s leading tackler was junior Monty Rice with 10 stops, and he leads the team this year now with 66. It was his third career game with 10+ stops. Coming in, Georgia and Auburn were two of the six FBS teams that have not allowed more than 24 points in a game this year and that streak continued. • Sophomore Jake Camarda had an eventful day, punting 11 times for a 50.7 average including six for 50+ yards and four inside the 20. His 11 punts tied for the third-most in a game in school history and most since Bucky Dilts had 11 versus Ole Miss in 1976. His first punt today tied his career high as it went 66 yards and was downed at the AU 2. • Graduate DB J.R. Reed now has a team-high 39 consecutive starts for the defense while junior QB Jake Fromm leads the offense with 38 consecutive starts. Today’s game captains were Reed, Fromm and junior tailback D’Andre Swift.
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No. 4 Georgia 19, No. 24 Texas A&M 13
Nov. 23, 2019 • Dooley Field at Sanford Stadium • Athens, Ga. ATHENS - Fourth-ranked Georgia defeated No. 24 Texas A&M, 1913, before 92,746 fans and a CBS television audience. Senior Rodrigo Blankenship etched his name as Georgia’s career points leader Saturday, concluding the game with four field goals. He also extended his school-record streak of PATs made to 190. Defensively, Georgia held the Aggies to -1 rushing yards and 274 total yards on 62 plays. Blankenship put the Bulldogs on the board with 8:22 left in the opening quarter, connecting on a 41-yard field goal. The Aggies knotted the contest on a 37-yard field goal from Seth Small just a minute and 31 seconds into the second quarter. The following drive resulted in a 49-yard field goal from Blankenship with 11:38 left in the half, giving the Bulldogs the three-point advantage back, 6-3. Fromm then connected with George Pickens on a 16-yard touchdown pass, lengthening Georgia’s lead to 13-3 with 6:44 remaining in the opening half, with that margin holding until halftime. The scoring drive spanned seven plays over 65 yards highlighted by pass completions to Tyler Simmons (27 yards) and Kearis Jackson (22). Richard LeCounte forced a turnover on the Aggies’ opening drive of the second half, giving Georgia the ball on the Texas A&M 21-yard line. Georgia’s resulting drive ended on a 37-yard field goal by Blankenship, who set the school’s all-time scoring record on the kick and stretched the Bulldogs’ lead to 16-3. The two teams traded field goals before A&M put together its best drive of the game early in the fourth quarter. Kellen Mond drove the Aggies 75 yards in 10 plays, converting a pair of long third downs along the way. Mond capped the drive with a 19-yard pass to Jhamon Ausbon for a score that closed the gap to its final score. After an exchange of mid-quarter punts, Georgia began its last possession on its own 10-yard line with 4:26 left. The Bulldogs converted two big third-down plays and were able to expire the clock, advancing the ball to midfield, thanks largely to the running of D’Andre Swift and Brian Herrien.
Coach Kirby Smart said… “We make things so complicated. If we had cashed in on a touchdown, the game’s over. We just couldn’t put them away. Give them credit, they had us on our heels. It was like Auburn when we were tired. We’ve got to clean things up offensively. We need to run the ball and score some points...(Rodrigo’s) incredible. What a great kid, what a great story. He’s given so much to our university. He’s methodical in what he does and he’s so trustworthy... The fans were tremendous, especially in the second half. The atmosphere was awesome. The noise affected their communications and was a factor in their delay of games.”
SCORING SUMMARY
Texas A&M (7-4, 4-3) Georgia (10-1, 7-1)
0 3
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3 3
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GA - Blankenship, 41-yard field goal, 08:22, 1Q A&M - Small, 37-yard field goal, 13:29, 2Q GA - Blankenship, 49-yard field goal, 11:36, 2Q GA - Pickens, 16-yard pass from Fromm (Blankenship kick), 06:44, 2Q GA - Blankenship, 37-yard field goal, 11:59, 3Q A&M - Small, 35-yard field goal, 04:14, 3Q GA - Blankenship, 31-yard field goal, 14:56, 4Q A&M - Ausbon, 19-yard pass from Mond (Small kick), 11:16, 4Q Weather: 63 degrees, light rain, 93 pct. humidity, Wind: 8 mph S.
GAME STATISTICS
First Downs Rushing: Att.-Yards Passing: Comp.-Att.-Yds.-Int Total Plays-Total Net Yards Fumbles: Number-Lost Penalties: Number-Yards Punts: Number-Yards (Avg.) Kickoff Returns: Number-Yards (Avg.) Time of Possession Third Down Conversions Fourth Down Conversions Sacks By: Number-Yards
A&M UGA 16 12 20-(-1) 36-97 25-42-275-0 11-23-163-0 62-274 59-260 2-1 1-0 7-45 2-30 7-298 6-268 1-14 (14.0) 1-41 (41.0) 31:34 28:26 4 of 15 5 of 15 0 of 1 0 of 0 2-19 2-15
INDIVIDUAL LEADERS Rushing Att. Yds. TD Long A&M - Isaiah Spill 11 7 0 5 GA - D’Andre Swift 19 112 0 23 Passing Cmp. Att. Yds. TD A&M - Kellen Mond 25 42 275 1 GA - Jake Fromm 11 23 163 1 Receiving Rec. Yds. TD Long A&M - Jhamon Ausbon 9 96 1 23 GA - George Pickens 2 57 1 41 Punting No. Yds. Avg. Long A&M - Braden Mann 7 298 42.6 59 GA - Jake Camarda 6 268 44.7 54 Tackles UT AT Tot. A&M - Demani Richardson 5 3 8 GA - Richard LeCounte 6 1 7
Worth Noting… • Coming into the game, Georgia led the SEC and ranked second nationally in Scoring Defense, allowing just 10.5 points per game and third nationally in rushing defense (75.5 yards per game). After today’s 19-13 win, Georgia improves to 10-1 (7-1 SEC) and held the Aggies to 274 yards of total offense (-1 rushing, 275 passing) on 62 plays. It was the first time since 2011 when a team facing the Bulldogs was held to negative yards rushing. Florida finished with minus 19 in Georgia’s 24-20 win in Jacksonville in 2011. • Georgia is one of three FBS teams (Clemson, Ohio State) to not allow more than 21 points in a game this season. The Aggies came in averaging 34 points a game and 434.3 yards a game of total offense (175 on the ground). Georgia led 3-0 after the first quarter. It was the 28thscoreless quarter by the Bulldog defense this year. • The senior class closed out their Sanford Stadium career with a 19-13 win today over No. 24 Texas A&M to improve to 42-11. The 42 wins is tied for third most in school history with the 2004 (42-10) and 2018 (42-13) classes. • Graduate DB Jake Reed now has a team-high 40 consecutive starts for the defense while junior QB Jake Fromm leads the offense with 39 consecutive starts. Today’s game captains were Reed and juniors Solomon Kindley and Monty Rice.
The Georgia defense held Texas A&M to -1 yards rushing.
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No. 4 Georgia 52, Georgia Tech 7
Nov. 30, 2019 • Bobby Dodd Stadium • Atlanta, Ga. ATLANTA - The fourth-ranked Georgia Bulldogs defeated rival Georgia Tech, 52-7, in front of 55,000 fans and an ABC television audience. After being forced to punt on its first drive, Georgia then scored on three consecutive drives in the first quarter. Rodrigo Blankenship put the Bulldogs on the board with a 49-yard field goal, his eighth this season from over 40 yards. The next scoring drive was capped by a two-yard rushing touchdown from Brian Herrien, followed by a 25-yard scoring pass from Jake Fromm to Tyler Simmons. On the ensuing drive, Charlie Woerner caught his first career touchdown with a 20-yard reception. Georgia Tech was able to capitalize on a fumbled punt return with its lone score of the game, a 6-yard touchdown pass to Tyler Davis early in the second quarter. The fumble by returner Dominick Blaylock was the first turnover committed by the Bulldogs since their loss to South Carolina on Oct. 12. After another Georgia fumble, Georgia Tech could not add more points, missing a 42-yard field goal to end the half. Following a Georgia Tech punt that allowed Georgia to begin its drive on the Yellow Jacket 41-yard line, Fromm immediately connected with George Pickens on a 41-yard touchdown pass in the third quarter. The lead was widened on a Fromm touchdown pass to Blaylock, tying the quarterback’s career high set last season against Georgia Tech. Reserves enjoyed the spotlight during fourth-quarter play. Stetson Bennett took over at quarterback and directed a scoring drive that consumed 6:40 off the clock. Freshman Kenny McIntosh scored from two yards out with 11:19 left to boost the Georgia lead to 45-7. Later, a Georgia Tech fumble in the end zone was picked up by sophomore Tyson Campbell with three minutes left in the game, finalizing Georgia’s lead at 52-7.
Coach Kirby Smart said… “I’m proud of our seniors. The senior class that’s going out of here, somebody told me, may be tied for the second-most wins of any senior class to ever leave Georgia... They continued to play really well. I mean, I thought our defensive guys played super hard. They’ve got an unbelievable challenge in front of us this week. It’ll be a whole lot different than the team we just played, I can promise you that. They have passion, energy, juice. They love just playing football. They love to get in those situations, and I think they were 3-of-17 or something. Our guys really enjoy that.”
SCORING SUMMARY
Georgia (11-1) Georgia Tech (3-9)
17 0
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52 7
GA - Blankenship, 49-yard field goal, 10:00, 1Q GA - Herrien, 2-yard run (Blankenship kick), 04:52, 1Q GA - Woerner, 20-yard pass from Fromm (Blankenship kick), 01:21, 1Q GT - Davis, 6-yard pass from Graham (King kick), 10:58, 2Q GA - Simmons, 17-yard pass from Fromm (Blankenship kick), 13:32, 3Q GA - Pickens, 41-yard pass from Fromm (Blankenship kick), 07:44, 3Q GA - Blaylock, 9-yard pass from Fromm (Blankenship kick), 04:28, 3Q GA - McIntosh, 2-yard run (Blankenship kick), 11:19, 4Q GA - Campbell, 0-yard fumble recovery (Blankenship kick), 03:06, 4Q Weather: 67 degrees, partly cloudy, calm wind.
GAME STATISTICS
First Downs Rushing: Att.-Yards Passing: Comp.-Att.-Yds.-Int Total Plays-Total Net Yards Fumbles: Number-Lost Penalties: Number-Yards Punts: Number-Yards (Avg.) Kickoff Returns: Number-Yards (Avg.) Time of Possession Third Down Conversions Fourth Down Conversions Sacks By: Number-Yards
UGA GT 26 7 40-219 37-99 16-32-281-0 5-21-40-0 72-500 58-139 3-3 2-1 0-0 4-34 4-185 (46.2) 13-587 (45.2) 1-22 (22.0) 2-34 (17.0) 30:12 29:48 7 of 13 3 of 17 0 of 0 0 of 0 1-12 1-8
INDIVIDUAL LEADERS Rushing Att. Yds. TD Long GA - D’Andre Swift 10 73 0 18 GT - Jordan Mason 16 37 0 11 Passing Cmp. Att. Yds. TD GA - Jake Fromm 14 29 254 4 GT - James Graham 5 20 40 1 Receiving Rec. Yds. TD Long GA - Tyler Simmons 3 52 1 25 GT - Malachi Carter 1 23 0 23 Punting No. Yds. Avg. Long GA - Jake Camarda 4 185 46.2 52 GT - Pressley Harvin III 13 587 45.2 58 Tackles UT AT Tot. GA - Monty Rice 8 0 8 GT - C. Campbell/J. King 6 0 6
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Seniors Tyler Simmons and Charlie Woerner celebrate Woerner’s first career touchdown catch, a 20-yard reception in the first quarter.
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• The Bulldog defense has posted 31 scoreless quarters this season. Georgia, along with Clemson, is one of two FBS teams not to allow an opponent more than 20 points in a game this year. Also, Georgia has surrendered just one rushing TD all year (to Auburn on Nov. 16). • Georgia finished the regular season 11-1 for the third straight year and fifth time since 2002. This year’s squad is the 12th in school history to tally at least 11 wins in a season. Georgia extends its advantage in the Tech series to 68-39-5 and retains the Governor’s Cup Trophy. The victory was Georgia’s 10th straight over Tech in Atlanta. • The 52 points and the 45-point margin of victory were the largest in the series that began back in 1893. This year’s senior class improved to 43-11, which is tied for the second most wins in school history (1983 squad went 43-4-1). The 2005 class has the most wins with a 44-9 mark. • Georgia got a touchdown when Tech fumbled a punt in the end zone (recovered by Tyson Campbell) while Tech scored seven points off three Bulldog miscues. Georgia now has 13 scores by the defense or special teams in the Kirby Smart era. It was Campbell’s second career TD; he had a 64-yard fumble recovery for a TD at Missouri in 2018. • Graduate DB J.R. Reed now has a team-high 41 consecutive starts for the defense while junior QB Jake Fromm leads the offense with 40 consecutive starts. The game captains were juniors D’Andre Swift and Andrew Thomas, along with graduate Michael Barnett.
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No. 2 LSU 37, No. 4 Georgia 10
Dec. 7, 2019 • Mercedes-Benz Stadium • Atlanta, Ga. ATLANTA - Fourth-ranked Georgia fell 37-10 to the second-ranked LSU Tigers in the SEC Championship Game before 74,150 fans at Mercedes-Benz Stadium and a CBS television audience. On the opening drive, Georgia neared midfield thanks to an LSU facemask penalty on third down, but a pair of drops stalled the drive. The Tigers moved efficiently, striking first with a 23-yard touchdown pass from Joe Burrow to Ja’Marr Chase. After both teams punted, Georgia crossed midfield when Fromm found Dominick Blaylock for an 11-yard reception on third down, but the Bulldogs came away empty as Rodrigo Blankenship missed from 52 yards out. LSU took advantage of the miss, with Burrow hitting Terrace Marshall, Jr. for a 7-yard touchdown five plays later. In the second quarter, the Bulldogs opened with their most successful drive of the game, as Jake Fromm moved toward the red zone with a pair of long completions, but they would have to settle for a 39-yard field goal from Blankenship. After LSU’s first 3-and-out of the day, Georgia looked to steal momentum, but Fromm was sacked on a safety blitz. LSU continued to bolster its lead with a 41-yard field goal by Cade York. Late in the second period, Fromm led the Bulldogs to the LSU 40-yard line with two completions, but his ensuing pass was intercepted by Derek Stingley, Jr. at the 13-yard line. LSU began the second half with a lengthy scoring drive, culminating in a 28-yard field goal. Georgia then embarked on a long drive of its own, but the drive proved fruitless with a missed 37yard field goal by Blankenship. Following the missed kick, LSU sealed the game with a pair of quick scores to Marshall and Justin Jefferson. In the fourth quarter, both teams added to their final tallies, with Fromm finding George Pickens on a 2-yard pass for Georgia’s lone touchdown of the game, while York notched his third field goal, a 50-yard kick.
Coach Kirby Smart said… “Unfortunately, we just couldn’t make enough plays tonight. I give LSU a ton of credit. That is a really good football team, and we knew that coming in...I am very proud of the way our players compete, and I am very proud of the leaders on this team who have continued to compete...That’s not what we thought was going to happen, and certainly disappointing, but it doesn’t take away from the face that we’ve been here three straight years. I’m really proud of this senior class, who led us to a lot of victories.”
SCORING SUMMARY
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LSU - Chase, 23-yard pass from Burrow (York kick), 09:09, 1Q LSU - Marshall, 7-yard pass from Burrow (York kick), 00:12, 1Q GA - Blankenship, 39-yard field goal, 11:28, 2Q LSU - York, 41-yard field goal, 02:22, 2Q LSU - York, 28-yard field goal, 08:20, 3Q LSU - Marshall, 4-yard pass from Burrow (York kick), 02:18, 3Q LSU - Jefferson, 8-yard pass from Burrow (York kick), 00:45, 3Q GA - Pickens, 2-yard pass from Fromm (Blankenship kick), 11:41, 4Q LSU - York, 50-yard field goal, 07:41, 4Q Weather: Indoors
GAME STATISTICS
First Downs Rushing: Att.-Yards Passing: Comp.-Att.-Yds.-Int Total Plays-Total Net Yards Fumbles: Number-Lost Penalties: Number-Yards Punts: Number-Yards (Avg.) Kickoff Returns: Number-Yards (Avg.) Time of Possession Third Down Conversions Fourth Down Conversions Sacks By: Number-Yards
UGA LSU 20 26 25-61 36-132 20-43-225-2 28-38-349-0 68-286 74-481 0-0 0-0 3-17 5-45 4-195 (48.8) 2-90 (45.0) 0-0 (0.0) 0-0 (0.0) 26:22 33:38 3 of 13 9 of 16 3 of 3 0 of 0 2-12 3-20
INDIVIDUAL LEADERS Rushing Att. Yds. TD Long GA - Brian Herrien 8 24 0 9 LSU - Clyde Edwards-Helaire 15 57 0 20 Passing Cmp. Att. Yds. TD GA - Jake Fromm 20 42 225 1 LSU - Joe Burrow 28 38 349 4 Receiving Rec. Yds. TD Long GA - George Pickens 4 54 1 19 LSU - Justin Jefferson 7 115 1 71 Punting No. Yds. Avg. Long GA - Jake Camarda 4 195 48.8 66 LSU - Zach Von Rosenberg 2 90 45.0 51 Tackles UT AT Tot. GA - Richard LeCounte 6 0 6 LSU - JaCoby Stevens 6 1 7
Worth Noting…
Sophomore DT Jordan Davis pursues LSU quarterback Joe Burrow during first-half action of the SEC Championship Game.
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• Georgia dropped to 3-5 all-time in SEC Championship Games after falling 37-10 to undefeated LSU. The Bulldogs (11-2) are now 1-3 versus LSU when the teams have met with a league title on the line. LSU (13-0) leads the all-time series over Georgia, 18-13-1. Georgia was making its third straight appearance in the SEC Championship Game under Kirby Smart. • Before today, the Bulldogs and Clemson were the only two teams in the FBS not to allow more than 20 points. LSU registered a 37-10 win as the Tigers came in ranked second nationally in Scoring Offense (48.7 ppg). Georgia was ranked second nationally in Scoring Defense, allowing just 10.4 ppg. • Graduate PK Rodrigo Blankenship had four points (FG, PAT) to give him 432 for his career. He already owns the school record for career points and ranks second in SEC history. He has tied the SEC record for consecutive PATs with 198 makes, tying Daniel Carlson of Auburn (2014-17). • Graduate DB J.R. Reed now has a team-high 42 consecutive starts for the defense while junior QB Jake Fromm leads the offense with 41 consecutive starts. Graduate Eli Wolf made his first career start for the Bulldogs as they started two tight ends. Wolf made seven starts at Tennessee in his career. On defense, freshmen Lewis Cine (DB) and Tyrique Stevenson (DB) both made their first career starts as the team employed seven DB/Safeties. Fromm, Reed and Andrew Thomas (LT)started their third straight SEC Championship game.
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• FOURTH SEASON AS GEORGIA COACH • 2017 SEC CHAMPIONS • 43-12 RECORD IN FOUR SEASONS • 2017 NATIONAL RUNNER-UP • THREE STRAIGHT SEC EAST TITLES • 2017 GEORGE MUNGER AWARD (NAT’L. COACH OF THE YEAR BY MAXWELL CLUB) • ONE BUTKUS AWARD WINNER • ONE THORPE AWARD WINNER • FOUR 1ST-TEAM ALL-AMERICANS • FOUR 1ST ROUND NFL DRAFT PICKS • EIGHTEEN NFL DRAFT PICKS OVERALL
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active streak in the country The Bulldogs in 2018 posted an 11-1 regular season record, a second straight SEC Eastern Division title, and a ranking as high as number four in the College Football Playoff poll. Georgia landed in the prestigious Allstate Sugar Bowl on Jan. 1, 2019—the program’s tenth all-time appearance in the New Orleans classic. It also extended the Bulldogs’ bowl-game streak to a record 22 straight years, second-highest active streak in the country. For his efforts, Smart was named a semifinalist in the Maxwell Club George Munger National Coach of the Year balloting and a finalist in the Bobby Dodd Trophy Coach of the Year competition. Smart’s second season in 2017 was a special one, with an 11-1 regular-season record, an SEC championship, a win over Oklahoma in the Rose Bowl Game (College Football Playoff semifinal) and advancement into the College Football Playoff National Championship Game in the program’s first appearance. In the SEC championship game, the Bulldogs avenged their only regular-season loss with a 28-7 victory over Auburn. It was the first conference title since 2005 for the Red and Black. Both Smart and his players reaped the boun-
hree straight SEC Eastern Division championships, three 11-win seasons, one SEC title, Rose Bowl/CBP semi-final victory, and appearance in one national championship game are more than respectable rewards over a four-year period. That’s what Georgia got when it hired Alabama defensive coordinator and former Bulldog player and assistant coach Kirby Smart to head the program in December, 2015. His impact, along with a stellar group of assistant coaches, players, and a passionate fan base has put Georgia on the national stage three years running. Smart’s 2019 Bulldogs became the first team in Bulldogs history to win 11 or more games in three straight seasons. The senior class has posted a four-year record of 43-12—one win shy of the school record of 44 for a senior class. Along the 2019 schedule, the ‘Dogs defeated three top 15 teams in the final CFP ranking: Notre Dame, Florida, and Auburn and finished as the fifth-ranked team in the final CFP ranking of teams. The 2019 Bulldogs secured an invitation to the Allstate Sugar Bowl marking the 23rd consecutive season Georgia has played in a bowl game—second best
ty of their banner 2017 season. He was named George Munger National Coach of the Year by the Maxwell Football Club, SEC Coach of the Year by the Associated Press and SEC Coaches, and the Regional Coach of the Year by the AFCA. Roquan Smith earned first-team All-America honors and the Dick Butkus Award as the nation’s top linebacker. Smith, Isaiah Wynn and Sony Michel were all taken in the first round of the 2018 NFL Draft, which also claimed seniors Nick Chubb, Lorenzo Carter and Javon Wims in subsequent rounds. In Smart’s first season leading the Bulldogs, Georgia made its 20th straight bowl appearance and posted four fourth-quarter comebacks, including wins over No. 8 Auburn and No. 22 North Carolina. He led the Bulldogs to an 8-5 final record, which included a victory over TCU in the AutoZone Liberty Bowl. Smart has also made an immediate impact in recruiting circles by posting the nation’s thirdranked class in 2017, followed by two more classes of signees that ranked either first or second by every authority. In addition to his coaching duties, Smart oversees the Kirby Smart Family Foundation, which
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Overall Conf. Final Record Record AP Rank 10-2 12-1 9-5 10-3 9-3 10-3 6-10 7-6 12-2 14-0 10-3 12-1 13-1 11-2 12-2 14-1 8-5 13-2 11-3 11-2
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Smart File Full Name.......................... Kirby Paul Smart Birthdate........................December 23, 1975 Birthplace................. Montgomery, Alabama Family.................................Wife, Mary Beth .....Children, twins Weston and Julia (Feb. 8, 2008), and Andrew (May 25, 2012) High School..................Bainbridge (Ga.) ‘94 College..............BBA (Finance), Georgia ‘98 .............. M.S. (Phys. Ed.), Florida State ‘03
Coaching History 2016-Present.................................... Georgia Head Coach 2015 .................................................Alabama Defensive Coordinator / Inside LBs 2014 .................................................Alabama Assistant Head Coach / Safeties 2008-13............................................Alabama Defensive Coordinator / Inside LBs 2007 .................................................Alabama Assistant Head Coach / Def. Backs 2006 .....................................Miami Dolphins Asst. Coach / Safeties 2005 .................................................. Georgia Asst. Coach / Running Backs 2004 ....................................................... LSU Asst. Coach / Defensive Backs 2002-03..................................... Florida State Graduate Assistant 2001 ........................................ Valdosta State Defensive Coordinator 2000 ........................................ Valdosta State Asst. Coach / Defensive Backs 1999 .................................................. Georgia Administrative Assistant
is focused on being champions in the community by supporting needy children and families facing adversity. Smart officially came home to Georgia on Dec. 6, 2015, but he had unfinished business at Alabama, which was still chasing a national title. He juggled two jobs for a month until Jan. 11, 2016, when the Crimson Tide won its fourth national championship in a 7-year span. Twelve hours later, he was at work in Athens, where he remains one of nine head coaches at schools from Power 5 conferences that are coaching at their alma mater. Smart had served on the Alabama staff the previous nine years, the past seven as defensive coordinator. During his tenure at Alabama, the Crimson Tide won three BCS National Championships, one College Football Playoff national title, three SEC crowns, six SEC Western Division titles, and was ranked in the nation’s final top 10 the last eight years in a row. Smart was one of the nation’s most respected defensive coordinators. During his time at Alabama, he coached players at three different positions, in addition to his coordinating duties. He was recognized as the 2012 AFCA Assistant Coach of the Year and the 2009 Broyles Award winner as college football’s top assistant coach. He also was a finalist for the 2015 Broyles Award. Prior to joining the Alabama staff in 2007, Smart spent the 2006 season as safeties coach with the NFL’s Miami Dolphins. He served six years on the collegiate level as the running backs coach at Georgia (2005), defensive backs coach at LSU (2004), graduate assistant at Florida State (200203), defensive coordinator/linebackers coach (2001) and defensive backs coach (2000) at Valdosta State, and administrative assistant at Georgia (1999).
Playing Career 1995-98........................................ Georgia Four-year letterman as a defensive back. First-team All-SEC in ‘98. Thirteen career interceptions. Four-time member of SEC Academic Honor Roll. 1991-93.................... Bainbridge (Ga.) HS Three-year letterman in football, basketball and baseball. First-team Class AAAA All-State as a senior. Sixteen career interceptions. Coached in football by his father, Sonny Smart.
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Smart was a first-team All-SEC choice as a senior in 1998, when he led the league with five interceptions. Smart had six interceptions in his junior season of 1997.
Smart was the running backs coach for Georgia’s 2005 SEC Championship team. His unit averaged 162.2 rushing yards per game, third in the SEC. He coached Thomas Brown, Danny Ware and Kregg Lumpkin — all future NFL players. In 2004 at LSU, he tutored two NFL draft picks: Corey Webster (second round, New York Giants) and Travis Daniels (fourth round, Miami). As a player, Smart was a four-year letterman at defensive back for Georgia, where he was a FirstTeam All-SEC pick as a senior. He finished his career with 13 interceptions, a mark that still ranks sixth in UGA annals, and paced the Bulldogs with six interceptions in 1997 and five in 1998. He led the SEC in interceptions during his final season. Smart also scored two points as a collegian. He was the first player in UGA history — and one of just two Bulldogs since the rule was introduced in 1988 — to return a blocked PAT for two points, having brought one back 88 yards against New Mexico State in his freshman year of 1995. A four-time member of the SEC Academic Honor Roll, Smart received his bachelor’s degree in Finance from Georgia in 1998 and his master’s in Physical Education from Florida State in 2003. The Bainbridge, Ga., native is married to the former Mary Beth Lycett of McDonough, Ga., a 4-year letterwinner and 2-year starter, on the Georgia women’s basketball team from 2000-03. The couple met long after their undergraduate days at Georgia, when Lycett — then working in the UGA Athletic Association Business Office — helped arrange Smart’s trip to interview for the Bulldogs’ running backs coaching job in 2005. They are the proud parents of twins Weston and Julia (born Feb. 8, 2008) and son Andrew (born May 25, 2012).
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James Coley Offensive Coordinator — Quarterbacks James Coley, who served as Co-Offensive Coordinator and quarterbacks coach at Georgia in 2018, was promoted to Offensive Coordinator in January, 2019. Coley has been on the UGA staff since Kirby Smart took over as head coach in 2016. He was named Co-Offensive Coordinator and QBs Coach at Georgia in 2018 after two seasons coaching the Bulldogs’ wide receivers. Coley was part of a 2017 staff that led the Bulldogs to a record-tying 13 victories, first SEC title since 2005, first appearance in the College Football Playoff, first appearance in the College Football Playoff semifinal, and first appearance in the CFP Championship Game. Georgia’s offense finished first in the SEC and 9th nationally in Rushing Offense, 3rd in the SEC in Scoring Offense, 5th in Total Offense, and 4th nationally in Red Zone Offense. In 2018, the Georgia offense finished first in the SEC in total rushing offense, rushing offense per game, and second in the SEC in total offense, touchdowns scored, and scoring offense. Coley’s two seasons of coaching Bulldog receivers produced a pair of NFL draft picks: Isaiah McKenzie (Denver) and Javon Wims (Chicago). In 2018 he coached sophomore quarterback Jake Fromm, who posted the second-best completion percentage in school history at 67.3, which was 12th nationally, and second-best passing efficiency for a QB at 171.21, which was fifth nationally. Coley served as offensive coordinator and QBs coach at Miami from 2013-15. Prior to joining the Miami staff, he held the position of offensive coordinator and tight ends coach at Florida State from 2010-12 and tight ends coach and recruiting coordinator at FSU in 2008 and 2009. A native of Miami, he served as an offensive assistant with the Miami Dolphins in 2005-06. His coaching resume also included a stop at 2003 national champion LSU, where he was a graduate assistant coach. Coley earned his bachelor’s degree from Florida State in 1997 and his master’s degree from LSU in 2004. He and his wife Kenia have two children – Madison and Brady.
Dan Lanning Fain and Billy Slaughter Defensive Coordinator -Outside Linebackers Dan Lanning was named the Fain and Billy Slaughter Defensive Coordinator in February, 2019, after serving one year as Georgia’s outside linebackers coach. He joined the Bulldog staff after two years as inside linebacker coach and recruiting coordinator at the University of Memphis. In his first season coordinating the Georgia defense, Lanning has already been named one of five finalists for the 2019 Broyles Award, which is presented to college football’s assistant coach of the year. The Bulldog defense has ranked among the nation’s top five in total defense, scoring defense and rushing defense throughout the season. In his first year at Georgia, Lanning was part of a coaching staff that led the Bulldogs to their second straight season with 11 or more wins, second straight SEC Eastern Division title, and appearance in a New Years Six bowl game. The UGA defense finished second in the SEC in total defense, third in pass defense and opponent third down conversions, and fifth in scoring defense and rushing defense. Lanning coached 2018 second-team All-SEC OLB D’Andre Walker who led the team in sacks (7.5) and tackles for loss (11.0).
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Lanning joined the Memphis staff in 2016 after spending the 2015 season at Alabama as a graduate assistant coach with the outside linebackers. Prior to Alabama, he held positions at Pittsburgh (2011), Arizona State (2012-13) and Sam Houston State (2014). At Memphis he was part of a staff that that led the Tigers to their third 10-win season in school history and finished in the top five in the country in turnovers gained two years in a row. On that team, Lanning coached two-time first team All-American Athletic Conference linebacker Genard Avery. At Alabama, Lanning was a member of the coaching staff that guided the Crimson Tide to a 14-1 record, the SEC Championship and the 2015 College Football Playoff (CFP) national title. Lanning worked with a Crimson Tide defense that ranked top-10 nationally in five statistical categories. Lanning began his collegiate coaching career as a graduate assistant on the staff at Pittsburgh in 2011. He also includes stops at Arizona State (2012-13) and Sam Houston State (2014) before coming to Alabama in 2015. Lanning got his start in coaching at Park Hill South High School in Riverside, Mo., from 2008-10. In his three seasons there, he served as an assistant coach with emphasis on special teams, defensive backs and wide receivers. A Richmond, Mo., native, Lanning played linebacker at William Jewell College, located in Liberty, Mo. He earned two Bachelor of Science degrees in physical education and secondary education in 2008. Two years later, Lanning completed coursework for his master’s degree in secondary administration from William Woods University in Fulton, Mo. Lanning and his wife, Sauphia, have three sons: Caden, Kniles and Titan.
Scott Fountain Special Teams Coordinator Scott Fountain joined the Bulldogs’ full time, on-field staff in 2018, after serving as a special teams analyst for the 2017 season and a short time in the off-season as special teams coordinator at Mississippi State. In his two seasons guiding Georgia’s special teams, the Bulldogs have had three of the SEC’s top specialists in return man Mecole Hardman, PK Rodrigo Blankenship and punter Jake Camarda. Hardman in 2018 led the SEC in average punt return, was fifth in average kick return, and was named to the ESPN.com All-America first team. Blankenship has become UGA’s all-time scoring leader and its most accurate kicker ever, earning All-America and All-SEC honors the past two years. Camarda’s improvement as a sophomore has helped Georgia rise from 70th to a Top Five ranking nationally in net punting this season. Before joining Georgia’s staff, Fountain had spent the previous eight years assisting the football program at Auburn, the first four as the Tigers’ player personnel director and the latter four as an on-field assistant, coordinating special teams and coaching tight ends. From 2014-16, Fountain coached kicker Daniel Carlson, a three-time Lou Groza Award finalist. Fountain, a part of three SEC championship teams, led Auburn’s administrative and recruiting efforts from 2009-12. He followed Gene Chizik to Auburn after spending two seasons (2007-08) on Chizik’s staff at Iowa State as tight ends coach and recruiting coordinator. Fountain has coaching experience in four national championship games (1997, 2010, 2013, 2017) since beginning his collegiate coaching career at Florida State (1994-97) as an offensive graduate assistant. He then spent seven seasons as an offensive line coach and recruiting coordinator at Central Florida. Before his eight-year stint at Auburn, Fountain also included coaching stops at Middle Tennessee State (2004-05), Georgia Southern (2006) and Iowa State (2007-08). Fountain earned a bachelor’s degree in physical education from Samford in 1988 and a master’s degree in educational leadership from Florida State in 1998. He is married to the former Rosie Hidalgo and the couple has four sons: Brookes, Hunter, Tanner and Skyler.
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Pass Game Coordinator — Wide Receivers Former NFL wide receiver Cortez Hankton was named Pass Game Coordinator and Wide Receivers Coach in February of 2019 after serving the 2018 season as an assistant coach in charge of the receivers. In his first year at Georgia, Hankton was part of a coaching staff that led the Bulldogs to their second consecutive season with 11 or more wins, second straight SEC Eastern Division title, and appearance in a New Years Six bowl game. Hankton coached several big-play receivers in Terry Godwin, Mecole Hardman and Riley Ridley who combined for 1,475 receiving yards and were all taken in the 2019 NFL Draft. Hankton joined the Georgia staff in February, 2018, after coaching wide receivers for three seasons at Vanderbilt. Prior to his time in Nashville, Hankton coached receivers for three seasons at Dartmouth in the Ivy League (2012-14). During that time, he helped the Big Green to a 20-10 overall record, including an 8-2 mark in 2014. Hankton was signed as an undrafted rookie free agent in April, 2003, by the Jacksonville Jaguars. In his four years with the Jaguars, he caught 34 passes for 310 yards and a pair of touchdowns, both of which came in his sophomore campaign in 2004. Hankton signed with Minnesota in 2007 and spent the entire 2008 season on injured reserve with Tampa Bay. Hankton received his bachelor’s degree in business administration from Texas Southern in 2002, where he set season and career records for receiving yards. A native of New Orleans, Hankton and his wife, the former Shon Holder, were married in July, 2014. They are the parents of sons Cortez “Trip” III and Cruz.
Todd Hartley Assistant Coach — Tight Ends Todd Hartley, a University of Georgia graduate who had previously been a full-time staff member of the Bulldog football program, was named tight ends coach on January 14, 2019. Hartley, a native of Gray, Ga., served as Miami’s Special Teams Coordinator and Tight Ends Coach from 2016-18. During his tenure at Miami under head coach Mark Richt, Hartley coached tight end David Njoku before he was taken in the 2017 NFL Draft as the 29th overall pick and also guided tight end Christopher Herndon, who was drafted in the fourth round as the 107th overall pick in the 2018 draft. Hartley arrived in Miami after serving as Georgia’s Director of Player Personnel in 2015. Before his return to Georgia, he spent four years at Marshall serving in a variety of roles, including tight ends and safeties coach and recruiting coordinator from 2011-14. Hartley originally joined the Georgia program as a student assistant at the end of the 2005 season. He worked with the offense and special teams until the spring of 2008 while he was an undergraduate. Georgia had an 11-win season and tallied three bowl victories during Hartley’s years working with the Bulldogs, including a 41-10 rout of No. 10 Hawai’i in the 2008 Sugar Bowl. He was instrumental in preparation of the Georgia defense for the 2009 Independence Bowl at a time when only one full-time defensive assistant was on staff. Hartley graduated from Georgia with a degree in health and physical education in May, 2008. He and his wife Jessica have four children: Tucker, Teagan, Tenley and Tatum.
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Matt Luke, head coach at Ole Miss for the past three seasons, was named Associate Head Coach and Offensive Line Coach at Georgia on Dec. 10, 2019. Luke brings a wealth of experience, both as a developer of talent and a builder of offenses. During his 25 years in the collegiate game, both as a player and coach, he has worked alongside a number of successful coaches. On the field he has tutored 17 all-conference players, including All-Americans and first-round NFL draftees Laremy Tunsil and Laken Tomlinson. A native of Gulfport, Miss., Luke was named the interim head coach at Ole Miss in time for the 2017 season. After a 6-6 regular season, capped by a road victory over Mississippi State in the Egg Bowl, the “interim” tag was removed from his title. Luke lettered four seasons (1995-98) as a center at Ole Miss. A starter in 33 career games for the Rebels, he served as team captain in 1998 as the Rebels posted a 7-5 ledger and defeated Texas Tech in the Independence Bowl. After his playing career, Luke was a student assistant coach at Ole Miss in 1999, and he graduated in May 2000 with a degree in business administration. His coaching career included stops which led to his head coaching position at Ole Miss: Murray State (OL, 2000-2001), Ole Miss (OL/TE, 2002-2005), Tennessee (OL/TE, 2006-07), Duke (Co-Off. Coordinator/OL, 2008-2011), Ole Miss (Co-Off. Coordinator/OL, 2011-2016). Luke is married to the former Ashley Grantham of Oxford, Miss., and the couple has two sons, Harrison (born Feb. 18, 2008) and Cooper (born July 20, 2011). Luke’s father, Tommy, was a defensive back at Ole Miss in the 1960s while his brother, Tom, quarterbacked the Rebels from 1989-91.
Dell McGee
Run Game Coordinator — Running Backs Dell McGee was named Run Game Coordinator and Running Backs Coach after one season as Assistant Head Coach. He had served the previous two seasons as an assistant coach, overseeing running backs. In his four seasons at UGA, McGee coached four 1,000-yard season rushers: Nick Chubb (1,345 in 2017 and 1,130 in 2016); Sony Michel (1,161 in 2017); D’Andre Swift (1,049 in 2018); Elijah Holyfield (1,018 in 2018); and Swift again in 2019 (1,216). In the 2018 NFL draft, Michel was the 31st player picked by the New England Patriots and Chubb was 35th pick of the draft by the Cleveland Browns. Chubb and Michel finished their careers as the Nos. 2 and 3 career rushers in UGA history, amassing over 8,400 combined yards and 87 touchdowns. Additionally, Rivals.com named McGee the 2018 National Recruiter of the Year after the Bulldogs signed the consensus No. 1-rated recruiting class. Just 10 days before he came to UGA, McGee led Georgia Southern to victory in its first-ever bowl game (GoDaddy Bowl) as interim head coach. He served as running backs coach at GSU the previous two seasons, during both of which the Eagles led the nation in rushing offense—384 yards per game in 2014 and 363 yards per game in 2015. McGee developed Carver-Columbus High School into a perennial powerhouse. The Tigers rattled off seven straight seasons with 10 or more wins, including a perfect 15-0 season en route to the Georgia state title. McGee was a two-year starter and four-year letterwinner at Auburn from 1992-95, helping preserve the Tigers’ undefeated 1993 season with a critical interception against Alabama. McGee and his wife Linda have a son, Austin.
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Glenn Schumann
Charlton Warren
Co-Defensive Coordinator — Inside Linebackers
Assistant Coach — Defensive Backs
Glenn Schumann was named Co-Defensive Coordinator & Inside Linebackers coach at Georgia in February of 2019 after three seasons in charge of the Bulldogs’ inside linebackers. In 2019 he was part of a coaching staff that led Georgia to its third straight season with 11 or more wins, third straight SEC Eastern Division title, and appearance in a New Years Six bowl game. The Georgia defense finished ranked among the top five nationally in total defense, rushing defense and scoring defense all season. Schumann’s star pupil over his first two years was Roquan Smith, the Bulldogs’ leading tackler who capped his junior season by winning the Butkus Award as the nation’s top linebacker. Smith in 2017 was a consensus All-American, SEC Defensive Player of the Year, and he finished in the top ten in the Heisman Trophy voting. He has led the Chicago Bears in tackles in each of his first two years as a professional. Schumann spent eight years with the Crimson Tide, first as an undergraduate analyst (2008-Dec. 2011) and then as a graduate assistant (Dec. 2011-Feb. 2014). He was named Director of Player Development and Associate Director of Player Personnel in Feb., 2014. Born in Valdosta, Schumann graduated from McKinney Boyd High School in McKinney, Texas, where he lettered in both football and basketball. He earned his B.A. degree from Alabama in 2011 and his M.S. in sports management UA in December, 2013. He and his wife Lauren were married in the summer of 2015 and the couple has a son, Bryson Eric Schumann, born in September of 2019.
Charlton Warren was named Defensive Backs Coach in January 2019, after coaching the secondary at the University level for more than 14 years. In 2019 he was part of a coaching staff that led Georgia to its third straight season with 11 or more wins, third straight SEC Eastern Division title, and appearance in a New Years Six bowl game. The Georgia defense finished ranked among the top five nationally in total defense, rushing defense and scoring defense all season. Warren, a native of Atlanta, spent the 2018 season coaching cornerbacks at Florida and the 2017 season coaching Tennessee’s defensive backs and serving as the program’s special teams coordinator. In addition to stops at North Carolina (2015-16) and Nebraska (2014), Warren worked at his alma mater of Air Force from 2005 to 2013 in a variety of roles. Warren graduated from Air Force in 1999 with a degree in Human Factors Engineering. While stationed at Warner Robins AFB from 2000-03, he earned an MBA from Georgia College and State University. Before returning to the Academy in 2005, Warren was stationed at Eglin AFB, Fla., as an air-to-ground weapons program manager for the Air Armament Center. During his time at Air Force, Warren was a three-year letterman at defensive back for the Falcons, helping the program achieve consecutive 10-win seasons in 1997 and 1998, including a 12-1 record and an outright conference title in 1998. Warren is married to Jocelyn Warren and the couple has three children: Jayree, Teya and Chase.
Scott Sinclair
Tray Scott
Director of Strength & Conditioning
Assistant Coach — Defensive Line Tray Scott was named defensive line coach at UGA on February 10, 2017, after serving two years in a similar position at the University of North Carolina (2015-16). In 2019 he was part of a coaching staff that led Georgia to its third straight season with 11 or more wins, third straight SEC Eastern Division title, and appearance in a New Years Six bowl game. The Georgia defense finished ranked among the top five nationally in total defense, rushing defense and scoring defense all season. Scott’s top player during his tenure at UNC was Nazair Jones, an AllACC tackle who had 70 stops, 9.5 for lost yardage and 2.5 QB sacks as a junior in 2016. Jones was a third-round selection by the Seattle Seahawks in the 2017 NFL Draft. Prior to moving to North Carolina, Scott served two years (2013-14) as defensive line coach at UT Martin, an FCS team in the Ohio Valley Conference. He also held positions as defensive line graduate assistant at Ole Miss (2012), assistant coach at Arkansas State (2010-11). Scott was also a graduate assistant coach at his alma mater, Arkansas Tech, from the fall of 2008 until the spring of 2010. Scott earned his bachelor’s degree in sociology from Arkansas Tech in 2008. He also received his Master’s degree from Arkansas Tech in 2010. He is married to the former Sarah Fancher and the couple has a son, Julian Thomas Scott, born on May 22, 2017.
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Scott Sinclair was named Director of Strength and Conditioning on January 6, 2015, after serving two years in the same position at Marshall. Sinclair joined the Marshall program in January, 2013, after nine years as an associate director of strength and conditioning at the University of Central Florida (UCF), where he worked with the football program along with baseball and track & field. He was directly responsible for the football speed and agility programs in addition to the program’s administrative duties. In 2012, he was awarded the highest honor in his field when he was certified as a master strength and conditioning coach (MSCC) at the Collegiate Strength and Conditioning Coaches Association’s national conference. Prior to UCF, he served as an assistant strength and conditioning coach at Georgia Tech from 2001-03. While with the Yellow Jackets, he worked as the assistant director of player development for the Yellow Jackets’ football squad. From 1999-2001, he worked in the Wake Forest strength and conditioning department. A native of Rockingham, N.C., he earned his bachelor’s degree in sports medicine from Guilford College in 1999. Sinclair, a member of the Collegiate Strength and Conditioning Coaches Association, received a master’s degree in physical education from UCF in 2006. Sinclair and his wife, Farrah, have one son, Creed, and one daughter, Asher.
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ADAM ANDERSON Rome, Georgia Rome High School OLB So.
6-5
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19 Career Highs * Tackles................................................................. 5 vs. Georgia Tech, 2018 * QB Pressures...................................................................... 5 vs. LSU, 2019 2019 Has seen action in all 13 games and has four tackles and 16 QB pressures (third-best on team)...had a second-quarter sack vs. Murray State that resulted in a 14-yard loss and an intentional grounding penalty against the Racers. 2018 Played in all 14 games...playing time increased as season progressed...finished with 16 total stops, including 2.5 for lost yardage, as well as an assisted QB sack...has four QB pressures, two vs. Auburn...also had a QB pressure vs. Vanderbilt...season-high five stops vs. Ga. Tech that included a tackle for loss and a batted-down pass...had a key third-down stop for no gain on Kentucky’s first possession of the game. High School Rome, coached by John Reid…selected to play in the 2018 U.S. Army All-American Bowl...247sports.com five-star prospect...ranked as the #1 OLB nationally, #18 overall prospect nationally and the #4 prospect in Georgia... PrepStar Magazine five-star prospect, #40 nationally and a member of the Top 150 Dream Team...Rivals.com five-star prospect, ranked #12 nationally, #2 OLB and #4 in the state...state DPOY in 2016 by the AJC...USA Today 2017 All-USA Georgia First-Team defense...Rome went 15-0 and won the GHSA 5A State title in 2017...2018 Bobby Dodd National Lineman of the Year by the Touchdown Club of Atlanta....63 tackles, 10 sacks, two forced fumbles and an INT as a senior...AJC 2017 Preseason Super 11. Personal Full name ADAM O’NEAL ANDERSON...major: Sport Management...recipient of the John A. Addison, Jr. Family Football Scholarship.
pressures...two tackles, one TFL assist and two QB hurries in win at Tennessee...career-high five stops in his first starting assignment vs. USC...had two assisted tackles and a batted down pass vs. Texas A&M...selected as one of three game captains for the Arkansas State game...one of three winners of the defensive ”Up Front” Award at the team’s post-season awards gala. 2018 Played in all 14 games, making his first collegiate start vs. Georgia Tech...had 14 stops and one pass breakup...career-best three tackles vs. Tech. 2017 Played in 12 of the last 13 games...had two tackles in wins vs. Kentucky and Georgia Tech...had with one tackle assist vs. Samford...one of four winners of Defensive Scout Team Player of the Year, given at team’s post-season awards gala...recipient of the James E. Farish Football Scholarship. 2016 Redshirted...Recipient of the James E. Farish Football Scholarship. 2015 Appeared in seven games...five total tackles...career-best two tackles against Auburn...first career tackle against Florida and had a QB hurry...enrolled at UGA in January...UGA J. Reid Parker Director of Athletics Honor Roll. High School
Woodland...coached by Mathis Burnette...Prepstar 300 player...ESPN.com four-star prospect, #22 ranked DE nationally, #6 overall prospect in the state, ESPN Top 300 recruit...Scout.com four-star prospect, #27 ranked DE nationally, #13 ranked DE in the South region, #2 ranked DE in South Carolina... Rivals.com four-star prospect, #4 overall prospect in South Carolina...selected to the 2014 S.C Shrine Bowl. Personal Full name: MICHAEL JERMAINE BARNETT...Major: Housing Management & Policy...recipient of the James E. Farish Football Scholarship... received his undergraduate degree during Fall Semester 2018 commencement exercises. Career Defensive Statistics Year G/GS Solo Asst. Total Sacks TFL FF FR PBU Int. QBP 2015 7/0 0 5 5 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0 0 0 1 2017 12/0 4 1 5 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0 0 0 0 2018 14/1 6 8 14 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0 1 0 0 2019 12/5 5 18 23 0.0/0 0.5/0 0 0 1 0 3 Total 45/6 15 32 47 0.0/0 0.5/0 0 0 2 0 4
Career Defensive Statistics Year G/GS Solo Asst. Total Sacks TFL FF FR PBU Int. QBP 2018 14/0 6 10 16 0.5/2 2.5/6 0 0 1 0 4 2019 13/0 3 1 4 1.0/14 1.0/14 0 0 0 0 16 Total 27/0 9 11 20 1.5/16 3.5/20 0 0 1 0 20
ROBERT BEAL, Jr. Lawrenceville, Georgia Peachtree Ridge High School LB RSo. 6-4 244
MICHAEL BARNETT Dorchester, South Carolina Woodland High School DT Sr. 6-4 304 2VL
94 Career Highs * Tackles...............................................................5 vs. South Carolina, 2019 * QB Pressures......................................................2 vs. South Carolina, 2019 2019 Has played in 12 of 13 games, starting in five, with 23 stops and three QB www.georgiadogs.com
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33 Career Highs * 5 tackles vs. Arkansas State, 2019 * 1 QB Sack vs. LSU, 2018 * 2 QB Pressures vs. LSU, 2018 2019 Has seen action in five games and has eight total stops and one QB pressure... career-best five stops vs. Arkansas State. 2018 Played in 11 of 14 games...finished 15 total tackles...four tackles, including a QB sack for 12-yard loss, and two QB pressures vs. LSU...three stops vs. Middle Tennessee State and Kentucky...had one tackle and forced a fumble in kickoff coverage vs. Auburn...two solo tackles vs. UMass.
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RODRIGO BLANKENSHIP
Redshirted...member of the scout team. High School
Marietta, Georgia Sprayberry High School
Peachtree Ridge, coached by Mark Fleetwood...PrepStar Magazine 5-star prospect, #27 overall player nationally and Top 150 Dream Team...ESPN. com 5-star prospect, #2 defensive end nationally, #3 overall prospect in Georgia...Rivals.com 4-star prospect, #9 weakside DE nationally, #177 overall prospect nationally...Scout.com 4-star prospect, #15 defensive end nationally and #115 overall prospect nationally.. Personal Full name: ROBERT ERWIN BEAL, Jr....Major: Undecided...recipient of the J. Harold Harrison Football Scholarship. Career Defensive Statistics Year G/GS Solo Asst. Total Sacks TFL FF FR PBU Int. QBP 2018 11/0 7 8 15 1.0/12 1.0/12 1 0 0 0 3 2019 5/0 1 7 8 0.0/0 0.5/1 0 0 0 0 1 Total 16/0 8 15 23 1.0/12 1.5/13 1 0 0 0 4
STETSON BENNETT Blackshear, Georgia Jones Co., Miss., JC / Pierce Co. HS QB RSo. 5-11 190
Tr.
13 2019 Has played in five of 13 games, completing 20 of 27 pass attempts, with two TDs...saw his first action as a Bulldog vs. Murray State...completed nine of 13 passes for 124 yards and 2 TDs...also ran for a touchdown...re-enrolled at UGA in January and participated in Spring drills...completed 12 of 22 passes for 210 yards and a TD in the annual G-Day game, playing for both sides. 2018 Transferred from Georgia to Jones County Junior College in Ellisville, Miss...led Jones to a 10-2 overall record, a Mississippi Bowl win and the MACJC conference championship game...in 12 games, he completed 145 passes for 1,840 yards and 16 TDs while adding 148 yards and four TDs on the ground...ranked 12th nationally in passing yards (NJCAA). 2017 Redshirted...drew praise throughout the season as the scout team quarterback...one of four winners of Offensive Scout Team Player of the Year, given at the team’s post-season awards gala. High School Pierce County, coached by Sean Pender...Named to All-State 3A Second Team football in senior year...accumulated 3,700 passing yards and 500 rushing yards with 40 TDs...Region Offensive Player of the Year as a senior...AllState Class 3A Second Team offense as a senior...Earned Offensive Player of the Year honors during junior season.. Personal
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98 Career Highs * FGs......................... 4 at UK, 2016; vs. MZ, 2017; vs. MZ & TAMU, 2019 * Long FG..................................55 yards vs. Oklahoma, 2018 (2017 season) 2019 2019 Lou Groza Award winner as the nation’s top placekicker...1st-Team All-America by USA Today, AFCA Coaches, Sports Illustrated, Walter Camp, Bleacher Report and Pro Football Focus...All-SEC 1st Team by AP and Coaches... CoSIDA Academic All-America 1st Team...SEC Scholar-Athlete of the Year...has made 25 of 31 FG attempts this season...ranks 14th nationally (3rd in SEC) in scoring (9.2 ppg)...became UGA’s all-time leading scorer after his 13 points vs. Texas A&M...currently has 428 for his career...that figure ranks 2nd in SEC history...already UGA’s career FG percentage leader...5th nationally in FGs/game at 1.92...one of nine semifinalists for the 2019 Wuerffel Trophy, which is described as college football’s premier award for community service...one of three finalists for the Burlsworth Trophy, which is awarded to the outstanding football player in America who began his career as a walk-on...SEC Special Teams Player of the Week six times this season: vs. Vanderbilt (3x3 FGs, 3 PATs), Notre Dame (3x3 FGs, 2 PATs), Tennessee (3x3 FGs, 4 PATs), Florida (3x3 FGs, 1 PAT), Missouri (4x5 FGs, 1 PAT) and Texas A&M (4x4 FGs, 1 PAT)...just 10 of his 79 kickoffs have been returned, with 60 others resulting in touchbacks...had a solo tackle in kickoff coverage vs. Kentucky...one of 12 recipients of the National Football Foundation (NFF) Scholar-Athlete Award for his combined academic success, football performance and exemplary leadership...Preseason All-America 2nd Team by Athlon, Sports Illustrated and CBS Sports...Preseason All-SEC First Team Special Teams by media...Special Teams co-MVP & Scholar-Athlete Award winner at team’s post-season awards gala.
2018 Associated Press & Coaches All-SEC 2nd Team...Ranked 10th nationally, 3rd in SEC, in total points scored (122), 18th nationally in ppg (8.7), 25th in FBS in FG percentage (82.6)...connected on 19 of 23 field goals...made 14 straight in one mid-season stretch...semifinalist for the Lou Groza Award...65x65 on PATs... had touchbacks on 82 of 97 kickoffs...named SEC Special Teams Player of the Week for his efforts vs. South Carolina...made both FG attempts (45 and 44 yards) and all five PATs, as well as booting all seven kickoffs for touchbacks vs. the Gamecocks...season-long 53-yard FG vs. Vanderbilt came late in third quarter... second-team pre-season All-America by the Associated Press...named to the 2018 Allstate AFCA Good Works Team, the seventh Bulldog in the past eight years to earn the prestigious appointment...one of two winners of the Kevin Butler Special Teams Award at the team’s post-season awards gala.
2017
LG 28 AS
Connected on 20 of 23 field goal tries, the sixth-best FG pct (86.9) in UGA history... his 123 points were the third-highest total in school history...earned a spot on ESPN’s All-Bowl team...career-long 55-yard FG vs. Oklahoma in the Rose Bowl Game, setting UGA bowl and Rose Bowl records...also added a 38-yard field goal in the first overtime to hand Georgia a 48-45 lead...perfect on three FG tries vs. Alabama in the CFP Championship Game, including a 51-yarder in OT...tied career high with four field goals vs. Missouri...his 17 points vs. the Tigers were the second-most by a kicker in UGA history...sixty-seven of his 94 kickoffs resulted in touchbacks, a UGA record...was awarded an athletic grant-in-aid just before the Notre Dame game, which he announced to the team in the victorious locker room...one of three winners of the “Special Teams Most Improved” award at team’s post-season awards gala...2017 SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll...winner of sophomore GPA award after spring drills...also winner of team Community Service Award.
LG 14 AS
Appeared in all 13 games...named to the Coaches’ SEC All-Freshman Team... team’s leading scorer with 68 points...14x18 on field goals...his 77.8 success
Full name: STETSON FLEMING BENNETT...son of Stetson and Denise Bennett, both UGA graduates…grandfather, Buddy Bennett, played quarterback at South Carolina...major: Learning Design and Technology. Career Passing Statistics Year G/GS Cmp. Att. Pct. Yds. INT TD Eff. 2019 5/0 20 27 74.1 260 1 2 172.00 Career Rushing Statistics Year G/GS Att. Yards Per/Att. Per/Gm. TD 2019 5/0 4 12 3.0 2.4 1
PK Sr. 6-1 191 3VL
2016
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2015 Redshirted. High School Sprayberry High School, coached by Billy Shackelford...three-time Special Teams Player of the Year ...made seven of 10 FG attempts as a senior, including makes of 56 and 51 yards... also averaged 46 yards as the Jackets’ punter ...selected to play in 2014 U.S. Army All-American Bowl.
Personal Full name: RODRIGO JOHN BLANKENSHIP...recipient of the Mike Castronis Football Scholarship, as well as the William C. Hartman Scholarship...received his undergraduate degree in Digital and Broadcast Journalism at Fall Semester commencement exercises in December of 2018...currently pursuing a Master’s in Journalism and Mass Communication.
Career Placekicking Statistics
Year PAT Pct. FG 2016 26x26 100.0 14-18 2017 63x63 100.0 20-23 2018 65x65 100.0 19-23 2019 44x44 100.0 25x31 Total 198x198 100.0 78x95
Pct. .778 .870 .826 .806 .821
LG 49 55 53 50 55
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High School Walton, coached by Daniel Brunner…Selected to play for Team East at the 2019 All-American Bowl…247sports.com five-star prospect...Ranked as the #34 prospect nationally, #6 wide receiver nationally, #7 player in Georgia…PrepStar Magazine five-star prospect, #8 prospect nationally, #1 ranked WR and a member of the Top 150 Dream Team…ESPN.com four-star prospect, #33 prospect nationally, #4 WR nationally, #6 player in Georgia…Rivals.com four-star prospect, #55 prospect nationally, #9 WR nationally, #8 prospect in the Georgia…accumulated 52 TDs and over 3,500 yards of total offense in his Walton career...named to the 2018 AJC Preseason Super 11…helped lead Walton to a 10-2 record, a top 20 ranking in the state, and an appearance in the quarterfinals of the 2018 Class 7A state playoffs…as a senior, caught 60 passes for 1,052 yards and eight TDs, while gaining 216 rushing yards on 53 carries for 10 TDs…member of Marietta Daily Journal Dynamite Dozen…participated in Nike’s The Opening 2018 Finals... caught 52 passes for 900 yards and seven TDs as a junior...Earned offensive MVP honors at the U.S. Army All-American Bowl national combine.
Personal Full name: DOMINICK OSHAY BLAYLOCK...Intended Major: Unspecified... son of former NBA All-Star Mookie Blaylock.
Career Receving Statistics Rec. Yards Per/Rec. Per/Gm. 18 310 17.2 25.8 Career Punt Return Statistics G/GS Ret. Yards Avg. TD 12/3 14 128 9.1 0
Year G/GS 2019 12/3
TP 68 123 122 119 432
Year 2019
Year 1-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 Long 2016 0-0 7-7 3-4 4-6 0-1 49 UK 2017 0-0 8-8 6-6 4-7 2-2 55 OU 2018 1-1 8-8 2-4 7-9 1-1 53 VU 2019 0-0 5-5 9-10 8-11 3-5 50 UT/SC Total 1-1 28-28 20-24 23-33 6-9 55 OU
Kickoffs
Year KO Yards Avg. TB 2016 55 3422 62.2 20 2017 94 6043 64.3 67 2018 96 6144 64.0 82 2019 67 4145 61.9 51 Total 324 20520 63.31 229
TD LG 5 60 AS LG 32 GT
TREY BLOUNT Atlanta, Georgia Pace Academy
OB 1 0 2 1 4
WR Jr. 6-2 200 2VL
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DOMINICK BLAYLOCK Marietta, Georgia Walton High School WR Fr. 6-1 195 HS
8 Career Highs * Receptions.......................................................... 4 vs. Arkansas State, 2019 * Receiving Yards............................................. 112 vs. Arkansas State, 2019 * Long Reception.................................................60 yards vs. Arkansas State * Long Punt Return......................................32 yards vs. Georgia Tech, 2019 2019 Saw action in 12 of 13 games, starting vs. Florida, TAMU & Ga. Tech...had 18 catches for 310 yards and five TDs...scored Georgia’s first TD in two key November games: an 8-yarder vs. Florida and a 51-yarder at Auburn...caught four passes vs. Arkansas State for a team-high 112 yards...scored his first collegiate TD on a 60-yard catch and run vs. ASU...that pass/catch remains Georgia’s longest pass play of the season thus far...caught three passes for 48 yards vs. Murray St., including a 25-yard TD catch...before leaving LSU game with an injury, he had become Georgia’s primary punt returner, with 14 returns for an average of 9.1... co-Offensive Newcomer of the Year, awarded at team’s post-season awards gala. www.georgiadogs.com
Has seen action in four of 13 games thus far...caught a 13-yard pass vs. Arkansas State. 2018 Played in all 14 games and had three catches for 39 yards...saw action vs. Austin Peay and recorded his first collegiate catch, a 19-yarder from Justin Fields in the third quarter...caught an 8-yarder from Fields vs. South Carolina...had a 12-yard catch vs. UMass...successfully fielded an onside kickoff in Sugar Bowl vs. Texas. 2017 Played in 14 games and drew his first starting assignment at WR in the SEC Championship Game vs. Auburn... recipient of the William J. MacKenna Football Scholarship. High School Pace Academy, coached by Chris Slade…PrepStar Magazine four-star prospect, #258 player nationally on the Top 350 All-American…ESPN.com 4-star prospect, #71 WR nationally, #49 player in the state of Georgia… 247Sports. com 4-star prospect, #321 player nationally, #47 WR nationally, #33 player in the state of Georgia…Rivals.com 4-star prospect, #27 WR nationally, #25 player in the state of Georgia…Scout 4-star prospect, #254 overall prospect and #33 WR prospect nationally…Dawg Post #26 player in the state of Georgia…2016 Atlanta Journal-Constitution Class AAA Honorable Mention… caught 23 passes for 403 yards--19.2 yards per catch in 2016, 36 passes for 642 yards as a junior in 2015.
