2014 Georgia Bulldogs Bowl Guide

SE Michael Bennett

DB Damian Swann C David Andrews

QB Hutson Mason

DE Ray Drew

ILB Ramik Wilson

ILB Kosta Vavlas

Uga IX

FLK Chris Conley

N Mike Thornton

ILB Amarlo Herrera

SE Michael Erdman OG Watts Dantzler

OT Kolton Houston OT Zach DeBell Georgia Headquarters: Hilton Charlotte City Center 222 E. 3rd St. Charlotte, NC 28202 704-444-5741 SE Jonathon Rumph

Game Site: Bank of America Stadium

Louisville Headquarters: The Westin Charlotte 601 S. College St. Charlotte, NC 28202 704-335-2022

Playing Surface: Hybrid Bermuda grass Game Date: Tuesday, December 30, 6:30 p.m. ET

OT Xzavier Ward

Home Team: Louisville

Bowl Headquarters: 6337 Morrison Blvd.

Charlotte, NC 28211

Visiting Team: Georgia

Executive Director: Will Webb, 704-644-4048

National Radio: ESPN Radio

Television: ESPN OT Mark Beard

FB Merritt Hall

Media Contact: Frank Kay fkay@raycomsports.com 704-534-1617

DT Toby Johnson

Media Headquarters: Marriott Charlotte City Center 100 W. Trade Street Charlotte, NC 28202 704-333-9000

TB Kyle Karempelis

P Adam Erickson

FB Taylor Maxey FS Lucas Redd FS Corey Moore TE Jack Loonam

ILB A.J. McDonald

CB Tristan Askew

General Information THE UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA TABLE OF CONTENTS

LOCATION....................................................................................Athens, Ga. FOUNDED.................................................................................................1785 PRESIDENT.........................................................................Jere W. Morehead FACULTY ATHLETICS REP.............................................. David E. Shipley ENROLLMENT.....................................................................................35,197 NICKNAME/COLORS............................................ Bulldogs/Red and Black STADIUM........................................................Sanford (92,746), natural grass CONFERENCE...........................................................................Southeastern MASCOT/BAND............................................ Uga IX/Georgia Redcoat Band

SENIOR ATHLETIC STAFF

Greg McGarity........................................... J. Reid Parker Director of Athletics Carla Williams.......................................................Executive Assoc. A.D./SWA Jim Booz..................................................................Sr. Assoc. A.D./Compliance Ron Courson....................................................Sr. Assoc. A.D./Sports Medicine Claude Felton.................................... Sr. Assoc. A.D./Sports Communications Glada Horvat......................................Sr. Assoc. A.D./Academics & Eligibility Andy Platt.............................................Sr. Assoc. A.D./Chief Financial Officer Ted White................................................ Sr. Assoc. A.D./Student Development Mark Slonaker.............................................................Exec. Dir. Bulldog Club Matt Brachowski.............................................Assoc. A.D./Event Management Tim Cearley....................................................... Assoc. A.D./Ticket Operations Alan Thomas................................................... Assoc. A.D./External Operations John Bateman................................................................... Asst. A.D./Marketing Steve Bryant........................................................... Asst. A.D./Sports Medicine Emily Deitz..................................................................... Asst. A.D./Promotions Steve Flippen................................................................. Asst. A.D./Compliance Rhonda Kilpatrick.....................................Asst. A.D./Academics & Eligibility Stephanie Ransom............................................ Asst. A.D./Business Operations Charley Whittemore.......................................................... Asst. A.D./Facilities

FOOTBALL STAFF

Mark Richt...................................................................................... Head Coach Mike Bobo.......................................................... Offensive Coord./Quarterbacks Jeremy Pruitt..........................................................Defensive Coord./Secondary Will Friend...................................... Running Game Coordinator/Offensive Line John Lilly........................................ Offensive Special Teams Coord./Tight Ends Bryan McClendon.................................Recruiting Coordinator/Running Backs Mike Ekeler...................... Defensive Special Teams Coord./Inside Linebackers Tony Ball...................................................................................... Wide Receivers Tracy Rocker....................................................Defensive Line/Will Linebackers Kevin Sherrer.................................................. SAM Linebackers/STAR Position

SUPPORT STAFF

Brad Hutcherson......................................................Dir. of Football Operations John Eason................................................................Dir. of Player Development Dave Van Halanger.........................................................Dir. of Player Wellness Ronnie Letson............................................................... Dir. of Player Personnel Sam Petitto......................................................... Assoc. Dir. of Player Personnel Joe Tereshinski..................................................Dir. of Strength & Conditioning John Thomas.................................... Sr. Assoc. Dir. of Strength & Conditioning Sherman Armstrong............................. Assoc. Dir. of Strength & Conditioning Gus Felder.............................................. Assist. Dir. of Strength & Conditioning Buddy Collins, Chase Hudson, Alex Jackson, Jon Richt, Christian Robinson ..................................................................................................... Quality Control George Helow, Kelin Johnson........................................... Grad. Assts./Defense Dan Inman, Doug Saylor....................................................Grad. Assts./Offense Ron Courson.....................................................Sr. Assoc. A.D. /Sports Medicine Ryan McGovern........................................................ ...Sr. Asst. Athletic Trainer David Jack..........................................................................Asst. Athletic Trainer Justin Klein.............................................................................Sports Nutritionist Brett Greene..........................................................Director of Video Operations Clark Williams.............................................................. Asst. Video Coordinator John Meshad...............................................................Dir. of Athletic Equipment Kevin Purvis...............................................................Asst. Equipment Manager Bryant Gantt............................................................................. Program Director Ann Hunt..................................................Administrative Assoc. to Head Coach Connie Connelly....................................................Recruiting Program Director Ben Brandenburg, Jenna Jackson......................Recruiting Operations Coord.

Adam Leakey............................................................................Recruiting Intern Andrew Wood........................................................... Football Operations Intern Nate Jones, Daniel Mobley, John Stelling, Brooks Tilley ....................................................................................... Office Student Assistants Kelly McDaniel.................................................................................Receptionist Thomas Settles, Kevin Hynes.....................................................Team Chaplains

BULLDOGS

General Information....................................................................... 1 Roster............................................................................................ 2-3 Depth Chart..................................................................................... 4 Louisville At A Glance.................................................................... 5 Georgia/Louisville Comparison..................................................... 6 Game Notes................................................................................. 7-16 The Last Time................................................................................ 17 Georgia Stats............................................................................ 18-24 2014 Georgia Game Summaries............................................. 25-36 Head Coach Mark Richt......................................................... 37-39 Assistant Coaches..................................................................... 40-41 Player Bios................................................................................ 42-70 Bowl Appearances......................................................................... 71 Bowl Records............................................................................ 72-73 Bowl Recaps............................................................................ 74-106 Uga, The Mascot Legacy..................................................... 107-109 UGA President Jere W. Morehead ............................................110 J. Reid Parker Director of Athletics Greg McGarity................110 Feature Files..........................................................................111-128

SPORTS COMMUNICATIONS STAFF

Claude Felton.....................................Sr. Assoc. AD/Sports Communications Dir. Tim Hix....................................................................Associate Sports Comm. Dir. Christopher Lakos..................................................Associate Sports Comm. Dir. Mike Mobley............................................................Associate Sports Comm. Dir. Steve Colquitt..........................................................Associate Sports Comm. Dir. Leland Barrow........................................................Associate Sports Comm. Dir. Ben Beaty..................................................................Assistant Sports Comm. Dir. Jen Galas...................................................................Assistant Sports Comm. Dir. Kate Copp.......................................... Assistant Sports Comm./Dir. Social Media Karen Huff...........................................................Media Operations Coordinator Becca Haaland, David Pifer.................................................Graduate Assistants Nick Daly..................................................................................................... Intern SID Student Assistants: SK Bowen, Caitlin Connell, Ann Drinkard, Brandon Estroff, Kasey Fletcher, Michelle Hartigan, Karra Logan, Brooke McCoy, Anne Noland, Jack Ryan, Ashleigh Shay, Preston Smith, Alec Tanenbaum, Sean Taylor, Kelly Williams

GEORGIA IMG STAFF

Rick Fairbend (Exec. Director), Audra Plummer, Rick Starratt, Lijah Galas, Kevin Copp, Darrias Thomas, Chris Gilmore, Brett Bahnsen, Scott Howard.

MAIL TO: Sports Communications P.O. Box 1472 Athens, Ga. 30603-1472

OVERNIGHT MAIL TO: Sports Communications Butts-Mehre Building 1 Selig Circle Athens, Ga. 30602-4368

Sports Comm. Phone/Fax: (706) 542-1621/9339 Facebook: Georgia Football Twitter: @FootballUGA www.georgiadogs.com

Editors: Christopher Lakos, Leland Barrow, Ben Beaty, Steve Colquitt, Nick Daly. Contributors: Claude Felton, Karen Huff, Mike Mobley, David Pifer, Ashleigh Shay.

Cover Design: AdSmith Printing: EBSCO Media, Birmingham, Ala.; Photography: Associated Press, Dan Evans, Getty Images, Andy Harrison, Jim Hipple, John Kelley, Ted Mayer, Perry McIntyre Jr., Randy Miller, Radi Nabulsi, Rob Saye, Sean Taylor, UGA Public Affairs, Danny White, Philip Williams, Dale Zanine.

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Georgia Roster Numerical Roster 1 Sony Michel, RB 2 Sam Vaughn, QB 3 Todd Gurley, TB 4 Keith Marshall, TB 5 Damian Swann, CB 6 Michael Erdman, SE 7 Lorenzo Carter, OLB 7 Jacob Park, QB 8 Blake Tibbs, FLK 8 Shaun McGee, OLB 9 Reggie Wilkerson, CB 9 Kenneth Towns, SE 10 Faton Bauta, QB 10 Kennar Daniels-Johnson, CB 11 Keyon Brown, OLB 12 Brice Ramsey, QB 12 Lucas Redd, FS 13 Marshall Morgan, PK 14 Hutson Mason, QB 14 Malkom Parrish, CB 16 Isaiah McKenzie, WR 16 James Davis, SS 17 Davin Bellamy, OLB 18 Jonathon Rumph, SE 18 Jesse Jones, FS 20 Quincy Mauger, FS 22 Brendan Douglas, TB 22 Javonte’ Nelson, FS 23 Shakenneth Williams, WR 23 Jonah Guinn, FS 23 James Eunice, WR 24 Dominick Sanders, CB 24 Colter Creswell, WR 25 Ben Souther, TB 25 Steven Van Tiflin, WR 26 Malcolm Mitchell, SE 26 Tristan Askew, CB 27 Nick Chubb, RB 28 Tramel Terry, SS 28 Kyle Vagher, TB 29 Matt Price, WR 30 Kosta Vavlas, ILB 31 Chris Conley, FLK 31 Shattle Fenteng, CB 32 Collin Barber, P 32 Ridge Underwood, ILB 33 Detric Bing-Dukes, FB 35 A.J. Turman, TB 35 Aaron Davis, CB 36 Kyle Karempelis, TB 36 Devin Gillespie, SS 37 Devin Bowman, CB 37 Matthew Fox, FB 38 Ryne Rankin, ILB 38 Clay Johnson, FLK 39 Corey Moore, FS 39 Dominic Bryan, FB 41 Jared Chapple, TE 41 Christian Payne, FB 42 Tim Kimbrough, ILB

No. Name Pos. Class 61 David Andrews C Sr. 26 Tristan Askew CB Sr. 97 John Atkins DT RFr. 58 Sterling Bailey DE Jr. 65 Kendall Baker OL Fr. 32 Collin Barber P Jr. 10 Faton Bauta QB RSo. 79 Mark Beard OT Sr. 93 Patrick Beless PK Jr. 17 Davin Bellamy OLB RFr. 82 Michael Bennett SE Sr. 33 Detric Bing-Dukes FB Fr. 83 Jeb Blazevich TE Fr. 37 Devin Bowman CB Jr. 11 Keyon Brown OLB Fr. 39 Dominic Bryan FB RSo. 70 Aulden Bynum OG RFr. 60 Josh Cardiello OG RFr. 7 Lorenzo Carter OLB Fr. 45 Reggie Carter ILB So. 41 Jared Chapple TE RSo. 27 Nick Chubb TB Fr. 31 Chris Conley FLK Sr. 56 John Courson SN Fr. 24 Colter Creswell WR So. Jr. 10 Kennar Daniels-Johnson CB 78 Watts Dantzler OG Sr. 35 Aaron Davis CB RFr. 16 James Davis SS Jr. 85 Jordan Davis TE RFr. 81 Reggie Davis FLK So. 91 Josh Dawson DE Jr. 76 Zach DeBell OT Sr. 89 James DeLoach DT Jr. 22 Brendan Douglas TB So. 47 Ray Drew DE Sr. 64 Jake Edwards OL Fr. 6 Michael Erdman SE Sr. 97 Adam Erickson P Sr. 57 Alex Essex OT Fr. * 23 James Eunice WR Sr. 44 Cameron Faulkner FB Jr. 31 Shattle Fenteng CB Jr. 84 Leonard Floyd OLB So. 37 Matthew Fox FB Fr. 69 Trent Frix SN So. 53 Lamont Gaillard DT Fr. 36 Devin Gillespie SS RSo. 23 Jonah Guinn FS So. 3 Todd Gurley TB Jr. 92 William Ham PK Fr. 80 Charlie Hegedus WR Jr. 52 Amarlo Herrera ILB Sr. 59 Matthew Herzwurm SN RFr. 48 Quayvon Hicks FB Jr. 75 Kolton Houston OT Sr. 57 John Huff ILB Jr. 59 Jordan Jenkins OLB Jr. 38 Clay Johnson FLK RSo. 88 Toby Johnson DT Sr.

Hgt. 6-2 5-11 6-4 6-3 6-6 6-2 6-3 6-5 5-9 6-5 6-3 6-0 6-5 6-0 6-3 6-0 6-5 6-3 6-6 6-1 6-4 5-10 6-3 5-11 6-3 6-2 6-7 6-1 5-11 6-4 6-0 6-4 6-6 6-3 5-11 6-5 6-4 5-10 5-10 6-5 6-0 5-11 6-2 6-4 6-3 6-0 6-2 5-10 6-0 6-1 6-3 6-2 6-2 6-0 6-2 6-5 6-1 6-3 6-1 6-4

Wgt. 294 179 299 280 310 208 218 297 162 240 202 230 232 179 247 244 276 297 237 231 227 228 205 189 190 192 320 189 199 230 170 266 298 276 213 284 273 186 178 269 175 231 187 230 210 209 305 182 196 226 168 208 231 225 257 287 220 252 172 300

Exp. 3VL SQ SQ 1VL HS 1VL SQ 2VL SQ SQ 3VL HS HS 2VL HS SQ SQ SQ HS 1VL SQ HS 3VL HS HS SQ 1VL SQ HS SQ 1VL 2VL SQ 1VL 1VL 3VL HS SQ 2VL HS HS SQ Tr. 1VL HS SQ HS SQ TR 2VL HS Tr. 3VL HS 2VL 1VL TR 2VL SQ 1VL

Birthdate 07-10-92 11-13-91 12-21-92 09-13-92 09-03-95 11-11-93 01-02-94 12-01-91 05-21-93 12-27-94 12-19-91 03-26-96 08-18-95 01-26-92 09-28-95 02-02-94 09-14-94 03-24-95 12-10-95 09-20-94 11-23-93 12-27-95 10-25-92 10-25-95 08-28-93 12-18-92 11-16-91 10-18-94 05-04-93 03-10-95 11-22-95 01-10-94 08-06-93 02-13-94 07-14-94 09-24-92 11-08-95 03-24-92 04-02-92 04-05-96 06-16-93 12-30-92 07-02-93 09-08-92 05-10-96 03-08-93 02-08-96 05-06-93 12-31-93 08-03-94 02-28-96 05-05-93 09-20-91 02-16-95 07-17-94 07-25-91 02-23-93 07-01-94 09-28-93 09-01-91

Hometown Previous School Johns Creek, Ga. Wesleyan Kent, Wash.

Eastern Oregon Thomson, Ga. Hargrave Military Gainesville, Ga. East Hall Atlanta, Ga. Marist Cartersville, Ga. Cartersville West Palm Beach, Fla. Dwyer Adamsville, Ala. Coffeyville (Kan.) CC Atlanta, Ga. Marist Chamblee, Ga. Chamblee Alpharetta, Ga. Alpharetta Atlanta, Ga. Tucker Charlotte, N.C. Charlotte Christian Rossville, Ga. Ridgeland Wauchula, Fla. Hardee County Germantown, Md. Georgetown Prep Valdosta, Ga. Valwood School Buford, Ga. Buford Norcross, Ga. Norcross Snellville, Ga. South Gwinnett Alpharetta, Ga. Greater Atlanta Christian Cedartown, Ga. Cedartown Dallas, Ga. North Paulding Athens, Ga. North Oconee Varnell, Ga. Northwest Whitfield Miami, Fla. Gulf Coast (Miss.) CC Dalton, Ga. Dalton Locust Grove, Ga. Luella Baconton, Ga. Baconton Charter Thomson, Ga. Thomson Tallahassee, Fla. Lincoln Tucker, Ga. Tucker Tarpon Springs, Fla. Tarpon Springs Millen, Ga. Jenkins County Augusta, Ga. Aquinas Thomasville, Ga. Thomas County Franklin, Ga. Heard County Merritt Island, Fla. Central Catholic Athens, Ga. Clarke Central Richmond, Va. St. Christopher’s Valdosta, Ga. Valdosta Snellville, Ga. Bethel University Loganville, Ga. Grayson/Hutchinson (Kan) CC Eastman, Ga. Hargrave Military Albany, Ga. Deerfield Windsor Calhoun, Ga. Air Force Academy Fayetteville, N.C. Pine Forest Grayson, Ga. Grayson Walnut Grove, Ga. Reinhardt Univ.

Tarboro, N.C. Tarboro Macon, Ga. Stratford Academy Marietta, Ga. Lassiter / N.C. State College Park, Ga. North Clayton Augusta, Ga. Augusta Christian Blackshear, Ga. Pierce County Buford, Ga. Buford Watkinsville, Ga. Oconee/Gainesville State Hamilton, Ga. Harris County Calhoun, Ga. Calhoun College Park, Ga. Hutchinson (Kan.) CC

*Eunice was expected to be a walk-on for the Bulldogs arriving in August 2011, but drowned in an accident earlier that year.

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GEORGIA

Georgia Roster 43 44 45 46 47 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 57 58 58 59 59 60 61 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 84 85 86 87 88 88 89 90 91 92 93 93 94 96 97 97

Tommy Long, OLB Cameron Faulkner, FB Reggie Carter, ILB A.J. McDonald, ILB Ray Drew, DE Taylor Maxey, FB Quayvon Hicks, FB Nathan Theus, SN Johnny O’Neal, OLB Ramik Wilson, ILB Amarlo Herrera, ILB Lamont Gaillard, DT Brandon Kublanow, OG Dyshon Sims, OL John Courson, SN John Huff, ILB Alex Essex, OT Sterling Bailey, DE Billy Seward, OG Jordan Jenkins, OLB Matthew Herzwurm, SN Josh Cardiello, OG David Andrews, C Xzavier Ward, OT Jake Edwards, OL Kendall Baker, OL Hunter Long, OG Michael Scullin, OG Eddie McQuillen, OT Trent Frix, SN Aulden Bynum, OG John Theus, OT Glenn Welch, C Greg Pyke, OG Thomas Swilley, OG Kolton Houston, OT Zach DeBell, OT Isaiah Wynn, OL Watts Dantzler, OG Mark Beard, OT Charlie Hegedus, WR Reggie Davis, FLK Michael Bennett, SE Jeb Blazevich, TE Jack Loonam, TE Leonard Floyd, OLB Jordan Davis, TE Justin Scott-Wesley, SE Jay Rome, TE Toby Johnson, DT Joseph Ledbetter, TE James DeLoach, DT Tanner Stumpe, PK Josh Dawson, DE William Ham, PK Chris Mayes, N Patrick Beless, PK Thomas Pritchard, PK Mike Thornton, N John Atkins, DT Adam Erickson, P

18 36 42 54 88 66 43 84 4 14 20 47 93 46 8 16 68 1 26 39 13 22 50 7 14 41 29 94 73 12 38 12 87 18 24 86 67 58 55 25 90 5 74 28 71 49 96 8 9 35 32 28 25 2 30 63 72 9 23 51 77

Jesse Jones Kyle Karempelis Tim Kimbrough Brandon Kublanow Joseph Ledbetter Hunter Long Tommy Long Jack Loonam Keith Marshall Hutson Mason Quincy Mauger Taylor Maxey Chris Mayes A.J. McDonald Shaun McGee Isaiah McKenzie Eddie McQuillen Sony Michel Malcolm Mitchell Corey Moore Marshall Morgan Javonte’ Nelson Johnny O’Neal Jacob Park Malkom Parrish Christian Payne Matt Price Thomas Pritchard Greg Pyke Brice Ramsey Ryne Rankin Lucas Redd Jay Rome Jonathon Rumph Dominick Sanders Justin Scott-Wesley Michael Scullin Billy Seward Dyshon Sims Ben Souther Tanner Stumpe Damian Swann Thomas Swilley Tramel Terry John Theus Nathan Theus Mike Thornton Blake Tibbs Kenneth Towns A.J. Turman Ridge Underwood Kyle Vagher Steven Van Tiflin Sam Vaughn Kosta Vavlas Xzavier Ward Glenn Welch Reggie Wilkerson Shakenneth Williams Ramik Wilson Isaiah Wynn

BULLDOGS

FS Jr. 6-0 191 SQ TB Sr. 5-9 182 1VL ILB So. 6-0 230 1VL OG So. 6-3 294 1VL TE So. 6-4 235 TR OG Jr. 6-4 302 SQ OLB RSo. 6-2 228 SQ TE Sr. 6-0 217 SQ TB Jr. 5-11 215 2VL QB Sr. 6-3 209 3VL FS So. 6-0 199 1VL FB Sr. 5-10 226 SQ N Jr. 6-4 317 1VL ILB Sr. 6-0 227 SQ OLB RFr. 6-3 235 SQ WR Fr. 5-8 164 HS OT Jr. 6-8 286 SQ TB Fr. 5-11 208 HS SE Jr. 6-1 195 2VL FS Sr. 6-2 206 3VL PK Jr. 6-3 200 2VL FS Jr. 5-11 198 HS OLB So. 6-2 240 SQ QB Fr. 6-4 202 HS CB Fr. 5-10 194 HS FB Fr. 6-1 222 HS WR Fr. 6-0 190 HS PK RSo. 5-10 165 SQ OG RSo. 6-6 321 SQ QB RFr. 6-3 216 SQ ILB So. 6-1 215 1VL FS Sr. 6-1 200 1VL TE Jr. 6-6 248 2VL SE Sr. 6-5 218 1VL CB Fr. 6-0 187 HS SE Jr. 5-11 210 2VL OG RFr. 6-2 285 SQ OG RFr. 6-3 270 SQ OL Fr. 6-4 302 HS TB Jr. 6-2 207 TR PK Fr. 5-8 161 HS CB Sr. 5-11 180 3VL OG RFr. 6-3 301 SQ SS RFr. 6-0 197 SQ OT Jr. 6-6 313 2VL SN Jr. 6-3 236 1VL N Sr. 6-1 296 2VL FLK RSo. 6-2 180 SQ SE RSo. 6-3 205 1VL TB RFr. 6-0 212 SQ ILB So. 6-2 227 TR TB Jr. 5-9 190 TR WR Fr. 6-1 195 HS QB Fr. 6-3 188 HS ILB Sr. 6-0 212 3VL OT Sr. 6-7 282 1VL C RFr. 6-3 280 SQ CB RFr. 5-11 181 SQ WR Fr. 6-1 197 HS ILB Sr. 6-2 237 2VL OL Fr. 6-2 283 HS

06-16-93 Alto, Ga. Habersham Central 03-02-92 Roswell, Ga. Wesleyan School 10-29-94 Indianapolis, Ind. Warren Central 04-05-95 Marietta, Ga. Walton 07-11-93 Atlanta, Ga. Tucker 12-29-93 Memphis, Tenn.

Briarcrest Christian 12-17-93 Marietta, Ga. Wheeler 05-01-93 Lexington, S.C. Lexington 02-16-94 Raleigh, N.C. Millbrook 09-20-91 Marietta, Ga. Lassiter 03-04-95 Marietta, Ga. Kell 11-23-91 Statham, Ga. North Oconee 09-27-91 Griffin, Ga. Spalding/Miss. Gulf Coast 05-01-92 Suwanee, Ga. Appalachian State 02-24-95 Snellville, Ga. Brookwood 04-09-95 Miami, Fla. American Heritage 07-28-93 Newnan, Ga. Trinity Christian 02-17-95 Plantation, Fla. American Heritage 07-20-92 Valdosta, Ga. Valdosta 01-28-93 Griffin, Ga. Griffin 11-28-93 Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. Heritage 10-09-92 Wrens, Ga. Jefferson County 03-20-95 Dublin, Ga. West Laurens 10-12-95 Goose Creek, S.C. Stratford 01-12-95 Quitman, Ga. Brooks County 02-26-96 Athens, Ga.

Prince Avenue Christian 10-22-95 Snellville, Ga. Brookwood 01-06-94 Louisville, Ga. Jefferson County 06-04-93 Baltimore, Md. The Boys’ Latin School 04-11-95 Kingsland, Ga. Camden County 10-01-93 Orlando, Fla. East River 09-05-91 Jefferson, Ga. Jefferson 12-12-92 Valdosta, Ga. Valdosta 10-24-91 Cayce, S.C. Holmes 11-17-95 Tucker, Ga. Tucker 06-25-93 Camilla, Ga. Mitchell County 01-31-95 Cumming, Ga. South Forsyth 09-08-94 Watkinsville, Ga. Oconee County 01-25-96 Valdosta, Ga.

Lowndes 12-18-91 Gainesville, Ga. Chestatee/Air Force Academy 11-06-95 Albany, Ga. Westover 12-04-92 Atlanta, Ga. Grady 05-16-95 Athens, Ga. Cedar Shoals 05-17-94 Goose Creek, S.C. Goose Creek 01-19-94 Jacksonville, Fla. Bolles 07-02-92 Jacksonville, Fla. Bolles 01-01-92 Stone Mountain, Ga. Stephenson 10-21-93 Lithonia, Ga. Martin Luther King, Jr. 10-01-93 Albany, Ga. Westover 04-04-95 Orlando, Fla. Boone 07-11-94 Moultrie, Ga. Regents University 06-18-92 Fayetteville, Ga. North Georgia 01-17-96 Saginaw, Mich. Heritage 10-12-95 Fort Pierce, Fla. Fort Pierce Central 07-23-92 Tarpon Springs, Fla. Tarpon Springs 04-10-93 Moultrie, Ga. Colquitt County 11-10-94 Jesup, Ga. Wayne County 06-22-94 Citra, Fla. North Marion 03-18-95 Macon, Ga. Rutland 08-19-92 Tampa, Fla. Jefferson 12-09-95 St. Petersburg, Fla. Lakewood

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Depth X

LT

LG

C

RG

RT

TE

QB

TB

Z

Y

GEORGIA BULLDOGS Offense 82 26 71 79 54 77 61 66 73 55 75 78 83 87 48 14 12 10 27 1 22 26 81 8 31 9

DT

DE

SAM

JACK

MIKE

WILL

BC

SC

SS

STAR

FS

96 88 47 58 91 7 84 59 17 51 45 52 42 14 37 35 14 20 39 5 24 24 28

P

PK/KO

SN

H

KOR PR

32 97 13 93 49 69 97 12 16 81 16

Michael Bennett (6-3, 205, Sr.) Malcolm Mitchell (6-1, 195, Jr.) John Theus (6-6, 298, Jr.) Mark Beard (6-5, 300, Sr.) Brandon Kublanow (6-3, 290, So.) Isaiah Wynn (6-2, 283, Fr.) David Andrews (6-2, 295, Sr.) Hunter Long (6-4, 312, Jr.) Greg Pyke (6-6, 326, RSo.) Dyshon Sims (6-4, 302, Fr.) Kolton Houston (6-5, 280, Sr.) Watts Dantzler (6-7, 307, Sr.) Jeb Blazevich (6-5, 232, Fr.) Jay Rome (6-6, 254, Jr.) Quayvon Hicks (6-2, 257, Jr.) Hutson Mason (6-3, 202, Sr.) Brice Ramsey (6-3, 205, RFr.) Faton Bauta (6-3, 216, RSo.) Nick Chubb (5-10, 228, Fr.) Sony Michel (5-11, 208, Fr.) Brendan Douglas (5-11, 213, So.) Malcolm Mitchell (6-1, 195, Jr.) Reggie Davis (6-0, 159, So.) Blake Tibbs (6-2, 180, RSo.) Chris Conley (6-3, 206, Sr.) Kenneth Towns (6-3, 201, RSo.)

Defense

Mike Thornton (6-1, 290, Sr.) Toby Johnson (6-4, 300, Sr.) Ray Drew (6-5, 284, Sr.) Sterling Bailey (6-3, 282, Jr.) Josh Dawson (6-4, 275, Jr.) Lorenzo Carter (6-6, 237, Fr.) OR Leonard Floyd (6-4, 220, So.) Jordan Jenkins (6-3, 246, Jr.) Davin Bellamy (6-5, 235, RFr.) Ramik Wilson (6-2, 232, Sr.) Reggie Carter (6-1, 231, So.) Amarlo Herrera (6-2, 244, Sr.) Tim Kimbrough (6-0, 228, So.) Malkom Parrish (5-10, 194, Fr.) Devin Bowman (6-0, 179, Jr.) Aaron Davis (6-1, 190, RFr.) Malkom Parrish (5-10, 194, Fr.) Quincy Mauger (6-0, 200, So.) Corey Moore (6-2, 214, Sr.) Damian Swann (5-11, 178, Sr.) Dominick Sanders (6-0, 187, Fr.) Dominick Sanders (6-0, 187, Fr.) Tramel Terry (6-0, 197, RFr.)

Special Teams

Collin Barber (6-2, 200, Jr.) OR Adam Erickson (5-10, 171, Sr.) Marshall Morgan (6-3, 200, Jr.) Patrick Beless (5-9, 162, Jr.) Nathan Theus (6-3, 241, Jr.) Trent Frix (6-0, 218, So.) Adam Erickson (5-10, 178, Sr.) Lucas Redd (6-1, 200, Sr.) Isaiah McKenzie (5-8, 164, Fr.) Reggie Davis (6-0, 170, So.) OR Isaiah McKenzie (5-8, 164, Fr.)

Chart

LOUISVILLE CARDINALS Offense (*12 listed)

QB

RB

FB

XWR

WWR

ZWR

TE

LT

LG

C

RG

RT

7 14 5 23 46 39 9 86 6 2 86 17 18 89 79 78 70 73 61 53 53 75 78 74

Reggie Bonnafon (6-3, 206, Fr.) Kyle Bolin (6-2, 203, RFr.) Michael Dyer (5-9, 212, Sr.) Brandon Radcliff (5-9, 207, So.) Lamar Atkins (5-11, 220, So.) Griffin Uhl (6-2, 258, So.) DeVante Parker (6-3, 202, Sr.) Matt Milton (6-5, 208, Sr.) Eli Rogers (5-10, 180, Sr.) Michaelee Harris (6-2, 203, Sr.) Matt Milton (6-5, 208, Sr.) James Quick (6-0, 182, So.) Gerald Christian (6-3, 250, Sr.) Keith Towbridge (6-5, 265, Fr.) Jamon Brown (6-6, 326, Sr.) Aaron Epps (6-7, 287, Jr.) John Miller (6-2, 312, Sr.) Pedro Sibiea (6-3, 299, So.) Tobijah Hughley (6-3, 284, So.) Jake Smith (6-4, 304, Sr.) Jake Smith (6-4, 304, Sr.) Skylar Lacy (6-6, 306, RFr.) Aaron Epps (6-7, 287, Jr.) Ryan Mack (6-5, 305, Jr.)

LE

NT

RE

SAM

MIKE

MO

WILL

LCB

SS

FS

RCB

98 95 97 90 11 95 48 52 55 1 13 32 94 91 19 29 2 27 8 27 3 29

Sheldon Rankins (6-2, 305, Jr.) Kyle Shortridge (6-2, 300, RFr.) DeAngelo Brown (6-0, 306, Jr.) Johnny Richardson (6-3, 313, RFr.) B.J. Dubose (6-5, 263, Sr.) Kyle Shortridge (6-2, 300, RFr.) Deiontrez Mount (6-5, 243, Sr.) Nick Dawson (6-3, 257, So.) Keith Kelsey (6-1, 233, So.) Keith Brown (6-1, 236, Jr.) James Burgess (6-0, 231, Jr.) Stacy Thomas (6-1, 236, RFr.) Lorenzo Mauldin (6-4, 252, Sr.) Trevon Young (6-4, 229, Jr.) Terell Floyd (5-10, 203, Sr.) Trumaine Washington (5-10, 180, Fr.) James Sample (6-2, 202, Jr.) Jermaine Reve (6-0, 200, Jr.) Gerod Holliman (6-0, 213, Jr.) Jermaine Reve (6-0, 200, Jr.) Charles Gaines (5-11, 180, Jr.) Trumaine Washington (5-10, 180, Fr.)

Defense

Pronunciation Guide GEORGIA

Faton Bauta............................FAH-tone BOUT-ah Jeb Blazevich................................BLAY-zuh-vich Keyon Brown.......................................... KEY-ahn Zach DeBell............................................ de-BELL Lamont Gaillard...................................... Gill-yard Amarlo Herrera...................................a-MAR-low Quayvon Hicks.....................................KWAY-von Kyle Karempelis............................. kar-EMP-e-lis Brandon Kublanow.........................kuh-BLAH-no Sony Michel.............................................Michelle Ben Souther............................................SOW-thur John Theus..............................................THEE-us Nathan Theus..........................................THEE-us Kosta Vavlas............................. COAST-a VAV-las Xzavier Ward...................................x-ZAY-vee-er Ramik Wilson......................................... ra-MEEK

LOUISVILLE

Jarrod Barnes................................................. jared Reggie Bonnafon.................................bon-a-FON Zykiesis Cannon.................................. ZIE-key-sis Henry Famurewa.............................. fam-a-RUE-a Gerod Holliman....................................... JUH-rod Kevin Houchins.................................how-CHINS T.C. Klusman................................. CLOOSE-man Lorenzo Mauldin.....................................mall-DIN Lukayus McNeil...................................loo-KAY-is Deiontrez Mount................................DEE-on-trez Devontre Parnell........................... duh-von-TREY Jermaine Reve......................... rhymes with sleeve Pedro Sibiea.......................................... si-BAY-uh Tae Thibodeaux................................. TIB-a-dough Griffin Uhl......................................................youll Pio Vatuvei............................................va-TO-vay

Special Teams

P 8 Ryan Johnson (5-11, 201, Sr.)

40 Josh Appleby (6-3, 226, Jr.) PK 45 John Wallace (6-0, 194, Jr.)

40 Josh Appleby (6-3, 226, Jr.) LS 33 Grant Donovan (6-1, 218, Sr.) H 8 Ryan Johnson (5-11, 201, Sr.) PR 6 Eli Rogers (5-10, 180, Sr.)

17 James Quick (6-0, 182, So.) KR 17 James Quick (6-0, 185, So.)

23 Brandon Radcliff (5-9, 207, So.)

Head Coach: Bobby Petrino

Head Coach: Mark Richt

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Bulldog Captains In 2014

CU: Mason, Andrews, Vavlas, Bailey SC: Herrera, Andrews, Thornton, Gurley TU: Andrews, Gurley, T. Johnson, Michel UT: Gurley, Mason, Jenkins, R. Davis VU: Andrews, Gurley, Jenkins, Swann MZ: Andrews, Gurley, Swann, Drew ARK: Mason, Thornton, Floyd, Bennett UF: Andrews, Mason, Swann, Morgan UK: Andrews, Houston, Swann, Vavlas AU: Andrews, Conley, Thornton, Vavlas CSU: Andrews, Herrera, Thornton, Vavlas GT: 2014 Senior Class: (Andrews, Mason, Drew, Wilson) BOWL: TBA

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GENERAL INFORMATION

LOCATION: ..................................................................Louisville, Ky. FOUNDED: ....................................................................................1798 ENROLLMENT: .......................................................................23,000 NICKNAME: ......................................................................... Cardinals COLORS: .........................................................................Red & Black ATHLETIC DIRECTOR: ................................................. Tom Jurich HOME STADIUM: ................................... Papa John’s Cardinal Stadium CAPACITY: ................................................................................55,000 HEAD COACH: ............................................................ Bobby Petrino

Alma Mater: ............................................ Carroll College (1983)

Career Record: .................................................92-33 (10th year)

School Record: ...................................................50-12 (5th year) FOOTBALL SID:.........................................................Rocco Gasparro

Email:.............................................................rocco@gocards.com

UL Website:............................................................. GoCards.com

Office:.....................................................................(502) 852-0102 LAST BOWL: .................................................... Russell Athletic, 2013

.................................................................. Beat Miami (Fla.) 36-9 CONFERENCE: .......................................................................... ACC 2014 RECORD: ..................................................9-3 Overall; 5-3 ACC CURRENT RANKING:................................. No. 20 (AP & Coaches) SERIES RECORD WITH GEORGIA: ...........................1st Meeting

Head Coach Bobby Petrino

Gerod Holliman, FS

COACHING STAFF

Head Coach.......................................................... Bobby Petrino Offensive Coordinator/QBs............................... Garrick McGee Defensive Coordinator/OLBs............................ Todd Grantham Safeties.................................................................... Greg Brown Cornerbacks....................................................... Terrell Buckley Inside Linebackers/Special Teams..................... Tony Grantham Offensive Line.................................................... Chris Klenakis Defensive Line............................................................L.D. Scott Running Backs........................................................Kolby Smith Wide Receivers................................................... Lamar Thomas Strength Coach............................................................Joe Miday

2014 RESULTS

Date Opponent Result Sept. 1 Miami (Fla.)* W, 31-13 Sept. 6 Murray State W, 66-21 Sept. 13 @ Virginia* L, 23-21 Sept. 20 @ FIU W, 34-3 Sept. 27 Wake Forest* W, 20-10 Oct. 3 @ Syracuse* W, 28-6 Oct. 11 @ #25 Clemson* L, 23-17 Oct. 18 N.C. State* W, 30-18 Oct. 30 #2 Florida State* L, 42-31 Nov. 8 @ Boston College* W, 38-19 Nov. 22 @ Notre Dame W, 31-28 Nov. 29 Kentucky W, 44-40 Dec. 30 vs. #13 Georgia$ *ACC game; $Belk Bowl, Charlotte, N.C.

BULLDOGS

Rec. (ACC) 1-0 (1-0) 2-0 2-1 (1-1) 3-1 4-2 (2-1) 5-2 (3-1) 5-3 (3-2) 6-3 (4-2) 6-3 (4-3) 7-3 (5-3) 8-3 9-3

DeVante Parker, WR

LOUISVILLE 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

UL Opp. 391 246 32.6 20.5 245 177 1,793 1,124 149.4 93.7 2,962 2,395 246.8 199.6 4,755 3,519 396.2 293.2 22.4 22.8 7.4 10.0 40.1 42.2 83-597 61-535 32:59 27:01

2014 Statistical Leaders Passing Comp. Att. Pct. Yds. Per/Gm. Int. TD LG Will Gardner 127 221 57.5 1,669 208.6 3 12 74 Reggie Bonnafon 60 117 51.3 850 94.4 3 5 52 Rushing Att. Yds. Avg. Per/Gm TD LG Brandon Radcliff 125 648 5.2 54.0 11 41 Michael Dyer 110 481 4.4 53.4 5 46

Receiving No. Yds. Avg. Per/Gm TD LG Eli Rogers 40 444 11.1 37.0 3 28 DeVante Parker 35 735 21.0 122.5 5 71

Tackling Total Solo Assists TFL-Yds Sacks Keith Kelsey 78 56 22 7-59 6.0 James Sample 76 64 12 1-5 0.0 James Burgess 61 42 19 10-46 3.0

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Comparison

Georgia (9-3, 6-2 SEC) vs. Louisville (9-3, 5-3 ACC) Dec. 30, 2014 (6:30 PM, ESPN) Bank of America Stadium - Charlotte, N.C. OFFENSE 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 TOTAL OFFENSIVE YARDS AVERAGE YARDS PER GAME Average Kickoff Return Average Punt Return Third Down Conversions

Georgia Bulldogs

Louisville Cardinals 41.7 32.6

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245 3060

1793 502 484 6.1 3.7 255.0 149.4 2399 2962 298 384 11.8 13.7 199.9 246.8 5459 4755 454.9 396.2 22.7 22.4 10.8 7.4 69/145 (48%) 72/184 (39%)

DEFENSE Average Points Per Game First Downs Allowed RUSHING YARDS ALLOWED Number of Rushing Plays Average Yards Per Rush Average Rushing Yards Per Game PASSING YARDS ALLOWED Number of Passing Plays Average Yards Per Completion Average Passing Yards Per Game Allowed OPPONENT TOTAL OFFENSE OPPONENT AVERAGE YARDS PER GAME Opponent Average Kickoff Return Opponent Average Punt Return Opponent Third Down Conversions

Georgia Bulldogs

21.2

232 2107 499 4.2 175.6 1901 335 10.4 158.4 4008 334.0 19.6 4.7 69/176 (39%)

Louisville Cardinals 20.5 177 1124 381 3.0 93.7 2395 386 11.6 199.6 3519 293.2 22.8 10.0 50/177 (28%)

1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT Total SCORE BY QUARTERS - Georgia 152 137 86 125 0 500

Louisville 76 140 68 107 0 391

TIME OF POSSESSION - Georgia

PENALTIES -

FUMBLES - Georgia

Louisville

Louisville

28:58 (31:02 opponents) 32:59 (27:01 opponents)

Georgia Louisville

61 for 508 83 for 597

20, lost 6 FUMBLES CAUSED - Georgia 24 rec. 13 24, lost 16 Louisville

10 rec. 3

INTERCEPTIONS BY - Georgia 13

Louisville 25

TURNOVER MARGIN – Georgia

Louisville

Opponents Opponents

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TOs GAINED TOs LOST MARGIN 26 11 +15 28 23 +5

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GEORGIA BULLDOGS: Two Consensus National Championships: 1942, 1980 12 SEC Titles: 1942, 1946, 1948, 1959, 1966, 1968, 1976, 1980, 1981, 1982, 2002, 2005

Aug. 30 Sept. 13 Sept. 20 Sept. 27 Oct. 4 Oct. 11 Oct. 18 Nov. 1 Nov. 8 Nov. 15 Nov. 22 Nov. 29 Dec. 30

2014 Georgia Results

#16 Clemson (ESPN) W, 45-21 @ #24 *South Carolina (CBS) L, 38-35 Troy (SECN) W, 66-0 *Tennessee (ESPN) W, 35-32 *Vanderbilt (SECN) W, 44-17 @ #23 *Missouri (CBS) W, 34-0 vs. %*Arkansas (SECN) W, 45-32 vs. ^*Florida (CBS) L, 38-20 @ *Kentucky (ESPN) W, 63-31 #9 *Auburn (ESPN) W, 34-7 Charleston Southern (SECN) W, 55-9 #15 Georgia Tech (SECN) L, 30-24 ot vs. #20 $Louisville (ESPN) 6:30 p.m.