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PATRICK BURKE
Full name: JOSEPH CECIL BLOUNT...Major: Sport Management...recipient of the William J. MacKenna Football Scholarship.
Marietta, Ga. Pope High School
Career Receiving Statistics Year G/GS Rec. Yards Per/Rec. Per/Gm. TD LG 2017 14/0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 -2018 14/0 3 39 13.0 2.8 0 19 AP 2019 4/0 1 13 13.0 3.3 0 13 AS Total 32/0 4 52 13.0 1.6 0 19 AP
LATAVIOUS BRINI Miami Gardens, Florida Mater Academy Charter School DB RSo. 6-2 196 1VL
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SQ
26 2019 Member of scout squad...participated in spring drills and entered the 2019 G-Day Game for the Red team, hauling in one pass for 11 yards. 2018 Appeared in his first collegiate game against Austin Peay...participated in spring drills and entered the 2018 G-Day Game for the Black team. 2017 Participated in spring drills and entered the 2017 G-Day Game for the Red team, hauling in one pass for 10 yards.
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2016
Played in the Murray State game and recorded his first collegiate interception...also saw action vs. Arkansas State, Missouri and Georgia Tech.
Redshirted...Member of the scout team. High School
2018
Pope, coached by Kyle Adkins ... named most valuable player on the team as a senior, receiving all-region and all-county honors ... Unsung Hero Award as a junior ... also participated in baseball.
Saw action in five games...had one tackle vs. Austin Peay. 2017 Redshirted...member of the scout team...recipient of the Neel Family Scholarship. High School Mater Academy Charter, coached by Rocco Casullo…ESPN.com 3-star prospect #42 CB in the nation…247Sports.com 3-star prospect, #42 CB nationally, #48 player in the state of Florida…Rivals.com 3-star prospect, #39 CB nationally, #77 player in the state of Florida…Scout 3-star prospect, #46 CB nationally, #7 CB in the state of Florida…helped his team to an 11-2 record, reaching the FHSAA Class 7A state quarterfinals…in 2016 he recorded 55 tackles, three INTs, one forced fumble, three fumble recoveries, and scored two TDs.
Personal Full name: PATRICK JOSEPH BURKE...uncle, Jim Hussey, and aunt, Claire Smith, also attended UGA ...major: Real Estate.
TOMMY BUSH Schertz, Texas Samuel Clemens High School WR
Personal Full name: LATAVIOUS RON BRINI...Major: Human Development & Family Science...recipient of the Neel Family Scholarship. Career Defensive Statistics Year G/GS Solo Asst. Total Sacks TFL FF FR PBU Int. QBP 2018 5/0 1 0 1 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0 0 0 0 2019 4/0 0 0 0 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0 1 1 0 Total 9/0 1 0 1 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0 1 1 0
RFr.
6-5
195
SQ
12 2019 Saw his first action of the season vs. Georgia Tech and caught one fourth-quarter pass for a 1-yard gain. 2018 Redshirted...saw action in two games: vs. Austin Peay and UMass. High School
Samuel Clemens, coached by Jared Johnston...Selected to play in the 2018 Under Armour All-America Game...247Sports.com four-star prospect... Ranked as the #37 WR nationally, #196 overall prospect nationally and the #23 prospect in Texas...PrepStar Magazine four-star prospect, #258 nationally and a member of the Top 350 All-American Team...ESPN.com four-star prospect, ranked #71 nationally, #9 in the Midlands, #10 WR and the #8 prospect in Texas...Rivals.com four-star prospect, ranked as the #60 WR and the #46 prospect in Texas...27 receptions for 328 yards and eight TDs as a senior. Personal Full name TOMMY TRA’SHUN BUSH...intended major: Sport Management... recipient of the Tommy Lyons Football Scholarship..
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LAWRENCE CAGER
JAKE CAMARDA
Towson, Maryland University of Miami (Fla.)
Norcross, Georgia Norcross High School
WR Gr. 6-5 220 1VL
P So. 6-2 180 1VL
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Has punted 54 times thus far for a 47.4 average...ranks 5th nationally (4th in the SEC) in punting average...a major factor in Georgia’s improvement in net punting from 70th nationally in 2018 to its current ranking of 5th... SEC Special Teams Player of the Week after he punted 11 times (tied for third most in UGA history) for a 50.7 average in win at Auburn...twenty-two of his punts have been downed inside the opponent’s 20-yard line...three of his four punts vs. Georgia Tech were downed inside the 20, one of which was fumbled and resulted in a Georgia TD...two longest punts of his career were both downed inside the 10-yard line (67 yards, downed at the Auburn 2; 66 yards, downed at the South Carolina 7 in 2018)...also had a 65-yarder in season opener at Vanderbilt...had punts of 64, 63 and 54 yards in the rain vs. Kentucky...had a 61-yard boot vs. Arkansas State...also Georgia’s holder on placement kicks...has 30 career punts over 50 yards, nine of which covered 60 or more yards...co-winner of Special Teams Most Improved Player, awarded at team’s post-season awards gala.
Has played in nine of 13 games to date, with six starts, and has team-high totals of 33 catches, 476 yards and four TDs...led the Bulldogs with seven catches for 132 yards, including a 52-yard TD pass and run, vs. Florida...his 132 receiving yards vs. the Gators were the most by a Georgia receiver in over six years...had a team-best five receptions for 82 yards and a touchdown vs. Notre Dame, including a 36-yarder and a 15-yarder for a fourth-quarter touchdown...six catches for 93 yards (both team highs) vs. Missouri...also led team with five catches vs. Tennessee...named one of three team captains for the South Carolina game...missed the Kentucky, TAMU, GT and LSU games due to injury...co-Offensive Newcomer of the Year, awarded a team’s post-season awards gala. 2018 (Miami) Started 12 of 13 games and led the Hurricanes with six TD catches...finished the season with 21 receptions for 374 yards...caught at least one pass in 12 of 13 games...led team in yards per catch at 17.8...season-long catch of 36 yards came in opener vs. LSU...caught two TD passes vs. FIU and Florida State... team-high 58 yards on three catches vs. Virginia. 2017 (Miami) Saw action in 10 games with five starts...finished season with 16 catches for 237 yards and three TDs...had two catches for 45 yards, including a 28-yarder, in win over Notre Dame...started vs. Virginia ahd had a 9-yard TD reception...started vs. Wisconsin in Capital One Orange Bowl and had a career-long 38-yard TD catch. 2016 (Miami) Received medical redshirt after a season-ending injury before fall camp. 2015 (Miami) Played in 11 games with one start...caught eight passes for 70 yards and one TD...a special teams regular whose playing time increased throughout the season...first career TD catch came vs. UNC...first two career catches came vs. Nebraska on Sept. 19. High School Calvert Hall...ranked as a 4-star prospect by Rivals...caught 50 passes and scored seven TDs as a senior...had a 54-yard TD catch in the 2015 U.S. Army All-American Bowl...also claimed indoor and outdoor high jump titles in the Maryland state prep track meets, with a clearance of 6 feet, 9 inches. Career Receiving Statistics Year G/GS Rec. Yards Per/Rec. Per/Gm. TD LG 2019 (At Georgia) 2019 9/6 33 476 14.4 52.9 4 52 UF 2015-18 (At Miami) 2015 11/1 8 70 8.8 6.4 1 13 FSU 2017 10/5 16 237 14.8 23.7 3 38 UW 2018 13/12 21 374 17.8 28.8 6 36 LSU Total 34/18 45 681 15.1 20.0 10 38 UW
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2018 Coaches Freshman All-SEC Team...won the starting punter’s job in preseason camp...finished season with a 42.6-yard average on 43 punts ...punted three times for a 55.0 average in opener vs. Austin Peay...had three punts over 60 yards (63, 60, 62)...also has 10 punts downed or fair caught inside the 20-yard line...four of those were downed inside the 10, including two at the 1-yard line (vs. Fla., Auburn)...punted once at Kentucky for 55 yards, and once vs. Ga. Tech for 45 yards...went eight quarters without punting, a stretch that covered three games (Aub., UMass, Ga. Tech)...also served as the Bulldogs’ holder on placement kicks. High School Norcross, coached by Keith Maloof... one of three kicking specialists picked to play in the 2018 Under Armour All-American Game...247Sports.com three-star prospect...Ranked as the #2 punter nationally...rated as both a fivestar kicker and punter by Kohl’s, as well as the nation’s #1 kicker/punter, #1 punter and #4 kicker...PrepStar Magazine three-star prospect and a member of the PrepStar All-Southeast Region Team...2017 All-State Class 7A First Team punter by both the AJC and the Georgia Sports Writers Assn...kicker and punter for Norcross from 2015-17...made four field goals outside of 50 yards, with a long of 55, as a senior...averaged 46.2 yards per punt with a long of 65, with 13 punts downed inside the 20...USA Today 2017 Preseason All-USA First Team at punter...attended multiple Kohl’s Kicking Camps... Personal Full name JACK JACOB CAMARDA...intended major: Business...recipient of the David Jacobs Scholarship. Year Punts 2018 43 2019 54 Total 97
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MICHAIL CARTER
Plantation, Florida American Heritage School
Jackson, Georgia Jackson High School
DB So. 6-2 185 1VL
DL Sr. 6-3 295 3VL
3 Career Highs * Tackles..............................................................................11 vs. LSU, 2018 * Pass Breakups.................................................... 3 vs. Arkansas State, 2019 * Fumble Recovery................................1 (3x) recent: at Georgia Tech, 2019 * Fumble Return..................................................64 yards, at Missouri, 2018 2019 Has played in eight of 13 games...started at cornerback in the season’s first three games...has 15 total stops and four pass breakups...had three PBUs against Arkansas State...missed five games because of injury...returned to action vs. Missouri...season-high five stops vs. Texas A&M...scored his second career TD when he recovered a fumbled punt in the end zone vs. Ga. Tech. 2018 Started at DB in 11 of 14 games...finished season with 45 total stops and one pass breakup...team-high 11 tackles vs. LSU...had one of the season’s defensive highlights when he forced, recovered and returned a first-quarter fumble vs. Missouri for a 64-yard score...also recovered a fumble at Kentucky. High School American Heritage, coached by Patrick Surtain, Sr. ...Played in the 2018 U.S. Army All-American Bowl...247Sports.com five-star prospect...ranked as the #2 DB nationally, #11 overall prospect nationally and the #4 prospect in Florida...PrepStar Magazine five-star prospect, #34 nationally and a member of the Top 150 Dream Team...ESPN.com five-star prospect, ranked #9 nationally, #6 prospect in the Southeast, #2 at CB and #3 in Florida...Rivals.com five-star prospect, ranked as the #25 overall prospect nationally, #4 CB and the #8 prospect in Florida...USA Today 2017 All-USA First-Team defense... led American Heritage to a 14-0 season as well as the FHSAA Class 5A Title in 2017...amassed 133 total tackles, six INTs and seven PBUs in three seasons as a starter for the Patriots, while also returning punts and kicks... selected to play in Nike’s The Opening 2017 Finals...2A state champion in the 100 meters and 200 meters in 2017. Personal Full name TYSON M. CAMPBELL...major: Public Relations...recipient of the Harriett Reppard Evans Football Scholarship. Career Defensive Statistics Year G/GS Solo Asst. Total Sacks TFL FF FR PBU Int. QBP 2018 14/11 29 16 45 0.0/0 0.5/2 1 2 1 0 0 2019 8/3 9 6 15 0.0/0 0.5/1 0 1 4 0 1 Total 22/14 38 22 60 0.0/0 1.0/3 1 3 5 0 1
76 Career Highs * Tackles............................................2 (3x) recent: at South Carolina, 2018 2019 Has seen action in eight of 13 games to date and has one solo tackle and one assisted stop. 2018 Saw action in nine of 14 games...had two stops vs. South Carolina and one assisted tackle vs. UMass, as well as an assist vs. Ga. Tech. 2017 Appeared in 13 games...had six total stops...had two stops, including one for lost yardage, in win at Tennessee...had one tackle against Samford and one assisted vs. Appalachian State. 2016 Appeared in seven games...credited with two assisted tackles vs. Louisiana... assisted on a fourth-quarter tackle at South Carolina. High School Jackson, coached by Dary Myricks...PrepStar Magazine four-star prospect, #127 overall player nationally and Top 150 Dream Team…ESPN.com four-star prospect, #9 DT nationally, #7 overall player in Georgia…Rivals.com four-star prospect, #8 DT nationally, #89 overall prospect nationally and #14 overall prospect in Georgia…247Sports.com four-star prospect, #27 DT nationally, #23 overall prospect in Georgia…Scout four-star prospect, #170 overall player and #21 DT nationally...2015 AJC All-State Class AAA defense Personal Full name: MICHAIL MONTEZ CARTER…Major: Sociology...recipient of the Heyward Allen Football Scholarship. Career Defensive Statistics Year G/GS Solo Asst. Total Sacks TFL FF FR PBU Int. QBP 2016 7/0 0 3 3 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0 0 0 1 2017 13/0 4 2 6 0.0/0 1.0/1 0 0 0 0 0 2018 9/0 1 3 4 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0 0 0 0 2019 8/0 1 1 2 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0 0 0 0 Total 37/0 6 9 15 0.0/0 1.0/1 0 0 0 0 1
LEWIS CINE Cedar Hill, Texas Trinity Christian High School DB
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16 Career Highs * Tackles............................................................................... 6 vs. LSU, 2019 * Interception........................................................ 1 vs. Arkansas State, 2019
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player bios 2019 Has played in 12 of 13 games, with 14 total stops...had his first collegiate interception and a pass breakup vs. Arkansas State...season-high six tackles vs. LSU...had three stops vs. Arkansas State and Missouri...enrolled at UGA in January and participated in Spring drills...had a team-high eight tackles for the Red squad at the annual G-Day intrasquad game...co-winner of Special Teams Newcomer of the Year, awarded at team’s post-season awards gala. High School Trinity Christian School, coached by Troy Williams…Selected to play in the 2019 Under Armour All-America Game…247Sports.com four-star prospect…Ranked as the #66 overall prospect nationally, #3 safety nationally and #11 prospect in the state of Texas… PrepStar Magazine five-star prospect, ranked #48 nationally, #3 SAF, and a member of the Top 150 Dream Team… ESPN.com four-star prospect, #31 nationally, #3 safety, #6 in Texas…Rivals. com four-star prospect, #89 nationally, #6 safety and #12 in Texas…Tigers won their second straight state title in 2018…finished with 85 tackles (46 solo) and 13 TFLs in his senior season…had 2 INTs, 2 FFs and 1 FR for a TD...played his first three seasons at Everett High School in Massachusetts... honored as the USA Today 2017 Massachusetts Defensive Player of the Year. Personal Full name: LEWIS TOM CINE...intended major: Business. recipient of the Jack Davis Honorary Football Scholarship. Career Defensive Statistics Year G/GS Solo Asst. Total Sacks TFL FF FR PBU Int. QBP 2019 13/1 9 5 14 0.0/0 0.5/1 0 0 2 1 1
matched career high of five tackles in each of the two CFP contests, including two stops for lost yardage and one sack for a loss of nine yards vs. Oklahoma... two tackles vs. Mississippi State...four total tackles (one solo) with one tackle for a loss of two yards and a QB hurry at Notre Dame..another tackle for lost yardage at Tennessee...made the first start of his career against App State with two assisted tackles...defensive winner of the Own the Trenches award after spring drills...recipient of the Griffin Athletic Scholarship. 2016 Played in all 13 games...had 21 total stops, including 1.5 tackles for loss and an assisted QB sack...also credited with four QB pressures...season-best five tackles vs. Louisiana...had four tackles and assisted on a second-quarter QB sack at South Carolina...made three assisted tackles against Nicholls...made two tackles (1 solo, 1 assisted) at Missouri...had a pair of assists in win vs. Auburn...his lone tackle at Kentucky resulted in a two-yard loss. High School Americus-Sumter County High, coached by Dexter Dawson...PrepStar Magazine four-star prospect, All-Southeast Region … 247Sports.com fourstar prospect, #25 DT nationally, #22 prospect in Georgia...ESPN four-star prospect, #30 DT nationally, #33 overall prospect in Georgia...Rivals.com four-star prospect, #22 DT nationally, #30 prospect in Georgia...Scout four-star prospect, #159 overall prospect and #18 DT in the country…Dawg Post #14 overall prospect and #4 DT in Georgia…Participant in Offense-Defense Diamonds in the Rough game…AJC Class AAAA All-State Honorable Mention. Personal Full name: TYLER BERNARD CLARK…Major: Sociology...recipient of the Atlanta-Greensboro Football Scholarship.
DL Sr. 6-4 300 3VL
Career Defensive Statistics Year G/GS Solo Asst. Total Sacks TFL FF FR PBU Int. QBP 2016 13/0 7 14 21 0.5/5 1.5/7 0 0 0 0 4 2017 14/12 18 23 41 2.5/14 6.0/21 0 0 0 0 6 2018 14/10 15 16 31 1.0/4 4.0/12 0 1 3 0 4 2019 13/13 11 15 26 2.5/19 8.0/34 0 0 0 0 11 Total 54/35 51 68 119 6.5/42 19.5/74 0 1 3 0 25
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TYLER CLARK Americus, Georgia Americus-Sumter County High School
Toccoa, Georgia Stephens County High School
Career Highs * Tackles...........................................5 (5x) recent: vs. Arkansas State, 2019 * QB Sacks......................................................... 1.5 vs. Arkansas State, 2019 * Tackles for Loss.............................................................2 vs. Auburn, 2019 2019 All-SEC 2nd Team, as selected by the league’s coaches...has started all 13 games...leads all interior linemen with 26 total stops, including 2.5 sacks and a team-high 8.0 tackles for loss...also has seven QB pressures...had a tackle for a 4-yard loss in overtime vs. South Carolina...had two tackles for lost yardage in win at Auburn...had perhaps the biggest defensive play of the Texas A&M game, a fourth-quarter sack for a 10-yard loss...also assisted on a tackle for a 2-yard loss in the game...lone tackle vs. Ga. Tech resulted in a 4-yard loss...co-winner of Defensive “Up Front” award, given at team’s post-season awards gala...preseason All-SEC Third Team Defense by media. 2018 Played in all 14 games, starting in 10...has 31 total stops, with 4.0 tackles for loss, one QB sack, three PBUs and four QB pressures...career-high five tackles in each of the last two games of the season, vs. Alabama and Texas... had a game-sealing fumble recovery in the fourth quarter at Kentucky...four stops (one sack) vs. LSU...had three tackles, including an assist on a QB sack, vs. Tennessee... batted down passes vs. South Carolina, Vandy and UMass... selected as one of three game captains for the Missouri game. 2017 Played in 14 games, with 12 starts, including the last 10 contests...had 41 total stops, including 6.0 for lost yardage, 2.5 sacks and six QB pressures... www.georgiadogs.com
OL Jr. 6-6 340 2VL
74 2019 Has seen action in all 13 games thus far at right guard, starting there vs. Arkansas State, Notre Dame, South Carolina, Kentucky, Texas A&M, Ga. Tech and LSU...SEC Offensive Lineman of the Week vs. Missouri...also participates on punt and placement kick units...preseason All-SEC Third Team Offense by media. 2018 Played in eight of 14 games...started the first four games at right guard...left the Missouri game during second half with an injury...returned to action six games later vs. Auburn...selected as one of three game captains for the Missouri game...also participated on punt and placement kick units. 2017 Played in all 15 games...started the last five games at right guard...also participated on punt and placement kick units...recipient of the Michael A. Kahn Family Football Scholarship.
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Redshirted...member of the scout team...graduated early from high school and enrolled at UGA in January 2016...participated in spring drills...recipient of the Michael A. Kahn Family Football Scholarship. High School
Has played in all 13 games, starting in three...has 176 yards on just 28 carries (6.3 avg.), with two TDs...also has 132 yards receiving on 16 catches... scored on a career-long 37-yard run vs. Arkansas State...season-long 19-yard reception vs. Georgia Tech...co-winner of Offensive Most Improved Player Award, given at team’s post-season awards gala.
Stephens County, coached by Frank Barden...2016 U.S. Army All-American...2015 MaxPreps Second-Team All-American...Rivals.com four-star prospect, #119 overall prospect in the country, #6 OG nationally, #6 prospect in Georgia...ESPN.com four-star prospect, #222 overall prospect in the country, #13 OG nationally, #23 prospect in Georgia...PrepStar Magazine five-star prospect, #37 prospect in the nation on Top 150 Dream Team...247Sports. com five-star prospect, #9 OT nationally, #11 prospect in Georgia...2015 AJC Super 11. Personal Full name: BENJAMIN KEITH CLEVELAND...Major: Criminal Justice. ..recipient of the Harry Leroy Dukes and Bill & Jane Young Football Scholarships.
2018 Played in 13 of 14 games...team’s fourth-leading rusher, with 284 yards on 41 carries...also caught eight passes for 89 yards...had a team-high 133 all-purpose yards vs. UMass (76 rush, 23 rec., 34 KOR)...also scored TDs on runs of 26 and 27 yards vs. the Minutemen...had 56 yards on eight carries vs. Vanderbilt...gained 38 yards on 11 carries, all in the second half vs. South Carolina...saw extensive action vs. Austin Peay, rushing six times for 66 yards and catching two passes for seven yards...missed the Allstate Sugar Bowl due to injury...one of four players named Offensive Newcomer of the Year at team’s post-season awards gala. High School
OWEN CONDON Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Bishop McGuinness High School OL
RFr.
6-7
310
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Miami Central, coached by Roland Smith...transferred to Miami Northwestern after football season to finish out his senior year...played in the 2018 U.S. Army All-American Bowl...247sports.com four-star prospect...ranked as the #41 overall prospect, #3 all-purpose RB and the #8 prospect in Florida... PrepStar Magazine five-star prospect, #28 nationally and a member of the Top 150 Dream Team...Rivals.com five-star prospect, ranked the #22 overall prospect, #1 APB and the #7 prospect in Florida...ESPN.com four-star prospect, ranked #54 nationally, #3 RB and #16 in Florida...ranked as the No. 9 prospect in South Florida for the Class of 2018 by the Miami Herald...rushed for 782 yards and 10 TDs on 91 carries while also making three INTs and two defensive TDs as a senior...played at Nike’s The Opening 2017 Finals. Personal
2019 Saw his first action of the season vs. Arkansas State, playing 15 snaps... named to the 2019 SEC First Year Academic Honor Roll. 2018 Redshirted...saw action in three games: vs. Vanderbilt, UMass and Georgia Tech. High School Bishop McGuinness HS, coached by Justin Jones...247Sports.com threestar prospect... ranked as the #32 offensive tackle nationally, #444 overall prospect nationally and the #7 prospect in Oklahoma...Rivals.com three-star prospect, ranked as the #43 OT and #8 prospect in Oklahoma... ESPN.com three-star prospect, the #45 OT and #10 in Oklahoma...listed as No. 7 on the Oklahoman’s 2017 Super 30 Rankings. Personal
Full name: JAMES COOK...major: Housing Management & Policy...recipient of the Col. Robert L. Jackson Family Scholarship...brother Dalvin Cook played collegiately at Florida State and is currently with Minnesota of the NFL. Career Rushing Statistics Att. Yards Per/Att. Per/Gm. TD LG 41 284 6.9 21.8 2 36 AP 28 176 6.3 13.5 2 37 AS 69 460 6.7 17.7 4 37 AS Career Receiving Statistics Year G/GS Rec. Yards Per/Rec. Per/Gm. TD LG 2018 13/0 8 89 11.1 6.8 0 24MT 2019 13/3 16 132 8.3 10.2 0 19 MS Total 26/3 24 221 9.2 8.5 0 24 MT Year G/GS 2018 13/0 2019 13/3 Total 26/3
Full name OWEN SELLERS CONDON...major: Finance...mother Sheri Condon attended UGA...born in Atlanta...recipient of the Tom and Jeannette Greeson Football Scholarship.
TAE CROWDER Hamilton, Georgia Harris County High School
JAMES COOK
ILB Sr. 6-3 228 2VL
Miami, Florida Miami Central High School
30
RB So. 5-11 190 1VL
4 Career Highs * Rushing Attempts............................................. 11 vs. South Carolina, 2018 * Rushing Yards...............................................................76 vs. UMass, 2018 * Rushing TDs...................................................................2 vs. UMass, 2018 * Long Rush...............................................37 yards vs. Arkansas State, 2019
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Career Highs * Tackles.............................................................12 vs. South Carolina, 2019 * Interceptions................................................ 1 vs. Missouri & UMass, 2018 * INT Return....................................................... 43 yards vs. Missouri, 2018 * FUM Return................................................... 60 yards vs. Tennessee, 2019 2019
Has started all 13 games and has 58 total stops (third-best on team), including 4.0 for lost yardage, three QB pressures and three pass breakups...one of 12 semifinalists for the Butkus Award, given to the nation’s top linebacker...
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player bios Georgia’s leading tackler vs. South Carolina with a career-high 12 stops... also its top tackler vs. Notre Dame, with a then career-high nine tackles... one of four Bulldogs with a team-high six stops in shutout of Kentucky... scored his first collegiate touchdown when he picked up a Tennessee fumble and returned it 60 yards for a score...led Georgia in tackles vs. Missouri with seven...was named one of three team captains for the Missouri game. 2018 Played in all 14 games, starting in five, and finished with 53 total stops (fifthbest on team), including 6.0 tackles for loss and 1.5 QB sacks...seven tackles (one for loss) vs. LSU...had a QB sack and a forced fumble vs. Vanderbilt... tied for team lead in INTs with two...picked off a second-quarter Missouri pass and returned it 43 yards to set up a UGA field goal...also had an INT and 13-yard return vs. UMass...assisted on five tackles vs. Florida and also recovered a third-quarter Gator fumble. 2017 Appeared in all 15 games and had seven total stops, including two at Georgia Tech and two at Vanderbilt...biggest contribution of the season, however, came as a member of the Bulldogs’ KO return unit...fielded a “squib” kickoff by Oklahoma in the Rose Bowl game, enabling Georgia to kick a field goal as the first half expired. 2016 Moved to ILB in midseason from his RB position...saw his first action of the season vs. Louisiana...rushed for two TDs and played most of the way at tailback for the victorious Black team at the annual G-Day spring game. 2015 Redshirted...member of the scout team. High School Harris County, coached by Dwight Jones…Georgia Sports Writers Assn. 2ndTeam All-State in Class 5A…named to the AJC All-State Hon. Mention in Class 5A...Scout.com three-star prospect...247Sports.com two-star prospect, #269 WR and #214 overall prospect in the state of Georgia in the composite rankings, three-star prospect #221 WR and #181 overall prospect in the state of Georgia in 247sports.com specific rankings...Rivals.com two-star prospect... played mostly at WR and RB for the Tigers...rushed for 1,665 yards and 27 TDs as a senior, with 204 yards and two receiving TDs Personal
2019 Has played in 12 of 13 games, having started the past 10 games, and has 34 total stops...had a season-high six tackles, including a third-down stop for a 2-yard loss, in win at Auburn...started vs. Notre Dame and contributed five tackles, one for lost yardage...also snuffed Notre Dame’s final play with a fourth-down pass breakup...had two tackles and a pass breakup vs. Florida... third on the team with 5 pass breakups...had two solo tackles vs. Arkansas State...enrolled at UGA in January and participated in Spring drills...had three tackles and two pass breakups in the annual G-Day intrasquad game...co-winner of Defensive Newcomer of the Year Award, given at team’s post-season awards gala. Junior College Georgia Military College, coached by Bert Williams…247Sports.com fourstar JUCO prospect…Ranked as the #6 JUCO prospect nationally, #2 ranked JUCO cornerback and #1 JUCO prospect in the state of Georgia…PrepStar Magazine four-star prospect, #4 ranked JUCO prospect, #1 ranked CB… ESPN.com four star prospect, ranked #7 JUCO prospect overall and #2 CB in the ESPN JC Top 50…Rivals.com #14 JUCO prospect nationally...Team captain of the Georgia Military College team... led Georgia Military defense that allowed 159.6 passing yards per game and 16.8 points per game…hauled in two interceptions in his second season, three in his first year. High School Spalding, coached by Nick Davis...Helped advance the Jaguars to the second round of the 2016 GHSA High School Playoffs in two straight years, including a 10-2 record his junior season. Personal Full name: DAVIS ANTHONY DANIEL...major: Sociology....recipient of the Dan M. Post Football Scholarship. Career Statistics Year G/GS Solo Asst. Total Sacks TFL FF FR PBU Int. QBP 2019 12/10 28 6 34 0.0/0 2.0/3 0 0 7 0 3
JORDAN DAVIS Charlotte, North Carolina Mallard Creek High School
Full name: DEQUARTAVIOUS “TAE” CROWDER...received his undergraduate degree in International Affairs at the Fall, 2019 commencement...recipient of the Richard Young Football Scholarship. Career Statistics Year G/GS Solo Asst. Total Sacks TFL FF FR PBU Int. QBP 2016 1/0 0 0 0 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0 0 0 0 2017 15/0 3 4 7 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0 0 0 0 2018 14/5 18 35 53 1.5/8 6.0/16 1 1 3 2 5 2019 13/13 25 33 58 0.0/0 4.0/10 0 1 3 0 3 Total 43/17 46 72 118 1.5/8 10.0/26 1 2 6 2 8
DJ DANIEL Griffin, Georgia Georgia Military College DB Jr. 6-1 185 Tr.
14 Career Highs * Tackles...........................................................................6 vs. Auburn, 2019 * TFL........................................................ 1 vs. Notre Dame & Auburn, 2019 * Pass Breakups................................................................... 2 vs. LSU, 2019 www.georgiadogs.com
DL So. 6-6 320 1VL
99 Career Highs * Tackles............................................................................... 7 vs. LSU, 2018 * TFL...................................................................... 1 (5x) recent: LSU, 2019 * Pass Breakups.....................................1 (2x) recent: vs. Texas A&M, 2019 2019
Has started eight of 13 games and has 18 total stops...assisted on a QB sack for a 10-yard loss vs. Florida...one of his two tackles vs. Texas A&M was a solo QB sack for a 5-yard loss...registered a QB sack vs. LSU...recorded a tackle for 4-yard loss vs. Vanderbilt...had a tackle for loss vs. Missouri...left Tennessee game in first quarter with ankle injury...co-winner of Defensive “Up Front” Award, given at team’s post-season awards gala. 2018 Football Writers Assn. of America Freshman All-America Team... Coaches Freshman All-SEC Team...played in 11 of 14 games, starting in four, and finished with 25 total stops...season-high seven tackles vs. LSU...two tackles vs. Vanderbilt included a fourth-down stop that caused a Commodore turnover on downs...made his first collegiate start vs. Florida...four tackles vs. MTSU...three tackles vs. Ga. Tech included a QB sack. High School Mallard Creek, coached by Michael Palmieri...selected to represent the
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NAKOBE DEAN Horn Lake, Mississippi Horn Lake High School LB
Year G/GS Solo 2018 11/4 6 2019 13/8 7 Total 24/12 13
Career Defensive Statistics Asst. Total Sacks TFL FF FR PBU Int. QBP 19 25 1.5/6 1.5/6 0 0 0 0 3 5 11 18 2.5/22 4.5/27 0 0 0 0 30 43 4.0/28 6.0/33 0 0 0 0 7
RIAN DAVIS Apopka, Florida Wekiva High School LB
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6-2
230
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12 2019 Saw action in the South Carolina game...enrolled at UGA in January and participated in Spring drills. High School Wevika HS, coached by Rich Bedesem...Selected for the 2019 Under Armour All-America Bowl...247Sports.com four-star prospect...Ranked as the #4 OLB nationally, the #78 overall prospect nationally and the #11 prospect in Florida...PrepStar Magazine four-star prospect, #57 nationally, #5 OLB, and a member of the Top 150 Dream Team...Rivals.com four-star prospect, ranked #125 nationally, the #4 ILB and #13 in the state of Florida...ESPN. com four-star prospect, #106 nationally, #10 OLB and #16 in Florida...played in four games of his senior season before suffering a torn ACL..touted as Orlando’s “most coveted recruit” by the Orlando Sentinel...played sophomore and junior seasons at Clear Lake HS in the Houston area...made 94 total tackles, 15 tackles for loss, 13 QB hurries, six pass deflections, two INTs and two fumble recoveries for TDs as a junior in 2017. Personal Full name RIAN DAVIS...intended major: Business...recipient of the David Jacobs Football Scholarship.
6-0
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Personal Full name JORDAN X. DAVIS...major: Public Relations...recipient of the Roger F. and Michael A. Kahn Football Scholarship.
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Career Highs * Tackles........................................................................6 vs. Kentucky, 2019 * TFL.....................................................................0.5 vs. Murray State, 2019 * QB Pressures..............................................1 (3x) recent: vs. Florida, 2019 2019 Co-winner of Defensive Newcomer of the Year award, given at team’s post-season awards gala...has played in all 13 games thus far and has 23 total stops, including one TFL vs. Murray State...one of four Bulldogs to have a team-high six tackles in shutout of Kentucky..also forced a fumble on a UK punt return...had two tackles and a QB pressure vs. Florida...three solo tackles and a pass breakup vs. Georgia Tech...also had a QB pressure vs. Arkansas State...enrolled at UGA in January and participated in Spring drills... had five tackles in the annual G-Day intrasquad game...Named by National Football Foundation as a member of its inaugural “Team of Distinction,” recognizing high school scholar-athletes for their combination of athletic and academic performances, as well as service to their communities. High School Horn Lake HS, coached by Brad Boyette...2018 High School Butkus Award winner as the nation’s top prep LB...selected for the 2019 Under Armour All-America Game...chosen as the 2018-19 Gatorade High School Football Player in Mississippi... USA Today All-USA first team and listed at No. 15 on the USA Today pre-season Chosen 25...247Sports.com five-star prospect... ranked as the #1 ILB nationally, #14 overall prospect nationally and the #1 prospect in Mississippi...PrepStar Magazine four-star prospect, #13 nationally and a member of the Top 150 Dream Team...Rivals.com five-star prospect, ranked #19 nationally, #1 ILB and #1 in Mississippi...ESPN.com four-star prospect, #23 nationally, #3 OLB, #11 in the Southeast and #1 in Mississippi...Led Horn Lake to a 15-0 season, No. 1 state ranking and the 2018 MHSAA Class 6A State title, the first in Horn Lake’s history...2018 Mississippi Mr. Football for Class 6A...2018 National Lineman of the Year by the Touchdown Club of Atlanta...had 175 total tackles, along with 26 tackles for loss, seven sacks, three INTs and two forced fumbles as a senior...also had nine TDs as an RB for the Eagles...selected to represent the Team Elite team in Nike’s The Opening 2018 Finals...tallied 147 total stops, 25 TFLs and nine sacks as a junior...racked up 438 total tackles, 61.5 tackles for loss, 18 sacks, six INTs and 12 total TDs in his Horn Lake career...also competed on varsity baseball, basketball and track teams at different points in high school. Personal Full name NAKOBE RASHOD DEAN...intended major: Mechanical Engineering... recipient of the Ken and Jody Jackson Family and Milton “Red” Leathers Football Scholarships...older brother, Nikolas, played tight end at Ole Miss. Career Defensive Statistics Year G/GS Solo Asst. Total Sacks TFL FF FR PBU Int. QBP 2019 13/0 12 11 23 0.0/0 0.5/0 1 0 2 0 4
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WARREN ERICSON
JAKE FROMM
Suwanee, Georgia North Gwinnett High School
Warner Robins, Georgia Houston County High School
OL RFr. 6-4 315 SQ
QB Jr. 6-2 225 2VL
50 2019 Has seen action in five games: Murray State, Arkansas State, Tennessee, Missouri and Georgia Tech. 2018 Redshirted...saw his first collegiate action vs. Vanderbilt...also played vs. UMass and Georgia Tech...enrolled at UGA in January of 2018 and participated in spring drills...named to the J. Reid Parker Director of Athletics Honor Roll. High School North Gwinnett, coached by Bill Stewart...PrepStar Magazine four-star prospect, #349 overall prospect nationally and a member of the Top 350 All-American Team...ESPN.com four-star prospect, #231 overall prospect nationally, #12 offensive guard, and the #27 overall prospect in Georgia...Rivals.com four-star prospect, #230 overall prospect nationally, #14 OG and #28 in the state...led North Gwinnett to a 14-1 record, the Region 7-7A title and the GHSA Class 7A State title in 2017, along with a No. 2 ranking in Georgia and No. 22 ranking nationally.
Personal Full name: WARREN ERICSON...Major: Sport Management...recipient of the Griffin Athletic Scholarship.
JOHN FITZPATRICK Atlanta, Georgia Marist School TE RFr. 6-6 230 SQ
86 2019 Has seen action in 11 of 13 games, starting in the opener at Vanderbilt...first collegiate catch came vs. Murray State for 22 yards. 2018 Redshirted...saw action in the Austin Peay and Middle Tennessee games. High School Marist School, coached by Alan Chadwick...247Sports.com four-star prospect...ranked as the #17 tight end nationally, #316 overall prospect nationally and the #36 prospect in Georgia...Rivals.com four-star prospect, ranked #147 nationally, #5 TE and #17 in the state...PrepStar Magazine four-star prospect, ranked #346 nationally and a member of the Top 350 All-American Team... ESPN.com three-star prospect and the #11-ranked TE...helped lead Marist to a 14-1 season and GHSA Class 4A runner-up finish in 2017...hauled in 29 passes for more than 400 yards receiving and three TDs his senior season. Personal Full name JOHN WILLIAM FITZPATRICK...intended major: Finance... recipient of the Devore Family and Herbert & Burdelle Mobley Family Football Scholarships. www.georgiadogs.com
11 Career Highs * Passing Yards...........................................................326 vs. Missouri, 2017 * Passing Attempts..............................................51 vs. South Carolina, 2019 * Completions.....................................................28 vs. South Carolina, 2019 * TD Passes.....................................4 vs. Ga. Tech, 2018; vs. Ga. Tech, 2019 * Long Completion......................80 yards vs. Alabama, 2018 (2017 season) 2019 One of four permanent team captains...named a Davey O’Brien “Great 8” and a Manning Award “Star of the Week” after the Florida game, when he went 20-for-30 for 279 yards and two TDs...also earned Manning Award “Star of the Week” recognition after he completed 24 of 29 passes for 288 yards and two TDs in win at Tennessee...has started all 13 games and has completed 214 of 355 passes (60.3%) for 2610 yards and 22 TDs...named one of three team captains for the Vanderbilt, Notre Dame, Kentucky, Florida, Auburn and LSU games...his 7,974 career passing yards ranks fourth on UGA’s all-time list...his 76 career TD passes put him in second place on UGA’s all-time list...one of 20 semifinalists for the third annual Jason Witten Collegiate Man of the Year...named to the 2019 Allstate AFCA Good Works Team...named to pre-season watch lists for Maxwell Award, Davey O’Brien Award, Walter Camp Player of the Year, and Allstate Sugar Bowl Manning Award...Athlon Sports Preseason All-America Fourth Team...Preseason AllSEC Second Team Offense by media...one of three Bulldogs to earn spots on the 2019 CoSIDA Academic All-District Team...won two awards at team’s post-season awards gala: Vince Dooley Offensive MVP (co-winner) and Community Service Award. 2018 Started at QB in all 14 games...5th among all FBS QBs in passing efficiency (171.2) and 12th in completion pct. (67.3)...ninth nationally in yards per pass attempt (8.98)...one of 11 finalists for the 2018 Manning Award, given to the nation’s top QB and includes bowl-game performance...one of 16 semifinalists for the 2018 Davey O’Brien National Quarterback Award...named SEC Co-Offensive Player of the Week for his performance vs. Florida (17x24, 240 yards, 3 TDs)...threw for at least two TDs in nine of 14 games this season... career-high four TD passes vs. Georgia Tech...threw a pair of TD passes in the final 2:47 of the first half vs. Auburn...completed 15 of 18 passes for 194 yards vs. South Carolina...completed 12 of 16 passes for 157 yards and two TDs in opener vs. Austin Peay...matched his then-career high with three TD passes vs. five teams: vs. MTSU, Missouri, Vandy, Florida and Texas... selected as one of four game captains vs. Tennessee and Texas. 2017
Coaches’ SEC Freshman of the Year...Associated Press SEC Co-Newcomer of the Year...Coaches’ Freshman All-SEC Team...started 14 of 15 games... ranked ninth nationally in passing efficiency (160.1)...third-most passing yards in a single season (2,615) by a UGA freshman...season high in passing yards (326) came in win over Missouri...named SEC Freshman of the Week three times: vs. Miss. State (9/12/201/2 TD); vs. Missouri (18/26/326/2 TD); and at Ga. Tech (12/16/24/2 TD)...completed 16 of 22 passes for 183 yards and two TDs in SEC Championship Game...hit 20-of-29 passes with two touchdowns in the Rose Bowl Game...one of his most efficient games came vs. South Carolina (16x22, 196 yards, 2 TDs)...also threw a key block on Georgia’s first TD run of the game, an 8-yarder by Sony Michel...completed 7-of-15 passes for 84 yards, with one passing TD and two more by rushing, at Tennessee...started the MSU game with a perfect 8-for-8 passing through the first two quarters, including a career-long 59-yard TD pass to Terry Godwin
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on the first play of the game...completed 16-of-29 passes for 141 yards and one TD at Notre Dame...only the second Bulldog freshman ever to record his first career start on the road (Eric Zeier, ‘91)...made collegiate debut after an injury to starter Jacob Eason in the first quarter against Appalachian State... completed 10-of-15 passes for 143 yards and one TD against ASU...early enrollee who participated in spring drills...completed 14 of 23 passes for 277 yards and 2 TDs in the G-Day game.
DANIEL GOTHARD Dunwoody, Georgia Dunwoody High School OL Jr. 6-6 327 SQ
High School Houston County, coached by Von Lassiter...Selected to represent the East in the 2016 U.S. Army All-America Bowl...Parade Magazine All-America Honorable Mention…American Family Insurance 2016 USA Today AllUSA Second-Team Offense...PrepStar Magazine five-star prospect, #41 player nationally on the Top 150 Dream Team...ESPN.com four-star prospect, #132 player nationally, #7 QB nationally, #17 player in the state of Georgia...Rivals.com five-star prospect, #20 player nationally, #3 QB nationally, #3 player in the state of Georgia...Scout five-star prospect, #28 overall prospect and #3 QB prospect nationally...2016 AJC Georgia Super 11 and 2016 Class 6A Offensive Player of the Year...Passed for 12,745 yards and 116 TDs throughout 46 career games...Completed 244 passes of 383 attempts for 3,910 passing yards during the 2016 season. Personal Full name: WILLIAM JACOB FROMM...Major: Finance.....recipient of the Jack and Joy Davis Football Scholarship, as well as the Carl E. Sanders Football Scholarship. Career Passing Statistics Year G/GS Cmp. Att. Pct. Yds. INT TD Eff. LG 2017 15/14 181 291 62.2 2615 7 24 160.09 80 UA 2018 14/14 206 306 67.3 2749 6 30 171.21 75 VU 2019 13/13 214 355 60.3 2610 5 22 139.67 60 AS Total 42/41 601 952 63.2 7974 18 76 146.20 80 UA Year G/GS 2017 15/14 2018 14/14 2019 11/13 Total 42/41
Att. 55 41 35 131
Career Rushing Statistics Yards Per/Att. Per/Gm. 79 1.4 5.3 -27 -0.7 -1.9 0 0.0 0.0 52 0.4 1.2
TD 3 0 0 3
LG 21 UK 10 UF 15 VU 21 UK
57 2019 Has seen action in the Murray State and Arkansas State games...participated in spring drills, earning a spot on the Black team for the 2019 G-Day Game...named to the J. Reid Parker Director of Athletics Honor Roll for Spring 2019. 2018 Saw his first collegiate action vs. Massachusetts...named to Summer 2018 J. Reid Parker Director of Athletics Honor Roll. 2017 Member of the scout team...named to Fall 2017 J. Reid Parker Director of Athletics Honor Roll. 2016 Redshirted... Member of the scout team. High School Dunwoody, coached by Michael Nash...as a senior, received all-region and all-county honors...also competed in wrestling, finishing fourth in the state in the heavyweight class his senior year...earned honor roll recognition each year of high school. Personal Full name: DANIEL ISAAC GOTHARD...major: Mechanical Engineering.
WALTER GRANT Cairo, Georgia Cairo High School
RYLAND GOEDE
LB Jr. 6-4 245 2VL
Kennesaw, Georgia Kennesaw Mountain High School
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88 2019 Saw action in the Murray State and Arkansas State games...enrolled at UGA in January and participated in Spring drills. High School Kennesaw Mountain, coached by Caleb Carmean...247Sports.com four-star prospect...Ranked as the #6 tight end nationally, #196 overall prospect nationally and the #23 prospect in Georgia...PrepStar Magazine four-star prospect, ranked #162 nationally, #6 TE, and a member of the Top 350 All-American Team...ESPN.com four-star prospect, the #4 TE and #17 in Georgia...Rivals.com four-star prospect... all-time career leader in receptions and receiving yards at KMHS...senior career cut short by an ACL tear suffered in October.
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Full name: RYLAND CHRISTOPHER GOEDE...major: Marketing... recipient of the Leavy Family & the Brunswick News Publishing Co. Football Scholarship.
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Career Highs * Tackles.........................................................................4 vs. Missouri, 2018 * TFL..............................................................1 (5x) recent: Tennessee, 2019 * QB Pressures................................. 2 (2x) recent: vs. South Carolina, 2019 2019 Has played in 12 of 13 games, with three starts, and has seven tackles, including a QB sack vs. Murray State that resulted in a 6-yard loss...one of his two stops at Tennessee resulted in a 4-yard loss...also has five QB pressures...was named one of three team captains for the Arkansas State game... co-winner of Special Teams Most Improved Player award, given at team’s post-season awards gala...spent part of spring practice working at a running back position. 2018 Started at SLB in eight of 14 games and finished with 21 total tackles...credited with a career-best four stops at Missouri...had two tackles vs. Georgia Tech that included a tackle for loss, as well as a QB pressure...had three stops vs. Austin Peay...had a pass breakup vs. Vanderbilt...had a pair of tackles vs. Auburn...one of three winners of the Charley Trippi Award (most versatile) at team’s post-season awards gala.
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BRIAN HERRIEN Douglasville, Georgia New Manchester High School RB Sr. 6-0 210 3VL
High School Cairo, coached by Tom Fallaw...PrepStar Magazine 4-star prospect, #219 overall player nationally and Top 350 All-American...ESPN.com 4-star prospect, #5 ILB nationally and #22 overall prospect in Georgia...Rivals. com 3-star prospect, #17 ILB nationally and #39 overall prospect in Georgia...247Sports.com 4-star prospect, #13 OLB nationally, #200 overall prospect nationally and #21 overall prospect in Georgia...Scout.com 4-star prospect, #6 OLB nationally and #100 overall prospect nationally...AJC 2016 All-State Class 4A Player of the Year and All-State Class 4A defense...posted 512 rushing yards with seven TDs, in addition to 3.5 sacks and an INT in 2016...led Cairo to an 11-2 record and a trip to the state quarterfinals in 2016. Personal Full name: WALTER LEE GRANT...Major: Sport Management...recipient of the Watkins Family Football Scholarship. Career Defensive Statistics Year G/GS Solo Asst. Total Sacks TFL FF FR PBU Int. QBP 2017 15/0 5 4 9 0.5/4 2.5/11 0 0 0 0 3 2018 14/8 9 12 21 0.0/0 1.0/1 0 0 1 0 1 2019 12/3 5 2 7 1.0/6 2.0/10 0 0 0 0 5 Total 41/11 19 18 37 1.5/10 5.5/22 0 0 1 0 9
D’MARCUS HAYES Madison, Mississippi Miss. Gulf Coast CC / Madison Central HS OT Sr. 6-5 315 1VL
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Career Highs * Rushing Attempts.....................................................15 vs. Tennessee, 2016 * Rushing Yards..........................................................88 vs. Tennessee, 2019 * Rushing TDs............................................................... 2 vs. Ole Miss, 2016 * Long Rush...................................................... 40 yards vs. Tennessee, 2019 * Receptions...................................................................... 4 vs. Florida, 2019 * Receiving Yards........................................................... 46 vs. Florida, 2019 * Long Reception...................................................18 yards vs. Florida, 2019 * Long KO Return.........................................41 yards vs. Texas A&M, 2019 2019 Has played in 12 of 13 games, starting vs. Vanderbilt and LSU...team’s second-leading rusher with 490 yards on 103 carries and six TDs...has also caught 16 passes for 110 yards and one TD...that lone score was a big one, a 5-yard catch for Georgia’s second TD at Auburn...also has a team-best six kickoff returns, including a career-long return of 41 yards against Texas A&M...teamhigh 88 yards rushing in win at Tennessee were also a career high...career-long 40-yard carry in that game...career-high four receptions vs. Florida included catches for 16 and 18 yards in one third-quarter drive, the latter a diving, one-handed grab...named one of three team captains for South Carolina game, which he missed due to injury...had 60 yards on 13 carries vs. Kentucky that included a third-quarter TD run of eight yards...co-winner of Frank Sinkwich Award, as team’s toughest player, at post-season awards banquet. 2018 Played in all 14 games...team’s third-leading rusher finished 295 yards on 50 carries (5.9 yards per carry), along with eight receptions for 42 yards...scored his first career receiving TD on a 17-yarder vs. Texas...gained 30 yards on four carries on Georgia’s final scoring drive vs. Tennessee...gained 45 yards on seven carries, including a 15-yard, third-quarter TD run at South Carolina... carried five times for 37 yards vs. Auburn.. 2017
Saw action vs. Austin Peay, Tennessee, UMass and Georgia Tech. 2017 Redshirted...played on scout team...early enrollee who participated in spring drills...started at left tackle for victorious Red team in G-Day spring game. Junior College Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College, coached by Chad Huff....PrepStar Magazine three-star prospect, Top 100 JUCO prospect...Rivals.com four-star prospect, #13 ranked JUCO prospect nationally...ESPN.com fourstar prospect, #11 ranked JUCO prospect nationally and #2 ranked JUCO OL overall...247Sports.com four-star prospect, #15 ranked JUCO prospect overall, #2 JUCO OL overall...Scout.com four-star prospect, No. 5 overall JUCO prospect in the country...earned 2016 NJCAA All-Region 23 Team honors, All-MACJC South Division honors and was named the Offensive Line MVP. High School Madison Central, coached by Bobby Hall...Played two years of football and a year of basketball...Appeared in three games in his senior year and recorded 12 pancake blocks. Personal Full name: TYRON D’MARCUS HAYES...Major: Communication Studies... recipient of the Joseph S. Espy Football Scholarship. www.georgiadogs.com
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Played in 14 games...gained 265 yards on 61 carries...totaled six rushes for 20 yards, including a 4th-quarter touchdown, at Tennessee...gained 48 yards on just three carries vs. Kentucky, including a 30-yard run...rushed for 21 yards on nine carries against Mississippi State...won the Coffee County Hustle Award for offense for his work during spring drills. 2016 Appeared in 12 games...the Bulldogs’ No. 3 rusher, with 363 yards on 63 carries...gained 82 yards on just nine carries at South Carolina...scored on a 19-yard TD rush on the first attempt of his career vs. North Carolina...rushed for 78 yards on 11 carries and two TDs vs. Ole Miss...gained 74 yards on 15 carries vs. Tennessee...also recorded a tackle on a 4th-quarter kickoff return vs. Louisiana. High School New Manchester, coached by Myron Terry...247Sports.com three-star prospect, #402 player nationally, #19 RB nationally, #35 player in the state of Georgia...2015 Georgia Sports Writers Association Class AAAAA Second-Team Offense...Led all AAAAA running backs with 1,873 yards and 14 touchdowns his senior year, adding a pair of touchdowns on kickoff returns. Personal Full name: BRIAN TAVARIS HERRIEN...Major: Communication Studies.. recipient of the Leon Farmer Athletic Scholarship.
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Career Rushing Statistics Att. Yards Per/Att. Per/Gm. TD LG 63 363 5.8 30.2 3 23 NIC 61 265 4.3 18.9 1 30 UK 50 295 5.9 21.1 3 24 UM 103 490 4.8 40.8 6 40 UT 277 1413 5.1 27.2 13 40 UT Career Receiving Statistics Rec. Yards Per/Rec. Per/Gm. TD LG 2 14 7.0 0.2 0 9 OM 2 1 0.5 0.1 0 1 MU 8 42 5.3 3.0 1 17 TX 16 110 6.9 9.2 1 18 UF 28 167 6.0 3.2 2 18 UF
MALIK HERRING Forsyth, Georgia Mary Persons High School DL Jr. 6-3 280 2VL
10 Career Highs * Tackles................................................................. 5 vs. Georgia Tech, 2018 * TFL.................................................................... 1.5 vs. Georgia Tech, 2018 * QB Pressures......................................................4 vs. Florida & LSU, 2019 2019 Has played in 12 of 13 games thus far, starting vs. eight...has 21 total stops... also has 18 QB pressures, third-best among all defenders...season-high four tackles in win at Auburn, including a stop for an 8-yard loss...had two tackles, including one for a 4-yard loss, and a QB pressure in win at Tennessee...two tackles, including an assisted stop for a 9-yard loss, and four QB pressures vs. Florida...co-winner of Defensive Most Improved Player award, given at team’s post-season awards gala. 2018 Saw action in all 14 games and finished with 23 total stops, 3.5 for lost yardage and assists on two QB sacks...career-best five tackles came in first career start vs. Ga. Tech...one of his three stops vs. Florida resulted in a 7-yard loss and a fumble...assisted on a QB sack vs. UMass that resulted in a 4-yard loss. 2017
TREY HILL Warner Robins, Georgia Houston County High School OL So. 6-4 330 1VL
55 2019 AP All-SEC 2nd Team...has started at center in all 13 games...has played every offensive snap in six games: Vanderbilt, Notre Dame, South Carolina, Kentucky, Florida and Auburn...left Missouri game in first half because of injury, only to return the following week as a starter at Auburn...co-winner of Offensive Most Improved Player award, given at team’s post-season awards gala...Rimington Award Watch List. 2018 Saw action in all 14 games...started the last four games at RG...filled in at center for all but four offensive plays of the Kentucky game after starter Lamont Gaillard left with an injury...played extensively at multiple OL positions vs. Vanderbilt...one of four players to win Offensive Newcomer of the Year at the team’s post-season awards gala...enrolled at UGA in January of 2018 and participated in spring drills. High School Houston County, coached by Von Lassiter...selected to represent the East in the 2018 U.S. Army All-America Bowl...247Sports.com four-star prospect...ranked as the #3 offensive guard nationally, #62 overall prospect nationally and the #9 prospect in Georgia...PrepStar Magazine five-star prospect, #31 nationally and member of the Top 150 Dream Team...ESPN.com four-star prospect, #22 nationally, #1 OG and #4 in Georgia...Rivals.com four-star prospect, ranked #137 nationally, #4 OG and #15 in the state...USA Today 2017 All-USA Second-Team offense...2017 All-State Class 6A First-team offense by the AJC.
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Full name: DEONTREY N. HILL...Major: Sport Management...recipient of the Freeman Family Football Scholarship.
PRATHER HUDSON Columbus, Georgia Brookstone High School
Played in all 15 games, with seven total stops...credited with two stops and a QB pressure vs. Florida...recorded first two career tackles vs. Samford...also participated on kickoff return coverage units. High School Mary Persons High School, coached by Brian Nelson …PrepStar Magazine 4-star prospect, #80 prospect in the nation… ESPN.com 4-star prospect, #8 ranked DE nationally, #12 overall prospect in Georgia…Rivals.com 4-star prospect, #6 DE nationally and #17 overall in Georgia…AJC 2016 Georgia’s Super 11 team and Class 4A All-State team…totaled 81 total tackles, 27 TFL, nine sacks and caused two fumbles as a senior. Personal Full name: AL’MALIK DEMICHIA HERRING...major: Sport Management... recipient of the Aubrey Cecil Rhodes scholarship. Career Defensive Statistics Year G/GS Solo Asst. Total Sacks TFL FF FR PBU Int. QBP 2017 15/0 1 6 7 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0 0 0 1 2018 14/1 10 13 23 1.5/8 3.5/16 1 0 0 0 3 2019 12/8 12 9 21 0.5/9 3.5/22 0 0 1 0 22 Total 41/9 23 28 51 2.0/17 7.0/38 1 0 1 0 26
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24 2019 Has played in all 13 games...has one carry for five yards, coming against Murray State...also caught a 14-yard pass vs. Arkansas State...has three solo tackles in kick coverage this season: tackle in kickoff coverage at the 16yard line vs. Missouri; tackle in punt coverage vs. Texas A&M; and a tackle in KO coverage at the 10-yard line vs. Ga. Tech...sidelined from spring practice due to a shoulder injury...earned the team’s Junior Class GPA award with a 3.81 cumulative GPA...named to the J. Reid Parker Director of Athletics Honor Roll for Spring 2019...one of three Bulldogs to earn spots on the 2019 CoSIDA Academic All-District Team. 2018 Played in all 14 games, with 64 yards on 15 carries...had 19 yards on five carries vs. South Carolina...had three carries each vs. Austin Peay and Vander-
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for 852 yards as a senior, with nine TDs...PCHS went 13-2 and reached the 2017 GHSA 3A state title game...as a junior, he had 52 catches for 739 yards, leading Peach County to a 12-2 season and the 3A state semifinals...won the 2017 Class 3A state shot put title...led Peach County to three 4A region T&F titles and received two Men’s High Point Awards. Personal Full name: KEARIS JAMARCUS JACKSON...Major: Management...recipient of the Joe B. Maxwell Family Football Scholarship. Career Receiving Statistics Year G/GS Rec. Yards Per/Rec. Per/Gm. TD LG 2018 4/0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 --2019 10/7 5 79 15.8 8.8 0 32 VU Total 14/7 5 79 15.8 6.1 0 32 VU
JERMAINE JOHNSON
Full name: EDWARD PRATHER HUDSON, Jr....father, Edward Sr., attended law school at UGA...received his undergraduate degree in Finance at Fall, 2019 commencement exercises. Career Rushing Statistics Year G/GS Att. Yards Per/Att. Per/Gm. TD LG 2017 15/0 6 15 2.5 1.2 0 7 SAM 2018 14/0 15 64 4.3 4.6 0 11 AP 2019 13/0 1 5 5.0 0.4 0 5 MS Total 42/0 22 84 3.8 2.0 0 11 AP
KEARIS JACKSON Fort Valley, Georgia Peach County School WR RFr. 6-0 200
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10 Career Highs * Receptions................................................................. 2 vs. Vanderbilt, 2019 * Receiving Yards...................................................... 31 vs. Vanderbilt, 2019 * Long Reception..............................................32 yards vs. Vanderbilt, 2019
Eden Prairie, Minnesota Independence (Kan.) Comm. College LB Jr. 6-5 240 Tr.
11 Career Highs * Tackles....................................................4 vs. Murray State, Auburn, 2019 * TFL........................................................ 1.0 (3x) recent: Texas A&M, 2019 * QB Sacks....................................1.0 vs. Arkansas State, Texas A&M, 2019 * QB Pressures.................................................................. 4 vs. Florida, 2019 2019 Has played in all 13 games, starting vs. Murray State, and has 19 total stops... had a 6-yard sack vs. Arkansas State...assisted in a sack and another TFL vs. Murray State...had a key QB pressure on Notre Dame’s final offensive play...caused a key second-quarter fumble in win at Auburn...has 12 total QB pressures...had a pass breakup vs. South Carolina...three tackles and four QB pressures vs. Florida...enrolled at UGA in January and participated in bowl practices and Spring drills. Junior College
Has played in 10 of 13 games, with seven starts...has five catches for 79 yards...started the season opener at Vanderbilt and caught two passes 31 yards before leaving the game with a hand injury...also had a punt return for six yards...missed three contests because of injury...had a 13-yard reception and a punt return of five yards vs. Missouri...caught one pass for 22 yards vs. Texas A&M. 2018
Independence C.C., coached by Jason Brown…247Sports.com four-star JUCO prospect…PrepStar Magazine five-star prospect, #1 overall nationally, #1 JUCO DE…Ranked as the #2 overall Junior College prospect nationally, the #2 JUCO Weakside defensive end prospect and the #1 JUCO prospect from Minnesota…Rivals.com four-star JUCO prospect, ranked as the #3 overall Junior College prospect nationally…totaled 96 tackles, 19 tackles for loss, 12.5 sacks, four forced fumbles and four fumble recoveries in just 20 games for Independence…featured on season three of the award-winning Netflix documentary “Last Chance U.” High School
Redshirted...saw action in four of 14 games...had one carry for six yards in the MTSU game...missed the season opener vs. Austin Peay due to injury... enrolled at UGA in January of 2018 and participated in spring drills. High School
Eden Prairie, coached by Mike Grant…247Sports.com three-star prospect… Ranked as the #105 Weakside Defensive End prospect and the #11 prospect in Minnesota…Rivals.com two-star prospect. Personal
Peach County, coached by Chad Campbell...selected to play in the 2018 Under Armour All-America Game...2017 AJC Preseason Super 11...PrepStar Magazine four-star prospect, ranked #251 nationally and a member of the Top 350 All-American Team...ESPN four-star prospect, #38 prospect nationally, #4 WR in the nation and #6 overall prospect in Georgia...Rivals.com four-star prospect, #172 prospect nationally, #30 wide receiver in the nation, #20 overall prospect in the state of Georgia...2017 All-State First-Team offense by the AJC and the Second-Team offense by AP...had 47 receptions
Full name: JERMAINE CURTIS JOHNSON...Major: Computer Systems Engineering... recipient of the Louis S. Sohn, Jr. Football Scholarship.