*SEC games; %War Memorial Stadium (Little Rock, Ark.); ^EverBank Field (Jacksonville, Fla.); $Belk Bowl in Charlotte, N.C.

Turnover Margin

Currently, Georgia is fourth nationally in Turnover Margin at +15 or 1.25 per game. This would rank fourth best in school history. Georgia’s 1980 national championship team led the country. That team finished +23 during the regular season (2.09 per game) and that still ranks fifth best in NCAA history.

Under Mark Richt, Georgia’s top turnover margin for a season is +11 (2003, 2005, 2012) and per game is 0.85 (2005).

Georgia’s Best Turnover Margin Since 1950 Year Margin Per/G Record 1980 +23 2.09 12-0 1982 +22 2.00 11-1 1979 +17 1.55 6-5 ------------------------------------------------2014 +15 1.25 9-3

Chubb Carrying The Load Freshman Nick Chubb has started the last sev-

en games at TB and in that span he has 1,057 yards on 155 carries (6.8 yds/carry) and 10 rushing touchdowns. This year, he became the 12th Bulldog in school history to rush for more than 1,000 yards in a season and first freshman to accomplish the feat since Todd Gurley in 2012 (1,385).

Currently, Chubb has 1,281 yards to go with 12 rushing touchdowns and two receiving scores.

Chubb has been named the SEC Freshman of the Week five times, SEC Offensive Player of the Week once, the Maxwell Award Player of the Week and Athlon Sports National Freshman of the Week during the 2014 season.

#13 AP/13 USA Georgia (9-3, 6-2 SEC) vs. 20/20 Louisville (9-3, 5-3 ACC) georgiadogs.com gocards.com

Date: Dec. 30, 2014, 6:30 p.m. Site: Charlotte, N.C. Stadium: Bank of America (73,300) Radio: Georgia Bulldog Sports Network from IMG - Scott Howard (PxP), Eric Zeier (Color), Chuck Dowdle (Sideline), Loran Smith, Neil Williamson, Jeff Dantzler, Kevin Butler National TV: ESPN, Anish Shroff, Kelly Stouffer, Cara Capuano; Sirius/XM Radio: 83 (ESPN) National Radio: Tom Hart, Matt Stinchcomb, Dari Nowkhah; Internet Broadcast: georgiadogs.com SID Contacts: Georgia - Claude Felton, 706-542-1621; Louisville - Rocco Gasparro, 502-852-0102

cfelton@sports.uga.edu rocco@gocards.com

Georgia Bowl Leaders

Georgia will be making its 50th appearance in a bowl game when it faces Louisville in the Belk Bowl.

The Bulldogs sport a bowl record of 27-19-3, and the 50 appearances and 27 wins rank fourth nationally. Also, Georgia will be playing in a bowl game for a school record 18th consecutive season and that is tied for the third longest active streak with Ga. Tech, trailing only Florida State (33) and Virginia Tech (22).

Last season, then #23 Georgia fell to Nebraska at the 2014 Gator Bowl in Jacksonville, Fla. The Cardinals beat Miami in last year’s Russell Athletic Bowl in Orlando, Fla., which gave them a record of 23-3 over the 2012 and 2013 season. Since 2012, Louisville is 32-6 over the last three seasons. This marks the first ever matchup between the Bulldogs and the Cardinals and Georgia’s first appearance in the Belk Bowl.

Georgia claimed consensus national championships in 1942 and 1980 following bowl wins, blanking #13 UCLA 9-0 in the Rose Bowl and beating #7 Notre Dame 17-10 in the Sugar Bowl in those respective years.

Nation’s All-Time Top Bowl Teams Entering 2014 Season Team Bowl Games W-L-T 2014-15 Bowl Game 1. Alabama 59 34-22-3 Sugar Bowl vs. Ohio State 2. Texas 52 27-23-2 Texas Bowl vs. Arkansas 3. Nebraska 50 25-25-0 Holiday Bowl vs. USC T4. GEORGIA 49 27-19-3 Belk Bowl vs. Louisville T4. Tennessee 49 25-24-0 Gator Bowl vs. Iowa

Non-Conference Success

Under the direction of Mark Richt, Georgia owns a 55-11 record against teams from outside the SEC. They are 39-2 at home since 2001, including a 3-1 mark in 2014.

Ground Power

Georgia has 35 rushing touchdowns, which ranks second in the UGA history trailing only the 1971 team (39), and stands at the 12th spot nationally in Rushing Offense at 255.0/game. The Bulldogs rank eighth nationally in scoring at 41.7 points/game and are on pace to set a school record in that category (37.8, 2012).

Bulldogs Chasing All-Time Touchdown Mark

The 2012 Bulldogs set a school record with 72 touchdowns. This year, Georgia has scored 66 touchdowns, which ranks ninth nationally. Incidentally, the Bulldogs are tied for the national lead with Missouri in Fourth Down Conversions at 86 percent (12-for-14).

The Bulldogs opened the 2014 season by registering 45 points versus #16 Clemson, rolling up 459 yards of total offense. Georgia closed the game by taking a knee at the Tiger 8-yard line. The Bulldogs scored 34 points and tallied 379 yards at #23 Missouri on Oct. 11. The Bulldogs tallied their eighth win by putting up 412 yards and 34 points on #9 Auburn on Nov. 15.

Seniors Try For Double-Digit Wins

UL Total Offense 396.2 Rushing Offense 149.4 Passing Offense 246.8 Scoring Offense 32.6 Scoring Defense 20.5 Turnover Margin +5 Punt Returns 7.4 Kickoff Returns 22.4

The Bulldog senior class of 2014 enters the Belk Bowl with a 39-14 overall record. The seniors will be looking to win 10 games in a season for a third time in their career. They will be aiming to become the 21st team in school history to reach double-digit wins in a season. Under Mark Richt, the Bulldogs have accomplished the feat eight times.

Senior QB Hutson Mason directs Georgia’s offense. At the end of the 2014 regular season, Mason led the SEC in Completion Percentage (67.9) and was ranked eighth nationally. He was also third on the SEC list in Passing Efficiency (154.8), which is 12th nationally, in his first full season as the Bulldogs’ starter.

Defensively, fellow senior Amarlo Herrera finished the 12-game slate with the SEC’s second-most tackles (112) from his ILB spot while senior ILB Ramik Wilson was tied for fourth on the list with 102 stops. Also of note, senior STAR Damian Swann had a league-leading four forced fumbles this year.

Herrera and Wilson each exploded for a career-high 19 tackles in the regular season finale versus #15 Georgia Tech to highlight several individual Bulldog performances on defense. Swann complemented his 10 stops with a forced fumble that he returned a school record 99 yards for a touchdown. On the line, senior defensive end Ray Drew tallied a career-high nine tackles and became the first Bulldog to block a field goal and an extra point in the same game since 2000 (Jamie Henderson vs. Vanderbilt).

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Inside The Numbers This Season UGA 454.9 255.0 199.9 41.7 21.2 +15 10.8 22.7

Dog Head Coach Mark Richt

UGA/Overall: 135-48 (14th year)

Hometown: Boca Raton, Fla. College: University of Miami, ’82 Birthdate: Feb. 18, 1960 in Omaha, Neb. Wife: Katharyn Francis Children: Jon (3/11/90), David (12/1/94), Zach (5/15/96), Anya (2/13/97)

Coaching History: Years as college coach: 30 Florida State: Grad. Assistant (1985-86); Volunteer Assistant (1987-88) East Carolina: Offensive Coordinator (1989) Florida State: Quarterbacks (1990-2000); Offensive Coord. (1994-2000) Georgia: Head Coach (2001-current)

Fast Facts:

• One of only five men in NCAA Division I-A history to record 115 or more wins in his first 13 seasons • Two SEC titles (2002, ’05), five SEC Championship Game appearances (2002, ’03, 05, ’11, ’12) • 2014 season will be 14th straight bowl appearance • 55-11 non-conference rec., including 39-2 at home • 2002 SEC Coach of the Year after directing the Bulldogs to their first SEC title in 20 years and school record 13-win season • 2005 SEC Coach of the Year after a 10-3 season, SEC title and a No. 10 final Coaches poll ranking • Posted Sugar Bowl wins over Fla. State and Hawaii

Year 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 Total

The Mark Richt Record W 8 13 11 10 10 9 11 10 8 6 10 12 8 9 135

L 4 1 3 2 3 4 2 3 5 7 4 2 5 3 48

T 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Pct. .667 .929 .786 .833 .769 .692 .846 769 .615 .462 .714 .857 .615 .750 .738

SEC Reg. Season 5-3 (T3rd/East) 7-1 (1st/Champs) 6-2 (T1st/East) 6-2 (2nd/East) 6-2 (1st/Champs) 4-4 (T3rd/East) 6-2 (T1st/East) 6-2 (2nd/East) 4-4 (T2nd/East) 3-5 (3rd/East) 7-1 (1st/East) 7-1 (T1st/East) 5-3 (3rd/East) 6-2 (2nd/East) *80-37 (.684)

*Includes 2-3 in SEC Championship games

46-15 In An Opponent’s Stadium Including 13-9 Against Ranked Foes

Year Opponent 2001 #6 Tennessee 2001 Vanderbilt 2001 Ole Miss 2001 #21 Ga. Tech 2002 South Carolina 2002 #22 Alabama 2002 Kentucky 2002 #24 Auburn 2003 Clemson 2003 #11 LSU 2003 #13 Tennessee 2003 Vanderbilt 2003 Ga. Tech 2004 South Carolina 2004 Arkansas 2004 Kentucky 2004 #3 Auburn 2005 Miss. State 2005 #8 Tennessee 2005 Vanderbilt 2005 #20 Ga. Tech

Final W, 26-24 W, 30-14 W, 35-15 W, 31-17 W, 13-7 W, 27-25 W, 52-24 W, 24-21 W, 30-0 L, 17-10 W, 41-14 W, 27-8 W, 34-17 W, 20-16 W, 20-14 W, 62-17 L, 24-6 W, 23-10 W, 27-14 W, 34-17 W, 14-7

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Winningest Active Coaches

By Winning % In FBS Games, Minimum 100 Coach, Curr. School Yrs W L T Pct. Bowls 1. Urban Meyer, OSU 13 140 26 0 .843 7-2 2. Bob Stoops, OU 16 168 43 0 .796 8-7 3. Nick Saban, UA 19 177 58 1 .752 8-7 4. MARK RICHT, UGA 14 135 48 0 .738 8-5

23 Victories When Tied Or Trailing Late Year Opponent 4th Qtr. Final 2001 @#6 Tennessee 17-17 (start) 26-24 2001 Kentucky 29-29 (start) 43-29 2002 Clemson 21-28 (start) 31-28 2002 @ #22 Alabama 24-25 (8:24) 27-25 2002 @ #24 Auburn 17-21 (start) 24-21 2003 UAB 13-13 (start) 16-13 2004 vs. ^Purdue 27-27 (end of reg.) 34-27 OT 2004 @ S. Carolina 13-16 (start) 20-16 2005 @ #20 Ga. Tech 7-7 (start) 14-7 2006 Colorado 0-13 (start) 14-13 2006 #16 Ga. Tech 7-12 (8:50) 15-12 2006 #14 Va. Tech 13-21 (start) 31-24 2007 @ #16 Alabama 20-20 (end of reg.) 26-23 OT 2007 @ Vanderbilt 14-17 (start) 20-17 2008 @ Kentucky 35-38 (12:09) 42-38 2008 @ Auburn 10-13 (11:05) 17-13 2009 Arizona State 14-17 (start) 20-17 2009 #25 Auburn 24-24 (14:11) 31-24 2011 vs. Florida 17-20 (start) 24-20 2012 vs. #23 ^Nebraska 31-31 (start) 45-31 2013 vs. #6 LSU 37-41 (4:14) 44-41 2013 @ Tennessee 17-17 (start) 34-31 OT 2013 @ *Georgia Tech 27-34 (1OT) 41-34 2OT ^Capital One Bowl, Tampa, Fla.; *The largest comeback under

Richt was 20 points against Ga. Tech in the 2013. Georgia trailed 20-0 with 6:33 left in the second quarter.

46-15 In An Opponent’s Stadium (cont.) Including 13-9 Against Ranked Foes

Year Opponent 2006 South Carolina 2006 Ole Miss 2006 Kentucky 2006 #5 Auburn 2007 #16 Alabama (ot) 2007 Tennessee 2007 Vanderbilt 2007 Ga. Tech 2008 South Carolina 2008 Arizona State 2008 #11 LSU 2008 Kentucky 2008 Auburn 2009 #9 Oklahoma State 2009 Arkansas 2009 Tennessee 2009 Vanderbilt 2009 #7 Ga. Tech 2010 #24 South Carolina 2010 Mississippi State 2010 Colorado 2010 Kentucky 2010 #2 Auburn 2011 Ole Miss 2011 Tennessee 2011 Vanderbilt 2011 #25 Georgia Tech 2012 Missouri 2012 #6 South Carolina 2012 Kentucky 2012 Auburn 2013 #8 Clemson 2013 Tennessee (ot) 2013 Vanderbilt 2013 #7 Auburn 2013 Georgia Tech (2ot) 2014 #24 South Carolina 2014 #23 Missouri 2014 Arkansas 2014 Kentucky

Final W, 18-0 W, 14-9 L, 24-20 W, 37-15 W, 26-23 L, 35-14 W, 20-17 W, 31-17 W, 14-7 W, 27-10 W, 52-38 W, 42-38 W, 17-13 L, 24-10 W, 52-41 L, 45-19 W, 34-10 W, 30-24 L, 17-6 L, 24-12 L, 29-27 W, 44-31 L, 49-31 W, 27-13 W, 20-12 W, 33-28 W, 31-17 W, 41-20 L, 35-7 W, 29-24 W, 38-0 L, 38-35 W, 34-31 L, 31-27 L, 43-38 W, 41-34 L, 38-35 W, 34-0 W, 45-32 W, 63-31

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Special Teams Under Richt

Georgia has blocked 21 Punts, 16 Field Goals and 6 PATs since 2001 and converted them in to 144 points.

2014 (3): 2 PAT, 1 FG = 0 points.

2013 (2): 2 FGs = 7 points.

2012 (5): 2 Punts, 1 PAT, 2 FGs = 16 points.

2011 (3): 2 Punts, 1 PAT = 7 points.

2010 (1): 1 Punt = 7 points.

2009 (5): 2 Punts, 1 PAT, 2 FGs = 12 points.

2008 (2): 2 Punts = 7 points.

2007 (1): 1 Punt = 7 points.

2006 (2): 1 Punt, 1 FG = 7 points.

2005 (2): 2 Punts = 14 points.

2004 (2): 2 Punts = 7 points.

2003 (7): 4 FGs, 2 Punts, 1 PAT = 17 points.

2002 (*9): 5 Punts, 4 FGs = 40 points. (*UGA Record) 2001 (2): 1 Punt, 1 PAT = 3 points.

The Bulldogs have 21 Special Teams TDs plus four safeties in the Richt era.

There are two current Bulldogs who have scored four of those Special Teams TDs: Todd Gurley: 100-yd KOR return vs. UB in 2012; 100-yd KOR return vs. #16 CU in 2014 Isaiah McKenzie: 52-yd punt return vs. TU in 2014; 90-yd kickoff return & 59-yd punt return @ UK in 2014

The Richt Era

Record (*SEC)......................................... 135-48 (80-37) Home/Away/Neutral.......................... 74-15/46-15/15-18 Versus Ranked Teams (H/A/N).......... 14-12/13-9/11-13 Versus Top 10 Teams (H/A/N)...................... 4-2/4-6/4-8 Day/Night .....................................................96-34/39-14 After Bye Week......................................................... 16-6 SEC East/*West/Non-Conf............... 48-24/32-13/55-11 Conference Record (H/A/*N)............. 36-13/37-12/7-12 Score First/Opp. Scores First....................100-20/33-30 Leading/Trailing/Tied at Half............ 107-11/21-32/7-5 Leading/Tr./Tied after 3rd Q................ 118-9/10-38/7-1 Scoring < 18 Pts. / 18 + Pts........................11-23/124-25 Allowing less than 20 Pts......................................... 88-9 Allowing 20+/30+ Pts....................................30-13/17-27 Rushing for less than 100 yards............................ 15-18 Rushing for over 100 yards.................................. 121-29 Rushing for 200+ yards............................................ 41-4 Passing for 300+ yards............................................. 31-9 Totaling less than 300 yards.................................. 20-17 400+ yards of Total Offense................................... 78-15 Allowing less than 100 yds. rushing........................ 69-5 Allowing less than 300 yds. Total Off...................... 76-8 Allowing 400+ yds. total offense............................ 20-17 Having 100-yard rusher......................................... 67-10 Opp. have 100-yard rusher.................................... 24-23 No turnovers / takeaways..............................35-2/12-15 Overtime Games.........................................................4-3 In August/September........................................4-1/42-11 In October/November..................................38-15/40-13 In December/January..........................................5-5/6-3 * - includes SEC Championship Game Appearances: 2002 win over #22 Arkansas; 2003 loss to #3 LSU; 2005 win over #3 LSU; 2011 loss to #1 LSU; 2012 loss to #2 Alabama

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Backfield Continues To Lead Bulldogs

The Bulldogs are second in the SEC and 12th nationally with an average of 255.0 rushing yards a game this season. Georgia is on pace for the highest average since the 1987 team (274.5). Also, the Bulldogs are on a school record pace by averaging 6.10 yards a rush. The current record is 5.64 by the 1992 squad.

Georgia’s current depth at tailback includes true freshmen Nick Chubb and Sony Michel and sophomore Brendan Douglas. Junior Todd Gurley saw his season end due to a knee injury against Auburn on Nov. 15.

Chubb has started the last seven games for the Bulldogs and earned national awards with performances in wins at Arkansas, #23 Missouri and Arkansas and against #9 Auburn and Charleston Southern. He became the 12th Bulldog in school history to reach 1,000 yards rushing in a season with his performance against the Tigers and is second in the SEC in both yards/game (106.8) and total rushing yards (1,281). Chubb finished with 144 yards on 19 carries and two touchdowns and had two catches for 48 yards versus Auburn. He became the first Bulldog to lead in rushing and receiving in the same game since Todd Gurley did it in the 2014 Gator Bowl. For the year, Chubb finished the regular season tied for the SEC scoring lead (TDs) averaging 7.0 points a game (12 rushing, two receiving). At 1,281 rushing yards this year, Chubb ranks 10th best in school history.

Chubb averaged a monstrous 13.1 yards/carry after going for 170 yards and a touchdown on just 13 carries at Kentucky on Nov. 8. He ran 30 times for a careerhigh 202 yards and a career-high two touchdowns in the win at Arkansas on Oct. 18. Chubb is the first true freshman to reach 200 yards rushing for the Bulldogs since Rodney Hampton in 1987. Chubb’s first career start was a memorable one as he helped lead the Bulldogs to a 34-0 win at #23 Missouri on Oct. 11. The Cedartown, Ga., native had a career-high 38 carries for 143 yards and one touchdown.

This was the most carries for a Bulldog since Verron Haynes carried the ball 39 times against Georgia Tech in 2001 and the second-most carries ever by a freshman (43, Herschel Walker, 1980 vs. South Carolina).

In the win over Charleston Southern, Chubb played in only the first two quarters and had his sixth consecutive 100-yard rushing game. He went for two scores and 113 yards, including an 83-yard score that is the eighth longest in school history and third longest in Sanford Stadium history.

Michel returned against Kentucky from a shoulder injury that had sidelined him for four games. He ran for 84 yards on 16 carries (5.2 avg.) and scored against the Wildcats. Michel missed the Auburn game with an ankle injury and returned against Charleston Southern.

Here’s a look at Chubb’s production: 2014 G/GS Att. Yds TD

#16 CU (W) 1/0 @ #24 SC (L) 2/0 TU (W) 3/0 UT (W) 4/0 VU (W) 5/0 @ #23 MIZZ (W) 6/1 @ ARK (W) 7/2 vs. UF (L) 8/3 @ UK (W) 9/4 #9 AU (W) 10/5 CSU (W) 11/6 #15 GT (L) 12/7 Total 12/7

4 4 4 11 8 38 30 21 13 19 9 25 186

70 34 10 32 78 143 202 156 170 144 113 129 1,281

1 0 0 0 1 1 2 1 1 2 2 1 12

LG Rec Yds TD LG

47 23 5 9 33 18 43 39 55 20 83 65 83

Paving The Way Up Front

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-- -- -- 20 11 31 8 59 -- 48 -- 36 213

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This season, the offensive line has featured sophomore Brandon Kublanow at LG, redshirt sophomore Greg Pyke at RG, junior John Theus at LT, senior David Andrews at C and senior Kolton Houston at RT.

Theus is starting at LT after starting 22 games at RT during his first two seasons.

Andrews has started a team best 39 consecutive games.

The Bulldogs have tallied an SEC-leading 35 rushing touchdowns and that trails only the 1971 team that finished with 39. Also, Georgia’s quarterbacks have a completion percentage of 68.1, which would establish a school record for a season.

The current school record is 64.5 by the 1997 team led by Mike Bobo that finished 10-2.

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Mason Directs Bulldog Offense

Fifth-year senior QB Hutson Mason has appeared in 25 games with 14 starts (10-4). He is on pace to set a Bulldog record for Best Completion Percentage in a Season as he is at 67.9%. He directed the Bulldogs to a 45-21 win over #16 Clemson to open the season, which was his first start in Sanford Stadium. Mason posted one of his most efficient performances in the win at Kentucky, going 13for-16 (81 percent) for 174 yards and a career high four touchdowns.

His first career start came in a 41-34 2OT victory at Georgia Tech last year.

The Marietta native led Georgia back from a second-quarter 20-0 deficit to pick up a win in the final game of the regular season.

Mason’s Career Numbers (10-4 as a starter) Year G/GS Cmp. Att. Pct. Yds. INT TD Eff. LG 2010 4/0 9 17 52.9 102 0 1 122.75 26 UL 2011 4/0 18 30 60.0 254 0 2 153.12 46 NMS 2013 5/2 67 110 60.9 968 3 5 144.37 48 NEB 2014 12/12 178 262 67.9 2,019 4 20 154.81 48 ARK Total 25/14 272 419 64.9 3,343 7 28 150.65 48 (2x) 2010 G/S C/A Pct. Yds INT TD LG Louisiana-Lafayette 1/0 2/5 40.0 33 0 1 26 Vanderbilt 1/0 4/4 100.0 28 0 0 19 Idaho State 1/0 3/8 37.5 41 0 0 19 @ #2 Auburn 1/0 0/0 -- 0 0 0 0 TOTAL 4/0 9/17 52.9 102 0 1 26 2011 G/S C/A Pct. Yds INT TD LG Coastal Carolina 1/0 6/9 66.7 68 0 1 33 New Mexico St. 1/0 8/10 80.0 131 0 1 46 #24 Auburn 1/0 0/0 -- 0 0 0 0 vs. #1 LSU 1/0 4/11 36.4 55 0 0 21 TOTAL 4/0 18/30 60.0 254 0 2 46 2013 G/S C/A Pct. Yds INT TD LG North Texas 1/0 0/0 -- 0 0 0 0 Appalachian St. 1/0 11/16 68.8 160 1 1 37 Kentucky 1/0 13/19 68.4 189 0 1 28 @ Georgia Tech (W) 1/1 22/36 61.1 299 1 2 33 vs. Nebraska (L) 1/1 21/39 53.8 320 1 1 48 TOTAL 5/2 67/110 60.9 968 3 5 48 2014 G/S C/A Pct. Yds INT TD LG #16 Clemson (W) 1/1 18/26 69.2 131 0 0 23 @ #24 S. Carolina (L) 1/1 16/22 72.7 191 0 2 36 Troy (W) 1/1 8/11 72.7 97 0 2 35 Tennessee (W) 1/1 16/25 64.0 147 2 1 20 Vanderbilt (W) 1/1 11/17 64.7 121 1 2 44TD @ #23 Missouri (W) 1/1 22/28 78.6 156 0 1 14 vs. Arkansas (W) 1/1 10/17 58.8 179 0 2 48 vs. Florida (L) 1/1 26/41 63.4 319 0 1 34 @ Kentucky (W) 1/1 13/16 81.3 174 0 4 39 #9 Auburn (W) 1/1 10/19 52.6 123 0 1 27 Charleston Southern (W) 1/1 10/12 83.3 187 0 3 35TD #15 Georgia Tech (L) 1/1 18/28 64.3 194 1 1 24 TOTAL 12/12 178/262 67.9 2,019 4 20 48

Bennett, Conley and Mitchell Lead Receivers

Seniors Michael Bennett and Chris Conley anchor the 2014 group. The duo have combined for 67 catches and 958 yards and 11 scores this season. Bennett is the team leader with 35 catches and four touchdowns while Conley has a team-best 577 yards on 32 catches and seven scores. Conley ranks tied for fifth in school history with 19 touchdown receptions while Bennett is seventh with 17.

In his career, Bennett has 132 receptions for 1,584 yards and 17 TDs in 42 games with 26 starts. Conley has 113 receptions for 1,858 yards and 19 TDs in 48 games with 22 starts.

Also, junior Malcolm Mitchell is returning to a larger role after overcoming a 2013 knee injury. In the last five games, he has accounted for 20 catches for 179 yards and three touchdowns. In his career, Mitchell has 113 receptions for 1,466 yards and 11 touchdowns. Mitchell has appeared in 33 games with 22 starts.

Senior Jonathon Rumph saw his first action this year and finished with four catches for a team-high 81 yards in a 63-31 win at Kentucky. Rumph returned against Charleston Southern to lead the Bulldogs with five catches for 67 yards and his first touchdown.

True freshman Jeb Blazevich plus juniors Jay Rome and Quayvon Hicks are the tight ends in the Bulldog offense. Blazevich leads the group with nine starts and 16 catches for 256 yards and two touchdowns.

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A Look At The Defense

Currently, the Bulldogs have allowed 21.2 points/game. Georgia has posted a pair of shutouts (Troy, @ #23 Missouri), held Missouri out of the Red Zone and kept then #9 Auburn to seven points and one trip to the Red Zone (drive ended in an interception). Missouri, the SEC East champion, was shut out by the Bulldogs in Columbia. This was the first time the Tigers had been shut out since 2002.

Georgia held Auburn to a season-low seven points (which came on its opening drive), and it was the fewest overall in a game during Gus Malzahn’s two years at the helm. Only four teams, including Auburn, had scored at least 20 points in every game since the 2013 season. Coming into the game, the Tigers were third in the SEC and 13th nationally at 38.7 points per game.

Georgia’s defensive staff underwent a complete overhaul following the 2013 season. This marks the first time since 1964 (Vince Dooley’s first year) that the Bulldogs have an entirely new defensive staff. Georgia’s defensive coordinator this season is Jeremy Pruitt.

The Bulldogs have just 11 turnovers on the year (tied for second nationally) and the defense has allowed only 19 points on those miscues. For example, Kentucky recovered a fumble at the Georgia 23 yard line. The Wildcats ran eight plays and gained a total of two yards before having to settle for a field goal. Vanderbilt grabbed an interception at the Georgia 24. The Commodores ran six plays for seven yards and had to settle for a field goal. The lone touchdown scored off a turnover came against Charleston Southern in the fourth quarter with Georgia leading 55-3. The Yellow Jackets managed to scored seven points off a pair of Bulldog fumbles on the Georgia Tech 1-yard line and an interception in overtime. Georgia responded to one of the two fumble recoveries with a blocked field goal.

Linebacker Quartet Leading The Defense

Linebackers have led the Bulldogs in tackles in 11 of 12 games. Senior ILB Amarlo Herrera leads the team with 112 stops while senior ILB Ramik Wilson has 102 tackles. Herrera had his 15th double-digit tackle outing in the regular season finale against Georgia Tech. He ranked second in the SEC at the end of the regular season with 112 total tackles while Wilson was fourth (102). Last year, Wilson led the SEC in tackles with 133 (10.2/g). Herrera has started 42 games in his career and has tallied 331 tackles, ranking 10th in UGA history.

Freshman OLB Lorenzo Carter got his first career start and responded with a career-high nine tackles, including 2.5 sacks and 3.5 tackles for loss, at Kentucky.

He was named the SEC Defensive Lineman of the Week. Sophomore OLB Leonard Floyd had one of the best performances of his career in the road win over Arkansas.

He had a career-high 10 tackles, including a sack, and recovered a fumble. This season, Floyd is fifth on the team with 48 tackles and a team-best six sacks and is tied for the SEC lead with three forced fumbles. Junior OLB Jordan Jenkins had a career-high eight stops against the Razorbacks in an outing that included a sack and a forced fumble. Jenkins is third on the team with 66 stops, 9.0 tackles for loss, and 4.5 sacks.

Picking It Up

Defensive coordinator Jeremy Pruitt is also coaching the Bulldogs cornerbacks/safeties. The Bulldogs who have seen a significant amount of time include senior Damian Swann, junior Devin Bowman, senior Corey Moore, redshirt freshman Aaron Davis, true freshman Dominick Sanders, sophomore Quincy Mauger and freshman Malkom Parrish.

The secondary has accounted for 12 of Georgia’s 13 interceptions, six forced fumbles and three fumble recoveries. Mauger snagged his team-leading fourth pick versus Charleston Southern.

Also, the secondary has scored three touchdowns. Bowman had a 63-yard interception return against Vanderbilt. Sanders had a 54-yard fumble return versus Arkansas. Swann wrestled the ball away from a Yellow Jacket and returned it a school record 99 yards for a touchdown against Georgia Tech.

Swann picked up his first SEC Defensive Player of the Week honor after the victory over the Razorbacks. He tallied a career-high 11 tackles, including a sack, forced two fumbles and had his second interception in as many games. Swann ended the regular season with an SEC-leading four forced fumbles.

Sacking The Opposition

Georgia has 24 sacks on the year. Sophomore Leonard Floyd leads the team with six while juniors Jordan Jenkins (4.5) and Lorenzo Carter (3.5) are close behind Floyd.

Morgan Moving Up Record Books

Junior PK Marshall Morgan along with junior P Collin Barber and senior P Adam Erickson have served as the specialists since 2012.

Currently, Morgan ranks fifth in school history with 302 points and is third in the SEC scoring for kickers (8.5/g). In the season opener versus #16 Clemson, Morgan scored nine points with a 27-yard field goal and six PATs. He set the SEC record at #24 South Carolina, hitting his 19th and 20th straight field goals.

However, he missed his last two of the game, including a 28-yarder with under five minutes left. He scored the first six points in the road win at Missouri, connecting on field goals of 47 and 29 yards. During the road win over Kentucky, Marshall was a perfect 9-for-9 on PATs. In the Georgia Tech game, he had an eventful performance featuring six points, a 28-yard run on a fake field goal attempt, a tackle on a kickoff and had the first kick of his career blocked.

Barber punted five times against #16 Clemson this year and averaged 45.4 yards, including a 60-yarder and three inside the 20 yard line. In his career, Barber has punted 121 times for 5,021 yards (average of 41.5).

Erickson won the starting job for the final three games of the 2013 season.

The Athens native posted a 40.5 average last year, including a career-long 52 yarder at Georgia Tech. Erickson also gets the call to “pooch” punt. For his career, he has punted 30 times for 1,117 yards, which is an average of 37.2. Twice this year, Georgia has not had to punt in a game (@ Kentucky, vs. Charleston Southern).

Morgan FGM-FGA 18-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 2012 8-14 0-0 3-3 2-3 1-4 2013 22-24 0-0 8-8 7-8 5-5 2014 13-18 1-1 6-7 4-5 1-4 Total 43-56 1-1 17-18 13-16 7-13 *tied for the longest in the nation

50+ LG Blk PATs PTS 2-4 52 MU 0 63-67 87 2-3 *56 UT 0 47-47 113 1-1 53 CSU 1 63-64 102 5-8 *56 UT 1 173-178 302

Aiming For Better Returns

Currently, Georgia is averaging 22.7 yards on kickoff returns and 10.8 on punt returns. True freshman Isaiah McKenzie made history by becoming only the 12th player in NCAA FBS history to have a punt return and a kickoff return for a touchdown in the same game in the win at Kentucky. He is tied for second nationally with three return touchdowns this season. Utah senior Kaelin Clay has four (3 PR, 1 KOR) while Missouri senior Marcus Murphy (1 PR, 2 KOR) also has three. McKenzie went 90 yards on the opening kickoff to give the Bulldogs an early 7-0 edge against Kentucky. McKenzie is the first Bulldog to start a game with a KOR TD since 1988 when Tim Worley raced 93 yards in 12 seconds against Ole Miss. Then in the third quarter versus UK, he added a 59-yard punt return for a touchdown, marking his second of the year. In the win over Arkansas, McKenzie had three KOR for 93 yards, including a 48 yarder.

In the punt return game, sophomore Reggie Davis and McKenzie have combined for 325 yards on 30 returns and two touchdowns. Also, McKenzie had a 52 yarder for a touchdown against Troy. In the SEC rankings, McKenzie has been in the top five for most of the season in both categories. He stands at a 28.1 average in kickoff returns and a 12.1 average in punt returns.

Georgia’s Overtime Record (6-5)

H: 0-1; A: 4-2; N: 2-2; SEC: 3-2 Nov. 16, 1996 Georgia beat #20 Auburn 56-49 (4 OT) in Auburn, Ala. Nov. 27, 1999 #20 Ga. Tech beat #16 Georgia 51-48 in Atlanta, Ga. Jan. 1, 2000 #21 Georgia beat #19 Purdue 28-25 in Tampa, Fla. (Outback Bowl) Nov. 11, 2000 #22 Auburn beat #14 Georgia 29-26 in Auburn, Ala. Jan. 1, 2004 #11 Georgia beat #12 Purdue 34-27 in Orlando, Fla.

(Capital One Bowl) Sept. 22, 2007 #22 Georgia beat #16 Alabama 26-23 in Tuscaloosa, Ala. Oct. 30, 2010 Florida beat Georgia 34-31 in Jacksonville, Fla. @ EverBank Field Jan. 2, 2012 #12 Michigan St. beat #18 Georgia 33-30 (3 OT) in

Tampa, Fla. (Outback Bowl) Oct. 5, 2013 #6 Georgia beat Tennessee 34-31 in Knoxville, Tenn.

Nov. 30, 2013 Georgia beat Georgia Tech 41-34 (2OT) in Atlanta, Ga. Nov. 29, 2014 #15 Georgia Tech beat #9 Georgia 30-24 in Athens, Ga.

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2014 SCORING NUMBERS Scoring Drives

58 TDs by the Offense plus 4 TDs by Special Teams and 4 by Defense TD DrivES

TD Play Drive 0-10 yards:.............. 31................1 11-20 yards:............. 11................2 21-30 yards:............. 5.................2 31-40 yards:............. 5.................5 41-50 yards:............. 3.................4 51-60 yards:............. 2.................4 61-70 yards:............. 0................11 71-80 yards:............. 0................17 81-90 yards:............. 1.................9 91-99 yards:............. 0.................3 Average: ........... 16.5 yds......63.8 yds.

Shortest: 1 yd.

7 yds.

(6x) (ARK) Longest: 83 yds. 98 yds.

(CSU) (AU) (Special Teams and Defensive TDs) T. Gurley - 100-yd KOR TD vs. CU; I. McKenzie - 52-yd PR TD vs. TU; J. Dawson - FUM REC for TD vs. UT; D. Bowman - 63-yd INT for TD vs. VU D. Sanders - 54-yd FUM RET for TD @ ARK I. McKenzie - 90-yd KOR TD @ UK; I. McKenzie - 59-yd PR TD @ UK D. Swann - 99-yd FUM RET for TD vs. GT Number of Plays on TD Scoring DriveS 1:----------- 6 2:----------- 3 3:----------- 3 4:----------- 3 5:----------- 8 6:----------- 7 7:----------- 6 8:----------- 3 9:----------- 5 10:--------- 5 11:--------- 5 12:--------- 3 13:--------- 1 Avg:- 6.6 plays Most: 13 (71 yards in 4:42 @ MZ) TD DRIVE Poss. TimeS 0:00-0:30 ............7 00:31-1:00........... 2 1:01-2:00........... 15 2:01-3:00........... 14 3:01-4:00............. 6 4:01-5:00............. 9 5:01-6:00............. 3 6:01-7:00............. 2 Average: 2:33 Quickest: 0:04 (1 play, 7 yards @ ARK) Longest: 6:34 (11 plays, 98 yards vs. AU)

UGA Opp.

Inside 20 64 times 38 times

TD% 67% 66%

Inside the Red Zone Score% 81% (10th/SEC) 79% (6th/SEC)

TD (Rush/Pass) FG *No Points 43 (25-R, 18-P) 11-for-12 9 (3 C, 5 TOs, 1 D) 25 (16-R, 9-P) 5-for-8 5 (5 TOs)

*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

Georgia’s Red Zone Offense

CU: 3-for-5 (2 TDs, FG, TO, C) UF: 2-for-3 (2 TDs, D) SC: 5-for-6 (3 TDs, 2 FGs, MFG) UK: 6-for-6 (6 TDs) TU: 9-for-9 (8 TDs, FG) AU: 6-for-6 (4 TDs, 2 FGs) UT: 3-for-3 (3 TDs) CS: 4-for-5 (3 TDs, FG, TO) VU: 4-for-4 (3 TDs, FG) GT: 3-for-6 (2 TDs, FG, 3 TOs) MZ: 5-for-6 (4 TDs, FG, C) BOWL:

AR: 4-for-5 (3 TDs, FG, C)

Points Off Turnovers

The Bulldogs have a +15 turnover margin, which is tied for third in the nation (1.25/g).

Georgia has scored 104 points off 26 turnovers while opponents have tallied 19 points off 11 Bulldog miscues.

#16 Clemson (W, 45-21): UGA got 0 points off 1 turnover; CU got 0 points off 1 turnover. @ #24 South Carolina (L, 38-35): UGA got 3 points off 2 turnovers; USC did not create any turnovers.

Troy (W, 66-0): UGA got 7 points off 2 turnovers; Troy did not create any turnovers.

Tennessee (W, 35-32): UGA got 7 points off 2 turnovers; Tennessee got zero points off 2 turnovers.

Vanderbilt (W, 44-17): UGA got 7 points off 1 turnover; VU got 3 points off 1 turnover

The Big Plays in 2014

The Bulldogs have had 53 plays which covered 25+ yards while their opponents have had 38.