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NETORI JOHNSON Ellenwood, Georgia Cedar Grove High School DL RSo. 6-4 325 1VL
72 2019 Has seen action in four of 13 games...first tackle came on fourth down vs. Murray State and resulted in a 3-yard loss...had two tackles, including a QB sack that resulted in a 12-yard loss, vs. Georgia Tech...also assisted on a tackle vs. South Carolna. 2018 Saw action in five of 14 games...first four appearances came as a reserve offensive lineman...switched to the defensive line in advance of the Kentucky game and saw action in the Georgia Tech game. 2017 Redshirted...member of the scout team. High School Cedar Grove, coached by Jermaine Smith...Selected to play in the 2017 U.S. Army All-America Bowl...PrepStar Magazine four-star prospect, #122 player nationally...ESPN.com four-star prospect, #142 player nationally, #10 OG nationally, #18 player in the state of Georgia...247Sports.com four-star prospect, #115 player nationally, #6 OG nationally, #12 player in the state of Georgia...Rivals.com four-star prospect, #71 player nationally, #4 OG nationally, #9 player in the state of Georgia...Scout.com four-star prospect, #110 player nationally, #5 OG nationally...2016 AJC All-State Class 3A offense...2016 Georgia Sports Writers Assn. All-State Class 3A First Team offense...helped lead Cedar Grove to the 2016 GHSA Class 3A state title. Personal
team’s post-season awards gala....Outland Trophy Watch List...Sports Illustrated Preseason All-America Second Team...Preseason All-SEC Second Team Offense by media. 2018 Started all 14 games at left guard...played in 75 percent of Georgia’s offensive snaps during the Bulldogs’ eight SEC games...left Vanderbilt game with an injury but returned the next week as a starter at LSU...one of three winners of Most Improved Offensive Player award at team’s post-season awards gala. 2017
Coaches’ Freshman All-SEC Team...played in 15 games, making seven starts at right guard...picked up first career start against Samford and started the next week against Mississippi State...one of two winners of the Most Improved Award for Offense during spring drills. 2016
Redshirted... appeared in one game, vs. Missouri. High School Raines, coached by Deran Wiley...Rivals.com three-star prospect...ESPN. com three-star prospect, #40 OG nationally, #99 prospect in Florida...Scout three-star prospect, #105 OT nationally, #6 OT and #140 prospect in Florida...247Sports.com 3-star prospect, #87 OT nationally, #143 prospect in Florida...Florida Times-Union Class 4A All-State Second Team. Personal Full name: SOLOMON TERRY KINDLEY…Major: Sport Management... recipient of the John Tillman Football Scholarship.
MATT LANDERS Pinellas, Florida St. Petersburg High School WR RSo. 6-5
SOLOMON KINDLEY Jacksonville, Florida Raines High School OL Jr. 6-4 330 2VL
66 2019 Has played in 12 games overall, starting in 10...named one of three team captains for season opener at Vanderbilt and also vs. Missouri and Texas A&M...played every offensive snap vs. Florida, Auburn and Texas A&M, over 95 percent of snaps vs. Vanderbilt and Missouri...left the Notre Dame game with an injury...co-winner of Offensive “Up Front” award, given at
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Full name: NETORI ISAIAH JOHNSON...Major: Communication Studies...recipient of the William K. Holmes Scholarship. Career Defensive Statistics Year G/GS Solo Asst. Total Sacks TFL FF FR PBU Int. QBP 2018 5/0 0 0 0 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0 0 0 0 2019 4/0 3 1 4 1.0/12 2.0/15 0 0 0 0 3 Total 9/0 3 1 4 1.0/12 2.0/15 0 0 0 0 3
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Career Highs * Receptions............................................... 2 vs. Vanderbilt, Tennessee, 2019 * Receiving Yards...............................26 vs. Vanderbilt, Georgia Tech, 2019 * Long Reception.........................................26 yards vs. Georgia Tech, 2019 2019 Has played in 11 of 13 games, starting vs. Murray State...has seven catches for 80 yards...career-long catch of 26 yards vs. Ga. Tech. 2018 Saw action in four games: Austin Peay, MTSU, Vanderbilt and UMass. 2017 Redshirted...member of the Scout team. High School St. Petersburg, coached by Joe Fabrizio...PrepStar Magazine 3-star prospect, All-Southeast Region...ESPN.com 3-star prospect, #88 ranked WR nationally, #84 overall prospect in Florida...Rivals.com 3-star prospect...247Sports. com 3-star, #97 ranked WR nationally and #89 overall prospect in Florida...Scout 3-star prospect, #57 ranked WR nationally…He totaled 40 receptions for 719 yards and seven touchdowns while also adding a score on the ground...Tampa Bay Times 2016 All-Tampa Bay Honorable Mention...In his junior year at Admiral Farragut Academy, he amassed 1,038 yards and 15 touchdowns, both team highs… Coached by Ryan Hearn, the Blue Jackets went 10-2 and reached the 2015 FHSAA Class 2A Regional Finals...Tampa Bay Times 2015 All-Tampa Bay First Team Offense...Sun Sentinel 2015 Florida All-State Class 2A First Team Offense.
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RICHARD LeCOUNTE III Riceboro, Georgia Liberty County High School DB Jr. 5-11 185 2VL
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in the state of Georgia...Rivals.com four-star prospect, #58 player nationally, #6 safety nationally, #7 player in the state of Georgia...AJC 2016 Georgia’s Super 11, All-State Class 3A Defense...Savannah Morning News 2015-16 Male Athlete of the Year...as a senior, recorded 100 tackles, 11 for loss, with two forced fumbles and two INTs, including one for a TD...on offense, caught 39 passes for 800 yards and 17 TDs, threw for two TDs and rushed for another...for his career, had 399 tackles (36 for loss), 13 INTs, 13 forced fumbles, eight fumble recoveries and three defensive TDs...on offense, he accounted for 3,883 all-purpose yards and 36 TDs...also participated in basketball and track...as a junior, named co-Region 3-4A Player of the Year in basketball, leading LCHS to the 2016 GHSA Class 4A state title. Personal Full name: RICHARD LEE LeCOUNTE, III...Major: Sport Management... recipient of the J.E. and W.S. Hickey scholarship. Career Defensive Statistics Year G/GS Solo Asst. Total Sacks TFL FF FR PBU Int. QBP 2017 10/1 10 5 15 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0 0 0 0 2018 14/13 45 29 74 0.0/0 1.0/2 2 2 4 1 0 2019 13/13 35 24 59 0.0/0 4.5/9 2 3 5 2 0 Total 37/27 90 58 148 0.0/0 5.5/11 4 5 9 3 0
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* Tackles................................................................... 10 vs. South Carolina, 2018 * INT......................1 (3x) vs. Alabama, 2018; vs. Tennessee and Missouri, 2019 * Long INT return......................................................71 yards vs. Missouri, 2019
ZION LOGUE Lebanon, Tennessee Lebanon High School
2019 Co-winner of Defensive Most Improved Player award, given at team’s post-season awards gala....has started all 13 games at safety thus far...team’s second-leading tackler to date with 59 total stops (35 solo, 24 assists)...leads the SEC in fumbles recovered with three...caused and recovered a third-quarter Texas A&M fumble...was also the team’s leading tackler in the game with seven stops......in win at Auburn, he had six tackles (1 TFL), a fumble recovery and a pass breakup on the Tigers’ final possession...had seven tackles and a pass breakup vs. Notre Dame...had six tackles and a key fourth-down pass breakup vs. Florida...had four tackles, including an assisted stop for lost yardage, vs. Missouri...highlight of the Missouri game was his third career interception and 71-yard return...led team with five stops at Tennessee, including one for lost yardage...one of four Bulldogs with a team-high six stops in shutout of Kentucky...added his third career fumble recovery in the pivotal third quarter vs. UK...had second career interception in the Tennessee game... preseason All-SEC Third Team Defense by media. 2018 Started 13 of 14 games...the Bulldogs’ leading tackler, with 74 total stops, including a tackle for loss and three pass breakups...career-high 10 total tackles vs. South Carolina...first career interception vs. Alabama, with a 29-yard return...seven tackles at LSU...four tackles vs. Tennessee...had seven stops vs. Florida, assisting on a tackle for loss, and also returned a first-quarter fumble 32 yards to set up a Bulldog score...also had a fumble recovery & return (7 yards) vs. Middle Tennessee...had one tackle and a forced fumble vs. Georgia Tech. 2017 Appeared in 10 games, starting at Notre Dame, and had 15 total stops...made five total tackles against App State (4 solo)...made one solo tackle against Miss. State and also against Auburn in the SEC title game...tallied three tackles against Samford...had a fourth-quarter tackle and assist at Georgia Tech... early enrollee who participated in spring drills.
DL Fr. 6-5 295 HS
96 2019 Saw action in the Murray State and Arkansas State games and had two QB pressures against the Racers. High School Lebanon HS, coached by Chuck Gentry…247sports.com three-star prospect, #29 strong defensive end nationally, #13 player in Tennessee...Rivals.com four-star prospect, #20 SDE nationally, #6 player in Tennessee…PrepStar Magazine four-star prospect, #348 nationally, #27 DE….helped lead Lebanon to its best season since 2004 with an 8-3 record and a trip to the 2018 TSSAA Division I Class 6A Playoffs...captained LHS to its first winning record since 2006 and launched a turnaround from a 1-10 season in 2016... tallied 57 total tackles, including six for loss, while adding an interception, fumble forced and one reception – a 19-yard touchdown – in his senior season…paced a Blue Devil defense which held opponents to 11 points per game in the regular season, a program-best since the mid-1980s according to the program’s website...listed as No. 7 on The Tennessean’s Dandy Dozen, a collection of top 12 college football prospects in greater Nashville area. Personal Full name: ZION JABEZ LOGUE...Intended Major: Special Education... recipient of the Drake Family Football Scholarship.
High School Liberty County, coached by Kirk Warner...Played in the 2017 U.S. Army All-America Bowl...American Family Insurance 2016 USA Today All-USA Team First-Team defense...Parade Magazine All-America First-Team Defense…MaxPreps 2016 All-America Second-Team Defense...PrepStar Magazine five-star prospect, #29 player nationally, Top 150 Dream Team...ESPN. com five-star prospect, #12 player nationally, #2 safety nationally, #2 player www.georgiadogs.com
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DAVID MARSHALL
TREZMEN MARSHALL
Thomaston, Georgia Upson-Lee High School
Homerville, Georgia Clinch County High School
DE Sr. 6-3 274 3VL
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* Tackles........................................................................ 5 vs. Georgia Tech, 2016 * TFL......................................................................1.0 (7x) recent: Auburn, 2019 *QB Sacks..................................1.0 (3x) recent: Oklahoma, 2018 (2017 season) * QB Pressures.........................................................................2 vs. Florida, 2016
2019 Has played in 12 of 13 games, starting in five...has 13 total stops, including an assisted tackle for loss at Tennessee...lone tackle at Auburn was a big one, a fourth-down stop for a loss of 13 yards. 2018 Played in six of 14 games and had six total stops...three tackles, including one for lost yardage, vs. Tennessee...missed the last eight games due to injury. 2017 Played in 14 games, starting in three, with 26 total stops...posted a season-high four tackles with a QB sack in the Rose Bowl...had three tackles in win over Florida, including one for lost yardage...credited with three tackles in SEC Championship Game vs. Auburn...had three stops vs. USC. 2016 Played in 12 games, making four starts...had 26 total stops, including 2.5 QB sacks, 3.5 TFLs and five QB pressures...season high of five stops came vs. Georgia Tech and included a fourth-down tackle for 7-yard loss...had four tackles in win at Kentucky, including a sack for a 6-yard loss...made four tackles (3 solo, 1 assisted) and had a sack against UNC. High School Upson-Lee, coached by Tommy Parks…played in Rising Seniors Bowl game in 2015…ESPN.com four-star prospect, #259 ranked athlete nationally, #28 ranked overall prospect in the state of Georgia, #123 ranked prospect and #25 ranked DE in the South region…Rivals.com three-star prospect, #41 ranked DE nationally, #50 overall prospect in the state of Georgia… AJC Class 4A All-State…played basketball and threw the shot for track and field.
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* Tackles........................................................................ 3 vs. Murray State, 2019
2019 Has played in all 13 games...has five total stops...had a tackle in kickoff coverage vs. Texas A&M at the 14-yard line...enrolled at UGA in January and participated in Spring drills. High School Clinch County, coached by Jim Dickerson...247Sports.com four-star prospect...Ranked as the #7 inside linebacker nationally, #122 overall prospect nationally and the #13 prospect in Georgia...PrepStar Magazine four-star prospect, #75 nationally, #3 ILB, and a member of the Top 150 Dream Team... ESPN.com four-star prospect, #77 nationally, #2 ILB and #10 in Georgia... Rivals.com four-star prospect, ranked #193 nationally, #19 athlete and #19 in the state...helped lead Clinch County to a 13-1 season and the Class A-Public State Title in 2018, the team’s third state crown in four years...AJC 2018 Preseason Super 11...consensus selection to the 2017 All-State Class A-Public First Team defense by the AJC, GSWA and GACA South...Accumulated 23 tackles and four sacks as well as 974 rushing yards and 20 TDs despite missing most of his junior season...starting ILB at Clinch County who also played quarterback and fullback on offense. Personal Full name: TREZMEN DAVON MARSHALL...Major: Communication Studies...recipient of the Porter Otis Payne Football Scholarship. Career Defensive Statistics Year G/GS Solo Asst. Total Sacks TFL FF FR PBU Int. QBP 2019 13/0 3 2 5 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0 0 0 0
D’WAN MATHIS Belleville, Michigan Oak Park High School
Personal Full name: DAVID LAMAR MARSHALL…Major: Learning Design and Technology...recipient of the Brad K. and Anissa H. Johnson Family Trust Football Scholarship. Career Defensive Statistics Year G/GS Solo Asst. Total Sacks TFL FF FR PBU Int. QBP 2016 12/4 12 14 26 2.5/10 3.5/17 1 0 2 0 5 2017 14/3 13 13 26 1.0/9 2.5/11 0 0 1 0 3 2018 6/0 0 6 6 0.0/0 1.0/1 0 0 1 0 0 2019 12/5 4 9 13 0.0/0 1.5/14 0 0 0 0 2 Total 44/12 29 42 71 3.5/19 8.5/43 1 0 4 0 10
QB Fr. 6-6 205 HS
2 2019 Co-winner of David Jacobs Award (overcoming injury), given at team’s post-season awards gala...played on Scout team...enrolled at UGA in January and participated in Spring drills...was 15-for-28 passing for 113 yards in the G-Day Spring game. High School Oak Park HS, coached by Greg Carter...Selected to the Elite 11 Finals, the nation’s most prestigious QB camp for prep prospects...247Sports.com fourstar prospect...Ranked as the #9 pro-style quarterback nationally, #7 player in Michigan and #261 overall prospect nationally…Rivals.com four-star prospect…Ranked as the #102 prospect nationally, the #2 dual-threat quarterback
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player bios and #4 prospect in Michigan...ESPN.com four-star prospect, ranked #299 nationally, #15 QB-DT, #24 in the Midwest and the #6 prospect from Michigan...Led the Knights to a 9-2 overall record and a perfect 6-0 record in the Oakland – White League as a senior...Completed 62.5 percent of his passes in 2018 for 1,509 yards and 20 TDs through the air, with 305 yards rushing as well...threw for over 3,000 yards and rushed for over 700 yards with 26 TDs accounted for in his junior season.
NATE McBRIDE Vidalia, Georgia Vidalia High School LB Jr. 6-2 223 2VL
Personal Full name: D’WAN TERENCE MATHIS...intended major: Psychology... recipient of the Evans Family Football Scholarship.
CADE MAYS Knoxville, Tennessee Knoxville Catholic High School OL So. 6-6 318 1VL
77 2019 Has played in all 13 games, starting in 10...has seen playing time at every OL position...started six games at right guard, two at right tackle and the other two at left guard...played extensively at center in the Missouri game... co-winner of Charley Trippi Award for versatility, given at team’s post-season awards gala. 2018 Football Writers Assn. of America Freshman All-America Team...Coaches Freshman All-SEC Team...played in 11 of 14 games, including starting assignments in seven...played in 75 percent of Georgia’s offensive plays during SEC games...first extensive action came in reserve role at South Carolina...missed the UMass, Georgia Tech and Alabama games due to injury... one of four winners of the Offensive Newcomer of the Year award at team’s post-season awards gala...enrolled at UGA in January of 2018 and participated in spring drills. High School Knoxville Catholic HS, coached by Steve Matthews...selected to play in the 2018 U.S. Army All-America Bowl...247Sports.com five-star prospect... ranked as the #3 offensive tackle nationally, #22 overall prospect nationally and the #1 prospect in Tennessee...Rivals.com five-star prospect, ranked #19 nationally, #3 OT and #1 in Tennessee...ESPN.com four-star prospect, #25 nationally, #3 OT and #1 in Tennessee...2017 USA Today All-USA FirstTeam offense...finalist for the 2017 MaxPreps Jonah Williams Award, given to the best offensive lineman nationally...helped lead Knoxville Catholic to a 12-4 season and the TSSAA Division I Class 5A Title in 2017...Mr. Football in Tennessee for Class 5A by the TSSAA his senior and junior years...finalist for the U.S Army All-America Bowl’s 2018 Anthony Muñoz Lineman of the Year Award...recorded 75 pancake blocks and two rushing TDs for the Fighting Irish in 2017...2017 Preseason First-Team All-American by USA Today and Second-Team All-American by MaxPreps...named the Class 4A Lineman of the Year in 2016...named to the All-PrepXtra First-Team offense, as well as the All-State Class 4A First Team offense his junior year.
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Has played in all 13 games and has 10 total stops and two pass breakups to his credit...career-best three stops in win at Tennessee. 2018 Played in all 14 games...had one stop vs. Austin Peay, UMass and Georgia Tech. 2017 Played in all 15 games...finished seven total stops...credited with a tackle in kickoff coverage in the Rose Bowl...had a tackle and an assist on special teams vs. Florida...made assisted tackle against Tennessee...solo tackle at Vanderbilt came on kickoff return. High School Vidalia, coached by Lee Chomskis...Selected for the 2017 U.S. Army All-America Bowl...2016 USA Today ALL-USA First Team defense...Parade Magazine All-America Honorable Mention…MaxPreps 2016 All-America 2nd Team... PrepStar Magazine four-star prospect, #51 player nationally, Top 150 Dream Team...ESPN.com four-star prospect, #280 player nationally, #10 ILB nationally, #33 player in Georgia...Rivals.com four-star prospect, #60 player nationally, #5 OLB nationally, #8 player in the state of Georgia...Scout.com four-star prospect, #173 player nationally, #8 ILB nationally115 tackles, seven TFLs, three sacks, and an INT as a senior...also participated in track and field, winning four Class AA titles (4x100, 4x400, 100m, 200m) at the state meet in 2017. Personal Full name: NATHAN REECE MCBRIDE...Major: Marketing. recipient of the Wallace Butts Football Scholarship, as well as the Erk Russell Football Scholarship. Career Defensive Statistics Year G/GS Solo Asst. Total Sacks TFL FF FR PBU Int. QBP 2017 15/0 4 3 7 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0 0 0 0 2018 14/0 1 2 3 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0 0 0 0 2019 13/0 5 5 10 0.0/0 1.0/1 0 0 2 0 0 Total 42/0 10 10 20 0.0/0 1.0/1 0 0 2 0 0
WARREN McCLENDON Brunswick, Georgia Brunswick High School OL Fr. 6-4 320 HS
Personal Full name: CADE MAYS...Father Kevin Mays was an All-SEC guard and offensive captain in 1994 at Tennessee...intended major: Sport Management... recipient of the Green-Sands Football Scholarship.
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High School Brunswick, coached by Sean Pender…247sports.com four-star prospect, #235 prospect nationally, #22 offensive tackle nationally and the #25 player in Georgia…PrepStar Magazine four-star prospect, #249 prospect nationally, #26 OT, and a member of the All-Southeast Team…Rivals.com four-star prospect, #18 OT nationally, #16 player in Georgia…ESPN.com four-star prospect, #292 prospect nationally, #32 OT prospect nationally, #34 prospect in Georgia…as a junior in 2017, named to the AJC All-State Class 6A Team, Georgia Sports Writers Assn. Class 6A First-Team Offense and First-Team All-Region 2-6A…selected to represent Team Overdrive in Nike’s The Opening 2018 Finals…also played basketball, helping lead the Pirates to the Sweet 16 of the 2018 GHSA Class 6A State Tournament as a junior and the 2017 GHSA Class 6A State Championship Game as a sophomore. Personal Full name: WARREN CHRISTOPHER MCCLENDON...Intended major: Mechanical Engineering...recipient of the Robert E. Dicks, III Athletic Scholarship...nephew of Willie McClendon, All-SEC tailback at UGA from 1976-78... cousin to Bryan McClendon, former UGA assistant coach currently at USC.
CB nationally, #67 overall prospect in Georgia...Rivals.com three-star prospect, #62 CB nationally, #59 overall prospect in Georgia...247Sports.com three-star prospect, #45 CB nationally, #43 overall prospect in Georgia...Scout three-star prospect, #36 CB nationally…2015 AJC All-State Class 3A defense...2015 Georgia Sports Writers Association All-State Class 3A First-Team Defense...tallied 13 total tackles and five passes defended during his senior season in addition to passing for 812 yards and rushing for 438 yards. Personal Full name: TYRIQUE JAMAR McGHEE...Major: Sociology...recipient of the Brett E. Hansen Family Football Scholarship. Career Defensive Statistics Year G/GS Solo Asst. Total Sacks TFL FF FR PBU Int. QBP 2016 13/0 3 6 9 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0 0 0 0 2017 15/2 14 11 25 0.5/10 0.5/10 1 0 6 1 1 2018 13/6 11 12 23 0.0/0 0.5/0 1 0 2 1 2 2019 9/0 0 2 2 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0 1 0 3 Total 50/8 28 31 59 0.5/10 1.0/10 2 0 9 2 6
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TYRIQUE McGHEE Byron, Georgia Peach County High School
Ft. Lauderdale, Florida University School
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RB Fr. 6-1 210 HS
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* Tackles................................................................... 5 (3x) recent: Florida, 2018 * Interceptions........................................ 1 vs. Tennessee, 2017; vs. Florida, 2018
2019 Has seen action in nine of 13 games...had one stop and two QB pressures vs. Notre Dame...was named one of three team captains for the Tennessee game... missed four games due to injury. 2018 Saw action in the last 13 games after missing the opener vs. Austin Peay due to injury...started in seven games...had 23 total stops...had career-high five stops vs. Florida, as well as two big plays: a first-quarter interception and a forced fumble in the third quarter...four tackles vs. Tennessee...four stops and two QB pressures in win at Kentucky...had a third-quarter pass breakup vs. Auburn and a fourth-quarter breakup vs. Alabama. 2017 Played in all 15 games, starting in two, with 25 total stops...second among all defenders with six pass breakups...matched career-high in tackles with five in the Rose Bowl...had two tackles vs. Florida, one for a 10-yard loss...also caused a fumble on the play, resulting in a recovery and TD by teammate J.R. Reed... had an interception and four pass breakups in shutout of Tennessee...INT came on UT’s first offensive play...had two tackles at Notre Dame...made five total tackles against App State (2 solo)...defensive winner of Hugh Hendrix Award for the player who most strains his potential. 2016 Played in all 13 games...had nine total stops...eight of those came in special teams play, six on KO coverage and two on punt coverage...three of his tackles on KO coverage came inside the opponent’s 20-yard line...made two special teams tackles vs. Tennessee...had a fourth-quarter tackle on a kickoff return vs. Auburn. High School Peach County, coached by Chad Campbell...ESPN.com three-star prospect, #43
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* Rushing Attempts........................................................ 9 vs. Murray State, 2019 * Rushing Yards.........................................................67 vs. Arkansas State, 2019 * Rushing TDs..................................... 1 vs. Arkansas State, Georgia Tech, 2019 * Long Rush..................................................... 62 yards vs. Arkansas State, 2019
2019 Has seen action in 11 of 12 games...has rushed for 148 yards on just 19 carries (9.8 avg.)...had 67 yards on four carries vs. Arkansas State, including the team’s longest rush to date, a 62-yard TD scamper...six carries for 21 yards, including a 2-yard TD run, vs. Georgia Tech...also plays on kick coverage units...co-winner of Special Teams Newcomer of the Year, given at team’s post-season awards gala. High School University School, coached by Daniel Luque…247Sports.com four-star prospect…Ranked as the #179 overall prospect nationally, the #10 RB prospect nationally, #10 RB, and the #25 prospect in Florida…PrepStar Magazine four-star prospect, ranked #196 nationally and a member of the All-Southeast Team...ESPN.com four-star prospect, ranked as the #229 overall prospect nationally, the #13 RB prospect nationally, and the #36 prospect in Florida … Rivals.com four-star prospect, ranked as the #112 overall prospect nationally, the #6 RB prospect nationally, and the #15 prospect in Florida…As a senior, he had 1,345 rushing yards on 199 carries, with 19 rushing TDs...also caught 12 passes for 164 yards and a TD…listed at No. 2 among Broward area recruits in the Sun Sentinel Top 19 for 2019...had 1,261 yards rushing and 14 TDs as a junior...earned consecutive selections to the Miami Herald All-Broward Class 5A-Independent First Team offense as a junior and sophomore. Personal Full name: KENNETH McINTOSH...Intended Major: Business...recipient of the William B. Jones Family Football Scholarship...brother RJ McIntosh played collegiately at Miami and is currently on the N.Y. Giants roster. Year G/GS 2019 11/0
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JOSH MORAN
Dalton, Georgia Dalton High School
Alpharetta, Georgia Milton High School
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2019 Participated in spring drills and was one of five recipients of the 2019 Hugh Hendrix Award for a player who most “strains his potential” post-spring... named to the J. Reid Parker Director of Athletics Honor Roll for Spring 2019. 2018 Member of the scout team...saw action in Austin Peay and UMass games... one of four winners of Defensive Scout Team Player of the Year award... named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll for Fall 2018...participated in spring drills and made one pass breakup in the G-Day game. 2017 Member of the scout team...named to the J. Reid Parker Director of Athletics Honor Roll for Fall 2017. 2016 Redshirted...Member of the scout team. High School Dalton, coached by Matt Land...Georgia Sports Writers Association Class AAAAA Second Team defense...member of two regional championship teams...also participated in basketball and track and field...earned a 4.0 GPA. Personal Full name: JORDON C. McKINNEY...major: Political Science.
Participated in spring drills and in the 2019 G-Day game...One of 26 UGA student-athletes who earned a 4.0 GPA on the J. Reid Parker Director of Athletics Honor Roll for Spring 2019...co-winner of Senior Scholar Award, given at team’s post-season awards gala. 2018 Participated in spring drills...J.Reid Parker Director of Athletics Honor Roll for Spring 2018 and the SEC Academic Honor Roll for Fall 2018. 2017 Participated in spring drills and played in the 2017 G-Day game...Member of the scout team...Named to the J. Reid Parker Director of Athletics Honor Roll for Fall 2017. 2016 Redshirted...Member of the scout team. High School Milton, coached by Howie Decristofaro...Missed senior year due to injury... All-region and all-county honors as a junior at Northview High School. Personal Full name: MICHAEL J. MORAN...received his undergraduate degree in Management at Fall, 2019 commencement exercises.
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Kennesaw, Georgia Mercer Univ. / Harrison High School
Nashville, Tennessee Franklin Road Academy
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2019 Saw action in the Murray State and Arkansas State games...credited with one solo tackle and three assists vs. Arkansas State...co-winner of Defensive Scout Team Player of the Year, given at team’s post-season awards gala. High School Franklin Road Academy, coached by Bill Whittemore…247sports.com three-star prospect, ranked as the #28 defensive tackle nationally and the #14 prospect in the state of Tennessee…Rivals.com four-star prospect, #19 DT nationally, #9 player in Tennessee…PrepStar Magazine three-star prospect and #23 DT nationally…ESPN.com three-star prospect and the #33 DT in the nation…listed as No. 9 on The Tennessean Dandy Dozen…in 2017, he tallied 74 tackles including 11 for a loss and three sacks…also competed on the wrestling team in the 285 lbs. weight class, grabbing third place in the 2018 TSSAA State Wrestling Championships as a junior with a 17-2 record. Personal Full name: TYMON MITCHELL...intended major: Business...recipient of the Quinton Lumpkin Football Scholarship. www.georgiadogs.com
Bulldogs’ long snapper on punts all season...named to the watch list for the 2019 Patrick Mannelly Award, which will go to the nation’s best senior long snapper...participated in spring drills...J. Reid Parker Director of Athletics Honor Roll for Spring 2019...co-winner of Special Teams Newcomer of the Year award, given at team’s post-season awards gala. Previous College (Mercer) Mercer, coached by Bobby Lamb...Started 33 consecutive games at long snapper for the Bears...had seven solo tackles in punt coverage in three seasons...also recovered a fumble at Auburn in 2017...redshirted as a freshman. High School Harrison, coached by Matt Dickmann...A three-year starter for the Hoyas at long snapper and on the offensive line...Selected to the Region 4-6A First Team offense as a senior. Personal Full name: STEVEN JOSHUA NIXON... received his Master’s degree in Kinesiology at Fall, 2019 commencement exercises.
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BILL NORTON Memphis, Tennessee Christian Brothers High School DL Fr. 6-6 285 HS
45 2019 Saw action in the Murray State, Arkansas State and Georgia Tech games... had two assisted tackles vs. Arkansas State...two solo stops vs. Georgia Tech included a tackle for a 1-yard loss. High School Christian Brothers HS, coached by Thomas McDaniel…Selected to play in the 2018 AutoZone Liberty Bowl prep all-star game…247Sports.com fourstar prospect, #8 strongside DE prospect nationally and the #3 player in the state of Tennessee…PrepStar Magazine four-star prospect, #103 ranked prospect nationally, #11 DE…ESPN.com four-star prospect, #121 nationally, #14 OT prospect and #3 in Tennessee…Rivals.com four-star prospect, #240 nationally, #21 OT and #7 in Tennessee…finalist for Tennessee’s Mr. Football Award in 2018…selected to the 2018 Division II Class 3A All-Region First Team defense by league coaches...recorded 55 tackles (10 for lost yards) and six sacks for the Purple Wave in 2018…tabbed for the USA Today 2018 Preseason All-State First-Team defense for Tennessee…Christian Brothers compiled a 40-11 record during his four years. Personal
Marietta, coached by Richard Morgan...selected to play in the 2018 U.S. Army All-American Bowl...247sports.com four-star prospect...Ranked as the #10 weakside DE nationally, #144 overall prospect and #18 prospect in Georgia...PrepStar Magazine three-star prospect and a member of the PrepStar All-Southeast Region Team...ESPN.com four-star prospect, #244 prospect nationally, #13 OLB in nation, #31 overall prospect in the state...Rivals.com four-star prospect, #173 prospect nationally, #7 WDE and #21 prospect in Georgia...2017 Marietta Daily Journal Dynamite Dozen...led Marietta to the GHSA 7A State semifinals as a senior...recorded 118 total tackles, including 92 solo, with 11 sacks and 31 tackles for loss...posted 103 tackles, eight sacks and 17 tackles for loss his junior season...also lettered in basketball at Marietta. Personal Full name: AZEEZ O. OJULARI...major: Sport Management...recipient of the Don Leebern, Jr. and Don Leebern III Scholarship. Career Defensive Statistics Year G/GS Solo Asst. Total Sacks TFL FF FR PBU Int. QBP 2018 3/0 3 1 4 0.0/0 1.0/1 0 0 0 0 0 2019 13/12 12 19 31 4.5/35 5.0/36 0 0 0 0 36 Total 16/12 15 20 35 4.5/35 6.0/37 0 0 0 0 36
GEORGE PICKENS Hoover, Alabama Hoover High School WR Fr. 6-3 190 HS
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AZEEZ OJULARI Marietta, Georgia Marietta High School LB RFr. 6-3 240 SQ
13 Career Highs
* Tackles...................................................6 vs. Vanderbilt, South Carolina, 2019 * QB Sacks....................................................................... 2.0 vs. Tennessee, 2019 * TFL................................................................................ 2.0 vs. Tennessee, 2019 * QB Pressures.................................................................. 10 vs. Tennessee, 2019
2019 Won two awards at team’s post-season awards gala: Defensive Most Improved (co-winner) and Leon Farmer Strength & Conditioning Award...has played in every game, starting in 12...has 31 total stops, including a teambest 4.5 sacks and a team-high 34 QB pressures...had 10 QB pressures in the Tennessee game...was named one of three team captains for the Tennessee game, becoming the first freshman in the Smart era to earn that honor... had five tackles, including a solo QB sack for a 10-yard loss, and three QB pressures vs. Florida...had four pressures vs. Arkansas State...assisted in QB sacks in both Murray State and Arkansas State games...one of four winners of Coffee County Hustle Award after Spring practice. 2018 Redshirted...saw action vs. Middle Tennessee and Ga. Tech...played extensively in Allstate Sugar Bowl vs. Texas and had three tackles.
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Career Highs * Receptions..........................................................7 vs. South Carolina, 2019 * Receiving Yards...............................................98 vs. South Carolina, 2019 * Receiving TDs.............................................................2 vs. Missouri, 2019 * Long Reception......................................... 43 yards vs. Murray State, 2019 2019 Coaches’ Freshman All-SEC Team...co-winner of Offensive Newcomer of the Year award, given at team’s post-season awards gala...has played in all 13 games, earning his first start vs. Kentucky...has 37 catches for 552 yards, both team highs...also leads the Bulldogs in TD catches with seven...two of his five catches vs. Missouri went for scores (25 & 18 yards)...first TD catch was a second-quarter score, from 15 yards out, vs. Murray State...one of his three catches vs. Tennessee was a 7-yard score...had five catches for 84 yards vs. Arkansas State...season highs of seven catches and 98 yards both came vs. South Carolina...team-high four catches for 35 yards vs. Kentucky...lone catch vs. Georgia Tech went for 41 yards and a TD. High School Hoover, coached by Josh Niblett...played in the 2019 Under Armour All-American Game, with four receptions for 55 yards...247sports.com five-star prospect, #24 prospect nationally, #4 wide receiver nationally, #1 prospect in Alabama...ESPN.com four-star prospect, #6 WR nationally, #54 prospect nationally, #5 prospect in Alabama...Rivals.com five-star prospect, #7 prospect nationally, #2 WR nationally, #1 prospect in Alabama...listed at No. 14 on the USA Today Chosen 25 for the nation’s top overall prospects...named to the 2018 All-USA Alabama First Team offense by the USA Today...had 69 catches for 1,368 yards and 16 TDs as a senior...named to AL.com’s 2018 Super All-State Team and the All-Birmingham First Team offense...competed in the 2018 Alabama-Mississippi All-Star Game, earning Alabama MVP honors after catching two TDs...named to the 2018 MaxPreps All-American Second Team offense...part of the Buccaneers’ teams that won back-to-back AHSAA Class 7A State titles in 2017 (11-3) and 2018 (12-2).
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Career Receiving Statistics Rec. Yards Per/Rec. Per/Gm. TD LG 37 552 14.9 42.5 7 43 MS
ANTONIO POOLE Milledgeville, Georgia Ga. Military College / Baldwin HS DL Sr. 6-2 333 SQ
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High School Hapeville Charter, coached by Winston Gordon...Selected for 2017 Under Armour All-American Game...PrepStar Magazine four-star prospect, #52 player nationally on the Top 150 Dream Team...ESPN.com four-star prospect, #77 prospect nationally, #8 DB nationally, #8 player in the state of Georgia... Rivals.com four-star prospect, #163 player nationally, #16 DB nationally, #14 player in the state of Georgia...Scout four-star prospect, #31 DB prospect nationally...Dawg Post #37 prospect in the state of Georgia...Named to the 2016 AJC Class AA All-State Defense...2016 Georgia Sports Writers Assn. Class AA First-Team Defense...Touchdown Club of Atlanta Metro Atlanta All-Star Team …Accumulated 26 total tackles during the 2016 season. Personal Full name: WILLIAM DOUGLAS POOLE, III...Major: Entertainment and Media Studies...recipient of the Hugar and Elizabeth Wilkes Scholarship Career Defensive Statistics Year G/GS Solo Asst. Total Sacks TFL FF FR PBU Int. QBP 2017 5/0 0 0 0 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0 0 0 0 2018 8/1 9 1 10 0.0/0 1.0/4 0 0 0 0 0 2019 3/0 2 1 3 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0 0 0 0 Total 16/1 11 2 13 0.0/0 1.0/4 0 0 0 0 0
Participated in spring drills, earning a spot on the Red team in the 2019 G-Day Game. 2018
KOBY PYRZ Cairo, Georgia Cairo High School
Member of the scout team...Named to the J. Reid Parker Director of Athletics Honor Roll for Spring 2018. Georgia Military
OL Jr. 6-2 282 SQ
Attended Georgia Military from 2015-2016. Played in seven games for the Bulldogs his freshman season in 2016. High School Baldwin, coached by Lee Hannah...Helped the Braves to a second round appearance in the GSHA Class 4A state playoffs in 2014, falling to state semifinalist Cartersville. Personal Full name: ANTONIO DEION POOLE...received his undergraduate degree in Sociology at Fall, 2019 commencement exercises.
WILLIAM POOLE Atlanta, Georgia Hapeville Charter High School DB Jr. 6-0 190 2VL
31 Career Highs
* Tackles............................................................... 4 vs. Middle Tenn. State, 2018 * TFL........................................................................ 1.0 vs. South Carolina, 2018
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Saw action in the Murray State, Arkansas State and Georgia Tech games and has three total stops. 2018
49 2019 Saw action in the Arkansas State game...participated in spring drills, earning a spot on the Red team for the 2019 G-Day Game. 2018 Participated in spring drills, earning a spot on the Black team for the 2018 G-Day Game...member of the scout team. 2017 Participated in spring drills, earning a spot on the Black team for the 2017 G-Day Game...member of the scout team. 2016 Redshirted...Member of the scout team. High School Cairo, coached by Steve Devoursney...named all-region and all-area as a junior and senior...also participated in wrestling, compiling 51 region wins in a row on his way to region championships his junior and senior years ...member of the baseball team...president of National Honor Society. Personal JAKOB COLQUITT PYRZ...father, Drew, played baseball at Valdosta State before earning doctorate degree in pharmacy from UGA... mother, Shanda, also received pharmacy degree from UGA...major: Sport Management.
Played in eight games, starting vs. Middle Tennessee State...has 10 total stops, including four solo tackles vs. MTSU...had two solo stops in season opener vs. Austin Peay...one of his two stops at USC resulted in a 4-yard loss. 2017 Saw action in five games: App. State, Notre Dame, Samford, UK and OU. www.georgiadogs.com
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J.R. REED Frisco, Texas Univ. of Tulsa / Prestonwood Christian DB Gr. 6-1 194 2VL
20 Career Highs
* Tackles..............................................................................11 vs. Auburn1, 2017 * QB Sacks..........................................1.0 vs. App. State, 2017; vs. UMass, 2018 * TFL...................................................................... 1.0 (5x) recent: UMass, 2018 * Interceptions...................................................1 (5x) recent: Notre Dame, 2019 * QB Pressures..................................................................... 2 vs. Kentucky, 2019 * Pass Breakups........................... 3 vs. Miss. State, 2017; vs. Notre Dame, 2019
way starter as a senior at Prestonwood in 2013, playing WR and DB..helped lead his team to a 12-2 record and the state championship game as a senior... caught 18 passes for 308 yards and three TDs...tallied 53 tackles, three TFLs and five INTs, while returning three for TDs his senior season. Personal Full name: JAKE RASHAAN REED...father, Jake, played in the NFL for 12 seasons with the Minnesota Vikings and New Orleans Saints...Major: Communication Studies..recipient of the Col. Robert L. Jackson Family Scholarship... received his undergraduate degree at Fall 2018 commencement exercises. Career Defensive Statistics Year G/GS Solo Asst. Total Sacks TFL FF FR PBU Int. QBP 2017 15/15 40 39 79 1.5/19 5.0/23 1 2 5 2 6 2018 14/14 38 28 66 1.0/8 2.0/9 0 0 2 2 1 2019 13/13 29 25 54 0.5/1 2.0/5 1 1 7 1 2 Total 42/42 107 92 199 3.0/28 9.0/37 2 3 14 5 9
OTIS REESE
2019 All-America First Team by Associated Press, Football Writers and Walter Camp...Coaches’ All-SEC 1st Team...named one of four permanent team captains...one of three finalists for the Paycom Jim Thorpe Award as the nation’s top defensive back...has started all 13 games and has 54 total stops, fourth-best on the team...also has seven pass breakups, ranking second among all defenders...one of five finalists for the Bronko Nagurski Trophy, awarded annually to the nation’s top defensive player...had a fourth-quarter interception vs. Notre Dame, his fifth as a Bulldog...scored his second collegiate TD when he scooped a fumble and ran 14 yards for a score vs. Murray State...season-high nine stops, including an assisted tackle for a 3-yard loss, came vs. South Carolina...played every defensive snap in five games: Notre Dame, South Carolina, Kentucky, Florida and Auburn...named one of three team captains for the Vanderbilt, Notre Dame, South Carolina, Auburn, Texas A&M and LSU games...named to watch lists for Bednarik Award, Paycom Jim Thorpe Award and Bronko Nagurski Trophy...Athlon Sports Preseason All-America Second Team Defense...CBS Sports Preseason All-America 2nd Team...Preseason All-SEC 1st Team Defense by media...co-winner of Vince Dooley Defensive MVP, given at team’s post-season awards gala. 2018 Started at safety in all 14 games and finished with 66 tackles, second-most on the team...team’s top tackler in four games: vs. Alabama (eight stops + redzone interception); Sugar Bowl vs. Texas (eight tackles); at Missouri (eight tackles); and Austin Peay (six tackles)...nine stops vs. LSU...had a tackle for loss and an interception (his third as a Bulldog) at South Carolina...pass breakup in win over Vanderbilt...selected as one of three game captains for the South Carolina, Tennessee, Auburn and Georgia Tech contests. 2017
Associated Press All-SEC 2nd Team...Started in all 15 games...2nd on team
with 79 tackles, including 5.0 for loss...defensive Newcomer of the Year at team’s post-season awards gala...had seven tackles in the Rose Bowl...named SEC Co-Defensive Player of the Week for his 8-tackle, .5 sack and fumble pickup for a TD vs. Florida...had 11 total stops at Auburn...had a hand in two of four Georgia takeaways at Tennessee, including one fumble recovery and one INT with a 34-yard return...led the team with nine total tackles against Notre Dame with two QB hurries...led the team with 10 tackles, including three PBUs vs. Miss. State...blocked a field goal vs. Samford...defensive winner of the Most Improved Award after spring drills...recipient of the Col. Robert L. Jackson Family Scholarship. 2016 Sat out the season after transferring to UGA in the summer of 2016. 2015 (Tulsa) Played in 13 games, totaling five tackles and a pass breakup. High School Prestonwood Christian, coached by Chris Cunningham...was the only two-
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Leesburg, Georgia Lee County High School DB So. 6-3 210 1VL
6 Career High
* Tackles............................................................... 4 vs. Middle Tenn. State, 2018
2019 Has seen action in all 13 games and has three total tackles...had two stops vs. Arkansas State. 2018 Played in 11 of 14 games, with 13 total stops, four of which came vs. Middle Tennessee...first collegiate starting assignment vs. Auburn...three stops vs. UMass. High School Lee County, coached by Dean Fabrizio...247Sports.com four-star prospect... Ranked as the #5 OLB nationally, #87 overall prospect nationally and the #12 prospect in Georgia...PrepStar Magazine four-star prospect, #180 nationally and a member of the Top 150 Dream Team...Rivals.com four-star prospect, ranked #56 nationally, #4 OLB and #8 in the state...ESPN.com four-star prospect, #230 nationally, #12 OLB and #26 in Georgia...helped lead Lee County to a 14-1 season and the GHSA Class 6A Title in 2017... named to the USA Today 2017 All-USA Georgia First-Team defense...honored as the 2017 Class 6A Defensive Player of the Year by both the AJC and the Georgia Sports Writers Assn., in addition to being named a member of the 2017 All-State Class 6A First Team defense by both the AJC and GSWA... AJC 2017 Preseason Super 11...played a wide range of defensive positions... named to the Albany Herald’s 2017 Preseason Dynamite Dozen...named an All-State First Team DB by both the AP and AJC in 2016...recorded 65 tackles, 10 for loss, as well as five sacks and three INTs as a junior. Personal Full name OTIS SYLVESTER REESE...major: Consumer Economics... recipient of the Mr. and Mrs. John F. McMullan Football Scholarship. Career Defensive Statistics Year G/GS Solo Asst. Total Sacks TFL FF FR PBU Int. QBP 2018 11/1 7 6 13 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0 0 0 0 2019 13/0 2 1 3 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0 0 0 0 Total 24/1 9 7 16 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0 0 0 0
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MONTY RICE
DEMETRIS ROBERTSON
Huntsville, Alabama James Clemens High School
Savannah, Georgia Savannah Christian / Univ. of California
ILB Jr. 6-1 235 2VL
WR Jr. 6-0 190 1VL
32 Career Highs
* Tackles................................................................... 12 vs. South Carolina, 2019 * QB Sacks........................................................................ 1.0 vs. Kentucky, 2018 * TFL............................................ 1.0 vs. Kentucky, 2018; vs. Texas A&M, 2019 * QB Pressures.............................................................................3 vs. LSU, 2019
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Associated Press All-SEC 2nd Team...co-winner of Vince Dooley Defensive MVP, given at team’s post-season awards gala...has played and started at LB in all 13 games...team’s leading tackler with 84 total stops...career-best 12 tackles vs. South Carolina...added two QB pressures and a pass breakup vs. the Gamecocks...SEC Defensive Player of the Week after his team-high 10 stops in win at Auburn...led team with nine stops vs. Florida, assisting on a tackle for loss and adding a QB pressure and a pass breakup...had seven tackles vs. Notre Dame...also has eight QB pressures...team-high eight solo tackles and a pass breakup vs. Georgia Tech...named one of three team captains for the Kentucky and Texas A&M games. 2018 Played in nine games, starting in five...Georgia’s third-leading tackler with 59 total stops, despite missing five games (Missouri, UMass, Ga. Tech, Alabama, Texas) due to injury...started at the MLB position and had four tackles in season opener vs. Austin Peay...had then-career-high eight tackles vs. South Carolina, as well as a pass breakup...five tackles vs. Tennessee...six stops vs. LSU...had career-best 11 tackles vs. Florida, as well as a first-quarter forced fumble... Georgia’s leading tackler in win at Kentucky, with eight total stops, including a QB sack that resulted in a 13-yard loss...also had a team-high eight tackles vs. Auburn, including an assist for lost yardage...2018 Coffee County Hustle award winner after spring practice. 2017 Appeared in 14 games, with 22 total stops...first career start in Missouri game... had three assisted tackles vs. Florida...had two solo tackles against both Tennessee and Vanderbilt...made two tackles vs. Mississippi State, including one solo and one for a loss of one yard...had five tackles against Samford...made first collegiate appearance against App. State with two tackles...early enrollee who participated in spring drills. High School James Clemens, coached by Wade Waldrop...PrepStar Magazine four-star prospect, #285 player nationally, Top 350 All-American...ESPN.com four-star prospect, #289 player nationally, #11 ILB nationally, #13 player in Alabama... Rivals.com three-star prospect, #34 ILB nationally, #23 player in Alabama... Scout.com four-star prospect, #192 player nationally, #9 ILB nationally, #9 player in Alabama...had 137 tackles, 80 solo, four INTs and four TDs as a senior. Personal Full name: MONTAVIAN LAMAR RICE-JORDAN...Major: Sociology... recipient of the Touchdown Club of Athens Scholarship, as well as the David C. Cooper Family Scholarship. Career Defensive Statistics Year G/GS Solo Asst. Total Sacks TFL FF FR PBU Int. QBP 2017 14/1 10 12 22 0.0/0 2.0/2 0 0 0 0 0 2018 10/5 25 34 59 1.0/13 1.5/15 1 0 1 0 2 2019 13/13 45 39 84 0.0/0 2.0/6 0 0 3 0 13 Total 37/19 80 85 165 1.0/13 5.5/23 1 0 4 0 15 www.georgiadogs.com
16 Career Highs (at Georgia) * Receptions..........................................................5 vs. South Carolina, 2019 * Receiving Yards.......................................................61 vs. Tennessee, 2019 * Receiving TDs..........................1 vs. Vanderbilt, Murray State, USC, 2019 * Long Reception............................................ 33 yards vs. Tennesseee, 2019 2019 Has played in 12 of 13 games, with four starts, and has 30 catches for 333 yards and three TDs...scored the Bulldogs’ first TD of the season, a 3-yard pass in the first quarter vs. Vanderbilt...season-high five receptions for 51 yards and a fourth-quarter TD vs. South Carolina...four catches for 48 yards in a starting assignment vs. Notre Dame...team-high three catches vs. Auburn...caught two passes in win at Tennessee, a 33-yarder and a 28-yarder... also has five rushes for 48 yards...co-winner of Offensive Most Improved Player award, given at team’s post-season awards gala. 2018 Saw action in nine of 14 games...Georgia’s leading rusher vs. Austin Peay, rushing once for 72 yards and a TD...also had a 23-yard rush vs. Middle Tennessee...rushed once vs. UMass and gained 12 yards. 2016-17 (At Cal) Started each of the first two games in 2017 before suffering an injury and receiving a medical redshirt...contributed seven catches for 70 yards... also had two rushes for 40 yards, including a 34-yard TD run vs. Weber State..2016 Freshman All-American by Campus Insiders, ESPN.com, Phil Steele and USA Today..won Cal’s Bob Simmons Award for Most Valuable Freshman...2nd on team in catches (50), receiving yards (767) and TDs (7), setting school freshman records in the process. High School Savannah Christian coached by Donald Chumley, after spending two years at Savannah Day School...ESPN 4-star prospect, #62 player nationally, and #6 WR nationally, and #8 player in the state...five-star prospect from 247 Sports, Rivals, and Scout including the #1 WR nationally for each...four-year varsity player who played running back, wide receiver, cornerback and also return specialist... played in the U.S. Army All-American Bowl... Personal Full name: DEMETRIS RASHAAD ROBERTSON...Major: Anthropology... recipient of the Joseph S. Espy Scholarship. Career Receiving Statistics (at Georgia) Year G/GS Rec. Yards Per/Rec. Per/Gm. TD LG 2018 9/0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 --2019 12/4 30 333 11.1 27.8 3 33 UT Total 21/4 30 333 11.1 15.9 3 33 UT Year 2018 2019 Total
G/GS 9/0 12/4 20/4
Career Rushing Statistics (at Georgia) Att. Yards Per/Att. Per/Gm. TD LG 4 109 27.2 12.1 1 72 AP 5 48 9.6 4.0 0 16 MZ 9 157 17.4 7.5 1 72 AP
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JULIAN ROCHESTER
JAMAREE SALYER
Powder Springs, Georgia McEachern High School
Atlanta, Georgia Pace Academy
Sr. 6-5 300 3VL
OL So. 6-4 325 1VL
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5 Career Highs
* Tackles.............................................................................. 8 vs. Kentucky, 2016 * QB Sacks............................................................. 1.0 (5x) recent: Florida, 2018 * TFL................................................................................ 1.5 vs. Tennessee, 2017
2019 Has played in three games: Tennessee, Florida and LSU...had two tackles, including one for lost yardage, as well as a QB pressure...four stops vs. LSU. 2018 Started 12 of 14 games and had 31 total stops...six tackles vs. LSU...had three tackles vs. Austin Peay...assisted on a fourth-quarter QB sack vs. Tennessee... four tackles vs. Florida, including a fourth-quarter QB sack...had one tackle and a QB pressure in win at Kentucky...three tackles in win vs. Auburn. 2017 Appeared in all 15 games, starting in one, with 22 total stops...had three tackles, including a QB sack for a 7-yard loss, vs. Florida...had three tackles and a QB pressure in SEC Champ. Game vs. Auburn...posted two tackles vs. Tennessee, including a sack for a loss of eight yards...had one solo tackle vs. Miss. State...made four assisted tackles and one QB hurry in start at Notre Dame...named to the 2017 SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll. 2016 Played in all 13 games, starting in six...had 36 total stops, second-best among interior linemen...career-best and team-high eight stops in win at Kentucky... also had a QB sack and a forced fumble vs. UK...had seven tackles vs. Florida...among his three stops vs. Louisiana was a QB sack for a 5-yard loss...had three assisted tackles against Nicholls...added another three-tackle performance at Missouri...also appeared in several short-yardage offensive plays. High School McEachern, coached by Kyle Hockman...2015 USA Today All-USA Second Team defense…2015 Army All-American…PrepStar Magazine five-star prospect, #38 ranked player nationally, Top 150 Dream Team...Rivals.com four-star prospect, #204 overall prospect, #17 DT nationally, #13 prospect in Georgia…ESPN.com four-star prospect, ranked #23 overall player nationally, #8 DT overall, #4 prospect in Georgia, #14 player in the Southeast…247Sports.com four-star prospect, #68 overall prospect, #10 ranked DT, #8 prospect in Georgia…2015 AJC Super 11 in Georgia and Class 6A All-State defense…2015 Georgia Sports Writers Assn. Class 6A Defensive Player of the Year and First-Team All-State Defense…recorded 73 tackles and 9.5 sacks during senior season.
69 2019 Has played in 12 of 13 games...saw his first action of the season in a starting assignment at right tackle vs. Murray State...also played extensively vs. Arkansas State, Notre Dame, South Carolina, Kentucky and Missouri...played center in a backup role vs. Missouri...also plays on punt coverage unit...co-winner of Special Teams Most Improved Player, given at team’s post-season awards gala. 2018 Played in 13 of 14 games as a reserve offensive lineman...saw extensive action vs. South Carolina, Vanderbilt and Georgia Tech...also played on placement kick units...named to the J. Reid Parker Director of Athletics Honor Roll for Summer, 2018 semester. High School Pace Academy, coached by Chris Slade...selected for the 2018 U.S. Army All-America Bowl...247Sports.com five-star prospect...ranked as the #1 OG nationally, the #7 prospect in the Southeast, the #10 overall prospect nationally and the #3 prospect in Georgia...PrepStar Magazine five-star prospect, #10 nationally and a member of the Top 150 Dream Team...Rivals.com five-star prospect, ranked #9 nationally, the #1 OG and #3 in the state... ESPN.com four-star prospect, #23 nationally, #2 OG and #5 in Georgia...USA Today 2017 All-USA First-Team offense...finalist for the 2017 MaxPreps Jonah Williams Award, given to the best OL nationally...a finalist for the U.S Army All-America Bowl’s 2018 Anthony Muñoz Lineman of the Year Award...2017 All-State Class 3A First-Team offense by both the AJC and the Georgia Sports Writers Assn...AJC 2017 Preseason Super 11...Top Lineman MVP in the Final Five Lineman Challenge at Nike’s The Opening 2017 Finals...AJC 2016 AllState Class 3A First-Team offense...helped lead Pace to a 13-2 record and the Class 2A state title in 2015...2015 All-State Class 2A First-Team offense by both the AJC and AP. Personal Full name JAMAREE TYREEZ SALYER...Major: Sport Management... recipient of the Michael A. Kahn Family Football Scholarship.
BRETT SEITHER Clearwater, Florida Clearwater Central Catholic HS TE Fr. 6-5 228 HS
Personal JULIAN MICHAEL ROCHESTER...Major: Communication Studies...recipient of the Bill and Jane Young Scholarship. Career Defensive Statistics Year G/GS Solo Asst. Total Sacks TFL FF FR PBU Int. QBP 2016 13/6 10 26 36 2.0/13 2.0/13 1 0 0 0 2 2017 15/1 9 13 22 2.0/15 2.5/16 0 0 0 0 3 2018 14/12 10 21 31 1.5/7 2.5/8 0 0 0 0 3 2019 3/0 2 4 6 0.0/0 1.0/1 0 0 0 0 1 Total 45/19 31 64 95 5.5/35 8.0/38 1 0 0 0 9
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18 2019 Saw his first action vs. Murray State...also played vs. Arkansas State. High School Clearwater Central Catholic HS, coached by Chris Harvey...247sports.com three-star prospect, #45 tight end nationally, #140 prospect in Florida... ESPN.com three-star prospect, #26 TE nationally, #173 prospect in Florida... Rivals.com three-star prospect...Helped the Marauders to a 12-1 record,
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player bios reaching the semifinals of the 2018 FHSAA Class 3A state playoffs...As a two-way senior player, he tallied 42 receptions for 630 yards and six touchdowns, while defensively he had 31 total tackles, 3.5 TFL, two interceptions, and a fumble caused...Named Tampa Bay Times 2018 All-Pinellas County Second Team offense, as well as the All-Tampa Bay Third Team offense by the publication...Caught a 44-yard touchdown for South in the 2018 Pinellas County All-Star Football Game...In 2017, he recorded 12 receptions for 171 yards and three touchdowns in the Marauders state semifinals finish. Personal Full name: BRETT SEITHER...Intended major: Business...recipient of the Virginia and Kenneth McCall Football Scholarship.
JUSTIN SHAFFER Ellenwood, Georgia Cedar Grove High School OL
Jr. 6-4 335 2VL
54 2019 Has seen action in six of 13 games thus far...played extensively at left guard vs. Notre Dame...first collegiate start came at left guard in win at Tennessee...played every offensive snap vs. UT...started again vs. South Carolina... has missed the last seven games due to injury. 2018 Saw action in 12 of 14 games as a reserve offensive lineman. 2017
2019 Has played in all 13 games thus far, starting in 11...has 17 catches for 208 yards, nine rushes for 67 yards and also eight punt returns for 134 yards... team-high three catches for 52 yards and a TD vs. Georgia Tech...was named one of three team captains for the Arkansas State game...his 27-yard catch vs. Texas A&M was his longest of the season...co-winner of Kevin Butler Special Teams MVP, given at team’s post-season awards gala. 2018 Played in 13 games, starting in six...caught TD passes vs. Auburn and UMass... caught two passes (career high) vs. Auburn, one for a 14-yard TD, his first as a collegian...career-long 71-yard TD catch vs. UMass...also scored on a 49-yard run vs.the Minutemen...first career TD came on a 56-yard, second-quarter run vs. MTSU...caught one pass for eight yards vs. Alabama...one of three winners of the Charley Trippi Award (most versatile) at team’s post-season awards gala. 2017 Played in all 15 games...finished with three catches for 26 yards, with a long of 10 yards vs. Samford...hauled in a nine-yard catch in the Rose Bowl...one catch for seven yards at Notre Dame...also participated on multiple special teams units...one of three recipients of Special Teams Most Improved Player Award. 2016 Appeared in six games...caught his first collegiate pass vs. Kentucky for 8 yards...saw his first action of the season in special-teams play at South Carolina...caught an 11-yard pass in 3rd quarter vs. Louisiana. High School McEachern, coached by Kyle Hockman...Rivals.com three-star prospect, #70 WR prospect nationally, #47 player in Georgia...ESPN.com three-star prospect, #87 overall WR, #243 prospect in the Southeast, #45 prospect in Georgia... Scout four-star prospect, #265 prospect in the nation, #40 WR overall, #18 WR in the South, #3 WR in Georgia. Personal Full name: TYLER ARMAND SIMMONS…Major: Consumer Economics... recipient of the Vickie and Leon Farmer Scholarship.
Played in eight games as a reserve offensive lineman. High School Cedar Grove, coached by Jermaine Smith...PrepStar Magazine three-star prospect, All-Southeast Region...ESPN.com three-star prospect, #29 offensive guard nationally and #51 overall prospect in Georgia... Rivals.com three-star prospect, #28 offensive guard nationally and #55 overall prospect in Georgia...247Sports.com three-star prospect, #22 offensive guard nationally, #420 overall prospect nationally and #43 overall prospect in Georgia...Scout.com four-star prospect, #16 offensive guard nationally and #239 overall prospect nationally...helped lead CGHS to a 13-2 record and state title in 2016. Personal Full name: JUSTIN DARNELL SHAFFER...Major: Sociology...recipient of the Crosswy-Mackey Families Football Scholarship.