GAME 1: #12 Georgia vs. #16 Clemson Georgia: 4 plays; Longest: 100-yd KOR TD (Todd Gurley) CU: 6 plays; Longest: 38-yd pass (C. Stoudt to M. Williams) GAME 2: #6 Georgia @ #24 South Carolina Georgia: 4 plays; Longest: 40-yd run (Todd Gurley) USC: 2 plays; Longest: 42-yard KOR (Shon Carson) GAME 3: #14 Georgia vs. Troy Georgia: 7 plays; Longest: 75-yd run (Sony Michel) TU: 3 plays; Longest: 31-yd pass (D. Pruitt to B. Brooks) GAME 4: #12 Georgia vs. Tennessee Georgia: 4 plays; Longest: 51-yd TD run (Todd Gurley) UT: 4 plays; Longest: 39-yard KOR (Devrin Young) GAME 5: #12 Georgia vs. Vanderbilt Georgia: 5 plays; 63-yd INT return for TD (Devin Bowman) VU: 3 plays; 36-yd pass (S. Rivers to D. Chandler) GAME 6: #10 Georgia @ #23 Missouri Georgia: None MZ: None

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Opponent’s Red Zone

CU: 2-for-3 (2 TDs, MFG) SC: 5-for-5 (4 TDs, FG) TU: 0-for-2 (MFG, INT) UT: 2-for-2 (2 TDs) VU: 3-for-3 (2 TDs, FG) MZ: None AR: 5-for-6 (5 TDs, INT)

Opponent’s Red Zone

UF: 3-for-3 (2 TDs, FG) UK: 4-for-4 (3 TDs, FG) AU: 0-for-1 (INT) CS: 1-for-1 (TD) GT: 4-for-7 (3 TDs,2 TOs,FG,BFG) BOWL:

@ #23 Missouri (W, 34-0): UGA got 10 points off 5 turnovers; Missouri did not create any turnovers @ Arkansas (W, 45-32): UGA got 24 points off 4 turnovers; Arkansas did not create any turnovers vs. Florida (L, 38-20): UGA got 0 points off 1 turnover; Florida got 0 points off 1 turnover @ Kentucky (W, 63-31): UGA got 7 points off 1 turnover; Kentucky got 3 points off 1 turnover #9 Auburn (W, 34-7): UGA got 14 points off 3 turnovers; Auburn did not create any turnovers Charleston Southern (W, 55-9): UGA got 14 points off 2 turnovers; CSU got 6 points off 2 turnovers #15 Ga. Tech (L, 30-24 ot): UGA got 14 points off 2 turnovers; GT got 7 points off 3 turnovers

GAME 7: #10 Georgia @ Arkansas Georgia: 7 plays; 54-yd fumble return for TD (D. Sanders) ARK: 3 plays; 38-yd pass (B. Allen to H. Henry) GAME 8: #9 Georgia vs. Florida Georgia: 5 plays; 39-yd TD run (Nick Chubb) UF: 6 plays; 65-yd TD run (K. Taylor) GAME 9: #17 Georgia @ Kentucky Georgia: 7 plays; 90-yd KOR TD (Isaiah McKenzie) UK: 4 plays; 56-yd TD run (S. Williams) GAME 10: #14 Georgia vs. #9 Auburn Georgia: 3 plays; 32-yd KOR (Todd Gurley) AU: 4 plays; 29-yd KOR (C. Grant) GAME 11: #9 Georgia vs. Charleston Southern Georgia: 4 plays; 83-yd TD run (Nick Chubb) CSU: 2 plays; 26-yd run (B. Robinson) GAME 12: #9 Georgia vs. #15 Georgia Tech Georgia: 3 plays; 99-yd fumble return for TD (Damian Swann) GT: 1 play; 25-yd run (C. Perkins)

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OFFENSE 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 Total Cons.

David Andrews, C 12 13 14 0 n/a 39 39 Mark Beard, OT - 0 2 JUCO n/a 2 Michael Bennett, FLK 10 9 3/inj 4 RS 26 Jeb Blazevich, TE 10 n/a n/a n/a n/a 10 10 Nick Chubb, TB 7 n/a n/a n/a n/a 7 7 Chris Conley, SE 10 9 3 0 n/a 22 7 Reggie Davis, WR 1 0 n/a n/a n/a 1 Todd Gurley, TB 5/inj 10 12 n/a n/a 26 Quayvon Hicks, FB 6 6 0 n/a n/a 12 1 Kolton Houston, OT 12 6 0 0 RS 18 12 Brandon Kublanow, LG 12 0 n/a n/a n/a 12 12 Keith Marshall, TB 0/inj 1/inj 1 n/a n/a 2 Hutson Mason, QB 12 2 RS 0 0 14 14 Taylor Maxey, FB 2 0 0 RS n/a 2 Isaiah McKenzie, WR 3 n/a n/a n/a n/a 3 &Malcolm Mitchell, SE 2 1/inj 6 9 n/a 18 Christian Payne, FB 1 n/a n/a n/a n/a 1 1 Greg Pyke, RG 12 0 RS n/a n/a 12 12 Jay Rome, TE 2 1/inj 1 RS n/a 4 Justin Scott-Wesley, SE 0 4/inj 0 RS n/a 4 John Theus, OT 12 8 14 n/a n/a 34 19 Isaiah Wynn, OG 1 n/a n/a n/a n/a 1 -

First-Time Starters In 2014

The Bulldogs have had 15 first-time starters this season. Georgia had six first-timers in the season opener with #16 Clemson. Against #24 South Carolina, senior DT Toby Johnson and freshman receiver Isaiah McKenzie got the first starting nod of their careers. During the 66-0 victory over Troy, freshman TE Jeb Blazevich started the first game of his career. Freshman Isaiah Wynn lined up at TE and sophomore Reggie Davis got the nod at receiver versus the Vols. Freshman TB Nick Chubb got his first career start during the win at #23 Missouri. Freshman OLB Lorenzo Carter started for the first time at Kentucky and responded with a career-high nine tackles, including 2.5 sacks. CB Malkom Parrish got the starting nod against Charleston Southern. Versus #15 Georgia Tech, Christian Payne started at FB.

The True Freshman Experience

A total of 13 true freshmen have played this year, and 32 Bulldogs have earned a snap for the first time in their careers this season.

The most true freshmen to play in a season opener during the Mark Richt era was 13 coming back in 2012.

In this yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s opener, nine played in the 45-21 win over #16 Clemson. Fourteen true freshman played overall in 2013.

DEFENSE 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 Total Cons.

Sterling Bailey, DE 1 8 0 RS n/a 9 Devin Bowman, CB 8 0 1 RS n/a 9 Lorenzo Carter, OLB 4 n/a n/a n/a n/a 4 4 Reggie Carter, ILB - 1 n/a n/a n/a 1 Aaron Davis, FS 9 RS n/a n/a n/a 9 5 Josh Dawson, DE 3 1 0 n/a n/a 4 Ray Drew, DE 10 7 0 0 n/a 17 10 Leonard Floyd, OLB 11 8 n/a n/a n/a 19 3 Bulldog Assistant Coaches Amarlo Herrera, ILB 12 13 9 8 n/a 42 27 *Mike Bobo, 14th season.............................. Off. Coord./QBs Jordan Jenkins, OLB 12 13 6 n/a n/a 31 25 Jeremy Pruitt, 1st season....................Def. Coord./Secondary Toby Johnson, DT 4 0 n/a n/a n/a 4 Quincy Mauger, FS 6 7 n/a n/a n/a 13 2 *Tony Ball, 9th season....................................Wide Receivers Chris Mayes, N - 8 RS 7 n/a 8 - Mike Ekeler, 1st season............ ILB/Def. Spec. Teams Coord. &Malcolm Mitchell, CB inj 0 3 0 n/a 3 Will Friend, 4th season........Off. Line/Running Game Coord. +Corey Moore, SS 6 7 1 0 n/a 14 Dominick Sanders, CB 12 n/a n/a n/a n/a 12 12 John Lilly, 7th season................TEs/Off. Spec. Teams Coord.

Damian Swann, STAR 11 13 14 1 n/a 39 9 Bryan McClendon, 6th season........... RBs/Recruiting Coord.

Mike Thornton, N 9 0 0 0 RS 9 7 Tracy Rocker, 1st season................................. Defensive Line Ramik Wilson, ILB 12 12 0 0 n/a 24 19 & - Mitchell played SE as a freshman and started at both SE and CB during his sophomore season in 2012 + - Moore lined up as a receiver to start the game versus Ole Miss in 2012 Note: Some starts were at other positions and include bowl games. RS=Redshirted; n/a=not at UGA yet; inj=injured

*Kevin Sherrer, 1st year................................ ..SAM LBs/Star Joe Tereshinski, 33nd season.... Dir. Strength & Conditioning Grad. Assistants/Quality Control: Doug Saylor, Dan Inman, Christian Robinson, Buddy Collins III, Kelin Johnson, Alex Jackson, Jon Richt, George Helow, Chase Hudson * - in press box on game day, rest on field

2014 Game-By-Game Starters Game WR LT LG C RG #16 Clemson Conley Theus Kublanow Andrews Pyke @ #24 South Carolina Conley Theus Kublanow Andrews Pyke Troy Conley Theus Kublanow Andrews Pyke Tennessee Wynn (TE) Theus Kublanow Andrews Pyke Vanderbilt Maxey (FB) Theus Kublanow Andrews Pyke @ #23 Missouri Conley Theus Kublanow Andrews Pyke @ ^Arkansas Conley Theus Kublanow Andrews Pyke vs. &Florida Conley Theus Kublanow Andrews Pyke @ Kentucky Conley Theus Kublanow Andrews Pyke #9 Auburn Conley Theus Kublanow Andrews Pyke Charleston Southern Conley Theus Kublanow Andrews Pyke #15 Georgia Tech Conley Theus Kublanow Andrews Pyke Consecutive 7 19 12 39 12 Career 22 34 12 39 12

RT TE Houston Rome Houston Rome Houston Blazevich Houston Blazevich Houston Blazevich Houston Blazevich Houston Blazevich Houston Blazevich Houston Blazevich Houston Blazevich Houston Blazevich Houston Blazevich 12 10 18 10

Game #16 Clemson @ #24 South Carolina Troy Tennessee Vanderbilt @ #23 Missouri @ ^Arkansas vs. &Florida @ Kentucky #9 Auburn Charleston Southern #15 Georgia Tech Consecutive Career

ILB Herrera Herrera Herrera Herrera Herrera Herrera Herrera Herrera Herrera Herrera Herrera Herrera 27 42

DT Bailey Johnson Jenkins Sanders (STAR) J. Dawson Sanders (STAR) Dawson Swann (STAR) Dawson Floyd (OLB) Floyd (OLB) Floyd (OLB) 3 19

^Little Rock, Ark.; &Jacksonville, Fla.

N Thornton Thornton Johnson Johnson Johnson Thornton Thornton Thornton Thornton Thornton Thornton Thornton 7 9

DE OLB Sanders (STAR) Floyd Sanders (STAR) Floyd Drew Floyd Drew Floyd Drew Floyd Drew Floyd Drew Floyd Drew Floyd Drew Carter Drew Carter Drew Carter Drew Carter 10 4 17 4

ILB Wilson Wilson Wilson Wilson Wilson Wilson Wilson Wilson Wilson Wilson Wilson Wilson 19 24

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WR Bennett Bennett Bennett Davis Bennett Bennett Bennett Bennett Bennett Bennett Bennett Payne (FB) 1 1

OLB CB Jenkins Bowman Jenkins Bowman Sanders (STAR) Bowman Jenkins Davis Jenkins Bowman Jenkins Bowman Jenkins Bowman Jenkins Bowman Jenkins Bowman Jenkins Swann (STAR) Jenkins Swann (STAR) Jenkins Swann (STAR) 25 9 31 39

QB TB Multiple Mason Gurley Maxey (FB) Mason Gurley McKenzie (WR) Mason Gurley McKenzie (WR) Mason Gurley Hicks (FB) Mason Gurley McKenzie (WR) Mason Chubb Hicks (FB) Mason Chubb Hicks (FB) Mason Chubb Mitchell (WR) Mason Chubb Hicks (FB) Mason Chubb Hicks (FB) Mason Chubb Mitchell (SE) Mason Chubb Hicks (FB) 14 7 1 14 7 12 SS FS CB Moore Davis Swann Moore Davis Swann Moore Mauger Davis Moore Green Swann Moore Sanders (STAR) Swann Mauger Swann Langley Mauger Swann (STAR) Sanders Mauger Sanders Davis Swann (STAR) Sanders Davis Moore Sanders Davis Mauger Sanders Davis Mauger Sanders Davis 2 12 5 13 12 9

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Dog Tracks AVERAGE KICKOFF RETURN INDIV. SEASON RECORD WATCH 1. 36.0 - Gene Washington, 1973 (8x288, injured) MOST RUSHING YARDS 2. 34.3 - Tim Worley, 1988 TEAM 1. 1,891 - Herschel Walker, 1981 (SEC Record) 3. 29.3 - Fred Lane, 1986

HIGHEST AVERAGE POINTS PER GAME 1. 37.8 in 2012 (14 games) On The Radar: 41.7 in 2014 (500/12) MOST POINTS SCORED 1. 12+games: 529 in 2012 (14 games) On The Radar: 500 in 2014 (12 games) MOST TDS SCORED 1. 72 in 2012 2. 66 in 2014 MOST YARDS RUSHING 1. 3,337 in 1971 2. 3,267 in 1975 3. 3,249 in 1985 4. 3,102 in 1981 5. 3,075 in 1976 On The Radar: 3,060 in 2014 AVERAGE YARDS RUSHING PER PLAY 1. 5.63 in 1992 (459/2,584) 2. 5.56 in 1985 (584/3,249) On The Radar: 6.10 in 2014 (3,060/502) MOST TOUCHDOWN RUSHING 1. 39 in 1971 2. 35 in 2014

BEST SEASON COMPLETION PERCENTAGE 1. 64.51 in 1997 2. 63.83 in 2013 3. 63.66 in 2012 On The Radar: 68.12 in 2014 (203 of 298) MOST TOTAL YARDS 1. 6,547 in 2012 2. 6,294 in 2012 3. 5,719 in 2011 4. 5,538 in 2008 On The Radar: 5,459 in 2014 AVERAGE YARDS PER GAME 1.

484.15 in 2013 2.

467.64 in 2012 3.

466.82 in 1994 4.

450.36 in 1992 On The Radar: 454.9 in 2014 (5,459/12) AVERAGE YARDS PER PLAY 1.

7.1 in 2012 2.

6.8 in 1994 3.

6.7 in 1992

6.7 in 2008

6.7 in 2013 On The Radar: 6.8 in 2014 (5,459/800) MOST PATS 1. 63 in 2012 63 in 2014 HIGHEST AVERAGE GAIN PER KOR 1. 26.6 in 1947 2. 24.4 in 1973 3. 24.1 in 1988 On The Radar: 22.7 in 2014 (612/27)

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2. 1,752 - Herschel Walker, 1982 3. 1,616 - Herschel Walker, 1980 4. 1,547 - Garrison Hearst, 1992 5. 1,400 - Knowshon Moreno, 2008 6. 1,385 - Todd Gurley, 2012 7. 1,334 - Knowshon Moreno, 2007 8. 1,324 - Musa Smith, 2002 9. 1,312 - Willie McClendon, 1978 10. 1,281 - Nick Chubb, 2014

MOST YARDS RUSHING BY A FRESHMAN 1. 1,616 - Herschel Walker, 1980 2. 1,385 - Todd Gurley, 2012 3. 1,334 - Knowshon Moreno, 2007 4. 1,281 - Nick Chubb, 2014 AVERAGE GAIN PER RUSH 1. 7.40 - Todd Gurley, 2014 (123x911) 2. 7.06 - Rodney Hampton, 1987 (126x890) On The Radar: 6.89 - Nick Chubb, 2014 (186x1,281) AVERAGE GAIN PER RUSH (Min. 200 rushes) 1. 6.79 - Garrison Hearst, 1992 (228x1,547) 2. 6.24 - Todd Gurley, 2012 (222x1,385) On The Radar: 6.89, Nick Chubb, 2014 (186x1,281) BEST COMPLETION PERCENTAGE 1. 65.03, Mike Bobo (199x306), 1997 On The Radar: 67.94, Hutson Mason (178x262), 2014 PASSING EFFICIENCY RATING 1. 174.82, Aaron Murray, 2012 2. 158.82, Aaron Murray, 2013 3. 155.80, Mike Bobo, 1997 On The Radar: 154.81, Hutson Mason, 2014 MOST PASS RECEPTIONS 1. 204 - Terrence Edwards, 1999-2002 2. 182 - Brice Hunter, 1992-95 3. 166 - A.J. Green, 2008-10 4. 161 - Fred Gibson, 2001-04 5. 158 - Mohamed Massaquoi, 2005-08 6. 144 - Hines Ward, 1994-97 144 - Reggie Brown, 2000-04 8. 136 - Tavarres King, 2008-12 9. 132 - Michael Bennett, 2011TOUCHDOWN RECEPTIONS 1. 30 - Terrence Edwards, 1999-2002 2. 23 - A.J. Green, 1998-2010 3. 21 - Tavarres King, 2008-12 4. 20 - Fred Gibson, 2001-04 5. 19 - Chris Conley, 2011 19 - Brice Hunter, 1992-94 7. 17 - Michael Bennett, 2011MOST PATS MADE 1. 63 - Marshall Morgan, 2012 63 - Marshall Morgan, 2014 MOST PATS ATTEMPTED 1. 67 - Marshall Morgan, 2012 2. 64 - Marshall Morgan, 2014 MOST POINTS KICKING 1. 131 - Billy Bennett, 2003 (31 FGs, 38 PATs) 2. 130 - Billy Bennett, 2002 (26 FGs, 52 PATs) 3. 114 - Brandon Coutu, 2005 (23 FGs, 45 PATs) 4. 113 - Marshall Morgan, 2013 (22 FGs, 47 PATs) On The Radar: T8: 102, Marshall Morgan, 2014 (13 FGs, 63 PATs)

4. 28.1 - Andre Hastings, 1990 On The Radar: 28.1, Isaiah McKenzie, 2014 PUNT RETURN TOUCHDOWNS 1. 2 - Buzy Rosenberg, 1970, 1971 2 - Jefferson Davis, 1956 2 - Jim Campagna, 1952 2 - Mikey Henderson, 2006 2 - Isaiah McKenzie, 2014

RETURN TOUCHDOWNS 1. 3 - Brandon Boykin, 2009 (3 KOR) 3 - Jim Campagna, 1952 (2 PR, 1 KOR) 3 - Isaiah McKenzie, 2014 (2 PR, 1 KOR)

CAREER

MOST POINTS SCORED 1. 412 - Blair Walsh, 2008-11 (SEC Record) 2. 409 - Billy Bennett, 2000-03 3. 353 - Kevin Butler, 1981-84 4. 314 - Herschel Walker, 1980-82 5. 302 - Marshall Morgan, 2012PATS ATTEMPTED 1. 185 – Blair Walsh, 2008-11 2. 178 – Marshall Morgan, 2012MOST PATS MADE 1. 184 - Blair Walsh, 2008-11 2. 173 – Marshall Morgan, 2012FIELD GOALS MADE 1. 87 - Billy Bennett, 2000-03 (SEC Record) 2. 77 - Kevin Butler, 1981-84 3. 76 - Blair Walsh, 2008-11 4. 61 - Kanon Parkman, 1991, 93-95 5. 56 - Rex Robinson, 1977-80 6. 49 - Brandon Coutu, 2004-07 7. 46 - Steve Crumley, 1985-88 T8. 43 - Marshall Morgan, 2012 43 - John Kasay, 1987-90 MOST POINTS KICKING 1. 412 - Blair Walsh, 2008-11 (76 FGs, 184 PATs) (SEC Record) 2. 409 - Billy Bennett, 2000-03 (87 FGs, 148 PATs) 3. 353 - Kevin Butler, 1981-84 (77 FGs, 122 PATs) 4. 302 - Marshall Morgan, 2012- (43 FGs,

173 PATs)

TOTAL TACKLES 1. Ben Zambiasi (1974-77) 467 2. Greg Bright (1994-97) 453 3. Tommy Thurson (1980-83) 448 4. John Brantley (1984-87) 415 5. Nate Taylor (1979-82) 390 6. Knox Culpepper (1981-84) 383 7. John Little (1983-86) 381 8. Randall Godfrey (1992-95) 365 9. Bill Goldberg (1986-89) 348 10. Amarlo Herrera (2011-14) 331 TACKLE ASSISTS 1. Tommy Thurson (1980-83) 2. Knox Culpepper (1981-84) 3. John Brantley (1984-87) 4. Ben Zambiasi (1974-77) 5. Nate Taylor (1979-82) 6. Amarlo Herrera (2011-14)

290 258 222 221 203 187

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STATISTICAL NOTES IN THE MARK RICHT ERA OFFENSE

Most Points Scored 66 vs. Troy in 2014, #13 UGA 66-0 in Athens SEC: 63 @ Kentucky in 2014, #17 UGA 63-31 Fewest Points Scored 6 vs. UCF in 2010 Liberty Bowl, #24 UCF 10-6 6 @ S.C. in 2010, #24 S.C. d. #19 UGA 17-6 6 @ Auburn in 2004, #3 AU d. #8 UGA 24-6

Largest Margin of Victory 66 vs. Troy in 2014, #13 UGA 66-0 in Athens SEC: 45 @ Kentucky in 2004, #8 UGA 62-17 45 vs. Vandy in 2012, #5 UGA 48-3 Largest Margin of Defeat 39 vs #5 Florida in 2008, #5 UF d. #8 UGA 49-10

Most Total Offense 713 vs. FAU in 2012 (63 plays), #7 UGA 56-20 in Athens SEC: 606 yards vs. Vanderbilt in 2002 (75 plays), #5 UGA 48-17 in Athens Lowest Total Offense 200 yards vs. #14 Va. Tech in 2006 (52 plays), UGA 31-24 in Atlanta (Chick-fil-A Bowl) SEC: 215 vs. #9 Florida in 2006 (59 plays), #9 Florida 21-14 in Jacksonville Most Offensive Plays 87 @ #23 Mizzou in 2014 (379 yards). #13 UGA 34-0 87 vs. Alabama in 2003 (370 yards), #11 UGA 37-23 in Athens 87 vs. Kentucky in 2002 (529 yards), #5 UGA 52-24 in Lexington Fewest Offensive Plays 49 vs. Tech in 2012 (379 yards), #3 UGA 42-10 in Athens SEC: 47 @ S.C. in 2010 (253 yards), #24 S.C. d. #19 UGA 17-6 Most Rushing Attempts 58 @ #23 Mizzou in 2014 (210 yards), #13 UGA 34-0 Fewest Rushing Attempts 16 vs. #8 Alabama in 2008 (50 yards), #8 Alabama d. #3 UGA 41-30 in Athens Most Rushing Yards 367 vs. Troy in 2014 (39 atts.), #13 UGA 66-0 in Athens SEC: 328 vs. Ole Miss in 2007 (45 atts.), #15 UGA 45-17 in Athens Fewest Rushing Yards 34 vs. Ga. Tech in 2004 (33 att.), #11 UGA 19-13 in Athens SEC: 45 vs. #4 LSU (24 att.) in 2009, #4 LSU d. UGA 20-13 in Athens Most Passing Attempts 51 vs. LSU in 2011 SEC (20 comp., 218 yds.), #1 LSU 42-10 in Atlanta SEC Championship Fewest Passing Attempts 12 @ Kentucky in 2010 (9 comp., 113 yds.), UGA 44-31 in Lexington, Ky. Most Passing Yards 450 vs. North Texas in 2013 (23-for-31) Murray 22 comp., Rantavious Wooten 1 comp.

SEC: 427 @ Kentucky in 2012 (*30-for-38), #13 UGA 29-24 in Lexington; Record Comp.% Fewest Passing Yards 76 vs. #7 Ga. Tech in 2009 (*8-for-14), UGA 30-24 in Atlanta SEC: 93 vs. Ole Miss in 2001 (*8-for-14), #23 UGA 35-15 in Oxford, Miss. *8 is fewest completions; Also 8-for-17, 112 yds. vs.

USC in 2005, #9 UGA 17-15 in Athens

TRACKS DEFENSE

Most Points Allowed 51 by #13 Tennessee in 2006, #13 UT d. #10 UGA 51-33 in Athens Fewest Points Allowed (9 Shutouts w/ 4 SEC) @ Clemson in ’03 (UGA 30-0); @ S.C. in ’06 (UGA 18-0); 0 by UAB in ’06 (UGA 34-0); Tenn. Tech in ’09 (UGA 38-0); Vandy in ’10 (43-0); Coastal Carolina in ’11 (UGA 59-0); @ Auburn in ’12 (#5UGA 38-0); Troy in ’14 (66-0); @ #23 Mizzou in ’14 (UGA 34-0)

Most Offensive Plays Allowed 92 by Texas A&M in 2009 (471 yds.), UGA d. A&M 44-20 in Shreveport, La. (Indy Bowl) 92 by Ga. Tech in 2010 (512 yds), UGA d. Tech 42-34 in Athens SEC: 88 by Vanderbilt in 2001 (436 yds.), #19 UGA 30-14 in Nashville Fewest Offensive Plays Allowed 37 by #5 Auburn in 2006 (171 yds.), UGA 37-15 in Auburn Most Total Offense Allowed 584 yards by Florida in 2001 (73 plays), #6 Fla. d. #15 UGA 24-10 in Jacksonville Lowest Total Offense Allowed 55 yards by Tenn. Tech in 2009 (47 plays), UGA 38-0 in Athens SEC: 139 yards by #22 Ark. in 2002 SEC Champ. (56 plays) #4 UGA 30-3 in Atlanta Most Rushing Yards Allowed 418 by UF in 2014 (60 atts.), UF 38-20 in Jax. Fewest Rushing Yards Allowed -21 by Tennessee in 2011 (23 atts.), UGA 20-12 in Knoxville

Most Passing Yards Allowed 408 by Arkansas in 2009 (21-for-39), #20 UGA 52-41 in Fayetteville Fewest Passing Yards Allowed 19 by #18 Ga. Tech in 2008 (1-for-6), #18 Tech d. #13 UGA 45-42 in Athens SEC: 30 by #1 LSU in 2011 SEC Champ.

(5-for-13), #1 LSU 42-10 in Atlanta

BULLDOG WEEKLY HONORS

vs. #16 Clemson: Todd Gurley (Walter Camp/Athlon Sports National Player of the Week, SEC Co-Offensive Player of the Week, Paul Hornung Award Honor Roll, College Football Performance Awards National All-Purpose Performer of the Week/National Kickoff Returner of the Week) Amarlo Herrera (SEC Defensive Player of the Week) vs. Troy: Isaiah McKenzie (CFPA National Punt Returner of the Week) Sony Michel (SEC Freshman Player of the Week) vs. Tennessee: Todd Gurley (Athlon Sports National Player of the Week, Paul Hornung Award Honor Roll, SEC Offensive Player of the Week, CFPA National All-Purpose Performer of the Week) vs. Vanderbilt: Todd Gurley (Paul Hornung Award Honor Roll) Nick Chubb (SEC Co-Freshman Player of the Week) @ #23 Missouri: Nick Chubb (Athlon Sports National Freshman of the Week, SEC Co-Freshman Player of the Week) @ Arkansas: Nick Chubb (Maxwell Award Player of the Week, Athlon Sports National Freshman of the Week, SEC Offensive Player of the Week) Damian Swann (SEC Defensive Player of the Week) @ Kentucky: Isaiah McKenzie (SEC Special Teams Player of the Week, CFPA National Punt Returner, National Kickoff Returner & National All-Purpose Performer of the Week) Lorenzo Carter (SEC Defensive Lineman of the Week) Nick Chubb (SEC Freshman Player of the Week) vs. #9 Auburn: Todd Gurley (Paul Hornung Award Honor Roll) Nick Chubb (SEC Freshman Player of the Week) vs. Charleston Southern: Nick Chubb (SEC Freshman Player of the Week) OTHER Chris Conley (Allstate AFCA Good Works Team, Campbell Trophy semifinalist/NFF Scholar-Athlete Award candidate, Finalist for Senior CLASS Award, Sphinx Club, SEC Community Service Team, Capital One Academic All-District Team, Finalist for Wuerffel Trophy) Ramik Wilson, Jordan Jenkins (Butkus Award semifinalists)

BULLDOGS IN THE NFL & CFL

Geno Atkins, DT, Cincinnati Bengals Clint Boling, G, Cincinnati Bengals Brandon Boykin, CB, Philadelphia Eagles Marlon Brown, WR, Baltimore Ravens Drew Butler, P, Arizona Cardinals Chris Clemons, DE, Jacksonville Jaguars Thomas Davis, LB, Carolina Panthers Akeem Dent, LB, Houston Texans Demarcus Dobbs, DT, Seattle Seahawks Kris Durham, WR, Tennessee Titans Robert Geathers, DE, Cincinnati Bengals Cordy Glenn, OT, Buffalo Bills Kedric Golston, DE, Washington Redskins A.J. Green, WR, Cincinnati Bengals Justin Houston, LB, Kansas City Chiefs John Jenkins, DT, New Orleans Saints Tim Jennings, CB, Chicago Bears Charles Johnson, DE, Carolina Panthers Abry Jones, DT, Jacksonville Jaguars Ben Jones, C, Houston Texans Reshad Jones, S, Miami Dolphins Aaron Murray, QB, Kansas City Chiefs Alec Ogletree, LB, St. Louis Rams Bacarri Rambo, S, Buffalo Bills

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Matthew Stafford, QB, Detroit Lions DeAngelo Tyson, DE, Baltimore Ravens Fernando Velasco, C, Carolina Panthers Blair Walsh, K, Minnesota Vikings Cornelius Washington, OLB, Chicago Bears Ben Watson, TE, New Orleans Saints Shawn Williams, S, Cincinnati Bengals Jarius Wynn, DE, Buffalo Bills INJURED-RESERVE Sanders Commings, CB, Kansas City Chiefs Dannell Ellerbe, LB, Miami Dolphins Kwame Geathers, DT, San Diego Chargers Jarvis Jones, LB, Pittsburgh Steelers Arthur Lynch, TE, Miami Dolphins Knowshon Moreno, RB, Miami Dolphins PRACTICE SQUAD Orson Charles, TE, New Orleans Saints Tavarres King, WR, Tampa Bay Buccaneers Garrison Smith, DT, New Orleans Saints CANADIAN FOOTBALL LEAGUE Rennie Curran, LB, Edmonton Marcus Howard, DE, Edmonton (injured list) Corvey Irvin, DT, Calgary (practice roster) Branden Smith, DB, Toronto

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CAREER REVIEW OF TODD GURLEY

A 6-1, 232-pound junior, Todd Gurley proved to be a potent option as both a running back, receiver and kickoff returner during his career. l Scored 44 Career Touchdowns (36 rushing, 6 receiving, 2 kickoffs). That ranks second only behind the legendary Herschel Walker (52) l Ranks 2nd in school history with 4,322 All-Purpose Yards, trailing only Herschel Walker (5,749) l School record career 6.44 average gain per rush (old mark: 6.42, Charley Trippi, 1942, 1945-46) l Walter Camp National Player of the Week (CU), 2x Athlon Sports National Player of the Week and SEC Player of Week (CU, UT) l Ranks 2nd in school history with 18 games of at least 100 yards rushing l School record 293 All-Purpose Yards and 4 TDs in win over #16 Clemson l Career-high 208 Rushing Yards, 2 TDs in victory over Tennessee l 11 career kickoff returns for 422 yards and two 100-yard TDs l Completed a 50-yard pass on his first career attempt in the 2014 win over Vanderbilt Career Rushing Att. Yards Per/Att. Per/Gm. 222 1,385 6.2 98.9 165 989 6.0 98.9 123 911 7.4 151.8 510 3,285 6.4 109.5

Year 2012 2013 2014 Total

G/GS 14/12 10/10 6/5 30/27

Year 2012 2013 2014 Total

G/GS 14/12 10/10 6/5 30/27

Year 2012 2013 2014 Total

Career Kickoff Returns G/GS Ret. Yards Avg. TD 14/12 7 243 34.7 1 10/10 0 - - 5/4 4 179 44.8 1 29/26 11 422 38.4 2

Rec. 16 37 12 65

TD LG 17 55TD (UB) 10 75TD (CU) 9 51TD (2x) 36 75TD (CU)

Career Receiving Yards Per/Rec. Per/Gm. TD 117 7.3 8.4 0 441 11.9 44.1 6 57 4.8 9.5 0 615 9.5 20.5 6

LG 23 OM 73TD (UF) 15 (VU) 73TD (UF)

LG 100 (UB) 100 (CU) 100TD (2x)

UGA CAREER RECORD BOOKS

MOST TOUCHDOWNS SCORED 1. 52 - Herschel Walker, 1980-82 2. 44 – Todd Gurley, 2012-14

MOST RUSHING TOUCHDOWNS 1. 49 - Herschel Walker, 1980-82 2. 36 – Todd Gurley, 2012-14 36 - Lars Tate, 1984-87 MOST RUSHING YARDS 1. 5,259 - Herschel Walker, 1980-82 (SEC Record) 2. 3,285 - Todd Gurley, 2012-14 AVERAGE YARDS PER GAME 1. 159.4 - Herschel Walker, 1980-82 (5,259 in 33 games) (SEC Record) 2. 109.5 - Todd Gurley, 2012-14 (3,285 in 30 games) AVERAGE GAIN PER RUSH 1. 6.44 – Todd Gurley, 2012-14 2. 6.42 - Charley Trippi, 1942, ’45-46 MOST ALL-PURPOSE YARDS 1. 5,749 - Herschel Walker, 1980-82 (5,259 rush, 243 rec., 247 KO ret.)

2. 4,322 – Todd Gurley, 2012-14 (3,285 rush, 615 rec., 422 KO ret.)

AVERAGE GAIN PER PLAY 1. 7.69 - Aaron Murray, 2010-13 2. 7.52 - Charley Trippi, 1942, ‘45-56 3. 7.38 - Todd Gurly, 2012-14 (4,322 yds., 586 plays)

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SEC CAREER RECORD BOOKS

MOST TOUCHDOWNS SCORED 1. 57 – Tim Tebow, Florida (55 games), 2006-09 2. 53 – Kevin Faulk, LSU (41 games), 1995-98 3. 52 – Herschel Walker, Georgia (33 games), 1980-82 4. 50 – Dalton Hilliard, LSU (44 games), 1982-85

50 – Shaun Alexander, Alabama (41 games), 1996-99 6. 46 – Carnell Williams, Auburn (42 games), 2001-04

46 – Anthony Dixon, Miss. State (47 games), 2006-09

46 – Mark Ingram, Alabama (39 games), 2008-10 9. 45 – Bo Jackson, Auburn (38 games), 1982-85 10. 44 – Todd Gurley, (30 games), 2012-14

44 – Darren McFadden, Arkansas (38 games), 2005-07

GURLEY’S CAREER 2012

G/GS Att. Yds

TD

2013

@ Clemson 1/1 S. Carolina 2/2 North Texas 3/3 LSU 4/4 vs. Florida 5/5 App. State 6/6 @ Auburn 7/7 Kentucky 8/8 @ Ga. Tech 9/9 vs. Nebraska 10/10 Total 10/10

G/GS Att. Yds TD

12 154 2 30 132 1 21 91 1 8 73 0 17 100 1 13 75 1 15 79 1 8 77 0 20 122 3 21 86 0 165 989 10

75 1 1 0 1 19 1 8 1 8 12 2 20 0 15 23 1 13 0 13 30 3 87 1 73 10 3 12 0 6 14 10 77 0 22 16 5 90 2 44 25 4 36 1 13 16 7 97 1 30 75 37 441 6 73

2014

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Att. Yds TD

LG Rec Yds TD LG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

0 4 0 11 15 4 15

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30/27

510 3,285 36

75 65 615 6

73

Buffalo 1/0 8 100 2 @ Missouri 2/1 10 65 1 Fla. Atlantic 3/2 10 111 1 Vanderbilt 4/3 16 130 2 Tennessee 5/4 24 130 3 @ S.C. 6/5 13 39 0 at Kentucky 7/6 12 47 0 vs. Florida 8/7 27 118 1 Ole Miss 9/8 18 117 0 @ Auburn 10/9 11 116 1 Ga. Southern 11/10 15 68 1 Ga. Tech 12/11 12 97 2 vs. Alabama 13/12 23 122 2 vs. Nebraska 14/12 23 125 1 Total 14/13 222 1,385 17

Clemson 1/1 @ S.C. 2/2 Troy 3/3 Tennessee 4/4 Vanderbilt 5/5 #9 Auburn 6/5 Total 6/5

15 198 3 20 131 1 6 73 0 28 208 2 25 165 2 29 138 1 123 911 9

LG Rec Yds TD LG

55 0 0 0 0 44 1 -5 0 -5 38 0 0 0 0 39 1 13 0 13 51 1 3 0 1 13 0 0 0 0 12 3 23 0 13 23 2 23 0 20 31 1 23 0 23 49 1 10 0 10 18 0 0 0 0 22 2 20 0 11 18 3 3 0 4 24 1 4 0 4 55 16 117 0 23

LG Rec Yds TD LG

51 40 48 51 26 31 51

1 4 0 4 2 1 12

-5 4 0 30 24 4 57

2014 Season Ends For Gurley

Junior TB Todd Gurley’s junior season consisted of six games and five starts.

He rushed for 911 yards on 123 attempts (a school record 7.4 average). Gurley averaged 151.8 yards/game with nine touchdowns and proved to be a dangerous kickoff return man. He averaged 44.8 yards on four returns, including a 100-yard return for a touchdown in the season opener against #16 Clemson. Gurley was suspended for four games during the season and then returned in the win over #9 Auburn on Nov. 15. In that contest, he had 138 yards and one touchdown before injuring his left knee. An MRI showed a torn ACL which will sideline Gurley for the rest of the season. He had surgery on Nov. 25 and has begun his rehab.

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RUNNING BACKS Nick Chubb Brendan Douglas Todd Gurley Quayvon Hicks Kyle Karempelis Keith Marshall Sony Michel Others - - - - %Collin Barber, P Faton Bauta, QB Reggie Davis, SE Hutson Mason, QB Isaiah McKenzie, WR Malcolm Mitchell, SE Marshall Morgan, PK

ATT. (G) 38 (MU14) 17 (VU13) 30 (SC13) 4 (SC13) 13 (NMS11) 20 (LSU13) 16 (UK14)

YDS. (G) 202 (ARK14) 84 (VU13) 208 (UT14) 38 (CU13) 63 (NMS11) 164 (UT12) 155 (TU14)

TDs (G) 2 (3x/CSU14) 1 (5x/UF14) 3 (3x/CU14) 1 (3x/CSU14) - 2 (3x/GT12) 3 (TU14)

LG (G) 83TD (CSU14) 21 (UF13) 75TD (CU13) 37 (CU13) 20 (NMS11) 75TD (UT12) 75 (TU14)

100-yd Games 7 18 3 1

1 (2x/SC13) 4 (TU14) 2 (ASU13) 11 (GT13) 2 (TU14) 1 (8x/AU12) 1 (GT14)

5 (CU13) 22 (UK13) - 30 (UT14) 54 (TU14) 20 (GT11) 28 (GT14)

- 2 (TU14) - 1 (6x/ARK14) - - -

5 (CU13) 14 (UK13) - 16 (GT13) 49 (TU14) 20 (GT11) 28 (GT14)

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ATT. (G) 41 (UF14) 3 (TU14) 12 (CSU14)

COMP. (G) 26 (UF14) 2 (2x/CSU14) 8 (CSU14)

YDS. (G) 320 (NEB14) 31 (CSU14) 92 (CSU14)

TDs (G) 4 (UK14) - 1 (3x/CSU14)

LG (G) 48 (2x/ARK14) 18 (CSU14) 47 (UK14)

INT (G) 2 (UT14) 1 (CSU14)

1 (VU14)

1 (VU14)

50 (VU14)

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50 (VU14)

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RECEIVERS/TE Michael Bennett Jeb Blazevich Chris Conley Jordan Davis Reggie Davis Michael Erdman Isaiah McKenzie Malcolm Mitchell Jay Rome Jonathon Rumph Justin Scott-Wesley Blake Tibbs Kenneth Towns Shakenneth Williams Others - - - - - Nick Chubb, TB Brendan Douglas, TB Todd Gurley, TB Quayvon Hicks, FB Keith Marshall, TB Taylor Maxey, FB Sony Michel, TB % - ran a fake punt at CU (2013);

REC. (G) 8 (UM12) 3 (2x/UK14) 7 (GT13) 2 (CSU14) 3 (ASU13) 2 (ASU13) 3 (VU14) 9 (UK12) 3 (4x/MU14) 5 (CSU14) 4 (2x/LSU13) 1 (4x/UK14) 1 (6x/UF14) 1 (TU14)

YDS. (G) 110 (FAU12) 86 (VU14) 136 (NU13) 42 (CSU14) 134 (NT13) 22 (ASU13) 36 (SC14) 126 (UT11) 27 (2x/NT13) 98 (ASU13) 116 (SC13) 13 (UK14) 16 (UK13) 35 (TU14)

TDs (G) 2 (3x/TU14) 2 (UK14) 2 (5x/CSU14) - 1 (NT13) - - 1 (10x/AU14) 1 (3x/SC14) 1 (CSU14) 1 (4x/CSU14) - 1 (2x/TU14) -

LG (G) 67TD (FAU12) 50 (VU14) 87TD (NU13) 24 (2x/CSU14) 98TD (NT13) 15 (ASU13) 36 (SC14) 71 (UT­­11) 27 (NT13) 47 (UK14) 85TD (SC13) 13 (UK14) 16 (UK13) 35 (TU14)

100-yd Games 1 4 1 2 1 -

5 (UF14) 6 (MU13) 10 (AU13) 2 (VU13) 3 (2x/NT13) 1 (UT14) 3 (CU14)

59 (UF14) 43 (MU13) 97 (NEB14) 38 (CU13) 54 (SC13) 6 (UT14) 33 (SC14)

1 (2x/UF14) 1 (MU13) 2 (UK13) - 1 (2x/SC13) - 1 (SC14)

27 (AU14) 37 (NEB14) 73 (UF13) 38 (CU13) 48 (SC13) 6 (UT14) 33 (SC14)

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Bulldog, Pos. Tristan Askew, CB John Atkins, N Sterling Bailey, DE Davin Bellamy, OLB Devin Bowman, CB Lorenzo Carter, OLB Reggie Carter, ILB Aaron Davis, FS Josh Dawson, OLB James DeLoach, OLB Ray Drew, OLB Leonard Floyd, OLB Devin Gillespie, SS Amarlo Herrera, ILB Jordan Jenkins, OLB Toby Johnson, DE Jesse Jones, FS Tim Kimbrough, ILB Quincy Mauger, SS

TACKLES

Solo (G) - 2 (CU14) 4 (CU13) 3 (CSU14) 3 (2x/ARK14) 5 (UK14) 4 (CSU14) 7 (UT14) 3 (CSU14) 2 (TU14) 5 (GT13) 7 (NEB14) 1 (2x/CSU14) 10 (GT13) 6 (NEB14) 3 (SC14) - 3 (3x/CSU14) 8 (GT13)

Assist (G) 1 (CSU14) 2 (SC14) 7 (SC13) 3 (2x/CSU14) 1 (10x/CSU14) 4 (2x/GT14) 3 (3x/CSU14) 2 (UF14) 5 (CSU14) 2 (2x/VU13) 5 (GT14) 8 (UF14) - 13 (GT14) 6 (ARK14) 5 (AU14) 1 (CSU14) 3 (CU14) 5 (UT13)

Total 1 (CSU14) 3 (2x/SC14) 10 (SC13) 6 (CSU14) 4 (2x/ARK14) 9 (UK14) 7 (CSU14) 7 (UT14) 8 (CSU14) 3 (TU14) 9 (GT14) 10 (ARK14) 1 (2x/CSU14) 19 (GT14) 8 (2x/UF14) 6 (AU14) 1 (CSU14) 5 (2x/CSU14) 8 (GT13)

10+ 1 1 15 -

Bulldog, Pos. Solo (G) Assist (G) Total 10+ Chris Mayes, N 4 (GT13) 5 (VU13) 7 (GT13) Shaun McGee, OLB - 1 (TU14) 1 (TU14) Malcolm Mitchell, CB/WR 5 (UM12) 1 (2x/VU12) 6 (UM12) Corey Moore, CB 5 (UF13) 2 (4x/ SC14) 5 (2x/UF13) Johnny O’Neal, ILB 1 (2x/NEB14) 1 (2x/UK13) 1 (4x/NEB14) Malkom Parrish, CB 4 (AU14) 2 (CSU14) 5 (AU14) Ryne Rankin, ILB 2 (2x/TU14) 2 (TU14) 4 (TU14) Lucas Redd, FS 1 (TU14) 1 (2x/TU14) 2 (TU14) Dominick Sanders, STAR 4 (UF14) 3 (VU14) 5 (UF14) Damian Swann, CB 8 (ARK14) 7 (AU14) 11 (ARK14) 3 Tramel Terry, FS 2 (UK14) 3 (TU14) 3 (TU14) Mike Thornton, N 3 (2x/UK14) 6 (UF14) 6 (UF14) Kosta Vavlas, ILB 3 (UT11) 2 (5x/UK14) 4 (3x/UK14) Reggie Wilkerson, CB - 1 (TU14) 1 (TU14) Ramik Wilson, ILB 12 (AU13) 13 (GT14) 19 (GT14) 9 * - the following offensive players have tackles after turnovers or on special teams: David Andrews, Collin Barber, Michael Bennett, Chris Conley, Reggie Davis, Michael Erdman, Todd Gurley, Keith Marshall, Hutson Mason, Taylor Maxey, Isaiah McKenzie, Sony Michel, Malcolm Mitchell, Marshall Morgan, Christian Payne, Jay Rome, Ben Souther, John Theus, Nathan Theus, Blake Tibbs, Shakenneth Williams

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IN A GAME GEORGIA HAD...

30 or more first downs – Kentucky 2013 (35) 25–29 first downs – Charleston Southern 2014 (28) 11–15 first downs – Florida 2012 (14) 10 or fewer first downs – Virginia Tech 2006 (9) 500 or more yards rushing – South Carolina 1974 (502) 400 or more yards rushing – Vanderbilt 1990 (414) 300–399 yards rushing – Kentucky 2014 (305) 51–100 yards rushing – Nebraska 2014 (96) 50 or fewer yards rushing – LSU 2009 (45) Two 100–yard rushers – Auburn 2014 – Chubb (144) & Gurley (138) 400 or more yards passing – Auburn 2013 (415) 300–399 yards passing – Charleston Southern 2014 (310) 51–100 yards passing – Georgia Tech 2009 (76) 50 or fewer yards passing – Auburn 1990 (28) Zero yards passing – Auburn 1976 Two 100–yard passers – Kentucky 2013— Murray (183) & Mason (189) Two 100–yard receivers – Nebraska 2013 ­— Conley (136) & King (104) 100–yard rusher & receiver – Arkansas 2014— Conley (128) & Chubb (202) 600 or more yards total offense – Kentucky 2013 (602) 500–599 yards total offense – Charleston Southern 2014 (580) 150 or fewer yards total offense – Clemson 1990 (131) 100 or more plays total offense – Kentucky 1967 (105) 70–79 points – Northeast Louisiana 1994 (70) 60–69 points – Kentucky 2014 (63) Zero points – Alabama 1995 (31–0) Five or more rushing TDs – Troy 2014 (5) Five or more passing TDs – Kentucky 2014 (5) Failed to score a TD – Central Florida 2010 Both Returned a punt & a kick–off for TDs – Kentucky 2014 Recorded a safety – Nebraska 2013 (blocked punt, recovered out of bounds) Five or more sacks – Clemson 2014 (5) Both Blocked a punt & a field goal – Texas A&M 2009 Both Recovered & Returned Fumbles for TDs – Virginia 2000 Zero punts – Charleston Southern 2014 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. Arkansas 2014 (30) Rushed for over 250 yards – Herschel Walker vs. Ole Miss 1981 (265) Rushed for 200–249 yards – Nick Chubb vs. Arkansas 2014 (202) Rushed for 150–199 yards – Nick Chubb vs. Kentucky 2014 (170) Had a run of 80 yards or more – Nick Chubb vs. Charleston Southern 2014 (83) Had a run of 50–79 yards – Nick Chubb vs. Georgia Tech 2014 (65) Attempted 60 or more passes – Cory Phillips vs. Georgia Tech 2000 (62) Attempted 50–59 passes – Quincy Carter vs. Georgia Tech 1999 (55) Attempted 40–49 passes – Hutson Mason vs. Florida 2014 (41) Completed 30 or more passes – Aaron Murray vs. Auburn 2013 (33) Completed 25–29 passes – Hutson Mason vs. Florida 2014 (26) 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 – Todd Gurley vs. Auburn 2013 (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 – Chris Conley vs. Arkansas 2014 (128) Had 400 yards total offense – Aaron Murray vs. Auburn 2013 (452) Scored four or more TDs – Todd Gurley vs. Clemson 2014 (4) Scored three TDs – Sony Michel vs. Troy 2014 Rushed for four or more TDs – Washaun Ealey vs. Kentucky 2010 (5) Rushed for three TDs – Sony Michel vs. Troy 2014 Passed for five or more TDs – Aaron Murray vs. Nebraska 2013 (5) Passed for four TDs – Hutson Mason vs. Kentucky 2014 Caught three TD passes – Mohamed Massaquoi vs. Georgia Tech 2008 Caught two TD passes – Chris Conley vs. Charleston Southern 2014 Rushed for and received a TD – Nick Chubb vs. Florida 2014 Kicked four or more FGs – Marshall Morgan vs. Nebraska 2014 (4) Blocked a PAT – Ray Drew vs. Georgia Tech 2014 Blocked a FG – Ray Drew vs. Georgia Tech 2014 Blocked a FG & a PAT in a game – Ray Drew vs. Georgia Tech 2014 Blocked a punt – Shawn Williams vs. Nebraska 2013 Returned a punt for a TD – Isaiah McKenzie vs. Kentucky 2014 (59) Returned a blocked FG for a TD – Alec Ogletree vs. Alabama 2012 (55) Returned a blocked punt for a TD – CJ Byrd vs. UAB 2006 (12) Returned a kickoff for a TD – Isaiah McKenzie vs. Kentucky 2014 (90, opening kick) Returned a kickoff and a punt for a TD– Isaiah McKenzie vs. Kentucky 2014 (90,59) Returned an int. for a TD – Devin Bowman vs. Vanderbilt 2014 (63) Recovered a fumble for a TD – Josh Dawson vs. Tennessee 2014 Returned a fumble for a TD – Damian Swann vs. Georgia Tech 2014 (99) Returned a PAT for two points – Tim Wansley vs. Vanderbilt 2000 (86) Attempted a two–point cov. – Florida 2014 (Hutson Mason pass failed) Attempted an onside kick – Marshall Morgan vs. Arkansas 2014 (failed)

BULLDOGS

Time

Attempted a fake punt – Collin Barber vs. Clemson 2013 (5 yard rush, successful) Attempted a fake FG – Marshall Morgan vs. Ga.Tech 2014 (28 yard rush, successful) Scored 10–14 points kicking – Marshall Morgan vs. Charleston Southern 2014 (13) Scored 15 or more points kicking – Billy Bennett vs. Georgia Tech 2002 (15) Kicked a 60–yard FG – Kevin Butler vs. Clemson 1984 (60) Kicked a 50–yard FG – Marshall Morgan vs. Charleston Southern 2014 (53) 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 2014 Intercepted three passes – Tra Battle vs. Auburn 2006 Recovered two fumbles – Josh Dawson vs. Tennessee 2014 Had three or more sacks – Jarvis Jones vs. Florida 2012 (3) Had four or more TFLs – Jarvis Jones vs. Florida 2012 (4.5) Had a 70–yard punt – Drew Butler vs. Oklahoma State 2009 (75) Had a 60–69 yard punt – Collin Barber vs. Clemson 2014 (60)

IN A GAME AN OPPOSING TEAM HAD...

30 or more first downs – Georgia Tech 2014 (32) 25–29 first downs – Arkansas 2014 (29) 10 or fewer first downs – Missouri 2014 (10) 400 or more yards rushing – Florida 2014 (418) 300–399 yards rushing – Georgia Tech 2014 (399) 250–299 yards rushing – Georgia Tech 2013 (263) 11–50 yards rushing – Missouri 2014 (50) 10 or fewer yards rushing – North Texas 2013 (7) Negative yards rushing – Florida 2011 (-19) 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 – LSU 2013 (372) 50 or fewer yards passing – Charleston Southern 2014 (21) Zero yards passing – Cal State Fullerton 1992 Four or more TD rushes – Florida 2014 (5) Four or more TD passes – Kentucky 2010 (4) Two 100–yard passers – Vanderbilt 2013 - Carta-Samuels (111) & Robinette (107) Two 100–yard receivers – LSU 2013 – Landry (156) & Beckham (118) 600 or more yards of total offense – Kentucky 2000 (620) 500–599 yards of total offense – Auburn 2013 (566) 50 or more points – Tennessee 2006 (51) 40–49 points – Auburn 2013 (43) Zero points – Missouri 2014 (34-0) 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 – Tennessee 2013 (Collin Barber, punter) Blocked a FG – Georgia Tech 2014 (Marshall Morgan, 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 – Branden Oliver of Buffalo 2012 (30) Rushed for 200 or more yards – Roddy Jones of Georgia Tech 2008 (214) Rushed for 150–199 yards – Kelvin Taylor & Matt Jones of Florida 2014 (197&192) Had a run of 80 yards or more – Justin Vincent of LSU 2003 (87) Had a run of 50–79 yards – Stanley Williams of Kentucky 2014 (56) Attempted 60 or more passes – Drew Brees of Purdue 1999 (60) Attempted 50–59 passes – Kirk Cousins of Michigan State 2012 (50) Attempted 45–49 passes – Brandon Allen of Arkansas 2014 (45) 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 – Zach Mettenberger of LSU 2013 (372) Caught 15 or more passes – Keith Edwards of Vanderbilt 1983 (17) Caught 10–14 passes – Andrew Peacock of Appalachian State 2013 (12) Caught for 200 or more yards – Ronney Daniels of Auburn 1999 (249) Caught for 100–199 yards – Quincy Enunwa of Nebraska 2014 (129) 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 – Zach Laskey of Georgia Tech 2014 (3) Returned a punt for a TD – Ace Sanders of South Carolina 2012 (70) Returned a blocked punt for a TD – Devaun Swafford of Tennessee 2013 (15) Recovered a punt for a TD – Zac Whitfield of North Texas 2013 Returned a kickoff for a TD – Brelan Chancellor of North Texas 2013 (99) Returned an interception for a TD – Will Compton of Nebraska 2013 (24) Recovered a fumble for a TD – Joe Bock of Virginia 1979 Returned a fumble for a TD – Michael Sam of Missouri 2013 (21) Attempted a fake punt – Trey Barrow of Missouri 2012 (3 yard rush, failed) Attempted a fake FG – Michael McNeely of Florida 2014 (21 yard rush, successful) Scored 10 or more points kicking – Harrison Butker of Georgia Tech 2013 (10) Kicked a 50–yard FG – Harrison Butker of Georgia Tech 2014 (53) Intercepted two passes – Darqueze Dennard of Michigan State 2012

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2014 Overall: 9-3

Georgia

Statistics

(Home: 6-1; Road: 3-1; Neutral: 0-1)

SEC: 6-2

(Home: 3-0; Road: 3-1; Neutral: 0-1)

Date Rank Opponent (Rank) TV W-L Score/Time Attend. Top Rusher Top Passer Top Receiver Top Tackler 8/30 12/12 16/16 Clemson ESPN W 45-21 92,746 Gurley (15-198) Mason (18-26-131) Bennett (5-60) Herrera (12)

9/13 6/6 * at 24/23 South Carolina CBS L 35-38 84,232 Gurley (20-131) Mason (16-22-191) Conley (4-49) Wilson (13)

9/20 13/14 Troy SECN W 66-0 92,746 Michel (10-155) Mason (8-11-97) Bennett (3-34) Jenkins (5)

9/27 12/13 * Tennessee ESPN W 35-32 92,746 Gurley (28 (208) Mason (16-25-147) Bennett (4-31) Herrera (10)

10/4 13/12 * Vanderbilt SECN W 44-17 92,746 Gurley (25-163) Mason (11-17-121) Blazevich (3-86) Herrera (9)

10/11 13/10 * at 23/24 Missouri CBS W 34-0 71,168 Chubb (38-143) Mason (22-28-156) Mitchell (6-27) 3 Players (4)

10/18 10/10 * at Arkansas SECN W 45-32 54,959 Chubb (30-202) Mason (10-17-179) Conley (5-128) Wilson (14)

11/1 9/8/11 * vs. Florida CBS L 20-38 83,004 Chubb (21-156) Mason (26-41-319) Mitchell (7-55) Herrera (11)

11/8 17/17/20 * at Kentucky ESPN W 63-31 60,152 Chubb (13-170) Mason (13-16-174) Rumph (4-81) Wilson (12)

11/15 16/14/15 * 9/9/9 Auburn ESPN W 34-7 92,746 Chubb (19-144) Mason (10-19-123) Bennett (3-29) Herrera (12)

11/22 9/10/10 Charleston Southern SECN W 55-9 92,746 Chubb (9-113) Mason (10-12-187) Rumph (5-67) Dawson (8)

11/29 8/9/9 15/15/16 Georgia Tech SECN L (OT) 24-30 92,746 Chubb (25-129) Mason (18-28-194) Mitchell (7-56) Herrera/Wilson (19)

ALL TIMES EASTERN ◊ Rankings are AP/USA Today/Selection Committee ◊ *-SEC Games ◊ Arkansas at War Memorial Stadium (Little Rock. Ark.) ◊ Florida at EverBank Field (Jacksonville, Fla.)

TEAM STATISTICS

GA OPP

SCORING 500 255 Points Per Game 41.7 21.2 Points Off Turnovers 104 19 FIRST DOWNS 276 232 Rushing 145 127 Passing 115 86 Penalty 16 19 RUSHING YARDAGE 3060 2107 Yards gained rushing 3248 2425 Yards lost rushing 188 318 Rushing Attempts 502 499 Average Per Rush 6.1 4.2 Average Per Game 255.0 175.6 TDs Rushing 35 22 PASSING YARDAGE 2399 1901 Comp-Att-Int 203-298-5 183-335-13 Average Per Pass 8.1 5.7 Average Per Catch 11.8 10.4 Average Per Game 199.9 158.4 TDs Passing 23 12 TOTAL OFFENSE 5459 4008 Total Plays 800 834 Average Per Play 6.8 4.8 Average Per Game 454.9 334.0 KICK RETURNS: #-Yards 27-612 56-1100 KICK RETURN AVERAGE 22.7 19.6 PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards 30-325 10-47 PUNT RETURN AVERAGE 10.8 4.7 INT RETURNS: #-Yards 13-124 5-41 INT RETURN AVERAGE 9.5 8.2 FUMBLES-LOST 20-6 24-13 PENALTIES-Yards 61-508 60-543 Average Per Game 42.3 45.2 PUNTS-Yards 41-1548 68-2834 Average Per Punt 37.8 41.7 Net punt average 36.1 36.3 KICKOFFS-Yards 90-5490 47-2629 Average Per Kick 61.0 55.9 Net kick average 40.2 35.5 TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 28:58 31:02 3RD-DOWN Conversions 69/145 69/176 3rd-Down Pct 48% 39% 4TH-DOWN Conversions 12/14 11/17 4th-Down Pct 86% 65% SACKS BY-Yards 24-195 15-93 MISC YARDS 16 0 TOUCHDOWNS SCORED 66 34 FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS 13-18 7-11 ON-SIDE KICKS 0-1 1-3 RED-ZONE SCORES (54-64) 84% (29-37) 78% RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS (43-64) 67% (24-37) 65% PAT-ATTEMPTS (63-64) 98% (28-30) 93%

SCORING 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT Total Georgia 152 137 86 125 0 500 Opponents 44 86 40 79 6 255

Possession 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Total Georgia Opponents

6:29 6:55 7:22 8:09 28:57 8:30 8:04 7:37 6:50 31:02

RUSHING

GP-GS Att Gain Loss

PASSING

GP-GS Effic Cmp-Att-Int Pct Yds TD Long Avg/G

RECEIVING

GP-GS No. Yds Avg TD Long Avg/G

Net Avg

TD Long Avg/G

Nick Chubb.....................12-7 186 1326 45 1281 6.9 12 83 CSU 106.8 Todd Gurley......................6-5 123 932 21 911 7.4 9 51 CU,UT 151.8 Sony Michel......................7-0 53 379 2 377 7.1 4 75 TR 53.9 Brendan Douglas............ 11-0 50 234 9 225 4.5 2 15 MU,UK,CSU 20.5 Quayvon Hicks...............12-6 9 85 0 85 9.4 2 33 SC 7.1 Isaiah McKenzie.............12-3 7 83 5 78 11.1 0 49 TR 6.5 Marshall Morgan.............12-0 1 28 0 28 28.0 0 28 GT 2.3 Kyle Karempelis...............6-0 7 29 2 27 3.9 0 7 CSU 4.5 Keith Marshall...................3-0 12 27 3 24 2.0 0 5 CU,TR 8.0 Faton Bauta......................3-0 6 17 1 16 2.7 2 7 TR 5.3 Hutson Mason..............12-12 40 108 94 14 0.3 4 12 UT 1.2 TEAM..............................12-0 8 0 6 -6 -0.8 0 0 -0.5 Total..................................12 502 3248 188 3060 6.1 35 83 CSU 255.0 Opponents........................12 499 2425 318 2107 4.2 22 65 UF 175.6 Hutson Mason..............12-12 154.81 178-262-4 67.9 Brice Ramsey...................7-0 171.96 20-30-1 66.7 Faton Bauta......................3-0 160.64 4-5-0 80.0 Todd Gurley......................6-5 520.00 1-1-0 100.0 Total..................................12 157.86 203-298-5 68.1 Opponents........................12 106.35 183-335-13 54.6 Michael Bennett............12-10 35 381 Chris Conley.................12-10 32 577 Malcolm Mitchell...............8-2 28 229 Nick Chubb.....................12-7 18 213 Jeb Blazevich...............12-10 16 256 Todd Gurley......................6-5 12 57 Jonathon Rumph..............4-0 11 176 Jay Rome....................... 11-2 10 59 Sony Michel......................7-0 6 74 Isaiah McKenzie.............12-3 6 67 Reggie Davis..................12-1 6 63 Kenneth Towns............... 11-0 5 31 Quayvon Hicks...............12-6 4 31 Jordan Davis....................6-0 3 66 Shakenneth Williams........5-0 3 61 Justin Scott-Wesley..........5-0 2 33 Blake Tibbs.....................12-0 2 25 Taylor Maxey..................12-2 1 6 Michael Erdman.............10-0 1 4 Keith Marshall...................3-0 1 -5 Brendan Douglas............ 11-0 1 -5 Total..................................12 203 2399 Opponents........................12 183 1901

TOTAL OFFENSE

GP-GS P lays Rush

2019 282 48 50 2399 1901

20 3 0 0 23 12

48 ARK 168.2 47 UK 40.3 18 CSU 16.0 50 VU 8.3 50 VU 199.9 38 CU,ARK 158.4

10.9 4 30 CSU 31.8 18.0 7 48 ARK 48.1 8.2 3 23 UK 28.6 11.8 2 27 AU 17.8 16.0 2 50 VU 21.3 4.8 0 15 VU 9.5 16.0 1 47 UK 44.0 5.9 1 18 GT 5.4 12.3 1 33 SC 10.6 11.2 0 36 SC 5.6 10.5 0 18 UF 5.2 6.2 1 10 UF 2.8 7.8 0 13 MU 2.6 22.0 0 24 UF 11.0 20.3 0 35 TR 12.2 16.5 1 19 CSU 6.6 12.5 0 13 UK 2.1 6.0 0 6 UT 0.5 4.0 0 4 TR 0.4 -5.0 0 0 TR -1.7 -5.0 0 0 CSU -0.5 11.8 23 50 VU 199.9 10.4 12 38 CU,ARK 158.4

Pass

Total

Avg/P Avg/G

Hutson Mason..............12-12 302 14 2019 2033 6.7 169.4 Nick Chubb.....................12-7 186 1281 0 1281 6.9 106.8 Todd Gurley......................6-5 124 911 50 961 7.8 160.2 Sony Michel......................7-0 53 377 0 377 7.1 53.9 Brice Ramsey...................7-0 30 0 282 282 9.4 40.3 Brendan Douglas............ 11-0 50 225 0 225 4.5 20.5 Quayvon Hicks...............12-6 9 85 0 85 9.4 7.1 Isaiah McKenzie.............12-3 7 78 0 78 11.1 6.5 Faton Bauta......................3-0 11 16 48 64 5.8 21.3 Marshall Morgan.............12-0 1 28 0 28 28.0 2.3 Kyle Karempelis...............6-0 7 27 0 27 3.9 4.5 Keith Marshall...................3-0 12 24 0 24 2.0 8.0 TEAM..............................12-0 8 -6 0 -6 -0.8 -0.5 Total..................................12 800 3060 2399 5459 6.8 454.9 Opponents........................12 834 2107 1901 4008 4.8 334.0

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GEORGIA

2014

Georgia

PUNT RETURNS No. Yds Avg TD Long DEFENSE

Statistics TFL Sacks Int GP-GS Solo Ast Tot Yds Yds Yds PBU QBP

Amarlo Herrera.............12-12 41 71 112 10.0-56 3.0-28 1-0 .

6 Ramik Wilson................12-12 52 50 102 6.0-22 1.0-14 . . 5 Jordan Jenkins.............12-12 31 35 66 9.0-54 4.5-41 .

1 23 Damian Swann............. 11-11 34 28 62 4.5-26 2.0-17 3-18 4 6 Leonard Floyd.............. 12-11 21 34 55 8.5-56 6.0-50 . . 17 . 4-21 3 2 Interceptions No. Yds Avg TD Long Quincy Mauger...............12-6 33 15 48 1.0-1 . 1-0 5 .

Quincy Mauger...................... 4 21 5.2 0 13 CSU Aaron Davis.................... 11-9 24 9 33 1.0-1 Dominick Sanders........12-12 24 9 33 1.5-11 0.5-3 1-22 4 3 Damian Swann...................... 3 18 6.0 0 18 SC Lorenzo Carter...............12-4 13 20 33 6.0-22 3.5-17 . . 15 Devin Bowman...................... 1 63 63.0 1 63 VU 17 15 32 1.0-3 . . . .

Dominick Sanders................. 1 22 22.0 0 22 MIZ Tim Kimbrough...............12-0 Ray Drew......................12-10 12 20 32 0.5-2 . . . 11 Tramel Terry.......................... 1 0 0.0 0 0 TR Reggie Carter................. 11-0 18 10 28 0.5-2 . .

1 .

Aaron Davis........................... 1 0 0.0 0 0 CU Mike Thornton.................12-9 11 15 26 0.5-0 . .

1 4 Corey Moore.......................... 1 0 0.0 0 0 UK Sterling Bailey................12-1 8 18 26 0.5-3 0.5-3 .

2 6 Amarlo Herrera...................... 1 0 0.0 0 0 AU Toby Johnson.................12-4 13 12 25 5.0-25 2.0-15 . .

7 Total.................................... 13 124 9.5 1 63 VU Corey Moore................... 11-6 19 5 24 2.0-6 . 1-0 2 .

Opponents............................ 5 41 8.2 0 35 VU Devin Bowman............... 11-8 12 7 19 . .

1-63 3 1 11 6 17 . . . . .

Kick RETURNS No. Yds Avg TD Long Kosta Vavlas...................12-0 Davin Bellamy................10-0 6 11 17 2.0-7 . . . 2 Isaiah McKenzie.................. 11 309 28.1 1 90 UK 9 7 16 4.0-11 1.0-7 . . 2 Todd Gurley........................... 4 179 44.8 1 100 CU Josh Dawson..................12-3 Malkom Parrish..............10-0 10 4 14 1.0-1 . . . .

Reggie Davis......................... 3 49 16.3 0 29 UF J.J. Green.........................8-1 5 4 9 . . . . 1 Brendan Douglas................... 3 31 10.3 0 11 SC John Atkins.....................10-0 4 5 9 . . . 1 1 Quayvon Hicks...................... 3 26 8.7 0 16 UK Ryne Rankin................... 11-0 3 3 6 . . . . .

Taylor Maxey......................... 1 13 13.0 0 13 UT James DeLoach...............7-0 2 4 6 0.5-1 . . . .

Jeb Blazevich........................ 1 5 5.0 0 5 GT Chris Mayes.....................7-0 2 4 6 1.0-1 . . . 1 Jordan Jenkins...................... 1 0 0.0 0 0 UK 2 3 5 . . . . .

Total.................................... 27 612 22.7 2 100 CU Rico Johnson....................4-0 Tramel Terry.....................9-0 2 3 5 . . 1-0 1 .

Opponents.......................... 56 1100 19.6 0 42 SC Brendan Langley..............5-1 3 1 4 1.0-1 . . 1 1 2 1 3 . . . . . fumble RETURNS No. Yds Avg TD Long Sheldon Dawson..............2-0 Devin Gillespie.................5-0 2 .

2 . . . . .

Damian Swann...................... 1 99 99.0 1 99 GT 1 1 2 . . . . .

Dominick Sanders................. 1 54 54.0 1 54 ARK Lucas Redd....................12-0 Tristan Askew...................3-0 .

1 1 . . . . .

Aaron Davis........................... 1 11 11.0 0 11 TR Jesse Jones.....................1-0 .

1 1 . . . . .

Josh Dawson......................... 0 0 0.0 1 0 UT Shaun McGee..................2-0 . 1 1 . . . . 1 Total...................................... 3 164 54.7 3 99 GT Reggie Wilkerson.............1-0 .

1 1 . . . . .

Opponents............................ 0 0 0.0 0 0 Shaq Jones......................1-0 . . . . . . 1 .

ALL PURPOSE.GP-GS Rush Rec Ret Tot Avg/G Total..................................12 447 434 881 67-312 24-195 13-124 30 115 Nick Chubb...................12-7 1281 213 0 1494 124.5 Todd Gurley....................6-5 911 57 179 1147 191.2 Caused Fumbles (13): Swann (4); Floyd (3); Jenkins (2); Herrera (1); R. Johnson (1); Parrish (1); Wilson (1).

Isaiah McKenzie...........12-3 78 67 539 684 57.0 Chris Conley...............12-10 0 577 0 577 48.1 Fumble recoveries (13): J. Dawson (2); Jenkins (2); Bellamy (1); L. Carter (1); A. Davis (1); Floyd (1); Herrera (1); Sanders (1); Swann (1); N. Theus (1); Wilson (1).

Sony Michel....................7-0 377 74 0 451 64.4 Michael Bennett..........12-10 0 381 0 381 31.8 Blocked Kicks (3): Drew (3-PAT vs. Arkansas; FG vs. GT; PAT vs. GT).

Jeb Blazevich.............12-10 0 256 5 261 21.8 Brendan Douglas.......... 11-0 225 -5 31 251 22.8 |------------- PATs -------------| Malcolm Mitchell.............8-2 0 229 0 229 28.6 TD FGs Kick Rush Rcv Pass DXP Saf Pts Reggie Davis................12-1 0 63 144 207 17.2 SCORING 0 0 102 Jonathon Rumph............4-0 0 176 0 176 44.0 Marshall Morgan............ 0 13-18 63-64 0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 84 Quayvon Hicks.............12-6 85 31 26 142 11.8 Nick Chubb.................. 14 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 60 Jordan Davis..................6-0 0 66 0 66 11.0 Todd Gurley................. 10 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 42 Devin Bowman............. 11-8 0 0 63 63 5.7 Chris Conley.................. 7 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 30 Shakenneth Williams......5-0 0 61 0 61 12.2 Sony Michel................... 5 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0-0 0 0 26 Jay Rome..................... 11-2 0 59 0 59 5.4 Michael Bennett............. 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1-2 0 0 24 Justin Scott-Wesley........5-0 0 33 0 33 6.6 Hutson Mason............... 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 18 Kenneth Towns............. 11-0 0 31 0 31 2.8 Malcolm Mitchell............ 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 18 Marshall Morgan...........12-0 28 0 0 28 2.3 Isaiah McKenzie............ 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 12 Kyle Karempelis.............6-0 27 0 0 27 4.5 Brendan Douglas........... 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 12 Blake Tibbs...................12-0 0 25 0 25 2.1 Faton Bauta................... 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 12 Dominick Sanders......12-12 0 0 22 22 1.8 Quayvon Hicks.............. 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 12 Quincy Mauger.............12-6 0 0 21 21 1.8 Jeb Blazevich................ 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 Taylor Maxey................12-2 0 6 13 19 1.6 Josh Dawson................. 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 Keith Marshall.................3-0 24 -5 0 19 6.3 Jay Rome...................... 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 Damian Swann........... 11-11 0 0 18 18 1.6 Justin Scott-Wesley....... 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 Faton Bauta....................3-0 16 0 0 16 5.3 Jonathon Rumph........... 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 Hutson Mason............12-12 14 0 0 14 1.2 Kenneth Towns.............. 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 Michael Erdman...........10-0 0 4 0 4 0.4 Devin Bowman.............. 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 TEAM............................12-0 -6 0 0 -6 -0.5 Dominick Sanders......... 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 Total................................ 12 3060 2399 1061 6520 543.3 Damian Swann.............. 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 0 Opponents...................... 12 2107 1901 1188 5196 433.0 Quincy Mauger.............. 0 0-0 Total............................ 66 13-18 63-64 0-0 1 1-2 0 0 500 PUNTING No. Yds Avg Long TB FC I20 Blk Opponents.................. 34 7-11 28-30 0-3 1 1-1 0 0 255 Collin Barber........ 32 1254 39.2 60 CU 1 11 11 0 Consecutive PAT Kicks Made: Morgan, 37; Beless, 10; Georgia, 37; Adam Erickson...... 9 294 32.7 37 CU 0 3 6 0 Opponents, 0.

Total.................... 41 1548 37.8 60 CU 1 14 17 0 Opponents.......... 68 2834 41.7 60 CU 2 14 17 0 FIELD GOALS.FGM-FGA Pct 01-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 Lg Blk Marshall Morgan.........13-18 72.2 1-1 6-7 4-5 1-4 1-1 53 CSU 1 Totals ........................13-18 72.2 1-1 6-7 4-5 1-4 1-1 53 CSU 1 Opponents................... 7-11 63.6 0-0 1-2 3-5 2-3 1-1 53 GT 1 Isaiah McKenzie.................. 19 Reggie Davis....................... 11 Total.................................... 30 Opponents.......................... 10

230 95 325 47

12.1 8.6 10.8 4.7

BULLDOGS

2 0 2 0

59 UK 51 TR 59 UK 38 UF

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2014

Georgia

Statistics

Game-by-game Individual Offensive Statistics RUSHING

No-Yds/TD cU

SC Troy UT

VU

MIZ ARK

UF

UK

AU

CS

GT

ReceivING

No-Yds/TD cU

SC Troy UT

VU

MIZ ARK

UF

UK

AU

CSU

GT

Punt Returns No-Yds cU

SC Troy UT

VU

MIZ ARK

UF

UK

AU

CSU

GT

Kick Returns No-Yds cU

SC Troy UT

VU

MIZ ARK

UF

UK

AU

CSU

GT

INT. Returns No-Yds cU

SC Troy UT

VU

MIZ ARK

UF

UK

AU

CSU

GT

Fumble Returns No-Yds cU

SC Troy UT

VU

MIZ ARK

UF

UK

AU

CSU

GT

Nick Chubb 186-1281/12 4-70/1 4-34/0 4-10/0 11-32/0 8-78/1 38-143/1 30-202/2 21-156/1 13-170/1 19-144/2 9-113/2 25-129/1 Todd Gurley 123-911/9 15-198/3 20-131/1 6-73/0 28-208/2 25-163/2 DNP DNP DNP DNP 29-138/1 DNP DNP Sony Michel 53-377/4 6-33/0 4-18/0 10-155/3 3-17/0 DNP DNP DNP DNP 16-84/1 DNP 5-21/0 9-49/0 Brendan Douglas 50-225/2 - - 8-47/0 - - 13-65/1 3-10/0 4-1/1 7-31/0 3-5/0 12-66/0 DNP Quayvon Hicks 9-85/2 2-14/0 3-30/1 - 1-2/0 1-3/0 1-3/0 - - - - 1-33/1 Isaiah McKenzie 7-78/0 1-9/0 1-8/0 2-54/0 - - 1--3/0 - - 1-12/0 - - 1--2/0 Marshall Morgan 1-28/0 - - - - - - - - - - - 1-28/0 K. Karempelis 7-27/0 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP - - - - 7-27/0 Keith Marshall 12-24/0 6-8/0 1-2/0 5-14/0 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP Faton Bauta 6-16/2 DNP DNP 4-14/2 DNP 1--1/0 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP 1-3/0 DNP Hutson Mason 40-14/4 6--3/1 4--5/0 - 10-30/1 - 5-2/1 4--3/1 6--16/0 1-8/0 1-2/0 1-8/0 2--9/0 TEAM 8--6/0 1--1/0 1--1/0 - - - - 2--2/0 1-0/0 1-0/0 - 1--1/0 1--1/0 Michael Bennett 35-381/4 5-60/0 2-22/0 3-34/2 4-31/0 - 5-53/1 3-31/1 6-60/0 2-11/0 3-29/0 2-50/0 Chris Conley 32-577/7 2-14/0 4-49/0 2-58/0 3-30/0 2-49/2 1-8/0 5-128/1 3-49/0 3-58/2 1-21/0 3-68/2 3-45/0 M. Mitchell 28-229/3 DNP DNP DNP DNP 1-11/0 6-27/0 1-12/0 7-55/0 4-55/1 2-13/1 - 7-56/1 Nick Chubb 18-213/2 - - - 1-20/1 2-11/0 4-31/0 1-8/0 5-59/1 - 2-48/0 - 3-36/0 Jeb Blazevich 16-256/2 1-9/0 1-18/0 2-26/0 - 3-86/0 2-18/0 - 2-44/0 3-29/2 - 1-20/0 1-6/0 Todd Gurley 12-57/0 1--5/0 4-4/0 - 4-30/0 2-24/0 DNP DNP DNP DNP 1-4/0 DNP DNP Jonathon Rumph 11-176/1 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP 4-81/0 - 5-67/1 2-28/0 Jay Rome 10-59/1 3-18/0 1-5/1 1-2/0 - - 3-11/0 - DNP - - - 2-23/0 Sony Michel 6-74/1 3-20/0 1-33/1 1-5/0 1-16/0 DNP DNP DNP DNP - DNP - Isaiah McKenzie 6-67/0 2-11/0 1-36/0 - - 3-20/0 - - - - - - Reggie Davis 6-63/0 - 1-16/0 - 2-14/0 - 1-8/0 - 1-18/0 1-7/0 - - Kenneth Towns 5-31/1 1-4/0 1-8/0 1-9/1 - - - - 1-10/0 DNP - 1-0/0 Quayvon Hicks 4-31/0 - - - - 1-1/0 1-13/0 - - - 1-8/0 1-9/0 Jordan Davis 3-66/0 DNP DNP - DNP - - DNP 1-24/0 DNP - 2-42/0 DNP S. Williams 3-61/0 DNP DNP 1-35/0 - - DNP DNP DNP DNP - 2-26/0 DNP J. Scott-Wesley 2-33/1 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP - - DNP - DNP 2-33/1 Blake Tibbs 2-25/0 - - 1-12/0 - - - - - 1-13/0 - - Taylor Maxey 1-6/0 - - - 1-6/0 - - - - - - - Michael Erdman 1-4/0 - - 1-4/0 - - - - - - - DNP DNP Keith Marshall 1--5/0 - - 1--5/0 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP Brendan Douglas 1--5/0 - - - - - - - - - - 1--5/0 DNP Isaiah McKenzie 19-230 1-24 - 2-53 3-40 1--6 5-43 - 2-13 1-59 1-0 2-3 1-1 Reggie Davis 11-95 7-37 - 1-51 2-1 - - - - - - 1-6 -

Isaiah McKenzie 11-309 - - - 1-14 1-23 - 3-93 3-51 2-116 - 1-12 Todd Gurley 4-179 1-100 - - 2-47 - DNP DNP DNP DNP 1-32 DNP DNP Reggie Davis 3-49 - - - - 1-8 - - 2-41 - - - Brendan Douglas 3-31 1-10 2-21 - - - - - - - - - DNP Quayvon Hicks 3-26 - - - 1-12 - - - - 2-14 - - Taylor Maxey 1-13 - - - 1-13 - - - - - - - Jeb Blazevich 1-5 - - - - - - - - - - - 1-5 Jordan Jenkins 1-0 - - - - - - - - 1-0 - - -

Quincy Mauger 4-21 - - - - - 2-0 1-8 - - - 1-13 Damian Swann 3-18 - 1-18 DNP - - 1-0 1-0 - - - - Devin Bowman 1-63 - - - - 1-63 - - - - - - DNP Tramel Terry 1-0 DNP DNP 1-0 - DNP - - - - - - Aaron Davis 1-0 1-0 - - - - - DNP - - - - D. Sanders 1-22 - - - - - 1-22 - - - - - Corey Moore 1-0 - - - - - - - - 1-0 - - DNP Amarlo Herrera 1-0 - - - - - - - - - 1-0 - Damian Swann 1-99 - - DNP - - - - - - - - 1-99 D. Sanders 1-54 - - - - - - 1-54 - - - - Aaron Davis 1-11 - - 1-11 - - - DNP - - - - -

Passing

Att Cmp Int Pct Yds TD Long Sack Yds Effic Hutson Mason Clemson..................26 18 0 69.2 131 0 23 1 13 111.6 South Carolina.........22 16 0 72.7 191 2 36 2 13 175.7 Troy.........................11 8 0 72.7 97 2 35 0 0 206.8 Tennessee...............25 16 2 64.0 147 1 20 3 11 110.6 Vanderbilt.................17 11 1 64.7 121 2 44 0 0 151.6 Mizzou.....................28 22 0 78.6 156 1 14 2 19 137.2 Arkansas.................17 10 0 58.8 179 2 48 2 5 186.1 Florida.....................41 26 0 63.4 319 1 34 3 23 136.8 Kentucky..................16 13 0 81.2 174 4 39 0 0 255.1 Auburn.....................19 10 0 52.6 123 1 27 0 0 124.4 Charleston So..........12 10 0 83.3 187 3 35 0 0 296.7 Georgia Tech...........28 18 1 64.3 194 1 24 2 9 127.1 TOTALS................262 178 4 67.9 2019 20 48 15 93 154.8