Career Receiving Statistics G/GS Rec. Yards Per/Rec. Per/Gm. TD LG 6/0 2 19 9.5 3.8 0 11 ULL 15/0 3 26 8.7 1.7 0 10 SAM 13/6 9 138 15.3 10.6 2 71 UM 13/13 17 208 12.2 16.0 1 27 TAM 47/17 31 391 12.6 8.3 3 71 MA Career Rushing Statistics Year G/GS Att. Yards Per/Att. Per/Gm. TD LG 2016 6/0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 --2017 15/0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 --2018 13/6 5 131 26.2 10.1 2 56 MT 2018 11/11 9 67 7.4 5.2 0 17 UT Total 47/17 14 198 14.1 4.2 2 56 MT
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CHRISTOPHER SMITH
Powder Springs, Georgia McEachern High School
Atlanta, Georgia Hapeville Charter Career Academy
WR Sr. 6-0 201 3VL
DB So. 5-11 180 1VL
87 Career Highs * Receptions..........................................................4 vs. South Carolina, 2019 * Receiving Yards................................................. 52 vs. Georgia Tech, 2019 * Receiving TDs...................................... 1 (3x) recent: Georgia Tech, 2019 * Long Reception...................................................71 yards vs. UMass, 2018 www.georgiadogs.com
29 2019 Has played in all 13 games thus far and has seven total stops...had two tackles vs. Tennessee...had a tackle in kickoff coverage vs. Kentucky...has also seen time on kickoff return unit.
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2018 Saw action in five games, with four total stops...three of his tackles came against MTSU...also had a stop vs. Georgia Tech...named to the J. Reid Parker Director of Athletics Honor Roll for Fall Semester. High School
AMEER SPEED Jacksonville, Florida Sandalwood High School
Hapeville Charter Career Academy, coached by Winston Gordon...247Sports. com four-star prospect...Ranked as the #30 cornerback nationally, #316 overall prospect nationally and the #34 prospect in Georgia... Rivals.com four-star prospect, ranked #185 nationally, #18 CB and #22 in Georgia...Led Hapeville Charter to the GHSA Class 2A title in 2017...AJC 2017 All-State Class 2A First-Team defense...Had five INTs and nine PBUs in 2017. Personal Full name: CHRISTOPHER PAUL SMITH, II...major: Management... recipient of the Teka and John Adams Football Scholarship. Career Defensive Statistics Year G/GS Solo Asst. Total Sacks TFL FF FR PBU Int. QBP 2018 5/0 3 1 4 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0 0 0 0 2019 13/0 5 6 11 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0 0 0 0 Total 18/0 8 7 15 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0 0 0 0
NOLAN SMITH Savannah, Georgia IMG Academy LB Fr. 6-3 235 HS
4 Career Highs
* Tackles................................................. 3 vs. Murray State, Georgia Tech, 2019 * QB Sacks.................................................................. 1.5 vs. Murray State, 2019 * TFL........................................................................... 1.5 vs. Murray State, 2019 * QB Pressures............................................................... 4 vs. Murray State, 2019
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Co-winner of Defensive Newcomer of the Year, given at team’s post-season awards gala.as played in all 13 games thus far and has 16 total stops, including 2.5 sacks for 19 lost yards...also has 15 QB pressures, fourth-best on the team...three tackles and a QB pressure vs. Georgia Tech...two stops vs. Missouri included a QB sack for a 9-yard loss...had 1.5 sacks vs. Murray State... enrolled at UGA in January and participated in Spring drills.
DB RSo. 6-3 211 2VL
9 2019 Has played in 12 of 13 games and has five total stops...had two solo tackles vs. Ark. State...had a tackle in KO coverage vs. Florida...co-winner of Special Teams Most Improved Player, given at team’s post-season awards gala. 2018 Redshirted...saw action in two games: Austin Peay and Middle Tennessee... lone tackle came vs. MTSU...named to the J. Reid Parker Director of Athletics Honor Roll for Spring, 2018 semester. 2017 Played in 11 games and had five total stops...had one solo tackle against Tennessee..made three solo tackles against App State in debut. High School Sandalwood HS, coached by Adam Geis… PrepStar Magazine four-star recruit, top 350 ranked #316 nationally… 247Sports.com three-star prospect…ranked #353 nationally, #41 at his position, #44 in Florida…ESPN.com four-star recruit, 80 scout grade, #20 in his position, #138 in the Southeast region, #49 in Florida…Rivals.com three-star recruit, #36 in his position, ranked #71 in Florida…Scout.com four-star prospect, #240 scout rank, #24 at his position, #6 in the Southeast, #4 in Florida. Personal Full name: AMEER LASHON SPEED...Major: Communication Studies... recipient of the Alisa and Robert O. Tate Scholarship. Career Defensive Statistics Year G/GS Solo Asst. Total Sacks TFL FF FR PBU Int. QBP 2017 11/0 5 0 5 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0 1 0 0 2018 2/0 0 1 1 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0 0 0 0 2019 12/0 5 0 5 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0 0 0 0 Total 25/0 10 1 11 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0 0 0 0
TYRIQUE STEVENSON
High School IMG Academy, coached by Kevin Wright…one of four finalists for the Anthony Muñoz Lineman of the Year Award, given to the nation’s top senior offensive and defensive linemen…247sports.com five-star prospect, topranked prospect nationally…PrepStar Magazine five-star prospect, #2 prospect nationally, #2 WR…ESPN.com five-star prospect, #2 prospect nationally, #2 defensive end prospect nationally, #1 prospect in Florida...Rivals. com five-star prospect, #5 prospect nationally, #2 player in Florida…had 47 tackles, 14.5 for a loss and 6.5 sacks in his senior season…USA Today AllUSA first team and #2 on the USA TODAY pre-season Chosen 25...2017 MaxPreps Junior All-American Team First-Team offense…transferred to IMG Academy in January of 2017, after two years at Calvary Day, where he played DL and RB. Personal Full name: NOLAN SENTAL SMITH...Intended major: Biochemical Engineering....recipient of the James G. Minter and Michael J. Faherty Football Scholarship. Career Defensive Statistics Year G/GS Solo Asst. Total Sacks TFL FF FR PBU Int. QBP 2019 13/0 8 8 16 2.5/19 2.5/19 0 0 1 0 15
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Miami, Florida Miami Southridge High School DB Fr. 6-0 202 HS
7 Career Highs
* Tackles...........................................................2 (3x) recent: vs. Missouri, 2019 * QB Sacks........................................................................... 1.0 vs. Auburn, 2019 * Pass Breakups.................................................................... 2 vs. Missouri, 2019
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Co-winner of Defensive Newcomer of the Year, given at team’s post-season awards gala...has played in all 13 games and has 13 total stops...also has five pass breakups, second-best on the team, and four QB pressures...lone tackle at Auburn was a third-quarter QB sack on third down...had two solo tackles and a pass breakup vs. Arkansas State...also had a pass breakup vs. Kentucky...
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High School Miami Southridge HS, coached by Rudy Armenteros...played for Team East in the 2019 All-American Bowl Game...247sports.com four-star prospect, #38 prospect nationally, #4 cornerback nationally, #6 prospect in Florida...PrepStar Magazine four-star prospect, #59 prospect nationally and a member of the Top 150 Dream Team...ESPN.com four-star prospect, #100 prospect nationally, #9 CB prospect nationally, #14 prospect in Florida...Rivals.com four-star prospect, #37 prospect nationally, #6 CB nationally, #6 player in Florida...two INTs in final high school game, the regional semifinals of the 2018 FHSAA Class 8A playoffs...Selected to play on Team Overdrive at the Nike Opening 2018 Finals, where he had two INTs and two PBUs in 7on7 play...Selected to play in the 2018 Rivals Five-Star Challenge...Transferred to Southridge after attending nearby South Dade HS...named to the 2017 Miami Herald All-Dade Class 8A-6A Second-Team Defense...had 69 tackles and four INTs in 2017. Personal
Full name: ERIC JAMANE STOKES...Major: Psychology...recipient of the Tommy Reeder scholarship. Career Defensive Statistics Year G/GS Solo Asst. Total Sacks TFL FF FR PBU Int. QBP 2018 13/3 16 4 20 0.0/0 1.0/3 0 0 9 0 0 2019 13/12 28 7 35 1.0/10 1.0/10 1 0 8 0 5 Total 25/14 44 11 55 1.0/10 2.0/13 1 0 17 0 5
JES SUTHERLAND College Park, Georgia Samford Univ. / Woodward Academy
Full name: TYRIQUE MARQUIS STEVENSON...Major: Psychology ...recipient of the William P. Bruckner Football Scholarship.
QB Gr. 6-2 190 Tr.
Career Defensive Statistics Year G/GS Solo Asst. Total Sacks TFL FF FR PBU Int. QBP 2019 13/0 9 4 13 1.0/3 1.0/3 0 0 5 0 4
ERIC STOKES Covington, Georgia Eastside High School DB RSo. 6-1 185 1VL
22 2019 Member of the Scout team. At Samford (2015-18) Coached by Chris Hatcher, who hired Kirby Smart to his first collegiate coaching job at Valdosta State in 2000...named 2015 Scout Team Player of the Year at Samford. High School
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* Tackles................................................................................. 7 vs. Auburn, 2019 * QB Sacks....................................................................... 1.0 vs. Tennessee, 2019 * Pass Breakups.................................. 3 vs. Missouri, 2018; vs. Tennessee, 2019
2019 Associated Press All-SEC 2nd Team...has played in all 13 games, starting in 12...has 35 total tackles and a team-high eight pass breakups...career-high seven tackles in win at Auburn...had three tackles in win at Tennessee, including a 10-yard sack and forced fumble that resulted in a defensive touchdown...then career-best six stops vs. South Carolina.
Woodward Academy, coached by John Hunt...named honorable mention All-State Class 4A by the Georgia Sports Writers Association...as a senior in 2014, led the War Eagles to an 11-3 record, the first of four-straight region championships and the Class 4A state semifinals...completed a school-record 156 passes for 2,154 yards and 23 touchdowns...formed a formidable backfield tandem with former Georgia running back Elijah Holyfield, with the two combining for 4,138 yards of total offense and more than 50 touchdowns in 2014...also lettered in baseball and basketball at Woodward. Personal Full name: JAMES E. SUTHERLAND...brother Cade, is a wide receiver at South Alabama and played with Cade at Woodward...pursuing a master’s degree in Agriculture and Environmental Education.
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D’ANDRE SWIFT
Played in 13 of 14 games, starting in three of the last four...finished with 20 total stops, including a season-high five tackles vs. Texas...four each vs. Missouri and Alabama...second on the team in pass breakups with nine, including one in each of the last five games...broke up passes in the end zone vs. Auburn and Alabama...had the special teams highlight of the season, when he blocked a Missouri punt and returned it eight yards for a TD...had one tackle for lost yardage vs. Austin Peay...co-winner of the Defensive Most Improved Player award, given at team’s post-season awards gala.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania St. Joseph’s Preparatory School RB Jr. 5-9 215 2VL
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2017 Redshirted...member of the scout team. High School Eastside, coached by Troy Hoff...Named to 2016 AJC Class 4A Honorable Mention...ESPN.com three-star prospect, #99 overall prospect in Georgia... Rivals three-star prospect, #51 ATH nationally and #56 overall prospect in Georgia...Scout three-star prospect, #37 ATH nationally and #7 ATH in Georgia...had 20 total tackles, 1 TFL, 2 INTs and 5 PBUs on defense...also rushed for 279 yards on 41 carries and two TDs while also catching 16 balls for 183 yards and three TDs on offense. www.georgiadogs.com
Career Highs * Rushing Attempts......................................................... 25 vs. Florida, 2019 * Rushing Yards.................................................. 186 yards vs. Auburn, 2018 * Rushing TDs............................................................... 2 vs. Ole Miss, 2016 * Long Rush....................................................... 83 yards vs. Kentucky, 2018 * Receptions...................................................................6 vs. Alabama, 2018 * Receiving Yards........................................................... 84 vs. Florida, 2017 * Long Reception.......................................48 yards vs. Arkansas State, 2019
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2019 Coaches’ All-SEC 1st Team...All-SEC 2nd Team by AP...named one of four permanent team captains...co-winner of Vince Dooley Offensive MVP, given at team’s post-season awards gala...has played in all 13 games, starting in 11...team’s leading rusher with 1216 yards on 195 carries, with seven TDs... also has 24 catches for 216 yards, including a 48-yarder for a TD vs. Arkansas State, as well as a 44-yarder vs. Tennessee...in the Auburn game he became the fifth player in UGA history to have multiple 1,000-yard seasons and first since Nick Chubb (2014, 16-17)...enters the bowl season with 2,883 career yards, good for seventh place on UGA’s all-time list...he now has nine career games of over 100 yards rushing...SEC Offensive Player of the Week for his performance vs. Kentucky...named one of three team captains for the Kentucky, Florida, Missouri and Auburn games...named to pre-season watch lists for the Maxwell Award, Doak Walker Award and Walter Camp Player of the Year...Sporting News Preseason All-America Second Team...Athlon Sports Preseason All-America Second Team... Sports Illustrated Preseason All-America Second Team ... CBS Sports Preseason All-America Second Team ... Preseason All-SEC First Team Offense by media. 2018 Associated Press & Coaches All-SEC Second Team...started five of 14 games and gained a team-high 1,049 yards on 163 carries, with 10 TDs (also a team high)...set career bests in rushing yards and carries in two November games... went over the 100-yard mark in rushing in four of the last seven games...led team in rushing (75 yds.) and receiving (six catches) vs. Alabama, scoring a TD each way...earned SEC Offensive Player of the Week after Kentucky (156 yards, 83-yard TD run) and Auburn (186 yards, 17 carries, 77-yard TD) games...also had three catches for 37 yards vs. UK...then-career-best 104 yards vs. Florida included a fourth-quarter TD run of 33 yards...scored a first-quarter TD on a 17-yard run vs. USC, finishing the game with 64 yards... gained 50 yards on 12 carries (2 TDs) vs. Tennessee and also had a 22-yard catch in the game...caught a 35-yard TD pass vs. Vanderbilt. 2017
Coaches’ Freshman All-SEC Team...Played in all 15 games, starting in one (@AU)...one of UGA’s three offensive Newcomers of the Year...team’s third-leading rusher and its fourth-leading receiver...the Bulldogs’ top rusher twice: vs. Missouri and again in the SEC Championship Game vs. Auburn... his 64-yard 4th-quarter TD dash capped scoring in the latter contest...gained career-best 94 yards on six carries vs. Missouri...caught three passes for 84 yards vs. Florida, including a 39-yarder that set up Georgia’s first TD...had a 40-yard run at Notre Dame that set up the go-ahead TD. High School St. Joseph’s Prep, coached by Gabe Infante…Selected to play in the 2017 U.S. Army All-America Bowl…2016 USA Today All-USA First-Team offense… Prepstar Magazine 5-star prospect, #48 player nationally on the Top 150 Dream Team…ESPN.com 4-star prospect, #66 player in the nation, #6 RB nationally, #1 player in Pennsylvania...2016 Pa. Football Writers All-State player of the year…Led his team to a 14-0 record and a 2017 PIAA Class 6A State title...carried 149 times for 1,564 yards, and 25 TDs as a senior…also had 21 catches for 405 yards and nine TDs…amassed 716 rushing yards and nine TDs in three playoff games. Personal Full name: D’ANDRE T. SWIFT...Major: Journalism...recipient of the IV Chandler Football Scholarship and the Christian Walker Football Scholarship. Year 2017 2018 2019 Total
G/GS 15/1 14/5 13/11 42/17
Att. 81 163 195 439
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G/GS 15/1 14/5 13/11 42/17
Rec. 17 32 24 73
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Career Rushing Statistics Yards Per/Att. Per/Gm. TD LG 618 7.6 41.2 3 71 MU 1049 6.4 74.9 10 83 UK 1216 6.2 93.5 7 47 MZ 2883 6.6 68.6 20 83 UK
Career Receiving Statistics Yards Per/Rec. Per/Gm. TD LG 153 9.0 10.2 1 39 UF 297 9.3 21.2 3 35 VU 216 9.0 16.6 1 48 AS 666 9.1 15.9 5 48 AS
ANDREW THOMAS Lithonia, Georgia Pace Academy OL
Jr. 6-5 320 2VL
71 2019 All-America First Team by Associated Press, AFCA Coaches, Football Writers, Sporting News, Sports Illustrated, Walter Camp, CBS Sports, ESPN and Bleacher Report...Second-Team All-America by USA Today and Pro Football Focus...winner of the SEC’s Jacobs Blocking Trophy, UGA’s first recipient of the award in 21 years...named one of four permanent team captains...co-winner of Vince Dooley Offensive MVP, given at team’s post-season awards gala...All-SEC 1st Team by Coaches and Associated Press...has started all 13 games to date at left tackle...Semifinalist for the 2019 Outland Trophy...Outland Trophy National Player of the Month for October...twice named SEC Offensive Lineman of the Week this season: after wins over Vanderbilt (Aug. 31) and Florida (Nov. 2)...Mid-Season All-American by The Sporting News, CBS Sports, Athlon, ESPN.com and Associated Press... played every offensive snap in six games: Notre Dame, South Carolina, Kentucky, Florida, Auburn and Texas A&M...played over 95 percent of snaps in three others: Vanderbilt, Tennessee and Missouri...named one of three team captains for Murray State, Tennessee and Georgia Tech games...Outland Trophy Watch List...Sports Illustrated Preseason All-America First Team... CBS Sports Preseason All-America First Team...Athlon Sports Preseason All-America First Team Offense...Sporting News Preseason All-America Second Team...All-SEC First Team Offense by media. 2018 SI.com All-America First Team...Associated Press & Walter Camp All-America Second Team...2018 Coaches All-SEC First Team... AP All-SEC Second Team...started at LT in all games (13) in which he played...earned SEC Offensive Line Co-Player of the Week honors after Georgia’s win at Kentucky, when the Bulldogs racked up a then-season-high 331 rushing yards...missed the MTSU game due to injury...played in 72 percent of the Bulldogs’ offensive plays vs. SEC teams...selected as one of three game captains vs. Vanderbilt, Auburn and Georgia Tech....was selected as the student-athlete speaker at the Bulldogs’ new West End Zone dedication in August...one of two players to win Offensive Up Front award at team’s post-season awards gala. 2017
ESPN Freshman All-America Team...USA Today Sports Freshman All-America Team...Coaches’ Freshman All-SEC Team...Played in all 15 games, making 15 starts as a true freshman at right tackle...one of three offensive Newcomers of the Year, given at team’s post-season awards gala...earned his first-team status from early days of pre-season camp. High School Pace Academy, coached by Chris Slade…Selected for the 2017 U.S. Army All-America Bowl…PrepStar Magazine five-star prospect, #37 player nationally on the Top 150 Dream Team…ESPN.com four-star prospect, #40 player nationally, #7 OT nationally, #5 player in Georgia...247Sports.com four-star prospect, #42 player nationally, #9 OT nationally, #4 player in Georgia… Rivals.com four-star prospect, #88 player nationally, #10 OT nationally, #10 player in Georgia…Scout four-star prospect, #55 player nationally, #9 OT nationally…2016 AJC Super 11 in Georgia…Helped Pace to the Class 3A State title...played both OT and DL, recording 59 tackles his senior season. Personal Full name: ANDREW KEN THOMAS...Major: Finance...recipient of the Statesboro Bulldog Club and Wayne McDuffie Football Scholarships.
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CHANNING TINDALL Columbia, South Carolina Spring Valley High School ILB So. 6-2 218 1VL
350 All-American Team...ESPN four-star prospect, #103 prospect nationally, #10 ATH in the nation and #6 overall prospect in Louisiana...Rivals.com four-star prospect, #22 ATH nationally and #17 prospect from Louisiana. Personal Full name: MAKIYA ISAIAH TONGUE...Major: Unspecified...recipient of the Ellis and Kate Murphy Football Scholarship...father Reggie Tongue played collegiately at Oregon State before playing nine seasons at safety in the NFL.
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XAVIER TRUSS Warwick, Rhode Island Bishop Hendricken High School
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* Tackles.............................................................................5 vs. Vanderbilt, 2018 * QB Sacks....................................................1.0 (3x) recent: Murray State, 2019 * Pass Breakups............................................................. 2 vs. Murray State, 2019
OL Fr. 6-7 330 HS
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Has played in 10 of 13 games thus far...has nine total stops, including 1.5 sacks, and three QB pressures...had a solo tackle in punt coverage at Auburn. 2018 Played in all 14 games and finished with 17 total stops, two QB sacks, two additional tackles for lost yardage, and four QB pressures...season-high five tackles in win over Vanderbilt...had a second-quarter sack on third down in red-zone action at Kentucky...had one tackle vs. Alabama, a QB sack that resulted in a 10-yard loss and an intentional grounding penalty. High School Spring Valley, coached by Robin Bacon...Selected for the 2018 U.S. Army All-American Bowl...247Sports.com four-star prospect...Ranked as the #5 OLB nationally, #103 overall prospect nationally and the #3 prospect in SC... Rivals.com four-star prospect, ranked #151 nationally, #12 OLB and #2 in SC...USA Today 2017 All-USA First-Team defense...2017 S.C. Defensive Player of the Year by both The State and USA Today, as well as First-Team All-State...190 total tackles to lead the state, 14 for loss and nine sacks in 2017...2017 MaxPreps Preseason All-America 2nd-Team. Personal
2019 Has seen action vs. Murray State, Arkansas State and Georgia Tech. High School Bishop Hendricken, coached by Keith Croft...Selected to represent the East in the 2019 All-America Bowl...247Sports.com four-star prospect...Ranked as the #1 prospect in Rhode Island, #15 OT nationally, and #138 overall player...PrepStar Magazine four-star prospect, ranked #89 nationally, #13 OT, and member of All-East Team...ESPN.com four-star prospect, ranked 99th overall player, #12 OT nationally, #9 in Northeast and #1 in Rhode Island...Rivals.com four-star prospect, ranked #20 OT nationally and #188 player overall...Hawks won Rhode Island State Super Bowl title in 2018. Personal Full name: XAVIER DOYLE TRUSS...major: Real Estate...recipient of the Chad Powell Family Scholarship Endowment.
Full name CHANNING D. TINDALL...intended major: Sport Management... recipient of the Teka and John Adams Football Scholarship.
PAYNE WALKER
Career Defensive Statistics Year G/GS Solo Asst. Total Sacks TFL FF FR PBU Int. QBP 2018 14/0 3 14 17 2.0/15 3.0/17 0 0 0 0 4 2019 10/0 4 5 9 1.5/14 1.5/14 0 0 0 0 3 Total 24/0 7 19 26 3.5/31 4.5/31 0 0 0 0 7
Suwanee, Georgia North Gwinnett High School SN RFr. 6-2 249 SQ
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MAKIYA TONGUE Baton Rouge, Louisiana University Laboratory School WR Fr. 6-2 210 HS
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Has seen action in all 13 games as the Bulldogs’ snapper on placement kicks...participated in spring drills...named to the J. Reid Parker Director of Athletics Honor Roll for Spring 2019. 2018 Redshirted...named to the J. Reid Parker Director of Athletics Honor Roll for Summer and Fall 2018 semesters. High School
2019 Has seen action vs. Murray State, Arkansas State and Georgia Tech. High School University Lab, coached by Chad Mahaffey.. 247Sports.com four-star prospect...ranked as the #209 prospect nationally, the #8 athlete nationally, and the #12 overall prospect in the state of Louisiana...PrepStar Magazine fourstar prospect, ranked #214 nationally, #15 ATH, and a member of the Top www.georgiadogs.com
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North Gwinnett…coached by Bill Stewart…NGHS won the 2017 GHSA 7A state championship…named the 2016 October Player of the Month award… named Player of the Week twice during his senior season…also had 70 tackles, including 10 sacks, as a defensive end for the Bulldogs. Personal Full name: PAYNE BYARS WALKER...son of Eric and Jill Walker...major: International Affairs.
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QUAY WALKER Cordele, Georgia Crisp County High School ILB So. 6-4 240 1VL
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* Tackles.............................................................................. 6 vs. Kentucky, 2019 * QB Sacks................................................1.0 vs. Arkansas State, Missouri, 2019 * TFL....................................................................... 1 (3x) recent: Missouri, 2019 * QB Pressures.............................................2 vs. Arkansas State, Missouri, 2019
2019
Has played in all 13 games and has 23 total stops...had a sack for a 7-yard loss and two QB pressures vs. Arkansas State...had one TFL and a QB pressure vs. Tennessee...had a QB sack for a 5-yard loss vs. Missouri...has eight total QB pressures...career-high six tackles vs. Kentucky...co-winner of Defensive Most Improved Award, given at team’s post-season awards gala. 2018
ner of Defensive Newcomer of the Year, given at team’s post-season awards gala...has played in 11 of 13 games and has 12 total stops, including 1.5 sacks and an assisted tackle for loss...also has eight QB pressures...biggest stop of the season was a 5-yard sack on Auburn’s final offensive play...had two tackles and batted down a pass vs. Florida...assisted on a sack and had a QB pressure vs. Murray State...also plays on kick coverage units. High School Upson-Lee, coached by Justin Elder...Selected to represent the East in the 2019 All-American Bowl...247Sports.com five-star prospect...Ranked as the #2 defensive tackle nationally, the #24 overall prospect nationally and the #5 prospect in Georgia... Rivals.com four-star prospect, ranked #40 nationally, the #4 SDE and #6 in the state...PrepStar Magazine five-star prospect, #18 prospect nationally, #4 DT….ESPN.com four-star prospect, #51 nationally, #6 DE and #8 in Georgia...Played multiple positions on the defensive line for ULHS, as well as TE and RB...AJC 2018 Preseason Super 11...Listed to the USA Today 2017 Georgia All-USA Second Team defense...Played for ULHS basketball team that won 71 straight games and consecutive Class 4A titles. Personal Full name: YURY TRAVON WALKER...Intended Major: Sport Management...recipient of the Bill and Susan Robbins Family Football Scholarship. Career Defensive Statistics Year G/GS Solo Asst. Total Sacks TFL FF FR PBU Int. QBP 2019 11/0 6 6 12 1.5/7 2.5/8 0 0 1 0 9
Saw action in all 14 games and finished with six total stops...season-best three tackles vs. Georgia Tech...co-winner of the Special Teams Newcomer of the Year, given at team’s post-season awards gala. High School
TRAMEL WALTHOUR
Crisp County, coached by Brad Harber...selected for the 2018 Under Armour All-America Game...247Sports.com four-star prospect...#2 OLB nationally, #31 overall prospect nationally and the #6 prospect in Georgia...Rivals.com four-star prospect, ranked #38 nationally, the #3 OLB and #6 in the state... ESPN.com four-star prospect, #73 nationally, #2 OLB and #10 in Georgia... USA Today 2017 Georgia All-USA Second-Team defense...AJC 2017 Class 3A All-State First-Team defense...had 76 total tackles, 10 for loss, and five pass deflections as a senior...2017 High School Butkus Award Watch List. Personal Full name: JAQUAVIAN JY’QUESE WALKER...Major: Sport Management...recipient of the Joseph S. Espy Football Scholarship. Career Defensive Statistics Year G/GS Solo Asst. Total Sacks TFL FF FR PBU Int. QBP 2018 14/0 4 2 6 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0 0 0 0 2019 13/0 12 11 23 2.5/14 3.5/15 0 0 0 0 9 Total 27/0 16 13 29 2.5/14 3.5/15 0 0 0 0 9
TRAVON WALKER Thomaston, Georgia Upson-Lee High School DL Fr. 6-5 290 HS
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* Tackles...................................................................2 (4x) recent: Auburn, 2019 * QB Sacks........................................................................... 1.0 vs. Auburn, 2019 * TFL.................................................................................... 1.0 vs. Auburn, 2019 * QB Pressures................................................... 2 vs. Auburn, Texas A&M, 2019
Hinesville, Georgia Hutchinson (Kan.) Comm. College DL So. 6-3 280 Tr.
90 2019 Saw his first collegiate action vs. Georgia Tech...co-winner of Defensive Scout Team Player of the Year, given at team’s post-season awards gala...enrolled at UGA in January and participated in bowl practices and Spring drills. Junior College Hutchinson Community College, coached by Rion Rhoades...247Sports.com three-star JUCO prospect...ESPN.com three-star JUCO prospect, the #44 JUCO player overall, the #6 JUCO defensive tackle and a member of the ESPN JC50...registered 16 total tackles, two tackles for loss and one sack in 10 games played for the Blue Dragons. High School Liberty County, coached by Kirk Warner...ESPN.com three-star prospect, #54 defensive tackle nationally, #67 overall prospect in Georgia...247Sports. com three-star prospect, #48 defensive tackle nationally, #65 overall prospect in the state...Rivals.com three-star prospect, #37 defensive tackle nationally, #51 overall prospect in the state of Georgia..helped lead the Panthers to the 2016 and 2017 GHSA Class 3A semifinals his junior and senior seasons. Personal Full name: TRAMEL DAMONTE WALTHOUR...Intended major: Sport Management...recipient of the Gordon and Sharon Teel Football Scholarship.
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CLAY WEBB Oxford, Alabama Oxford High School OL Fr. 6-3 290 HS
60 2019 Saw action in the Murray State and Georgia Tech games...co-winner of Offensive Scout Team Player of the Year, given at team’s post-season awards gala...enrolled at UGA in January and participated in bowl practices and Spring drills. High School Oxford HS, coached by Ryan Herring…selected to play in the 2019 Under Armour All-America Game, but decided to forgo the game to enroll early at Georgia…Also selected to the Alabama-Mississippi All-Star Game...USA Today All-USA first team and #18 in USA Today Sports’ Chosen 25…Listed as the top prospect on AL.com’s “A-List”, the top 15 prospects in the state of Alabama…247Sports.com 5-star recruit...The #22 overall prospect in the nation, #1 center, and the #1 recruit in Alabama…PrepStar Magazine five-star prospect, ranked #14 nationally, #1 OC, and a member of the Top 150 Dream Team...Rivals.com 5-star recruit, ranked #23 nationally, #2 in the state of Alabama, and the #1 OC…ESPN.com 5-star recruit, ranked #11 nationally, #1 in his position, #6 in the Southeast, and #2 in the state of Alabama…Oxford went 10-3 and reached the Class 6A state playoff quarterfinals in 2018. Personal Full name: ROBERT CLAYTON WEBB...Intended major: Criminal Justice... recipient of the Jeff and Stacy Rothenberger Family Football Scholarship.
MARK WEBB Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Archbishop Wood DB Jr. 6-1 200 2VL
23 Career Highs
* Tackles.............................................................................7 vs. Vanderbilt, 2019 * TFL.................................................... 1.0 vs. Murray State, Georgia Tech, 2019 * Pass Breakups..................................................... 1 (6x) recent: Missouri, 2019
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Co-winner of Charley Trippi Award for versatility, given at team’s post-season awards gala...starter at the STAR position in eight of 13 games...fifth on the team with 43 total tackles (29 solo, 14 asts.)...also has four QB pressures...led team with five stops in win at Tennessee...had six tackles and a pass breakup vs. Florida...one of his two tackles vs. Georgia Tech resulted in a 2-yard loss...had three stops and a forced fumble vs. Notre Dame...one of four winners of Coffee County Hustle Award after Spring drills. 2018 Played in all 14 games, starting vs. MTSU...had 14 total stops...career-high six tackles in win over Auburn...had a pass breakup at Missouri, as well as vs. Vanderbilt...two tackles in win at Kentucky, and vs. Alabama. 2017 Played in 13 games, seeing action mostly on special teams...only tackle came www.georgiadogs.com
on opening kickoff vs. Missouri...began the season as a receiver but switched to the defensive backfield in mid-September. High School Archbishop Wood, coached by Steve Devlin... Selected to the inaugural Polynesian Bowl in Hawai’i…PrepStar Magazine 4-star prospect, #91 player nationally on the Top 150 Dream Team…ESPN.com four-star prospect, #175 player nationally, #25 WR nationally, #6 player in Pennsylvania...Rivals.com four-star prospect, #101 player nationally, #14 WR nationally, #5 player in Pennsylvania…helped his team to a 11-2 record in 2016, winning the 2016 PIAA Class 5A State title…Recorded 703 receiving yards and six TDs in 2016. Personal Full name: MARK STEVEN WEBB, JR...Major: Housing Management & Policy...recipient of the James W. and Elizabeth Plant Scholarship. Career Defensive Statistics
Year G/GS Solo Asst. Total Sacks TFL FF FR PBU Int. QBP 2017 13/0 0 1 1 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0 0 0 0 2018 14/1 8 6 14 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0 3 0 1 2019 13/8 29 14 43 0.0/0 3.0/11 2 0 3 0 4 Total 40/9 37 21 58 0.0/0 3.0/11 2 0 3 0 5
ZAMIR WHITE Laurinburg, North Carolina Scotland High School RB RFr. 6-0 210 SQ
3 Career Highs
* Rushing Attempts................................................... 12 vs. South Carolina, 2019 * Rushing Yards........................................................... 72 vs. Murray State, 2019 * Longest Rush............................................................ 29 vs. Murray State, 2019
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Has played in 12 of 13 games...third on the team in rushing yards with 316 on just 60 carries...scored his first collegiate touchdown on a second-quarter run of six yards vs. Murray State...has also caught two passes for 20 yards...had his first KO return (22 yards) vs. Georgia Tech...co-winner of David Jacobs Award (overcoming injury), given at team’s post-season awards gala. 2018 Redshirted...missed the 2018 season after suffering a knee injury during pre-season practice...enrolled at UGA in January of 2018 and participated in spring drills in a limited capacity while mending an injury...named to the J. Reid Parker Director of Athletics Honor Roll for 2018 Summer Semester. High School Scotland HS, coached by Richard Bailey...2018 U.S. Army All-America Bowl...247Sports.com five-star prospect... PrepStar Magazine five-star prospect, #7 nationally...Rivals.com five-star prospect, ranked #10 nationally, #6 in the Southeast, the #1 RB in N.C...rushed for 2,086 yards and 34 TDs in 11 games as a senior...led the Fighting Scots to a 12-2 record in 2017...suffered a torn ACL in the second round of the 2017 4A State playoffs...USA Today 2017 All-USA First Team offense...winner of the Touchdown Club of Columbus (Ohio)’s 2017 Sam B. Nicola Award for national high school player of the year...2017 N.C. Offensive Player of the Year by USA Today...Helped SHS to a 50-6 record during his career. Personal Full name: ZAMAR ALEXZA WHITE...Major: Housing Management & Policy...recipient of the Rebecca and Leon Farmer, III Football Scholarship. Year G/GS 2019 12/0
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DIVAAD WILSON Miami, Florida Miami Northwestern High School DB RFr. 6-0 195 SQ
1 Career Highs
* Tackles............................................... 4 vs. Texas, 2018; vs. Texas A&M, 2019 * TFL....................................................................................... 1.0 vs. Texas, 2018 * Interceptions..................................................................1 vs. Notre Dame, 2019
2019
Has seen action in all 13 games, starting at the STAR position vs. Notre Dame and Kentucky...had three tackles, a pass breakup and his first collegiate interception vs. the Fighting Irish...has 24 total stops on the season... had four solo tackles vs. Texas A&M. 2018
Freshman All-SEC Team...started at RT in all 14 games...played more snaps than any non-QB on offense, including 95 percent during UGA’s eight SEC games...co-winner of the Offensive Most Improved Player award. 2017 Redshirted...member of the scout team. High School Poly Prep Country Day School, coached by Kevin Fountaine...Parade Magazine All-America Hon. Mention…2016 USA Today All-USA 2nd Team Offense… Named NYC’s “Mr. Football” by the NYC chapter of the National Football Foundation…ESPN.com 5-star prospect, #2 ranked OT nationally, #1 overall prospect in New York…Rivals 5-star prospect, #17 overall prospect nationally, #4 OT nationally and #1 overall prospect in New York…247Sports.com 5-star prospect, #16 overall prospect nationally, #5 ranked OT nationally and #1 overall prospect in New York…Scout 4-star prospect, #42 ranked overall prospect nationally, #7 OT nationally and #1 overall prospect in New York. Personal Full name: ISAIAH T. WILSON...Major: Religion...recipient of the Robert P. “Yank” Ludwig Scholarship.
CHARLIE WOERNER
Redshirted...made his collegiate debut in extensive action vs. Texas in the Sugar Bowl...had four tackles in the game, including one for lost yardage, and also a pass breakup...enrolled at UGA in January and participated in spring drills before being sidelined by a knee injury...named to the J. Reid Parker Director of Athletics Honor Roll for 2018 Spring Semester. High School Miami Northwestern HS, coached by Max Edwards...247Sports.com four-star prospect...Ranked as the #26 defensive back nationally, #242 overall prospect nationally and the #46 prospect in Florida...ESPN.com four-star prospect, ranked #205 nationally and the #26 CB...Rivals.com four-star prospect, ranked as the #26 CB and the #51 prospect in Florida...had eight INTs in his senior season...transferred to Northwestern from Monsignor Pace after his junior year. Personal Full name: DIVAAD ANTHONY WILSON...Major: Art...recipient of the Larry Munson Football Scholarship. Career Defensive Statistics
Year G/GS Solo Asst. Total Sacks TFL FF FR PBU Int. QBP 2018 1/0 2 2 4 0.0/0 1.0/2 0 0 1 0 0 2019 13/2 18 6 24 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0 1 1 1 Total 14/2 20 8 28 0.0/0 1.0/2 0 0 2 1 1
ISAIAH WILSON Brooklyn, New York Poly Prep Country Day School OL RSo. 6-7 345 1VL
79 2019 Associated Press All-SEC 2nd Team...co-winner of Offensive “Up Front” Award, given at team’s post-season awards gala...has played in 11 games, starting in 10...missed the Murray State and Arkansas games due to injury but returned to action vs. Notre Dame...played every offensive snap vs. Kentucky, Florida, Auburn and Texas A&M...played over 95 percent of offensive snaps in three others: VU, UT & MZ...Outland Trophy Watch List. 2018 Football Writers Assn. of America Freshman All-America Team...Coaches’
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Tiger, Georgia Rabun County High School TE
Sr. 6-5 245 3VL
89 Career Highs * Receptions..........................................3 vs. Oklahoma, 2018 (2017 season) * Receiving Yards.........................................................66 vs. Missouri, 2017 * Long Reception................................................ 50 yards vs. Missouri, 2017 * TD Receptions..................................................... 1 vs. Georgia Tech, 2019 2019 Has played and started in all 13 games at tight end...has nine catches for 78 yards...first career TD catch went for 20 yards vs. Georgia Tech...two catches for 20 yards vs. Florida included a then season long of 17 yards...named one of three team captains for Murray State game...co-winner of Frank Sinkwich Award (toughest player on team), given at team’s post-season awrds gala... John Mackey Award Watch List. 2018 Played in all 14 games, starting vs. LSU and Florida...finished with 11 catches for 148 yards...had two catches for 12 yards vs. Alabama...one catch for 35 yards vs. Florida...also had a pair of catches vs. Texas in the Sugar Bowl... one of 14 student-athletes named to the SEC Football Leadership Council... one of three winners of the Special Teams Most Improved Player award. 2017 Played in 14 games, including one starting assignment vs. Auburn...offensive co-winner of the Most Improved Award...career high of three catches came in Rose Bowl vs. Oklahoma...caught two passes for career-best 66 yards vs. Missouri...one of two winners of the Coffee County Hustle Award for offense...2017 SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll. 2016 Played in 12 games, making two starts...had five catches for 50 yards on the season...earned a start in first collegiate game vs. UNC...caught one pass for 11 yards vs. Florida...caught a 29-yard pass in the Nicholls game. High School Rabun County High School, coached by Lee Shaw...Rivals.com four-star prospect, #23 TE nationally, #8 prospect in Georgia...ESPN.com four-star prospect, #102 overall prospect in the country, #4 TE nationally, #11 prospect
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player bios in Georgia...2015 AJC Super 11 in Georgia...had 2,696 receiving yards in four seasons...57 receptions and 15 TDs as a senior. Personal Full name: CHARLES KENT WOERNER...received his undergraduate degree in Agribusiness at Fall, 2019 commencement exercises...recipient of the John A. Addison Jr. Family & Peter and Kay Amann Football Scholarships...Nephew of former UGA All-America and College Football Hall of Famer Scott Woerner. Year 2016 2017 2018 2019 Total
Career Receiving Statistics G/GS Rec. Yards Per/Rec. Per/Gm. TD LG 12/2 5 50 10.0 4.5 0 29 NICH 14/1 9 100 11.1 7.1 0 50 MZ 13/2 9 121 13.4 9.3 0 35 UF 13/13 9 78 8.7 6.0 1 20 GT 53/18 34 376 11.1 7.1 1 50 MZ
2019 Has played in 12 of 13 games and has 26 total stops, including 1.5 sacks, and 19 QB pressures, second-best on the team...had four assisted tackles vs. Arkansas State...also recovered a fumble vs. Vanderbilt...had three stops and two QB pressures vs. Missouri...had a QB sack vs. LSU. 2018 Played in 12 games and finished with 19 total tackles...career-high seven stops in the Sugar Bowl vs. Texas, including 1.5 TFL, a pass breakup and two QB pressures...enrolled at UGA in January and participated in spring drills. Junior College Hutchinson (Kan.) C.C., coached by Rion Rhoades...247Sports.com four-star JUCO prospect... ESPN.com four-star JUCO prospect, the #10 JUCO prospect nationally as a member of ESPN’s JC50 and the #3 JUCO DT overall...had 30 tackles, 4.5 TFL, three sacks and a blocked PAT for the Blue Dragons. High School
ELI WOLF Minster, Ohio University of Tennessee TE Gr. 6-4 236 Tr.
Towers, coached by Brian Montgomery...247Sports.com four-star prospect... ESPN.com three-star prospect, #49 DT nationally and #65 prospect in Georgia...Rivals.com three-star prospect, ranked the #30 DT and #43 in the state. Personal Full name: DEVONTE MALIK WYATT...Major: Sport Management...recipient of the James E. & Peggy A. Hickey Memorial Scholarship. Career Defensive Statistics
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Year G/GS Solo Asst. Total Sacks TFL FF FR PBU Int. QBP 2018 12/0 8 11 19 1.5/8 1.5/8 0 0 1 0 2 2019 12/0 10 16 26 1.0/5 1.5/5 0 1 0 0 22 Total 24/0 18 27 45 2.5/13 3.0/13 0 1 1 0 24
Has played in all 13 games...has 13 receptions for 194 yards...caught four passes for 73 yards vs. Murray State...two catches vs. Florida included a key 22-yard third-down conversion on the Bulldogs’ final drive...lone catch vs. Auburn was a 5-yard TD...caught one pass for 47 yards vs. Georgia Tech. 2015-18 (at Tennessee)
JUSTIN YOUNG Loganville, Georgia Grayson High School
Caught nine passes for 86 yards and one TD from 2016-18 at UT...redshirted in 2015...also started eight games...had five catches for 30 yards in his final season for the Vols. High School
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DEVONTE WYATT Decatur, Georgia Hutchinson CC / Towers High School DL
Jr. 6-3 301 1VL
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* Tackles.................................................................................... 7 vs. Texas, 2018 * TFL & QB Sacks.................................................................. 1.5 vs. Texas, 2018 * QB Pressures................................................................. 5 vs. Texas A&M, 2019 www.georgiadogs.com
2019 Has played in nine games...has six total stops...two tackles, including one TFL, vs. Notre Dame...had an assisted tackle and a pass breakup vs. Vanderbilt.
2017-18
Played in four games in 2017, with one TFL vs. Samford...played in one game in 2018 and had one tackle vs. Austin Peay.
2015-16
Redshirted in 2015...Played in nine games in 2016 and had six total stops, including a TFL vs. Missouri and a QB pressure vs. Tennessee.
High School
Grayson, coached by Mickey Conn…PrepStar three-star prospect and All-Southeast Region…Rivals.com three-star prospect, #32 SDE nationally, #48 player in the state…2014 AJC All-State Class 6A defense.
Personal
Full name: JUSTIN MORGAN YOUNG…received his bachelor’s degree in Communication Studies at Fall, 2019 commencement exercises...recipient of
the Vincent J. and Barbara Dooley Scholarship.
Career Defensive Statistics
Year G/GS Solo Asst. Total Sacks TFL FF FR PBU Int. QBP 2016 9/0 2 4 6 0.0/0 1.0/1 0 0 0 0 1 2017 4/0 1 0 1 0.0/0 1.0/2 0 0 0 0 0 2018 1/0 1 0 1 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0 0 0 0 2019 9/0 3 3 6 0.0/0 1.0/1 0 0 1 0 1 Total 23/0 7 7 14 0.0/0 3.0/4 0 0 1 0 2
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UGA Bowl History ALL-TIME BOWL APPEARANCES (Entering 2019)
1. Alabama 2. GEORGIA Texas 4. Nebraska 5. USC Tennessee
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Bowl records
ALL-TIME BOWL VICTORIES (Entering 2019)
1. Alabama 41 2. USC 34 3. GEORGIA 31 4. Oklahoma 29 Penn State 29 Texas 29
GEORGIA’S BOWL RESULTS Date 1-1-42 1-1-43 1-1-46 1-1-47 1-1-48 1-1-49 12-9-50 1-1-60 12-26-64 12-31-66 12-16-67 1-1-69 12-20-69 12-31-71 12-28-73 12-21-74 1-1-76 1-1-77 12-31-78 1-1-81 1-1-82 1-1-83 1-2-84 12-22-84 12-28-85 12-23-86 12-29-87 1-1-89 12-30-89 12-29-91 1-1-93 12-30-95 1-1-98 12-31-98 1-1-00 12-24-00 12-28-01 1-1-03 1-1-04 1-1-05 1-3-06 12-30-06 1-1-08 1-1-09 12-28-09 12-31-10 1-2-12 1-1-13 1-1-14 12-30-14 1-2-16 12-30-16 1-1-18 1-8-18 1-1-19
Won 31, Lost 21, Tied 3
Bowl Rank Orange #14 Rose #2 Oil #18 Sugar #3 Gator NR Orange #8 Pres. Cup NR Orange #6 Sun NR Cotton #4 Liberty NR Sugar #4 Sun NR Gator #6 Peach NR Tangerine NR Cotton #12 Sugar #5 Bluebonnet #11 Sugar #1 Sugar #2 Sugar #1 Cotton #7 Citrus #18 Sun #20 Hall of Fame #17 Liberty #15 Gator #19 Peach NR Independence #24 Florida Citrus #8 Peach NR Outback #11 Peach #19 Outback #21 O’ahu #24 Music City #16 Sugar #4 Capital One #11 Outback #8 *Sugar #6 Chick-fil-A NR Sugar #4 Capital One #16 Independence NR Liberty NR Outback #18 Capital One #5 Gator #23 Belk #13 TaxSlayer NR Liberty NR Rose #3 CFP Champ. Game #3 Sugar #5
Opponent TCU #13 UCLA #17 Tulsa #9 North Carolina Maryland Texas Texas A&M #18 Missouri Texas Tech #10 SMU N.C. State #9 Arkansas #14 Nebraska North Carolina #18 Maryland #15 Miami, Ohio #18 Arkansas #1 Pittsburgh Stanford #7 Notre Dame #10 Pittsburgh #2 Penn State #2 Texas #15 Florida State Arizona Boston College Arkansas Michigan State Syracuse Arkansas #15 Ohio State #18 Virginia Wisconsin #14 Virginia #19 Purdue Virginia Boston College #16 Florida State #12 Purdue #16 Wisconsin #11 West Virginia #14 Virginia Tech #10 Hawai’i #18 Michigan State Texas A&M #24 Central Fla. #12 Mich. State #21 Nebraska Nebraska #20 Louisville Penn State TCU #2 Oklahoma #4 Alabama #15 Texas
Score Coach W, 40-26 Butts W, 9-0 Butts W, 20-6 Butts W, 20-10 Butts T, 20-20 Butts L, 41-28 Butts L, 40-20 Butts W, 14-0 Butts W, 7-0 Dooley W, 24-9 Dooley L, 14-7 Dooley L, 16-2 Dooley L, 45-6 Dooley W, 7-3 Dooley W, 17-16 Dooley L, 21-10 Dooley L, 31-10 Dooley L, 27-3 Dooley L, 25-22 Dooley W, 17-10 Dooley L, 24-20 Dooley L, 27-23 Dooley W, 10-9 Dooley T, 17-17 Dooley T, 13-13 Dooley L, 27-24 Dooley W, 20-17 Dooley W, 34-27 Dooley L, 19-18 Goff W, 24-15 Goff W, 21-14 Goff L, 34-27 Goff W, 33-6 Donnan W, 35-33 Donnan W, 28-25 OT Donnan W, 37-14 Donnan L, 20-16 Richt W, 26-13 Richt W, 34-27 OT Richt W, 24-21 Richt L, 38-35 Richt W, 31-24 Richt W, 41-10 Richt W, 24-12 Richt W, 44-20 Richt L, 10-6 Richt L, 33-30 (3OT) Richt W, 45-31 Richt L, 24-19 Richt W, 37-14 Richt W, 24-17 McClendon W, 31-23 Smart W, 54-48 (2OT) Smart L, 23-26 (OT) Smart L, 21-28 Smart
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BOWL SERIES RECORD
Bowl Belk Bluebonnet Capital One/Citrus /Tangerine CFP Championship Game Chick-Fil-A/Peach Cotton TaxSlayer.com / Gator Hall of Fame Independence AutoZone Liberty Music City O’ahu Oil Orange Outback Presidential Cup Rose Sugar Sun
Games W L T P PA 1 1 0 0 37 14 1 0 1 0 22 25 6 4 1 1 151 122 1 5 3 5 1 2 4 1 1 1 3 4 1 2 10 3
0 1 0 23 26 3 2 0 128 126 2 1 0 44 49 3 1 1 104 91 0 1 0 24 27 2 0 0 68 35 2 2 0 64 64 0 1 0 16 20 1 0 0 37 14 1 0 0 20 6 2 1 0 82 67 3 1 0 115 85 0 1 0 20 40 2 0 0 63 48 4 6 0 208 203 1 1 1 26 58
*Capital One Bowl formerly known as the Tangerine Bowl and then the Citrus Bowl when Georgia has played in Orlando. All Orlando games included here. #TaxSlayer Bowl was originally known as the Gator Bowl, then the TaxSlayer. com Gator Bowl before taking its current title in April of 2014.
Georgia captains prepare to meet their Oklahoma counterparts prior to the 2018 Rose Bowl Game.
Chris Conley (#31) set a Georgia bowl record with an 87-yard TD catch in the win over Nebraska in the 2013 Capital One Bowl.
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INDIVIDUAL RECORDS
TOTAL OFFENSE
Most Yards: 469 by Hines Ward (56 rushing, 413 passing), 1995 Peach vs. UVa Most Plays: 68 by Hines Ward, 1995 Peach vs. UVa Best Per-Play Avg. (Min. 30 p): 11.6 by Aaron Murray (430 yds/37 plays), 2013 Capital One vs. Nebraska Most TDs Responsible: 5 by Aaron Murray, 2013 Capital One vs. Nebraska (ties SEC record)
RUSHING
Most Attempts: 36 by Herschel Walker, 1981 Sugar vs. Notre Dame Most Yards: 266 by Nick Chubb, 2014 Belk vs. Louisville (SEC record) Best Avg. (Min. 15 att.): 9.3 by Kent Lawrence (149 yards/16 att.), 1966 Cotton vs. SMU Best Avg. (Min. 30 att.): 8.1 by Nick Chubb (266 yards/33 att.), 2014 Belk vs. Louisville Most TDs: 3 by Robert Edwards, 1998 Outback vs. Wisconsin by Sony Michel, 2018 Rose vs. Oklahoma Longest Rush: 82 yards by Nick Chubb, 2014 Belk vs. Louisville Longest Rushing TD: 75 yards (Sony Michel, 2018 Rose vs. Oklahoma)
PASSING
Most Attempts: 59 by Hines Ward, 1995 Peach vs. UVa. (SEC record) Most Completions: 31 by Hines Ward, 1995 Peach vs. UVa. Consecutive Completions: 19 by Mike Bobo, 1998 Outback vs. Wisconsin (SEC record) Best Percentage: 93% by Mike Bobo (26x28), 1998 Outback vs. Wisconsin (SEC record) Most Yards: 427 by Aaron Murray (18x33), 2013 Capital One vs. Nebraska Most TDs: 5 by Aaron Murray, 2013 Capital One vs. Nebraska (SEC record) Most Interceptions Thrown: 3 by Matt Robinson, 1977 Sugar vs. Pittsburgh Longest Pass Play: 87-yard TD; Aaron Murray to Chris Conley, 2013 Capital One vs. Nebraska Longest Pass Play By Opp.: 99-yard TD; Tommy Armstrong to Quincy Enuwa, Nebraska, 2014 Gator
Most Punts: 11 by Mark Malkiewicz, 1981 Sugar vs. Notre Dame Longest Punt: 64 by Jonathan Kilgo, 2009 Capital One vs. Michigan State Best Punting Avg.: 49.2 by Brian Mimbs, 2009 Capital One vs. Michigan State
TEAM RECORDS
RECEIVING
SCORING
Most Points Scored: 24 by Sony Michel, 2018 Rose vs. Oklahoma Most TDs Scored: 4 by Sony Michel, 2018 Rose vs. Oklahoma Longest TD Play: 87; Aaron Murray to Chris Conley, 2013 Capital One vs. Nebraska Longest TD By Opp.: 100; Bob Smith, Texas A&M, opening KOR, 1950 Presidential Cup
KICKING/PUNTING
Most Points Kicking: 14 by Billy Bennett (4 FG, 2 PAT), 2003 Sugar vs. Fla. State Most Field Goals: 4 by Kanon Parkman, 1995 Peach vs. Virginia; Billy Bennett, 2003 Sugar vs. Fla. State; Marshall Morgan, 2014 Gator vs. Nebraska Longest Field Goal: 55 by Rodrigo Blankenship, 2018 Rose vs. Oklahoma Most PATs: 6 by Rodrigo Blankenship, 2018 Rose vs. Oklahoma www.georgiadogs.com
PUNT/KICKOFF RETURNS
Most Punt Returns: 9 by Buzy Rosenberg (54 yards), 1971 Gator vs. North Carolina Most Punt Return Yards: 92 by Brandon Boykin (1 ret.), 2012 Outback vs. Michigan State Best Punt Return Average (min. 2): 19.5 by Zippy Morocco (4 ret.), 1950 Presidential Cup vs. Texas A&M Longest Punt Return: 92-yard TD by Brandon Boykin, 2012 Outback vs. Michigan State Most KORs: 5 by Reggie Davis, 2016 Liberty Bowl vs. TCU (76 yards) Most KOR Yards: 114 by Glynn Harrison (4 ret.), 1973 Peach vs. Maryland Best KOR Avg. (min. 2): 53.54 (2 ret.) by Brandon Boykin, 2009 Independence vs. Texas A&M Longest KOR: 90 yards by Ramarcus Brown, 2008 Sugar vs. Hawai’i Longest KOR for a TD: 81 yards by Brandon Boykin, 2009 Independence vs. Texas A&M
Most Receptions: 12 by Hines Ward (154 yards), 1998 Outback vs. Wisconsin Most Yards: 205 by Tavarres King (6 rec.), 2012 Outback vs. Michigan State Most TDs: 2 by Carmon Prince, 1978 Bluebonnet vs. Stanford; Rodney Hampton, 1989 Gator vs. Michigan State; Fred Gibson, 2004 Capital One vs. Purdue; Aron White, 2009 Indepedence vs. Texas A&M; Chris Conley, 2013 Capital One vs. Nebraska Longest Rec.: 87-yard TD; Chris Conley from Aaron Murray, 2013 Capital One vs. Nebraska
DEFENSE
Most Tackles: 15 by Ben Zambiasi, 1976 Cotton vs. Arkansas Most Sacks: 3 by David Pollack, 2005 Outback vs. Wisconsin; Marcus Howard, 2008 Sugar vs. Hawai’i; Trenton Thompson vs. TCU, 2016 Liberty Bowl Most Interceptions: 2 by Scott Woerner, 1981 Sugar vs. Notre Dame; Ronnie Harris, 1982 Sugar vs. Pitt; Tony Taylor, 2006 Chick-fil-A vs. Va. Tech; Asher Allen, 2008 Sugar vs. Hawai’i; Damian Swann, 2013 Capital One vs. Nebraska; Dominick Sanders, 2014 Belk Bowl vs. Louisville Longest INT Ret. for a TD: 81 by Gary Moss, 1986 Hall of Fame vs. Boston College Longest Fumble Return for a TD: 10 by Jason Ferguson, 1995 Peach vs. Virginia
RUSHING
Most Rushes: 66, 1978 Bluebonnet vs. Stanford Fewest Rushes: 23, 2006 Sugar vs. West Virginia Most Yards: 317, 2018 Rose vs. Oklahoma Fewest Yards: 55, 1969 Sun vs. Nebraska Most TDs: 5, 2018 Rose vs. Oklahoma
PASSING
Most Attempts: 59 (31 comp.), 1995 Peach vs. Virginia (SEC record) Fewest Attempts: 9, 1964 Sun vs. Texas Tech Most Completions: 31 (59 att.), 1995 Peach vs. Virginia Fewest Completions: 1, 1981 Sugar vs. Notre Dame Completion Pct: .897 (26x29) 1998 Outback vs. Wisconsin Most Yards: 427 (18x33), 2013 Capital One vs. Nebraska Fewest Yards: 7, 1981 Sugar vs. Notre Dame Most TDs: 5, 2013 Capital One vs. Nebraska; Most INTs — 6, 1969 Sun vs. Nebraska
TOTAL OFFENSE
Most Offensive Plays: 95 (552 yards), 1995 Peach vs. UVa Most Total Yards: 589 (71 plays), 2013 Capital One vs. Nebraska Highest Avg./Play: 8.4 (527 yards/63 plays), 2018 Rose Bowl Game vs. Oklahoma Fewest Total Yards: 127 (65 plays), 1981 Sugar vs. Notre Dame
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Most Rushing: 17, 1978 Bluebonnet vs. Stanford Most Passing: 15, 1995 Peach vs. Virginia; 2004 Capital One vs. Purdue; 2009 Capital One vs. Michigan State; 2014 Gator vs. Nebraska Most Total First Downs: 27, 1978 Bluebonnet vs. Stanford; 2006 Sugar vs. West Virginia
SCORING
Most Points: 54, 2018 Rose vs. Oklahoma Fewest Points: 2, 1969 Sugar vs. Arkansas Most TDs: 7, 2018 Rose vs. Oklahoma Largest Margin of Victory: 31, 2008 Sugar vs. Hawai’i Largest Margin of Defeat: 39, 1969 Sun vs. Nebraska Most Points in a Loss: 35, 2006 Sugar vs. West Virginia Fewest Points in a Win: 7, 1964 Sun vs. Texas Tech; 1971 Gator vs. North Carolina Most Points in a Quarter: 21 (2nd), 2006 Sugar vs. West Virginia
KICKING
Most Field Goals: 4 in 1995 Peach vs. Virginia; 2003 Sugar vs. Florida State; 2014 Gator vs. Nebraska Longest Field Goal: 55 yarder, 2018 Rose vs. Oklahoma Most PATs: 6 in 2018 Rose vs. Oklahoma Most Punts: 11, 1981 Sugar vs. Notre Dame Highest Punting Average: 48.3 (3 punts), 2008 Sugar vs. Hawai’i
KICK RETURNS
Most Punt Returns: 9 (54 yards), 1971 Gator vs. UNC Most Punt Return Yards: 92 (1 ret.), 2012 Outback vs. Mich. State Most Kickoff Returns: 7, 1950 Presidential Cup vs. Texas A&M Most Kickoff Return Yards: 177 (5 ret.), 2001 Music City vs. Boston College Best Kickoff Return Avg. (min. two): 53.5 (2 ret.), 2009 Independence vs. Texas A&M
DEFENSE
Fewest Points Allowed: 0, 1943 Rose vs. UCLA; 1960 Orange vs. Missouri; 1964 Sun vs. Texas Tech Most Points Allowed: 48, 2018 Rose vs. Oklahoma Fewest Rushing Yards Allowed: minus 5, 2008 Sugar vs. Hawai’i Fewest Passing Yards Allowed: 14, 1974 Tangerine vs. Miami, Ohio Fewest Yards Total Offense Allowed: 128, 1964 Sun vs. Texas Tech Registered A Safety: 1943 Rose vs. UCLA; 1969 Sugar vs. Arkansas; 1989 Peach vs. Syracuse; 2012 Outback vs. Mich. State; 2013 Capital One vs. Nebraska Most Interceptions: 6 vs. TCU, 1942 Orange Most Sacks: 8 vs. Hawai’i, 2008 Sugar Most Offensive Plays Allowed: 92 vs. Texas A&M, 2009 Independence Most Yards Allowed: 531 vs. Oklahoma, 2018 Rose
GENERAL
Biggest Comeback: 25, 2000 Outback (Trailed Purdue 25-0 with 10:38 left in the 2nd quarter, won 28-25 in overtime) (SEC record) Most Penalties: 11 (100 yards), 2008 Sugar vs. Hawai’i; Fewest: 1 (5 yards), 1973 Peach vs. Maryland Most Yards Penalized: 100, 2008 Sugar vs. Hawai’i; Fewest Yards Penalized: 5, 1973 Peach vs. Maryland Most Turnovers (Fumbles & INTs): 8, 1969 Sugar vs. Arkansas, 1969 Sun vs. Nebraska Most Fumbles: 7, 1950 Presidential Cup vs. Texas A&M; 1969 Sugar vs. Arkansas Most Fumbles Lost: 5, 1969 Sugar vs. Arkansas; 1978 Bluebonnet vs. Stanford Fewest Fumbles: 0; (15 games) Overtime Record: 3-1 —2000 Outback (28-25 beat Purdue); 2004 Capital One (34-27 beat Purdue); 2012 Outback (33-30 loss to Michigan State-3 OT); 2018 Rose (54-48 beat Oklahoma); 2018 CFP Championship Game, (Lost to Alabama 26-23)
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Bowl Honors
Bowl Honors By Bulldogs BELK BOWL: Most Valuable Player — Nick Chubb, TB, 2014. Most Rushing Attempts — 33 by Nick Chubb, TB, 2014; Most Rushing Yards — 266 by Nick Chubb, TB, 2014; Longest Non-Scoring Run — 82 yards by Nick Chubb, TB, 2014. Most Interceptions — 2 by Dominick Sanders, CB, 2014. BLUEBONNET BOWL: Most TD Passes Caught — Carmon Prince, WR, 2, 1978. BLUE-GRAY: Longest punt: 68 yards by Laneair Roberts, E, in 1956; Most Valuable Back for Grays: Charley Trippi, HB, 1944; Billy Mixon, LH, 1950; Theron Sapp, FB, 1958; Larry Rakestraw, QB, 1963. COTTON BOWL: Game’s Outstanding Player: Kent Lawrence, RB, 1966; John Lastinger, QB, 1984. FLORIDA CITRUS/CAPITAL ONE BOWL: Most Valuable Player: Aaron Murray, QB, 2013; Matthew Stafford, QB, 2009; David Greene, QB, 2004; James Jackson, QB, 1984; Garrison Hearst, TB, 1993; Most Valuable Offensive Player: David Greene, QB, 2004; Lars Tate, TB, 1984; Garrison Hearst, TB, 1993; Most Valuable Defensive Player: David Pollack, DE, 2004; Kevin Harris, CB, 1984; Mitch Davis, OLB, 1993. GATOR BOWL (Also TaxSlayer Bowl): Most Yards Passing: 215 by Johnny Rauch, QB, 1948; Most Passes Completed: 13 by Johnny Rauch, QB, 1948; Longest Pass: 58 yards by Johnny Rauch to Billy Henderson, 1948; Most Yards Passing (Team) — 215 by Georgia, 1948; Most Valuable Player: Jimmy Poulos, TB, 1971; Wayne Johnson, QB, 1989; Todd Gurley, TB, 2014; Terry Godwin, WR, 2016. HALL OF FAME BOWL: Most Valuable Offensive Player: James Jackson, QB, 1986; Most Valuable Defensive Player: Gary Moss, CB, 1986. HULA BOWL: Most Valuable Player: Francis Tarkenton, QB, 1960, 19 x 33 passes for 204 yards; Freddie Gilbert, DE, 1984. INDEPENDENCE BOWL: Most Valuable Defensive Player, Torrey Evans, ILB, 1991; Geno Atkins, DT, 2009; Most Valuable Offensive Player, Andre Hastings, FLK, 1991; Aron White, TE, 2009 AUTOZONE LIBERTY BOWL: Overall MVP: Trenton Thompson, DT, 2016; Outstanding Back: Kent Lawrence, RB, 1967; Outstanding Lineman — Edgar Chandler, RT, 1967; Most Valuable Offensive Player: James Jackson, QB, 1987; A.J. Green, FLK, 2010; Sony Michel, RB, 2016; Most Valuable
Sony Michel (left) and Roquan Smith celebrate the Bulldogs’ double-overtime victory over Oklahoma in the 2018 Rose Bowl Game. Michel, who rushed for 181 yards, caught four passes and scored four TDs, was named Offensive MVP. Smith had a game-high 11 tackles and was tabbed the game’s Defensive MVP.
Defensive Player: John Brantley, LB, 1987; Brandon Boykin, CB, 2010; Trenton Thompson, DT, 2016. O'AHU BOWL: Most Valuable Player: Terrence Edwards, WR, 2000. ORANGE BOWL: Total Offense (Rushing and Passing) — 382 yards by Frank Sinkwich, QB, 1942; Most TD Passes Thrown: 3 by Frank Sinkwich, 1942; Most Points R unning and Passing: 24 by Frank Sinkwich, 1942; Best Punting Average: 46.9 by Bobby Walden, RHB, in 1960; Most TD Passes (Team) — 4 by Georgia, 1942; Most Passes Intercepted (Team): 6 by Georgia, 1942. OUTBACK BOWL: Most Valuable Player: Mike Bobo, 1997; David Pollack, 2005; Brandon Boykin, 2012 PEACH BOWL/CHICK-FIL-A: Outstanding Defensive Player: Sylvester Boler, LB, 1973; Longest Punt: 67 yards by Don Golden, SAF, 1973; Most Valuable Offensive Player: Rodney Hampton, TB, 1989; Most Valuable Defensive Player: Morris Lewis, OLB, 1989; Most Valuable Offensive Player: Hines Ward, SE, 1995; Most Pass Attempts: 59, Hines Ward, SE, 1995; Total Offense: 469, Hines Ward, SE, 1995; Most Valuable Defensive Player: Whit Marshall, LB, 1995; Most Valuable Offensive Player: Olandis Gary, RB, 1998; Most Valuable Defensive Player: Champ Bailey, CB, 1998. CHICK-FIL-A: Most Valuable Defensive Player: LB Tony Taylor, 2006; Most Valuable Offensive Player: QB Matthew Stafford, 2006. ROSE BOWL: All-Time 1st Team: Charley Trippi, LH, 1943 winner of Helms Award as game’s outstanding player, Georgia vs. UCLA. Offensive MVP: Sony Michel, TB, 2018; Defensive MVP: Roquan Smith, ILB, 2018. SENIOR BOWL: Most Points: 12 by Theron Sapp, FB, (tie with four others), 1959 and Fred Brown, HB, 1960. Outstanding Player Award: Theron Sapp, FB, 1959 (tie with Norm Odyniec, Notre Dame); Outstanding Back for South: Charley Britt, QB, 1960; Punting Average: 49.8 by Bobby Walden, RHB, 1961, on five punts. SUGAR BOWL: Longest TD Pass: 67 yards, Charley Trippi, HB, to Dan Edwards, E, 1947; All-Sugar Bowl team: 1945-54: Joe Tereshinski, E, and Charley Trippi, LH, 1947; Most Valuable Player: Herschel Walker, RB, 1981; Musa Smith, RB, 2003; Marcus Howard, DE, 2008; Most FGs Att.: Billy Bennett, 2003, (5 tied); Longest FG: Brandon Coutu, 52 yards, 2008; Longest Kickoff Return: Ramarcus Brown, 90 yards, 2008
Terry Godwin won MVP honors of the 2016 TaxSlayer Bowl. In addition to catching a TD pass, the freshman became the first UGA non-quarterback in 10 years to throw for a score.
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SUN BOWL: Most Valuable Player: Preston Ridlehuber, QB, 1964, total offense 164 yards; Most Valuable Lineman: Jim Wilson, RT, 1964; Peter Anderson, C, 1985 vs. Arizona.
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Sinkwich Leads Bulldogs Past TCU In 1942 Orange Bowl
Georgia All-American quarterback Frankie Sinkwich, playing with an oversized chin mask to protect a broken jaw, put on an offensive display still considered by many as the greatest in any bowl game, as he led his Bulldogs to a 40-26 win over Texas Christian before 35,786 fans in the 1942 Orange Bowl game (a record crowd in ’42). Sinkwich passed for touchdowns of 61, 60 and 15 yards and raced 43 yards on a QB draw for another score. He completed nine of 13 passes for 243 yards and rushed for 139 yards for a total offensive gain of 382 yards. Georgia scored first as Ken Keuper rushed two yards over the goal line to give the Dogs the early 6-0 lead. TCU tied the game less than four minutes later after a Lamar Davis fumble led to a Horned Frog score from the four yard line. TCU kicked the point after and led 7-6. Georgia answered soon after the score on a 60-yard pass play from Sinkwich to Melvin Conger, giving the Bulldogs a 12-7 lead they would never relinquish. When the Dogs left the field at halftime the score stood 33-7, prompting head coach Wally Butts to proclaim it the greatest offensive performance he ever saw by a UGA team. He also believed the Georgia squad, at the end of the 1941 season, was the most powerful he coached. The lead was 40-7 in the third quarter before TCU mounted a late three-touchdown effort. Bruce Alford caught two passes for scores from Emory Nix and Frink Kring scored on a 53-yard play from Kyle Gillespie for the 40-26 final. The 1942 Orange Bowl was played less than a month after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor and was a record-setting event. Sinkwich set five individual Orange Bowl records in the win for combined rushing and passing yards (382), touchdown passes (3), points scored (24), yards gained on touchdown pass plays (136) and yards gained on all touchdown plays (179). Georgia’s four touchdown passes set a bowl team record, as well as the Dogs’ four interceptions. The combined seven touchdowns for Georgia and TCU also set a new Orange Bowl mark. Georgia 19 14 7 0 — 40 Texas Christian 7 0 7 12 — 26 GA-Keuper 2-yard run (Costa kick)-1st Q TCU-Gillespie 4-yard run (Medanich kick)-1st Q GA-Conger 61-yard pass from Sinkwich (kick failed)-1st Q GA-Kimsey 60-yard pass from Sinkwich (kick failed)-1st Q GA-Davis 15-yard pass from Sinkwich (Costa kick)-2nd Q GA-Davis 23-yard pass from Todd (Costa kick)-2nd Q GA-Sinkwich 43-yard rush (Costa kick)-3rd Q TC-Alford 20-yard pass from Nix (Roach kick)-3rd Q TC-Alford 15-yard pass from Nix (run failed)-4th Q TC-Kring 53-yard pass from Gillespie (run failed)-4th Q
Trippi Gets Helms Award In 1943 Rose Bowl With All-American Frankie Sinkwich hobbling on two s prained ankles, his young sophomore understudy — Charley Trippi — paced Georgia to a 9-0 victory over UCLA before 90,000 in the 1943 Rose Bowl at Pasadena. Trippi rushed 27 times for a net gain of 115 yards and received the Helms Award as the game’s outstanding player. Recently the Rose Bowl named its all-time first team and put Trippi at left halfback. Tackle Red Boyd blocked a Bob Waterfield punt, which rolled out of the end zone for a safety to give Georgia two points in the last quarter. A few minutes later center Clyde Ehrhardt intercepted a Waterfield pass and returned to the UCLA 25. Sinkwich finally scored from the one and Leo Costa converted. Georgia 0 0 0 9 — 9 UCLA 0 0 0 0 — 0 GA—Safety on Boyd blocked punt-4th Q GA—Sinkwich 1-yd TD run (Costa kick)-4th Q TEAM STATISTICS UCLA Georgia First Downs 5 24 Rushing Yards 97 212 Passing Yards 62 161 Passes (Att.-Comp.-Int.) 15-4-4 30-12-2 Return Yardage 35 73 Fumbles/Lost 1/1 3/1 Punts 6 (43.7) 5 (37.6) Yards Penalized 6-40 6-40 Rushing Trippi (UGA) Sinkwich (UGA) Snelling (UCLA)
INDIVIDUAL LEADERS Att. Yds. TD 27 115 0 11 33 1 5 41 0
TEAM STATISTICS Texas Christian Georgia First Downs 8 12 Rushing Yards 71 218 Passing Yards 137 281 Passes (Att.-Comp.-Int.) 24-9-6 24-12-4 Fumbles/Lost 1/0 3/3 Punts 7 (37.0) 4 (22.2) Yards Penalized 2-24 7-54 INDIVIDUAL LEADERS Rushing Att. Yds. TD Sinkwich (UGA) 22 139 1 Passing Att. Comp. Yds. TD Sinkwich (UGA) 13 9 243 3 www.georgiadogs.com
Rose Bowl MVP Charley Trippi (62) and 1942 Heisman Trophy winner Frank Sinkwich led the Bulldogs to victory in Pasadena.
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Trippi’s Immortal Punt Return Helps Defeat Tulsa In 1945 Oil Bowl
Trippi Closes Great Career In ‘47 Sugar Bowl Playing Entire 60 Minutes
Charley Trippi was at his best as Georgia defeated Tulsa, 20-6, in the Oil Bowl at Houston before 27,000 on Jan. 1, 1946. He passed 64 yards to John Donaldson for Georgia’s second TD and returned a punt 68 yards for the final Bulldog tally in the fourth quarter — a run still considered by many as the greatest punt return of all time. He completely reversed his field and ran over two Tulsa tacklers who had him trapped near a sideline.
Charley Trippi accepts National Pro Football Hall of Fame trophy. Georgia Tulsa
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On a chilly and rainy day in New Orleans, Georgia battled back from two deficits to knock off North Carolina, 20-10, in front of 75,000 in the 13th renewal of the Sugar Bowl on Jan. 1, 1947. Charley Trippi led the way for the Bulldogs, playing all 60 minutes in his last game wearing the red and black. His 67-yard touchdown pass in the third quarter to Dan Edwards gave the Dogs a 13-10 lead that the club would not relinquish. The win was Georgia’s 16th consecutive victory and gave the Bulldogs a perfect season (11-0) for just the second time in school history. The scoring started when North Carolina’s Walt Pupa ran 25 yards in the second quarter for the first lead of the game. Kicker Bob Cox added the extra point for a 7-0 lead. Georgia was held scoreless into halftime, but Johnny Rauch plunged into the endzone from one yard out in the third quarter and was followed by George Jernigan’s extra point for a 7-7 tie. Cox gave the Tar Heels the lead later in the third quarter with an 18yard field goal, but the play of the Dan Edwards day, Trippi’s 67-yarder to Edwards, answered the Tar Heel score and Georgia never looked back. Georgia 0 0 13 7 — North Carolina 0 7 3 0 —
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NC—Pupa 25-yard run (Cox kick)-2nd Q GA—Rauch 1-yard run (Jernigan kick)-3rd Q NC—Cox 18-yard field goal-3rd Q GA—Edwards 67-yard pass from Trippi (kick failed)-3rd Q GA—Rauch 13-yard run (Jernigan kick)-4th Q TEAM STATISTICS North Carolina Georgia First Downs 17 12 Rushing Yards 166 175 Passing Yards 59 81 Passes (Att.-Comp.-Int.) 14-8-1 14-5-1 Yards Penalized 50 30 Rushing Trippi (UGA) Justice (NC)
INDIVIDUAL LEADERS Att. Yds. TD 15 77 0 18 37 0
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Rauch, Geri Shine In 1948 Gator Bowl
Rauch Spectacular In 1949 Orange Bowl
Georgia’s All-America quarterback Johnny Rauch had one of the best days of his career in Jacksonville, completing 12 of 17 passes for 183 yards. Captain Dan Edwards caught five passes and Joe Geri averaged 43.5 yards on seven punts. The game remained scoreless after one quarter of play, but Maryland’s Lu Gambino ran 35 yards for the first score of the game. The Terps held that 7-0 lead into halftime. Joe Geri Georgia took the opening drive of the second half 87 yards, capped by Rauch’s 1-yards plunge into the endzone. Maryland answered with an 80-yard drive of its own and took the lead again on Gambino’s second TD of the day. Later in the third, Georgia drove to its own 40 yard line but fumbled away possession. Three plays later the Terps were leading 20-7. The fourth quarter was all Georgia, as the Bulldogs scored once on a Geri four-yard run and again on a nine-yard pass from Rauch to John Donaldson. The extra point was no good after Geri’s TD and time ran out on a tied ball game with Georgia knocking on the door for another score.
Johnny Rauch, who directed Georgia to four straight bowl games, stood out in defeat as the Bulldogs finally lost their first post-season game, 41-28, to Texas in the 1949 Orange Bowl at Miami before a then-record crowd of 60,523. Rauch completed 11 of 17 passes for 161 yards.
Georgia 0 0 7 13 — 20 Maryland 0 7 13 0 — 20 MD—Gambino 35-yard run (McHugh kick)-2nd Q GA—Rauch 1-yard run (Geri kick)-3rd Q MD—Gambino 1-yard run (kick failed)-3rd Q MD—Gambino 24-yard pass from Baroni (McHugh kick)-3rd Q GA—Geri 4-yard run (kick failed)-4th Q GA—Donaldson 9-yard pass from Rauch (Geri kick)-4th Q
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TEAM STATISTICS Maryland Georgia First Downs 16 19 Rushing Yards 268 216 Passing Yards 128 190 Passes (Att.-Comp.-Int.) 14-7-1 20-12-1 Return Yardage 91 101 Fumbles/Lost 1/0 1/1 Punts 5 (40.0) 7 (43.5) Georgia lost its seventh visit to a post-season affair, 40-20, to Texas Yards Penalized 8-66 6-80 A&M in the first and only Presidential Cup game at College Park, Md., before 12,245 fans on Dec. 9, 1950. INDIVIDUAL LEADERS Georgia's Zippy Morocco, who later was to set the all-time SEC basRushing Att. Yds. TD ketball scoring record, scored two touchdowns on brilliant runs, the first Gambino (MD) 22 165 2 coming on a 65-yard punt return and the other a 23-yard rush. Donaldson (UGA) 10 69 0 A&M jumped out early and never looked back, scoring 40 unanswered points through three quarters of play. Before two minutes had been Passing Att. Comp. Yds. TD played in the opening quarter, the score was 13-0 after Bob Smith took Rauch (UGA) 20 12 190 1 the opening kickoff 100 yards and Glenn Lippman scored from five yards out after a Bulldog fumble. Another 81-yard TD rush by Smith in the first quarter buried the Bulldogs. Morocco scored on a two-yard run in the third and a 65-yard punt return in the fourth to get the Dogs on the board. Lauren Hargrove added the last score of the day on a one-yard rush to make the final 40-20.
A&M Zips Past Georgia In 1950 Presidential Cup Tilt
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Ridlehuber Rips Raiders In 1964 Sun Bowl
The 7-0 conquest of Texas Tech in the Sun Bowl at El Paso Dec. 26, 1964, before 28,500 may have been the Bulldogs’ best game of a glorious ‘‘Cinderella’’ season. The defense held the Red Raiders’ vaunted offense, which led the Southwest Conference with almost 300 yards per game, to only 128 yards (32 rushing and 96 passing). And, the offensive troops rolled up 329 yards (245 rushing and 84 passing), their second best performance of the season. Preston Ridlehuber had by far the most productive day of his Georgia varsity career and clearly deserved the trophy awarded him as the game’s outstanding performer. Preston ran 19 times for 87 yards, completed 4x5 passes for 77 yards, giving him a total of 164 yards.
TEAM STATISTICS A&M Georgia First Downs 10 15 Georgia 0 7 0 0 — 7 Rushing Yards 304 220 Texas Tech 0 0 0 0 — 0 Passing Yards 73 65 Passes (Att.-Comp.-Int.) 9-6-0 17-6-2 GA—Lankewicz 2-yard run (Etter kick)-2nd Q Fumbles/Lost 6/3 7/4 Punts 6 (39.0) 7 (39.0) TEAM STATISTICS Yards Penalized 4-50 7-40 Texas Tech Georgia First Downs 7 17 Rushing Yards 32 245 Passing Yards 96 84 Passes (Att.-Comp.-Int.) 24-11-1 9-5-0 Return Yardage 76 39 Fumbles/Lost 1/0 3/3 Francis Tarkenton directed two excellent scoring drives of 62 and 71 Punts 8 (37.3) 4 (38.0) yards in Georgia’s 14-0 victory over Missouri in the 1960 Orange Bowl Yards Penalized 8-37 7-45 before 75,280. INDIVIDUAL LEADERS Late in the first quarter Tarkenton anticipated a quick kick to set up Rushing Att. Yds. TD the first score. He returned it 17 yards to the M 38. On third down and Ridlehuber (UGA) 19 87 0 nine he passed to Fred Brown for 12 to the M 25. On third and 14 he Agan (TT) 5 20 0 fired to Bill McKenny, rookie RHB from Jacksonville, for 29 yards and Passing Att. Comp. Yds. TD the TD, Durward Pennington’s PAT made it 7-0. Wilson (TT) 24 11 96 0 Ridlehuber (UGA) 5 4 77 0 Georgia 7 0 7 0 — 14 Receiving Rec. Yds. TD Missouri 0 0 0 0 — 0 Agan (TT) 3 11 0 Brown (UGA) 3 29 0 GA—McKenny 29-yard pass from Tarkenton (Pennington kick)-1st Q Barber (UGA) 1 52 0 GA—Box 33-yard pass from Tarkenton (Pennington kick)-3rd Q
Tarkenton’s TD Passes Key 1960 Orange Bowl Win
TEAM STATISTICS Missouri Georgia First Downs 16 19 Rushing Yards 80 88 Passing Yards 180 128 Passes (Att.-Comp.-Int.) 24-14-3 21-9-2 Fumbles/Lost 3/3 1/1 Punts 6 (38.7) 7 (46.9) Yards Penalized 7-72 7-44 Rushing Brown (UGA) West (MO) Passing Snowden (MO) Tarkenton (UGA) Receiving Sloan (MO) Brown (UGA) Box (UGA)
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Kent Lawrence Sets Cotton Bowl Record As Bulldogs Win Big over SMU Georgia magnificently upheld the honor of the SEC with its decisive 24-9 victory over Southern Methodist University, Southwest Conference champ, Dec. 31, 1966, in Dallas’ Cotton Bowl before 75,504. Kent Lawrence established a Bulldog bowl-game rushing record vs. the Mustangs. His 149 yards in 16 carries erased the old Georgia bowl-game mark of 139 yards in 22 rushes by Frank Sinkwich vs. TCU in the 1942 Orange Bowl. Lawrence’s 74-yard TD rush on the game’s third play also was the longest scoring play in Kent Lawrence Bulldog bowl annals. He was voted the game’s outstanding player. Bob Etter’s 28-yard FG put Georgia out front 10-3 at the quarter. Steve Neuhaus set up another score with an interception at the SMU 33. Kirby Moore hit Billy Payne on a 20-yard scoring pass and Etter made it 17-3. There was only one score in the last half. The Bulldogs drove 59 yards to goal early in the fourth quarter with Ronnie Jenkins carrying nine of the 12 rushes. Jenkins scored from the one. Etter made it 24-9.
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N.C. State Rallies Past Georgia In 1967 Liberty Bowl A record Liberty Bowl crowd of 35,045 at Memphis Dec. 16, 1967, saw N.C. State, led by former Bulldog head coach Jim Donnan, trim Georgia, 14-7. The Wolfpack cashed in their scoring opportunities, drawing first blood in the second quarter on a 65-yard drive—aided by a timely 15-yard penalty —that saw Donnan pass 6 yards to Martell for a TD. Warren’s PAT made it 7-0. Georgia retaliated with a fine 68-yard scoring drive, Lawrence starting things off with a 42-yard kickoff return. Kirby Moore hit on four passes, three to Dennis Hughes and one to Billy Payne. Ronnie Jenkins scored from the one and Jim McCullough’s PAT knotted the count at 7-7 midway the second quarter. State went ahead early in the fourth quarter, driving 73 yards with Barchuk scoring from the one. Warren’s PAT was good. Georgia again fought back and mounted a great 98-yard drive that ended with Lawrence failing to score by inches after taking a pitchout from Moore at the N.C. State 3 and sprinting to the 1. Lawrence was voted the game’s most valuable offensive back, while Edgar Chandler was the most valuable offensive lineman.
Georgia 0 7 0 0 — 7 N.C. State 0 7 0 7 — 14 NCS—Martel six-yard pass from Donnan (Warren kick) 11:46-2nd Q GA—Jenkins 1-yard run (McCullough kick) 6:38-2nd Q NCS—Barchuk 1-yard run (Warren kick) 12:39-4th Q
TEAM STATISTICS N.C. State Georgia First Downs 14 14 TEAM STATISTICS Rushing Yards 79 140 SMU Georgia Passing Yards 128 136 First Downs 11 17 Passes (Att.-Comp.-Int.) 25-17-1 23-11-0 Rushing Yards 40 284 Return Yardage 42 124 Passing Yards 165 79 Fumbles/Lost 1/1 0/0 Passes (Att.-Comp.-Int.) 20-10-3 14-6-1 Punts 7 (35.5) 6 (28.8) Return Yardage 61 57 Yards Penalized 45 67 Fumbles/Lost 1/1 2/1 Punts 4 (36.5) 4 (28.5) INDIVIDUAL LEADERS Yards Penalized 7-45 3-37 Rushing Att. Yds. TD Lawrence (UGA) 18 71 0 INDIVIDUAL LEADERS Bowers (NCS) 10 35 0 Rushing Att. Yds. TD Lawrence (UGA) 16 149 1 Passing Att. Comp. Yds. TD Jenkins (UGA) 23 88 1 Donnan (NCS) 24 16 121 1 Jernigan (SMU) 9 28 0 Moore (UGA) 22 10 124 0 Passing Att. Comp. Yds. TD White (SMU) 17 9 160 0 Receiving Rec. Yds. TD Moore (UGA) 11 6 79 1 Martel (NCS) 7 69 1 Receiving Levias (SMU) Payne (UGA)
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Georgia Upset by Arkansas Razorbacks In 1969 Sugar Bowl
A huge Sugar Bowl crowd of 82,113 saw Arkansas, champion of the Southwest Conference, upset Georgia, champion of the Southeastern Conference, 16-2, on Jan. 1, 1969. The Bulldogs had the ball six times in the first quarter but lost possession three times on fumbles and once on a pass interception. But the Georgia defense played well and the quarter ended scoreless. The Razorbacks moved 65 yards for a TD early in the second quarter, scoring on a 27-yard pass, Montgomery-Dicus. White’s PAT made it 7-0. Midway the second quarter David McKnight tossed Burnett for a six-yard loss and a safety to make it 7-2, but a Bulldog fumble a few plays later gave Arkansas position for a 34-yard field goal by White which made it 10-2 at halftime. Georgia ‘‘blew’’ a good chance early in the third quarter after recovering an Arkansas fumble on the kickoff. Brad Johnson fumbled on the goal line on third down, and the ball went out of the end zone. A fumble and pass interception in the fourth quarter put Arkansas in position for two more field goals by White (24 and 31 yards).
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Att. Comp. 39 17 22 9
Receiving Dicus (AR) Whittemore (UGA)
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Nebraska turned out to be every bit as good as advertised. ‘‘They were the best team we played all season,’’ said Captain Steve Greer following the Cornhuskers’ 45-6 victory before a sun-baked Sun Bowl crowd of 31,176 in El Paso Dec. 20. The Cornhuskers took advantage of a strong wind to kick four field goals in the exceptionally-long first quarter (scoreboard clock broke and officials admitted afterwards that the first quarter was too long). Trailing 18-0 after the first quarter, Georgia fought back to hold the big and fast Big Eight co-champions scoreless in the second quarter. But the Nebraskans took advantage of six pass interceptions and two fumble recoveries to run up the score, 14 points in the third quarter and 13 in the fourth. Paul Gilbert directed Georgia’s lone TD in the fourth quarter. He completed passes of 16 yards to Charley Whittemore, 11 to Dennis Hughes, then scored himself from the six. Jim McCullough’s PAT kick was wide.
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Att. Comp. 18 11 30 10
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Poulos Superb in 1971 Gator Bowl
Tough Terps Trimmed in 1973 Peach Bowl
Georgia played perhaps its finest defensive game of the season to beat North Carolina 7-3 in the Gator Bowl, Dec. 31, 1971, before 71,208. The Bulldogs held the Tar Heels to only 181 yards total offense (115 rushing and 66 passing). Dennis Watson was the defensive hero, making tackles time and time again. He made three straight tackles during one stretch. Offensively, the Bulldogs gained a lot of ground (322 yards) but were sporadic, particularly in the first half. But, following the Tar Heels’ lone scoring drive of the game which resulted in a 35-yard FG by Craven, the Bulldogs finally mounted a beautiful 80-yard march that s ettled the issue. The scintillating sophomores, Jimmy Poulos and Andy Johnson, ran the ball from Georgia’s 20 to the G 43. Then Johnson hit split end Lynn Hunnicutt on a great 32-yard play to the NC 25. On the next snap, Poulos broke around left end down the sidelines to score, side-stepping the safety. Braswell made it 7-3. The nation’s TV audience once again was thrilled by the exploits of Poulos, the Greek Streak, who set a Georgia bowl rushing record in the Gator Bowl. He netted 161 yards on 20 carries to better the old Bulldog bowl mark of 149 yards on 16 rushes by Kent Lawrence against SMU in the 1966 Cotton Bowl.
Hats off to the Bulldogs for their thrilling 17-16 triumph over the Terrapins in the 1973 Peach Bowl Dec. 28 before 38,017 in Atlanta Fulton County Stadium. Early in the second quarter, thanks to runs by Horace King and Andy Johnson, Georgia reached the Maryland 17 but was stopped. Johnson hit Jimmy Poulos on a screen and the Greek Streak went 62 yards for a score in one of the finest runs ever made by a Georgia back. Two plays later Maryland’s Carter and White hooked up on a 68-yard haymaker and Mick-Mayer’s PAT tied it 7-7. Later Mike-Mayer put Maryland out front 10-7 on a 36-yard FG. Then the Bulldogs roared back with one of their best drives of the season. Captain Bobby Burns ripped up the middle for 21. Johnson hit King for 30, then ran 12 after faking a pass to the UM 9. With the clock running out, the Bulldogs had to settle for a 26-yard FG by Leavitt to make it 10-10 at halftime. Tremendous defensive play set up Georgia’s go-ahead TD late in the third quarter. Following Golden’s 43-yard punt to Smith, tackled in his tracks at the UM 11 by Glynn Harrison, Sylvester Boler smashed through and hit QB Kinard as he was pitching out to Jennings. The hit caused a fumble that was recovered by Dick Conn at the Maryland 8 yard line. On third down, Johnson scored from the one and Leavitt made it 17-10. A nine-yard punt and fumble by Richard Appleby, on an end-round, presented Maryland with two FG opportunities in the fourth quarter. Both were cashed in on by Mike-Mayer (25 and 28 yards) to close the gap to 17-16.
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Dogs Fall To Miami 21-10 in 1974 Tangerine Bowl
Cinderella Dogs Bow to Hogs in 1976 Cotton Bowl
Miami of Ohio won its 23rd in a row with a 21-10 vicotry over Georgia in the Tangerine Bowl before 20,246 at Orlando, on Dec. 21, 1974. It might have been a close game had not the Bulldogs given Miami two easy scoring chances with fumbles at their own 25 (first play from scrimmage) and 22. The Redskins cashed both oppor tunities, and in between, marched 68 yards to goal, QB Smith passing seven yards to E. Taylor for the TD. After trailing 7-0, Georgia did make a good drive, first down at the UM 9, the big gainer being a 43-yard pass, Robinson to Appleby. But the vaunted Miami defense held and Allan Leavitt kicked at 21-yard FG. Georgia came back strong in the second half and won it, 7-0. The defense played considerably better. Midway through, the third quarter Butch Box, covering a Bucky Dilts punt, recovered a fumble at the Miami 41. Glynn Harrison immediately broke loose for 28 yards to the UM 13. Five plays later Ray Goff plunged over from the one and Leavitt made it 21-10. Georgia outgained Miami in total offense, 274 to 242. Georgia had only 74 yards rushing but 200 passing. Miami had 228 rushing, 14 passing.
The big clock in the Cotton Bowl showed 1:49 left in the first half with Georgia leading Arkansas, 10-0. Not a soul there or any one of the millions watching CBS-TV had any idea then that the Bulldogs, who had played almost a perfect game for nearly a half, would suffer one tough blow after and finally succumb, 31-10 on Jan. 1, 1976. Georgia amazed the crowd of 74,500 by taking the opening kickoff and ramming the ball all the way to the A4. But the Razorbacks held and Georgia had to settle for a 35-yard FG by Allan Leavitt. In the second quarter Matt Robinson connected with Gene Washington on a nifty 21-yard scoring play and Georgia led 10-0. But two Georgia fumbles in the last two minutes of the first half resulted in an Arkansas FG (Little, 39 yards) and TD (Forte, 1-yd. rush). “Glidin’ ” Glynn Harrison led It was a scoreless third Georgia to the ’76 Cotton Bowl. quarter but the Hogs tallied three times in the final period.
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Georgia 3 7 0 0 — 10 Arkansas 0 10 0 21 — 31 GA—Leavitt 35-yard field goal 9:12-1st Q GA—Washington 21-yd pass from Robinson (Leavitt kick) 7:21-2nd Q AR—Little 39-yard field goal 0:50-2nd Q AR—Forte 1-yard run (Little kick) 0:14-2nd Q AR—Fuchs 5-yard run (Little kick) 11:07-4th Q AR—Forrest 1-yard run (Little kick) 9:21-4th Q AR—Forte 6-yard run (Little kick) 1:16-4th Q
TEAM STATISTICS Miami (Ohio) Georgia TEAM STATISTICS First Downs 18 17 Arkansas Georgia Rushing Yards 228 74 First Downs 20 13 Passing Yards 14 210 Rushing Yards 235 102 Passes (Att.-Comp.-Int.) 7-3-0 25-12-0 Passing Yards 89 91 Return Yardage 0 0 Passes (Att.-Comp.-Int.) 14-5-0 18-8-2 Fumbles/Lost 3/3 5/2 Return Yardage 73 18 Punts 5 (36.0) 4 (30.0) Fumbles/Lost 6/1 3/2 Yards Penalized 3-25 2-24 Punts 4 (43.0) 6 (38.7) Yards Penalized 5-35 3-15 INDIVIDUAL LEADERS Rushing Att. Yds. TD INDIVIDUAL LEADERS Carpenter (MI) 30 114 1 Rushing Att. Yds. TD Harrison (UGA) 17 69 0 Forte (AR) 24 119 2 Fuchs (AR) 16 71 1 Passing Att. Comp. Yds. TD Harrison (UGA) 14 44 0 Robinson (UGA) 24 11 190 0 Smith (MI) 2 1 7 1 Passing Att. Comp. Yds. TD Bull (AR) 13 5 89 0 Receiving Rec. Yds. TD Robinson (UGA) 15 7 85 1 Appleby (UGA) 6 102 0 Wilson (UGA)
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#1 Pittsburgh Tops Dogs In ’77 Sugar Bowl Armed with a number four national ranking and the distinction of being first team to represent the conference in the SEC’s ‘‘marriage’’ with the Sugar Bowl, Georgia’s dreams of a national title were convincingly shattered by top-ranked Pittsburgh, 27-3, in the Sugar Bowl shootout for the national championship. With a Sugar Bowl record crowd for the Superdome of 76, 117 fans looking on, Pittsburgh made believers of the whole nation in justifying their top national billing. Junior quarterback Matt Cavanaugh and heralded Heisman Trophy winner Tony Dorsett supplied most of the offensive fireworks for the Panthers in building a 21-0 halftime lead. Cavanaugh directed his team 80 yards in the first quarter for Pitt’s initial score, covering the last six yards himself on a keeper. In the second quarter, the Pittsburgh junior unveiled a brilliant passing game to account for another Pittsburgh score by hitting FLK Matt Jones for a 59-yard scoring strike. Dorsett added the Panthers’ third TD of the day on an 11-yard burst to make the halftime tally 21-0. The Bulldog offense, which had been stymied all day by the swarming Pittsburgh defense, finally was able to put something on the scoreboard in the third quarter. On Pitt's first possession of the second half, fullback Elliott Walker was separated from the ball on the Panthers’ own 26-yard line, where defensive end Lawrence Craft fell on it for the Bulldogs. But several plays later, Georgia found themselves faced with fourth and goal on the seven and had to settle for Allan Leavitt’s 25-yard field goal for their only score of the day. Pitt’s Carson Long added field goals of 42 and 31 yards as the Panthers claimed the 1976 national championship.
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Stanford Rallies For Win In 1978 Bluebonnet Bowl Georgia’s Wonderdogs outgained Stanford 525 yards to 31, but lost the game 25-22 before 34,084 fans in the Bluebonnet Bowl in Houston on December 31, 1978. Fumbles and penalties, missed PAT’s and FG’s and precision passing by All-American QB Steve Dils, enables the Cardinal to overcome a 22-0 deficit in the second half. The Bulldogs played their best game of the season in running up an early advantage to the 22-0. They scored on their second possession in the first quarter, Rex Robinson kicking a 31-yd FG. On their third possession, Georgia’s Buck Belue passed to flanker Carmon Prince 22 yards for a TD, but Robinson missed on the PAT to make Georgia a 9-0 leader. As the half closed, Jeff Pyburn directed an 80-yard drive in seven plays as he spotted Prince for an eight-yard strike. Robinson was wide again on the PAT and Georgia led 15-0. Georgia drove 75 yards to goal after the second half kick-off and took only six plays as Pyburn dove in from the one, making the score 22-0. Two Bulldog fumbles accounted for Stanford’s first pair of touchdowns, and their third tally came on a 14-yard pass from Dils to Ken Margerum. The two-point conversion was good, knotting the score at 22. The Cardinal recovered another Georgia fumble to set up their go-ahead field goal of 24 yards. Georgia came back strong, driving to the Stanford 14, but Robinson missed on a 31-yard attempt.
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TEAM STATISTICS Stanford Georgia First Downs 20 27 Rushing Yards 128 315 TEAM STATISTICS Passing Yards 210 189 Pittsburgh Georgia Passes (Att.-Comp.-Int.) 28-15-1 18-11-1 First Downs 24 14 Return Yardage 51 119 Rushing Yards 288 135 Fumbles/Lost 2/1 6/5 Passing Yards 192 46 Punts 8 (41.6) 1 (35.0) Passes (Att.-Comp.-Int.) 18-10-0 22-3-4 Yards Penalized 2-34 5-43 Return Yardage 34 80 Fumbles/Lost 2/1 4/2 INDIVIDUAL LEADERS Punts 5 (36.8) 8 (47.1) Rushing Att. Yds. TD Yards Penalized 6-66 4-30 McClendon (UGA) 30 115 0 Nelson (SU) 16 100 0 INDIVIDUAL LEADERS Rushing Att. Yds. TD Passing Att Comp Yds. TD Dorsett (PITT) 32 202 1 Dils (SU) 28 17 210 3 Goff (UGA) 17 76 0 Pyburn (UGA) 12 6 87 2 Passing Att. Comp. Yds. TD Cavanaugh (PITT) 18 10 192 1 Receiving Rec. Yds. TD Robinson (UGA) 15 2 33 0 Margerum (SU) 5 87 2 Receiving Rec. Yds. TD Scott (UGA) 5 67 0 Jones (PITT) 3 80 1 Taylor (UGA) 4 72 0 www.georgiadogs.com
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Georgia Whips Irish For 1981 Sugar Bowl Win And The National Championship Determined to silence the critics who claimed that Georgia had been lucky in streaking to a perfect 11-0 regular season slate, the Bulldogs journeyed to New Orleans, No. 1 ranking in hand, and defeated Notre Dame, 17-10, in the 1981 Sugar Bowl to claim the national championship. Played before a record Sugar Bowl crowd of 77,895 in the Louisiana Superdome, the game was one where Georgia capitalized on early Irish mistakes to take a 17-3 lead at halftime. Notre Dame took the ball on the first possession of the contest from its own 20 all the way to the UGA 32 where kicker Harry Oliver booted a 50-yard field goal to give the Irish a 3-0 lead with 10:41 to go in the opening quarter. Oliver tried another field goal moments later from the 48, but this time Bulldog freshman rover Terry Hoage slipped through the line to step in front and block the attempt, giving Georgia the ball at the ND49. Nine plays netted 20 yards and placekicker Rex Robinson was called on for a 46-yard field goal. The All-American was successful to tie the game at three apiece with less than two minutes remaining in the first period. On the ensuing kickoff, Georgia capitalized on confusion among two Notre Dame return men, and Bulldog senior Bob Kelly recovered a loose football at the Irish one-yard line. Freshman marvel Herschel Walker, who would go on to gain 150 yards (the first 100-yard performance against the Notre Dame defense all season) and win the Miller-Digby MVP Trophy, dived on the second play for the touchdown. Robinson coverted the PAT and Bulldogs were up, 10-3, still in the first quarter. Erk Russell’s defense, which led the country in takeaways during the season, recovered another Notre Dame fumble early in the second period as Irish fullback John Sweeney was separated from the ball at the ND22 and Bulldog senior roverback Chris Welton pounced on it. Walker broke an off tackle play for 12 yards to the ND10. Quarterback Buck Belue swept left for seven more to the Irish three-yard line, setting up a second and goal situation. Belue gave it to Walker and the 6-2, 220-pounder stormed into the endzone for his second score of the game. Robinson added the PAT and Georgia enjoyed a 17-3 lead. Down 14 points, Notre Dame drove the second time it had the ball in the second half from its own 40-yard line to the G13. On a third down play there, Irish QB Blair Kiel dropped back, threw into the endzone to flanker Pete Holohan, only to watch Georgia’s All-American cornerback Scott Woerner step in at the last minute to bat the pass away. Notre Dame's Oliver came in to kick a 30-yarder, but the ball sailed wide right. The Irish finally got a touchdown after Georgia punted on the next possession. The passing of Kiel and running of tailback Phil Carter took Notre Dame 57 yards in 11 plays as the drive was climaxed by a one-yard plunge by Carter for the touchdown. Oliver booted the PAT and the Georgia lead was now 17-10 with :54 seconds of the third quarter showing on the Superdome scoreboard clock. After Georgia was unable to move the ball, senior Mark Malkiewicz was called in to punt. The boot carried to the Irish 46 and Notre Dame, with momentum mounting, took over. Seven plays later, the Fighting Irish were at the G21 and fourth down staring them in the face. Oliver’s 38-yard field goal attempt went wide to the left this time and the Bulldogs clung to their
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seven-point lead. After two unsuccessful possessions by each team, Notre Dame got the ball one last time with 5:10 to go in the ballgame at the ND43. Carter ran around the end for seven yards to midfield. On second down, 6-1, 265-pound defensive guard Eddie Weaver caught Kiel behind the line for a four-yard loss, setting up a third and seven play. A Kiel-to-Nick Vehr pass got six yards back, making it fourth down, one yard to go. A running play looked to be forthcoming, but Kiel surprised everyone when he faded back, looking for Dean Masztak, the big tight end, on the side line. One Bulldog, apparently not surprised by the call, was cornerback Woerner, who stepped in front of Masztak for the interception (his second of the game) at the G34. Only 2:56 remained. Runs by Belue and Walker gave the Bulldogs a first down at the G47. Two plays after that, Georgia recorded the biggest first down of the game when Belue hit his very first completion of the day on a seven-yard pass to senior flanker Amp Arnold. Walker got the Bulldogs another first down at the ND 38, where Georgia ran off three plays and watched the clock expire, prompting a sea of UGA fans to engulf the playing field for the national championship celebration.
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Att. Yds. TD 36 150 2 27 109 1
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Pitt Edges Bulldogs 24-20 In 1982 Sugar Bowl Pittsburgh QB Dan Marino hit tight end John Brown on a fourth-down, 33-yard TD pass with just 35 seconds left to give the Panthers a come-from-behind 24-20 win over Georgia in the 1982 Sugar Bowl, dashing the Bulldogs’ hopes for a second straight national championship. Perhaps the most exciting of the holiday games of '82, the Pitt-Georgia matchup had six lead changes for the 77,224 who were in attendance at the Superdome. Early in the fourth quarter it was Pittsburgh which capitalized on a Dog fumble at the G23. Four plays later, QB Marino found John Brown open for a six-yard TD play. The conversion put the Panthers, 17-13 with 11:40 to play in the game. But the Bulldogs, entering the game ranked No. 2 in the country, weren’t quite through yet. Taking over on the G20, Georgia drove the distance in 10 plays, climaxing the drive with a Buck Belue-to-Clarence Kay TD pass from six yards out. Kevin Butler’s PAT put the lead in Georgia’s favor, 20-17, with 8:31 remaining. Each team failed on a possession and, with 3:46 left, the Panthers got the ball on the P20. Eleven plays later, they were at the G33, fourth down and five. Seconds later, TE Brown was in the endzone on the receiving end of Marino’s game-winner.
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Penn State Clips Dogs 27-23 In 1983 Sugar Bowl After staking Penn State to a 20-3 second-quarter lead, the Bulldogs staged a great comeback but came up short, 27-23, to the Nittany Lions before 78,124 in the ‘83 Sugar Bowl Classic. The outcome foiled Georgia’s chances for another national championship and a perfect 12-0 season. Trailing 20-3 with only :39 remaining in the first half, Georgia took over on its 34-yard line. Lastinger completed four of five pass attempts, the final completion coming on a 10-yard scoring play to Herman Archie. Butler’s PAT cut the deficit to 20-10 at intermission. The Bulldogs took the second half kickoff and drove 69 yards in 11 plays as Herschel Walker, who netted 103 yards on the day, ran in from a yard out. Penn State’s lead now was only 20-17. The Nittany Lions took possession late in the third quarter at their 19. Six plays advanced the football to the G47. From there, Blackledge found his receiver Garrity, who made a diving catch in the endzone for a TD. Gancitano’s PAT increased the PSU lead to 27-17. Georgia didn’t roll over, however. With 5:38 left to play, the Dogs took the ball at the P43 after a fumbled punt. Six plays later, Lastinger found TE Clarence Kay for a nine-yard TD pass. Only 3:54 remained. The two-point try failed and Georgia trailed 27-23. Georgia could not prevent the Nittany Lions from getting two first downs and used up its allotted timeouts as Penn State ran out the clock. The game ended with the ball rolling into the Georgia endzone after a 62-yard punt from Ralph Giacomarro.
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Georgia Upsets Texas 10-9 In 1984 Cotton Bowl Georgia senior QB John Lastinger ran 17 yards for a go-ahead TD with just 3:22 left on the clock to lift the Bulldogs to a 10-9 Cotton Bowl Classic triumph over No. 2 Texas before 67,891 in Dallas on Jan. 2, 1984. The winning TD had been set up when Bulldog sophomore Gary Moss recovered a Craig Curry fumbled punt at the Longhorn John Lastinger stretches for the winning TD in the final minutes. 23-yard line. Lastinger called his own number on the third play from scrimmage and darted outside right for the TD. Texas had one more possession, but the Bulldog defense rose up, recording two sacks (Kenny Sims and Ed Moore) to back the Longhorns up from their 28-yard line all the way to their seven. Georgia took control and ran off the final 2:19 on the clock after converting a fourth down play at the Texas 36. As expected going into the Cotton Bowl, defense was the key for both teams as there were just 13 first downs and three points each achieved in the first half. Texas grabbed an early 3-0 lead with 10:32 to go in the first quarter when freshman Jeff Ward booted a 22-yard FG. The Bulldogs, after Moss returned a punt 29 yards to the Longhorn 43 late in the quarter, used four plays to move to the Texas 26 where Butler came in and kicked a 43-yarder. Ward added his second three-pointer on the day with 7:10 to play in the third quarter as he connected on a 40-yard field goal. After a Georgia fumble at the G37, the Longhorns moved 26 yards in eight plays to the G11 where Ward came on and extended the Texas advantage to 9-3 with 3:50 to play in the third quarter.
Georgia 3 0 0 7 — 10 Texas 3 0 6 0 — 9 UT—Ward 22-yard field goal 10:32-1st Q GA—Butler 43-yard field goal 2:12-1st Q UT—Ward 40-yard field goal 7:10-3rd Q UT—Ward 27-yard field goal 3:50-3rd Q GA—Lastinger 17-yard run (Butler kick) 3:22-4th Q
FSU Rallies To Tie Bulldogs In 1984 Citrus Bowl Georgia placekicker Kevin Butler’s attempt of a 70-yard field goal fell a foot short as time expired in the '84 Florida Citrus Bowl, enabling favored Florida State to hold off the upstart Bulldogs and earn a 17-17 tie before 51,821 in Orlando on Dec. 22, 1984. The Bulldogs, who had hoped to use the Citrus Bowl as the start of their 1985 season, stormed out to a 14-0 halftime lead. Florida State battled back to tie the score through the efforts of a talented offense and an aggressive punt rush with under four minutes remaining. After averaging 35.3 points a game, the Seminoles were held to just 10 points through three quarters until noseguard Lenny Chavers blocked a Chip Andrews punt, which was picked up by teammate Joe Wessel for a Seminole touchdown. Darrin Holloman’s sweep around the left side gave FSU a two-point conversion and knotted the game at 17 late in the fourth quarter. The Dogs tried to repeat the miracle they had staged earlier in the season against rival Clemson in which they drove up field in the closing seconds enabling All-American Kevin Butler to kick a conference record 60-yard FG and secure a Georgia victory. FSU’s defense proved to be a bit stiffer than that of Clemson, and after three incomplete James Jackson passes, Georgia coach Vince Dooley called on Butler once again, but his kick fell just short of the crossbar and the game ended deadlocked at 17. Although disappointed with a tie, Georgia walked off the field encouraged by the play of their underclassmen. Freshman QB James Jackson saw his first stretch of extensive playing time and responded by earning the game’s Most Valuable Player trophy. The game’s most valuable offensive player was another Georgia freshman, TB Lars Tate, who scored both of Georgia’s TDs. Senior CB Kevin Harris was awarded Defensive Player of the Game, giving the red and black a clean sweep of the awards ceremony.
Georgia Florida State
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GA—Tate 4-yard run (Butler kick) 5:26-2nd Q GA—Tate 2-yard run (Butler kick) 1:08-2nd Q FS—Schmidt 32-yard field goal 10:26-3rd Q FS—Smith 1-yard run (run failed) 14:21-4th Q GA—Butler 36-yard field goal 12:10-4th Q FS—Wessel 14-yard return of blocked punt (Holloman run) 3:58-4th Q
TEAM STATISTICS Texas Georgia First Downs 14 13 TEAM STATISTICS Rushing Yards 110 149 Florida State Georgia Passing Yards 168 66 First Downs 18 15 Passes (Att.-Comp.-Int.) 26-8-2 20-6-1 Rushing Yards 161 189 Return Yardage 34 70 Passing Yards 85 178 Fumbles/Lost 4/2 2/1 Passes (Att.-Comp.-Int.) 27-10-2 18-9-1 Punts 7 (46.7) 9 (41.2) Return Yardage 122 22 Yards Penalized 6-52 3-25 Fumbles/Lost 3/1 5/1 INDIVIDUAL LEADERS Rushing Att. Yds. TD Robinson (UT) 28 88 0 Montgomery (UGA) 11 40 0 Passing Att. Comp. Yds. TD McIvor (UT) 26 8 169 0 Lastinger (UGA) 19 6 66 0 Receiving Nicho (UT) Harris (UGA)
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8 (38.6) 8 (37.1) 8-65 6-42
INDIVIDUAL LEADERS Rushing Att. Yds. TD Tate (UGA) 11 75 2 Smith (FS) 10 65 1 Passing Att. Comp. Yds. TD J. Jackson (UGA) 16 7 159 0 Thomas (FS) 26 10 85 0 Receiving Rec. Yds. TD Lane (UGA) 2 64 0 Hester (FS) 3 26 0
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Dogs, Wildcats Tie 13-13 In 1985 Sun Bowl Game
B.C. Edges Dogs 27-24 In 1986 Hall of Fame
A Sun Bowl crowd of 52,203 saw the Georgia Bulldogs rally for 10 fourth quarter points to pull even with the Arizona Wildcats, 13-13, then watched as both teams miss potential game-winning field goals in the final two minutes to preserve the tie. Georgia struck first, marching 72 yards in 13 plays to set up a 37-yard FG by Steve Crumley. Crumley, who had pulled a muscle in his kicking leg before the final game of the regular season, reinjured himself on the kick, however, and was unable to continue. Arizona responded on the following possession to tie the game, driving to the G1 before an illegal procedure penalty on fourth down forced the Cats to call upon All-American Max Zendejas to tie the score at three from 21 yards.Zendejas added a 52-yarder, and the the Wildcats made it 12-3 when Martin Rudolph picked off QB James Jackson's pass and returned it 35 yards for a TD. Georgia backup kicker Davis Jacobs was true on a 44-yard field to close the gap to 13-6. With 12:35 to play senior DB Tony Flack recovered RB James Debow’s fumble at the A23 to set up what would be the game’s last score behind Tate on the ground. With 1:14 left, Jacobs missed a 44-yard field goal. Georgia held Arizona until the Wildcats gambled on fourth-and-two from their own 36, and David Adams rambled for 25 yards on a draw play with DL Henry Williams executing a game-saving tackle at the G39. The Wildcats drove to the 22, called time out, and Zendejas’ 39-yard attempt went wide and Georgia averted a last-second defeat.
Boston College scored a five-yard TD pass with 32 seconds remaining to nip Georgia, 27-24, in the first Hall of Fame Bowl held at Tampa on Dec. 22, 1986, in front of 25,368 in Tampa Stadium. The last second win spoiled a brilliant comeback from a 13-point halftime deficit by Georgia which actually took the lead, 24-20, with a five-yard TD run by QB James Jackson with 11:51 left in the game. The Bulldogs, after scoring first to lead 7-0, watched Boston College score 20 straight points before halftime. Georgia came out in the third quarter to score 10 points and a dded another seven in the final period to take the lead. B.C. got the ball the final time with 2:38 left and drove to the Georgia 27 when an incomplete fourth-and-two pass appeared to have iced the game for the Dogs. But a pass interference penalty gave the Eagles new life and three plays later, they scored on a five-yard TD toss.
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GA—Crumley 37-yard field goal 12:05-2nd Q AZ—Zendejas 21-yard field goal 4:57-2nd Q AZ—Zendejas 52-yard field goal 10:20-3rd Q AZ—Rudolph 35-yard interception return (Zendejas kick) 3:17-3rd Q GA—Jacobs 44-yard field goal 13:20-4th Q GA—Tate 2-yard run (Jacobs kick) 9:27-4th Q
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GA—Jackson 7-yard run (Crumley kick) 5:24 1st Q BC—Lowe 23-yard field goal 0:40-1st Q BC—Casparriello 4-yard pass from Halloran (Lowe kick) 7:04-2nd Q BC—Stradford 1-yard run (Lowe kick) 5:05-2nd Q BC—Lowe 37-yard field goal 0:04-2nd Q GA—Jacobs 28-yard field goal 8:29-3rd Q GA—Moss 81-yard interception return (Crumley kick) 4:25-3rd Q GA—Jackson 5-yard run (Crumley kick) 11:51-4th Q BC—Martin 5-yard pass from Halloran (Lowe kick) 0:32-4th Q
TEAM STATISTICS Boston College Georgia First Downs 26 18 Rushing Yards 111 94 Passing Yards 316 178 Passes (Att.-Comp.-Int.) 52-31-2 21-13-0 Return Yardage 114 205 TEAM STATISTICS Fumbles/Lost 3/0 4/2 Arizona Georgia Punts 8 (33.8) 7 (44.9) First Downs 11 18 Yards Penalized 6-45 3-30 Rushing Yards 99 211 Passing Yards 133 51 INDIVIDUAL LEADERS Passes (Att.-Comp.-Int.) 22-13-0 8-5-2 Rushing Att. Yds. TD Return Yardage 35 3 Stradford (BC) 20 122 1 Fumbles/Lost 2/2 1/1 Tate (UGA) 17 63 0 Punts 4 (40.0) 2 (27.5) Yards Penalized 7-50 4-20 Passing Att. Comp. Yds. TD Halloran (BC) 52 31 316 2 INDIVIDUAL LEADERS Jackson (UGA) 21 13 178 0 Rushing Att. Yds. TD Tate (UGA) 22 71 1 Receiving Rec. Yds. TD Henderson (UGA) 12 59 0 Martin (BC) 9 98 1 Worley (UGA) 12 56 0 Thomas (UGA) 7 75 0 Adams (AZ) 13 51 0 Passing Att. Comp. Yds. TD Jenkins (AZ) 22 13 133 0 Jackson (UGA) 7 4 42 0 Receiving Fairholm (AZ) Tate (UGA)
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Kasay Kick Defeats Arkansas In 1987 Liberty Bowl
Freshman placekicker John Kasay booted a 39-yard field goal with no time left to give Georgia a 20-17 come-from-behind victory over the Arkansas Razorbacks before 53,249 fans at Liberty Bowl Stadium in Memphis, Tenn., on Dec 29, 1987. The victory provided Georgia with its first nine-win season since 1983 and the first victory over Arkansas after two previous attempts. Bulldog QB James Jackson was the Georgia most valuable offensive player after rushing for 72 yards and completing 15 of 25 passes for 148 yards. Bulldog LB John Brantley was the Georgia most valuable
defensive player. Kasay’s game-winning kick was set up when Georgia cornerback Carver Russaw intercepted an Arkansas pass and ran it back to the Razorback 43-yard line with 46 seconds to play. Arkansas had missed a 35-yard field goal with 1:42 left which would have given them the lead. The Bulldogs ran three plays to set up Kasay’s, kick the big one being a Jackson-to -Sadowski pass for 16 yards to put the Dogs in field goal range. Georgia had trailed at halftime, 10-7, and Arkansas took the second half kickoff and drove for a touchdown to take a 17-7 lead with 11:35 left in the third period. But the fourth quarter belonged to Georgia. Kasay kicked a 24-yard FG with 14:57 left to cut the lead to 17-10, and James Jackson scored on a five-yard run to tie the score at 17.
Georgia Arkansas
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AR—Trainor 43-yard field goal 6:37-1st Q GA—Tate 1-yard run (Kasay kick) 14:24-2nd Q AR—Thomas 10-yard run (Trainor kick) 0:31-2nd Q AR—Thomas 1-yard run (Trainor kick) 11:35-3rd Q GA—Kasay 24-yard field goal 14:57-4th Q GA—Jackson 5-yard run (Kasay kick) 10:23-4th Q GA—Kasay 39-yard field goal 0:00-4th Q
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Dogs Use New Tricks To Win 1989 Gator Bowl
Largely discarding their trademark rushing attack, Vince Dooley’s Bulldogs took to the air in the 44th Mazda Gator Bowl en route to a 34-27 victory over the Michigan State in front of 76,236 fans in Jacksonville, Fla., on Jan. 1, 1989. Georgia not only secured its second straight 9-win season but handed Dooley the 201st, and final, win of his illustrious 25-year coaching career. QB Wayne Johnson, who was named Georgia’s MVP for the game, had a career-high 227 yards and three touchdowns. Two of Johnson’s three TD strikes went to tailback Rodney Hampton, who also carried the ball 10 times for 109 yards
and a TD. Georgia took a 7-0 lead on a 6-yard Johnson-to-Hampton touchdown pass. By halftime, the Dogs led 17-7. Georgia scored again in the third when Johnson capped a 64-yard drive with an 18-yard pass to tight end Kirk Warner. MSU closed the gap to 27-20 with 14:24 to play, but the Dogs countered on their next possession when Hampton raced 32 yards for his third touchdown. The Spartans scored once more, but Georgia, which finished the season ranked 15th, hung on for a 34-27 win.
Georgia 7 10 10 7 — Michigan State 0 7 6 14 —
34 27
GA—Hampton 6-yard pass from Johnson (Kasay kick) 0:01-1st Q GA—Crumley 39-yard field goal 11:00-2nd Q GA—Hampton 30-yard pass from Johnson (Kasay kick) 7:06-2nd Q MS—Rison 4-yard pass from McAllister (Langeloh kick) 2:55-2nd Q GA—Warner 18-yard pass from Johnson (Kasay kick) 7:48-3rd Q MS—Rison 55-yard pass from McAllister (kick failed) 3:55-3rd Q GA—Crumley 36-yard field goal 2:16-3rd Q MS—Ezor 3-yard run (Langeloh kick) 14:24-4th Q GA—Hampton 32-yard run (Kasay kick) 11:58-4th Q MS—Rison 50-yard pass from McAllister (Langeloh kick) 3:49-4th Q
TEAM STATISTICS Michigan State Georgia TEAM STATISTICS First Downs 22 22 Arkansas Georgia Rushing Yards 158 182 First Downs 19 20 Passing Yards 288 227 Rushing Yards 258 202 Passes (Att.-Comp.-Int.) 24-14-0 27-15-0 Passing Yards 86 148 Return Yardage 101 101 Passes (Att.-Comp.-Int.) 17-7-2 25-15-2 Fumbles/Lost 1/0 0/0 Return Yardage 95 68 Punts 6 (42.8) 4 (34.0) Fumbles/Lost 2/1 0/0 Yards Penalized 8-102 5-25 Punts 3 (32.7) 3 (31.0) Yards Penalized 4-45 5-50 INDIVIDUAL LEADERS Rushing Att. Yds. TD INDIVIDUAL LEADERS Hampton (UGA) 10 109 1 Rushing Att. Yds. TD Ezor (MS) 33 146 1 Thomas (AR) 13 79 2 Jackson (UGA) 10 72 1 Passing Att. Comp. Yds. TD McAllister (MS) 24 14 288 3 Passing Att. Comp. Yds. TD Johnson (UGA) 27 15 227 Jackson (UGA) 25 15 148 0 3 Thomas (AR) 17 7 86 0 Receiving Rec. Yds. TD Rison (MS) 9 252 3 Receiving Rec. Yds. TD Hampton (UGA) 4 71 2 Thomas (UGA) 7 76 0 Winston (AR) 2 36 0
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Syracuse Nips Georgia 19-18 To Win ’89 Peach
With :25 left in the game, Syracuse PK John Biskup booted a 26-yard field goal to lift the Orangemen over the Bulldogs, 19-18, in Atlanta at the 22nd Peach Bowl on Dec. 30, 1989. Despite putting together an impressive opening drive and coming up with several big plays, the Dogs couldn’t sustain a bal anced offensive attack throughout the game. Georgia's leading rusher Rodney Hampton was held to 32 yards on the ground, while Syracuse TB Michael Owens ran for 112 yards on 14 carries. The Georgia passing attack was limited to 88 yards, the first time all season the Dogs were held under 100 yards in the air. Georgia opened the game with a 66-yard drive, capped off by a 5-yard TD pass from QB Greg Talley to tight end Kirk Warner. Syracuse answered with an 80-yard drive of its own, with Owens scoring from one yard out. In the second quarter, Syracuse suffered from three miscues, but managed to stay close. The first came when Georgia linebacker Mo Lewis set a new Peach Bowl record with a 77-yard interception return to the Syracuse five. The Bulldogs were unable to get into the end zone, however, and had to settle for a John Kasay field goal. In the second half, the Orangemen gave up a safety, and Georgia added a TD for an 18-10 edge going to the fourth. Syracuse rallied, first with a 94-yards drive to close to 18--16. Then, Biskup’s field goal lifted the Orange over Georgia in the closest Peach Bowl since 1973.