Passing

Att C mp Int P ct Yds TD Long Sack Yds Effic Brice Ramsey Troy...........................8 4 0 50.0 66 1 39 0 0 160.5 Vanderbilt...................4 2 0 50.0 31 0 16 0 0 115.1 Mizzou.......................1 1 0 100.0 13 0 13 0 0 209.2 Kentucky....................5 5 0 100.0 80 1 47 0 0 300.4 Charleston So..........12 8 1 66.7 92 1 24 0 0 141.9 TOTALS..................30 20 1 66.7 282 3 47 0 0 172.0 Faton Bauta Troy...........................3 2 0 66.7 17 0 13 0 0 114.3 Charleston So............2 2 0 100.0 31 0 18 0 0 230.2 TOTALS....................5 4 0 80.0 48 0 18 0 0 160.6 Todd Gurley Vanderbilt...................1 1 0 100.0 50 0 50 0 0 520.0 TOTALS....................1 1 0 100.0 50 0 50 0 0 520.0

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GEORGIA

2014

Georgia

Statistics

Game-by-game Individual DEFensive Statistics Tackles

S-A Tot

cU SC Troy UT VU MIZ ARK UF UK AU CSU GT

TFLS

S-A Tot

cU SC Troy UT VU MIZ ARK UF UK AU CSU GT

Sacks

S-A Tot

cU SC Troy UT VU MIZ ARK UF UK AU CSU GT

Amarlo Herrera 41-71 112 5-7 4-7 0-1 2-8 4-5 3-1 4-6 4-7 5-2 2-10 2-4 6-13 Ramik Wilson 52-50 102 5-2 9-4 1-2 5-4 3-2 3-1 5-9 2-3 9-3 2-6 2-1 6-13 Jordan Jenkins 31-35 66 2-4 1-4 3-2 3-2 5-2 1-1 2-6 4-4 2-2 4-2 3-2 1-4 Damian Swann 34-28 62 3-2 5-3 DNP 5-3 1-2 0-1 8-3 1-3 2-1 1-7 1-0 7-3 Leonard Floyd 21-34 55 3-4 1-2 2-1 1-2 2-3 1-2 4-6 1-8 - 3-1 1-0 2-5 Quincy Mauger 33-15 48 4-1 5-2 1-1 4-0 1-1 2-0 2-1 4-3 2-3 4-1 1-0 3-2 Aaron Davis 24-9 33 3-1 2-1 1-1 7-0 1-0 0-1 DNP 1-2 2-0 2-1 2-1 3-1 D. Sanders 24-9 33 2-1 - 3-0 3-1 1-3 1-0 3-1 4-1 2-1 1-0 1-0 3-1 Lorenzo Carter 13-20 33 - 0-3 1-1 0-3 0-3 2-0 0-1 - 5-4 1-1 - 4-4 Tim Kimbrough 17-15 32 1-3 - 1-2 - 3-2 3-1 1-0 - 2-2 1-2 3-2 2-1 Ray Drew 12-20 32 1-1 0-1 1-0 1-4 1-2 1-0 2-2 0-2 1-0 0-2 0-1 4-5 Reggie Carter 18-10 28 1-3 0-1 3-0 - 3-0 - 1-1 3-2 DNP 2-0 4-3 1-0 Mike Thornton 11-15 26 - - 1-1 1-0 0-2 3-0 2-1 0-6 3-1 1-3 - 0-1 Sterling Bailey 8-18 26 3-1 0-3 1-0 1-1 1-1 - - 1-3 0-1 0-1 0-3 1-4 Toby Johnson 13-12 25 - 3-0 1-1 2-1 1-0 2-1 - 1-0 1-0 1-5 0-3 1-1 Corey Moore 19-5 24 4-0 2-2 1-0 1-1 - - 1-0 3-1 2-1 2-0 3-0 DNP Devin Bowman 12-7 19 0-1 1-0 - - 3-1 0-1 3-1 2-1 1-1 - 2-1 DNP Kosta Vavlas 11-6 17 2-0 - 1-2 1-0 1-1 - 0-1 2-0 2-2 - 1-0 1-0 Davin Bellamy 6-11 17 DNP DNP 2-2 - 0-2 - - 0-1 1-3 - 3-3 Josh Dawson 9-7 16 2-1 - 1-0 - 2-0 - - 1-1 - - 3-5 Malkom Parrish 10-4 14 DNP - 2-0 - 2-0 - 0-1 - DNP 4-1 2-2 J.J. Green 5-4 9 - 1-0 - 1-2 DNP - DNP DNP 1-0 - 2-2 DNP John Atkins 4-5 9 2-1 1-2 0-1 - 1-0 - - - - DNP 0-1 DNP Ryne Rankin 3-3 6 - 1-0 2-2 - - - - - 0-1 - DNP James DeLoach 2-4 6 0-1 0-1 2-1 DNP - DNP - - 0-1 DNP DNP DNP Chris Mayes 2-4 6 DNP DNP 2-1 DNP - - - - 0-1 DNP 0-2 DNP Rico Johnson 2-3 5 1-1 - 1-2 - DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP Tramel Terry 2-3 5 DNP DNP 0-3 - DNP - - - 2-0 - - Brendan Langley 3-1 4 DNP DNP DNP DNP 0-1 2-0 1-0 - DNP DNP - DNP Sheldon Dawson 2-1 3 - DNP DNP 2-1 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP Devin Gillespie 2-0 2 DNP - 1-0 - DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP 1-0 Lucas Redd 1-1 2 - - 1-1 - - - - - - - - Tristan Askew 0-1 1 DNP DNP - DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP 0-1 Jesse Jones 0-1 1 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP 0-1 DNP Shaun McGee 0-1 1 DNP - 0-1 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP R. Wilkerson 0-1 1 DNP DNP 0-1 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP

Amarlo Herrera 7-6 10.0 3.5-18 1.0-13 - 0.5-1 - 1.0-4 - 1.5-12 0.5-2 1.0-2 1.0-4 Jordan Jenkins 7-4 9.0 - 0.5-0 1.5-12 2.0-15 - 1.5-5 1.0-12 0.5-1 - 1.0-3 1.0-6 Leonard Floyd 7-3 8.5 2.0-16 - 1.0-1 - 1.0-7 1.0-9 1.0-13 0.5-3 - 1.0-5 - 1.0-2 Lorenzo Carter 5-2 6.0 - - - - - 1.0-8 0.5-0 - 3.5-13 - - 1.0-1 Ramik Wilson 4-4 6.0 0.5-1 2.5-3 1.0-1 1.0-14 - - 0.5-1 - 0.5-2 - - Toby Johnson 4-2 5.0 - 1.0-5 1.0-8 1.0-1 1.0-4 0.5-4 - - - - 0.5-3 Damian Swann 4-1 4.5 0.5-1 - DNP 2.0-12 - - 1.0-10 - - - - 1.0-3 Josh Dawson 3-2 4.0 2.5-9 - - - - - - 1.0-1 - - 0.5-1 Corey Moore 2-0 2.0 - - 1.0-4 - - - - 1.0-2 - - - DNP Davin Bellamy 1-2 2.0 DNP DNP 1.0-5 - - - - - 0.5-1 - 0.5-1 D. Sanders 1-1 1.5 - - 1.0-8 - - - - - 0.5-3 - - Aaron Davis 1-0 1.0 - - 1.0-1 - - - DNP - - - - Quincy Mauger 1-0 1.0 - - - 1.0-1 - - - - - - - Chris Mayes 1-0 1.0 DNP DNP 1.0-1 DNP - - - - - DNP - DNP Malkom Parrish 1-0 1.0 DNP - - - - - - - DNP - 1.0-1 Brendan Langley 1-0 1.0 DNP DNP DNP DNP - 1.0-1 - - DNP DNP - DNP Tim Kimbrough 0-2 1.0 - - 0.5-2 - 0.5-1 - - - - - - Sterling Bailey 0-1 0.5 - - - - - - - - - - 0.5-3 Reggie Carter 0-1 0.5 - - - - - - - 0.5-2 DNP - - Ray Drew 0-1 0.5 - - - 0.5-2 - - - - - - - James DeLoach 0-1 0.5 - - - DNP - DNP - - 0.5-1 DNP DNP DNP Mike Thornton 0-1 0.5 - - - - 0.5-0 - - - - - - Leonard Floyd 5-2 6.0 2.0-16 - - - 1.0-7 1.0-9 1.0-13 - - 1.0-5 - Jordan Jenkins 4-1 4.5 - - 1.0-9 1.0-10 - 0.5-4 1.0-12 - - - 1.0-6 Lorenzo Carter 3-1 3.5 - - - - - 1.0-8 - - 2.5-9 - - Amarlo Herrera 2-2 3.0 2.0-15 1.0-13 - - - - - - - - - Damian Swann 2-0 2.0 - - DNP 1.0-7 - - 1.0-10 - - - - Toby Johnson 1-2 2.0 - - 1.0-8 - - 0.5-4 - - - - 0.5-3 Ramik Wilson 1-0 1.0 - - - 1.0-14 - - - - - - - Josh Dawson 1-0 1.0 1.0-7 - - - - - - - - - - Sterling Bailey 0-1 0.5 - - - - - - - - - - 0.5-3 D. Sanders 0-1 0.5 - - - - - - - - 0.5-3 - - -

BULLDOGS

21

2014

Georgia

Statistics

Game-by-game Individual PARTICIPATION Player

GP/GS cU SC Troy UT VU MIZ ARK UF UK AU CSU GT

61 David Andrews 12/12 START START START START START START START START START START START START 2A Tristan Askew 3/0 ... ...

XXX ... ... ... ... ... ... ...

XXX XXX 9A John Atkins 10/0 XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX ... XXX ...

58 Sterling Bailey 12/1 START XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX 32 Collin Barber 10/0 XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX ... XXX ... XXX 10 Faton Bauta 3/0 ... ...

XXX ...

XXX ... ... ... ... ...

XXX ...

79 Mark Beard 12/0 XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX 17 Davin Bellamy 10/0 ... ... XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX 82 Michael Bennett 12/10 START START START XXX START START START START START START START XXX 83 Jeb Blazevich 12/10 XXX XXX START START START START START START START START START START 37 Devin Bowman 11/8 START START START XXX START START START START START XXX XXX ...

60 Josh Cardiello 1/0 ... ...

XXX ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...

7 Lorenzo Carter 12/4 XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX START START START START 45 Reggie Carter 11/0 XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX ... XXX XXX XXX 27 Nick Chubb 12/7 XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX START START START START START START START 31 Chris Conley 12/10 START START START XXX XXX START START START START START START START 1D K. Daniels-Johnson 2/0 ... ...

XXX ...

XXX ... ... ... ... ... ... ...

78 Watts Dantzler 12/0 XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX 35 Aaron Davis 11/9 START START START START XXX XXX ...

START START START START START 85 Jordan Davis 6/0 ... ... XXX ... XXX XXX ... XXX ... XXX XXX ...

81 Reggie Davis 12/1 XXX XXX XXX START XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX 91 Josh Dawson 12/3 XXX XXX XXX XXX START XXX START XXX START XXX XXX XXX 2 Sheldon Dawson 2/0 XXX ... ...

XXX ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...

76 Zach DeBell 2/0 ... ...

XXX ... ... ... ... ... ... ...

XXX ...

89 James DeLoach 7/0 XXX XXX XXX ...

XXX ...

XXX XXX XXX ... ... ...

22 Brendan Douglas 11/0 XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX ...

47 Ray Drew

12/10 XXX XXX START START START START START START START START START START 6 Michael Erdman 10/0 XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX ... ...

97 Adam Erickson 12/0 XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX 44 C. Faulkner 1/0 ... ...

XXX ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...

3F Shattle Fenteng 1/0 XXX ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...

84 Leonard Floyd 12/11 START START START START START START START START XXX START START START 3G Devin Gillespie 5/0 ... XXX XXX XXX ... ... ... ... ... ... XXX XXX 15 J.J. Green 8/1 XXX XXX XXX START ...

XXX ... ...

XXX XXX XXX ...

3 Todd Gurley 6/5 START START START START START ... ... ... ...

XXX ... ...

52 Amarlo Herrera 12/12 START START START START START START START START START START START START 48 Quayvon Hicks 12/6 XXX XXX XXX START XXX START START XXX START START XXX START 75 Kolton Houston 12/12 START START START START START START START START START START START START 59 Jordan Jenkins 12/12 START START START START START START START START START START START START 3J Clay Johnson 2/0 ... ...

XXX ... ... ... ... ... ... ...

XXX ...

19 Rico Johnson 4/0 XXX XXX XXX XXX ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...

88 Toby Johnson 12/4 XXX START START START START XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX 1J Jesse Jones 1/0 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...

XXX ...

25 Shaq Jones 1/0 ... ...

XXX ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...

36 K. Karempelis 6/0 ... ... ... ... ... ...

XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX 42 Tim Kimbrough 12/0 XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX 54 B. Kublanow 12/12 START START START START START START START START START START START START 33 Brendan Langley 5/1 ... ... ... ...

XXX START XXX XXX ... ...

XXX ...

66 Hunter Long 9/0 XXX XXX XXX ...

XXX XXX ...

XXX XXX XXX XXX ...

8L Jack Loonam 1/0 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...

XXX ...

4 Keith Marshall 3/0 XXX XXX XXX ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...

14 Hutson Mason 12/12 START START START START START START START START START START START START 20 Quincy Mauger 12/6 XXX XXX START XXX XXX START START START XXX XXX START START 4M Taylor Maxey 12/2 START XXX XXX XXX START XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX 93 Chris Mayes 7/0 ... ...

XXX ...

XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX ...

XXX ...

46 A.J. McDonald 3/0 ... ... XXX ... ... XXX ... ... ... ... XXX ...

8M Shaun McGee 2/0 ...

XXX XXX ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...

16 Isaiah McKenzie 12/3 XXX START START XXX START XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX 1 Sony Michel 7/0 XXX XXX XXX XXX ... ... ... ...

XXX ...

XXX XXX 26 M. Mitchell 8/2 ... ... ... ...

XXX XXX XXX START XXX XXX START XXX 39 Corey Moore 11/6 START START START START START XXX XXX XXX XXX START XXX ...

13 Marshall Morgan 12/0 XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX 50 Johnny O’Neal 1/0 ... ...

XXX ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...

1P Malkom Parrish 10/0 ... XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX ... XXX XXX XXX 41 Christian Payne 6/1 ... ... ... ... ... ...

XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX START 73 Greg Pyke

12/12 START START START START START START START START START START START START 1R Brice Ramsey 7/0 ... ...

XXX XXX XXX XXX ... ...

XXX XXX XXX ...

38 Ryne Rankin 11/0 XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX ... XXX 12 Lucas Redd 12/0 XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX 87 Jay Rome

11/2 START START XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX ...

XXX XXX XXX XXX 18 Jonathon Rumph 4/0 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... XXX XXX XXX XXX 24 D. Sanders 12/12 START START START START START START START START START START START START 86 J. Scott-Wesley 5/0 ... ... ... ... ... XXX XXX ... XXX ...

XXX XXX 55 Dyshon Sims 8/0 XXX ... XXX ... XXX XXX ... XXX XXX XXX XXX ...

8S Ben Souther 7/0 ... ... ... ...

XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX ...

XXX XXX 5 Damian Swann 11/11 START START ...

START START START START START START START START START 28 Tramel Terry 9/0 ... ... XXX XXX ... XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX 71 John Theus 12/12 START START START START START START START START START START START START 49 Nathan Theus 12/0 XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX 96 Mike Thornton 12/9 START START XXX XXX XXX START START START START START START START 8 Blake Tibbs 12/0 XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX 9 Kenneth Towns 11/0 XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX ... XXX XXX XXX 30 Kosta Vavlas 12/0 XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX 63 Xzavier Ward 1/0 ... ...

XXX ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...

9W R. Wilkerson 1/0 ... ...

XXX ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...

23 S. Williams 5/0 ... ...

XXX XXX XXX ... ... ... ...

XXX XXX ...

51 Ramik Wilson 12/12 START START START START START START START START START START START START 77 Isaiah Wynn 10/1 XXX ...

XXX START XXX XXX ...

XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX

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2014

Georgia

Statistics

Game-by-game TEAM Statistics

Rushing Stats----|

Offense No. Yds TD Lg

Receiving Stats--| Passing Stats----------| No. Yds TD Lg Cmp-Att-Int Yds TD Lg

Kick Returns-----| Punt Returns-----| Tot No. Yds TD Lg No. Yds TD Lg Off

Georgia 41 328 5 51 18 131 0 23 18-26-0 131 0 23 2 110 1 100 8 61 0 24 459 Clemson 43 88 2 18 18 203 1 38 18-33-1 203 1 38 6 108 0 30 2 -6 0 3 291 Georgia 38 217 2 40 16 191 2 36 16-22-0 191 2 36 2 21 0 11 0 0 0 0 408 at South Carolina 42 176 2 24 21 271 3 25 21-30-1 271 3 25 3 86 0 42 1 0 0 0 447 Georgia 39 367 5 75 14 180 3 39 14-22-0 180 3 39 0 0 0 0 3 104 1 52 547 Troy 28 47 0 16 18 169 0 31 18-33-1 169 0 31 6 115 0 25 1 0 0 0 216 Georgia 53 289 3 51 16 147 1 20 16-25-2 147 1 20 5 86 0 27 5 41 0 29 436 Tennessee 34 117 1 20 27 284 3 31 27-44-0 284 3 31 4 102 0 39 1 4 0 4 401

Georgia 35 243 3 33 14 202 2 50 14-22-1 202 2 50 2 31 0 23 1 -6 0 0 445 Vanderbilt 36 132 2 14 16 188 0 36 16-31-1 188 0 36 4 55 0 20 1 6 0 6 320 Georgia 58 210 3 18 23 169 1 14 23-29-0 169 1 14 0 0 0 0 5 43 0 16 379 at Missouri 22 50 0 13 9 97 0 24 9-21-4 97 0 24 5 75 0 21 1 9 0 9 147 Georgia 39 207 3 43 10 179 2 48 10-17-0 179 2 48 3 93 0 48 0 0 0 0 386 at Arkansas 37 126 2 24 28 296 3 38 28-45-2 296 3 38 3 65 0 27 0 0 0 0 422 Georgia 32 141 2 39 26 319 1 34 26-41-0 319 1 34 5 92 0 29 2 13 0 13 460 vs.

Florida 60 418 5 65 3 27 0 13 3-6-0 27 0 13 3 47 0 27 2 38 0 38 445 Georgia 39 305 2 55 18 254 5 47 18-21-0 254 5 47 5 130 1 90 1 59 1 59 559 at Kentucky 47 214 3 56 16 139 1 17 16-31-1 139 1 17 7 174 0 37 0 0 0 0 353 Georgia 52 289 3 31 10 123 1 27 10-19-0 123 1 27 1 32 0 32 1 0 0 0 412 Auburn 35 150 1 26 15 142 0 25 15-28-1 142 0 25 5 103 0 29 1 -4 0 0 292

Georgia 37 270 3 83 20 310 4 35 20-26-1 310 4 35 1 12 0 12 3 9 0 6 580 Charleston So. 45 190 1 26 6 21 0 4 6-17-1 21 0 4 6 116 0 22 0 0 0 0 211 Georgia 39 194 1 65 18 194 1 24 18-28-1 194 1 24 1 5 0 5 1 1 0 1 388 Georgia Tech 70 419 3 25 6 64 1 17 6-16-0 64 1 17 4 54 0 18 0 0 0 0 463 Totals Opponent

502 3060 35 83 499 2127 22 56

203 2399 23 50 203-298-5 2399 23 50 183 1901 12 38 183-335-12 1901 12 38

28 612 2 100 55 1100 0 42

30 325 2 59 10 47 0 38

5459 4008

FR/ Int/ Blk/ |----------- PATs ------------| Defense Solo Ast Total TFL-Yds Sacks-Yds FF Yds Yds QBH PBU Kick Att-Mad Ru Rc Saf Pts Georgia 46 36 82 9-45 5-38 1 0-0 1-0 17 5 0 6-6 0 0 0 45 Clemson 42 36 78 5-23 1-13 1 1-0 0-0 - 1 0 3-3 0 0 0 21

Georgia 38 36 74 5-21 1-13 0 1-0 1-18 9 2 0 3-3 0 1 0 35 at South Carolina 38 22 60 4-16 2-13 0 0-0 0-0 - 3 0 5-5 0 0 0 38

Georgia 36 32 68 10-43 2-17 1 1-11 1-0 10 2 0 9-9 0 0 0 66 Troy 31 34 65 1-5 0-0 0 0-0 0-0 - 2 0 0-0 0 0 0 0

Georgia 42 34 76 8-46 3-31 0 2-0 0-0 16 5 0 5-5 0 0 0 35 Tennessee 56 38 94 10-28 3-11 2 0-0 2-0 - 2 0 3-3 0 1 0 32

Georgia 39 34 73 3-12 1-7 0 0-0 1-63 8 3 0 5-6 0 0 0 44 Vanderbilt 32 28 60 3-3 0-0 0 0-0 1-35 - 1 1 2-2 0 0 0 17

Georgia 26 10 36 6-31 3-25 1 1-0 4-22 9 0 0 4-4 0 0 0 34 at Missouri 56 54 110 10-35 2-19 2 0-0 0-0 - 1 0 0-0 0 0 0 0

Georgia 39 42 81 4-36 3-35 3 2-54 2-8 18 5 1 6-6 0 0 0 45 at Arkansas 27 38 65 6-16 2-5 0 0-0 0-0 - 0 0 2-3 0 0 0 32

Georgia 35 48 83 5-21 0-0 0 1-0 0-0 2 0 0 2-2 0 0 0 20 vs.

Florida 35 50 85 7-30 3-23 2 1-0 0-0 - 7 0 5-5 0 0 0 38

Georgia 48 30 78 6-22 2-12 0 0-0 1-0 9 3 0 9-9 0 0 0 63 at Kentucky 41 18 59 2-5 0-0 1 1-0 0-0 - 1 0 4-4 0 0 0 31

Georgia 32 44 76 3-10 1-5 2 2-0 1-0 3 2 0 4-4 0 0 0 34 Auburn 45 28 73 4-8 0-0 1 0-0 0-0 - 3 0 1-1 0 0 0 7

Georgia 39 40 79 5-19 2-12 3 1-0 1-13 8 1 0 7-7 0 0 0 55 Charleston So. 38 26 64 4-9 0-0 1 1-1 1-6 - 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 9

Georgia 46 60 105 3-6 0-0 2 2-99 0-0 6 2 2 3-3 0 0 0 24 Georgia Tech 38 38 76 8-17 2-9 2 2-0 1-0 - 1 1 3-4 0 0 0 30

Totals Opponent

427 406 832 62-293 479 410 889 64-195

BULLDOGS

21-183 10 12-164 12-84 115 29 3 58-59 0 1 0 500 15-93 11 6-0 5-41 - 22 2 28-30 0 1 0 25

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Statistics

INDIVIDUAL AND TEAM SUPERLATIVES LONGEST RUN FROM SCRIMMAGE: 83 yards by Nick Chubb vs. Charleston Southern LONGEST PASS PLAY: 50 yards by Todd Gurley to Jeb Blazevich vs. Vanderbilt LONGEST TOUCHDOWN RUN: 83 yards by Nick Chubb vs. Charleston Southern LONGEST TOUCHDOWN PASS: 44 yards by Hutson Mason to Chris Conley vs. Vanderbilt LONGEST PUNT RETURN: 59 yards by Isaiah McKenzie vs. Kentucky LONGEST KICKOFF RETURN: 100 yards by Todd Gurley vs. Clemson LONGEST INTERCEPTION RETURN: 63 yards by Devin Bowman vs. Vanderbilt LONGEST FUMBLE RETURN: 99 yards by Damian Swann vs. Georgia Tech LONGEST PUNT: 60 yards by Collin Barber vs. Clemson LONGEST FIELD GOAL: 53 yards by Marshall Morgan vs. Charleston Southern MOST RUSHING ATTEMPTS: 38 by Nick Chubb vs. Missouri MOST YARDS RUSHING: 208 by Todd Gurley vs. Tennessee MOST PASS COMPLETIONS: 26 by Hutson Mason vs. Florida MOST YARDS PASSING: 319 by Hutson Mason vs. Florida MOST TOUCHDOWN PASSES THROWN: 4 by Hutson Mason vs. Kentucky MOST TOUCHDOWN PASSES CAUGHT: 2 by Michael Bennett vs. Troy, Chris Conley, three times, vs. Vanderbilt, Kentucky, and Charleston Southern, and Jeb Blazevich vs. Kentucky MOST PASSES CAUGHT: 7 by Malcolm Mitchell, twice, vs. Florida and Georgia Tech MOST YARDS RECEIVING: 128 by Chris Conley vs. Arkansas MOST POINTS SCORED BY NON-KICKER: 24 by Todd Gurley vs. Clemson MOST POINTS SCORED BY KICKING: 13 by Marshall Morgan vs. Charleston Southern MOST TOTAL TACKLES: 19 by Ramik Wilson and Amarlo Herrera vs. Georgia Tech MOST SOLO TACKLES: 9 by Ramik Wilson, twice, vs. South Carolina and Kentucky MOST SACKS: 2.5 by Lorenzo Carter vs. Kentucky MOST TACKLES FOR LOSS: 3.5 by Amarlo Herrera vs. Clemson and Lorenzo Carter vs. Kentucky MOST INTERCEPTIONS: 2 by Quincy Mauger vs. Missouri MOST FUMBLES RECOVERED: 2 by Josh Dawson vs. Tennessee MOST EXTRA POINTS/FIELD GOALS BLOCKED: 2 by Ray Drew vs. Georgia Tech MOST PUNTS: 7 by Collin Barber vs. Tennessee BEST PUNTING AVERAGE (min. 3 attempts): 45.4 by Collin Barber vs. Clemson

Georgia High Georgia Low

POINTS SCORED: FIRST DOWNS:

by Rushing

by Passing

by Penalties RUSHING YARDS: PASSING YARDS: TOTAL OFFENSE: TOTAL PLAYS: RUSHING ATTEMPTS: PASSING ATTEMPTS: PASSES COMPLETED: PASSES INTERCEPTED: FUMBLES: FUMBLES LOST: TURNOVERS: QUARTERBACK SACKS: TACKLES FOR LOSS: YARDS PENALIZED:

Opponent High

66 vs. Troy 20 vs. Florida 38 vs. USC, UF 28 vs. UK, CSU 18 vs. USC, ARK 32 vs. Georgia Tech 19 vs. Auburn 5 vs. Florida 27 vs. Georgia Tech 16 vs. Charleston Southern 5 vs. Auburn 13 vs. USC, ARK 3 vs. AU, CSU 0 vs. TENN, MIZZ, UK 7 vs. Arkansas 367 vs. Troy 141 vs. Florida 418 vs. Florida 319 vs. Florida 123 vs. Auburn 284 vs. Tennessee 580 vs. Charleston Southern 379 vs. Missouri 463 vs. Georgia Tech 87 vs. Missouri 56 vs. Arkansas 86 vs. Georgia Tech 58 vs. Missouri 32 vs. Florida 70 vs. Georgia Tech 41 vs. Florida 17 vs. Arkansas 45 vs. Arkansas 26 vs. Florida 10 vs. ARK, AU 28 vs. Arkansas 2 vs. Tennessee 0 vs. CU, USC, Troy, MIZZ, ARK, UF, UK, AU 4 vs. Missouri 3 vs. UF, UK 0 vs. Troy, VU, ARK 4 vs. Arkansas 2 vs. Georgia Tech 0 vs. USC, Troy, TENN, VU, MIZZ, ARK, AU 2 vs. TENN, ARK, AU, GT 3 vs. Georgia Tech 0 vs. USC, Troy, MIZZ, ARK, AU 5 vs. Missouri 5 vs. Clemson 0 vs. Florida 3 vs. TENN, UF 9 vs. Clemson 3 vs. VU, AU, GT 10 vs. TENN, MIZZ 101 vs. Arkansas 12 vs. Vanderbilt 79 vs. Arkansas

Season Kicking staTistics

Opponent Low

0 vs. Troy, MIZZ 10 vs. Missouri 4 vs. Missouri 2 vs. UF, CSU 0 vs. VU, AU 47 vs. Troy 21 vs. Charleston Southern 147 vs. Missouri 43 vs. Missouri 22 vs. Missouri 6 vs. Florida 3 vs. Florida 0 vs. TENN, UF, GT 0 vs. Vanderbilt 0 vs. CU, VU, UK 1 vs. CU, UF, UK 0 vs. Troy, VU, UK, AU, CSU 1 vs. Troy 24 vs. Georgia Tech

Career Kicking staTistics

Avg FIELD GOALS FGM-FGA Pct 18-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 Long Blk KICKOFFS No. Yds Avg TB OB Ret. Yd Ln Marshall Morgan Marshall Morgan...90 5490 61.0 31 0 1100 42 Total.................... 90 5490 61.0 31 0 1100 42 Opponents.......... 47 2629 55.9 14 0 612 100

FG Sequence (makes in parenthesEs) GA Clemson (27) South Carolina (36),(26),44,28 Troy (37) Tennessee ---Vanderbilt (22) Missouri (47),(29) Arkansas (37) Florida 39 Kentucky ---Auburn (32),(28) Charleston Southern (53),49,(27) Georgia Tech 49,(19)

2012 2013 2014 Total Patrick Beless 2013 Total

8-13 61.5 0-0 3-3 2-3 1-3 2-4 52 MU 0 22-24 91.7 0-0 8-8 7-8 5-5 2-3 56 TENN 0 13-18 72.2 1-1 6-7 4-5 1-4 1-1 53 CSU 1 43-55 78.2 1-1 17-18 10-13 7-12 5-8 56 TENN 1 2-2 100.0 0-0 1-1 1-1 0-0 0-0 37 USC 0 2-2 100.0 0-0 1-1 1-1 0-0 0-0 37 USC 0

No Ret Ret Pct Net Pct Net Punting No. Yds Avg Ret Yds Avg Ret TB Avg Blk I20 I20 Long 50+

Collin Barber 2012 57 2371 41.6 14 156 11.1 24.5 3 37.8 0 18 31.6 60 OM 8 2013 29 1279 44.1 10 43 4.3 34.5 0 42.6 0 9 31.0 61 NT 3 2014 32 1254 39.2 9 38 4.2 28.1 1 37.4 0 11 34.4 60 CU 4 Totals 117 4863 41.6 35 237 6.8 30.0 4 38.9 0 38 32.5 61 NT 15 Adam Erickson 2012 8 296 37.0 0 0 0.0 0.0 3 29.5 0 5 62.5 46 FAU 0 2013 13 527 40.5 0 0 0.0 0.0 2 37.5 0 5 38.4 52 GT 2 2014 9 294 32.7 1 9 9.0 11.1 0 31.7 0 6 66.7 37 CLEM 0 Totals 30 1117 37.2 1 9 9.0 30.0 5 33.6 0 16 53.3 52 GT 2

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No. 16 CLEMSON

Aug. 30, 2014 • Sanford Stadium - Athens, Ga. ATHENS, Ga. -- The No. 12 Georgia Bulldogs handed the No. 16 Clemson Tigers a 45-21 loss in front of an electric Sanford Stadium crowd of 92,746 and a nationally televised ESPN audience on Saturday, Aug. 30 in Athens, Ga. Georgia improves to 91-27-3 in season openers including 11-3 under Mark Richt. The Bulldogs now lead the series over Clemson 42-18-4. Georgia is 3-2 against the Tigers when both are ranked in the top 20. The Bulldogs are now 53-10 against non-conference teams including 37-1 at home under Richt.

Todd Gurley had a record-setting performance for the Bulldogs, totaling 293 all-purpose yards and four touchdowns to lead the team offensively. Gurley rushed for 198 net yards, his 14th 100-yard rushing game. He also became only the second Bulldog with a 100-yard kickoff return for a touchdown (Gurley also had one vs. Buffalo in 2012 and Brandon Boykin had three in his career).

Hutson Mason led the passing attack for Georgia, going 18-for-26 for 131 yards. He also rushed for a touchdown. Michael Bennett was his top target, collecting 60 yards on five catches. Making their debuts for the Bulldogs, Sony Michel finished with 33 yards on the ground, while Nick Chubb added 70 yards and a touchdown on four carries.

Clemson took a 7-0 lead on the first drive of the game, going 70 yards and converting on fourth down for the score.

The Bulldogs answered on their second drive of the game. Georgia used a balanced attack through the air and on the ground to go 57 yards in only 1:13. Gurley rushed 23 yards to the end zone for the touchdown. Marshall Morgan’s extra point kick was good, tying the game at 7-7.

After a smothering Georgia defensive stand that included a sack of Clemson quarterback Cole Stoudt, the Bulldogs took a 14-7 lead with less than a minute to play in the first quarter on a two-yard touchdown run by Mason.

Clemson responded with a pair of touchdowns that allowed it to take a 21-14 lead.

The first score came on a 30-yard pass from Deshaun Watson to Charone Peake with 13:52 left in the first half. The Tigers took the lead on a one-yard touchdown run by C.J. Davidson.

After taking the lead, the Tigers kicked off to Gurley who was back deep for the Bulldogs. Gurley then tied a school-record with a 100-yard kickoff return for a touchdown that made it a 21-21 game.

Clemson looked to take the lead with 48 seconds left in the second quarter, attempting a 34-yard field goal that sailed wide left. The teams headed into the locker room tied at halftime.

Georgia opened the second half with a 10-play, 57-yard drive that was capped off by a 27-yard field goal by Morgan. The Bulldogs took a 24-21 lead, and that score remained throughout the third quarter.

In Georgia’s first drive of the fourth quarter, Gurley rushed for 58 of the 82 yards during the drive. Gurley capped off the drive with an 18-yard rush up the middle that gave Georgia a 10-point lead at 31-21 with just over 10 minutes left in the game.

The Georgia defense continued to stymie the Tiger offense, as the ensuing possession saw Clemson post negative yardage, forcing it to punt and giving Georgia the ball at the 47.

Riding the momentum, Chubb took the first play of the drive 47 yards into the end zone for his first career touchdown that put Georgia up 38-21.

After another three-and-out by the Tigers, Gurley took the handoff from Mason and rushed 51 yards for his fourth touchdown of the game.

The Bulldogs maintained possession for the final 5:24 of the game to seal the 45-21 win.

Clemson Georgia

7 14

14 7

0 3

0 = 21 =

21 45

CU - D.J. Howard 1-yard run (Ammon Lakip kick), 10:46 1Q

GA - Todd Gurley 23-yard run (Marshall Morgan kick), 06:36 1Q GA - Hutson Mason 2-yard run (Marshall Morgan kick), 00:35 1Q CU - Charone Peake 30-yard pass from Deshaun Watson (A. Lakip kick), 13:52 2Q CU - C.J. Davidson 1-yard run (Ammon Lakip kick), 07:28 2Q GA - Todd Gurley 100-yard kickoff return (Marshall Morgan kick), 07:15 2Q GA - Marshall Morgan 27-yard field goal, 11:27 3Q GA - Todd Gurley 18-yard run (Marshall Morgan kick), 10:26 4Q GA - Nick Chubb 47-yard run (Marshall Morgan kick), 08:53 4Q GA - Todd Gurley 51-yard run (Marshall Morgan kick), 07:34 4Q

GAME STATISTICS

UGA CU First Downs 22 15 Rushing: Att.-Yards 41-328 43-88 Passing: Comp.-Att.-Yds.-Int 18-26-131-0 18-33-203-1 Total Plays-Total Net Yards 67-459 76-291 Fumbles: Number-Lost 2-1 2-0 Penalties: Number-Yards 8-65 3-40 Punts: Number-Yards (Avg.) 6-264 (44.0) 10-451 (45.1) Kickoff Returns: Number-Yards (Avg.) 2-110 (55.0) 6-108 (18.0) Time of Possession 30:03 29:57 Third Down Conversions 5-of-13 7-of-20 Fourth Down Conversions 1-of-1 2-of-2 Sacks By: Number-Yards 5-38 1-13

Rushing CU - Davidson UGA - Gurley Passing CU - Stoudt UGA - Mason Receiving CU - Humphries UGA - Bennett

Punting CU - Pinion UGA - Barber Tackles CU - Smith UGA - Herrera

STATISTICAL LEADERS Att. Yds. TD Long 12 43 1 7 15 198 3 51 Comp. Att. Yds. TD 16 29 144 0 18 26 131 0 Rec. Yds. TD Long 5 11 0 6 5 60 0 23 No. 10 5

Yds. 451 227

Avg. 45.1 45.4

Long 60 60

UT AT Tot. 7 3 10 5 7 12

Worth Noting…

Coach Mark Richt said…

“It was a great second half. 21-21 in the first half and both teams were flying around, wanting to win. It was a game of momentum, and I think by far the biggest play was the kickoff return for a touchdown. It just got us back in it. We put our very best players on special teams and it paid off.”

BULLDOGS

• Junior Marshall Morgan’s 27-yard field goal tied the SEC record with 18 consecutive field goals made in his career. He tied former Tennessee PK Fuad Reveiz for the league’s all-time mark.

• Georgia is now 91-27-3 in season openers including an 11-3 mark under Mark Richt. The Bulldogs now lead the series over Clemson 42-18-4. Georgia is 3-2 against the Tigers when both are ranked in the top 20.

• The Bulldogs shut out the Tigers in the second half, allowing Clemson to gain only 15 yards and no points on 22 plays.

• Six first-time starters took the field for the Bulldogs. Senior N Mike Thornton, freshman CB Dominick Sanders and redshirt freshman S Aaron Davis started on defense. Redshirt sophomore OG Greg Pyke, sophomore OG Brandon Kublanow and senior FB Taylor Maxey got the nod on offense.

• Redshirt freshman S Aaron Davis recorded his first career interception for the Bulldogs midway through the second quarter.

• Junior punter Collin Barber had five punts for 45.5 yards with three inside the 20 and a long of 60 yards.

• Captains for the game were seniors Hutson Mason (QB), David Andrews (C) and Kosta Vavlas (ILB) and junior Sterling Bailey (DE).

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No. 24 SOUTH CAROLINA

Sept. 13, 2014 • Williams-Brice Stadium - Columbia, S.C. COLUMBIA, S.C. -- The No. 6 Georgia Bulldogs fell to the No. 24 South Carolina Gamecocks 35-38 at Williams-Brice Stadium in Columbia, S.C., on Saturday, Sept. 13, in front of a sellout crowd of 84,232 and a nationally televised CBS audience. Georgia drops to 1-1 (0-1 SEC) on the season, while South Carolina improves to 2-1 (1-1). The loss moves Georgia to 47-17-2 in the all-time series against the Gamecocks and marks the third straight game in which the Bulldogs have fallen in Columbia. Georgia last won at Williams-Brice in 2008.

Junior tailback Todd Gurley posted his 15th career 100-yard rushing game with a 20-attempt, 131yard rushing effort on the evening. Gurley had a long of 40 yards and found his way into the end zone on a 2-yard run in the third quarter. Senior quarterback Hutson Mason led the passing attack for Georgia and went 16 of 22 for 191 yards and two touchdowns. Senior Chris Conley led all Bulldog receivers with four receptions for 49 yards.

South Carolina received the ball to start the game and embarked on a 9-play, 75-yard drive that culminated in a 10-yard touchdown pass from Dylan Thompson to wide receiver Shaq Roland. Georgia then took just two plays to tie things up 7-7 at the 10:02 mark. Senior quarterback Hutson Mason hit freshman Isaiah McKenzie for a 36-yard gain before finding freshman running back Sony Michel on an underneath route for a 33-yard touchdown.

A South Carolina fumble on the ensuing drive then gifted Georgia possession at the Gamecocks’ 26-yard line but the Bulldogs were forced to settle for a 36-yard Marshall Morgan field goal as they took a 10-7 lead midway through the first quarter. The field goal set an SEC record for most consecutive field goals made.

The Bulldogs thought they had forced another turnover on South Carolina’s next offensive series, but a Devin Bowman interception was negated by a pass interference call on the third-year defensive back. Thompson found Pharoh Cooper just three plays later for an 8-yard touchdown pass that gave the Gamecocks a 14-10 lead. Georgia then scored a 26-yard field goal on their next possession.

Up 14-13, Thompson led the Gamecocks on a 10-play, 75-yard drive that was capped-off by an 18-yard touchdown pass to Rory Anderson with 5:34 remaining in the first half. After Morgan missed his first field goal in 21 straight attempts on Georgia’s next possession, South Carolina moved into field goal range and used a 32-yard kick by Elliott Fry to take a 24-13 lead into the break.

Georgia received to start the second half and used a heavy dose of Gurley to quickly move the ball into South Carolina territory. The junior tailback ripped off a 40-yard run and converted a fourth-andone before punching the ball into the end zone on a 2-yard rush to cut the Gamecocks’ lead to 24-20.

The Georgia defense was unable to make a stop on South Carolina’s next possession, though, as the Gamecocks’ regained their 11-point advantage through a Thompson touchdown run with 5:07 left to play in the third.

After punts by both teams, Georgia moved the ball inside the South Carolina 10-yard line. Mason then found Jay Rome for a 5-yard touchdown pass and used a completion to Michael Bennett on the subsequent two-point conversion to cut the Gamecocks’ lead to 31-28 with 14:55 to play.

A long return by Shon Carson on the resulting kickoff set the Gamecocks up at their own 42 to start a touchdown drive that culminated in a 24-yard touchdown run by Brandon Wilds. With South Carolina up 38-28 at the 13:01 mark, the Bulldogs used a series of rushes by Quayvon Hicks to move into opposition territory and cross the goal line from a yard out on their next drive. The 11-play, 75-yard drive took 5:51 off the clock and put the score at 38-35.

The Georgia defense then got the turnover it so desperately needed when Damian Swann picked off Thompson on third-and-10 at the Gamecocks’ 24 and returned the interception all the way to the South Carolina 6-yard line. However, the Bulldogs could not capitalize on offense and Morgan missed his potential game-tying kick just inches wide of the upright.

South Carolina then used a key conversion on fourth-and-inches at the 49 yard line to run out the remaining 1:26 of the clock and hold on for the 38-35 win.

S. Carolina Georgia

14 10

10 3

7 7

7 = 15 =

38 35

SC - Shaq Roland 10-yard pass from D. Thompson (Elliott Fry kick), 10:33 1Q

GA - Sony Michel 33-yard pass from H. Mason (Marshall Morgan kick), 10:02 1Q GA - Marshall Morgan 36-yard field goal, 07:25 1Q SC - Pharoh Cooper 8-yard pass from D. Thompson (Elliott Fry kick), 02:20 1Q GA - Marshall Morgan 26-yard field goal, 08:56 2Q SC - Rory Anderson 18-yard pass from D. Thompson (Elliott Fry kick), 05:34 2Q SC - Elliott Fry 32-yard field goal, 00:00 2Q GA - Todd Gurley 2-yard run (Marshall Morgan kick), 09:23 3Q SC - Dylan Thompson 1-yard run (Elliott Fry kick), 05:07 3Q GA - J. Rome 5-yard pass from H. Mason (M. Bennett pass from H. Mason), 14:55 4Q SC - Brandon Wilds 24-yard run (Elliott Fry kick), 13:01 4Q GA - Quayvon Hicks 1-yard run (Marshall Morgan kick), 07:10 4Q

GAME STATISTICS

UGA SC First Downs 18 27 Rushing: Att.-Yards 38-217 42-176 Passing: Comp.-Att.-Yds.-Int 16-22-191-0 21-30-271-1 Total Plays-Total Net Yards 60-408 72-447 Fumbles: Number-Lost 0-0 0-0 Penalties: Number-Yards 7-44 7-69 Punts: Number-Yards (Avg.) 2-81 (40.5) 2-80 (40.0) Kickoff Returns: Number-Yards (Avg.) 2-21 (10.5) 3-86 (28.67) Time of Possession 28:33 31:27 Third Down Conversions 5-of-12 2-of-9 Fourth Down Conversions 1-of-1 1-of-1 Sacks By: Number-Yards 1-13 2-13

Rushing SC - Wilds UGA - Gurley Passing SC - Thompson UGA - Mason Receiving SC - Anderson UGA - Conley

Punting SC - Hull UGA - Barber Tackles SC - Moore UGA - Wilson

STATISTICAL LEADERS Att. Yds. TD Long 14 93 1 24 20 131 1 40 Comp. Att. Yds. TD 21 30 271 3 16 22 191 2 Rec. Yds. TD Long 5 67 1 20 4 49 0 22 No. 2 2

Yds. 80 81

Avg. 40.0 40.5

Long 43 41

UT AT Tot. 6 4 10 9 4 13

Worth Noting…

Coach Mark Richt said…

“I’m sure that was a fun game to watch once it got started, especially if you are a South Carolina fan. Hats off to the South Carolina program and the job they did. I think they definitely played hard; they wanted to win, obviously. I think they played hard enough to win. We just didn’t seize the moment.”

• Junior Marshall Morgan’s 36-yard field goal in the first quarter set the SEC record with 19 consecutive field goals made. He then added a 26-yarder in the 2nd quarter to extend the streak to 20 before missing his next attempt.

• Georgia fell to 47-18-2 all-time against South Carolina. The Bulldogs trail 3-6 in the series when both teams are ranked and are 0-5 in games in Columbia when both teams are ranked.

• Todd Gurley posted his 15th career 100-yard rushing game with a 20-carry, 131-yard effort that included a third quarter touchdown.

• Quarterback Hutson Mason took just two plays to direct the Bulldogs to a score on their first drive, hitting freshman running back Sony Michel for the rookie’s first career touchdown reception. It was the first touchdown pass for the Bulldogs in Columbia since David Greene to Reggie Brown in 2004.

• Senior DT Toby Johnson and freshman WR Isaiah McKenzie made their first career starts.

• The game was delayed 1:26 for a lightning strike prior to kickoff.

• Captains for the game were seniors David Andrews (C), Mike Thornton (N), and Amarlo Herrera (ILB), and junior Todd Gurley (TB).

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TROY

Sept. 20, 2014 • Sanford Stadium - Athens, Ga. ATHENS, Ga. -- The No. 13/14 Georgia Bulldogs handed the Troy Trojans a 66-0 loss in front of 92,746 fans and a televised SEC Network audience on Saturday, September 20, at Sanford Stadium in Athens, Ga. The Bulldogs are now 2-1 on the year, while Troy falls to 0-4 on the year. The win marked the first time that Georgia has scored more than 60 points in a game since 2011 against New Mexico State.

Sony Michel had a career day, rushing for 155 yards on 10 carries and three touchdowns, averaging 15.5 yards per carry. Todd Gurley finished with 73 yards on six carries in limited time on the field. Hutson Mason went 8-for-12 for 97 yards and two touchdowns to lead the passing attack. Brice Ramsey and Faton Bauta each saw action in the game, combining for 83 yards and two touchdowns.

Michael Bennett finished with three catches for 34 yards and two touchdowns, while Chris Conley added 58 yards on two catches. Jordan Jenkins led the team defensively, totaling five tackles, including three solo stops and 1.5 tackles for loss.

On the opening drive, Troy went all the way to the Georgia nine-yard line, but the defense held, forcing Troy to attempt a field goal, which sailed wide. On the ensuing drive, Gurley took the ball 70 yards on four carries, setting the Bulldogs up at the Troy 10-yard line. Michel took it the rest of the way, picking up 10 yards on two carries for the touchdown that gave Georgia a 7-0 lead after Marshall Morgan’s extra point.

Troy got the ball back, but promptly turned it over on the first play of the drive. Rico Johnson forced the fumble, which was recovered by Aaron Davis. Davis returned the ball 11 yards to the Troy 27.

Georgia stretched the lead to 14-0 on a Mason pass to Kenneth Towns.

The Bulldogs extended their lead to 21-0 on a two play, 83-yard drive that took just 33 seconds. On the first play of the drive, Michel raced 75 yards down the sideline. Michel got the call again, hammering up the middle for eight yards and the score. Georgia added a field goal at the start of the second quarter, a 37 yarder by Marshall Morgan that made it a 24-0 game.

The Georgia defense forced a three-and-out on the next Troy drive, resulting in a 34-yard punt that was returned 52 yards for a touchdown by Isaiah McKenzie that put the Bulldogs up 31-0. It was the first punt returned for a touchdown since Brandon Boykin accomplished the feat in 2012 against Michigan State in the Outback Bowl.

Michel added his third touchdown of the game on Georgia’s next drive. Mason began the drive with a sideline passes to Shakenneth Williams that set the Bulldogs up at the Troy 32. Michel finished the drive with a pair of rushes for 18 yards and a touchdown that made it a 38-0 game.

Troy put together a nine play, 40-yard drive but turned it over on downs after a failed fourth down conversion. Ramsey came in under center on the ensuing drive and orchestrated an eight-play, 61-yard drive that took 2:36 off the clock and put Georgia up 45-0. Ramsey’s first career completion went to Conley for 19 yards. He found Conley again three plays later for a 39-yard completion that gave Georgia a first down at the Troy three. After a penalty moved Georgia back to the six-yard line, Ramsey connected with Bennett for a six-yard touchdown that extended the lead to 45-0.

Georgia made it a 52-0 game on the opening drive of the second half. Michel set up in the wildcat and handed the ball to McKenzie, who took it 49 yards to the Troy 26. Three plays later, Mason tossed a 10-yard touchdown to Bennett that made it a 51-0 game.

Troy threatened on its second possession of the second half. Troy marched down to the Georgia 10-yard line before Tramel Terry picked off Dontreal Pruitt in the end zone. It was the first career interception for Terry and the second turnover by the Georgia defense in the game.

Bauta led the team on a pair of touchdown drives in the fourth quarter. The first was an eight-play, 62 yard drive that took 4:13 and made it a 59-0 game. Brendan Douglas was the leading rusher on the drive, picking up 33 yards on four carries before Bauta scored on a seven-yard run. Bauta again found the end zone with 6:18 left in the game, giving Georgia a 66-0 lead.

Troy Georgia

0 21

0 24

0 7

0 = 14 =

0 66

GA - Sony Michel 33-yard run (Marshall Morgan kick), 07:59 1Q GA - Kenneth Towns 9-yard pass from Hutson Mason (Marshall Morgan kick), 06:10 1Q GA - Sony Michel 8-yard run (Marshall Morgan kick), 02:32 1Q GA - Marshall Morgan 37-yard field goal, 12:29 2Q GA - Isaiah McKenzie 52-yard punt return, 10:48 2Q GA - Sony Michel 18-yard run (Marshall Morgan kick), 07:31 2Q GA - Michael Bennett 6-yard pass from Brice Ramsey (Marshall Morgan kick), 00:15 2Q GA - Michael Bennett 10-yard pass from H. Mason (Marshall Morgan kick), 13:04 3Q GA - Faton Bauta 7-yard run (Marshall Morgan kick), 10:35 4Q GA - Faton Bauta 1-yard run (Marshall Morgan kick), 06:18 4Q

GAME STATISTICS

UGA TROY First Downs 23 11 Rushing: Att.-Yards 39-367 28-47 Passing: Comp.-Att.-Yds.-Int 14-22-180-0 18-33-169-1 Total Plays-Total Net Yards 61-547 61-216 Fumbles: Number-Lost 0-0 1-1 Penalties: Number-Yards 5-35 4-35 Punts: Number-Yards (Avg.) 3-113 (37.7) 8-354 (44.2) Kickoff Returns: Number-Yards (Avg.) 0-0 (0.0) 6-115 (19.17) Time of Possession 27:55 32:05 Third Down Conversions 6-of-11 5-of-16 Fourth Down Conversions 1-of-1 0-of-1 Sacks By: Number-Yards 2-17 0-0

Rushing TROY - Chunn UGA - Michel Passing TROY - Pruitt UGA - Mason Receiving TROY - Burks UGA - Bennett

Punting TROY - Kay UGA - Barber Tackles TROY - Kitchens UGA - Jenkins

STATISTICAL LEADERS Att. Yds. TD Long 6 20 0 12 10 155 3 75 Comp. Att. Yds. TD 16 27 158 0 8 11 97 2 Rec. Yds. TD Long 3 12 0 12 3 34 2 18 No. 8 3

Yds. 354 113

Avg. 44.2 37.7

Long 56 44

UT AT Tot. 6 4 10 3 2 5

Worth Noting…

Coach Mark Richt said…

“The greatest thing that happened today was the play on both the offensive and defensive lines. The offensive line created space for the runners and gave the quarterbacks time to throw. The defensive line took care of business and made it hard for them to run the ball. It was a really good performance.”

BULLDOGS

• The Bulldogs’ 66-0 win over Troy is the most points for Georgia since 1994 when it beat Northeast Louisiana 70-6. The margin of victory of 66 is the most since 1958 when the Bulldogs blanked Citadel 76-0. Georgia’s last shutout came during a 38-0 win at Auburn in 2012.

• Georgia tallied 367 rushing yards, the most in the Richt era.

• Freshman receiver Isaiah McKenzie ran back a punt 52 yards for a touchdown to put Georgia up 31-0 at the 10:48 mark in the second quarter. This was the Bulldogs’ first punt return for a score since Brandon Boykin ran 92 yards against Michigan State in the 2012 Outback Bowl.

• Georgia now holds a +4 turnover margin on the year and has converted those miscues into 10 points.

• Eleven Georgia players hit the field for the first time against Troy. Freshman TE Jeb Blazevich got his first career start.

• Both Georgia and Troy ran 61 plays, but the Bulldogs put up 547 yards to Troy’s 216.

• Captains for the game were seniors David Andrews (C), Toby Johnson (DT), junior Todd Gurley (TB), and freshman Sony Michel (RB).

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TENNESSEE

Sept. 27, 2014 • Sanford Stadium - Athens, Ga. ATHENS, Ga. -- The No. 12 Georgia Bulldogs took a 35-32 win over the Tennessee Volunteers in front of a sold out crowd of 92,746 and a nationally televised ESPN audience in Athens, Ga., on Saturday, Sept. 27. The Bulldogs are now 3-1 on the year and 1-1 in the Southeastern Conference. Tennessee is now 2-2 on the year and 0-1 in the SEC. Todd Gurley led the Bulldogs on the ground, rushing for 208 yards and two touchdowns on 28 carries. The game marked the 16th 100-yard rushing game for Gurley, which ties for fourth most in Georgia history. He recorded his 32nd rushing touchdown of his career. Nick Chubb finished the game with 32 yards on 11 carries. Hutson Mason led the Bulldogs with 147 yards on 16-for-25 passing. Michael Bennett, Gurley and Chris Conley were his top targets, finishing with 31, 30 and 30 yards respectively.

Mason also accounted for 30 yards on the ground and one touchdown.

Defensively, the Bulldogs were led by Amarlo Herrera with 10 tackles. Ramik Wilson finished with nine tackles, including one tackle for a loss. Damian Swann finished the day with eight tackles, five of which were solo stops. In all the Bulldogs finished three sacks and eight tackles for losses. The defense had five pass breakups on the day.

Tennessee scored on its first two possessions of the game, jumping out to an early 10-0 lead.

On the opening drive, the Vols drove 43 yards on nine plays but settled for a 46-yard field goal that put them up 3-0. Tennessee scored on its next drive on a one-yard touchdown run by Jalen Hurd that made it a 10-0 game.

After a tackle of a loss and a sack, the Bulldogs forced Tennessee to punt with just over two minutes left in the first quarter. Isaiah McKenzie fielded the punt and returned it 29 yards to the Tennessee 32. Georgia needed just four plays to go 32 yards. Gurley took the ball 16 yards on the first play of the drive before Mason found Bennett for seven yards. After a six-yard run by Gurley, Mason rushed three yards on the keeper for the touchdown that cut the lead to 10-7 after the Marshall Morgan extra point.

Georgia took a 14-10 lead under eight minutes left in the half on an 11-play, 87-yard drive. The Bulldogs kept it on the ground for much of the drive, with Gurley taking it for 25 yards before Chubb added 20 yards on three carries. Gurley came back in to finish the drive off with a pair of runs, including the touchdown run of one yard that made gave Georgia a 14-10 lead.

On their next drive, the Bulldogs went 81 yards on 11 plays that resulted in a touchdown extending the Georgia lead to 21-10. Georgia went with a healthy mix of run and pass plays that allowed them to convert five first downs. Facing 2nd-and-11 at the Tennessee 20, Mason found Chubb out of the backfield for his first career reception. Chubb’s catch went for the touchdown that put Georgia up 21-10.

Tennessee cut the lead to 21-17 with seven-play, 83-yard drive that took just under a minute. Hurd posted runs of 18 and 19 yards before catching a screen pass from Worley for 18 yards that set the Vols up at the Georgia 23. Worley then found Jason Croom down the sideline for a 23-yard touchdown that cut the lead to 21-17 at the half.

The defenses settled in during the third quarter, as the offenses combined for five punts. Georgia got the ball back with 11:09 remaining the game and produced a five-play, 77-yard drive that resulted in a 51-yard touchdown run by Gurley. In all, Gurley carried the ball 76 of the 77 yards on the drive.

Tennessee responded on the ensuing drive with a 52-yard drive that was capped off by a 31-yard touchdown pass to Pig Howard. The Vols then went for two and got it to make it a 28-25 game.

The Vols got the ball back with 4:38 left on the clock after Colin Barber sent a punt deep into Tennessee territory that was down at the one. Two plays later, the handoff was fumbled and recovered by Josh Dawson in the end zone for a touchdown that put Georgia up 35-25.

Tennessee answered with a seven-play, 58-yard scoring drive that brought it within three at 35-32.

The Vols tried for the onside kick, but Quayvon Hicks recovered it at the Tennessee 45-yard line. The Bulldogs were able to run the clock out for the final 2:14, converting two first downs, including one on fourth-and-three that sealed the 35-32 win.

Tennessee Georgia

10 7

7 14

0 0

15 = 14 =

32 35

UT - Aaron Medley 46-yard field goal, 11:39 1Q UT - Jalen Hurd 1-yard run (Aaron Medley kick), 05:04 1Q GA - Hutson Mason 3-yard run (Marshall Morgan kick), 01:07 1Q GA - Todd Gurley 1-yard run (Marshall Morgan kick), 08:45 2Q GA - Nick Chubb 20-yard pass from Hutson Mason (M. Morgan kick), 01:17 2Q UT - Jason Croom 23-yard pass from Justin Worley (Aaron Medley kick), 00:18 2Q GA - Todd Gurley 51-yard run (Marshall Morgan kick), 09:31 4Q UT - A. Howard 31-yard pass from J. Worley (D. Helm pass from J. Worley), 08:07 4Q GA - Josh Dawson fumble recovery (Marshall Morgan kick), 04:27 4Q UT - Marquez North 6-yard pass from Justin Worley (Aaron Medley kick), 02:14 4Q

GAME STATISTICS

UGA TENN First Downs 25 22 Rushing: Att.-Yards 53-289 34-117 Passing: Comp.-Att.-Yds.-Int 16-25-147-2 27-44-284-0 Total Plays-Total Net Yards 78-436 78-401 Fumbles: Number-Lost 2-0 2-2 Penalties: Number-Yards 7-57 7-49 Punts: Number-Yards (Avg.) 7-294 (42.0) 8-357 (44.6) Kickoff Returns: Number-Yards (Avg.) 5-86 (17.2) 4-102 (25.5) Time of Possession 31:47 28:13 Third Down Conversions 1-of-10 6-of-17 Fourth Down Conversions 2-of-2 0-of-0 Sacks By: Number-Yards 3-31 3-11

Rushing TENN - Hurd UGA - Gurley Passing TENN - Worley UGA - Mason Receiving TENN - Wolf UGA - Bennett

Punting TENN - Darr UGA - Barber Tackles TENN - Johnson UGA - Herrera

STATISTICAL LEADERS Att. Yds. TD Long 24 119 1 19 28 208 2 51 Comp. Att. Yds. TD 23 35 264 3 16 25 147 1 Rec. Yds. TD Long 5 69 0 24 4 31 0 18 No. 8 7

Yds. 357 294

Avg. 44.6 42.0

Long 54 53

UT AT Tot. 9 8 17 2 8 10

Worth Noting…

Coach Mark Richt said…

“Both teams showed tremendous poise, both teams showed tremendous fight, both teams got behind and fought back, both teams had good things happen and capitalized and both teams had bad things and found a way to fight back.”

• With the win, Georgia evened the all-time series against UT at 21-21-2. It was the fifth straight win for the Bulldogs in the series.

• Junior TB Todd Gurley posted a career-high 208 rushing yards on 28 carries with 2 TDs. It was Gurley’s 16th game with at least 100 yards rushing, which ties him with Garrison Hearst at No. 2 in the school record books.

• Gurley ended the day with 33 career rushing touchdowns, leaving him tied for third on Georgia’s all-time list with Hearst.

• Georgia had two turnovers that resulted in zero points for the Volunteers but managed to score 7 points off of two Tennessee fumbles. Josh Dawson’s fumble return for a TD in the fourth quarter was the Bulldogs’ first fumble return for a TD since Marcus Howard vs. Hawaii at the 2008 Sugar Bowl.

• Freshman RB Nick Chubb’s 20-yard TD reception was the first of his career.

• Sophomore J.J. Green made his first career start on defense at safety. Freshman Isaiah Wynn started at TE for the Bulldogs in his first career start.

• Captains for the game were senior Hutson Mason (QB), juniors Jordan Jenkins (OLB) and Todd Gurley (TB), and sophomore Reggie Davis (WR).

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VANDERBILT

Oct. 4, 2014 • Sanford Stadium - Athens, Ga. ATHENS, Ga. -- The No. 13 Georgia football team took a 44-17 win over the Vanderbilt Commodores in front of 92,746 fans and a SEC Network televised audience on Saturday, Oct. 4, at Sanford Stadium in Athens, Ga. With the win, the Bulldogs improve to 4-1 overall that includes a 2-1 mark in Southeastern Conference play. Vanderbilt dropped to 1-5 on the year and 0-4 in league play.

Hutson Mason finished with 121 yards and two touchdowns on 11-for-17 passing. Chris Conley was his top target in the end zone, catching both of Mason’s touchdown passes. Jeb Blazevich finished with 86 yards on three catches. Todd Gurley led Georgia’s rushing attack, finishing with 163 yards and two touchdowns on 25 touches. He also had 24 receiving yards and completed a 50-yard pass, the first of his career. Nick Chubb finished with 78 yards and a touchdown on eight carries.

Amarlo Herrera finished with a team-best nine tackles, including four solo stops. Jordan Jenkins added seven tackles while Leonard Floyd had four tackles, including one sack. Devin Bowman produced the lone turnover of the game, intercepting a pass and returning it for a touchdown.

It did not take long for the Bulldogs to take the lead, moving ahead to 7-0 on the opening drive.

The seven-play, 62-yard drive took 2:16 and was capped off by a five-yard touchdown run by Gurley. The drive was highlighted by a 12-yard pickup by Gurley and a 20-yard reception by Blazevich.

Georgia made it a 14-0 game with just over two minutes left in the first quarter. After a 16-yard completion to Blazevich gave Georgia a first down at the Vanderbilt 45 yard line, Gurley took a screen pass for 15 yards before rushing for 27 yards and a touchdown on consecutive touches. With the 14yard scoring run, Gurley became just the fourth player in Georgia history to rush for at least 3,000 yards.

After forcing Vanderbilt to go three-and-out, the Bulldogs took over at the Vanderbilt 44 yard line with 1:34 left in the first quarter. On the first play of the drive, Mason found Chris Conley in the middle of the end zone for the touchdown that put the Bulldogs up 21-0.

The Commodores got on the board with 6:49 left in the first half. Stephen Rivers led the team on a seven-play, 66-yard drive that was capped off by a one-yard touchdown run by Ralph Webb that made it a 21-7 game.

Two drives later, the Bulldogs put together an 80-yard touchdown drive. The drive was kick started by a 50-yard, left-handed pass from Gurley to Blazevich that set Georgia up with 1st-and-10 at the Vanderbilt 27. After a nine-yard run, Mason and Conley connected for their second touchdown of the day that sent the Bulldogs into the locker room holding a 27-7 lead.

On the opening drive of the second half, Vanderbilt intercepted a Mason pass and returned it 35 yards to the Georgia 24. The Bulldogs held the Commodores to a 34-yard field goal that made it a 27-10 lead with just over 11 minutes left in the third quarter.

Vanderbilt looked poised to answer on the ensuing drive, moving the ball down to the Georgia 29. But Bowman picked off Rivers and returned the interception 63 yards for the touchdown, putting Georgia up 34-10. It was the first interception return for a touchdown of the season for the Bulldogs.

The Bulldogs added a field goal with 12:02 left in the game that brought the score to 37-10. Gurley accounted for every yard of the drive before Marshall Morgan connected on a 22-yard field goal.

The Commodores responded with an 11-play, 75-yard touchdown drive that cut the Georgia lead to 37-17 with 5:46 left in the game.

Vanderbilt got the ball back with just under four minutes to play, but went three-and-out, giving the offense another opportunity. Chubb carried much of the load in the final drive, tallying 59 yards on three carries, including a 33-yard touchdown run that put the score at 44-17 with 28 seconds left in the game.

Vanderbilt Georgia

0 21

7 6

3 7

7 = 10 =

17 44

GA - Todd Gurley 5-yard run (Marshall Morgan kick), 11:11 1Q GA- Todd Gurley 14-yard run (Marshall Morgan kick), 02:51 1Q GA - Chris Conley 44-yard pass from Hutson Mason (M. Morgan kick), 01:25 1Q VANDY - Ralph Webb 1-yard run (Tommy Openshaw kick), 06:49 2Q GA - Chris Conley 5-yard pass from Hutson Mason (M. Morgan kick blkd), 00:07 2Q VANDY - Tommy Openshaw 34-yard field goal, 11:01 3Q GA - Devin Bowman 63-yard interception return (Marshall Morgan kick), 05:45 3Q GA - Marshall Morgan 22-yard field goal, 12:02 4Q VANDY - Dallas Rivers 6-yard run (Tommy Openshaw kick), 06:16 4Q GA - Nick Chubb 33-yard run (Marshall Morgan kick), 00:28 4Q

GAME STATISTICS

UGA VANDY First Downs 20 15 Rushing: Att.-Yards 35-243 36-132 Passing: Comp.-Att.-Yds.-Int 14-22-202-1 16-31-188-1 Total Plays-Total Net Yards 57-445 67-320 Fumbles: Number-Lost 0-0 0-0 Penalties: Number-Yards 2-12 4-29 Punts: Number-Yards (Avg.) 5-169 (33.8) 7-235 (33.6) Kickoff Returns: Number-Yards (Avg.) 2-31 (15.5) 4-55 (13.8) Time of Possession 24:26 35:34 Third Down Conversions 4-of-10 2-of-13 Fourth Down Conversions 0-of-0 1-of-2 Sacks By: Number-Yards 1-7 0-0

Rushing VANDY - Webb UGA - Gurley Passing VANDY - Freebeck UGA - Mason Receiving VANDY - Scheu UGA - Blazevich

Punting VANDY - Cooke UGA - Barber Tackles VANDY - Bowden UGA - Herrera

STATISTICAL LEADERS Att. Yds. TD Long 17 77 1 14 25 165 2 26 Comp. Att. Yds. TD 9 18 100 0 11 17 121 2 Rec. Yds. TD Long 5 74 0 31 3 86 0 50 No. 6 4

Yds. 215 137

Avg. 35.8 34.2

Long 42 38

UT AT Tot. 4 4 8 4 5 9

Worth Noting…

Coach Mark Richt said…

“There’s no doubt, victory is great. It sure beats losing. The guys did play hard. Defensively, we were outstanding most of the day. On offense, we ran the ball well and threw and caught better. We had more balance in the attack today. We’ve got a chance to keep improving as a football team. If we do that, we’ve got a chance to get back to Atlanta.”

BULLDOGS

• The Bulldogs are now 74-17-2 in Homecoming games including winning their last eight. In the series with VU, Georgia now leads 54-19-2.

• Gurley is now one of only four Bulldogs to have 3,000+ yards rushing in his career with 3,147, joining Herschel Walker (5,259), Garrison Hearst (3,232) and Lars Tate (3,017).

• Gurley has the longest kickoff return (100) and longest completion (50) for the Bulldogs this year.

• Junior CB Devin Bowman returned an interception 63 yards for a touchdown to put Georgia up 34-10 in the third quarter. This marked the second straight week Georgia’s defense has scored a touchdown. Bowman started and wore No. 19 rather than his regular No. 37 in honor of freshman CB Rico Johnson.

• On one play, senior QB Hutson Mason connected with senior receiver Chris Conley for a 44-yard touchdown strike to go up 21-0. This was the Bulldogs’ third one-play touchdown drive of the year and the quickest at nine seconds.

With that touchdown, Conley joined the school’s all-time top-10 list with 14 career touchdown receptions.

• Captains for the game were seniors David Andrews (C) and Damian Swann (CB) and juniors Jordan Jenkins (OLB) and Todd Gurley (TB).

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No. 23 MISSOURI

Oct. 11, 2014 • Memorial Stadium - Columbia, Mo. COLUMBIA, Mo. - The No. 13 Georgia Bulldogs used a strong defensive effort to take a 34-0 shutout win over No. 23 Missouri in front of a sold out Memorial Stadium and a nationally televised CBS audience in Columbia, Mo., on Saturday, Oct. 11. The win put the Bulldogs at 5-1 on the year, including a 3-1 mark in Southeastern Conference action. Missouri dropped to 4-2 on the year and 1-1 in league action. The win was the first time Missouri had been blanked since 2002.

The Georgia defense forced five turnovers, including four interceptions to keep Missouri off the board. Quincy Mauger led the take-away parade with two interceptions. The Bulldogs also had three sacks on the day as Leonard Floyd and Lorenzo Carter had one each. Ramik Wilson, Amarlo Herrera and Tim Kimbrough led the team with four tackles each.

Nick Chubb recorded his first 100-yard rushing game, finishing with 143 yards on 38 carries and a touchdown. Brendan Douglas added 65 yards and a touchdown on 13 carries. Hutson Mason led Georgia’s passing attack, going 22-for-28 for 156 yards and a touchdown. Michael Bennett was his top target, hauling in 53 yards on five catches.

Georgia opened up to a 20-0 lead in the first half after scoring on the four of the first five possessions of the game. The defense started the day strong, forcing Mizzou to punt on its opening drive. On the ensuing possession, Mason orchestrated an 11-play, 45-yard drive that resulted in a 47-yard field goal by Marshall Morgan that put Georgia up 3-0. The drive was highlighted by a 12-yard pass from Mason to Chubb that gave the Bulldogs a first down inside Mizzou territory.

Georgia got another chance on the next Missouri drive, as Mauger picked off Maty Mauk at the Missouri 47. The Bulldogs were unable to get any points off of the interception, but were given a second chance on the next drive. On the second play of the drive, Damian Swann intercepted Mauk. The Bulldogs were able to put points on the board after a six yard pass from Mason to Jeb Blazevich set up a 29-yard field goal that made it a 6-0 game.

The Bulldogs added seven points after a 13-play, 71-yard drive. Mason spread the ball around on the drive, hitting three different receivers before taking the ball in on an 11-yard touchdown run.

Mason and the rest of the Georgia offense kept the pressure on, scoring a touchdown on its next possession to make it a 20-0 game. Malcolm Mitchell and Bennett recorded catches of five and 11 yards, respectively, to put the Bulldogs at midfield. Facing 2nd-and-11, Chubb scampered for 18 yards and a first down. Georgia kept the Tigers guessing by mixing both run and pass plays to get inside the Mizzou 10. On 1st-and-Goal, Mason put the ball where only Bennett could get in the back corner of the end zone for a touchdown that made it a 20-0 game. The teams had a couple more chances in the first half, but the Bulldogs maintained its 20-0 lead going into halftime. It was the first time since 2004 that a team had held Mizzou scoreless in the first half.

The Bulldog defense continued to disrupt Mauk in the opening possessions of the second half, as Mauger and Dominick Sanders recorded interceptions on each of Mizzou’s first two drives. It was the third and fourth interception of the game for Mauk and the Tigers. Following Sanders’ pick, the Georgia offense kept the ball on the ground, as Chubb tallied 28 yards before Douglas ran the final 18, including a 15-yard touchdown run that ended with him flipping over the defender and into the end zone, putting Georgia up 27-0 following the extra point.

It was all Chubb on the next offensive possession for the Bulldogs. Working with a short field after taking over near midfield, Chubb rushed for 43 of Georgia’s 52 yards during the 10-play drive that ate over six minutes off the clock. The drive was capped off by a nine-yard touchdown run by Chubb, his first touchdown of the day, that made it a 34-0 game.

Mizzou got the ball back after the touchdown, but the Bulldogs forced a three-and-out. On the ensuing possession, Georgia stuck to its ground game and held the ball for the final 6:24 of the game.

Douglas was the workhorse on the final drive, gaining 27 yards to seal the 34-0 win.

Missouri Georgia

0 6

0 14

0 7

0 = 7 =

0 34

GA - Marshall Morgan 47-yard field goal, 08:54 1Q GA - Marshall Morgan 29-yard field goal, 02:07 1Q GA - Hutson Mason 11-yard run (Marshall Morgan kick), 10:57 2Q GA - Michael Bennett 9-yard pass from Hutson Mason (M. Morgan kick), 05:32 2Q GA - Brendan Douglas 15-yard run (Marshall Morgan kick), 00:47 3Q GA - Nick Chubb 9-yard run (Marshall Morgan kick), 07:46 4Q 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 MIZZOU 25 10 58-210 22-50 23-29-169-0 9-21-97-4 87-379 43-147 2-0 1-1 4-30 4-30 5-173 (34.6) 6-264 (44.0) 0-0 5-75 (15.0) 42:23 17:37 12-of-21 0-of-7 2-of-2 0-of-0 3-25 2-19

STATISTICAL LEADERS Rushing Att. Yds. TD Long MIZZOU - Murphy 7 34 0 13 UGA - Chubb 38 143 1 18 Passing MIZZOU - Mauk UGA - Mason Receiving MIZZOU - Moore UGA - Bennett

Punting MIZZOU - Brinser UGA - Barber Tackles MIZZOU - Brothers UGA - Herrera

Comp. Att. Yds. TD 9 21 97 0 22 28 156 1 Rec. Yds. TD Long 2 33 0 17 5 53 1 14 No. 6 3

Yds. 264 109

Avg. 44.0 36.3

Long 57 39

UT AT Tot. 4 8 12 3 1 4

Worth Noting…

Coach Mark Richt said…

“We’re very excited about the victory. You just don’t expect that coming in here to Missouri, where you find a football team on both sides of the ball, special teams, they are just an outstanding team. For us to have that type of performance is pretty exciting for me, so I am very thankful for the win and looking forward to playing Arkansas next week.”

• With the 34-0 win, the Bulldogs posted their first-ever road shutout victory over a ranked opponent at the opponent’s home stadium.

• Freshman Nick Chubb exploded for a career-high 38 carries and 143 yards with one touchdown. It was his first start and his first 100-yard rushing game.

• The Georgia defense held the Tigers to just 147 yards of total offense.

• The total of 87 plays run by the Bulldog offense was tied for the most ever under Mark Richt, while the 58 rushing plays were the most ever in the Richt era.

• The Bulldogs forced one fumble and picked-off Missouri QB Maty Mauk four times to improve to a +9 turnover differential on the season. The last time Georgia had four interceptions in a game was back in 2008 during the 41-10 Sugar Bowl victory over No. 10 Hawaii.

• The Bulldogs now have eight interceptions on the 2014 season, which is one more than the seven they posted in all of 2013.

• Chubb got his first career start. Sophomore Brendan Langley started his first game of the season and fifth overall in his career after reverting back to the defensive side of the ball. WR Justin Scott-Wesley played for the first time this season after hurting his knee last year.

• Captains for the game were seniors David Andrews (C), Ray Drew (DE), and Damian Swann (CB).

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ARKANSAS

Oct. 18, 2014 • War Memorial Stadium - Little Rock, Ark. LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - Nick Chubb had his first career 200-yard rushing game as the No. 10 Georgia Bulldogs earned a 45-32 win over the Arkansas Razorbacks on Saturday, October 18, in front of 54,959 fans and a nationally televised SEC Network audience at War Memorial Stadium in Little Rock, Ark. With the win, the Bulldogs improved to 6-1 on the year and 4-1 in Southeastern Conference games.

Arkansas is now 3-4 overall and 0-4 in league play.

The win marked the nation’s first win over an SEC Western Division opponent this season, as the SEC West entered the game with a 26-0 record.

Chubb was the story of the game, rushing for 202 yards and two touchdowns on 30 carries. Hutson Mason finished with 179 yards on 10-for-17 passing and a pair of touchdowns. He also added a rushing touchdown. Chris Conley was his top target, gaining 128 yards and two touchdowns on five catches.

Georgia got two fumbles and two interceptions from its defense, turning them into 21 points.

Georgia is now +13 in turnover margin for the year. Quincy Mauger and Damian Swann each had an interception for the Bulldogs. Ramik Wilson led the team with 14 tackles, including five solo stops.

Swann had 11 tackles, eight of which were unassisted, while Amarlo Herrera and Leonard Floyd added 10 tackles each. Wilson, Swann, Floyd and Jordan Jenkins had tackles for a loss.

Arkansas scored on its opening drive, going 75 yards on 13 plays in 7:51. The touchdown came on an 11-yard run, but Ray Drew blocked the extra point attempt, resulting in a 6-0 Razorback lead.

The Bulldogs responded with 38 unanswered points in the first half. Highlighting Georgia’s first drive was a 48-yard pass from Mason to Conley that set Georgia up at the Arkansas 26. Four plays later, Mason rushed into the end zone for the touchdown that gave Georgia a 7-6 lead after Marshall Morgan’s PAT was good.

The Bulldogs got the ball back on their own 29 with 3:19 left in the first quarter. Conley picked up 40 yards on two catches that put Georgia at the Arkansas 14-yard line. Morgan connected on a 37-yard field goal that extended Georgia’s lead to 10-6.

Chubb added the next two scores for the Bulldogs. He boosted the Georgia lead to 17-6 on a 43yard touchdown run. On the following drive, Chubb rushed for 42 yards on three carries. The Bulldogs were helped by a personal foul call against Arkansas that set up a fresh set of downs at the 3-yard line.

Chubb took it into the end zone to cap the drive and lift Georgia to a 24-6 lead over the Razorbacks.

On the first play after the kickoff, Arkansas fumbled the ball, which was recovered by Floyd at the Arkansas seven-yard line. One play later, Mason found Michael Bennett in the end zone for six. After the Bennett touchdown, Morgan’s extra point was good, bringing the score to 31-6.

Arkansas looked to gain some momentum, driving down to the Georgia 34 yard-line. On a fourthand-six situation, Jenkins sacked Brandon Allen, forcing a fumble that was picked up by Dominick Sanders, who returned it 54 yards for a touchdown. That turnover made it a 38-6 game after the PAT. The Razorbacks tried to fight back into the game, moving all the way down to the Georgia 20. Allen looked to the end zone on third down, but Swann was waiting and intercepted his pass. The interception allowed Georgia to enter halftime with a 38-6 lead.

Arkansas scored on its first two possessions of the second half. The first touchdown came after a 12-play, 71-yard drive but a failed two-point conversion resulted in a 38-12 score. The second touchdown came on a seven play, 57-yard drive that brought the score to 38-19.

Looking to keep the momentum on its next drive, Arkansas threw on third down, but Mauger was waiting and intercepted the pass. On the third play of the ensuing drive, Mason found Conley for 36 yards and the touchdown that allowed Georgia to extend its lead to 45-19.

The Razorbacks kept chipping away at the Georgia lead, scoring on a nine play, 90-yard drive that cut the lead to 45-32 after a failed two-point conversion. That would be all that Arkansas could get, as the Bulldogs kept it on the ground on the final drive of the game and ran out the clock to seal the 45-32 win.

Arkansas Georgia

6 7

0 31

13 0

13 = 7 =

32 45

AR - Alex Collins 1-yard run (John Henson kick blocked), 07:09 1Q GA - Hutson Mason 1-yard run (Marshall Morgan kick), 05:41 1Q GA - Marshall Morgan 37-yard field goal, 14:21 2Q GA - Nick Chubb 43-yard run (Marshall Morgan kick), 09:05 2Q GA - Nick Chubb 3-yard run (Marshall Morgan kick), 05:35 2Q GA - Michael Bennett 7-yard pass from Hutson Mason (M. Morgan kick), 05:17 2Q GA - Dominick Sanders 54-yard fumble recovery (M. Morgan kick), 02:08 3Q AR - Keon Hatcher 8-yard pass from B. Allen (AJ Derby rush failed), 06:30 3Q AR - Hunter Henry 4-yard pass from Brandon Allen (Adam McFain kick), 02:05 3Q GA - Chris Conley 36-yard pass from Hutson Mason (M. Morgan kick), 13:08 4Q AR - Kendrick Edwards 4-yard pass from B. Allen (Adam McFain kick), 10:00 4Q AR - Alex Collins 6-yard run (Brandon Allen rush failed), 05:05 4Q 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 ARKANSAS 18 29 39-207 37-126 10-17-179-0 28-45-296-2 56-386 82-422 0-0 4-2 4-30 4-30 3-105 (35.0) 3-99 (33.0) 3-93 (31.0) 3-65 (21.7) 25:06 34:54 5-of-11 8-of-15 0-of-1 1-of-2 3-35 2-5

STATISTICAL LEADERS Rushing ARK - J. Williams UGA - Chubb Passing ARK - B. Allen UGA - Mason Receiving ARK - Henry UGA - Conley

Punting ARK - Irwin-Hill UGA - Barber Tackles ARK - Williams UGA - Wilson

Att. Yds. TD Long 18 108 0 24 30 202 2 43 Comp. Att. Yds. TD 28 45 296 3 10 17 179 2 Rec. Yds. TD Long 5 92 1 38 5 128 1 48 No. 3 2

Yds. 99 71

Avg. 33.0 35.5

Long 37 41

UT AT Tot. 6 8 14 5 9 14

Worth Noting…

Coach Mark Richt said…

“It was an outstanding victory. I’m very proud of our team. Obviously the first half was about as good as you could ever hope a first half to go. I’m very impressed with how we played in the second half. I think we still played hard, but they played better than us for a good bit of that second half... I’m as happy as I could be with that victory.”