Georgia 7 3 8 0 — 18 Syracuse 7 0 3 9 — 19 GA—Warner 5-yard pass from Talley (Kasay kick) 10:34-1st Q SU—Owens 1-yard run (Biskup kick) 6:07-1st Q GA—Kasay 20-yard field goal 12:53-2nd Q GA—Safety on ball centered through endzone 9:52-3rd Q GA—Hampton 4-yard pass from Talley (pass failed) 7:39-3rd Q SU—Biskup 32-yard field goal 1:44-3rd Q SU—Moore 19-yard pass from McDonald (pass failed) 10:08-4th Q SU—Biskup 26-yard field goal :25-4th Q
Georgia Beats Arkansas 24-15 In ’91 Independence
Georgia completed the 1991 phase of “Operation Turnaround” by beating the Arkansas Razorbacks 24-15 in front of 46, 932 fans and an ABC-TV national television audience in the 1991 Independence Bowl. The Bulldogs jumped out to a 14-0 lead behind two scoring strikes thrown from Eric Zeier to Arthur Marshall and Andre Hastings stretching their lead to 17-0 on a 39-yard FG by freshman Kanon Parkman. The Razorbacks battled back and got on the scoreboard with a 7-yard run by the Hogs’ leading rusher, E.D. Jackson. The run capped off an eight-play 37-yard drive by the Razorbacks. The second half continued to be a showcase for the play of Hastings and Zeier and the ball-hawking Georgia defense led by junior linebacker Torrey Evans. Georgia’s defense forced Arkansas quarterback Jason Allen into throwing five interceptions. Evans came off the bench for the injured John Allen and played brilliantly, recording four tackles, an interception and fumble recovery to earn defensive MVP honors. The game’s offensive MVP, Hastings caught four passes for 94 yards and outran all pursuers on a third quarter 53-yard reverse that put the Bulldogs out front 24-7. The Hogs added eight points in the fourth quarter, but it was too late, the Bulldogs had won the Independence Bowl.
Georgia 14 3 7 0 — 24 Arkansas 0 7 0 8 — 15 GA—Marshall 7-yard pass from Zeier (Peterson kick) 5:40-1st Q GA—Hastings 27-yard pass from Zeier (Peterson kick) 3:01-1st Q GA—Parkman 39-yard field goal 8:31-2nd Q AR—Jackson 7-yard run (Wright kick) 0:35-2nd Q GA—Hastings 53-yard run (Peterson kick) 12:07-3rd Q AR—Jackson 1-yard run (Jackson run) 1:19-4th Q
TEAM STATISTICS Arkansas Georgia First Downs 22 15 TEAM STATISTICS Rushing Yards 188 125 Syracuse Georgia Passing Yards 122 237 First Downs 27 12 Passes (Att.-Comp.-Int.) 31-12-5 31-20-0 Rushing Yards 245 113 Return Yardage 11 39 Passing Yards 224 88 Fumbles/Lost 1/1 1/0 Passes (Att.-Comp.-Int.) 34-22-3 19-10-1 Punts 4 (45.3) 6 (32.3) Return Yardage 31 140 Yards Penalized 7-43 10-75 Fumbles/Lost 3/1 1/0 Punts 3 (41.0) 7 (41.0) INDIVIDUAL LEADERS Yards Penalized 2-10 3-30 Rushing Att. Yds. TD Jackson (AR) 28 112 2 INDIVIDUAL LEADERS Hastings (UGA) 1 53 1 Rushing Att. Yds. TD Owens (SU) 14 112 1 Passing Att. Comp. Yds. TD Hampton (UGA) 14 32 0 Zeier (UGA) 28 18 228 2 Passing Att. Comp. Yds. TD Hill (AR) 31 12 122 0 McDonald (SU) 13 10 135 1 Talley (UGA) 14 8 93 2 Receiving Rec. Yds. TD Hastings (UGA) 4 94 1 Receiving Rec. Yds. TD Keith (AR) 3 38 0 Hampton (UGA) 7 62 1 Owens (SU) 5 62 0
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Dogs Beat Ohio State In 1993 Florida Citrus Bowl
Virginia Rallies For 34-27 Win In 1995 Peach Bowl
Georgia secured its best finish in a decade, including a top-10 final ranking and the first 10-win season since 1983, with a 21-14 victory over Ohio State. A New Year’s Day crowd of 65,861 attended the 47th annual Florida Citrus Bowl. Offensively, Georgia found ball control to its liking in the first quarter as it opened the game with its longest touchdown drive of the season. The Bulldogs drove 80 yards in 14 plays, grinding up 6:18 on the game clock, to take a 7-0 lead. Georgia then opened it up in the second quarter, calling for passes on five of its first eight plays. An Eric Zeier fumble just inside OSU territory proved costly as the Buckeyes drove 54 yards to paydirt in 11 plays for a 7-7 halftime tie. After the break, Andre Hastings ignited the Dogs’ offense on the opening kickoff of the second half with a spectacular 49-yard return. Then from the OSU 45, Garrison Hearst gained all 45 yards on four carries en route to a 14-7 Bulldog advantage. But after a short punt by Georgia, which the Buckeyes returned to the UGA 33, Ohio State seized the opportunity and tied the game again, 14-14, on a five-yard run by Robert Smith. Slowly, the Buckeyes had taken control of the game’s momentum and after a 45-yard completion to Smith to the UGA 15, it appeared Ohio State would take its first lead of the game. But quarterback Kirk Herbstreit fumbled, and the Bulldogs drove 80 yards in 11 plays to take the victory. A final Buckeye drive ended with a desperation pass intercepted in the endzone.
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GA — Hearst, 1-yard run (Peterson kick) 6:48—1st Q OS — R. Smith, 1-yard run (Williams kick) 1:17—2nd Q GA — Hearst, 5-yard run (Peterson kick) 13:27—3rd Q OS — R. Smith, 5-yard run (Williams kick) 3:31—3rd Q GA — Harvey, 1-yard run (Peterson kick) 4:32—4th Q
TEAM STATISTICS Ohio State Georgia First Downs 18 26 Rushing Yardage 202 234 Passing Yardage 110 242 Passes (Comp.-Att.-Int.) 8-24-1 21-31-0 Return Yardage 29 6 Fumbles/Lost 1/1 2/2 Punts (Avg.) 8 (37.1) 6 (39.0) Yards Penalized 5-35 3-30 Rushing Hearst (UGA) R. Smith (OS)
INDIVIDUAL LEADERS Att. Yds. TD 28 163 2 25 113 2
Passing Zeier (UGA) Herbstreit (OS)
Att. 31 24
Receiving Hastings (UGA) R. Smith (OS)
Rec. Yds. TD 8 113 0 2 49 0
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At the Peach Bowl, two of the nation’s most fatestruck teams took to Atlanta’s Georgia Dome in search of season-ending consolation. Although the Bulldogs entered the contest as underdogs, Georgia again battled back from adversity, this time a 14-0 deficit with 4:09 left in the first quarter, only to lose in the closing minute. Virginia’s Demetrius Allen proved the difference, returning a Kanon Parkman kickoff for an 83-yard TD with :57 remaining. Sophomore QB Hines Ward engineered the Georgia comeback, lighting up the Cavalier secondary for 413 yards on 31 of 59 passing. Figure in another 56 yards rushing, and Ward had set new Georgia bowl records for pass attempts, completions, yards passing and total offense. However, a pair of first-quarter interceptions and a blocked Dax Langley punt led to an easy 14 points for Virginia and considerable red and black frustration. Once again, Georgia’s defense kept the team's hope alive. Besides limiting Virginia to 256 yards total offense, the UGA "D" even gave the 70,824 audience a temporary charge when defensive tackle Jason Ferguson returned UVA's Walt Derey fumble 10 yards for a TD—Georgia's first tie of the game (27-27) with only 1:09 left.
Georgia 3 11 3 10 — 27 Virginia 14 10 3 7 — 34 VA—Barber, 1-yard run (Garcia kick) 10:27 1st Q VA—Brooks, 5-yard run (Garcia kick) 4:09 1st Q GA—Parkman, 36-yard FG 1:00 1st Q GA—Parkman, 37-yard FG 14:52 2nd Q VA—Garcia, 36-yard FG 9:42 2nd Q VA—Allen, 82-yard pass from Groh (Garcia kick) 2:34 2nd Q GA—Ward, 1-yard run (Ward to Hunter) :19 2nd Q GA—Parkman, 20-yard FG 8:01 3rd Q VA—Garcia, 36-yard FG 1:58 3rd Q GA—Parkman, 42-yard FG 14:43 4th Q GA—Ferguson, 10-yard fumble return (Parkman kick) 1:09 4th Q VA—Allen, 83-yard kickoff return (Garcia kick) 0:57 4th Q
TEAM STATISTICS Georgia Virginia First Downs 20 10 Rushing Yardage 139 100 Passing Yardage 413 156 Passes (Comp.-Att.-Int.) 31-59-2 10-20-1 Return Yardage 144 303 Fumbles: Number-Lost 1-1 4-2 Punts (Avg.) 5 (33.0) 8 (42.4) Penalties: Number-Yards 6-40 3-30 Rushing Ward (UGA) Barber (UV)
INDIVIDUAL LEADERS Att. Yds. TD 9 56 1 20 103 1
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Att. Comp. Yds. TD 59 31 413 0 20 10 156 1
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Rec. Yds. TD 10 156 0 5 111 1
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Bobo, Edwards Lead UGA Past Badgers in ‘98 Outback Bowl
Georgia Rallies Past Virginia In 1998 Peach Bowl
Mike Bobo completed 26 of 28 passes for 235 yards and one touchdown and running back Robert Edwards ran for three more scores as Georgia defeated Wisconsin 33-6 before an Outback Bowl crowd of 56,186 and an ESPN national television audience. Bobo, who earned MVP honors, set an Outback Bowl record for best completion percentage (92.8). He also set Outback and Georgia records for consecutive completions with 19. Edwards set a Georgia bowl mark and tied an Outback record with three rushing touchdowns. Senior Hines Ward set an Outback Bowl record for receptions and yardage with 12 catches for 122 yards. Georgia sported a new look for the Outback Bowl, donning black pants instead of the traditional “silver britches” to go along with the Bulldogs’ white jerseys and red helmets. “The players came to me a while back and requested we do something special for the bowl game,” Georgia head coach Jim Donnan said. “The idea the players liked best was wearing black pants. After discussing it with (athletic director) Coach Dooley we decided to go along with the players’ suggestion for this game.”
No. 19 Georgia rallied from an early secondquarter deficit of 21-0 to post a thrilling 35-33 win over 12th-ranked Virginia. A Peach Bowl record crowd of 72,876 in Atlanta on Dec. 31, 1998 was in attendance for the memorable comeback. Virginia capitalized on three second quarter interceptions by Georgia freshman Quincy Carter, turning each of them into a touchdown to build a 21-0 lead. Georgia got on the scoreboard when Carter connected with senior Tony Small on an 11-yard score with 1:15 left in the second quarter. Georgia got its first lead of the night when Olandis Gary capped a 67-yard drive with a 2-yard Olandis Gary run on the Dogs’ first possession of the fourth quarter. The Bulldogs then built an 8-point lead when Carter called his own number on a quarterback sneak from the one-yard-line with 7:01 remaining. Georgia staved off the Cavaliers late by stopping a 2-point conversion and then watching as their last-ditch field goal sailed wide left with just 19 seconds remaining.
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Georgia 12 7 7 7 — 33 Wisconsin 0 0 0 6 — 6 GA-Edwards, 2-yard run (Hines kick b locked) 8:19, 1st Q GA-Edwards, 40-yard run (Bobo pass INT) 4:21, 1st Q GA-Gary, 3-yard run (Hines kick) :29, 2nd Q GA-Edwards, 13-yard run (Hines kick) 9:15, 3rd Q GA-Allen, 7-yard pass from Bobo, (Hines kick) 8:45, 4th WIS-Retzlaff, 12-yard pass from Kavanage (kick failed) 4:04, 4th Q TEAM STATISTICS Georgia Wisconsin First Downs 25 18 Rushing: Att.-Yards 41-207 29-74 Passing: Comp.-Att.-Yds.-Int. 26-29-267-0 14-36-160-2 Fumbles: Number-Lost 2-1 0-0 Penalties: Number-Yards 5-59 7-71 Punts:No.-Yards (Avg.) 3-107 5-218 Punt Returns: No.-Yards 1-0 2-0 Kickoff Returns: No.-Yards 1-16 5-104 Time of Possession 34:05 25:55 INDIVIDUAL LEADERS Rushing Att. Yds. TD Long Edwards (UGA) 22 110 3 40 Gary (UGA) 4 61 1 44 McCullough (WIS) 4 37 0 16 Passing Att. Comp. Yds. TD Bobo (UGA) 28 26 267 1 Samuel (WIS) 27 8 84 0 Receiving Rec. Yds. TD Long Ward (UGA) 12 154 0 49 Hayes (WIS) 5 44 0 11 Tackles UT AT Tot. Bright (UGA) 8 4 12 Thompson (WIS) 10 3 13
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0 7 14 14 — 35 0 21 6 6 — 33
VA-Southern, 2-yard run (Braverman kick) 10:30, 2nd Q VA-Wilkins, 43-yard pass from Brooks (Braverman kick) 7:57, 2nd Q VA-Jones, 24-yard pass from Brooks (Braverman kick) 5:36, 2nd Q UG-Small, 11-yard pass from Carter (Hines kick) 1:15, 2nd Q UG-Bailey, 14-yard pass from Carter (Hines kick) 11:18, 3rd Q UG-Gary, 15-yard run (Hines kick) 5:50, 3rd Q VA-Wilkins, 67-yard pass from Brooks (kick failed) 3:29, 3rd Q UG-Gary, 2-yard run (Hines kick) 12:52, 4th Q UG-Carter, 1-yard run (Hines kick) 7:01, 4th Q VA-Brooks, 30-yard run (pass failed) 1:34, 4th Q TEAM STATISTICS Georgia Virginia First Downs 19 21 Rushing: Att.-Yards 38-159 44-198 Passing: Comp.-Att.-Yds.-Int. 18-33-222-3 13-35-236-1 Total Plays-Total Net Yards 71-381 79-434 Fumbles: Number-Lost 0-0 3-1 Penalties: Number-Yards 8-74 9-71 Punts:No.-Yards (Avg.) 8-284 8-316 Punt Returns: No.-Yards 6-62 4-17 Kickoff Returns: No.-Yards 5-104 4-39 Time of Possession 28:01 31:59 INDIVIDUAL LEADERS Rushing Att. Yds. TD Long Gary (UGA) 19 110 2 18 Jones (UVA) 23 96 0 29 Passing Att. Comp. Yds. TD Carter (UGA) 33 18 222 2 Brooks (UVA) 32 12 226 3 Receiving Rec. Yds. TD Long Wilkins (UVA) 6 161 2 67 Small (UGA) 5 28 1 11 Tackles UT AT Tot. Hollingshed (UGA) 5 3 8 Rainer (UVA) 8 3 11
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Record Comeback Highlights ‘00 Outback Win over Purdue Georgia kicked off the new year by staging the largest comeback in bowl history, scoring 28 unanswered points to defeat Purdue 28-25 in overtime at Raymond James Stadium in front of 54,059 in a game broadcast by ESPN. Purdue jumped out to an early lead in the first quarter behind three Drew Brees touchdown passes. In the second quarter Brees threw his fourth touchdown pass to Chris James. Purdue missed three of the four extra point opportunities to lead 25-0 with 10:38 left in the first half. Georgia got its first points of the game on a Terrence Edwards 74-yard touchdown run off an option reverse to cut the lead to 25-7. Quincy Carter, who had 243 yards on 20 of 33 passing with two touchdowns (one rushing, one passing), helped continue the Georgia surge when he scored on an eight-yard run with 4:22 left in the third quarter. Patrick Pass made the two-point conversion to move the score to 25-18. The Bulldogs tied the score at 25 with just 1:19 left in regulation, when Randy McMichael caught a Carter pass over two defenders for an eight-yard touchdown. In overtime, Georgia managed to stop Purdue on its first drive when Dorsch missed a 43-yard field goal. After two Pass rushes for 19 yards, Hap Hines nailed a 21-yarder to cap the Bulldogs’ come from behind victory.
Purdue Georgia
19 0
6 10
0 8
0 7
(0) — 25 (3) — 28
PU-Daniels, 3-yard pass from Brees (Dorsch kick), 10:26, 1st Q PU-Daniels, 11-yard pass from Brees (Dorsch kick failed), 7:10, 1st Q PU-Sutherland, 21-yard pass from Brees (Brees pass failed), 1:03, 1st Q PU-James, 32-yard pass from Brees, (Brees pass failed), 10:38, 2nd Q GA-Edwards, 74-yard run (Hines kick), 9:39, 2nd Q GA-Hines 32-yard field goal, :09, 2nd Q GA- Carter, 8-yard run, (Pass run), 4:33, 3rd Q GA-McMichael 8-yard pass from Carter (Hines kick), 1:19, 4th Q GA-Hines 21-yard field goal, 0:00, overtime
TEAM STATISTICS Georgia Purdue First Downs 21 30 Rushing: Att.-Yards 34-154 29-150 Passing: Comp.-Att.-Yds.-Int. 20-33-243-0 36-60-378-1 Fumbles: Number-Lost 2-2 2-1 Penalties: Number-Yards 10-55 14-153 Punts: No.-Yards (Avg.) 3-144 3-136 Punt Returns: No.-Yards 2-24 1-1 Kickoff Returns: No.-Yards 3-63 2-31 Time of Possession 25:11 34:49 INDIVIDUAL LEADERS Rushing Att. Yds. TD Long Edwards (UGA) 2 70 1 74 Lowe (PU) 15 87 0 18 Passing Att. Comp. Yds. TD Carter (UGA) 33 20 243 1 Brees (PU) 60 36 378 4 Receiving Rec. Yds. TD Long Edwards (UGA) 8 97 0 21 Daniels (PU) 12 103 2 25 Tackles UT AT Tot. Bell (UGA) 6 4 10 Fells (PU) 5 6 11
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Georgia Cruises Past Virginia In 2000 O’ahu Bowl
The 24th-ranked Georgia Bulldogs (8-4) defeated Virginia 34-17 in the 2000 Jeep O’ahu Bowl in front of an Aloha Stadium crowd of 24,187 and an ESPN television audience on Christmas Eve. Georgia jumped out to a 17-0 lead in the first quarter. The Bulldogs got on the board with a 35-yard field goal by freshman kicker Billy Bennett. On the Bulldogs’ next series, one play after a successful fake punt, Edwards scampered 40 yards into the end zone Terrence Edwards on a reverse to give Georgia a 10-0 lead. On Virginia’s next possession, freshman safety Kentrell Curry recovered a Cavalier fumble in the end zone for the 17-0 lead. The Cavaliers pulled within 24-14 in the third quarter as senior linebacker Byron Thweatt returned a Georgia fumble 58 yards, but that was as close as Virginia would get. Georgia added two more touchdowns for the final margin, a 21-yard pass from sophomore quarterback Cory Phillips to freshman receiver Damien Gary and a four-yard fumble return by sophomore safety Cap Burnett after senior linebacker Kendrell Bell knocked the ball loose. Edwards was named MVP after leading UGA in both receiving and rushing with eight catches for 79 yards and five rushes for 97 yards and one touchdown.
Georgia Virginia
17 7 0 13 — 37 0 7 7 0 — 14
GA-Bennett 35-yard field goal, 1st Q 4:30 GA-Edwards 40-yard run (Bennett kick), 1st Q 1:12 GA-Curry 0-yard fumble recovery (Bennett kick), 1st Q 0:51 UVA-Dotson 14-yard run (Greene kick), 2nd Q 14:15 GA-Haynes 3-yard run, 2nd Q 13:08 UVA-Thweatt 58-yard fumble recovery (Greene kick), 3rd Q 4:46 GA-Gary 21-yard pass from C. Phillips (Bennett kick), 4th Q 13:13 GA-Burnett 4-yard fumble return (Bennett kick failed), 4th Q 12:57
TEAM STATISTICS Georgia
Virginia
First Downs 21 20 Rushing: Att.-Yards 34-157 38-144 Passing: Comp.-Att.-Yds.-Int. 25-39-241-1 22-36-226-2 Fumbles: Number-Lost 1-1 4-2 Penalties: Number-Yards 4-20 4-29 Punts:No.-Yards (Avg.) 5-213 5-224 Punt Returns: No.-Yards 0-0 0-0 Kickoff Returns: No.-Yards 1-18 5-39 Time of Possession 29:57 30:03
INDIVIDUAL LEADERS
Rushing Edwards (UGA) Womack (UVA) Passing C. Phillips (UGA) Spinner (UVA) Receiving Edwards (UGA) McGrew (UVA) Tackles Hollingshed (UGA) Evans (UVA)
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Att. Yds. TD Long 5 97 1 57 15 48 0 13 Att. Comp. Yds. TD 35 22 213 1 22 14 153 0 Rec. Yds. TD Long 8 79 0 22 4 40 0 14 UT AT Tot. 7 5 12 9 1 10
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Eagles Edge Dogs In 2001 Music City Bowl
Running back William Green scored a 7-yard touchdown with 4:43 remaining to lift Boston College to a 20-16 win over Georgia at the Music City Bowl. Running back Verron Haynes capped his Georgia career with 132 yards on 27 carries, including a 1-yard scoring run in the third quarter. That touchdown gave the Bulldogs a 16-10 lead. The Bulldogs began the game with some trickery when Fred Gibson took the opening kickoff and gave a reverse handoff to Decory Bryant, who raced 86 Fred Gibson yards to the Boston College 18. On Georgia’s second play, Greene found Gibson on a swing pass and he fought his way into the end zone from 15 yards out. Boston College grabbed the lead in the second quarter when quarterback Brian St. Pierre threw a 10-yard touchdown pass to receiver Dedrick Dewalt. The play was set up by Green’s 75-yard run, the longest play allowed by the Bulldogs this season. Sciortino then converted from 26 yards out to give the Eagles a 13-7 lead. The Bulldogs answered with Bennett’s 24-yard field goal as Georgia trailed 13-10 at the break. Haynes’ third-quarter touchdown gave the Bulldogs their final lead of the contest.
Boston College Georgia
3 10 0 7 = 20 7 3 6 0 = 16
GA-F. Gibson 15-yd pass from D. Greene (B. Bennett kick), 1st Q 14:05 BC-S. Sciortino 25-yd field goal, 1st Q 1:43 BC-D. Dewalt 10-yd pass from St. Pierre (Sciortino kick), 2nd Q 9:09 BC-S. Sciortino 26-yd field goal, 2nd Q 3:05 GA-B. Bennett 24-yd field goal, 2nd Q 0:39 GA-V. Haynes 1-yd run (B. Bennett kick failed), 3rd Q 5:26 GA-Gary 21-yard pass from C. Phillips (Bennett kick), 4th Q 13:13 BC-W. Green 7-yd run (S. Sciortino kick), 4th Q 4:43
TEAM STATISTICS BC Georgia First Downs 16 23 Rushing: Att.-Yards 47-197 39-122 Passing: Comp.-Att.-Yds.-Int. 9-25-109-0 22-39-288-2 Fumbles: Number-Lost 2-0 2-2 Penalties: Number-Yards 4-20 9-74 Punts:No.-Yards (Avg.) 6-225 3-131 Punt Returns: No.-Yards 0-0 3-7 Kickoff Returns: No.-Yards 3-28 5-177 Time of Possession 35:02 24:58 INDIVIDUAL LEADERS Rushing Att. Yds. TD Long Green (BC) 35 149 1 70 Haynes (UGA) 27 132 1 32 Passing Att. Comp. Yds. TD St. Pierre (BC) 25 9 109 1 Greene (UGA) 38 22 288 1 Receiving Rec. Yds. TD Long Dewalt (BC) 3 62 1 30 Gibson (UGA) 6 109 1 38 Tackles UT AT Tot. Parent (BC) 6 5 11 J. Phillips (UGA) 7 5 12 www.georgiadogs.com
2003 Dogs Get Record 13th Win In Nokia Sugar Bowl
Georgia bowl MVP Musa Smith rushed for 145 yards and Billy Bennett kicked four field goals as Georgia defeated Florida State 26-13 before 74,269 fans in the Nokia Sugar Bowl. Georgia completed the season at 13-1, the most wins in school history. The Bulldogs’ defense forced three turnovers by the Seminoles, including cornerback Bruce Thornton’s 71-yard interception return for a touchdown. Nose tackle Ken Veal’s fumble recovery led to one of Bennett’s four field goals. Terrence Edwards Bennett staked the Bulldogs to a 3-0 lead in the first quarter . The Seminoles took their only lead of the game in the second quarter as quarterback Fabian Walker found receiver Anquan Boldin on a 5-yard scoring toss. Thornton’s second-quarter interception and score gave Georgia the lead for good. Bennett pushed the advantage to 20-7 by drilling a 42-yard field goal early in the third quarter. On FSU’s next possession, Veal’s fumble recovery set up a third Bennett field goal, pushing Georgia ahead 23-7.
Florida State (9-5) Georgia (13-1)
0 3
7 14
6 6
0 3
= =
13 26
GA-B. Bennett 23-yd field goal 4:19, 1st Q FSU-A. Boldin 5-yd pass from F. Walker 13:41, 2nd Q GA-B. Thornton 71-yd interception return 6:24, 2nd Q GA-T. Edwards 37-yd pass from D.J. Shockley 3:43, 2nd Q GA-B. Bennett 42-yd field goal 11:06, 3rd Q GA-B. Bennett 25-yd field goal 8:49, 3rd Q FSU-C. Thorpe 40-yd pass from A. Boldin, 0:00, 3rd Q GA-B. Bennett 35-yd field goal 10:17, 4th Q
TEAM STATISTICS Florida State Georgia First Downs 18 11 Rushing: Att.-Yards 41-173 36-176 Passing: Comp.-Att.-Yds.-Int. 13-26-147-2 10-15-125-0 Total Plays-Total Net Yards 67-262 51-276 Fumbles: Number-Lost 2-1 1-1 Penalties: Number-Yards 5-37 6-59 Punts:No.-Yards (Avg.) 5-202 4-193 Punt Returns: No.-Yards 4-68 2-29 Kickoff Returns: No.-Yards 3-57 1-7 Time of Possession 33:51 26:09 INDIVIDUAL LEADERS Rushing Att. Yds. TD Long L. Washington (FSU) 10 48 0 17 M. Smith (UGA) 23 145 0 39 Passing Att. Comp. Yds. TD A. Boldin (FSU) 14 6 78 1 D. Greene (UGA) 14 9 88 0 Receiving Rec. Yds. TD Long N. Maddox (FSU) 4 24 0 13 T. Edwards (UGA) 3 60 1 37 Tackles UT AT Tot. A. Augustin (FSU) 5 1 6 T. Gilbert (UGA) 7 1 8
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Georgia Defeats Purdue In OT In 2004 Capital One Bowl
After scoring the game’s first 24 points, Georgia needed a Kregg Lumpkin overtime touchdown run to hold off Purdue, 34-27, in front of a Capital One Bowl crowd of 64,565 and an ABC national television audience. The Bulldogs opened the game with a nineplay, 68-yard drive culminating in a six-yard Fred Gibson touchdown pass from quarterback and offensive MVP David Greene (left). The Bulldogs used a Billy Bennett field goal and two more Greene TD passes--one each to Gibson and Reggie Brown--to open a 24-0 lead with 4:47 left in the first half. Purdue answered with a touchdown and David Greene field goal to pull within 14, 24-10, at halftime. Purdue scored the fourth quarter’s first points on a Kyle Orton two-yard run with 9:11 left. Georgia then used up 4:44 on a 12-play, 57-yard drive ending in a 40-yard Bennett field goal. Late in the fourth, Purdue needed just three plays to go 66 yards and pull within three, 27-24, on a Kyle Orton three-yard touchdown pass. Ben Jones kicked a 44-yard field goal with 49 seconds left to tie the game at 27-all. On the first possession of overtime, Lumpkin pushed his way into the end zone to give the Bulldogs a 34-27 lead. Purdue also drove inside the 10 yard line, but failed to convert.
Purdue (9-4) Georgia (11-3)
0 14
10 10
0 0
17 3
(0) (7)
= 27 = 34
GA-F. Gibson 6-yd pass from D. Greene (B. Bennett kick) 10:29, 1st Q GA-F. Gibson 4-yd pass from D. Greene (B. Bennett kick) 04:27, 1st Q GA-B. Bennett 28-yd field goal 09:56, 2nd Q GA-R. Brown 11-yd pass from D. Greene (B. Bennett kick) 04:47, 2nd Q PU-K. Orton 17-yd run (B. Jones kick) 03:01, 2nd Q PU-B. Jones 27-yd field goal 01:48, 2nd Q PU-K. Orton 2-yd run (B. Jones kick) 09:11, 4th Q GA-B. Bennett 40-yd field goal 04:27, 4th Q PU-A. Chambers 3-yd pass from K. Orton (B. Jones kick) 01:34,4th Q PU-B. Jones 44-yd field goal 00:49, 4th Q GA-K. Lumpkin 1-yd run (B. Bennett kick) 15:00, OT
TEAM STATISTICS Purdue Georgia First Downs 15 23 Rushing: Att.-Yards 29-59 47-113 Passing: Comp.-Att.-Yds.-Int. 20-35-230-1 27-37-327-0 Total Plays-Total Net Yards 64-289 84-440 Fumbles: Number-Lost 1-0 2-2 Penalties: Number-Yards 10-69 10-90 Punts: Number-Yards (Avg.) 9-400 6-268 Kickoff Returns: Number-Yards 6-163 2-48 Time of Possession 24:31 35:29 INDIVIDUAL LEADERS Rushing Att. Yds. TD Long J. Void (PU) 15 63 0 12 K. Lumpkin (UGA) 27 90 1 15 Passing Comp. Att. Yds. TD K. Orton (PU) 20 34 230 1 D. Greene (UGA) 27 37 327 3 Receiving Rec. Yds. TD Long J. Standeford (PU) 7 102 0 60 R. Brown (UGA) 5 99 1 32 Tackles UT AT Tot. L. Johnson (PU) 10 5 15 S. Jones (UGA) 6 2 8
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Bulldogs Beat Badgers In 2005 Outback Bowl
Georgia (10-2) held off a late Wisconsin rally to defeat the Badgers 24-21 in front of 62,414 Outback Bowl fans at Raymond James Stadium and an ESPN national television audience. It was the last game for several Bulldog seniors, including All-American DE David Pollack (right) whose three-sack performance earned him Outback Bowl MVP. Overall, Georgia’s defense stifled the Badgers’ offense, allowing just 13 points while recording seven quarterback sacks and forcing and recovering two fumbles. Wisconsin (9-3) took an early second-quarDavid Pollack ter 6-3 lead in a battle of field goals, but Georgia’s offense came to life in the middle of the game. Senior QB David Greene connected on a 24-yard touchdown to Fred Gibson and later a 24-yard TD to senior Jeremy Thomas. Freshman Thomas Brown notched his fourth 100-yard rushing game of the year with 111 yards on 16 carries, including a 29-yard touchdown run to give Georgia a 24-6 lead.
Georgia (10-2) Wisconsin (9-3)
3 3
7 14 3 7
0 8
= =
24 21
GA-B. Coutu 20-yd field goal 10:24, 1st Q WIS-M. Allen 46-yd field goal 05:47, 1st Q WIS-M. Allen 44-yd field goal 14:55, 2nd Q GA-F. Gibson 19-yd pass from D. Greene (B. Coutu kick) 07:38, 2nd Q GA-J. Thomas 24-yd pass from D. Greene (Coutu kick) 09:16, 3rd Q GA-T. Brown 29-yd run (B. Coutu kick) 06:33, 3rd Q WIS-D. Charles 19-yd pass from J. Stocco (Allen kick) 03:16, 3rd Q WIS-A. Crooks 11-yd interception return (J. Orr pass) 04:13, 4th Q TEAM STATISTICS Georgia Wisconsin First Downs 21 14 Rushing: Att.-Yards 37-196 35-60 Passing: Comp.-Att.-Yds.-Int. 19-41-264-2 12-27-170-0 Total Plays-Total Net Yards 78-460 62-230 Fumbles: Number-Lost 1-1 2-2 Penalties: Number-Yards 8-85 7-45 Punts: Number-Yards (Avg.) 6-199) 7-310 Kickoff Returns: Number-Yards 4-49 5-49 Time of Possession 29:05 30:55 INDIVIDUAL LEADERS Rushing Att. Yds. TD Long T. Brown (UGA) 16 111 1 29 A. Davis (WIS) 21 79 0 25 Passing Comp. Att. Yds. TD D. Greene (UGA) 19 38 264 2 J. Stocco (WIS) 12 27 170 1 Receiving Rec. Yds. TD Long F. Gibson (UGA) 4 42 1 19 D. Charles (WIS) 3 52 1 20 Tackles UT AT Tot. G. Blue (UGA) 8 3 11 R. Brooks (WIS) 6 4 10
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West Virginia Upsets Dogs In 2006 Nokia Sugar Bowl
Georgia was unable to overcome a 28-0 deficit and fell to West Virginia 38-35 in the 2006 Nokia Sugar Bowl in front of 74,458 fans at the Georgia Dome and an ABC national television audience. Despite three touchdowns and 277 yards passing by quarterback D.J. Shockley, the Bulldogs’ late rally fell short after they outscored the Mountaineers 35-10 to finish the game. Tailback Thomas Brown led Georgia with 78 yards rushing, including a 52-yard touchdown. West Virginia started the game’s scoring with three touchdowns in the first quarter and went up 28-0 with 14:10 remaining in the second quarter. Georgia got its first points at the 12:58 mark in the Kregg Lumpkin second quarter on Kregg Lumpkin’s career-long 34-yard touchdown run. The Bulldogs managed to close the gap to 38-35 after Shockley connected with fellow senior Bryan McClendon for a 43-yard touchdown with 5:13 left in the fourth quarter. But West Virginia converted a fake punt in the game’s final drive, enabling the Mountaineers to run the clock out.
West Virginia (11-1) Georgia (10-3)
21 10 0 0 21 7
7 7
= =
Bulldogs Rally Past Va. Tech In 2006 Chick-fil-A Bowl
Georgia stormed back from an 18-point deficit to defeat 14th-ranked Virginia Tech 31-24 in the Chick-fil-A Bowl in the Georgia Dome in front of a bowl-record crowd of 75,406 and a national ESPN television audience. Bulldog linebacker Tony Taylor (two interceptions) and quarterback Matthew Stafford (129 yards, 1 TD) were named the Defensive and Offensive MVPs. In the fourth quarter, the Bulldogs got scoring runs from tailback Kregg Lumpkin and fullback Brannan Southerland along with one of kicker Brandon Coutu’s three Tony Taylor field goals (including a Georgia bowl record 51-yarder) to complete the comeback. Georgia led 3-0 after the first quarter, but then the Hokies built a 21-3 halftime edge. Taylor’s interception at the start of the fourth quarter set up the game-tying touchdown, a 3-yard Lumpkin run. On the Hokies’ next possession, Charles Johnson sacked Sean Glennon and caused him to fumble, which Quentin Moses recovered. It led to the go-ahead field goal by Coutu.
Georgia (9-4) Virginia Tech (10-3)
38 35
GAME STATISTICS Georgia WVU First Downs 27 27 Rushing: Att.-Yards 28-224 63-382 Passing: Comp.-Att.-Yds.-Int 20-33-277-0 11-14-120-0 Total Plays-Total Net Yards 61-501 77-502 Fumbles: Number-Lost 4-3 1-0 Penalties: Number-Yards 4-50 9-74 Punts: Number-Yards (Avg.) 3-137 4-144 Kickoff Returns: Number-Yards 2-28 5-111 Time of Possession 24:01 35:59 Rushing S. Slaton (WVU) T. Brown (UGA) Passing P. White (WVU) D.J. Shockley (UGA) Receiving D. Reynaud (WVU) L. Pope (UGA) Tackles M. Lorello (WVU) J. Jackson (UGA) www.georgiadogs.com
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TD Long 3 52 1 52 Yds. TD 120 1 277 3 TD Long 1 17 1 15 Tot. 8 11
18 = 3 =
31 24
GA-Brandon Coutu 39-yard field goal, 10:49, 1st Q VT-Brandon Ore 1-yard run (Brandon Pack kick), 14:07, 2nd Q VT-Ore 1-yard run (Pace kick), 6:45, 2nd Q VT-Sam Wheeler 53-yard pass from Eddie Royal (Pace kick), 4:36, 2Q GA-Coutu 51-yard field goal, 6:10, 3rd Q GA-M. Milner 6-yard pass from Matthew Stafford (Coutu kick), 1:52, 3rd Q GA-Kregg Lumpkin 3-yard run (Milner pass from Stafford), 12:30, 4Q GA-Coutu 28-yard field goal, 10:42, 4th Q GA-Brannan Southerland 1-yard run (Coutu kick), 7:30, 4th Q VT-Pace 28-yard field goal, 3:41, 4th Q
WVU - S. Slaton 52-yd. run (P. McAfee kick), 12:12, 1st Q WVU - Reynaud 13-yd. pass from P. White (P. McAfee kick), 06:27, 1stQ WVU - D. Reynaud 13-yd. run (P. McAfee kick), 04:27, 1st Q WVU - S. Slaton 18-yd. run (P. McAfee kick), 14:10, 2nd Q GA - K. Lumpkin 34-yd. run (B. Coutu kick), 12:58, 2nd Q GA - T. Brown 52-yd. run (B. Coutu kick), 08:52, 2nd Q WVU - P. McAfee 27-yd. field goal 05:37, 2nd Q GA - L. Pope 4-yd. pass from Shockley (B. Coutu kick), 00:58, 2nd Q GA - A.J. Bryant 34-yd. pass from Shockley (Coutu kick), 01:44, 3rd Q WVU - S. Slaton 52-yd. run (P. McAfee kick), 08:32, 4th Q GA-B McClendon 43-yd. pass from Shockley (Coutu kick), 5:13, 4th Q
3 0 10 0 21 0
GAME STATISTICS Georgia Va. Tech First Downs 9 9 Rushing: Att.-Yards 31-71 26-42 Passing: Comp.-Att.-Yds.-Int 9-21-129-1 14-27-147-3 Total Plays-Total Net Yards 52-200 53-189 Fumbles: Number-Lost 1-0 1-1 Penalties: Number-Yards 4-31 8-78 Punts: Number-Yards (Avg.) 7-264 4-195 Kickoff Returns: Number-Yards 4-81 6-105 Time of Possession 30:23 29:37
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B. Ore (VT) K. Lumpkin (UGA)
TEAM STATISTICS Att. Yds. TD 20 12
42 39
26 21
13 9
E. Royal (VT) M. Milner (UGA)
4 3
45 49
0 1
Vince Hall (VT) P. Oliver (UGA) T. Taylor (UGA)
9 5 5
4 4 4
13 9 9
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Yds. AT
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Bulldogs Blast Hawai’i To Win 2008 Sugar Bowl
The Bulldogs trounced previously undefeated Hawai’i 41-10 in the Sugar Bowl on New Years night from the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans, La. This was the most points the Bulldogs have ever scored in a bowl game as well as their largest margin of victory in a bowl game. Georgia struck early against the Warriors, starting with a Knowshon Moreno 17-yard touchdown run with 9:42 in the first quarter. Moreno also had an 11-yard scoring run late in the first period. Early in the second half, defensive end Marcus Howard sacked Warrior quarterKnowshon Moreno back Colt Brennan on the goal line and recovered Brennan’s fumble on the play for a TD, the first of his career. Thomas Brown got in on the scoring action with a one-yard scamper in the third quarter, and QB Matthew Stafford got into the books with an 11-yard TD pass to Sean Bailey midway through the second quarter.
Hawai’i (12-1) 3 0 0 7 = Georgia (11-2) 14 10 14 3 =
10 41
GA-Knowshon Moreno 17-yard run, 9:42 1Q UH-Dan Kelly 41-yard field goal, 4:20 1Q GA-Knowshon Moreno 11-yard run (Brandon Coutu PAT), 0:57 1Q GA-Brandon Coutu 52-yard field goal, 9:36 2Q GA-Sean Bailey 11-yard pass from Matthew Stafford (Coutu PAT), 8:00 2Q GA-Marcus Howard 0-yard fumble return (Coutu PAT), 8:57 3Q GA-Thomas Brown 1-yard run (Coutu PAT), 1:40 3Q GA- Brandon Coutu 45-yard field goal, 14:32 4Q UH- Ryan Grice-Mullen 16-yard pass from Tyler Graunke, 10:32 4Q
Bulldogs Notch 10th Win At 2009 Capital One Bowl
Matthew Stafford threw three touchdown passes in the final 18 minutes against Michigan State, as the Bulldogs posted a 24-12 Capital One Bowl victory in front of 59,681 fans and an ABC national television audience. The first half was ugly for Stafford, projected to be an early first-round NFL draft pick, and Georgia. He was just 6-for-14 with an interception in the first half and Michigan State (9-4) led 6-3. In the second half, he looked more like the quarterback NFL teams covet. He completed 14 of his Matthew Stafford final 17 throws, including three TD passes. Stafford started the comeback by directing a 10-play, 96-yard drive midway through the third quarter. He went 6-for-6 for 92 yards and capped it with a 35-yard touchdown toss to Michael Moore. Stafford and Aron White hooked up on a 21-yard TD toss with 9 seconds left in the third quarter to put Georgia up 17-6.
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3 3
0 3
14 0
7 6
= =
24 12
UGA-Blair Walsh 32 yd field goal, 9:26 1Q MSU-Brett Swenson 20 yd field goal, 4:50 1Q MSU-Swenson 32 yd field goal, 2:14 2Q UGA-Michael Moore 35 yd pass from Matthew Stafford (B. Walsh kick), 3:31 3Q UGA-Aron White 21 yd pass from M. Stafford (B. Walsh kick), :09 3Q MSU-Javon Ringer 1 yd run (Brian Hoyer pass failed), 8:50 4Q UGA-Knowshon Moreno 21 yd pass from M. Stafford (B. Walsh kick), 3:43 4Q
GAME STATISTICS Hawai’i Georgia First Downs 20 19 Rushing: Att.-Yards 18--5 40-160 Passing: Comp.-Att.-Yds.-Int 35-57-311-4 14-27-175-1 Total Plays-Total Net Yards 75-306 67-335 Fumbles: Number-Lost 2-2 1-0 Penalties: Number-Yards 11-90 11-100 Punts: Number-Yards (Avg.) 3-102 (34.0) 3-145-48.3 Kickoff Returns: Number-Yards 7-175 3-128 Time of Possession 30:39 29:21
GAME STATISTICS Georgia MSU First Downs 19 16 Rushing: Att.-Yards 33-81 34-31 Passing: Comp.-Att.-Yds.-Int 20-31-250-1 22-39-205-1 Total Plays-Total Net Yards 64-331 73-236 Fumbles: Number-Lost 1-1 0-0 Penalties: Number-Yards 7-53 5-50 Punts: Number-Yards (Avg.) 5-237 (47.4) 5-190 (38.0) Kickoff Returns: Number-Yards 4-78 4-88 Time of Possession 30:00 30:00
TEAM STATISTICS Rushing Att. Yds. TD Long Pilares (UH) 7 31 0 11 Brown (UGA) 19 77 1 20 Passing Att. Comp. Yds. TD Brennan (UH) 38 22 169 0 Stafford (UGA) 27 14 175 1 Receiving Rec. Yds. TD Long Rivers (UH) 10 105 0 21 Massaquoi (UGA) 5 54 0 16 Tackles UT AT Tot. Patek (UH) 7 2 9 Allen (UGA) 6 3 9
TEAM STATISTICS Rushing Att. Yds. TD Long Moreno (UGA) 23 62 0 10 Ringer (MSU) 20 47 1 7 Passing Att. Comp. Yds. TD Stafford (UGA) 31 20 250 3 Hoyer (MSU) 34 18 169 0 Receiving Rec. Yds. TD Long Moore (UGA) 6 97 1 35 Cunningham (MSU) 6 52 0 16 Tackles UT AT Tot. Allen (UGA) 9 0 9 Jones (MSU) 8 4 12
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Dogs Defeat Texas A&M For Independence Bowl Win
Georgia closed out the 2009 football season in dominant fashion as it defeated Texas A&M 44-20 in the AdvoCare V100 Independence Bowl in front of 49,653 fans in Shreveport, La. After the Aggies tied the game early in the third quarter, Georgia scored 30 unanswered points to win with relative ease. The 44 points was a Bulldog bowl record. Neither team scored until the final 2:33 of the second quarter, when Georgia followed an A&M touchdown with two quick scores before halftime, highlighted by Brandon Boykin’s kickoff return. A 49-yard field goal by Blair Walsh with 9:25 left in the third quarter gave Georgia Brandon Boykin the lead for good and started the string of 30 consecutive points. Georgia’s defense, coached by defensive line coach Rodney Garner and graduate assistants Mitch Doolittle and Todd Hartley, was led by sophomore linebacker Marcus Dowtin, who had nine tackles. Junior linebacker Rennie Curran had eight, and junior safety Reshad Jones had five tackles and an interception.
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0 7 7 6 0 14 10 20
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TAMU-Jamie McCoy 15 yd pass from Jerrod Johnson (Randy Bullock kick), 2:33 2Q GA-Brandon Boykin 81 yd kickoff return (Blair Walsh kick), 2:22 2Q GA-Caleb King 2 yd run (B. Walsh kick), 1:22 2Q TAMU-Christine Michael 14 yd run (R. Bullock kick), 12:36 3Q GA-Blair Walsh 49 yd field goal, 9:25 3Q GA-Aron White 24 yd pass from Joe Cox (B. Walsh kick), 7:49 3Q GA-Aron White 2 yd pass from J. Cox (B. Walsh kick), 13:19 4Q GA-Caleb King 1 yd run (B. Walsh kick), 9:47 4Q GA-Shaun Chapas 5 yd run (Andrew Jensen kick failed), 4:29 4Q TAMU-Howard Morrow 5 yd pass from J. Johnson (J. Johnson pass failed), 1:13 4Q
TEAM STATISTICS TAMU Georgia First Downs 26 17 Rushing: Att.-Yards 33-109 40-208 Passing: Comp.-Att.-Yds.-Int 29-59-362-2 15-28-158-1 Total Plays-Total Net Yards 92-471 68-366 Fumbles: Number-Lost 3-0 0-0 Penalties: Number-Yards 7-65 6-39 Punts: Number-Yards (Avg.) 7-206 (29.4) 6-249 (41.5) Kickoff Returns: Number-Yards 8-157 2-107 Time of Possession 27:59 32:01 Rushing
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No. 24 UCF Edges Bulldogs In 2010 Liberty Bowl
Georgia saw its four-game bowl winning streak stopped by dropping a 10-6 decision to #24 Central Florida in the AutoZone Liberty Bowl, marking Georgia’s first postseason loss since the 2006 Sugar Bowl. UCF’s Latavius Murray scored on a 10-yard touchdown run with 9:01 left, and the Knights were able to stave off Georgia to post the victory. The Bulldogs had the ball last and converted two fourth downs before Kemal Ishmael knocked down Aaron Murray’s final throw into the end zone as time expired. The Bulldogs also started both halves A.J. Green driving down field easily before bogging down and settling for field goals of 20 and 41 yards by Blair Walsh. These teams went to halftime tied at 3-3 after a first half in which both Georgia and UCF wasted chances at the end zone.
Georgia (10-4) 3 0 3 0 UCF (7-6) 0 3 0 7
= 6 = 10
GA-Blair Walsh 20 yd field goal, 2:02 1Q UCF-Nick Cattoi 22 yd field goal, 0:33 2Q GA-Blair Walsh 41 yd field goal, 9:23, 3Q UCF-Latavius Murray 10 yd run (Nick Cattoi kick), 9:01 4Q
TEAM STATISTICS Georgia UCF First Downs 19 16 Rushing: Att.-Yards 32-82 30-124 Passing: Comp.-Att.-Yds.-Int 21-38-198-2 16-30-117-2 Total Plays-Total Net Yards 70-280 60-241 Fumbles: Number-Lost 1-0 0-0 Penalties: Number-Yards 5-35 3-30 Punts: Number-Yards (Avg.) 5-213 (42.6) 6-250 (41.7) Kickoff Returns: Number-Yards 3-38 2-35 Time of Possession 32:30 27:30 INDIVIDUAL LEADERS Rushing Att. Yds. TD Long Ealey (UGA) 16 60 0 12 Murray (UCF) 18 104 1 18 Passing Att. Comp. Yds. TD Murray (UGA) 38 21 198 0 Gilbert (UCF) 29 16 117 0 Receiving Rec. Yds. TD Long Green (UGA) 8 77 0 18 Watters (UCF) 6 57 0 14 Tackles UT AT Tot. Houston (UGA) 7 3 10 Ishmael (UCF) 7 4 11
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No. 12 MSU Rallies Past Bulldogs In 2012 Outback Bowl
Georgia dropped a 33-30 decision to Michigan State in a thrilling three-overtime game in the Outback Bowl in front of 49,429 fans and a nationally televised ABC audience. Bulldog junior Tavarres King set a school-record with 205 yards receiving on six catches, including a career-long 80-yard TD. Defensive back Brandon Boykin, who was named the MVP of the game, forced a safety, returned a punt 92 yards for a TD and scored on a 13-yard run. With 2:06 left, MSU quarterback Kirk Cousins led a 10-play 85-yard drive that tied the game at 27-27 to send it into overtime. After an interTavarres King ception by Bacarri Rambo on MSU’s first possession, Georgia senior Blair Walsh missed a 42-yard field goal to send it to another overtime. Both teams exchanged field goals in the second OT. The Spartans opened the third OT with a field goal that gave them a 33-30 lead. Georgia had a chance to tie it again, but its 47-yard field goal attempt was blocked, sealing the win for the Spartans.
Bulldogs Defeat Nebraska In 2013 Capital One Bowl
No. 5 Georgia handed the 21st-ranked Nebraska Cornhuskers a 45-31 loss in front of 59,712 fans and a national TV audience in the Capital One Bowl. On the second Georgia drive of the game, Aaron Murray capped an 80-yard drive with a 29-yard completion to Arthur Lynch. Nebraska answered with a pair of TDs to take a 14-9 lead, but the lead didn’t last, as Todd Gurley rushed for a 24-yard TD. The Huskers responded with a six-play, 44-yard Chris Conley drive that resulted in a 39-yard field goal that made it a 23-17 game midway through the second quarter. After a Georgia three-and-out, Nebraska took a 24-23 lead on a 16-yard pass to Rex Burkhead. On the opening drive of the second half, Nebraska scored on a twoyard TD run by Burkhead that extended Nebraska’s lead to 31-23. Georgia answered on the following drive with a 49-yard touchdown grab by Chris Conley. Georgia scored TDs on its next two possessions to take a 45-31 lead and seal the bowl victory.
MSU (11-3) 0 0 14 13 0-3-3 = 33 14 = 45 Georgia (10-4) 2 14 0 11 0-3-0 = 30 Georgia (12-2) 16 7 8 Nebraska (10-4) 14 10 7 0 = 31
GA-TEAM Safety-Brandon Boykin, 12:07 1Q GA-Tavarres King 80 yd pass from Aaron Murray (Blair Walsh kick), 3:06 2Q GA-Brandon Boykin 92 yd punt retun (Walsh kick), 1:39 2Q MSU-Le’Veon Bell 8 yd run (B. Linthicum pass from Kirk Cousins), 7:52 3Q MSU-Darqueze Dennard 38 yd interception return (Cousins pass failed), 1:47 3Q GA-B. Walsh 32 yd field goal, 9:58, 4Q MSU-Keith Nichol 7 yd pass from Cousins (Cousins pass failed), 8:22, 4Q GA-B. Boykin 13 yd pass from A. Murray (M. Mitchell pass from Murray), 6:44, 4Q MSU-L. Bell 1 yd run (Dan Conroy kick), 0:14, 4Q GA-B. Walsh 47 yd field goal, 2nd OT MSU-D. Conroy 35 yd field goal, 2nd OT MSU-D. Conroy 28 yd field goal, 3rd OT
TEAM STATISTICS Georgia MSU First Downs 15 15 Rushing: Att.-Yards 39-51 29-73 Passing: Comp.-Att.-Yds.-Int 20-32-288-2 28-51-318-3 Total Plays-Total Net Yards 71-339 80-391 Fumbles: Number-Lost 1-1 0-0 Penalties: Number-Yards 5-15 8-50 Punts: Number-Yards (Avg.) 7-306 (43.7) 8-401 (50.1) Kickoff Returns: Number-Yards 5-294 6-366 Time of Possession 31:34 28:26 INDIVIDUAL LEADERS Rushing Att. Yds. TD Long Malcome (UGA) 12 51 0 21 Bell (MSU) 17 48 2 8 Passing Att. Comp. Yds. TD Murray (UGA) 32 20 288 2 Cousins (MSU) 50 27 300 1 Receiving Rec. Yds. TD Long King (UGA) 6 205 1 80 Linthicum (MSU) 7 115 0 50 Tackles UT AT Tot. Ogletree (UGA) 12 1 13 Gholston (MSU) 7 0 7
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GA - Team safety, 11:31 1Q GA - Arthur Lynch 29-yard pass from A. Murray (M. Morgan kick), 07:54 1Q NEB - Jamal Turner 14-yard pass fom T. Martinez (B. Maher kick), 04:42 1Q NEB - Will Compton 24-yard interception return (Brett Maher kick), 04:15 1Q GA - Tavarres King 75-yard pass from A. Murray (M. Morgan kick), 04:04 1Q GA - Todd Gurley 24-yard run (M. Morgan kick), 10:33 2Q NEB - Brett Maher 39-yard field goal, 08:48 2Q NEB - Rex Burkhead 16-yard pass from T. Martinez (B. Maher kick), 04:43 2Q NEB - Rex Burkhead 2-yard run (Brett Maher kick), 09:42 3Q GA - C. Conley 49-yard pass from A. Murray (R. McGowan pass from A. Murray), 07:26 3Q GA - Keith Marshall 24-yard pass from A. Murray (M. Morgan kick), 14:52 4Q GA - Chris Conley 87-yard pass from A. Murray (M. Morgan kick), 11:03 4Q
TEAM STATISTICS Georgia Nebraska First Downs 23 26 Rushing: Att.-Yards 38-162 52-239 Passing: Comp.-Att.-Yds.-Int 18-33-427-2 16-27-204-2 Total Plays-Total Net Yards 71-589 79-443 Fumbles: Number-Lost 0-0 1-1 Penalties: Number-Yards 7-76 8-69 Punts: Number-Yards (Avg.) 39.0 34.0 Kickoff Returns: Number-Yards 3-41 (13.7) 4-90 (22.5) Time of Possession 27:33 32:27 INDIVIDUAL LEADERS Rushing Att. Yds. TD Long Burkhead (NEB) 24 142 2 28 Gurley (UGA) 23 125 1 24 Passing Att. Comp. Yds. TD Martinez (NEB) 27 16 204 2 Murray (UGA) 33 18 427 5 Receiving Rec. Yds. TD Long Bell (NEB) 4 60 0 35 King (UGA) 3 104 1 75 Tackles UT AT Tot. Compton (NEB) 6 3 9 A. Ogletree (UGA) 7 4 11
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Nebraska Holds On For 2014 TaxSlayer.com Gator Bowl Win
No. 23 Georgia Bulldogs sustained a 24-19 loss to Nebraska in the TaxSlayer.com Gator Bowl in front of 60,712 fans in Jacksonville and a national ESPN audience. After a scoreless first quarter, Hutson Mason led Georgia on an 12-play, 38-yard drive that produced a Marshall Morgan 39-yard field goal. Nebraska, however, took advantage of a fumbled punt return by the Bulldogs to take a 7-3 lead with 9:05 left in the second quarter. The teams traded field goals to complete first-half scoring with the Huskers holding a 10-9 edge. Nebraska forged ahead 24-12 with touchTodd Gurley downs on its first two possessions of the second half. The latter came on a 99-yard pass from Tommy Armstrong, Jr. to Quincy Enunwa with 4:58 left in the third quarter. Georgia scored its first touchdown of the game at the start of the fourth quarter when Hutson Mason passed for 25 yards to Todd Gurley. Later in the fourth quarter, the Bulldogs looked to take the lead, twice driving inside the Nebraska 20. Georgia was unable to convert on either fourth down, however, allowing Nebraska to come away with the victory.
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0 0
10 9
14 3
0 7
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GA - Marshall Morgan 38-yard field goal, 10:37 2Q NEB - Quincy Enunwa 5-yard pass from T. Armstrong (Pat Smith kick), 09:05 2Q GA - Marshall Morgan 28-yard field goal, 06:53 2Q NEB - Pat Smith 46-yard field goal, 03:18 2Q GA - Marshall Morgan 38-yard field goal, 00:00 2Q NEB - Ameer Abdullah 1-yard run, 10:08 3Q GA - Marshall Morgan 30-yard field goal, 06:32 3Q NEB - Q. Enunwa 99-yard pass from T. Armstrong (Pat Smith kick), 04:58 3Q GA - Todd Gurley 25-yard pass from Hutson Mason (M. Morgan kick), 14:49 4Q
TEAM STATISTICS Georgia Nebraska First Downs 22 14 Rushing: Att.-Yards 43-96 43-144 Passing: Comp.-Att.-Yds.-Int 21-39-320-1 6-16-163-1 Total Plays-Total Net Yards 82-416 59-307 Fumbles: Number-Lost 3-1 1-0 Penalties: Number-Yards 7-42 6-50 Punts: Number-Yards (Avg.) 4-151 (37.8) 7-271 (38.7) Kickoff Returns: Number-Yards 3-93 5-90 Time of Possession 33:24 26:36 INDIVIDUAL LEADERS Rushing Att. Yds. TD Long Abdullah (NEB) 27 122 1 14 Gurley (UGA) 21 86 0 16 Passing Att. Comp. Yds. TD Armstrong (NEB) 6 14 163 2 Mason (UGA) 21 39 320 1 Receiving Rec. Yds. TD Long Enunwa (NEB) 4 129 2 99 Gurley (UGA) 7 97 1 30 Tackles UT AT Tot. Cooper (NEB) 10 0 19 Floyd (UGA) 6 1 6.5
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Chubb, Bulldogs Power Past Louisville in 2014 Belk Bowl
Nick Chubb rushed for a UGA-bowl record 266 yards to propel No. 13 Georgia past 20th-ranked Louisville 37-14 in front of a crowd of 45,671 and a national ESPN audience in the Belk Bowl at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte. Georgia struck first, taking a 7-0 lead on a nine-play, 60-yard drive in the first quarter. On 2nd-and-14, Hutson Mason connected with Chris Conley for a 45-yard touchdown that gave the Bulldogs a 7-0 lead after the Nick Chubb Marshall Morgan PAT. Belk Bowl MVP The Cardinals answered on the next drive, going 84 yards on nine plays to tie the game at 7-7. Gerald Christian scored the TD on an 11-yard pass from Kyle Bolin. Already leading 20-7 at halftime, Georgia broke the game open late in the third quarter. Chubbâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 82-yard run, starting at his own 3-yard line, paved the way for Sony Michel to score from two yards out with 5:41 left. After UL answered with a score, the Bulldogs put the game out of reach in the fourth period with a Morgan field goal and an 8-yard TD run by Chubb.
Louisville (9-4) Georgia (10-3)
7 7
0 13
7 7
0 10
= 14 = 37
GA - Chris Conley 44-yard pass from H. Mason (M. Morgan kick), 08:24 1Q UL - G. Christian 11-yard pass from K. Bolin (J. Wallace kick), 04:25 1Q GA - Marshall Morgan 41-yard field goal, 11:33 2Q GA - Nick Chubb 31-yard run (Marshall Morgan kick), 06:40 2Q GA - Marshall Morgan 22-yard field goal, 04:58 2Q GA - Sony Michel 2-yard run (Marshall Morgan kick), 05:41 3Q UL - B. Radcliff 6-yard run (J. Wallace kick), 01:48 3Q GA - Marshall Morgan 41-yard field goal, 05:20 4Q GA - Nick Chubb 8-yard run (Marshall Morgan kick), 02:02 4Q
TEAM STATISTICS Georgia Louisville First Downs 22 20 Rushing: Att.-Yards 53-292 27-62 Passing: Comp.-Att.-Yds.-Int 14-24-200-1 21-44-314-3 Total Plays-Total Net Yards 77-492 71-376 Fumbles: Number-Lost 1-1 1-0 Penalties: Number-Yards 4-19 7-44 Punts: Number-Yards (Avg.) 2-82 (41.0) 6-225 (37.5) KO Returns: Number-Yards (Avg.) 2-37 (18.5) 8-132 (16.5) Time of Possession 33:00 27:00 INDIVIDUAL LEADERS Rushing Att. Yds. TD Long Radcliff (UL) 19 89 1 20 Chubb (UGA) 33 266 2 82 Passing Comp. Att. Yds. TD Bolin (UL) 20 40 300 1 Mason (UGA) 10 15 149 1 Receiving Rec. Yds. TD Long Parker (UL) 8 120 0 25 Conley (UGA) 4 80 1 44 Tackles UT AT Tot. Sample (UL) 10 4 14 Carter (UGA) 5 3 8
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Godwin, Bulldogs Hold Off Penn State for TaxSlayer Win
Ground Attack Pushes Dogs Past TCU in Liberty Bowl Win
After jumping ahead 24-3 in the third quarter, Georgia was able to hold on and beat Penn State 24-17 in the TaxSlayer Bowl at Jacksonville’s EverBank Field. Freshman Terry Godwin became the first non-quarterback to throw for a score for Georgia since 2005, and the first Bulldog wideout to throw for a score since 1998, when he hit senior Malcolm Mitchell in stride for a 44-yard strike for the first touchdown of the game. Later in the first half, he pulled in a 17-yard touchdown from Greyson Lambert. Terry Godwin Taxslayer Bowl MVP After Sony Michel’s third-quarter TD run pushed Georgia comfortably ahead, Penn State finally broke through on the first play of the fourth quarter. Backup quarterback Trace McSorley connected with Geno Lewis for a 17-yard score. Two drives later, McSorley hit DaeSean Hamilton for a TD that trimmed the margin to 24-17. Georgia got the ball back and consumed most of the remaining 6:07 with a solid drive. Bulldog defenders, however, had to preserve the victory by batting down a 43-yard Hail Mary heave by McSorley on the final play.