BULLDOGS

• Georgia notched the nation’s first win over an SEC Western Division team this season as that side of the conference came in 26-0 this year against non-SEC West opponents.

• Georgia’s 38 points in the first two quarters were the most points the Bulldogs have scored against an SEC team in the first half since 1984 when they led Vanderbilt 42-21 and eventually won 62-35.

• Freshman Nick Chubb, making only his second career start, finished with a career-high 202 yards on 30 carries with 2 TDs. He is the second Bulldog to go over 200 yards in a game this year, joining junior Todd Gurley who had 208 in the win over Tennessee.

• Georgia got two fumbles and two interceptions and turned them in to 21 points. Georgia now leads the nation with a +13 turnover margin for the year.

• Senior DE Ray Drew blocked a PAT on Arkansas’ first TD. It was the first blocked PAT by the Bulldogs since 2012 when Kwame Geathers notched one versus Florida Atlantic.

• Captains for the game were seniors Michael Bennett (SE), Hutson Mason (QB), Mike Thornton (N) and sophomore Leonard Floyd (OLB).

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FLORIDA

Nov. 1, 2014 • EverBank Stadium - Jacksonville, Fla. JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - The No. 9 Georgia football team dropped a 38-20 game to the Florida Gators on Saturday, November 1, in front of 83,004 fans and a CBS nationally televised audience at EverBank Field in Jacksonville, Fla. The Bulldogs are now 6-2 on the year and 4-2 in Southeastern Conference actions. Florida is 4-3 overall and 3-3 in the SEC. Hutson Mason was 26-for-41 for 319 yards and a touchdown. It was a career best in both attempts and completions. His top target was Malcolm Mitchell who finished with 55 yards on seven catches. Michael Bennett finished with 60 yards on six catches, while Nick Chubb had 59 yards on five catches. Chubb led the rushing attack, going for 156 yards and a touchdown on 21 attempts.

Defensively, the Bulldogs were led by Amarlo Herrera, who finished with 11 tackles, including 1.5 tackles for loss. Leonard Floyd faded nine tackles, while Jordan Jenkins tacked on eight.

Georgia scored first, taking a 7-0 lead on a nine-play, 85-yard drive that took 2:43. Chubb carried the load before taking the ball 39 yards to the end zone for the score.

The Bulldogs looked to add to its lead after Jordan Jenkins recovered a fumble at the Florida 48. The Bulldogs were able take the ball down to the 22-yard line, but the windy conditions came into play as Marshall Morgan was unable to connect on a 22-yard field goal. During the drive, Chubb went over 100 yards for the third time of the season. He finished with 101 in the first quarter.

The Gators answered on the next drive, scoring on a fake field goal with 8:25 on the clock that made it a 7-7 game. After a three-and-out by Georgia, Florida scored on its next drive, going 64 yards in five plays. A 44-yard run set up the two-yard touchdown run that made it a 14-7 lead after the extra point.

Florida scored the next 10 points of the game. The Gators put together a six-play, 73-yard touchdown drive on the opening possession of the second half. The touchdown was scored on a 44-yard run that put Florida up 21-7 after the extra point. The Gators added a field goal on their next drive that extended their lead to 24-7.

The Bulldogs looked to answer on the ensuing drive, completing a slant pass to Malcolm Mitchell for 11 yards. Chubb broke off a 35 yard run, but the ball was stripped from behind, forcing a fumble that was recovered by the Gators. The turnover did not hurt the Bulldogs as the defense forced and three-and-out and the Gators to punt.

Georgia was unable to find an offensive rhythm and had to punt on the next possession.

Florida returned the punt 38 yards to the Georgia 26. The Gators scored five plays later to make it a 31-7 game.

The Bulldogs responded with a nine-play, 68-yard touchdown drive. Chubb started the drive with a four-yard gain. Mason found Bennett on a slant for a 12-yard gain. Three plays later Mason and Chubb connected for 15 yards and a first down at the UF37. On second down, Mason completed a 10-yard touchdown pass to Chubb. Georgia went for two after the play, but was unable to convert, resulting in a 31-13 game.

Georgia put together an 11-play, 68-yard drive that saw it work its way down to the Florida two-yard line. Georgia went for it on fourth down, but the pass was deflected, allowing Florida to get the ball back at its own 2-yard line.

On the ensuing drive, Florida tacked on a touchdown that gave them a 38-13 lead. The touchdown was scored on a 65-yard run by Kelvin Taylor.

The Bulldogs added a touchdown with three seconds left in the game. Mason took to the air, completing passes of 25 and 24 to Chris Conley and Davis before Brendan Douglas ran for the one-yard touchdown run that cut the lead to 38-20.

Florida Georgia

0 7

14 0

10 0

14 = 13 =

38 20

GA - Nick Chubb 39-yard run (Marshall Morgan kick), 09:02 1Q UF - M. McNeely 21-yard run (F. Velez kick), 08:25 2Q UF - Kelvin Taylor 2-yard run (F. Velez kick), 05:06 2Q UF - M. Jones 44-yard run (F. Velez kick), 12:07 3Q UF - F. Velez 21-yard field goal, 05:09 3Q UF - M. Jones 1-yard run (A. Hardin kick), 13:49 4Q GA - Nick Chubb 10-yard pass from H. Mason (H. Mason pass failed), 11:06 4Q UF - Kelvin Taylor 65-yard run (A. Hardin kick), 02:11 4Q GA - Brendan Douglas 1-yard run (Marshall Morgan kick), 00:03 4Q 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 FLORIDA 21 19 32-141 60-418 26-41-319-0 3-6-27-0 74-460 66-445 3-1 3-1 4-30 4-31 6-198 (33.0) 5-230 (46.0) 5-92 (18.4) 3-47 (15.7) 27:19 32:41 8-of-16 7-of-14 0-of-1 1-of-1 0-0 3-23

STATISTICAL LEADERS Rushing UF - Taylor UGA - Chubb Passing UF - Harris UGA - Mason Receiving UF - Pittman UGA - Mitchell

Punting UF - Christy UGA - Erickson Tackles UF - Morrison UGA - Wilson

Att. Yds. TD Long 25 197 2 65 21 156 1 39 Comp. Att. Yds. TD 3 6 27 0 26 41 319 1 Rec. Yds. TD Long 1 13 0 13 7 55 0 15 No. 5 4

Yds. 230 127

Avg. 46.0 31.8

Long 59 35

UT AT Tot. 2 13 15 4 7 11

Worth Noting…

Coach Mark Richt said…

“Four hundred yards rushing; that’s pretty impressive. That was the story of the game.

We couldn’t run it the way we like to, and they did. That was a big part of the game.

When they score a touchdown, you have to come back and play ball. Little by little they continued to run the ball and pound the ball, and we didn’t have an answer for it.”

• Senior QB Hutson Mason had career highs in attempts and completions, going 26-for-41 for 319 yards and one TD. • Even after the loss, the Bulldogs still lead the series 50-41-2 and have a 4338-1 advantage in Jacksonville. It was Florida’s first win in the series since 2010.

• Both teams wore their traditional home dark jerseys (Georgia - Red; Florida Blue) for the first time since 1970.

• Junior WR Malcolm Mitchell started his first game of the season and his first since the 2013 season-opener at Clemson in which he tore his ACL. He was the team’s leading receiver with 7 catches for 55 yards.

• Senior C David Andrews made his team-leading 34th consecutive start.

• Captains for the game were seniors Mason, Damian Swann (DB), and Andrews and junior Marshall Morgan (PK).

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KENTUCKY

Nov. 8, 2014 • Commonwealth Stadium - Lexington, Ky. LEXINGTON, Ky. - Senior Hutson Mason threw four touchdown passes and freshman

Isaiah McKenzie posted two special teams scores as No. 17 Georgia defeated Kentucky 63-31 on Saturday, Nov. 8, at Commonwealth Stadium in front of crowd of 60,152 and nationwide audience on ESPN. The Bulldogs had a season-best 559 total yards and improved to 7-2 overall and 5-2 in the Southeastern Conference, while the Wildcats fell to 5-5 and 2-5. Georgia improved to 54-12-2 against Kentucky, including five straight wins and 16 of the past 18.

Playing just three quarters, Mason went 13-of-16 for 174 yards with a career-best four touchdown passes. Mason fired two to receiver Chris Conley and one each to receiver Malcolm Mitchell and tight end Jeb Blazevich.

McKenzie sparked the Bulldogs as he returned the opening kickoff 90 yards for a touchdown, then added a 59-yard punt return for a score in the third quarter. He became only the 12th player in NCAA history to score on a kickoff return and a punt return in the same game.

Tailback Nick Chubb rushed for 170 yards -- including 116 in the first half -- and a touchdown.

It marked his fourth straight 100-yard game. Tailback Sony Michel, returning from a shoulder injury that sidelined him for four games, added 84 yards and a touchdown.

Linebacker Ramik Wilson paced the defense with 12 tackles. Linebacker Lorenzo Carter added nine tackles, including three sacks, to earn SEC Defensive Lineman of the Week honors and linebacker Amarlo Herrera posted seven stops.

The Bulldogs built a 21-0 first-quarter lead. McKenzie returned the opening kickoff 90 yards for a score just 11 seconds into the contest. Six minutes later, Mason hit Conley on a 15-yard touchdown pass. Georgia later added an 18-yard scoring run by Chubb to cap a season-best 91-yard scoring drive.

After Kentucky pulled within 21-10 in the second quarter, Mason drilled a 23-yard touchdown pass to Mitchell for a 28-10 edge. The Wildcats scored to make it 28-17, but the MasonConley connection worked again on a 4-yard scoring pass for a 35-17 lead. Kentucky found the end zone just before halftime as the Bulldogs led 35-24 at the break.

In the first half, Chubb had 116 yards on seven carries, giving him his fourth straight 100-yard game. Chubb also had a career-long 55-yard rush prior to intermission.

The Bulldogs methodically pulled away with 21 third-quarter points to go up 56-24. Mason hit Blazevich on a 10-yard scoring pass, McKenzie returned a punt for a 59-yard touchdown, and Michel had a 23-yard scoring run.

In the fourth quarter, quarterback Brice Ramsey found Blazevich on a twice-deflected pass that resulted in an 8-yard touchdown. The Wildcats added a late score for the 63-31 final.

Kentucky Georgia

0 21

24 14

0 21

7 = 7 =

31 63

GA - Isaiah McKenzie 90-yard kickoff return (Marshall Morgan kick), 14:49 1Q GA - Chris Conley 15-yard pass from Hutson Mason (M. Morgan kick), 08:29 1Q GA - Nick Chubb 18-yard run (Marshall Morgan kick), 04:57 1Q UK - Braylon Heard 3-yard run (Austin MacGinnis kick), 13:33 2Q UK - Austin MacGinnis 38-yard field goal, 09:46 2Q GA - Malcolm Mitchell 23-yard pass from H. Mason (M. Morgan kick), 06:34 2Q UK - Stanley Williams 56-yard run (Austin MacGinnis kick), 05:55 2Q GA - Chris Conley 4-yard pass from Hutson Mason (M. Morgan kick), 04:04 2Q UK - Patrick Towles 1-yard run (Austin MacGinnis kick), 00:16 2Q GA - Jeb Blazevich 10-yard pass from Hutson Mason (M. Morgan kick), 12:56 3Q GA - Isaiah McKenzie 59-yard punt return (M. Morgan kick), 11:09 3Q GA - Sony Michel 23-yard run (Marshall Morgan kick), 01:55 3Q GA - Jeb Blazevich 8-yard pass from Brice Ramsey (M. Morgan kick), 09:49 4Q UK - Javess Blue 9-yard pass from Patrick Towles (A. MacGinnis kick), 03:22 4Q 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 UK 28 22 39-305 47-214 18-21-254-0 16-31-139-1 60-559 78-353 3-1 1-0 4-33 3-25 0-0 (0.0) 5-209 (41.8) 5-130 (26.0) 7-174 (24.9) 26:22 33:38 8-of-8 9-of-18 0-of-0 3-of-3 3-12 0-0

STATISTICAL LEADERS Rushing UK - S. Williams UGA - Chubb Passing UK - Towles UGA - Mason Receiving UK - Robinson UGA - Rumph

Punting UK - Foster UGA - N/A Tackles UK - Forrest UGA - Wilson

Att. Yds. TD Long 10 100 1 56 13 170 1 55 Comp. Att. Yds. TD 16 31 139 1 13 16 174 4 Rec. Yds. TD Long 5 43 0 16 4 81 0 47 No. 5 0

Yds. 209 0

Avg. 41.8 0.0

Long 46 -

UT AT Tot. 4 3 7 9 3 12

Worth Noting…

Coach Mark Richt said…

“Very pleased with what happened today. I’m proud of our players. I thought they did a really good job. Obviously, to start the game with a kickoff return for a touchdown was huge. Isaiah (McKenzie) did a good job of finding it. We played about as good as we practiced on that team. It was a great week of practice on the kickoff return team. We talked a lot about starting the second half better for the season. The way we came out in the second half was maybe more impressive than how we came out in the first. I’m just really proud of the team and what they did today and the coaches and everybody involved. It was a good day.”

BULLDOGS

• Georgia’s 63 points in an SEC game were the most since beating Florida 75-0 in 1942 in Jacksonville. It was the most points scored in an SEC game under Mark Richt.

• It was the first game with no Bulldog punts since 2009 versus Georgia Tech.

• Freshman Isaiah McKenzie became the 12th player in NCAA history to return a kickoff and a punt for a touchdown in the same game. He is the first Bulldog in the modern era to do so.

• Senior WR Chris Conley had two TD catches on the day. He now has 17 career TD catches, which moves him into a tie for sixth in Bulldog history.

• Georgia had a season-long 91-yard TD drive on six plays in 1:51 in the first quarter. Previously, Georgia’s longest TD drive covered 87 yards versus Tenn.

• Senior C David Andrews made his team-leading 36th consecutive start.

• Captains for the game were seniors Kosta Vavlas (ILB), Damian Swann (DB), David Andrews (C) and Kolton Houston (OT).

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No. 9 AUBURN

Nov. 15, 2014 • Sanford Stadium - Athens, Ga. ATHENS, Ga. - The No. 14 Georgia Bulldogs scored 34 unanswered points as it upset the ninth-ranked Auburn Tigers 34-7 on Saturday, Nov. 15, in front of a sold out crowd of 92,746 and a nationally-televised ESPN audience in Athens, Ga. The running back tandem of Todd Gurley and Nick Chubb carried the Georgia offense.

Each runner went for over 100 yards marking the first time since 2012 that the Bulldogs have had two 100-yard rushers. Chubb led the team with 144 yards and two touchdowns on 19 carries, while Gurley finished with 138 yards and one touchdown on 29 attempts.

Along with his 144 yards, Chubb became the 12th Bulldogs in program history to rush for 1,000 yards. Hutson Mason was 10-for-19 for 123 yards and touchdown on the night. Chubb was hit top target, finishing with 48 receiving yards. Michael Bennett added 29 yards, while Malcolm Mitchell registered 13 yards and a touchdown.

Amarlo Herrera led the team defensively, finishing with 12 tackles, including one tackle for a loss and an interception. Damian Swann and Ramik Wilson finished with eight tackles each. Leonard Floyd had the lone sack of the night.

Auburn struck first, taking a 7-0 lead on a 10-play, 70-yard drive that took just over four minutes. Cameron Artis-Payne scored the touchdown on a 26-yard run.

A muffed punt and a fumble recovery by Lucas Redd breathed new life into the Georgia offense. Sitting at the 20-yard line, Gurley got the call on first down and rushed 11 yards.

Mason then found Mitchell at the goal line for a touchdown that tied the game at 7-7.

The Bulldogs took the lead on their first drive of the second half. Chubb was the star of the drive, racking up 51 of Georgia’s 83 yards. Facing 4th-and-1 at the Auburn 9-yard line, Georgia called a timeout and decided to go for it. The gamble paid off as Chubb carried it nine yards to the end zone for a touchdown that put the Bulldogs up 14-7.

Georgia was forced to punt on its next drive, but Auburn was flagged for roughing the kicker, which resulted in a first down for the Bulldogs. Georgia worked its way into Auburn territory but settled for a 32-yard field goal by Marshall Morgan that made it a 17-7 game.

Auburn got the ball back with 23 seconds left in the first half, but did not connect on the deep ball as time expired, allowing Georgia to enter the locker room with a 17-7 lead. The seven points was the fewest by Auburn this season.

The Bulldog defense shut down Auburn on its ensuing possession Georgia got the ball back near midfield and stuck to the ground on the drive. Chubb went over 1,000 yards on the drive, racking up 51 yards on five carries. Gurley finished off the drive with a three-yard touchdown run that put Georgia up 24-7 with 7:28 left in the third quarter.

Auburn turned the ball over on downs with 4:56 left in the third quarter after a Nick Marshall fourth-down pass to C.J. Uzomah fell incomplete. Georgia then put together a nine play, 46-yard drive that resulted in a 28-yard field goal by Morgan. A pass interference call and a 27-yard run by Chubb set up the field goal.

At the start of the fourth quarter, Auburn marched all the way down to the Georgia 15 yard line, but could not get any further as Georgia’s defense had an answer for every play call. The Tigers went for it on 4th-and-13, but Herrera picked it off at the two-yard line, ending the chance for an Auburn score.

The Bulldogs kept the hammer down, driving 98 yards on 11 plays and taking up 6:34 on their next drive. Georgia methodically worked the clock and got the first downs when needed before Chubb rushed 11 yards up the middle for the touchdown, his second of the game, that extended Georgia’s lead to 34-7.

Auburn got another chance, but a fumble with just over two minutes left in the game was recovered by Davin Bellamy. Georgia then got the ball back and ran out the clock, sealing the 34-7 win.

Auburn Georgia

7 7

0 10

0 10

0 = 7 =

7 34

AU - Cameron Artis-Payne 26-yard run (Daniel Carlson kick), 10:52 1Q GA - Malcolm Mitchell 7-yard pass from H. Mason (M. Morgan kick), 02:15 1Q GA - Nick Chubb 9-yard run (Marshall Morgan kick), 08:48 2Q GA - Marshall Morgan 32-yard field goal, 00:29 2Q GA - Todd Gurley 3-yard run (Marshall Morgan kick), 07:28 3Q GA - Marshall Morgan 28-yard field goal, 00:55 3Q GA - Nick Chubb 11-yard run (Marshall Morgan kick), 04:51 4Q 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 AU 27 17 52-289 35-150 10-19-123-0 15-28-142-1 71-412 63-292 2-0 3-2 6-51 7-78 3-110 (36.7) 4-156 (39.0) 1-32 (32.0) 5-103 (20.6) 32:22 27:38 5-of-13 8-of-14 1-of-1 0-of-2 1-5 0-0

STATISTICAL LEADERS Rushing AU - Artis-Payne UGA - Chubb Passing AU - Marshall UGA - Mason Receiving AU - Uzomah UGA - Bennett

Punting AU - Carlson UGA - Barber Tackles AU - McKinzy UGA - Herrera

Att. Yds. TD Long 20 86 1 26 19 144 2 20 Comp. Att. Yds. TD 11 23 112 0 10 19 123 1 Rec. Yds. TD Long 3 39 0 18 3 29 0 13 No. 3 3

Yds. 128 110

Avg. 42.7 36.7

Long 46 45

UT AT Tot. 8 1 9 2 10 12

Worth Noting…

Coach Mark Richt said…

“It was a great night. The fans were spectacular, the students were ready, the Dog Walk was everything we hoped for, the band was great, and it took everybody to have this kind of performance. We were hoping we could be energized by our fans and that we could energize our fans by our play, and that’s what happened.”

• Georgia held Auburn to a season-low seven points; the lowest Auburn point total in Gus Malzahn’s two years at the helm.

• The Bulldogs’ 34-7 victory evened the Deep South’s Oldest Rivalry at 55-55-8.

• Freshman Nick Chubb became the 12th Bulldog in school history to rush for 1,000 yards in a season. Chubb finished with 144 yards on 19 carries and a touchdown, and hauled in two catches for 48 yards.

• Junior tailback Todd Gurley returned to action after missing four games and had 29 carries for 138 yards and a touchdown. He and Chubb became the first two Georgia backs to each rush for 100 yards in a game since Gurley and Keith Marshall did it against Auburn in 2012. However, Gurley sustained a season-ending ACL injury that finished his season in this year’s contest.

• Georgia used an 11-play, 98-yard touchdown drive to take a 34-7 lead in the fourth quarter. It marked the longest TD drive by the Bulldogs since 2011.

• Senior C David Andrews made his team-leading 37th consecutive start.

• Captains for the game were seniors Kosta Vavlas (ILB), Mike Thornton (N), and David Andrews (C) and Chris Conley (WR).

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CHARLESTON SOUTHERN

Nov. 22, 2014 • Sanford Stadium - Athens, Ga. ATHENS, Ga. - The No. 9 Georgia football team routed Charleston Southern 55-9 in front of 92,746 fans and a nationally-televised SEC Network audience on Saturday, Nov. 22, at Sanford Stadium in Athens, Ga. With the win, Georgia improved to 9-2 on the year, while Charleston Southern dropped to 8-4.

Nick Chubb led the ground game, finishing with 113 yards and two touchdowns on nine carries, including a career-long 83-yard touchdown run. It was his sixth consecutive 100-yard rushing game this season. Brendan Douglas finished with 66 yards on 12 carries.

Hutson Mason, Brice Ramsey and Faton Bauta combined to go 20-26 with one interception in the passing game. Mason was 10-for-12 for 187 yards and three touchdowns, while Ramsey finished with 92 yards and a touchdown on eight completions. Chris Conley led Georgia’s receiving corps with 68 yards and two touchdowns on three receptions. Jonathon Rumph added 67 yards and a touchdown on five catches. Justin Scott-Wesley also recorded a touchdown catch in the game.

Charleston Southern received the opening kickoff and moved it down to the 34-yard line. On 3rd-and-1, Damian Swann forced a fumble that was recovered by Ramik Wilson.

On the first play after the fumble, Mason found Conley in the end zone for a touchdown that made it a 7-0 game after the Marshall Morgan PAT. After the defense forced a threeand-out, it took just two plays for the Bulldogs to take a 14-0 lead. Chubb broke free for an 83-yard touchdown run. It was the longest touchdown run of Chubb’s career, the eighth longest in Georgia history and third longest for the Bulldogs in Sanford Stadium.

The Bulldogs kept the pressure on during its third drive of the game, going 65 yards in five plays. During the drive, CSU was flagged for pass interference, giving Georgia a fresh set of downs in Buccaneer territory. A 17-yard gain by Rumph helped set up the 19-yard touchdown catch by Scott-Wesley that gave Georgia a 21-0 lead after the extra point.

The scoring continued when Morgan connected on 53-yard field goal that put the Bulldogs up 24-0. It was the longest field goal of the season for Morgan.

Chubb got his second touchdown of the day that put Georgia up 31-0 after the point after. The touchdown capped off a 12-play, 77-yard drive that took just under five minutes.

Highlighting the drive were first down catches by Conley and Rumph.

After a missed field goal, Charleston Southern took over on downs at its own 32. On the second play of the drive, Mauger intercepted the pass and returned it 13 yards. One the first play after the interception, Mason found an outstretched Conley in the back of the end zone for the touchdown that brought the score to 38-0 after the Morgan PAT. Charleston Southern avoided the shutout after a 12-play, 47-yard drive resulted in a 45-yard field goal with less than a minute to go in the first half that made it 38-3.

The Bulldogs took over on downs with 7:46 left in the third quarter and drove 30 yards on seven plays before Morgan booted a 27-yard field goal that made it a 48-3 game.

Ramsey got the call to start the second half and on Georgia’s opening drive threw a 12-yard touchdown strike to Rumph that increased Georgia’s lead to 45-3. Jeb Blazevich helped set up the touchdown with a 20-yard catch that put Georgia inside CSU territory.

Quayvon Hicks got in on the scoring action with less than a minute left in the third quarter as he picked up 33 yards on a bruising touchdown run that gave Georgia a 55-3 lead.

Charleston Southern made it a 55-9 game with 9:55 left in the game versus Georgia’s reserves. The Buccaneers’ scoring drive went 71 yards on six plays in just over three minutes. The drive was highlighted by a 25-yard run before a two-yard touchdown run.

Georgia looked to answer with a score of its own, but a fumble at the Charleston Southern 10 ended the drive. The Buccaneers moved the ball near midfield on the drive, but ran out of time as Georgia sealed its 55-9 win.

Charleston So. 0 Georgia 24

3 14

0 17

6 = 0 =

9 55

GA - Chris Conley 35-yard pass from Hutson Mason (M. Morgan kick), 13:08 1Q GA - Nick Chubb 83-yard run (Marshall Morgan kick), 10:33 1Q GA - Justin Scott-Wesley 19-yard pass from H. Mason (M. Morgan kick), 05:18 1Q GA - Marshall Morgan 53-yard field goal, 00:42 1Q GA - Nick Chubb 8-yard run (Marshall Morgan kick), 09:08 2Q GA - Chris Conley 23-yard pass from Hutson Mason (M. Morgan kick), 04:18 2Q CSU - David Kennedy 45-yard field goal, 00:07 2Q GA - Jonathon Rumph 12-yard pass from Brice Ramsey (M. Morgan kick), 11:31 3Q GA - Marshall Morgan 27-yard field goal, 04:58 3Q GA - Quayvon Hicks 33-yard run (Marshall Morgan kick), 00:59 3Q CSU - Christian Reyes 2-yard run (Dalton Saunders rush failed), 09:55 4Q 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 CSU 28 13 37-270 45-190 20-26-310-1 6-17-21-1 63-580 62-211 2-1 3-1 3-30 5-54 0-0 7-275 (39.3) 1-12 (12.0) 6-116 (19.3) 27:38 32:22 6-of-9 7-of-17 0-of-0 0-of-1 2-12 0-0

STATISTICAL LEADERS Rushing CSU - Reyes UGA - Chubb Passing CSU - Brown UGA - Mason Receiving CSU - Holloway UGA - Rumph

Punting CSU - Burns Tackles CSU - Johnston UGA - Dawson

Att. Yds. TD Long 19 75 1 16 9 113 2 83 Comp. Att. Yds. TD 4 10 15 0 10 12 187 3 Rec. Yds. TD Long 3 9 0 3 5 67 1 22 No. 7

Yds. 275

Avg. 39.3

Long 49

UT AT Tot. 6 5 11 3 5 8

Worth Noting…

Coach Mark Richt said…

“We talked all week about respecting this opponent and you show that respect by giving them your best shot. We did just that. Our focus was where it ought to be. The energy level was high, the execution was outstanding and we got some breaks with some turnovers. I was proud of the effort.”

BULLDOGS

• The Bulldogs scored their first 14 points on their first three offensive plays.

• Nick Chubb’s 83-yard touchdown run is the eighth-longest rushing TD in school history, the third longest in Sanford Stadium history and longest since Tim Worley set a school record with an 89-yard score against Florida in 1985.

• Freshman Nick Chubb’s 113 yards today make him the first Bulldog since Herschel Walker to have six consecutive games with 100 yards or more.

• Chris Conley now has 19 career TD catches, which is tied for fifth in school history.

• Marshall Morgan’s 53-yard field goal was his longest kick since his careerlong 56 yarder at Tennessee last year. He is now 5-for-8 from 50 or longer.

• With Georgia’s seven touchdowns today, the Bulldogs have now scored 63 TDs. This trails only the school record of 72 TDs scored by the 2012 team.

• Senior C David Andrews made his team-leading 38th consecutive start.

• Captains for the game were seniors Kosta Vavlas (ILB), Mike Thornton (N), David Andrews (C) and Amarlo Herrera (ILB).

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No. 15 GEORGIA TECH

Nov. 29, 2014 • Sanford Stadium - Athens, Ga. ATHENS, Ga. -- In the first overtime game in the history of Sanford Stadium, the No. 9 Georgia Bulldogs fell 30-24 to in-state rival and 15th-ranked Georgia Tech in front of 92,746 fans and a nationally televised SEC Network audience at Sanford Stadium in Athens, Ga. Nick Chubb, who finished with 129 yards on 25 carries, once again led the Bulldogs offensively. It was his seventh-straight 100-yard rushing game. Hutson Mason finished with 194 yards, a touchdown and an interception on 18-for-28 passing. His top target was Malcolm Mitchell, who finished with 56 yards and a touchdown on seven catches. The Bulldog defense was led by Ramik Wilson and Amarlo Herrera, who each finished with a career-high 19 tackles. Damian Swann came up with a goal line fumble recovery that was returned for a school-record 99 yards and a score.

Georgia got on the board in a hurry, scoring on its opening drive. Chubb was the star of the drive, catching a 24-yard pass before rushing for 28 yards to set up 2nd-and-goal at the Georgia Tech four. Two plays later, the Bulldogs went for it on 4th-and-goal from the one.

Chubb got the call and crossed the goal line for the score. Marshall Morgan connected on the extra point to give the Bulldogs an early 7-0 lead.

On Georgia’s third drive of the game, Chubb broke off a 65-yard run that got the Bulldogs down to the Georgia Tech one-yard line. Two plays later, Chubb fumbled and it was recovered by the Jackets. The defense stepped up and forced Georgia Tech to punt. Tech looked to get on the board at the start of the second quarter when it lined up for a field goal at the Georgia 20, but Ray Drew blocked the kick. Georgia tried to take advantage of the blocked kick but fumbled into the end zone on the ensuing drive again on the GT1.

The Yellow Jackets drove the length of the field on the ensuing possession and scored on a 7-yard pass to Darren Waller that tied the game at 7-7. Georgia Tech then got the ball to start the second half and drove all the way to the Georgia seven. With the Yellow Jackets looking to score, Swann ripped the ball from Justin Thomas’ arm and returned it 99 yards for a touchdown that put the Bulldogs up 14-7 after the PAT. The 99-yard return set a new Georgia record as the longest fumble return in school history.

The Bulldogs looked to add to their lead with just over six minutes left in the third quarter. Morgan lined up for a 49-yard attempt but the kick was blocked, resulting in Tech getting the ball at its own 37-yard line. Georgia Tech turned the blocked kick into seven points, driving 63 yards on eight plays to tie the game.

The Bulldogs put together a 15-play, 73-yard drive that resulted in the Bulldogs taking a 17-14 lead after Morgan connected on a 19-yard field goal. After the drive appeared to stall, Georgia lined up to attempt a field goal. Instead of the kick, holder Adam Erickson pitched the ball over his head and Morgan took the ball 28 yards to the Georgia Tech three for the first down. He completed the drive six plays later with a short field goal.

Georgia Tech responded with a touchdown drive that went 80 yards in 13 plays that allowed the Yellow Jackets to take a 21-17 lead with just over four minutes left on the clock.

On the ensuing kickoff, the Yellow Jackets executed a perfect pooch kick, recovering the ball at the Georgia 27. The Yellow Jackets picked up 10 yards before a Thomas fumble was recovered by Herrera at the Georgia 31.

The fumble recovery gave Georgia another chance. Mason started the drive with a pair of passes to Conley for a pickup of 20 yards. Sony Michel picked up another 10 yards that put Georgia at the Tech 21. Mason and Conley hooked up for another big gain, setting the Bulldogs up with 1st-and-Goal at the Georgia Tech five-yard line. Facing 4th-and-goal with 22 seconds on the clock after a pair of incomplete passes and a short gain, Mason found Mitchell in the end zone for a three-yard touchdown pass that gave Georgia a 24-21 lead with 18 seconds left in the game.

However as time expired, kicker Harrison Butker was good from 53 yards, tying the game at 24-24 and sending it to overtime. Tech got the ball first and scored a touchdown but the extra point was blocked by Drew that made it a 30-24 game. In Georgia’s overtime possession, Mason connected with Conley on third down for a gain of 10, giving the Bulldogs a fresh set of downs inside the 10. With Georgia looking for the winning touchdown, Mason’s pass was intercepted by D.J. White, sealing Tech’s win.

Coach Mark Richt said…

“I’m very proud of the players and how they played heroically. I’m disappointed the way it ended. … The guys played with a lot of heart and soul and put us in position to win. I’m so proud of the way they played and I’m sad it ended the way it did.”

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GA - Nick Chubb 1-yard run (M. Morgan kick), 10:57 1Q GT - Darren Waller 7-yard pass from Justin Thomas (H. Butker kick), 00:08 2Q GA - Damian Swann 99-yard fumble recovery (M. Morgan kick), 08:42 3Q GT - Zach Laskey 4-yard run (Harrison Butker kick), 02:13 3Q GA - Marshall Morgan 19-yard field goal, 11:19 4Q GT - Zach Laskey 8-yard run (Harrison Butker kick), 04:22 4Q GA - Malcolm Mitchell 3-yard pass from H. Mason (M. Morgan kick), 00:18 4Q GT - Harrison Butker 53-yard field goal, 00:00 4Q GT - Zach Laskey 2-yard run (Harrison Butker kick blocked), 15:00 OT 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 24 30 39-194 70-399 18-28-194-1 6-16-64-0 67-388 86-463 2-2 3-2 2-20 5-24 1-41 (41.0) 3-124 (41.3) 1-5 (5.0) 4-54 (13.5) 23:37 36:23 4-of-11 8-of-16 4-of-4 2-of-2 0-0 2-9

STATISTICAL LEADERS Rushing GT - Laskey UGA - Chubb Passing GT - Thomas UGA - Mason Receiving GT - Smelter UGA - Mitchell

Punting GT - Rodwell UGA - Barber Tackles GT - Johnson UGA - Herrera

Att. Yds. TD Long 26 140 3 23 25 129 1 65 Comp. Att. Yds. TD 6 16 64 1 18 28 194 1 Rec. Yds. TD Long 3 44 0 17 7 56 1 17 No. 3 1

Yds. 124 41

Avg. 41.3 41.0

Long 48 41

UT AT Tot. 6 4 10 6 13 19

Worth Noting…

• This was the first overtime game played by Georgia in Sanford Stadium.

• The Bulldogs are now 6-5 all-time in overtime (4-2 away, 2-2 neutral, 0-1 home) following the loss.

• Damian Swann’s 99-yard fumble return for a TD was the longest fumble return for a TD in school history and the longest since Sean Jones took it 92 yards against No. 13 Tennessee back in 2003.

• Senior linebackers Ramik Wilson and Amarlo Herrera finished with a careerhigh 19 tackles each to lead the defense.

• Senior Ray Drew became the first Bulldog since 2000 to block a FG and PAT in a game.

• Nick Chubb posted his seventh straight 100-yard rushing game. He is the first Bulldog to do so since Herschel Walker posted 11 in a row in 1982.

• The 2014 senior class served as the game captains, and the four Bulldogs who went out on the field for the coin toss were Ramik Wilson (ILB), Hutson Mason (QB), David Andrews (C) and Ray Drew (DL).

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Head Coach Mark Richt came to Georgia with the goal of taking the lid off a program that had not won an SEC title in 20 years. Now in his 14th season between the hedges, he’s demonstrated what that means by winning two SEC Championships (2002, ‘05), five SEC Eastern Division titles and tied for another, and his 135-48 record is fourth best in the country in winning percentage among active coaches (.738). And his emphasis on graduation has come to fruition as 238 Bulldog players have earned their degrees during his tenure.

Richt was named SEC Coach of the Year in both 2002 and 2005. His record against nonconference teams is 55-11 and his teams are 46-15 when playing in an opponent’s home stadium.

Richt is also one of only seven coaches in history to win two SEC championships (2002, 2005) in his first five years, and one of only seven head coaches in SEC history to record four straight 10-win seasons (2002-05). The respect he has nationally was demonstrated in 2010 when Richt was named to the American Football Coaches Association Board of Trustees. He is also the 2013 recipient of the Stallings Award given for commitment to humanitarian and community service efforts.

The excitement produced by Richt’s teams on the field has been matched by many other aspects surrounding the program. Richt has generated an atmosphere of excitement and unity among the Georgia people. Georgia supporters and fans became impressed with his sincerity, openness, family values, and the casual and genuine way he carried himself. They liked his ideas on building a football program, his commitment to discipline, and the importance he placed on standards of excellence on and off the field.

And they liked the way he refused to set limitations on what would be a satisfactory season.

“I like to set our goals high,” he said. “I never want to put a ceiling on what we can accomplish.”

Richt also had a reputation for developing quarterbacks at FSU and that has continued at UGA. David Greene was named SEC Freshman of the Year in 2001 and in ‘02, Greene led the SEC in passing efficiency and was the consensus choice for All-SEC first team. By the end of his career, Greene had become the SEC’s all-time leading passer (11,528 yards) and set the NCAA Division 1-A record for career victories by a starting quarterback with 42.

D.J. Shockley followed Greene in 2005 and led the SEC in passing efficiency. Matthew Stafford came next (2006-08) and set the Georgia record for season total offense in 2008 (3,499 yards) and finished third in career passing yardage (7,731).

In 2010, Aaron Murray finished second nationally in passing efficiency among freshman quarterbacks. In 2012, he set the school record for most TD passes in a season with 36. In 2013, Murray set four SEC career records: Passing Yards (13,166), Total Offense (13,562), TD Passes (121), and Completions (921). He is the only quarterback in SEC history to throw for more than 3,000 yards four consecutive years.

The NFL is also looking Georgia’s way on a regular basis. Seventy two of Richt’s players have been chosen in the NFL draft over the last 12 years including eight chosen in 2002 and 2013--the most Georgia players ever selected in a single year.

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Richt in Rare Company Mark Richt is one of only five men in NCAA Division IA history to record 115 or more wins in his first 13 seasons as a head coach.

Coach (1st 13 Seasons)..... School, Record 1st 13 Seasons Bob Stoops (1999-2011) .................... Oklahoma, 139-34 Tom Osborne (1973-85).................... Nebraska, 127-30-2 Gary Patterson (*2001-2013).......................TCU, 120-44 Mark Richt (2001-2013)...................... Georgia, 126-45 Barry Switzer (1973-85)..................Oklahoma, 126-24-4 * - debuted as head coach in 2000 Mobile Alabama Bowl loss

The Mark Richt Era At Georgia

The Mark Richt Record

Year 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 Total

W 8 13 11 10 10 9 11 10 8 6 10 12 8 9 135

L 4 1 3 2 3 4 2 3 5 7 4 2 4 3 48

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Pct. .667 .929 .786 .833 .769 .692 .846 769 .615 .462 .769 .857 .667 .750 .738

SEC Reg. Season 5-3 (T3rd/East) 7-1 (1st/Champs) 6-2 (T1st/East) 6-2 (2nd/East) 6-2 (1st/Champs) 4-4 (T3rd/East) 6-2 (T1st/East) 6-2 (2nd/East) 4-4 (T2nd/East) 3-5 (3rd/East) 7-1 (1st/East) 7-1 (T1st/East) 5-3 (3rd/East) 6-2 (2nd/East) *80-37 (.684)

*Includes 2-3 in SEC Championship games

Mark Richt Quick Facts

Personal: Hometown: Boca Raton, Fla. College: University of Miami, ‘82 Birthdate: Feb. 18, 1960 Birthplace Omaha, Nebraska Wife: Katharyn Francis Children: Jon (24); David (20);

Zach (18); Anya (17) Coaching Positions: Years as college coach: 29 Florida State - Graduate Assistant (1985-86);

Volunteer Assistant (1987-88) East Carolina- Offensive Coordinator (1989) Florida State - Quarterbacks (1990-2000);

Offensive Coord. (1994-2000) Georgia - Head Coach (2001-current)

2014: Nationally ranked in the top 15 for much of the year, the Bulldogs will be making their 18th consecutive appearance in a bowl game including all 14 seasons under Richt. Georgia leads the SEC and ranks among the top 10 nationally in scoring at 41.7 points a game and it is tied for third nationally in turnover margin at +15.

2013: Besieged by injuries to numerous starters, the ‘Dogs sill managed to defeat two top ten teams (South Carolina and LSU) along with rivals Tennessee, Florida (for the third straight season), and Georgia Tech (for the 12th time in 13 years).

Georgia also earned its 17th consecutive bowl invitation.

2012: In racing to the SEC Eastern Division title, Richt’s teams defeated rivals Tennessee, Florida, Auburn, and Georgia Tech all in the same season for the second straight year. In the 32-28 loss to #2 Alabama in the SEC title game, the thirdranked ‘Dogs came within a few yards and a few seconds of earning a trip to the BCS national title game. The ‘Dogs defeated Nebraska, 45-31, in the Capital One Bowl.

2011: Georgia won ten or more games for the seventh time in Richt’s 11 years. The ‘Dogs defeated rivals Tennessee, Florida, Auburn, and Georgia Tech all in the same season for the first time since 1981.

2010: With the loss of several key players during the season, the Dogs had the first losing season in the Richt era but still managed victories over rivals Tennessee and Georgia Tech.

2009: Georgia upset #7 Georgia Tech in the regular season finale and then won its fourth straight bowl game to complete the season at 8-5.

2008: Georgia finished with a 10-3 mark and number ten final national ranking—the sixth time in seven years the Bulldogs won ten or more games and also finished among the nation’s top ten teams in the final national polls.

2007: One of the youngest teams in the country, was 4-2 after six games but won the last seven in a row including victories over rivals Florida, Auburn, and Georgia Tech to finish 11-2. The ‘Dogs defeated 10th ranked Hawai’i in The Allstate Sugar Bowl and finished #2 in the final AP poll and #3 in the coaches poll.