The Georgia Bulldogs grabbed the school’s 30th all-time bowl victory in a 31-23 win over the TCU Horned Frogs in the Autozone Liberty Bowl at the Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium in Memphis. Georgia junior tailbacks Nick Chubb and Sony Michel combined for 268 total yards and three touchdowns. Chubb amassed 142 yards on the ground, including a 13-yard touchdown run that strengthened the Bulldogs’ lead to eight points at 31-23 with 2:48 left in the game. Michel, the Liberty Bowl Offensive MVP, supplied the Bulldogs with one rushing touchSony Michel down on 87 yards and another on 39 receiving yards. On the defensive side of the ball, sophomore lineman Trenton Thompson collected three sacks, a Liberty Bowl record, and was named Liberty Bowl Overall MVP and defensive MVP. Georgia took its first lead of the game at 21-16 on a 4-yard pass from Jacob Eason to Javon Wims midway through the third quarter. The Horned Frogs answered late in the period with a short touchdown pass of their own. Rodrigo Blankenship’s 30-yard field goal 90 seconds into the fourth quarter gave Georgia the lead for keeps.
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0 3
3 14
0 7
14 0
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GA - Marshall Morgan, 44-yard FG, 7:02, 1Q PSU - Tyler Davis, 34-yard FG, 8:08, 2Q GA - Malcolm Mitchell, 44-yard pass from Terry Godwin (Morgan kick), 6:46, 2Q GA - Godwin, 17-yd pass from Greyson Lambert (Patrick Beless kick), 00:24, 2Q GA - Sony Michel, 21-yard run (Beless kick), 4:15, 3Q PSU - Geno Lewis, 17-yard pass from Trace McSorley (Davis kick), 14:53, 4Q PSU - D. Hamilton, 20-yard pass from McSorley (Davis kick), 6:14,4Q
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Penn State Georgia First Downs 16 17 Rushing: Att.-Yards 32-120 41-166 Passing: Comp.-Att.-Yds.-Int 22-42-281-1 12-23-161-0 Total Plays-Total Net Yards 74-401 64-327 Fumbles: Number-Lost 1-0 1-0 Penalties: Number-Yards 6-39 5-45 Punts: Number-Yards (Avg.) 6-219 (36.5) 7-267 (38.1) Kickoff Returns: Number-Yards (Avg.) 3-69 (23.0) 1-27 (27.0) Time of Possession 31:22 28:38 Third Down Conversions 4 of 18 4 of 14 Fourth Down Conversions 4 of 6 0 of 1 Sacks By: Number-Yards 2-18 0-0
INDIVIDUAL LEADERS Rushing Barkley (PSU) Michel (UGA) Passing McSorley (PSU) Lambert (UGA) Receiving Godwin (PSU) Mitchell (UGA) Punting Pasquariello (PSU) Ramsey (UGA) Tackles Bell (PSU) Davis (UGA)
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Att. Yds. TD Long 17 69 0 29 20 85 1 28 Comp. Att. Yds. TD 14 27 142 2 10 20 115 1 Rec. Yds. TD Long 6 133 0 51 5 114 1 44 No. Yds. Avg. Long 6 219 36.5 44 5 200 40.0 43 UT AT Tot. 8 3 11 7 1 8
7 7
7 7
10 0
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GA - Sony Michel, 4-yard run (Rodrigo Blankenship kick), 9:32, 1Q TCU - Brandon Hatfield, 40-yard FG, 0:44, 1Q TCU - Kenny Hill, 10-yard run (B. Hatfield kick failed), 0:02, 1Q TCU - John Diarse, 10-yard pass from Hill (B. Hatfield kick), 9:15, 2Q GA - Michel, 33-yard pass from Eason (Blankenship kick), 1:13, 2Q GA - Javon Wims, 4-yard pass from Jacob Eason (B’ship kick), 7:08, 3Q TCU - Diarse, 9-yard pass from Hill (Hatfield kick), 2:07, 3Q GA - Blankenship, 30-yard FG, 13:27, 4Q GA - Nick Chubb, 13-yard run (Blankenship kick), 2:48, 4Q
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TEAM STATISTICS Georgia TCU First Downs 17 17 Rushing: Att.-Yards 44 - 248 39 - 175 Passing: Comp.-Att.-Yds.-Int 12-21-164-0 18-28-146-0 Total Plays-Total Net Yards 65 - 412 67 - 321 Fumbles: Number-Lost 2-1 2-2 Penalties: Number-Yards 7-45 2-10 Punts: Number-Yards (Avg.) 5-174 (34.8) 3-121 (40.3) KO Returns: Number-Yards (Avg.) 5-76 (15.2) 5-149 (29.8) Time of Possession 33:24 26:36 Third Down Conversions 7 of 14 6 of 14 Fourth Down Conversions 1 of 1 1 of 2 Sacks By: Number-Yards 5 - 30 3 - 20 Rushing Chubb (UGA) Hicks (TCU) Passing Eason (UGA) Hill (TCU) Receiving McKenzie (UGA) Hicks (TCU) Punting Ramsey (UGA) Nunez (TCU) Tackles R. Smith (UGA) Small (TCU)
INDIVIDUAL LEADERS Att. Yds. TD Long 17 142 1 48 15 88 0 20 Comp. Att. Yds. TD 12 21 164 2 18 27 146 2 Rec. Yds. TD Long 4 103 0 77 5 21 0 8 No. Yds. Avg. Long 5 174 34.8 43 3 121 40.3 47 UT AT Tot. 9 4 13 8 4 12
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Bulldogs Top Sooners In Classic Rose Bowl Game
Bulldogs’ Bid for Title Falls Short vs. Alabama
• Sony Michel’s 27-yard touchdown run in the second overtime capped one of the wildest games in program history, a 4-hour roller coaster ride that sent Georgia into the National Championship Game. • Michel’s winning score was his fourth of a career-best game, one in which he gained 181 yards rushing and also caught four passes. • Georgia overcame a 17-point second-quarter deficit and and a 7-point margin in the final minutes of regulation. Nick Chubb scored the equalizer on a 2-yard sprint around right end with just 55 seconds left, knotting the score at 45. The tying drive covered 59 yards in seven plays. • After an exchange of field goals in the first overtime, Lorenzo Carter blocked a Sooner field goal from 27 yards to give Georgia the advantage. It was the Bulldogs’ third block of a placement kick in the 2017 season and fourth block overall.
• Alabama defeated Georgia in the 2018 College Football Playoff National Championship Game, overcoming two 13-point deficits and an errant field goal attempt that would have won it in regulation. • Still, the Bulldogs led in overtime on the strength of a 51-yard field goal by Rodrigo Blankenship. They even took the upper hand by sacking Bama quarterback Tua Tagovailoa for a 16-yard loss on the Tide’s first play in the extra period. But on second down, Tagovailoa hit DeVonta Smith for a 41-yard scoring pass that ended the game. • Georgia controlled the first half, taking a 13-0 lead on Mecole Hardman’s 1-yard run just before intermission. Hardman scored again on an 80-yard pass from Jake Fromm with 6:52 left in the third quarter, answering Bama’s first score of the night. • This game marked Georgia’s first appearance Mecole Hardman since 1982 in a game where victory would have given it a national title in football. • It was also the first time that any Bulldog team had played consecutive overtime games. Georgia is now 8-6 all-time in overtime contests, including 3-3 at neutral sites.
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7 10 14 14 3 6 14 17 0 14 3 0
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21 24 34 - 317 45 - 242 20-29-210-0 24-36-289-1 63 - 527 81 - 531 1-1 0-0 6-39 1-5 6-288 (48.0) 7-288 (41.1) 2-55 (27.5) 3-44 (14.7) 27:02 32:58
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Att. Yds. TD Long 11 181 3 75 26 201 2 45 Comp. Att. Yds. TD 20 29 210 2 23 35 287 2 Rec. Yds. TD Long 6 73 1 21 8 114 1 45 No. Yds. Avg. Long 6 288 48.0 61 7 288 41.1 57 UT AT Tot. 4 7 11 6 3 9
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0 0
0 10 10 13 7 0
6 3
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GA - Rodrigo Blankenship, 41-yard field goal, 14:14, 2Q GA - Blankenship, 27-yard field goal, 7:33, 2Q GA - Mecole Hardman, 1-yard run (Blankenship kick) 0:07, 2Q UA - Henry Ruggs III, 6-yard pass from Tagovailoa (Pappanastos kick), 6:52, 3Q GA - Hardman, 80-yard pass from Fromm (Blankenship kick), 6:52, 3Q UA - Andy Pappanastos 43-yard field goal, 5:15, 3Q UA - Pappanastos, 30-yard field goal, 9:24, 4Q UA - Calvin Ridley, 7-yard pass from Tagovailoa (Pappanastos kick), 3:49, 4Q GA - Blankenship kick, 51-yard field goal, OT UA - DeVonta Smith, 41-yard pass from Tagovailoa, OT
TEAM STATISTICS Alabama Georgia First Downs 20 22 Rushing: Att.-Yards 39-184 45-133 Passing: Comp.-Att.-Yds.-Int 17-32-187-1 16-32-232-2 Total Plays-Total Net Yards 71-371 77-365 Fumbles: Number-Lost 0-0 0-0 Penalties: Number-Yards 6-41 6-65 Punts: Number-Yards (Avg.) 6-285 (47.5) 7-295 (42.1) Kickoff Returns: Number-Yards (Avg.) 2-42 (21.0) 3-40 (13.3) Time of Possession 26:17 33:43 INDIVIDUAL LEADERS
Rushing Att. Yds. TD Long Harris (UA) 6 64 0 35 Michel (UGA) 14 98 0 26 Passing Comp. Att. Yds. TD Tagovailoa (UA) 14 24 166 3 Fromm (UGA) 16 32 232 1 Receiving Rec. Yds. TD Long C. Ridley (UA) 4 32 1 9 R. Ridley (UGA) 6 82 0 23 Punting No. Yds. Avg. Long Scott (UA) 6 285 47.5 56 Nizialek (UGA) 6 276 46.0 51 Tackles UT AT Tot. Wilson (UA) 7 5 12 Smith (UGA) 9 4 13
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Texas Topples Bulldogs In Sugar Bowl Upset NEW ORLEANS — A fast start by Texas -- aided partly by a pair of early Georgia miscues -- enabled the #15 Longhorns to post a surpising upset victory over the fifth-ranked Bulldogs in the 85th annual Allstate Sugar Bowl. Texas tallied scores on four of its first five possessions in building a 20-7 first-half lead. The margin reached 28-7 before Georgia put together two scoring drives in the fourth period, the latter touchdown with just 14 seconds left. Texas took the opening kickoff and and marched 75 yards in 10 plays, with quarterback Sam Ehlinger covering the final two yards on a keeper. The ensuing Georgia drive stalled at its own 41-yard line, whereupon a low snap caused punter Jake Camarda to field it with his right knee touching the turf at the 27. Georgia’s defense, however, forced the Longhorns to settle for a 37yard field goal. After an exchange of punts, D’Andre Swift’s fumble at his own 12yard line gave Texas another scoring opportunity. The Longhorns took advantage when Ehlinger scrambled for a 9-yard score three plays later for a 17-0 margin. Georgia responded with its most effective drive of the night. Jake Fromm completed four passes and Elijah Holyfield ran four times for 20 yards in a touchdown drive that covered 75 yards in 5:50. Brian Herrien caught a 17-yard pass from Fromm for the score at the 9:03 mark of the second quarter. The Texas lead reached 28-7 on Ehlinger’s 1-yard plunge with 11:49 left in the game. Georgia answered with a quick touchdown drive of its own, as well as another late score in the final seconds. Texas, however, was able to expire the clock after it recovered an onside kick at the 47-yard line.
Coach Kirby Smart said…
“I want to congratulate Texas. Tom [Herman] did a great job with his team and his program. They’ve gotten better throughout the season. They played more physical than us, and it showed to me that they wanted it more than we did. And you’ve got to give them credit for that.”
SCORING SUMMARY
Texas (10-4) Georgia (11-3)
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UT - Sam Ehlinger, 2-yard run (Dicker kick), 10:35, 1Q UT - Cameron Dicker, 37-yard FG, 6:05, 1Q UT - Ehlinger, 9-yard run (Dicker kick), 14:53, 2Q GA - Brian Herrien, 17-yard pass from Jake Fromm (Blankenship kick), 9:03, 2Q UT - Dicker, 30-yard FG, 4:37, 2Q UT - Ehlinger, 1-yard run (Collin Johnson pass from Ehlinger), 11:49, 4Q GA - Mecole Hardman, 3-yard pass from Fromm (Blankenship kick), 10:25, 4Q GA - D’Andre Swift, 5-yard pass from Fromm (Blankenship kick), :14, 4Q Weather: Indoors.
GAME STATISTICS
First Downs Rushing: Att.-Yards Passing: Comp.-Att.-Yds.-Int Total Plays-Total Net Yards Fumbles: Number-Lost Penalties: Number-Yards Punts: Number-Yards (Avg.) Kickoff Returns: Number-Yards (Avg.) Time of Possession Third Down Conversions Fourth Down Conversions Sacks By: Number-Yards
UT UGA 20 20 49-178 30-72 20-28-177-0 20-34-212-1 77-355 64-284 1-0 2-1 6-60 3-35 5-207 (41.4) 5-188 (37.6) 0-0 (0.0) 1-28 (28.0) 35:00 25:00 9 of 19 6 of 13 2 of 2 0 of 1 2-13 2-11
INDIVIDUAL LEADERS Rushing UT - Tre Watson GA - Elijah Holyfield Passing UT - Sam Ehlinger GA - Jake Fromm Receiving UT - Lil’J Humphrey GA - Riley Ridley Punting UT - Ryan Bujcevski GA - Jake Camarda Tackles UT - Joseph Ossai GA - J.R. Reed
Att. Yds. TD Long 18 91 0 20 12 62 0 11 Comp. Att. Yds. TD 19 27 169 0 20 34 212 3 Rec. Yds. TD Long 7 67 0 19 5 61 0 24 No. Yds. Avg. Long 5 207 41.4 52 5 188 37.6 54 UT AT Tot. 5 3 8 4 4 8
Worth Noting… • Georgia finished the season 11-3 while UT improved to 10-4. The Bulldogs made their 55th all-time bowl appearance, including the program’s 22nd consecutive appearance. With the loss, the Bulldogs are now 31-21-3. The 2018 senior class finished its career with a 42-13 mark and that win total ties for third in school history with the 2004 team. • Georgia made its 10th all-time appearance in the Sugar Bowl and with the 28-21 loss, it is now 4-6 here. Texas now holds a 4-1 edge in the series history with UGA. The teams are slated to meet during the regular season in 2028 (Austin) and 2029 (Athens). • In the first half, junior Elijah Holyfield gained 43 rushing yards on nine
carries, to give him 999 yards for the year. He went over the 1000-yard mark with an 11-yard gain on the first play of the 2nd half and finished the game with 62 yards and 1,018 total for the season. Holyfield is the 15th Bulldog to have a 1,000-yard season for the 21st time total. Holyfield joins sophomore D’Andre Swift who hit that milestone in the SEC Championship Game. Swift finished the season with 1,049 yards. It marks the second straight year that Georgia has had a pair of 1,000-yard rushers after Nick Chubb (1,345 yards) & Sony Michel (1,227 yards) did it a year ago. • Coming in to the game, Georgia ranked 13th nationally in scoring at 39.2
Texas running back Tre Watson is brought down by a host of UGA defenders in first-half action of the Allstate Sugar Bowl.
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points per game but was held to 21 points and 274 yards of total offense. Georgia was blanked in the first half for the first time since the LSU game on Oct. 13 (Down 16-0).
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The Arch
Serving as the official symbol of the University of Georgia, the Arch was built in the 1850s and originally served as part of a larger iron fence securing the campus. Daniel Redfearn (BL 1909, BS 1910) is credited with making the Arch the sacred symbol of UGA. Recognized as one of the school’s finest icons, students today hold the Arch in high regard as its three pillars represent the virtues of wisdom, justice, and moderation.
‘‘Glory, Glory’’
The Arch
The “G”
In 1963 after becoming the Bulldogs’ Head Football Coach, Vince Dooley redesigned the football uniform, choosing a red helmet with a black “G” on a white background as the dominant feature of the new uniform for the 1964 season. He discussed with his staff that a forward-looking “G” would be an appropriate emblem for the helmet of the Georgia team. Dooley had just hired John Donaldson, former Georgia player from 1945 to 1948, as backfield coach. Donaldson was keen on the idea of a new image and volunteered his wife, Anne, who had a BFA in commercial art from UGA, to design a logo for the new Georgia helmet with the general specifications Dooley had outlined. Dooley accepted Anne’s original “G” which fit his vision for a forward look to Georgia’s new emblem. Since the Georgia “G”, though different in design and color, was similar to Green Bay’s “G”, Coach Dooley thought it best to clear the use of Georgia’s new emblem with the NFL team. Athletic Director Joel Eaves called for permission, which was granted. However, since its inception in 1961, the Green Bay “G” has been redesigned several times and now looks like Georgia’s original 1964 “G.” Georgia is proud that the Packers apparently liked the special nuances of the Bulldogs’ forward-looking “G”. Georgia’s oval “G”, eventually replacing Georgia’s old block “G” as the official UGA symbol, has stood the test of time. It made its first appearance in the opening game in 1964 and was an immediate hit with the Georgia fans, especially after Dooley’s first three teams were so successful—highlighted by the 1966 SEC Championship.
‘‘How ‘Bout Them Dogs’’
Chapel Bell
“Bulldogs”
“Between the Hedges”
“Lone Trumpeter”
The Chapel Bell
The ringing of the chapel bell after a Georgia victory is a tradition that continues even though freshmen are no longer ordered to do the chore. In the 1890’s, the playing field was located only yards from the Chapel and first-year students were compelled to ring the bell until midnight in celebration of a Bulldog victory. Today students, alumni, and townspeople still rush to the Chapel to ring the bell after a gridiron victory. www.georgiadogs.com
This is a slogan of recent vintage, but one that has become a battle cry of Bulldog fans probably because of its obvious grammatical slur. It first surfaced during the mid to late 1970’s especially during the 1978 season when the Bull dogs posted several remarkable, come-from-behind victories. It gained national attention and exposure when Georgia won the national championship in 1980. A major wire service used the phrase in its story of Georgia’s victory over Notre Dame and many newspapers picked it up in glaring headlines across the country proclaiming ‘‘How ‘Bout Them Dogs!’’
‘‘Bulldogs’’
‘‘Silver Britches’’
Silver Britches were an innovation of Coach Wally Butts, who took over as head coach in 1939. The handsome pants complemented the bright red jersey and made for a striking uniform. Through the years, fans referred to the Bulldogs’ silver britches in their chants and on banners, but the phrase really caught on in the early fifties with a cheer, banners, and colorful vests that proclaimed ‘‘Go, You Silver Britches.’’ Coach Vince Dooley re-designed the uniform when he came in 1964 and used white pants; however, he re-instituted the silver britches in 1980 just prior to what turned out to be Georgia’s national championship season.
Among the University’s oldest and most lasting traditions is the school fight song, ‘‘Glory, Glory,’’ which is sung to the tune of ‘‘The Battle Hymn of the Republic.’’ It was sung at games as early as the 1890’s, but arranged in its present form by Georgia’s immortal musician-composer Hugh Hodgson in 1915. There have been many Bulldog songs through the years and at least two collections dating back to 1909 have been published, but none have enjoyed more acceptance than ‘‘Glory, Glory.’’
“Silver Britches”
Many oldtimers say Georgia acquired the nickname, “Bulldogs,” because of the strong ties with Yale, whose nickname is “Bulldogs.” Georgia’s first president, Abraham Baldwin, was a Yale man and the early buildings on campus were designed from blueprints of the same buildings at Yale. However, the first references to the nickname “Bulldogs” actually came in the 1910’s (1911-20) by Atlanta newspaper writers covering both football and baseball games. Although used occasionally during the previous decade, the nickname began to be consistently used around 1920. On Nov. 3, 1920, Morgan Blake of the Atlanta Journal wrote about school nicknames and said "The Georgia Bulldogs would sound good because there is a certain dignity about a bulldog, as well as ferocity." 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. Gene Hinton also used the term “Bulldogs.” The nickname seemed to be off and running.
‘‘Between The Hedges’’
A reference to Sanford Stadium that dates to the early 1930’s. The famous Chinese privet hedges that surround Sanford’s playing field were only one foot high when the stadium was dedicated in 1929 and were protected by a wooden fence. It was natural for a clever sports writer, referring to an upcoming home game, to observe ‘‘that the Bulldogs will have their opponent ‘between the hedges.’’ At least one old-timer says the phrase was first coined by the legendary Atlanta sportswriter Grantland Rice.
‘‘Lone Trumpeter’’
Seven minutes before kickoff in Sanford Stadium, the Bulldog Nation directs its attention to a lone trumpeter standing in the upper deck of the southwest corner of the stadium. The soloist is recognized and begins to play the first 14 notes of "The Battle Hymn of the Republic." The Battle Hymn solo was originally composed in 1987 as a student project by Jeff Simmons and became a part of the pre-game traditions in 2000. Each year, 25-30 members of the Redcoat Band audition for one of the 4-5 soloist positions.
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University of Georgia Although the University of Georgia is now known as the home of Uga, the pure white English bulldog, several mascots led the Red and Black before Frank W. Seiler provided the current lineage beginning in 1956.
The Goat -- Feb. 22, 1892
Georgia’s mascot for its first football game against Auburn, February 22, 1892 in Atlanta, Ga., was a goat. Old newspaper clippings indicate that the goat wore a black coat with red U.G. letters on each side. He also had on a hat with ribbons all down his high horns, and the Auburn fans yelled throughout the game “shoot the billy-goat.”
Trilby, 1894
UGA's Mascot tradition Ga. He was spotted by students who were attending the 1946 Georgia-Georgia Tech game in Athens, and the canine appeared to be suited for the mascot position. Smith agreed to loan Butch to the University during the football season along with a female puppy named Tuffy. The female died of a heart attack following the Georgia-Kentucky game in 1948, but Butch continued to serve. Spending the off-season at Smith’s home in Warner Robins, Butch was tragically shot in the summer of 1951 by a policeman after the dog escaped from his pen and was found roaming the streets. Butch is buried behind Smith’s business along Watson Boulevard. In 2004 plans for a marker honoring Butch in his hometown were put into motion by longtime Warner Robins resident Guy Fussell.
In 1894, Georgia’s mascot was a solid white female bull terrier Mike, 1951-55 owned by a student, Charles H. Butch was succeeded Black, Sr., of Atlanta. Trilby, by Mike, another brindled named after a novel by George English bulldog, owned by Du Maurier, served as the campus C. L. Fain. Mike lived in pet and mascot for the Chi Phi the field house on campus fraternity. and died of natural canine Disputing stories speculate the causes in 1955. As his masorigin of the Bulldog nickname, ter’s thesis, Gene Owens and the story of Trilby provides Trilby with owner Charles H. Black of Fort Worth, Texas, cast yet another opinion: “...every day the bronze statue of Mike Trilby took herself down to old Herty field with her master for football which is located at the practice. She ran signals with the best of them and became an accustomed entrance of Memorial Hall figure on the athletic field...One morning, Trilby failed to appear for her breakfast and after a frantic search she was finally discovered proudly Bronze statue of Mike washing the faces of her newborn family, 13 white puppies...Late one Uga Takes the Field dusky fall afternoon, Trilby appeared for a grid workout and scampering In the last 100 years of after her came her 13 children, dartintercollegiate football, Georgia’s ing through players’ legs, barking Uga has established himself as the and pace. ‘Well,’ suggested one of nation’s most well-known mascot. the players, ‘Trilby has brought us a The line of pure white English bullname, Bulldogs.’ ...Every time a game dogs, which epitomizes everything was played on Herty Field, the boys Georgia, has been owned by the would floss Trilby and her 13 offerings Frank W. “Sonny” Seiler family up with red and black ribbons, and of Savannah, Ga., since Uga I first so attired they have gone down in graced the campus in 1956. history as perhaps the first ‘sponsors’ Through the years, Uga has been in southern football.” —Ruth Stanton defined by his spiked collar, a symbol Cogill (Atlanta newspaper) of the position which he holds. He “After the rein of Trilby and her was given his name, an abbreviation Sanford Stadium Graves family, chaos developed in the mascot for the university, by William Young department at the university. Many games had several, depending on which of Columbus, a law school classmate of Seiler. Each of the Uga mascots is alumnus got his dog to the game first.” —AJC, Nov. 18, 1962 awarded a varsity letter in the form of a plaque, identical to those presented to all Bulldog athletes who letter in their respective sports. Mr. Angel, 1944-46 As determined and published by the Pittsburgh Press, the Univer Mr. Angel, a brindle and white colored sity of Georgia is the only major college that actually buries its mascots English Bulldog owned by Eastman,Ga.,within the confines of the stadium. Ugas I-IX are buried in marble vaults physician, Warren Coleman, filled a void near the main gate in the embankment of the South stands. Epitaphs to during some of the war years. the dogs are inscribed in bronze, and before each home game, flowers There was no mascot roaming the sideare placed on their graves. The memorial plot attracts hundreds of fans lines and Coleman took Mr. Angel to games and visitors each year. and stood with him on the sidelines. His For the past 20 years, Uga’s jerseys have been custom-made at the picture on the field and with the Georgia beginning of each season from the same material used for the players’ cheerleaders appears in the 1945 and ’46 jerseys. Old jerseys are destroyed. UGA annual, the Pandora. Uga’s on-field home is a permanent air conditioned doghouse located next to the cheerleader’s platform, providing comfort in the heat of Butch, 1947-50 August and September. The custom-made doghouse is a gift from the Mr. Angel Butch was a brindled English bulldog Bahamian Bulldog Club of Nassau, Bahamas, through the courtesy of owned by Mabry Smith of Warner Robins, Fred Hazlewood.
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Uga I, 1956-66 “Hood’s Ole Dan” Record: 53-48-6 The current Uga line of solid white English bulldogs began with Uga I, Hood’s Ole Dan, born Dec. 2, 1955, in Columbus. Uga I was given to Cecelia Seiler by a friend, Frank Heard of Columbus and appeared in his first game in the 1956 home opener. As recalled by Sonny Seiler, “...his original red jerseys were made by Cecelia. It Uga I was necessary to take up children’s t-shirts to fit the dog in the right places. There is no telling how many of these jersey’s he wore out. During the early games in Athens, especially the hot ones before he had a dog house, the large green hedges that surround Sanford Stadium afford welcomed shade in the heat of battle. Unfortunately, the hedges constantly tore these jerseys and new ones had to be made.” epitaph: Damn Good Dog
Uga II, 1966-72 “Ole Dan’s Uga” Record: 42-16-3
Uga II
Uga I was succeeded by his son, Ole Dan’s Uga at an impressive pregame ceremony at Homecoming, 1966. With the Georgia Redcoat Band lining the field, Uga II was led to the center of the field by Charles Seiler, son of Sonny and Cecelia. The student body erupted in a cheer that was picked up by the entire stadium, ‘‘Damn Good Dog!’’ Uga II had an impressive reign as he watched Georgia participate in five bowl games and win two SEC championships. epitaph: Not Bad for A Dog
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Uga III, 1972-80 “Seiler’s Uga Three” Record: 71-32-2
Uga III
Born Oct. 9, 1972, Seiler’s Uga III was present for Georgia football’s finest moment as Herschel Walker took the Bulldogs to the 1980 national championship. He led Georgia to six bowl games in nine years and closed out his career in ultimate fashion winning the 1980 NCAA championship. Uga III retired on the 100th football game of his career, marking the season-opener of the 1981 season. He died just weeks later. epitaph: How ‘Bout This Dawg
Uga IV, 1981-89 “Seiler’s Uga Four” Record: 77-27-4 Uga IV was perhaps the most active of all the Georgia mascots, standing as the only one to attend a bowl game every year of his service (1981-89). He took over for Uga III in the 1981 season opener and over the next nine seasons, led Georgia to a record of 77-27-4. The highlight of his career was his personal appearance at the Heisman Trophy Banquet with Herschel Walker in New York on December 9, 1982. Uga IV was escorted through thebanquet hall by Uga IV the president of the Downtown Athletic Club, and was earlier photographed with Herschel by photographers from across the country. The proud Bulldog donned his game jersey for the outing and added the formal touch of a collar and black tie. Uga IV was the first mascot invited to the Heisman Banquet.Declared ‘‘Dog of the Decade’’ by Vince Dooley in 1991, Uga IV was posthumously awarded the highest honor available to University of Georgia mascots — the Georgia varsity letter. epitaph: The Dog of the Decade
Bowl Games (season)
I Orange ’59, Sun ’64 II Cotton ’66, Liberty ’67, Sugar ’68, Sun ’69, Gator ’71 III Peach ’73, Tangerine ’74, Cotton ’75, Sugar ’76, Bluebonnet ’78, Sugar ’80 IV Sugar ’81, Sugar ’82, Cotton ’83, Citrus ’84, Sun ’85, Hall of Fame ’86, Liberty ’87, Gator ’88, Peach ’89 V Independence ’91, Florida Citrus ’92, Peach ’95, Outback ’97, Peach ’98 VI Outback ’99, Music City Bowl ’01, Sugar ’03, Capital One ’04 Outback ’05, Sugar ’06, Chick-fil-A ’06, Sugar ’08 VII Capital One ’09 Russ Independence Bowl ’09, AutoZone Liberty Bowl ’10, Outback Bowl ’12 IX Capital One ’13, Gator ’14, Belk ‘14 X Taxslayer ‘16, AutoZone Liberty ‘16, Rose Bowl Game ‘18, CFP Championship ‘18, Allstate Sugar ‘19
Other Sporting Events & Banquets
Men’s Basketball Final Four, Albuquerque, N.M, 1983 (IV) Men’s Basketball SEC Championships, 1990 (IV) Heisman Trophy Banquet, Dec. 9, 1982 (IV) Coronation of NCAA Men’s Tennis Champions, 1999 (V)
Miscellaneous
Sports Illustrated Cover, April 28, 1997 (V) The Animal’s Who’s Who (III) Sports Illustrated (IV, V, VI) Featured on the Animal Planet (VI) ESPN’s College Gameday (VII, IX) Dog Fancy Magazine (VI) Time (IV) Newsweek (IV) Football News (IV) SportMagazine (IV) Movies: UGA III in “Gator” (1976); UGA V in “Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil” (1997)
Otto, 1986 “The Substitute” Record: 3-1 Although Otto was not pure white like his father, he was called upon to fill in for his younger brother, Uga IV, who injured ligaments in his left hind knee when jumping off a Otto hotel bed before the Vanderbilt contest. In four games during the 1986 season, Otto led the team to a 3-1 record and also co-mascotted (along with Uga IV), a victory over instate rival Georgia Tech. After winning his first two games, fans cheered, “2-and-0 with Otto!” Dooley, serving as head coach during Otto’s brief tenure, favored the substitute the most. “I have always had a great affection for those who came off the bench and performed, and he did that and had a great time,” Dooley said. Otto is buried in the Seiler’s backyard.
Charitable Functions
March of Dimes, Easter Seals, Heart Fund, Humane Society, Boy’s Clubs
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University of Georgia Uga V, 1990-99 “UGA IV’s Magillicuddy II” Record: 65-39-1 In the first game of 1990, Uga V officially began his reign as the Georgia mascot, taking over from his father Uga IV, who passed away at his home in Savannah on Feb. 26, 1990. Uga V was the last pup sired by Uga IV and was born on March 6, 1990. Named in honor of one of the greatest Bulldogs, Dan Magill, former Assistant Athletic Director for Public Relations and longtime tennis coach and sports information director. Surprisingly, the Seiler family became aware that Uga IV’s mate was expecting only 10 days before the litter was due. This notice came a week after Uga IV had passed away at his home in Savannah from kidney failure. There were only three pups in the litter and the last one born on March 6 was the only solid white male. Uga V had been perhaps the most well known of all the Bulldog mascots, highlighted by his appearance on the cover of the April 28, 1997, Sports Illustrated which declared him the nation’s best college mascot. Rocketed to stardom, he also appeared in Clint Eastwood’s “Midnight In The Garden Of Good And Evil” — filmed in his hometown of Savannah, Ga. He died on Nov. 22, 1999, just over two months after his retirement. Epitaph: “Nation’s Best College Mascot”—Sports Illustrated
Uga VI, 1999-2008 “Uga V’s Whatchagot Loran” Record: 87-27
Uga VI
In 2007, Uga VI became the winningest mascot in school history and owned a record of 87-27. The fall of 2008 would have been his 10th season after Uga VI reigned over more games than any other mascot with 114. He died on June 27, 2008. In his last game, the Bulldogs defeated Hawai’i 41-10 in the 2008 Sugar Bowl in New Orleans. The pregame passing of the bone ceremony from Uga V to his heftier and friskier son, Whatchagot Loran, took place at the 1999 Georgia-South Carolina contest. Only a year old at his coronation, Uga VI stood as the biggest of all the Uga mascots weighing in at 65 pounds — 20 pounds heavier than his father. His first season climaxed in a magnificent come from behind victory over Purdue at the Outback Bowl in Tampa. The 2000 season ended in Hawaii, but due to the distance and a quarantine rule, Uga VI missed the O’ahu Bowl, marking the first time the Georgia mascot had missed the postseason game since the 1969 Sun Bowl. Alongside first-year head coach Mark Richt, Uga VI saw his third consecutive 8-4 season, which included a 26-24 win at then-No. 6 Tennessee for the Bulldogs’ first win in Knoxville since 1980. Uga VI and Georgia experienced their best run in two decades during the 200205 seasons. That stretch included 44 wins, a pair of SEC titles and appearances in the Sugar, Capital One and Outback Bowls. In 2007, Uga VI passed Uga IV (77-24-4) for the most wins of any bulldog in school history.
Uga VII, 2008-2009 “Loran’s Best” Record: 16-7 The seventh in the Uga line of Georgia mascots was introduced to the Georgia people on Aug. 30, 2008, during pre-game ceremonies of the Bulldogs’ season opener against Georgia Southern. “Loran’s Best” officially became “Uga VII,” when he was introduced for the first time to the Sanford Stadium crowd prior to kickoff of the Georgia vs. Georgia Southern game. He was escorted onto the field by members of the Frank W. “Sonny” Seiler family of Savannah who have owned the continuous line of mascots
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UGA's Mascot tradition since Uga I took up the mantle in 1956. Uga VII passed away unexpectedly on Nov. 19 of heart-related causes. It was the Thursday before the final home game of the 2009 season and the Bulldogs did not have a live mascot at the game. Instead, a wreath was placed on UGA VII’s doghouse, and the players wore a special UGA VII decal on their helmets to remember him. “Russ,” the five-year-old half brother of Uga VII, served as the Bulldog mascot for the Georgia Tech game in Atlanta and helped his squad to a 30-24 win. He was the first substitute mascot since “Otto” in 1986. Epitaph: Gone Too Soon
Uga VIII, 2010 “Big Bad Bruce” Record: 4-2 Born Sept. 12, 2009 in Savannah, Ga., Uga VIII is the grandson of Uga VI. He carried on the tradition of more than 60 years of all-white bulldogs bred by Frank “Sonny” Seiler and family. Uga VIII was named in honor of Dr. Bruce Hollett from the University’s School of Veterinary Medicine. Dr. Hollett has been a longtime caregiver for the famed line of Uga VIII English bulldogs. UGA VIII served six games in the 2010 season before he became ill and missed the AutoZone Liberty Bowl. He passed away with lymphoma on February 4, 2011. Epitaph: He Never Had a Chance
Uga IX, 2012-14 (“Russ”, 2009-2012: 16-9) Record: 44-19 “Uga IX, formerly “Russ,” the half-brother of Uga VII, served as interim Bulldog mascot for a total of 25 games. He worked nine games during the 2009 and 2010 seasons after Uga VII and VIII passed away. He roamed the sidelines at all 14 games during the 2011 season. He then served for two wins at the beginning of the 2012 season before being promoted as Uga Uga IX IX prior to the Florida Atlantic game on Sept. 15, 2012. His time as mascot included the 2011 and 2012 SEC Eastern Division championships, three road wins at Georgia Tech, a victory over Texas A&M in the 2009 Independence Bowl in Shreveport, La., and a win over Nebraska in the 2013 Capital One Bowl. He was the first substitute mascot since “Otto” in 1986.
Epitaph: He endeared himself to the Georgia people. His dedication to duty when called upon was exemplary.
Uga X, 2015-Present “Que” Record: 53-15 Uga IX officially retired as the Bulldogs’ mascot at the end of the 2014 season. After a three-month “audition” in that role, his grandson “Que” was formally crowned as his successor in a collaring ceremony prior to the Georgia-Georgia Southern game on Nov. 21, 2015. Que assumed the title of Uga X at the age of 2 1/2 years. During his audition, he made appearances at the Countdown to Kickoff event in July 2015, as well as Picture Day in August, before presiding over the entirety of the 2015 football season. Que capped his inaugural season by leading the team to a 24-17 victory over Penn State at the 2016 Taxslayer Bowl.
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thens native and University of Georgia graduate Greg McGarity was named Director of Athletics at UGA on August 13, 2010, after serving 18 years in the athletic department at the University of Florida. Since that time, McGarity has emphasized exploring new ideas and initiatives designed to move the organization forward in all areas of competition, academics, service, and exceptional experiences for student-athletes and supporters. McGarity oversees a 21-sport athletics program supported by a budget of $154 million. Since he became Director of Athletics, UGA teams have won national championships in women’s swimming and diving (2013, ‘14, ‘16), equestrian (2014), women’s indoor track and field (2018), men’s outdoor track and field (2018), women’s indoor tennis (2019) and SEC championships in football (2017), men’s tennis (2011, ’13, ‘14, ‘15, ‘16, ’17), men’s tennis SEC Tournament (2012, ‘13, ‘17), women’s tennis (2013, ’19), women’s tennis SEC Tournament (2014), women’s swimming and diving (2011, ’12, ’13, ’14, and ‘15), equestrian (2015, ’17, and ‘18), and four SEC eastern division titles in football (2011, 2012, 2017 and 2018). The 2017 football team was also the 2018 Rose Bowl champion and College Football Playoff national runnerup. During McGarity’s tenure as AD, 18 different Georgia teams have been ranked in the nation’s top 20 and 10 in the top ten. Georgia’s finish in the Learfield Directors’ Cup, which annually measures athletic teams success in NCAA championships, has been in the top 25 every year during his tenure and as high as 8th in 2018. McGarity has also been a standard bearer for academic achievement. Since his arrival, Georgia student-athletes have won 20 NCAA Post Graduate Scholarships, 30 CoSIDA Academic All-American awards, three NCAA Top Ten honors, an NCAA Woman of the Year award, three SEC Boyd McWhoter Scholar-Athlete of the Year winners, and numerous other SEC honors. In addition, McGarity has been at the forefront of facility expansion and renovation which have totaled over $170 million during his tenure with more on the way. The construction of the new $30 million William Porter Payne and Porter Otis Payne Indoor Athletic Facility adjacent to the Butts-Mehre Building was completed in January, 2017, and provides a facility for use by multiple sports. Completed in July, 2018, is the $63 million Sanford Stadium west end addition which features a new home locker room, recruiting facility, and entry plaza connecting the Gillis Bridge to the stadium. Also either completed or under construction in 2018 were $7 million in improvements to Stegeman Coliseum; the Boyd Golf Center expansion; an $8.5 million renovation of the Henry Feild tennis stadium; a $3.5 million equestrian locker room and support facility; and a $1 million overhaul of Sanford Stadium lighting. Under McGarity’s leadership fundraising has reached unprecedented heights. For the 2018 fiscal year, The Georgia Bulldog Club raised a record $80 million in cash and pledges to support UGA Athletics. In September of 2015 a new philanthropic arm was created, The Magill Society, which currently has over 1,000 members that have contributed more than $109 million to support athletic facility projects. The Scholarship Endowment has grown to over $43 million, and five coaching and administrative positions have been endowed. A 1976 graduate of UGA’s Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication, McGarity is a 2012 inductee into the Grady Fellowship, a recognition program to honor those whose influence, achievements and service to the media professions have enhanced the reputation of the Grady College. At UF, he served as Executive Associate Athletic Director after serving as an Associate and Senior Associate AD. His duties included assisting with daily operations, assisting in preparation and approval of the annual budget, and extensive involvement in long-term planning, contracts, competition scheduling and employment searches. McGarity was a letterman on the Bulldog tennis team in 1973. After graduation he began his professional career at UGA, holding positions as assistant sports information director, head women’s tennis coach, and Assistant AD for facilities and event management. McGarity is married to the former Sheryl Holland, who graduated from UGA in 1976 with a Bachelor of Science degree in education. They have one son, Alex, a graduate of the University of Florida and the University of Georgia.
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resident Jere W. Morehead began his tenure as the 22nd University of Georgia President on July 1, 2013. Under his leadership, the University has risen in the rankings of the best public colleges and universities and has completed a series of initiatives to enhance student learning and success, including a requirement for experiential learning for all under-
graduates. Additionally, the University already has surpassed the $1.2 billion goal of its ongoing fundraising campaign and launched an Innovation District initiative to create UGA’s campus of the future, where students and faculty will partner with industry to generate ideas and solutions to continue the University’s role as a powerful driver of economic development in Georgia. Research expenditures have increased 30 percent in the past five years, and UGA was the top U.S. institution for products based on university research reaching the marketplace in 2018. In keeping with his focus on student success, President Morehead launched the ALL Georgia Program to support students from rural areas and created the Double Dawgs program, which enables students to save time and money by earning an undergraduate and graduate degree in five years or less. UGA graduates are in demand: in 2018, 96 percent of graduates were employed or in graduate school within six months of graduation. President Morehead has served the University of Georgia since 1986 in both faculty and administrative roles. Before becoming President, he was Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost from 2010 to 2013. Prior to 2010, he held several key administrative assignments, including Vice President for Instruction, Vice Provost for Academic Affairs, Associate Provost and Director of the Honors Program, and acting Executive Director of Legal Affairs. He is the Meigs Professor of Legal Studies in the Terry College of Business, where he has held a faculty appointment since 1986. He is a co-author of several books and book chapters, including The Legal and Regulatory Environment of Business, and he has published scholarly articles on legal topics ranging from export controls to jury selection. He has served as Editor-in-Chief of the American Business Law Journal. His external service currently includes serving as Co-Chair of the University Leadership Forum, a national initiative led by the Council on Competitiveness to expand the role of American higher education in the global innovation economy. He is Vice President of the Southeastern Conference and a member of the SEC Executive Committee, which oversees the financial and fiscal affairs of the SEC. He also serves as a member of the National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I Presidential Forum and the NCAA Legislative Working Group on Name, Image, and Likeness. Additional service includes membership on the boards of the Georgia Chamber of Commerce, Metro Atlanta Chamber of Commerce, Georgia Research Alliance, University System of Georgia Foundation, Atlanta Regional Council for Higher Education, and Emory University Candler School of Theology. He also serves on the Association for Public and Land-grant Universities Committee of Research Intensive Universities. President Morehead has received several University-wide teaching awards, including the Josiah Meigs Award—UGA’s highest honor for teaching excellence, the Richard B. Russell Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching, the Teacher of the Year Award in the Terry College of Business, and the Lothar Tresp Outstanding Honors Professor Award. He holds a bachelor’s degree from Georgia State University and a law degree from the University of Georgia.
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Fromm Is Bulldogs’ Leading Man By: John Frierson Published Sept. 20, 2019 Trey Hill softly chuckled at the question after practice Wednesday. Of course, the Georgia sophomore lineman seemed to be saying as he shook his head, some things are as they are, now and forever — and Jake Fromm is one of them. Is the Fromm we see today leading the Bulldog offense the same guy Hill played with and blocked for at Houston County High School? “Most definitely,” Hill said four days before No. 3 Georgia hosts No. 7 Notre Dame at Sanford Stadium, “same guy, same leader, same person, everything.” When Fromm steps onto Dooley Field this Saturday in one of the biggest games of this college football regular season, and in perhaps the most anticipated home game in Georgia football history, the junior from Warner Robins, Ga., will be making his 32nd consecutive start. That’s the most among FBS quarterbacks and among the Bulldogs it’s second only to senior safety J.R. Reed’s streak of 33. A redshirt sophomore at the time, Reed started his first game as a Bulldog in the 2017 opener against Appalachian State, while Fromm, then a true freshman playing behind returning starter Jacob Eason, was called into action minutes into the season after Eason’s knee injury. A pivotal injury, a pivotal moment. Fromm came in and played well in Georgia’s comfortable win over the Mountaineers. The following week, the Bulldogs headed north to South Bend, Ind., where Fromm would be making his first career start inside Notre Dame Stadium. “I remember he was very calm and 112
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very poised even then, like he always is,” Reed said this week of Fromm that night at Notre Dame. The game was a defensive battle and Fromm and the offense, powered by the rushing of Nick Chubb and Sony Michel, did enough to get the Bulldogs in front, and then the defense secured the 20-19 win with Davin Bellamy’s strip-sack late. Asked at the beginning of the season what he sees when he looks back at the QB he was as a freshman, Fromm said: “I see a guy that loves handing the ball off to Nick and Sony, a guy who made plays ...” during Georgia’s run to the SEC championship and the College Football Playoff. Fromm threw for 2,615 yards and 24 touchdowns that freshman season and followed it up with 2,749 yards and 30 touchdowns as a sophomore. With his five touchdowns already this season, Fromm has 59 career TD passes and only 13 interceptions, in 653 passing attempts as a Bulldog. Notre Dame coach Brian Kelly went straight to No. 11 when asked this week about what makes Georgia 2019 Georgia Bulldogs Post-Season Bowl Guide
so difficult to beat. “The quarterback. The quarterback. He’s efficient. He’s unflappable. You can pressure him, and he doesn’t panic. He makes great decisions. He’s sound with the ball,” Kelly said. The Bulldogs are 26-5 with Fromm in the starting lineup. “Sometimes there’s a man,” Sam Elliott’s character said early on in “The Big Lebowski.” Elliott, flexing his finest Texas drawl in the classic Coen Brothers film, was talking about the Dude, of course: “Sometimes there’s a man ... he’s the man for his time and place.” In this time and place, on Georgia’s campus in week four of the 2019 college football season, with Notre Dame about to provide the Bulldogs with a very thorough test, Fromm is the man. Spend even a few seconds around him and you’ll see that he’s been the man in just about every room he’s entered for many years. He exudes total confidence in who he is and what he’s doing. He appears comfortable in every situation like he’s never met a stranger or been anywhere he didn’t www.georgiadogs.com
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want to be. In talking to about a dozen of his teammates since the start of preseason practice, the thing they said over and over again was what a great leader Fromm is. Every quarterback has to be a leader, it’s the most leadership-laden position in sports, and Fromm appears purpose-built for the job. “Leader, awesome leader,” redshirt freshman tight end John FitzPatrick said. “He always brings the juice and has a smile on his face.” Defensive back Mark Webb, one of Georgia’s funniest players, said when I asked for his thoughts on his fellow junior: “The captain. If you want to know how to do anything, ask Jake. If you want to do it right, just watch Jake.” Along with his leadership, his teammates praise Fromm’s positive attitude and ability to keep calm and happy in most every situation. “He’s a great teammate and he’s a great quarterback,” said receiver Matt Landers, a redshirt freshman. “I feel like on the field he’s a technician; he doesn’t miss anything and he’s smart. As a person, I feel like he’s a great guy. He doesn’t give you any bad vibes. “Every time you see Jake, he’s smiling and happy. Honestly, I don’t think I’ve ever seen Jake mad or anything. Ever since I met him, I’ve never seen him mad. He’s a great person, www.georgiadogs.com
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probably one of the greatest people I know.” At 6-foot-2 and 220 pounds, Fromm is a bit bigger, a bit thicker, than you might think. It’s something he’s worked hard on for many years, pushing himself to be better today than he was yesterday. Just as he lifts weights and does conditioning for his body while also watching tons of film to get better as a QB mentally, Fromm also works at being a great leader. He has a natural gift for it, yes, but like his completion percentage (that would be 75.0% this season heading into Saturday), it can always improve. “I think it’s talking to a lot of people that I trust and know, getting wisdom from them,” Fromm said before the season of getting better as a leader. “I think opening up and reading your Bible, there’s a ton of wisdom about leadership there. “For me, it’s just you learn so much going through daily things, learning from Coach (Kirby) Smart and how he leads this football program. There’s a lot of different places for me to go and learn how to be a leader, and hopefully I’m doing okay in that area.” Yep, sure seems like it.
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The Unlikely Path the Georgia Bulldogs Took to Building an Elite Defense By: Seth Emerson, The Athletic Published Dec. 5, 2019 ATHENS — They meet three times a week, late at night after most of their teammates — and sometimes even their coaches — have already left the Georgia football facility. J.R. Reed and Monty Rice, having already gone through rigorous practice and coachled film work, retreat to a near-empty room to watch more film. Sometimes Malik Herring, a fellow veteran defensive player, will join them. “What time is it?” Reed, the senior safety, asked one night recently. He looked at his watch. “Yeah, it’s 7:30. So about in an hour.” They’ve been doing it all year. Just two veteran players watching a little extra film. “And whoever else wants to join us, we let them know we’re there,” Reed said. “But me and Monty, we hit it hard.” Above all, this might symbolize why Georgia’s defense has been the biggest surprise of the season, becoming one of the best in the country despite, by its own coach’s admission, lacking a true star player. And it’s not just that two key veterans are putting in the extra work, it’s who those two stars are: Rice, who was rated the nation’s 334th best prospect three years ago, and Reed, who couldn’t start at Tulsa as a freshman before transferring to Georgia, in large part because the coaches wanted his bigger-name cousin. The impression may be that Georgia, this recruiting powerhouse under Kirby Smart, has built this defense on five-stars. And there are a few of those. But this great defense has been as much about development as recruiting and has risen to its status through 114
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players like Rice and Reed. The starting lineup Georgia’s defense used in its last game had only one five-star, and just two starters were even rated among the top 200 prospects in their class coming out of high school. And yet here they are, one of the best in the nation, getting ready to match up with LSU’s great offense. “It’s just a big challenge,” said Eric Stokes, who was the 669th-ranked prospect in the 2017 class. “I know that we’re ready to show everybody, ‘OK, we are real!’” How did this happen? It all started with a late-night phone call five years ago … to a tailback. Tae Crowder’s story is well known around Georgia now. In fact, it’s so well known that it might not be fully appreciated. He was a two-star running back recruit from a small Georgia town near the Alabama border. He was committed to Georgia Southern, but just before midnight on Feb. 3, 2015 — the night before signing day — Crowder’s high school coach fielded a call from a Georgia coach, offering a scholarship. But a little over a year lat2019 Georgia Bulldogs Post-Season Bowl Guide
er, Crowder, buried sixth on the depth chart, was moved to inside linebacker by new head coach Kirby Smart, who had always thought Crowder would make a better defensive player. And thus, after sitting and developing, Georgia now has its savvy fifthyear inside linebacker, second on the team in tackles this year. Michael Barnett was another 2015 recruit, the last of the Mark Richt-Jeremy Pruitt class. The same week Crowder was moved to inside linebacker, Barnett, a defensive lineman, was moved to the offensive line. That didn’t take. But instead of it being career doom, Barnett kept plugging away and is one of those relatively unknown starters on this great unit. “In my personal experience, I don’t really like anybody knowing my name,” said Barnett, who has 23 tackles and three quarterback pressures this season. “I just like getting the job done. You feel me?” Smart’s first class at Georgia would include a few more of the pieces on the defensive line: defensive linemen Tyler Clark, David Marshall and Julian www.georgiadogs.com
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Rochester. But the most important addition was a transfer who everyone assumed was just to lure Deangelo Gibbs, a five-star cornerback, into the 2017 class. Gibbs is long gone, having come to Georgia and then transferred to Tennessee. But Reed, his cousin and former Tulsa backup, has become a three-year starter, one of the leaders of this defense and a finalist for the Jim Thorpe Award, which goes to the nation’s top defensive back. Reed’s fellow safety is Richard LeCounte, the only five-star who regularly starts on this year’s defense. LeCounte, as a high school junior, was the first commitment for Smart after Smart was hired, committing about a week after Smart was introduced. A few more key pieces came from that 2017 class, which was Smart’s first class with a full recruiting cycle: Stokes, Herring, outside linebacker Walter Grant, nickel back Mark Webb, defensive lineman Devonte Wyatt … and Rice, who almost wasn’t part of the class. He originally committed to LSU but then retreated to another room and called a coach at Georgia to say he immediately regretted it. Rice is now Georgia’s leading tackler www.georgiadogs.com
and will help lead the defense in the SEC championship against the team with which he originally committed to play. As time went on, Georgia kept recruiting even better players. The past two classes have included fivestars such as Tyson Campbell, Nakobe Dean and Nolan Smith and junior college standouts Jermaine Johnson and D.J. Daniel. There was also an overlooked three-star nose tackle, Jordan Davis, who has quickly emerged as a difference-maker on Georgia’s defensive line. Someday, more than a few of those younger players will be picked high in the NFL draft or be All-Americans. But this year’s unit has succeeded without that consensus star. Two years ago, the Bulldogs had linebacker Roquan Smith making plays all over the field. Last year, they had cornerback Deandre Baker locking down one side of the field. This year, it really is a collective effort: They don’t have any obvious weak links, and the depth is so good that they use up to 24 players in the first half, utilizing guys like Adam Anderson (a five-star recruit in 2018) in a situation pass-rush role. 2019 Georgia Bulldogs Post-Season Bowl Guide
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Homegrown: Why Brian Herrien Personifies the Georgia Bulldog spirit By: Jeff Sentell, Dawgnation Published October, 2019 Brian Herrien is a Bulldog. He shows it with every slipped Saturday tackle. There are so many scrappy moments. Those moments where he plays like the most devout member of DawgNation would if God blessed them with the gift to play at UGA. Georgia’s staff sometimes brings up the notion of players who bring the juice. Herrien is something else entirely. No. 35 would be the battery. Watch him cycle through every Saturday during warm-up. When he was younger, Herrien would just bob with the beat. His face has always been plastered with a forever smile. Bulldogs young and old now plug into him. Like an Isaiah Wilson-sized portable battery for their phone. The current is especially strong to his fellow running backs. “I don’t know where it comes from but I definitely don’t think that anybody [on his team] is more energetic than me,” Herrien said this fall. “I just love the game. I just love the atmosphere. I’m an energy person so when the energy is good then I will have it.” It’s hard not to notice his sheer grit and determination this fall. Did you see that Herrien run? It seems as if the phrase “which one” might be the most pertinent one to delve into. • The one he made just to get eligible at Georgia? • His 19-yard TD on his first college carry? • What about the ones from spring 2017? When Nick Chubb and Sony Michel were in bubble wrap? Herrien and former teammate Elijah Holyfield cut through a salty National finalist defense often enough to convince everyone inside the program they were elite SEC backs. When Herrien gets a chance, he delivers. It seems like he has all of Douglas County and DawgNation on his back. He can carry that load and a little bit more. Herrien picked up three stars just as he signed with Georgia. Yet with that, he’s still the lowest-rated RB signee of the Kirby Smart era. Despite those labels, there is something special in what Herrien continues to do. Runs angry might be a modest descriptor. The feeling here is unchained fits even better. “My running style, I kind of like to bruise,” Herrien explained during a media session this week. “I kind of just want to hit the defense as much as I can so then as the game goes on, the defense isn’t going to want to come back making the same tackles. “They’ll kind of get to the side, hesitate
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a little bit and at that point, I can just run by them.” Why what Brian Herrien does is special to DawgNation Herrien is on a brisk pace to set career highs this fall. Some might think he’s a valuable stack of cord word for Georgia’s running backs room. Another valuable asset finally showing what he can do. Truth be told, he’s always been that way. When he made plays in high school, he was just doing the same things he did in middle school. We had got on the field early at Georgia, it was what he did at the prep level absent of those stars. The reality is it was what he had already been doing on the practice fields at Georgia for years. The senior just needed a spot closer to the center of the stage. It can’t be missed then. “You tell Brian he can’t do something and he’s going to do his best to make you eat those words,” said Myron Terry, who was one of his coaches at New Manchester High School. “That kind of sums him up. He loves to prove people wrong.” “People doubted him academically. People even doubted him athletically. He was just kind of biding his time and was going to show you.” Homegrown: Don’t forget this about Brian Herrien Who can forget him showing the world that snatching 135 pounds in one hand was what a “man child” was prone to do? He did that in high school. What about theway he pummeled Tennessee’s defense a year ago with the finishing body blows to that game? 2019 Georgia Bulldogs Post-Season Bowl Guide
Smart first noticed him at an Alabama football camp. Herrien drilled and tested just as well as other elite backs there. Especially catching the football. He tucked it in stride the way elite receivers do. Smart remembered him a few years later as a true under-the-radar recruit. His transcript needed as much overhaul as the Braves NLDS rotation back then, but Herrien never gave up on himself. Herrien entered his final high school semester believing he needed to get all As in his three remaining core courses and achieve a 16 on his ACT to qualify. He did more than that in recording an 18 on his final ACT attempt. That gave him some wiggle to qualify to sign. He only had to make all As and Bs in the spring semester. Herrien thinks of his climb from a 1-point-something GPA every time he makes a play for Georgia. “Every time,” Herrien said after a game this fall. “I mean if you see the passion and if you see every time that I beat on my chest I almost can’t breathe when I do it. I knock the wind out every time. It means a lot because everything I did, I did it on my own. I got everything I got because of me. It just took a lot. It was hard work and I really want to show [it].” He began to buckle down in the second semester of his junior year of high school to boost his GPA. Herrien made just one “C” during the final two years of high school. His marks were all “As and Bs” after that. He was also sure to point out how much his high school teachers helped him during that grind, too. Brian Herrien: The good stuff about his path to UGA Herrien went through ACT tutoring sessions and reported to school early to do makeup work and to make sure that he stayed on top of all of his assignments. He told DawgNation in March of 2016 his transcript issues were compounded when a school representative mistakenly put one of his grades as a “D” instead of a “B” on his grade report. The storyline gets richer from there for a recruit who was so under-the-radar he wasn’t even ranked. No stars. No major SEC offers. The major college programs saw the talent but doubted his ability to overcome the classroom hole he’d dug along his freshman and sophomore years. That’s why he wasn’t offered. He told DawgNation in March of 2016 he wanted to qualify and play for Georgia more than anything. There was no Plan B. He was going to do whatever it took. www.georgiadogs.com
Feature stories It wasn’t just his grades. He was also trying to become the first player from New Manchester High School to play in the SEC. Terry summed up the ordeal perfectly on the day Herrien could finally sign with Georgia. “This was being down 21-3 late in the third quarter and we didn’t have the ball,” Terry said back in 2016. “It looked bleak. You just punted and haven’t gotten a first down all game. Then you get the first one. Then you get a score. Then you get a strip-sack and return it. That’s when his test score popped. Then he just kept rolling from there. Everything that was working against him, he wasn’t going to let it stop him.” When Smart met the media after his first win, that 19-yard run by Herrien was on his mind. “Tears almost came to my eyes when that kid had that touchdown run,” Smart said. “Because a lot of y’all don’t know how far he came. He’s sitting in his second semester and he’s got to make four or five ‘As’ to even be eligible. … For that kid to come as far as he did and get thrust into the limelight and go out there and do what he did is really special.” Brian Herrien: The forever smile that lights up 93,000 fans There’s a checklist most photographers abide by during their pre-game work covering the team. Crowd pictures. Jake Fromm snaps. Cheerleaders. Look for UGA and coach Smart making his rounds. Especially the pre-game chat at midfield with the coach of the opposing team. The newest 5-stars who are already flashing for the red and black. The easiest mark is always a happy Brian Herrien. There was the one time when pilots were honored in the middle of a game last year. Their crew flew over the stadium prior to kickoff. Those servicemen were then honored during the game. Herrien watched them. With respect. But he lost it when one of them unzipped their flight suit to show he had on UGA gear underneath. He had an animated look. He was just that happy and surprised. But it was pretty much the way he always is. “Back in high school we’d have to get on him and we’d try to punish him a little bit,” Terry said this week. “We’d give him conditioning runs and he would just take it. He’d be smiling through the whole thing. You’d condition him extra hard and he’d said ‘I got you’ and he wouldn’t like it but he’d still smile and say he’s got you.” That forever smile is about the only thing about him that runs counter to being a Bulldog “He’s just smiling and saying ‘oh little do you know’ because he’s smiling because of how everybody out there still doesn’t know what he’s capable of,” Terry said this week. Terry has seen him frustrated. Herrien has had bad days. Still does. But he doesn’t let it show. www.georgiadogs.com
“He loves life,” Terry continued. “He loves the brotherhood and always being around people. That’s why you always see him smiling. He never lets it appear like he’s having a bad day.” Emojis were made for certain folks. Not Herrien. Terry calls him a “little ugly dude” when they chat. “I can even be texting him and I can tell he is always smiling,” he added. “I can tell just by what he is texting. He’s always smiling. That’s not going to change about this kid. Never.” Brian Herrien: He just loves proving people wrong Herrien was named one of Georgia’s offensive players of the week after the UT game. His head coach said it was the type of game that they expect from him. “The Brian that I’m seeing now is the Brian I’ve always seen,” Smart said after that win. “The difference is you guys are seeing him. You say, why didn’t he play? The guys that are in the NFL is the reason he didn’t play.” “Brian has been perfectly capable. And when he got that opportunity, he seizes his opportunity the times he got in the past.” What is the team motto these days? That “it takes what it takes” line? That’s what Herrien has lived to just get to Georgia. He would arrive at school an hour earlier than his peers. He stopped playing baseball. He had extra work and assignments in the morning. Then tutoring after school and more studying. For his stretch academic grind, he chose to rise at 5 a.m. to study for his ACT and take practice exams online. “I want this now more than anything,” he said then. “This is what I have been dreaming for. I have to make this happen.” He improved his GPA from 2.16 to a 2.5 during his senior year of high school. But he still needed to get that score on his ACT to qualify on the NCAA’s sliding scale. “I will do this,” he said then. “I just have to.” Herrien grew up racing Georgia teammate Tyler Simmons in high school. There were some days when the 6-foot, 215-pounder was even a step faster than the fleet wideout. Is it any wonder he’s so determined to make the most of this time? When he was the first to run through the Georgia banner this fall, it was a well-deserved honor. Brian Herrien: Where he is now Smart is not shocked by what he’s seen from Herrien this season. Or in any season. That’s because of how his former no-star to 3-star RB practices every day. It was how he ran in the spring practice before the 2017 season. “The Brian that I’m seeing now is the Brian I’ve always seen,” Smart said. “The difference is you guys are seeing him. You say, why didn’t he play? The guys that are in the NFL is the reason he didn’t play. “Brian has been perfectly capable. And when he got that opportunity, he seizes his opportunity 2019 Georgia Bulldogs Post-Season Bowl Guide
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the times he got in the past.” DawgNation’s Mike Griffith reported this week that Herrien has 40 carries for 251 yards this season He’s almost matched his production (50 carries, 295 yards, 3 TDs) from last season. Herrien seeks those “Dawg Yards” with his spot in Dell McGee’s running backs room. Not the runs behind 18-wheeler holes. He values those yards a lesser back wouldn’t have gotten. The type McGee does not sign to play for Georgia. “My favorite runs usually aren’t the longest runs, they are the hardest ones, like the tough ones that shouldn’t have been a gain, or should’ve been a loss and kind of get back to the line of scrimmage or gain a couple yards,” Herrien said this week. Terry boils down his former player’s success to pure resolve. “The first thing I think of is his perseverance,” he said. “In this day and age where kids can transfer at the whim. They felt like they were promised this or that and it didn’t go right.” Terry said he gets as excited to see Herrien succeed as his own children. That’s because of everything it took to get to Georgia. He feels Herrien stayed at UGA because he belonged there. Terry feels that the 40-yard run last week reflects the work it took to get there. “You’re talking SEC-caliber talent and he’s what dragging nine guys or nine guys get a hand on him before he goes down with that?” Terry said. “When you see him, you see feet moving and that pile moving forward. You see nothing but his resolve.” There will be times in the future when a young RB flashes a desire for those “Dawg Yards” and doesn’t go down easy. When they do, it will remind folks of Herrien. That will be high praise for any future Bulldog. “UGA has got a great kid in 35,” Terry said. “You can’t measure what he has and what he is all about. He’s going to be proud alumni and he really exemplifies what it really is to be a UGA ‘Dawg. Brian Herrien is a UGA ‘Dawg. He really is.”
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Quick Chat: Monty Rice GeorgiaDogs.com By: John Frierson Published Thursday, August 29, 2019 Monty Rice is very, very, very ready to play some football on Saturday when the No. 3-ranked Georgia Bulldogs open their season at Vanderbilt. It has been a long wait for all of the Bulldogs since their Sugar Bowl loss to Texas, but it has been even longer for Rice. A junior linebacker from Huntsville, Ala., Rice had a breakout sophomore season in 2018 — he was the Bulldogs’ leading tackler through 10 games with 59 — before a foot injury kept him out of action for the final four games, most notably the losses to Alabama and Texas. During a Quick Chat after practice Wednesday, Rice talked about playing again, going fishing, Scooby-Doo and much more. Here’s some of what Rice had to say: Frierson: What was the best or most interesting thing you did this summer? Rice: I went fishing for the first time — well, not for the first time, for the second time. I did it with my granddad when I was younger but I didn’t like it because he never caught anything, so we were just sitting out there and it’s hot. I actually caught some fish this time, so it was fun. Frierson: Are you looking forward to doing it again or was that a one-time thing? Rice: Yeah, I look forward to doing it again, I just can’t do it right now because of the season. Frierson: I know with Jake Fromm, fishing can kind of be his escape from everything. Do you have anything like that when you need to get away from everything from time to time? Rice: Honestly, my escape when I’m upset or not feeling well or something, I just go sit on my front porch for about an hour and I listen to music. I just sit there and think about everything, and it helps me calm down. Frierson: Is there a specific kind of music you listen to when you’re doing that? Rice: It’s just a range of music that I like and I just sit there, I’ll sing the song and just chill. Frierson: What does it feel like at this point, just a few days from playing ball again?
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Rice: To be honest, it’s a blessing to even be here. Last year, my last game was really the Auburn game, so I’m blessed to be out here again. You don’t realize how good of an opportunity you have until you can’t go out there and do it because of something physically. Frierson: I thought about that with Andrew Luck retiring the other day, you guys get so few chances to actually play games compared to baseball and basketball. Rice: Oh, yeah, for sure. Some days, obviously, as a football player you’re like, ahh, I don’t feel like practicing today, but I remember (after the foot injury knocked him out for the season) we were practicing for Georgia Tech and the second day of me not practicing I was like, what else is there to do? The day seemed long and everybody else was out there getting better, and I was just doing treatment. Frierson: Do you have any specific pregame routines or rituals? Rice: I’ve got to stretch, I’ll stretch my lowers (legs) or get one of the strength coaches to help me. I would say I just listen to my music and hone in and get ready to go have fun with my boys. Frierson: If you play a really good game will you listen to the same music the next time out? Rice: Oh, yeah. My best game since I’ve been here was the game I played against Florida last year (11 tackles and a forced fumble), and I could have played better. After I played good in that game, the next week I was trying to do everything I did before the Florida game, to play well again. [Laughs.] 2019 Georgia Bulldogs Post-Season Bowl Guide
Obviously, that’s just a mental thing. If you’re going to play well, you’re going to play well; if you’re not, you’re not. Frierson: In track you did the 100, you did the javelin, the shot put, long jump — you were a one-man team, it seems like — so which was your best or favorite event? Rice: To be honest, I could have been better at the shot put, but I just got up there and threw it with no technique. I didn’t mind running — I didn’t like losing, though. My first ever race, I lost to Josh Burks, he runs track at Auburn. He’s not as fast as Matthew Boling that we got here, but he’s fast. That was my first real race. Frierson: What was the first thing you were really good at? Rice: The first time I ever stepped on the football field, 9 years old, and Coach Ed, I remember I said, “Coach, what do I do?” He put me at linebacker and he said: “Go tackle the dude with the ball.” That’s what I did and I was like, dang, that was pretty easy. I like running back, too, but I feel running backs, you’ve just got an arrow on you and everybody’s trying to hit you and take you so, so I wasn’t the biggest fan of running back. I would be in games, but not in practice. I applaud D’Andre Swift for making everybody miss the way he does. Frierson: Is J.R. Reed the best-dressed guy on game days? Rice: You know, all these guys think they’re the best dressed. Just give me a suit and I’ll put it on; give me one, preferably black, I like black everything. Frierson: My hunch is you’d be perfectly happy showing up at the stadium in sweatpants and a t-shirt. Rice: Oh, yeah, I would. But we can’t do that. Frierson: What was your favorite toy when you were young? Rice: According to my uncle, I remember he said it was Pokémon, I think it was the Pikachu. My uncle always said I played with the Pokémon when I was small, like 3 years old. So I guess the Pokémon was my favorite. Frierson: But you don’t have any memory of it? Rice: No, not really. Frierson: What’s the first one you remember liking? Rice: I remember I used to like Scooby-Doo and I had a Scooby-Doo stuffed animal. I liked him a lot. www.georgiadogs.com
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Georgia’s Tyler Simmons Overcomes Adversity, Providing Textbook Examples of Leadership and Resilience DawgNation By: Mike Griffith Published Monday, November 11, 2019 ATHENS — Spend five minutes talking to Georgia senior receiver Tyler Simmons, and you can understand why any coach or quarterback would want the ball in his hands. It’s clear Simmons is going to be successful at anything in life he chooses after football, but right now the senior captain is focused on helping the Bulldogs win a championship. Simmons is willing to do anything for his team — and he has — from his special teams expertise, to his downfield blocking and leadership in the receivers room. But football is not always fair, and Simmons has had the misfortune of playing most of the past two seasons in a shoulder brace that has limited his range of motion. There’s pain, too, but Simmons accepts that’s part of the game. “Of course, it’s football, (pain) comes with the game,” said Simmons, who injured his shoulder the second game of the season. “You can either sit out and miss those opportunities, or you can go and do what you can do.” This was supposed to be Simmons’ season to breakout and use his elite speed to make plays with the ball in his hands. Instead, he’s dealt with the regret of missing a pass in overtime against South Carolina that ended up in the hands of a Gamecocks defensive back. Simmons talked to the media for the first time since the difficult loss to South Carolina. Simmons took full accountability while providing insight into Georgia’s biggest game of the season, a 3:30 p.m. match with Auburn in Jordan-Hare Stadium on Saturday. On how he has dealt with adversity of this season TS: “At the end of the road there’s still a plan for me, everything happens for a reason. Of course I got down on myself for a little bit, but you just have to keep pushing. You’re either going to dwell on the past or keep pushing for a better future, and that’s what I’ve been doing, keeping a positive mindset and telling younger guys that are stepping up to play, to take advantage of those opportunities because that’s big.” On the role teammates played in Simwww.georgiadogs.com
mons bouncing back TS: “It happens, it’s part of the game, I took my eyes off the ball and that’s what happens. That was the consequence, dropping the ball. Of course I learn from my mistakes and just try to move on and get better. It is (hard to get over) but as I said, at the end of the day, you can either dwell on the past or get better for the future. “(Teammates) gave me a lot of support, of course they were mad at first, like anybody would be, but they were there to pick my head up when I was down, and tell me to get better for the next opportunity. I’ve been doing a great job blocking and on special teams, and just playing my part and taking advantage of my opportunities on the field.” On what comes to his mind this week with the game at Auburn TS: “2017, on the road, the energy there, the fans, the environment, how Auburn feeds off the crowd. Just honing in on the details and staying focused. We do a lot of crowd noise during the week to prepare ourselves for that and Jake (Fromm) is doing different things to stay in control of the snap count. “(2017 crowd noise) I feel like it really did (affect us) and the way they fed off the energy of the crowd, it kind of demoralized us and they took off with that. On how teammate Lawrence Cager has emerged despite a shoulder injury TS: “He’s definitely not missing opportunities. He’s live and well at practice, he’s moving around great, and he’s been great this week. He’s made some big plays and we’re looking to him to play this weekend. 2019 Georgia Bulldogs Post-Season Bowl Guide
“I think he’ll definitely be on the field and it’s great having Cager out there. He’s great on third down plays, he’s always made them since he got here. That’s his game style, he takes pride in being one of the best receivers in the SEC and he takes pride in not many DBs in the SEC being able to guard him. He really enjoys the game and he loves helping the team and he does that any way he can.” On if he has talked to George Pickens about his emotions, and what Pickens brings TS: “I’ve talked to Pickens just because I know he was committed there for a minute, and I know his emotions are going to be going wild, and we’re going to need him to make some big plays, so I’m telling him to stay level-headed and hone in on details and do what you need to do. “George brings a lot of energy — a lot of energy — he is the energy of the receivers room. He comes in, he’s always in a pretty good mood, and he comes in and he loves football, he loves the game of football. He loves coming in and watching film, he’s just a student of the game. “Seeing him make those plays, it kind of encourages other guys to bring juice and make it a competition a little bit. You see George make a play and kind of celebrate, and it’s, now I want to make a play and celebrate. So he brings competition and energy. “(Talking) is just a part of his game. He likes to get in the DBs heads, he likes to do a little talking now and then, and that’s just a part of his game and how he keeps himself going. I don’t have any problem with it as long as he’s making plays and he isn’t doing anything to hurt the team. “He was pretty understanding about the whole situation, he’s not a bad or defiant kid, so he’s pretty understanding about what I had to say to him.” On how the team is handling and views the CFP Rankings TS: “We kind of look at it as a distraction right now. We just try to focus on every week, and focus on getting better. Try to block all the outside things out and just hone in on the details. Coach Smart emphasizes that a lot, just honing in on us, we don’t worry about the outside sources. We just want to get better and focus on us.”
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From Knoxville to Athens: Former Tennessee Tight End Eli Wolf makes his return to Knoxville in a Georgia uniform Anna Glenn Grove | Red & Black Published October 3, 2019
Eli Wolf grew up in Minster, Ohio — a town positioned almost directly between Columbus, Ohio, and Indianapolis. He was always a football fan but could never pick a team to pull for, despite living near powerhouses in both the NFL and college football. Wolf didn’t cheer for the Indianapolis Colts or the Ohio State Buckeyes. Instead, he rooted for close games and underdogs. Wolf had his own underdog experience when he walked on at Tennessee in 2015. He was listed at 205 pounds as a 2-star prospect on 247Sports. When he returns to Knoxville, Tenn., on Oct. 5, Wolf won’t be as much of an underdog after four years with the Vols and a transfer to Georgia. He’s now 236 pounds and right where he wants to be in weight, playing on a team that’s favored by 25 points as of press time. Taking on new challenges Wolf played football at Minster High School in Ohio and by his senior year was committed to play for Eastern Michigan. Later, he received the offer to walk on at Tennessee, but following the news, an unforeseen tragedy impacted his plan. Wolf’s close friend and former teammate Austin Brackman was killed after being struck by a vehicle on Nov. 29, 2014. Wolf’s mindset was instantly changed. “To see someone that close to him go so early, [Wolf] didn’t want to pass up any opportunity just because it might be a little harder,” Wolf’s older brother and former Tennessee teammate Ethan Wolf said. Going to a school far from home wasn’t an easy choice, but Wolf had Ethan alongside him in the tight end room. “You can only play football with your brother for so long and obviously with it being an awesome program like Tennessee, he didn’t hesitate,” Ethan said. “He took on the challenge.” Wolf moved to Knoxville for his freshman year and redshirted soon thereafter. He played in six games the next year and 120
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nine the year following. In his final year, Wolf played in all 12 games with seven starts. He finished the season with five catches for 30 yards and a touchdown. “Everyone talks about brotherhood in football but that was the most literal meaning of it,” Ethan said. Finding his place After four years at Tennessee and a year of eligibility left, Wolf made the decision to pick up his life and football career and take an opportunity in Georgia. Wolf became a graduate transfer for the Bulldogs in his final season. Ultimately, Wolf felt like Georgia was a better fit for him as a player — and more specifically, as a tight end. “Realistically, there was a position of need [at tight end],” Wolf said on Aug. 13. “Charlie [Woerner] and [John] FitzPatrick are both great tight ends. I felt like I could help the team along with those guys.” Quarterback Jake Fromm and Woerner immediately invited Wolf to live in their house until he could find a home of his own so he could move out of a hotel. “They let me look for a place with some other teammates, so it wasn’t long right after I got [to Athens] that it felt like family and everybody just kind of took me in,” Wolf said. Wolf had met Fromm and Woerner on his first official visit to Georgia, and the pair took time out of their day that Sunday to show Wolf around the facilities. “The transition has been smooth for him because he’s bright, he picks things up, he’s smart,” head coach Kirby Smart said. “He’s got a lot of pride in knowing what to do, and that part he spent extra time on so that he could have an effective senior year.” At Georgia, Wolf had to learn a new offense. He said there were similarities between the Bulldogs and the Vols, but the terminology was the most difficult change. Wolf said it took him extra time to adjust to the same words that now had different meanings, but the offensive coaches were 2019 Georgia Bulldogs Post-Season Bowl Guide
patient. “He’s really gelled with the team and the tight ends’ room,” Fromm said. “He’s given us a lot of meaningful reps and done a great job of being the receiving tight end that he is.” Wolf has caught seven passes for 98 yards this year. Wolf’s battle with weight was another obstacle he now had to face again. When he walked on at Tennessee, Wolf said there would be nights where he would set his alarm for 3 a.m. to eat a peanut butter sandwich. “[Eating at night] probably made him feel like he wanted to throw up, but he just made sacrifices that people don’t really see outside of the game,” Ethan said. Wolf said the weight room was a huge aspect of maintaining his strength, and the weight and nutrition staff at Georgia have helped him keep on the healthy weight. This weekend, Wolf will return to Knoxville, and his brother will be there too. “There’s no bad blood,” Ethan said. “I’m rooting for the Vols, but I hope Eli has a good game.”
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Quick Chat: Jordan Davis GeorgiaDogs.com By: John Frierson Published Sept. 2, 2019 Listed at 6-foot-6 and 330 pounds, defensive lineman Jordan Davis moves like a much smaller person — while still using his size to move massive offensive linemen out of his way. The Georgia football sophomore was a basketball player for much of his life, loving the game long before he started taking football seriously. In Saturday’s season opener at Vanderbilt, Davis had two tackles, a 4-yard tackle-for-loss and got a handle on a Vandy field-goal attempt though the ball still managed to clear the crossbar. He celebrated what he thought was a block, only to discover that he didn’t get quite enough of the ball. During a Quick Chat before practice Monday, Davis talked about his basketball days, life as a big man, the massive Georgia crowd at Vandy and much more. Here’s some of what he had to say: Frierson: As a player, what was it like to look up at the crowd Saturday and see mostly red in another SEC stadium? Davis: We were talking amongst the players and we felt like it was a home game. Either way, if it was home or away we played our game, but it was amazing, it gives us an extra boost of confidence to see all those fans in Nashville. Frierson: After you got a hand on the fieldgoal attempt, how long did it take you to realize that the ball still went through? Davis: It was when I looked to the sideline and I saw Kirby (Smart), he had his hand out like he was giving me a high-five, but he wasn’t hyped. So I turned around and I looked and I saw the ref’s arms in the air. I was disappointed, I was so disappointed. The fact that I even got back there was pretty good, though. Frierson: What can you tell me about Jordan Davis the basketball player? Davis: I was a big post guy, really aggressive, a king of crash-the-boards type of dude. I think basketball played a big role in my agility and quickness. I’ve been playing basketball for a while, since I was really little, and it was my first sport. I didn’t really start playing football competitively until my sophomore year of high school. Basketball taught me a lot of www.georgiadogs.com
things that I can translate to the football field, but it can’t teach you everything. Football is just a different breed of aggression, smash mouth, hit somebody. Basketball was definitely my first love, but I love football, too. Frierson: I always ask this when I do these with basketball players and it’s certainly fitting to ask you — do you remember your first dunk? Davis: My first dunk, I was in a YMCA and we were playing pickup. I hadn’t been picked up yet, I came halfway into the game. They were playing full-court so when the teams were on the other side of the court those of us not playing would get a couple of shots up on the other rim. My first dunk was a putback — it was just a rim-grazer, it wasn’t anything special. My next one, somebody shot it and I went up, tipped it in and grabbed the rim. It wasn’t really a dunk but in my eyes it was a dunk because I grabbed the rim. From that day on I tried to jump as high as I can. Frierson: How old were you at that point and how big were you? Davis: I was about 12, 11-ish and I was a good 6 feet. Frierson: In your life as a big man, what is the thing that most of us average-sized folks don’t understand that you have to deal with? Davis: A lot of attention. It seems like all eyes are on you all the time. I think the stature kind of helps with being a leader — if I say something people will listen. It’s hard sometimes, like when you’re traveling as a team, when we’re traveling on a plane I always bump my head on the door of the 2019 Georgia Bulldogs Post-Season Bowl Guide
airplane. It’s definitely great to have and I wouldn’t wish anything against my height. It’s a little convenient at times. Frierson: I did one of these with Cade Mays last week and I asked about dealing with something basic like going to buy a sweater, and he said there’s usually nothing too simple about it. Davis: Oh, man, it can be hard. You either shop online or shop at the store very early, as soon as they get the merchandise. Online shopping is our best friend in my family. I think my little brothers, they’re huge, too, for their age, and it’s going to be a problem for my mother. Frierson: What was your favorite toy growing up? Davis: It wasn’t really a toy, it was a Nintendo Game Cube; I got it the first Christmas that I can remember. I remember I got the Game Cube and it had a lot of games. Some of these games I’m still looking for as an adult, to this day. I’m planning on buying another one and hopefully I can get it hooked up to my TV. We had the box TV back then so it was easier to hook up, but I’ve been looking for those games for a while. Frierson: What is the one game you have to find? Davis: SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom, that was the game I played all the time. And I never had a memory card so I had to start over every time. The older I got, the farther along I got in the game, but I never got to the point where I beat the game. It was just fun to play and I remember spending hours on end sitting in my room and playing video games. That was when life was good and simple.
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UGA’s Blankenship a constant under Smart Athens Banner Herald By Marc Weiszer Published Wednesday, November 13, 2019
Much has changed for Georgia since Rodrigo Blankenship helped the Bulldogs push past Auburn with a pair of fourth quarter field goals in 2016. The offense doesn’t have a single starter remaining from that 13-7 win in Athens. The only defensive starter still on the Bulldogs, defensive tackle Julian Rochester, has appeared in just two games this season. Blankenship has gone from a quirky redshirt freshman walk-on with goggles (with a quarterback named Jacob Eason as his holder) to a scholarship player who fans love. “That man is a superstar,” defensive lineman Malik Herring said. “It’s crazy. You never see kickers get so much hype.” Along the way as he heads into a fifth game against Auburn (including the 2017 SEC championship), he’s climbed the SEC career scoring list and made “Respect the Specs” and “Hot Rod” cool. Oh, yeah, and upped his field goal total as a Bulldog to 72, more than any current FBS kicker. “…I’ve been fortunate I haven’t had a lot of kickers,” fourth-year Georgia coach Kirby Smart said. “Rod’s kind of been our kicker. …It’s kind of rare that you have a kicker for this long. I guess it’s rare you have any position for this long.” Blankenship came to Georgia as a preferred walk-on under Mark Richt believing he’d go on scholarship after one season, but Smart came aboard after a coaching change. He turned to him to handle field goals and extra points in the fourth game of the 2016 season at Ole Miss. “I think honestly when I first started kicking, I was very intimated,” Blankenship said. “That could stem from a lot of things. Obviously, Coach Smart is a very passionate coach, he’s a very energetic coach. He’s not afraid to get in your face when you’re not performing at the standard that the university deserves. That was a little bit of a shock to the system for me.” Blankenship was awarded a scholar122
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ship prior to the Notre Dame game in 2017, some nine months after his parents went public with what they thought was an injustice with him not being put on one that winter. Now, with 402 points he’s closing in on a trio of former Georgia kickers just in front of him on the SEC’s career scoring list who ranked behind only former Auburn kicker Daniel Carlson’s 474: Blair Walsh with 412, Billy Bennett with 409 and Marshall Morgan with 407. “A lot of them reached out to me,” Blankenship said, “after an unfortunate incident.” That would be Blankenship missing a 42 yard field goal attempt in double overtime to end a 20-17 upset loss to South Carolina on Oct. 12. “Those guys have been nothing but the best,” he said. “They wished nothing but the best for me and have always been very supportive. I’ve known some of them from back when I was coming here to the kicking games when I was in middle school and high school and I first connected with them.” Blankenship said he remembered he did “some good things in that game that I use as kind of a silver lining to kind of keep my head up.” Kevin Butler, the College Football Hall of Fame kicker who starred for Georgia, worked with Blankenship on the mental aspects of his game when he was a student assistant in 2016 and 2017. “It was a really great resource to be able to pick his brain and learn about how he handled things,” Blankenship said. “He really helped with processing things and the immediate aftermath of a kick whether it’s good or bad or somewhere in between. Just to look at it objectively, take something away from it immediately and then put it away and be able to come back to it and process it later.” Blankenship is 19 of 22 this year and Georgia’s career field goal percentage leader at 83.7 percent, which is fifth on the SEC list. 2019 Georgia Bulldogs Post-Season Bowl Guide
“I’m just trying to go out and try to make every kick I can, hit every touchback I can or not hit a touchback if the coaches ask me not to,” he said. Blankenship is a five-time winner this season of the SEC special teams player of the week, including on Monday when he was recognized for making four of five field goal attempts in the 27-0 win over Missouri. He also added an extra point to extend his school-record to 186 in a row. He’s tied for third in the FBS this year with 19 field goals and has made three from 50 or more yards. “I definitely have the utmost confidence in that guy,” offensive lineman Cade Mays said. “You can count on him getting 3. That’s really what you can count on from Rod. He does a great job in all aspects of the kicking game.” Blankenship and Smart have become closer as the games and seasons have passed. “Over the years, we’ve just come to develop a sense of trust and a really good relationship,” Blankenship said, “to just know he has faith and confidence in me to go out and execute my job.”
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Homegrown: The Charlie Woerner story will read a bit differently than most By Jeff Sentell, Dawgnation Published September, 2019 Charlie Woerner had a 10 a.m. class his senior year of high school. It was his first class of the day. It allowed him to hunt in the early mornings with his brother Peter before school. Those hunts bagged a wild turkey and a hog, among other game. Woerner, like the six other siblings in his family, basically grew up outdoors. There’s a story or two from his high school days that reflect his interests and hobbies at the time. It will be a departure from the connections he has coming from a family of educators with one very famous All-American uncle (the College Football Hall of Famer Scott Woerner) who also played at Georgia. This narrative will seek to break apart from all of that. Woerner is, after all, his own man. The senior tight end is set to be one of three captains for the Bulldogs on Saturday as they host Murray State. Woerner was the type of do-everything player at Rabun County that shined all over the football field. He collected knives coming up. His father, Kent, did some work at an auction house. Woerner would come over whenever they had new inventory and buy some of those. He’d then sell them on eBay. But then there was also that time he sampled that deer heart. It was fried up in a pan and everything. “My brother Peter shot a deer, so I went out and found it for him,” Woerner said back in 2015. “We brought it back and skinned it and cleaned it. Then my buddy Eli and I broke open the chest cavity and tore out the heart and went and fried it in the pan and it tasted pretty good. Mom was pretty mad about it because it smoked up the whole house, but it was really good.” That didn’t taste like chicken. He said it tasted more like the tenderloin of a deer back then. Charlie Woerner is one of 10 signees left at UGA from 2016 Woerner now rooms with Georgia quarterback Jake Fromm. Those two are working on trying to fish or hunt every good private spot within 45 miles of Clarke County. That’s when their time away from the team allows it. It is an interesting twist to when he chose Georgia. The Rabun County great basically only knew Jacob Eason and Ben Cleveland on the team when he committed to Georgia. That was all he needed. Woerner had the good sense back then to make his decision based on what he felt and what he wanted out of college. Not what others www.georgiadogs.com
were going to do. “College football is a business,” Charlie Woerner said back during the 2015 season. “Coaches come and go so you can’t commit based on a coach who could be gone the next day or the next season.” Woerner said then he’d even go to UGA if Mark Richt was no longer the head coach. “It would be a little weird,” Charlie Woerner said. “It would definitely be a curveball not knowing who the head coach is going to be. But I guess I am more committed to (the) Georgia football than I am all of the coaches.” He wasn’t active on social media. He still doesn’t waste his time with that. When he chose the Bulldogs, he was also interested in Alabama and Clemson. He also hoped to take advantage of a trip to check out Oregon, but that was likely just too far. Woerner simply took two trips to check out colleges during the summer prior to his senior season. Both of those were to Georgia. His lead recruiter at the time was Jeremy Pruitt. That decision came down to a series of simple things. “It wasn’t one thing you know to make me go to Georgia,” Charlie Woerner said back in 2015. “It was kind of like a checklist where you kept checking stuff off through a recruiting process with UGA and finally I just knew that it was the place for me to go.” Woerner stayed committed to Georgia from the transition to Mark Richt’s staff to the Kirby Smart era. He was the nation’s No. 25 WR prospect then but has been exclusively a tight end in Athens. He was already 6 feet, 5 inches and 2019 Georgia Bulldogs Post-Season Bowl Guide
well over 230 pounds during his senior year of high school. But he could play. He could really play. He reeled in nine catches for 205 yards and four touchdowns for his Wildcats on one Friday night. It was not an aberration. The stats he racked up heading into his senior season at Rabun County still boggle the mind. 2,302 rushing yards and 35 TDs 1,743 receiving yards with 15 TDs 323 tackles on defense 10 interceptions 5 blocked kicks He was the eighth-highest rated prospect in that class. It is a little-known fact that only 10 of those signees remain as seniors in Smart’s first class. Eason is at Washington. Mecole Hardman, Elijah Holyfield, Isaac Nauta and Riley Ridley are all in the NFL now. Cleveland and Woerner remain. Of the 10 highest-rated signees of the group, it is just those two plus Michail Carter and Julian Rochester which remain. The fact he grew up Georgia and now plays for the Bulldogs will always matter to him. “It means a lot,” Woerner said at a recent media session in Athens. “I was an hour and a half up the road from Rabun County, Georgia. “It is awesome to play for your hometown team and for Georgia. It has meant a lot to me in my time here to play for Georgia. It is really special.” Homegrown: The things to know about Charlie Woerner While watching Charlie Woerner compete for Georgia every fall, a few things come to mind. The first of those was that he was rated as a WR prospect coming out of high school. He was the nation’s No. 133 overall prospect when he signed with Georgia. He also played everywhere for Rabun County in high school. From defensive back to safety to pass rusher to run stopper to playmaker out wide. The Woerner name is known around UGA for athleticism and there’s a clip from a high school track practice his senior year which shows just how good of an athlete he was back then. There’s also the notion of how valuable he has been to the perimeter run game. Woerner is an outstanding perimeter blocker. So much that his mid-game injury against Oklahoma still comes readily to mind when thinking about how much he would have helped Georgia in that fateful next game against Alabama with a national title on the line. Woerner showed off more of the same in the season opener at Vanderbilt last week. He also added two catches for seven yards in the 30-6 victory.
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The Ballad of ‘Dirty Red’: How Eric Stokes Found a Home at Georgia, And Georgia Found its Lockdown Cornerback By Seth Emerson, The Athletic Published Oct. 31, 2019 ATHENS, Ga. — A local elementary school was conducting a kindness initiative in October, and to recognize it the school asked Georgia’s football program if a player could come visit. The team responded by sending over Eric Stokes, who three days earlier had showed his kindness by clobbering Tennessee’s quarterback on a cornerback blitz, causing the ball to come loose and be returned for a touchdown. Still, he was a good choice. Stokes smiled his way through the visit, which included meeting a first-grade teacher who is a Tennessee fan, so Stokes could (insincerely) apologize for obliterating her team’s quarterback. All in all, everyone at the school was quite taken with the kid they affectionately call Dirty Red, so named because of his reddish hair and freckles, which adorn an infectious personality. “He’s got a smile that lights up the room,” said Mel Tucker, now Colorado’s head coach, but who as a Georgia assistant three years ago gets much of the credit for discovering the team’s emerging defensive star. Tucker was at the Georgia state high school track meet the spring of 2016, watching the players his team was already recruiting, and keeping an eye out for others. When a tall, skinny kid zipped through a sprint event, Tucker took note of the name — Eric Stokes — and sent a staff member a text. “Who is this kid?” Tucker wrote. He’s a junior at Eastside High School in Covington, Ga., where he plays running back. “Really?” Tucker thought to himself, looking at a kid who couldn’t have been more than 160 pounds. “That kid’s probably not a tailback. But he does run a 10.3, and he is tall, and you can’t coach speed.” Stokes’ ascent has been quite rapid. This time last year he didn’t even play against Florida, at least on defense. Now he’s not only starting but he’s become Georgia’s lockdown cornerback, taking on the role of the next Deandre Baker, the consensus All-American and first-round pick now with the New York Giants. The parallels between the two careers are remarkable: Both were three-star recruits, both didn’t become starters until their sophomore years, and both quickly became difference-makers. This isn’t to say that Stokes will turn out as good as Baker, but Stokes has people rooting for him simply because of the way he carries himself. “He’s charismatic,” Georgia coach Kirby Smart said. “He cares about his family. He’s a great person. He’s a joy to be around. Like I said, coach Tucker did a tremendous job with
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him.” Tucker, speaking this week from his office at Colorado, recounted that process, which goes against the typical case of Georgia just out-recruiting everybody for a five-star. This was the staff, especially Tucker, pinpointing someone who they felt had high upside. The coaches invited Stokes to camp at Georgia the summer of 2016, before Stokes’ senior season, and they could tell he wasn’t that comfortable at defensive back. But Stokes was also willing to try it. And in a fortuitous bit of timing, Eastside hired a former NFL defensive back as an assistant that year. They put Stokes on defense and nurtured him, and Tucker kept in touch with Stokes’ new coach and watched film. It only took three or four games to tell that Stokes was learning the position very well. “So I figured if this kid has gotten this much better from where he was over the summer in less than a year’s time, then if we could get ahold of this kid and work with him every day then I thought he could develop into a player,” Tucker said. “That was the thinking. So we got him.” Stokes redshirted his first year, but kept putting on weight, kept learning the position and kept working hard. The coaches noticed him getting more physical in practice and making tackles. Stokes was a coach’s dream in the meeting room: Tucker and his assistants marveled at how they would tell Stokes something, he would just nod and respond, and then after practice they would turn on the film and there was Stokes, doing exactly what he was told to do. “The kid is going to be where he needs to be every time,” Tucker said. “He’s very intelligent. He’s one of those guys who you only have to tell him one time, and he’s got it. And he doesn’t say anything, he just sits there! He absorbs it.” But this was only practice. The rest of the world couldn’t see it until Georgia went to Missouri in October of 2018. It was actually on special teams where Stokes made his first mark, blocking a punt and returning it eight yards for a touchdown. But what received less attention was when starting cornerback Tyson Campbell got hurt and Stokes went in for him — Stokes played well against Missouri’s big and talented receivers. Campbell was able to return the next week, but he was now on notice: Stokes was ready to play. By the end of the season Stokes was 2019 Georgia Bulldogs Post-Season Bowl Guide
starting, and he has become the team’s top cornerback. That doesn’t mean it will continue that way, as Smart pointed out this week: “You have to understand, our guys haven’t had a chance to play a lot of guys when you think about it.” That will begin to change this week against Florida’s talented receivers, and continue down the stretch of this season. In the meantime, Stokes has become one of the team’s public faces, whether it’s speaking to the media, local elementary schools or about his experience as an eighth-grader who was bullied. Whether the bullies now realize what that kid has become is uncertain. But Stokes realizes how far he’s come, from barely playing on special teams in last year’s Florida game to being one of the pivotal players this year. “It’s just a tremendous journey,” he said. “I couldn’t even put my words on it. To where I’m at now to where I was last year is just a big flip. I’m shocked. I’ve got people back home shocked for me, (saying) ‘I didn’t see it coming.’” Stokes also credited Tucker. (“He was the one who took a chance on a three-star speeder who a lot of people just looked on as a track guy.”) And taking a break from preparing for UCLA this week, Tucker said he’s pulling hard for Dirty Red, and is glad it’s working out. Tucker is hesitant to make the Stokes-Baker comparison, saying he hasn’t had a chance to see Georgia games this season. “But I will say this,” Tucker added. “He has the tools. He has a passion for the game. He’s very coachable. He’s a willing tackler. And he competes, and he’s a very unselfish guy. The team is important to him. He’s one of those guys who’s going to do anything he can for the team. Those type of guys, usually good things happen for them.”
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GeorgiaDogs.com By: John Frierson Published Nov. 27, 2019 In the past week or so, Georgia safety J.R. Reed has been named a finalist for a pair of big-time college football awards: the Bronco Nagurski Trophy, awarded to the nation’s top defensive player, and the Jim Thorpe Award, which goes to the best defensive back. Reed talks about Thanksgiving, starting his collegiate career as a backup at Tulsa before blossoming at Georgia, his gameday routine and much more. Here’s some of what he had to say: Frierson: In the past we’ve talked about Christmas and Halloween, but now Thanksgiving is a few days away. What is the most essential part of the Thanksgiving meal? Reed: Candied yams. Candied yams are my favorite food in the world. I go home and eat a pot of candied yams. Before I leave, I eat a pot of candied yams. Thanksgiving, a pot of candied yams. Second would be cornbread dressing, but candied yams, it’s the key to my success. Frierson: So when you’ve getting inducted into a hall of fame one day, you’re going to say you owe it all to candied yams? Reed: Candied yams, without you I would be nowhere. [Laughs.] Frierson: During your one season at Tulsa, you played in 13 games and had five tackles. In your first game after transferring to Georgia, the 2017 opener against App State, you had five tackles, a sack and a forced fumble. And now you’ve started 40 straight games and are regarded as one of the top defensive players in the country. How did all this happen? Reed: First off, it’s nothing but God and believing in Him and just staying prayed up and having faith. And then believing in myself, that was a big thing. I think a lot of people, if they believe in themselves, they can achieve anything. This journey and these coaches and my parents, they’ve done an unbelievable job of helping me get here. I wouldn’t be here if I didn’t have some type of confidence instilled in myself. These coaches, (former defensive coordinator) Mel Tucker, he did a great job when I got here, as did Coach Smart, helping me and coaching me. Frierson: It’s one thing to get here and it’s another to emerge and develop like you have. When did you know that you belonged here, on this level? Reed: Being at Tulsa, I always believed that I needed to be somewhere bigger and that I can do more. My dad (former NFL receiver Jake Reed), when I was like 5 years old watching football on TV, he was like, you can play with those guys — they’re no better than you. I’m just 5 and I’m like, yeah, whatever. He didn’t know what I was going to grow up to be but he was like, you can play with those guys. Ever since then, I always believed that I could be on this level and I needed to be here. So when I got here, just seeing some of the guys, it’s like, OK, they’re a little bit bigger so I’ve got to do this and do that, but my skill set was there. Being redshirted and going against those guys, going against Nick (Chubb), Sony (Michel), Isaiah McKenzie, that made me better and that’s when I realized that I can do this. Frierson: On your Twitter feed, your pinned tweet www.georgiadogs.com
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Quick Chat: J.R. Reed is the Latin phrase, “dolor hic tibi proderit olim.” According to Google, that means, “someday this pain will be useful to you.” Where did that come from and what does it mean to you? Reed: “The Walking Dead.” I was watching “The Walking Dead” and I think the lady that was like the mayor of the little town, she was dying and she said that. I looked it up and I was like, this totally resonates with me. I first tweeted it a long time ago, but I accidentally unpinned the tweet and then I was like, I don’t want this other tweet up there so I put it back up there earlier this year. [Reed looks it up on his phone and found that he first tweeted it in 2015.] I remember right after the episode I looked up what it meant. Frierson: You were still at Tulsa at that point. What did it mean to you at that moment? Reed: Just, when you’re young and you’re a freshman and things aren’t going your way — everyone wants to play. I always believed that I should be on the field and when I heard it I wondered what it meant and then it was something that spoke to me: just be patient and tough and someday it will pay off. Now, when I go on my Twitter, I see it, so if I have a rough day or am going through tough times, just be patient and tough. Frierson: So at this point, it’s candied yams and a line from an episode of “The Walking Dead,” and that’s why you’re here today. Reed: [Laughs.] Yeah, yeah, it’s funny how things work out. Frierson: If you could compete in the Olympics in any event, what would it be? Reed: I was a pretty good track runner but I’m also a good swimmer, good swimmer. My mom would tell you that I could swim and I should have been on the swim team. I’m not as good now but I’m a good swimmer and I love the water. Frierson: What was your favorite toy as a kid? Reed: Nerf guns, I love Nerf guns and I used to have a bunch of those. That’s definitely my favorite toy. Frierson: Is there a toy now or a game that you’re still into? Reed: I really like paintballing and I’m a big gamer. I was a big gamer when I was little and I still game now. We’re about to hit the holidays and there’s going to be nothing to do, no class, and when I’m done with workouts and watching film, I’m going to game all day. I’m going to be playing Xbox all day long. Frierson: What games have your full attention now? Reed: I’ve got the new “Call of Duty,” I play “Rainbow Six Siege” a lot and I started to get good at that, but then I stopped when the new “Madden Ultimate Team” came out. Frierson: What’s it going to mean to you when, hopefully, you’re in the “Madden” game someday soon? Reed: It’s going to be kind of weird, always playing it as a kid and always looking at different guys. I really wish the “NCAA Football” was still out because 2019 Georgia Bulldogs Post-Season Bowl Guide
that was the game back then, everyone played that one. Just to be in “Madden” would be crazy. [Laughs.] It would freak me out. I definitely would play my team and myself the whole time. Frierson: Do you have any specific pregame routines or rituals? Reed: Saturdays, when we have games at 12 it’s really hard, but I try to get up at 8 a.m., 8:30-ish, get up. I’ll watch a full game of film with my notes that I’ve taken and some of the packets and the tests and everything. I’ll watch the game and then go to the training room and relax, then I’ll eat some breakfast. I’ll do that and let the day go on, and then once I get dressed in my suit I never go back to my room. .... Once I’m dressed I’m gone and once we do the walkthrough, when we’re on our way to the stadium, I’ll call my dad and talk to him for a little bit. Then at the stadium, pregame speech, listen to some music — whatever I’m feeling that day, it always depends, whatever catches my mood – and then get ready. Frierson: So you deliver a pregame speech before every game? Reed: Yeah. Frierson: How much time do you put into what you’re going to say? Or is it just whatever you’re feeling in the moment? Reed: It’s kind of whatever I’m feeling in the moment. Like right now, I don’t know what I’m going to say Saturday, I couldn’t even tell you. But leading up to it, maybe Thursday night, a little bit of Friday, mainly Friday, I start to think of things I want to say. I try to get the feel of the team, too, and if I feel like they’re ready for it, ready to go out there and dominate, it will be a short, quick speech. Sometimes you just feel it and give a good speech. Frierson: You may be the fanciest game-day dresser of anyone on the team, so do you have an outfit already picked out for the SEC Championship Game? Reed: My outfits this year have not been planned. They’ve all been like, all right, it’s Friday, let me figure out what I want to do. Friday before we’ve got to come here, I’ll put it together, or maybe Thursday night I’ll think of something. But this year I have not planned out exactly what I want to wear this week and this week and this week. I kind of go based off of, have I worn this yet? If I have, OK, let’s figure out what I want to do.
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GeorgiaDogs.com By: John Frierson Published Aug. 22, 2019 Sitting and talking to Georgia offensive lineman Cade Mays after practice a thought occurred: What does someone like Mays, a 6-foot-6 and 318-pound sophomore, do when he needs a basic piece of clothing like a new sweater? Mays, who started seven games last season and earned Freshman All-America and Freshman AllSEC honors, is a big man from a family of big men in Knoxville, Tenn. His dad, Kevin, was an All-SEC lineman for Tennessee in 1994, and Mays’ younger brother also is a lineman. During a Quick Chat, Mays talked about going through a lot of food at the family dinner table, shopping for clothes when you’re his size, tearing it up at baseball when he was 12 and much more. Here’s some of what he had to say: Frierson: I know your dad was a big football player, you’re a big football player and your younger brother is a big football player, so my question is: what is dinnertime like at the Mays house? There has to be an extraordinary amount of food on the table. Mays: Oh, yes, it’s a lot of food. I’m trying to think, we were having spaghetti one night and my mom, she cooked four pounds of hamburger meat, maybe. Frierson: Take me back to the last Christmas lunch or dinner, whatever the big meal that day is for you guys. Mays: There’s a big ole prime rib, a big bone-in prime rib that my dad cooks in the oven. My mom, she’ll make the homemade mashed potatoes with cheese in them and all that good stuff. Green beans, macaroni, some rolls — my grandmom, she’ll come over and she’ll bring pies. It’s everything you can eat and it’s good. Frierson: That’s a lot of big bodies to feed. Mays: My baby brother probably eats more than anybody. I’ve got a 4-year-old little brother and for breakfast he’ll eat six eggs and six pieces of bacon. Frierson: So he’s going to be the biggest Mays in the family? Mays: I think so, that’s what the doctors are saying. Frierson: What movie have you seen more than any other? Mays: “Step Brothers” is definitely my go-to. All Will Ferrell movies, but I love “Step Brothers.” Frierson: That’s one of those movies that seems to be on cable 24 hours a day. Mays: Oh, yeah, it’s always on TBS, always. Frierson: If you could go anywhere in the world on somebody else’s dime, where would you like to go and who would you take with you? Mays: Bora Bora. Frierson: You’re the second person today to say that. There was a women’s soccer played I done one of these with, Jessie Denney, and she said Bora Bora. Mays: How many people do I get to take with me? Frierson: This is all hypothetical so let’s say up to 10 counting you. Mays: I’d definitely take my mom, my brothers, my dad and my girlfriend, and go spend a week in Bora Bora. ... That’s my dream vacation spot. Frierson: How much of your success as a player is a result of your dad’s coaching, in the backyard or the living room, just teaching you the little things that only somebody like your dad that’s done it a high
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level could teach you? Mays: A lot, I think he definitely made me the player that I am today. He coached me from the like I was 6 or 7 years old until I went to high school and he was constantly trying to perfect little stuff when I was young, like stepping and getting your head in the right spot and your hands and leverage. All that stuff that’s taught at a higher level, he was teaching me when I was young. Also, I think he just taught me how to play hard and play through the whistle and love the game and enjoy doing those things. Frierson: You can travel back in time 100 years or you can travel forward in time 100 years, which do you choose? Mays: I’m going back. I want to hop on a horse, I definitely want to hop on a horse. Frierson: You’ve got to go further back than 100 years now to get to the time when everyone was riding horses. To go back to the Old West, that’s like 200 years ago. Mays: That’s definitely where I want to go, the wild, wild West. That would definitely be better than going 100 years into the future. I want to go back to when there weren’t any cell phones. I’d be a gold miner or something. Frierson: What’s the most creative thing you do, or something creative you wish you could do? Mays: People that I sing in front of tell me that I can sing, but I’m super picky, I will only sing in front of a select three or four people. They say I can sing but I don’t know. Frierson: What do you sing in front of them, a country song? I can see you being able to do that pretty well. Mays: A little Luke Combs, a little Garth Brooks. That’s really the only artistic thing I can do; I can’t really draw, I’m not very good at art. Frierson: Among the offensive linemen, who’s the funniest guy? Mays: I’d say Solomon (Kindley). Just in meetings and on the field, he just jokes around and he really brings a smile to our room every single day. He’s coming in smiling and he’s got something funny to say. He gives off a radiant energy. Frierson: Where is the most interesting place that sports have taken you, where you’ve gotten to see a part of the country that you otherwise may not have? Mays: The coolest place that sports have taken me would definitely be Cooperstown, N.Y. I went there for baseball (the 2011 American Youth Baseball Hall of Fame Invitational) when I was 12 and my team
ended up winning the tournament out of something like 109 teams. I broke the record for most hits, I went 38-for-40 with like 46 RBIs, I want to say, and 16 home runs. I was two off the home run record and I broke the hit record and the RBI record. I don’t know if I still have those records but I broke them. [Editor’s note: Those records, sadly, no longer stand.] Frierson: Okay, we’re going to have to dig deeper into this. Mays: [Laughs.] Growing up I played travel ball and in that tournament we were playing teams from, like, Puerto Rico and all over. Travel baseball was my love growing up, I loved baseball; I wasn’t really big on football until I got to high school. But growing up I always wanted to play professional baseball. Frierson: What was your position? Mays: First — I played first, third, pitched, batted clean-up. Honestly, I was better at baseball than I was at football my whole life growing up. I was a stud at baseball, I was killing the ball. Frierson: Were you just way bigger than everyone else? Mays: Not really. I don’t know what it was but I could just hit the baseball. Frierson: If you went to a batting cage now, could you light it up? Mays: I can’t tell you about now but I probably got a little bit of it still in me. Frierson: How come we haven’t heard about this? We’ve all heard about Jake Fromm and his Little League World Series experience, but I don’t think many people know about this. Mays: I don’t know, that’s a good question. You better dig, you better find out. You can’t show anybody my picture though. You’re going to be like, how was this kid even remotely good at baseball. [Mays then grabs his phone and shows me his team headshot from that season. He’s a big kid with a big smile and a lot of hair. You didn’t hear it from me, but it doesn’t take too much Google expertise to find the photo online.] Frierson: You were pretty big already at that point, and look at all that hair. Mays: Oh, yeah, I was stylin’. I repeated the eighth grade, not because I failed it but because my parents wanted to hold me back, I was really young. Me and my little brother both did it. I went through eighth grade the first time, went through it the second time, ... and after my first one I think I was like 5-8 and I hit 6-4 my second eighthgrade year. Frierson: Good grief. Mays: Yeah, I grew a lot. Frierson: So you left baseball at the peak of your powers and focused on football? Mays: I did; I’d say it was a pretty good move. I don’t know, though, with the way they’re paying in baseball now. Frierson: Last one, in a perfect world, what are you doing 15 years from now? Mays: I’m retired from the League (NFL) and I’ve got me a ranch in Colorado; that’s my dream, I want to own a huge ranch in the mountains of Colorado, on a lake. Not in the mountains but with a mountain view on a big lake, no neighbors. I want to have some horses, some cows, a couple of kids running around, and I want to hunt, I want to hunt a lot.
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Tae Crowder Earned a Chance at Georgia, And He Continues to Make the Most of It By Seth Emerson, The Athletic Published Mar. 4, 2019 It was late on the night before signing day, an hour before midnight, when Dwight Jones’ phone rang. The conversation he was about to have, about a mere two-star recruit, would lead to one of the most consequential plays in Georgia history. Tae Crowder was a hard-working but unheralded prospect from a tiny town. He dreamed of playing for Georgia, but had not been offered a scholarship there, so he had settled for a spot at Georgia Southern. But then Jones, who coached Crowder at Harris County High School, picked up the phone. It was a coach from Georgia. They had changed their mind. “They wanted to know for sure before everyone went to bed on Tuesday night on whether they had a verbal commitment from Tae Crowder,” Jones said of the late-night conversation on Feb. 3, 2015. “So I got off the phone and called Tae.” Crowder will go down in Georgia lore for one play alone, the improbable play he made that sparked Georgia to the comeback win in the Rose Bowl. But he also has a chance, as spring practice begins this month, to complete one of the more surprising careers in recent Georgia history. From tailback to linebacker. From two-star to starter. From transfer candidate to senior leader. “I really don’t think people appreciate him as much as they should,” Georgia senior safety J.R. Reed said. Crowder’s bio says he’s from Hamilton, Ga., a town near the Alabama border with a population of just over 1,500. But Jones said Crowder actually grew up in nearby Pine Mountain, which has a few hundred fewer people. Crowder was a two-sport athlete at Harris County, in football and basketball. He played a little baseball in his younger days, which would come in handy in the Rose Bowl. Jones, who arrived at Harris County before Crowder’s senior year, tried to get the big schools interested in Crowder, a 6-foot-3 tailback and receiver. But while some coaches showed interest, their responses were along the lines of what Jones heard from then-Alabama assistant Kirby Smart. “We have such depth at running back at Alabama that Tae would not play running back for us,” Jones recalled Smart saying. Georgia Southern and its triple-option offense seemed the right fit for Crowder, who played in a Wing-T offense where the quarterback, TaQuon Marshall, was headed to Georgia Tech. That was the plan until the 11th-hour offer from Georgia — which was literally 11th hour, coming just before midnight. Georgia already had five tailbacks on the roster — including Nick Chubb and Sony Michel, only sophomores — but had a spot in the class open up. How low-ranked was Crowder? He was only the 214th overall prospect in the state of Georgia, per the 247Sports Composite, and the nation’s 269th-ranked receiver. Crowder’s first season saw him redshirt. Then came the coaching change. Jones, who like most coaches in the state of Georgia had known Kirby Smart a long time, called Smart and asked him to take care of Crowder, who he said he loves like a son. www.georgiadogs.com
“I will,” Smart said, according to Jones. “But you know he’s probably not going to stay at running back.” Smart was true to his word. Ten months after his arrival, during the off week before the Florida game, Crowder and two other teammates switched positions as experiments. The other two would not stick: Shaquery Wilson, switching from receiver to tailback, eventually switched back and transferred. Michael Barnett, going from defensive line to offensive line, quickly abandoned the experiment and has emerged as a contributor there. Crowder, meanwhile, didn’t quite know what to expect. The coaches had told him to think of it as a two-day tryout. On the third day, Crowder was simply told before practice to keep going to the defensive meeting until further notice. “So I just went,” Crowder recalled a few years later, shrugging. “From that day on I started learning.” The process would be very gradual. Crowder played free safety “every now and then” in high school, but didn’t take a lot of snaps. He appeared in one game as a redshirt freshman, not recording any stats, and appeared in 13 games in 2017, making seven tackles. But his biggest impact would come on special teams. In that Rose Bowl. Oklahoma and Baker Mayfield had just surged to a 31-14 lead with six seconds left in the first half. The rout was on, and all the momentum was against Georgia as Crowder took his spot on kickoff return, about 11 yards from the ball. He was directly ahead of the kicker. The squib kick took a couple quick bounces in front of Crowder, who lurched up to his right to grab it in the air. Then, alertly, Crowder hit the ground. All of one second went off the clock. “It was just like shortstop,” Crowder said after the game, smiling. “I’d love to say that we coached that, I’d love to say that we work that all the time,” then-Georgia special teams coach Shane Beamer said after the game. “That’s just Tae Crowder, who’s a really good football player making a really, really good football play. Changed the game.” That’s exactly what it did: Georgia had just enough time to complete a nine-yard pass to get into field goal range, and Rodrigo Blankenship booted the 55-yarder. Momentum swung, and Georgia eventually won a classic to get to the national championship. “I told him that night: Tae Crowder, you do not know how big a play you just made for the University of Georgia,” Jones said. “If they don’t make that play they don’t win. I don’t care what y’all say, I don’t care. I’ll believe that until the day I die.” That could have been it for Crowder, who if he called it a career at that point would already have his place in school history. But he had already quietly been moving up the depth chart at inside linebacker, seeing snaps during the playoff run, including the national championship.
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Then with the departures of Roquan Smith and Reggie Carter, the two starters in the Playoff, Crowder was among those in the four-man rotating committee. He finished as Georgia’s fifth-leading tackler in 2018, with 53, including six tackles for loss and two interceptions. “It’s always guys like that behind the scenes,” Reed said. “Everybody’s caught up on the new guys coming in and the freshmen, but you can’t forget about the guys who have been working hard for years and have been waiting their turn. So he’s gotten his turn to shine, his opportunity. And he’s taken advantage of it.” This year the competition will be stiff: Monty Rice, a junior, is back, as are sophomores Channing Tindall and Quay Walker, and five-star signee Nakobe Dean, as well as four-star Trezmen Marshall. But Crowder offers experience, leadership, and a blend of size and athleticism that can’t be underrated. Dan Lanning, Georgia’s new defensive coordinator, made a point last December about why Crowder was able to make the transition from running back to linebacker, invoking Roquan Smith as another inside linebacker who played running back in high school. “That always seems to be a really smooth transition for players that have good vision. They can play the running back position and then turn,” Lanning said. “And when we look for linebackers in our league and certainly like the Big 12, you’re looking for guys that can run and Tae is one of those guys that can run. And you don’t create some of those same matchup issues that can happen out of the backfield or a wideout, that he might have to match up with or a tight end that he might have to match up.” Crowder, whose full first name is Dequartavious, was asked if he appreciates how far he’s come, and what a story this is for him. He chuckled. “Of course I think about it a lot,” Crowder said. “I just try not to over-think it. But I mean it was a process. It was hard. But I got through it. I just thank my coaches for being there for me, and helping me out through the process. It took a lot of hard work.”
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Quick Chat: Richard LeCounte GeorgiaDogs.com By: John Frierson Published Nov. 4, 2019 Richard LeCounte III was quite literally jumping for joy down in Jacksonville, Fla., late Saturday afternoon, after Georgia’s 24-17 victory over Florida. For the junior safety from Riceboro, Ga., about 40 miles south of Savannah, it was his third win over the Gators in his career — reason enough to do a few flips. During a Quick Chat before practice, LeCounte, who had six tackles and a big pass breakup on a fourth-down throw against Florida, talked about his gymnastics moves, Halloween candy, a developing hidden talent and much more. Here’s some of what he had to say: Frierson: I have to start by asking about a video I saw this morning on Twitter. It showed you executing some very impressive gymnastics moves — a handspring and a backflip — while celebrating the win over Florida. Where did you learn how to do all that stuff? LeCounte: [Laughs.] Man, I learned how to do that in the backyard when I was younger, like 7 or 8 years old, just being out there and trying things with my older cousin and my brothers. Once I learned how to do it, I just couldn’t stop. [Laughs.] Frierson: What else can you do? Could you do some of the stuff the GymDogs do? LeCounte: Oh, I’m pretty sure I could learn how to do a lot of the things that they do — except the triple the flips and all that. I haven’t ever been on those types of trampolines and springboards and things like that; there’s no telling what I could cook up if I had time. Frierson: The last time we did one of these, about 15 months ago, I asked you for some of your hidden talents, and you said juggling and untying knots. It was perhaps the greatest answer to any question I’ve ever asked. So what else do you have, what else are you secretly good at? LeCounte: Man, yeah, I can say parallel parking. Frierson: OK. [Laughs.] LeCounte: We can throw that in there. I think I’m one of the best drivers, I hang my hat on driving and being able to back in and things like that — parallel parking, that’s my type of skill that I know I’m an expert at. Frierson: Does your car have a rear camera? Because doing it with a camera is a lot easier than parallel parking without one. LeCounte: It does, but this is the first time — I just got this car — that I’ve had a camera, and I never use it, you know what I’m saying? I’m so used to not having a camera and using my mirrors and things like that.
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My car before that didn’t have a rear assistance things and my Jeep in high school definitely never had a back-up camera on that. Frierson: If you could go anywhere in the world on somebody else’s dime, where would you like to go? LeCounte: Probably Africa or Dubai, somewhere overseas. I always talk about it with my best friend, Raekwon (McMillan), he plays for the Dolphins, and he actually is going to go this offseason, after they get done with their season. And he wants me to go, and I don’t even have a passport. Step one for me is getting a passport and then I want to go and experience the world a little bit. Frierson: What’s the best place you’ve been to in the U.S.? LeCounte: I have to say L.A., especially when we went for the Rose Bowl, and then I went another time, during the summertime for a few days. I love L.A., I just don’t like the traffic. Frierson: When you’re from a tiny town like Riceboro, with about 800 people, and you get to go and experience all the places that you have, do you ever think about moving to a big city like L.A. or New York? Could you see yourself living far away from home? LeCounte: I fight with that all that time — you know, your thoughts when you’re lying down and thinking, trying to go to sleep. I want to be pretty close to home and I want to be able to reach back and give back to my community. I want to go to those places and come back and share the experience with the people that have never been outside of the state of Georgia. You know, there’s a lot of my friends that have 2019 Georgia Bulldogs Post-Season Bowl Guide
never been to Atlanta — there’s things like that that I take for granted, like they’ve never been on a plane, and I want to share those experiences with them. Because of that, I don’t want to just move away and seclude myself from what built me, the village that raised me. Frierson: Have you thought about ways you’d like to give back in town, like a park or running camps or anything? LeCounte: Yeah, definitely. I want to do that, I want to pour into the youth. My mom is very active in the community, our church with the youth program and things like that, and I see myself also contributing to that. No matter if it’s a park or football camp or just getting some of the kids in the community gathered up and going to the water park, just something I can do to help the new generation. I think that’s a big step that I’ll be able to get into. Frierson: We’re just coming off of Halloween, so what is your favorite Halloween candy and what is the best costume you ever wore? LeCounte: I like those corn things, the candy corn. A lot of people don’t like them, I’ve started to see, but I love the candy corn. I eat them, just pop them in my mouth. My best Halloween costume? I was Flash this year — that was the best one I’ve had and that was what I did this year. Frierson: You guys couldn’t go out Halloween night, I wouldn’t think. LeCounte: Nah, nah, some of the guys got up at one of our houses and just chilled for a few hours. We had candy and really were just watching football and getting ready for our game. Frierson: You were sitting there as the Flash. LeCounte: As the Flash — I felt fast. [Laughs.] Frierson: I suspect you always feel fast. LeCounte: Oh, yeah, kind of. Frierson: As I’ve told you before, you’re always mentioned as one of the funniest guys on the team. Who among the new guys this season is pretty funny? LeCounte: Probably Pickens. George is a real energetic guy, has a great personality and I love being around him — a lot of guys love being around him. He’s going to bring a lot of energy, he’s definitely hyper, and I love being around him. He’s a great guy and he’s going to be a great player here, also.
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