2006: After starting out 5-0, his 2006 team struggled through the middle of the schedule, but rebounded to defeat three top 20 teams in a row: #5 Auburn, #16 Georgia Tech, and #14 Virginia Tech in the Chick-fil-A Bowl. He was chosen to coach the 2007 Hula Bowl game in Hawaii.

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2005: Picked to finish third in the SEC East, his 2005 team exceeded all expectations with a 10-2 regular season finish and SEC championship defeating third-ranked LSU in the title game. He was elected 2005 SEC Coach of the Year by the SEC Coaches.

2004: His 2004 team finished 10-2, won a third straight bowl game, and finished in the nation’s top six in the final national rankings for the third consecutive season. Along the way in ‘04, the ‘Dogs defeated defending national champion LSU, Georgia Tech for the fourth straight time and upended Florida for the first time since 1997. DE David Pollack became the most decorated defensive player in Georgia history with a third straight first tean All-America selection and was recipient of the Lombardi, Bednarik, Lott, and Hendricks Trophies.

2003: Richt led the ‘Dogs to the SEC title game for the second year in a row in ‘03, defeated Purdue in the Capital One Bowl, and had the ‘Dogs in the top ten again with a final USA Today/ESPN Coaches ranking of 6th and a final AP ranking of 7th. Richt’s team ranked 2nd nationally in Scoring Defense (14.5 ppg), 4th in Total Defense (276.86 ypg), 6th in Passing Defense (174.5 ypg), and 14th nationally in Turnover Margin (+.79).

2002: The Bulldogs post a 13-1 record, win their first SEC championship in 20 years, defeated Florida State in the Nokia Sugar Bowl, and finished the season with a number three national ranking. Georgia’s championship run was a complete team effort, with the Dogs winning five games by a touchdown or less. Among Richt’s team were three first team AllAmericans and eight first team All-SEC performers.

Richt himself was a consensus choice as SEC Coach of the Year and was a finalist for the Bear Bryant National Coach of the Year Award. In addition, the ‘02 Bulldogs led the SEC in both scoring offense (32.2 ppg) and scoring defense (15.1 ppg).

2001: By the time his inaugural season in 2001 came to a close (8-4), he had become the first Georgia coach since H.J. Stegeman in 1920 to win eight games in his inaugural season. He had also handed Tennessee its only regular season defeat (in Knoxville on national television) and beaten arch rival Georgia Tech (for the first time since 1997).

The Road To Athens

Richt’s career as a Bulldog began as a Christmas present that actually came the day after most gifts had been opened. On Dec. 26, 2000, he was named head coach at the University of Georgia after serving on the staff at Florida State for 15 years—the last seven as offensive coordinator.

Richt, a 1982 graduate of the University of Miami, coached the quarterbacks for 14 seasons at FSU. As offensive coordinator, he developed offenses that were among the most prolific in college football history while becoming one of country’s most respected coaches.

Under Richt’s direction, the FSU offense had been a national leader. In his seven years as offensive coordinator, the Seminoles finished in the nation’s top five in scoring offense on five occasions, top 12 in total offense five times, and top 12 in passing offense five times. His 2000 offense finished the regular season ranked first nationally

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46-15 In An Opponent’s Stadium Including 13-9 Against Ranked Foes

Winningest Active Division I-A Coaches

By Winning % In FBS Games, Minimum 150

Coach, Curr. School

Yrs W L T Pct. Bowls

1. Urban Meyer, OSU 13 140 26 0 .843 7-2

2. Bob Stoops, OU 3. Nick Saban, UA

16 168 43 0 .796 8-7 19 177 58 1 .752 8-7

4. MARK RICHT, UGA 14 135 48 0 .738 8-5

in total offense (549.0 ypg), first in passing offense (384.0 ypg), and third in scoring offense (42.4 ppg).

Richt sent six FSU quarterbacks into the NFL between 1987 and 2000. In addition to Weinke (Carolina Panthers), Washington Redskin Casey Weldon was the runner-up for the Heisman Trophy in 1991. His teammate at FSU, Brad Johnson (now Richt’s brother-in-law), was a Pro Bowl selection for Washington in 2000 and led the Tampa Bay Bucs to the Super Bowl title in 2003. Other Richt pro proteges include Danny Kanell (New York Giants), Danny McManus (Kansas City Chiefs) and Peter Tom Willis (Chicago Bears).

A native of Omaha, Nebraska, Richt played quarterback for the Miami Hurricanes under Howard Schnellenberger. He spent most of his career at Miami as a backup to former Buffalo Bills star Jim Kelly. In one of Richt’s years at Miami, his quarterback teammates included Kelly, Vinny Testaverde, Bernie Kosar, and quarterbacks coach Earl Morral.

Richt is married to the former Katharyn Francis of Tallahassee. The couple have four children - Jonathan (24), a former quarterback at Mars Hill College, David (20), Zach (18), and Anya (17). Jon was married to the former Anna Cearley, in May 2010. They have a daughter, Jadyn Elise, born July 9, 2014.

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Year Opponent 2001 #6 Tennessee 2001 Vanderbilt 2001 Ole Miss 2001 #21 Ga. Tech 2002 South Carolina 2002 #22 Alabama 2002 Kentucky 2002 #24 Auburn 2003 Clemson 2003 #11 LSU 2003 #13 Tennessee 2003 Vanderbilt 2003 Ga. Tech 2004 South Carolina 2004 Arkansas 2004 Kentucky 2004 #3 Auburn 2005 Miss. State 2005 #8 Tennessee 2005 Vanderbilt 2005 #20 Ga. Tech 2006 South Carolina 2006 Ole Miss 2006 Kentucky 2006 #5 Auburn 2007 #16 Alabama (ot) 2007 Tennessee 2007 Vanderbilt 2007 Ga. Tech 2008 South Carolina 2008 Arizona State 2008 #11 LSU 2008 Kentucky 2008 Auburn 2009 #9 Oklahoma State 2009 Arkansas 2009 Tennessee 2009 Vanderbilt 2009 #7 Ga. Tech 2010 #24 South Carolina 2010 Mississippi State 2010 Colorado 2010 Kentucky 2010 #2 Auburn 2011 Ole Miss 2011 Tennessee 2011 Vanderbilt 2011 #25 Georgia Tech 2012 Missouri 2012 #6 South Carolina 2012 Kentucky 2012 Auburn 2013 #8 Clemson 2013 Tennessee (ot) 2013 Vanderbilt 2013 #7 Auburn 2013 Georgia Tech (2ot) 2014 #24 South Carolina 2014 #23 Missouri 2014 Arkansas 2014 Kentucky

Final W, 26-24 W, 30-14 W, 35-15 W, 31-17 W, 13-7 W, 27-25 W, 52-24 W, 24-21 W, 30-0 L, 17-10 W, 41-14 W, 27-8 W, 34-17 W, 20-16 W, 20-14 W, 62-17 L, 24-6 W, 23-10 W, 27-14 W, 34-17 W, 14-7 W, 18-0 W, 14-9 L, 24-20 W, 37-15 W, 26-23 L, 35-14 W, 20-17 W, 31-17 W, 14-7 W, 27-10 W, 52-38 W, 42-38 W, 17-13 L, 24-10 W, 52-41 L, 45-19 W, 34-10 W, 30-24 L, 17-6 L, 24-12 L, 29-27 W, 44-31 L, 49-31 W, 27-13 W, 20-12 W, 33-28 W, 31-17 W, 41-20 L, 35-7 W, 29-24 W, 38-0 L, 38-35 W, 34-31 L, 31-27 L, 43-38 W, 41-34 L, 38-35 W, 34-0 W, 45-32 W, 63-31

23 Victories When Tied Or Trailing Late

Year Opponent Start of 4th Qtr. Final 2001 @#6 Tennessee 17-17 26-24 2001 Kentucky 29-29 43-29 2002 Clemson 28-21 31-28 2002 @ #22 Alabama 25-24 27-25 2002 @ #24 Auburn 21-17 24-21 2003 UAB 13-13 16-13 2004 vs. ^Purdue 27-27 (end of 4th) 34-27 OT 2004 @ S. Carolina 16-13 20-16 2005 @ #20 Ga. Tech 7-7 14-7 2006 Colorado 13-0 14-13 2006 #16 Ga. Tech 12-7 (8:50 4th) 15-12 2006 #14 Va. Tech 21-13 31-24 2007 @ #16 Alabama 20-20 (end of 4th) 26-23 OT 2007 @ Vanderbilt 17-14 20-17 2008 @ Kentucky 38-35 (12:09 4th) 42-38 2008 @ Auburn 13-10 (11:05 4th) 17-13 2009 Arizona State 17-14 20-17 2009 #25 Auburn 24-24 (14:11 4th) 31-24 2011 vs. Florida 20-17 24-20 2012 vs. #23 ^Nebraska 31-31 (start of 4th) 45-31 2013 #6 LSU 41-37 (4:14 4th) 44-41 2013 @ Tennessee 31-24 (1:54 4th) 34-31 OT 2013 @ *Georgia Tech 34-34 (end of 4th) 41-34 2OT

^Capital One Bowl, Tampa, Fla.; *The largest comeback under Richt is 20 points at Ga. Tech in 2013. Georgia trailed 20-0 with 6:33 left in the 2nd quarter.

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Building a Family

Richt married Katharyn in 1987. They have four children. Two came along the usual way — Jon and David. But two came in a very special way.

“We were in Sunday School class one day talking about the needs of society,” said Richt. “We explored questions like ‘who’s in charge of taking care of the poor and the elderly?’ We felt like the church should do its share.”

Also, Katharyn’s brother and sister-in-law had previously adopted children from the Ukraine. Months later, Katharyn was in the Ukraine, a former republic of the Soviet Union, arranging the adoption of two children, classmates in the same orphanage. She spent 31 days there while Mark spent about eight days. When they returned in July, 1999, they had Zack and Anya, in tow.

“They have been a special blessing to all our family,” said Katharyn.

Only Coaches To Win Two SEC Titles in First Five Years

(Front: l-r) Mark, Katharyn; Back: Anna, Jon, Anya, Zach, David

Frank Thomas, Alabama (1933, ’34) Bernie Moore, LSU (1935, ’36) Vince Dooley, Georgia (1966, ’68) Steve Spurrier, Florida (1991, ’93) Nick Saban, LSU (2001, ’03) MARK RICHT, GEORGIA (2002, ’05) Urban Meyer, Florida (2006, ’08)

In the Richt Era Through 2013 (NFL in-

Only SEC Coaches To Record Four Straight 10-Win Seasons

AP All-SEC Total LSU....................................... 94 Georgia........................... 82 Florida................................... 81 Alabama................................ 77 Arkansas................................ 66 Auburn.................................. 62 Tennessee.............................. 61 Kentucky............................... 42 Ole Miss................................ 38 South Carolina...................... 37 Miss. State............................. 33 Vanderbilt.............................. 28 *Texas A&M........................... 9 *Missouri................................ 7

Coaches All-SEC 1st Team Alabama................................ 53 LSU....................................... 49 Georgia........................... 44 Florida................................... 42 Auburn.................................. 35 Arkansas................................ 29 Tennessee.............................. 25 South Carolina...................... 18 Ole Miss................................ 17 Kentucky............................... 16 Vanderbilt.............................. 11 *Miss. State............................. 8 *Texas A&M........................... 2

AP All-SEC 1st Team Georgia........................... 45 Florida................................... 43 LSU....................................... 43 Alabama................................ 43 Auburn.................................. 32 Arkansas................................ 25 Tennessee.............................. 24 Kentucky............................... 19 Ole Miss................................ 17 South Carolina...................... 16 Miss. State............................. 13 Vanderbilt.............................. 10 *Texas A&M........................... 8 *Missouri................................ 4

Freshman All-SEC Totals Arkansas................................ 39 Georgia........................... 34 Alabama................................ 34 Florida................................... 34 Vanderbilt.............................. 30 Tennessee.............................. 30 Miss. State............................. 28 LSU....................................... 27 South Carolina...................... 27 Auburn.................................. 24 Kentucky............................... 22 Ole Miss................................ 20 *Texas A&M........................... 5 *Missouri................................ 2

Coaches All-SEC Total LSU....................................... 95 Alabama................................ 95 Florida................................... 87 Georgia........................... 85 Tennessee.............................. 62 Arkansas................................ 59 Auburn.................................. 59 Kentucky............................... 42 South Carolina...................... 38 Vanderbilt.............................. 36 Ole Miss................................ 31 Miss. State............................. 28 *Texas A&M........................... 9 *Missouri................................ 5

1st TeamAll-Americans Totals Alabama................................ 26 LSU....................................... 22 Florida................................... 20 Georgia........................... 16 Auburn.................................. 12 Tennessee.............................. 11 Arkansas.................................. 8 South Carolina........................ 7 *Texas A&M........................... 7 Ole Miss.................................. 5 Kentucky................................. 2 Vanderbilt................................ 1 Miss. State............................... 1 *Missouri................................ 1 (AP, FWAA, TSN, Walter Camp, AFCA)

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NFL Draftees Totals LSU....................................... 79 Georgia........................... 72 Florida................................... 68 Alabama................................ 66 Tennessee.............................. 56 South Carolina...................... 44 Auburn.................................. 41 Arkansas................................ 38 Ole Miss................................ 23 Miss. State............................. 22 Kentucky............................... 18 Vanderbilt.............................. 17 *Texas A&M........................... 8 *Missouri................................ 6 NFL 1st Round Totals Alabama................................ 16 LSU....................................... 15 Florida................................... 15 Georgia........................... 13 Tennessee.............................. 12 Auburn.................................. 10 Arkansas.................................. 6 South Carolina........................ 6 Ole Miss.................................. 6 *Texas A&M........................... 4 Vanderbilt................................ 2 Miss. State............................... 2 Kentucky................................. 1 *Missouri................................ 1 National Awards Won Alabama................................ 14 LSU....................................... 11 Florida..................................... 9 Georgia............................. 6 Auburn.................................... 6 Kentucky................................. 4 Ole Miss.................................. 4 Arkansas.................................. 3 *Texas A&M........................... 2 Miss. State............................... 2 Tennessee................................ 1 SouthCarolina......................... 1 Vanderbilt................................ 1 *Missouri................................ 0

*joined the SEC before the 2012 season

Paul “Bear” Bryant, Alabama (1971-74, 1977-80) Vince Dooley, Georgia (1980-83) Phillip Fulmer, Tennessee (1995-98) Les Miles, LSU (2010-13) MARK RICHT, GEORGIA (2002-05) Nick Saban, Alabama (2008-14) Steve Spurrier, Florida (1993-98)

Inside the Numbers Under Richt

Record (*SEC)....................................................135-48 (80-37) Home/Away/Neutral.....................................74-15/46-15/15-18 Versus Ranked Teams (H/A/N).....................14-12/13-9/11-13 Versus Top 10 Teams (H/A/N).................................4-2/4-6/4-8 Day/Night ............................................................... 96-34/39-14 After Bye Week....................................................................16-6 SEC East/*West/Non-Conf..........................48-24/32-13/55-11 Conference Record (H/A/*N)........................36-13/37-12/7-12 Score First/Opp. Scores First.............................. 100-20/33-30 Leading/Trailing/Tied at Half.......................107-11/21-32/7-5 Leading/Tr./Tied after 3rd Q...........................118-9/10-38/7-1 Scoring < 18 Pts. / 18 + Pts.................................. 11-23/124-25 Allowing less than 20 Pts....................................................88-9 Allowing 20+/30+ Pts.............................................. 30-13/17-27 Rushing for less than 100 yards.......................................15-18 Rushing for over 100 yards.............................................121-29 Rushing for 200+ yards.......................................................41-4 Passing for 300+ yards........................................................31-9 Totaling less than 300 yards.............................................20-17 400+ yards of Total Offense..............................................78-15 Allowing less than 100 yds. rushing...................................69-5 Allowing less than 300 yds. Total Off.................................76-8 Allowing 400+ yds. total offense.......................................20-17 Having 100-yard rusher....................................................67-10 Opp. have 100-yard rusher...............................................24-23 No turnovers / takeaways........................................ 35-2/12-15 Overtime Games....................................................................4-3 In August/September.................................................. 4-1/42-11 In October..........................................................................38-15 In November......................................................................40-13 In December...........................................................................5-5 In January..............................................................................6-3 * - includes SEC Championship Game Appearances: 2002 win over #22 Arkansas; 2003 loss to #3 LSU; 2005 win over #3 LSU; 2011 loss to #1 LSU; 2012 loss to #2 Alabama

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Front Row (kneeling l-r): Tony Ball, Jeremy Pruitt, Head Coach Mark Richt, Mike Bobo, Bryan McClendon Standing: Mike Ekeler, John Lilly, Tracy Rocker, Will Friend, Kevin Sherrer

Jeremy Pruitt Defensive Coordinator/Secondary

Jeremy Pruitt, defensive coordinator at national champion Florida State in 2013, was named defensive coordinator at the University of Georgia on Jan. 14, 2014. He was greeted with the challenge of reconstructing the entire defensive staff, the first time an entire defensive staff had changed since 1964.

As defensive coordinator/defensive backs coach at FSU, Pruitt was part of a coaching staff that led the Seminoles to an undefeated season and 2013 BCS National Championship. The FSU defense ended the season ranked first nationally in scoring defense (12.1 ppg). He was a finalist for the Broyles Award, which goes to the nation’s top assistant coach.

Pruitt was named FSU’s defensive coordinator in December, 2012, after serving the previous three seasons (2010-12) as Alabama’s defensive backfield coach. A former Alabama defensive back, Pruitt originally joined the Crimson Tide staff in 2007 as director of player development.

Pruitt is married to the former Casey East. He has one son, Jayse (18).

Mike Bobo, Offensive Coordinator/ Quarterbacks

Mike Bobo, one of the most prolific passers in Georgia history, was brought home by head coach Mark Richt in January, 2001, to coach the quarterbacks. He was promoted to Offensive Coordinator in 2007. Bobo had served one year as assistant at Jacksonville State after working as an administrative assistant and graduate assistant at UGA in 1998 and ’99.

During his 13 years at UGA, he has been part of a staff that has led Georgia to 126 victories, two SEC championships, five SEC Eastern Division titles, eight bowl victories, and seven top ten finishes in the final national polls including No. 4 in 2012, No. 2 in 2007 and No. 3 in 2002. He’s directed Georgia to two consecutive record-setting seasons on offense: Total Yards in a Season (6,547 in 2012

and 6,294 in 2013); Average Yards Per Game (484.2 in ‘13 and 467.64 in ‘12); and Most TD’s in a Season (72 in 2012 and 58 in ‘13).

He is married to the former Lainie Meshad. They have five children, Drew (10); triplets - Olivia, Jake and Ava Grace (8) and Kate (6).

Tony Ball, Wide Receivers

Tony Ball was named running backs coach at the University of Georgia on Feb. 14, 2006, after serving as wide receivers coach at Virginia Tech for eight years.

He was named Georgia receivers coach in January, 2009, and in his first two years mentored 2011 NFL first round Bengals’ draft choice and Pro Bowl selection A.J. Green. As a running backs coach, Ball mentored Knowshon Moreno, 2009 first round draft choice of the Broncos. He also coached running backs Thomas Brown, Kregg Lumpkin, Danny Ware, and Brannan Southerland. At UGA, he’s been part of a staff that has led Georgia to a record of 5-3 in bowl games and two SEC Eastern Division championships. He’s been part of a staff that has led Georgia to two consecutive record-setting seasons on offense: Total Yards in a Season (6,547 in 2012 and 6,294 in 2013); Average Yards Per Game (484.2 in ‘13 and 467.64 in ‘12); and Most TD’s in a Season (72 in 2012 and 58 in ‘13).

Ball is married to the former Maria Ann Slayden. They have two children: Anthony (23) and Keshea (22).

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Mike Ekeler, Inside Linebackers/ Defensive Special Teams Coordinator

Mike Ekeler, linebackers coach at Southern Cal in 2013, was named Inside Linebackers Coach at the University of Georgia on Feb. 6, 2014. He also coordinates the defensive special teams.

Ekeler had previously served as linebackers coach and co-defensive coordinator at Indiana (2011-12). A native of David City, Neb., he had served as linebackers coach at Nebraska for three seasons (200810) under head coach Bo Pelini. During his

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three years in Lincoln, the Cornhuskers won or shared the Big 12 Conference North Division title all three seasons.

He and his wife, Barbie, have a son, J.J. (12), and daughters Cameryn (11), Abigail (9), and Bella (5).

Will Friend, Offensive Line/ Running Game Coordinator

Will Friend was named offensive line coach at the University of Georgia in February, 2011, after serving four years in the same capacity at UAB. He was named Running Game Coordinator in 2013.

Friend has been part of a staff that has led Georgia to two consecutive recordsetting seasons on offense: Total Yards in a Season (6,547 in 2012 and 6,294 in 2013); Average Yards Per Game (484.2 in ‘13 and 467.64 in ‘12); and Most TD’s in a Season (72 in 2012 and 58 in ‘13). He has helped Georgia to 30 wins in his three years on the staff including a pair of SEC Eastern Division titles.

Friend, a former All-SEC performer at Alabama, served under UAB head coach Neil Callaway, former offensive coordinator at UGA.

Friend is married to the former Carrie Moon of Pleasant Grove, Ala. They have three children: Katie (10), Brooks (4) and Charlie (1).

John Lilly, Tight Ends/Offensive Special Teams Coordinator

John Lilly was named tight ends coach at the University of Georgia on Jan. 24, 2008, after serving as tight ends coach and recruiting coordinator at Florida State from 1998-2007. He added the duty of Offensive Special Teams Coordinator in 2014.

During his six seasons at UGA, the Bulldogs have won 54 games including three bowl victories and two SEC Eastern Division titles. He’s been part of a staff that has led Georgia to two consecutive record-setting seasons on offense: Total Yards in a Season (6,547 in 2012 and 6,294 in 2013); Average Yards Per Game (484.2 in ‘13 and 467.64 in ‘12); and Most TD’s in a Season (72 in 2012 and 58 in ‘13).

Lilly, a native of Beckley, West Virginia, is married to the former Cheryl Brown of Tallahassee, Fla. They have two children, Allison Catherine (4) and Caleb Jackson (3).

Bryan McClendon, Running Backs/ Recruiting Coordinator

A former wide receiver for the Bulldogs, Bryan McClendon was named running backs coach in February, 2009, after serving two years (2007-08) as a graduate assistant coach with the Georgia offense. He was named Recruiting Coordinator in 2014.

Since joining the full time staff, Georgia has won 44 games and two SEC Eastern Division titles. He’s been part of a staff that has led Georgia to two consecutive recordsetting seasons on offense: Total Yards in a Season (6,547 in 2012 and 6,294 in 2013); Average Yards Per Game (484.2 in ’13 and 467.64 in ’12); and Most TD’s in a Season (72 in 2012 and 58 in ’13).

He was a four-year letterman with the Bulldogs (2002-05) and his senior class won 44 games--most by any class in Georgia history.

He is married to the former Amber Arnold of Atlanta, Ga. They have two children, Bryan (7) and Brooke (2).

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Tracy Rocker, one of the state of Georgia’s greatest college football players of all time, was named defensive line coach at the University of Georgia on Jan. 28, 2014.

Rocker came to UGA after three years as defensive line coach with the NFL’s Tennessee Titans. Rocker is a former Auburn All-America defensive lineman, 1988 Outland and Lombardi Award winner, and was inducted into the College Football Hall of

Fame in 2004.

Rocker coached three years with the Titans (2011, ’12, ’13). He joined the Titans after spending two seasons (2009-10) at Auburn as the defensive line coach.

A native of Atlanta, Ga., Rocker and his wife Lalitha have a son, Kumar (14).

Kevin Sherrer, SAM Linebackers/ Star Position

Kevin Sherrer, defensive coordinator at South Alabama in 2013, was named a defensive assistant at the University of Georgia on Jan. 24, 2014.

Sherrer, who served as Director of Player Development at Alabama for three years prior to joining the South Alabama staff, coached defensive backs for the Jaguars.

At Alabama, Sherrer’s responsibilities included assisting Crimson Tide student-athletes with academics, community outreach and their personal lives.

Sherrer was a tight end for the Crimson Tide from 1993-95. He is a 1996 graduate of Alabama with a degree in physical education, and he earned his master’s degree in higher education administration from the school in 2000.

Sherrer and his wife Carrie have twin 14-year-old sons, Kaleb and Kyle.

Joe Tereshinski Director of Strength & Conditioning

Joe Tereshinksi has been part of the Bulldog athletic program and football staff since starting at center on the 1975 Cotton Bowl team and 1976 SEC champion team. A native of Washington, D.C., he was named Director of Strength and Conditioning in January, 2011, after serving as an Assistant Strength and Conditioning coach and video coordinator since 1982.

During his Georgia career he has also served as a game analysis coordinator, the walk-on program director and summer camp co-coordinator. Since 1998, he has coordinated the Annual Football Gala which recognizes the Bulldog seniors. Tereshinski is an integral part of the staff that in the last 13 years has led Georgia to 126 victories, two SEC championships, five SEC Eastern Division titles, eight bowl victories, and seven top ten finishes in the final national polls including No. 4 in 2012, No. 2 in 2007 and No. 3 in 2002.

The Tereshinski family owns the distinction of having five members play major college football, all of whom played on conference championship teams: Joe, Sr., 1946; Joe, Jr., and Wally, 1976; Joe, III, 2002 and 2005, all at Georgia; and John, 2006, Wake Forest ACC champions.

Tereshinski is married to the former Cathleen Givens of Denver, Colo.

They have two adult sons: Joe, III and John.

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Player 61 David Andrews

C, Sr., 6-2, 294 Johns Creek, Ga. | Wesleyan School

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Defensive Year G/GS Solo Asst. Total Sacks TFL FF FR PBU Int. QBP 2014 3/0 0 1 1 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0 0 0 0 Total 3/0 0 1 1 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0 0 0 0

2014: Has played in 11 games making 11 starts ... Captain in 10 games ... Has helped Georgia rush for 255 yards per game, which ranks second in the SEC ... Phil Steele’s Preseason Third Team All-SEC ... Athlon Sports Preseason All-SEC Second Team ... Named Offensive MVP at the conclusion of spring practice ... Recipient of the Wallace Butts Football Scholarship and the Wayne McDuffie

Football Scholarship.

2013: Started all 13 games at center ...Recipient of Coaches’ Leadership Award ... Named one of the captains for the Vanderbilt, Florida, Appalachian State and Georgia Tech games ... Part of an offense that ranked No. 2 in passing in the SEC and generated at least 23 points in 12 games and 400 yards in 12 games ... Named to preseason watch list for the Remington Trophy ... Recipient of the Wallace Butts Football Scholarship ... Recipient of the Wayne McDuffie Football Scholarship.

2012: Played in 14 games making 14 starts - all at center ... Named one of the captains for the games against Auburn and Ole Miss ... Recipient of the Leon Farmer Award for dedication to the strength and conditioning program and the Coaches’ Leadership Award ... Named SEC Offensive Lineman of the Week following the Auburn game; he graded out at 88 percent and had six “dominator” blocks and three knockdowns ... Earned first career start vs. Buffalo ... Recipient of the Wayne McDuffie Football Scholarship and the Larry Munson Football Scholarship ... Earned Athletic Director’s Honor Roll distinction for fall semester.

2011: Played in 10 games ... Earned Athletic Director’s Honor Roll distinction for fall semester ... Recipient of the Wayne McDuffie Football Scholarship.

High School: Wesleyan, coached by Franklin Pridgen ... SuperPrep All-Dixie team ... PrepStar All-Southeast Region team ... Rivals.com three-star prospect, #9 center nationally, #37 overall prospect in Georgia ... Scout.com three-star prospect, #6 center nationally ... ESPN.com three-star prospect, #6 center nationally ... 24/7sports. com three-star prospect ... 2010 Atlanta Journal-Constitution Class A All-State First Team and # 41 on Georgia Top 50 ... 2010 Georgia Sportswriters Association Class A All-State First Team ... 2010 U.S. Army National All-Combine Team Honorable Mention ... Played in 2010 NUC All-World Gridiron Classic ... 2010 Gwinnett County Offensive Lineman of the Year ... Gwinnett Daily Post All-County First Team Offense ... as a senior, recorded a 92 percent blocking grade average, 58 knockdowns and did not allow a sack ... Also recorded 41 tackles and eight tackles-for-loss ... As a junior, recorded an 88% blocking grade average with 48 knockdowns and did not allow a sack ... Also added 41 tackles and eight tackles-for-loss on defense ... 2009 Gwinnett County All-County Second Team ... Helped lead Wesleyan to a Class A state championship as a sophomore in 2008.

Personal: DAVID ANDREWS ... Born July 10, 1992 ... Major: Agribusiness.

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DT, RFr., 6-4, 299 Thomson, Ga., | Thomson HS/Hargrave Military Academy (Va.) Career Highs: 3 tackles (2x), last at No. 24 South Carolina in 2014 2014: Has played in 10 games ... Nine total tackles ... Tied career high with three tackles at No. 24 South Carolina ... Had a career-high three total tackles in his UGA debut vs. No. 16 Clemson ... Recipient of the Brinson Family

Football Scholarship.

2013: Redshirted ... Enrolled at UGA in January ... Earned Athletic Director’s Honor Roll distinction for spring semester ... Recipient of the Brinson Family Football Scholarship.

Prep School: Hargrave Military Academy ... Finished the 2012 season with 42 total tackles, 2 sacks, 5 tackles for loss and one blocked kick ... Hargrave Military Academy Head Coach: Troy Davis.

High School: Thomson, coached by Milan Turner ... SuperPrep All-Dixie Team ...

Scout.com three-star player, #23 DT nationally, #23 overall prospect in Georgia ...

Rivals.com three-star player, #40 DT nationally, #52 overall prospect in Georgia ...

ESPNU four-star player, #11 DT nationally, #119 overall prospect nationally, #55 overall prospect regionally, #12 overall prospect in Georgia ... 122 in the ESPNU Top 150 ... 247sports.com four-star player, #17 DT nationally, #16 overall prospect in Georgia ... Participated in the 2012 Under Armour All-American game.

Personal: JOHNATHAN BANDAVIOUS ATKINS ... Born Dec. 21, 1992 ... Unspecified.

Defensive Year G/GS Solo Asst. Total Sacks TFL FF FR PBU Int. QBP 2014 10/0 4 5 9 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0 1 0 1 Total 10/0 4 5 9 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0 1 0 1

58 Sterling Bailey

DE, Jr., 6-3, 280 Gainesville, Ga. | East Hall HS

26 Tristan Askew

CB, Sr., 5-11, 179 Kent, Wash. | Kentwood HS/Eastern Oregon University 2014: Has played in three games ... One total tackle.

2013: Redshirted ... Named Outstanding Defensive WalkOn at the conclusion of spring practice.

College: Led the Mountaineers in 2012 with four interceptions and added 48 tackles, including 2.5 tackles for loss, and two kickoff returns for 47 yards ... Finished 2011 with 19 stops, five kickoff returns for 138 yards (27.6 average) and one punt return for 26 yards ... Redshirted for Eastern Oregon in 2010.

High School: Earned First Team All-League Defense and Second Team All-League Defense in the South Puget Sound League (SPSL) and was on the News Tribune All-Area Team and Honorable Mention All-State as a senior ... Honorary captain and selected as the MVP on offense and defense ... Set a school record with three interceptions in a single game ... Named to First Team All-League Defense SPSL as a junior ... Also played basketball and competed on the track team at Kentwood ... Received the Scholar Athlete Award.

Personal: TRISTAN TREMAYNE ASKEW; Born: Nov. 13, 1991; Major: Sociology.

Career Highs: 10 tackles vs. No. 6 South Carolina in 2013 *1 sack vs. No. 6 South Carolina in 2013 2014: Has played in 12 games making one start ... 26 total tackles ... Named captain vs. No. 16 Clemson ...

Recipient of the Teka and John Adams Football Scholarship and the James G. Minter and Michael J. Faherty

Football Scholarship.

2013: Played in 12 games, making nine starts ... Finished the season with 34 tackles, including one sack ... Made a career-high 10 tackles, including one sack, vs. No. 6 South Carolina ... Tallied four tackles against No. 8 Clemson ... Named defensive recipient of the True Grit Award at the conclusion of spring practice ...

Earned Athletic Director’s Honor Roll distinction for spring semester ... Recipient of the James G. Minter & Michael J. Faherty Football Scholarship.

2012: Played in three games ... Recipient of the James G. Minter and Michael J. Faherty Football Scholarship.

2011: Redshirted...Recipient of the James G. Minter and Michael J. Faherty Football Scholarship.

High School: East Hall, coached by Bryan Gray ... SuperPrep All-America and AllDixie teams ... PrepStar Dream Team 150 ... Rivals.com four-star prospect, #8 DE nationally, #6 overall prospect in Georgia, #105 nationally ... Scout.com three-star prospect, #37 DE nationally ... ESPN.com four-star prospect, #16 DE

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Player nationally ... MaxPreps.com ranked #10 DE nationally ... 24/7sports.com three-star prospect ... played in U.S. Army All-American Bowl as a senior ... 2010 Atlanta Journal-Constitution Georgia Top 50 (#25 ... 2010 Georgia Sports Writers Association Class AA All-State Second Team ... Elected to 2010-11 Greater Hall Chamber of Commerce Youth Leadership Hall Class ... 2009 Atlanta Journal-Constitution Class AAA All-State First Team, Georgia Sportswriters Association Class AAA AllState First Team, and ESPNU 150 watch list ... 2009 Region 7-AAA All-Region First Team ... As a junior registered 68 tackles, 22 tackles for loss, five sacks, 17 quarterback hurries and a blocked field goal ... 2008 Honorable Mention All-State, Region 7-AAA First Team and All Hall County Team ... 2007 Region 7-AAA AllRegion Team Honorable Mention ... Voted team captain as a junior and senior ...

Participated in 2010 Georgia Olympics for shot put ... Played basketball, football and participated in track and field for East Hall.

Personal: STERLING BAILEY ... Born Sept. 13, 1992 ... Major: History.

Defensive Year G/GS Solo Asst. Total Sacks TFL FF FR PBU Int. QBP 2012 3/0 0 1 1 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0 0 0 1 2013 13/8 14 20 34 1.0/1 1.0/1 0 0 3 0 8 2014 12/1 8 18 26 0.5/3 0.5/3 0 0 2 0 6 Total 28/9 22 39 61 1.5/4 1.5/4 0 0 5 0 15

32 Collin Barber

P, Jr., 6-2, 208 Cartersville, Ga. | Cartersville HS Career Highs: 7 punts (2x), last at No. 6 South Carolina in 2012 *Long punt of 61 yards vs. North Texas in 2013 2014: Has played in 10 games ... Averages 39.2 yards per punt ... 11 punts inside the 20 ... Two punts inside the 20 vs. No. 9 Auburn ... Three punts inside the 20 vs.

No. 16 Clemson, and had a long punt of 60 yards ... Phil Steeleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Preseason Third Team All-SEC ... Recipient of the Aldredge-Kimberly Football Scholarship.

2013: Played in 10 games ... Set school record for highest net punting average in a season at 42.6 ... Punted 29 times for an average of 44.1 yards per punt ... Had four punts for an average of 46.2 yards per punt and three that were downed inside the 20 at Vanderbilt ... Punted three times and left the game with a concussion at Tennessee ... Successfully executed an onside kick vs. No. 6 South Carolina that led to a field goal in the first quarter ... Punted five times, including one for 57 yards at No. 8 Clemson and kicked off five times, including two for touchbacks; also successfully executed a fake punt run for five yards ... Punted nine times for 386 yards in the G-Day Game ... Recipient of the Aldredge-Kimberly Football Scholarship and the Durward and Betsy Pennington Family Scholarship.

2012: Played in 14 games, and punted 60 times for an average of 41.5 yards per punt ... Recipient of teamâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Newcomer of the Year Award ... Punted six times for an average of 44.8 yards with only one return vs. No. 2 Alabama ... Had a 51 yard punt vs. Georgia Southern ... Punted four times for an average of 47.2 yards per punt at Auburn and was named the CFPA Honorable Mention Punter of the Week ... Punted five times for an average of 48.2 yards per punt, including a career-long of 60 yards vs. Ole Miss and was named the CFPA Honorable Mention Punter of the Week ... Had five punts for an average of 37.2 yards vs. No. 3 Florida, including two punts downed inside the 20 ... Had seven punts at No. 6 South Carolina, including two that were downed inside the 20-yard line ... Punted five times, including two that were downed inside the 20 against Vanderbilt ... Punted seven times at Missouri, including two that were downed inside the 20.

High School: Cartersville, coached by Frank Barden ... Scout.com three-star prospect ... Rivals.com two-star player ... ESPN.com three-star player ... 247sports.com two-star player, #6 punter in the country, #153 player in the state ... Member of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution Class AAA All-State team, Member of the Georgia Sports Writers Association Class AAA First Team ... Participated in the 2011 Georgia High School Association All-Star Game.

Personal: COLLIN ANDREW BARBER ... Born Nov. 11, 1993 ... Major: Communication Studies.

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Punts Year Punts Yards Avg. In 20 BL LG 2012 60 2,488 41.5 19 0 60 OM 2013 29 1,279 44.1 9 0 61 NT 2014 32 1,254 39.2 11 0 60 CLEM Total 121 5,021 41.5 39 0 61 NT

10 Faton Bauta

QB, RSo., 6-3, 218 West Palm Beach, Fla. | Dwyer HS Career-Highs: 22 rushing yards vs. Kentucky in 2013 *Long rush of 14 yards vs. Kentucky in 2013 *4 rushing attempts vs. Troy in 2014 *31 passing yards vs. Charleston Southern in 2014 *2 completions (2x), last vs. Charleston Southern in 2014 *3 passing attempts vs. Troy in 2014 *Long completion of 18 yards vs. Charleston Southern

in 2014 *2 rushing TDs vs. Troy in 2014 *Long rushing TD of 7 yards vs. Troy in 2014 2014: Has played in three games ... 4-for-5 passing for 48 yards ... 2-for-2 for 31 yards vs. Charleston Southern ... 2-of-3 for 17 yards and rushed four times for 14 yards and two touchdowns vs. Troy ... 16-for-28 for 232 yards and two touchdowns in the G-Day Game; also rushed for 35 yards ... Recipient of the John A. Addison Jr. Family Football Scholarship and Carl E. Sanders Football Scholarship.

2013: Played in three games ... Rushed four times for 30 yards ... Saw action against Appalachian State and Kentucky and the Gator Bowl ... Rushed for 22 yards against Kentucky ... Recipient of the John A. Addison Jr. Family Football Scholarship and the Carl E. Sanders Football Scholarship ... Named to SEC Academic Honor Roll.

2012: Redshirted ... Member of the scout team ... Named to the SEC First Year Academic Honor Roll for 2012-13 ... Recipient of one of the Outstanding Scout Team Awards ... Recipient of the John A. Addison Jr. Family Football Scholarship ... Enrolled at UGA in January and participated in spring practice.

High School: Dwyer, coached by Jack Daniels ... SuperPrep All-Dixie Team ...

Scout.com three-star Player, #24 QB in the country ... Rivals.com three-star player, #15 dual QB in the country, #79 Player in Florida ... ESPN three-star player, #29 QB in the country, #170 player in the Region, #59 player in Florida ... 247sports.com three-star player, #7 Dual player in the country, #61 player in Florida ... Member of the Orlando Sentinel Class 7A Second Team Offense.

Personal: FATON BAUTA ... Born Jan. 2, 1994, Major: Sport Management.

Passing Year G/GS Cmp. Att. Pct. Yds. INT TD Eff. LG 2013 3/0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 - 2014 3/0 4 5 80.0 48 0 0 160.64 18 CSU Total 6/0 4 5 80.0 48 0 0 160.64 18 CSU Rushing Year G/GS Att. Yards Per/Att. Per/Gm. TD LG 2013 3/0 4 30 7.5 10.0 0 14 UK 2014 3/0 6 16 2.7 5.3 0 7 TROY Total 6/0 10 46 4.6 7.7 0 14 UK

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79 Mark Beard

SE, Sr., 6-3, 202 Alpharetta, Ga. | Alpharetta HS

OT, Sr., 6-5, 297 Adamsville, Ala. | Minor HS/Coffeyville (Kan.) CC 2014: Has played in 12 games ... Has helped Georgia rush for 255 yards per game, which ranks second in the SEC ... Recipient of the James E. Farish Football Scholarship.

2013: Played in 12 games ... Recipient of UGA Athletic Achievement Award for exhibiting intense focus and/or displaying a marked improvement in the classroom over the course of the past academic year ... Recipient of the James E. Farish Football Scholarship.

2012: Played in 14 games making two starts ... Started his first game at left tackle at Auburn ... Recipient of the James E. Farish Football Scholarship.

Junior College: Coffeyville CC ... Honorable mention 2011 NJCAA All-American team ... SuperPrep JUCO 100 ... First team All-Jayhawk Conference 2011 ... Rivals. com three-star prospect ... Scout.com three-star prospect ... 247Sports.com threestar player, Ranked #50 among JUCO prospects nationally ... Coffeyville CC Head Coach: Darian Dulin.

High School: Minor HS ... Honorable mention Alabama Sports Writers Association All-State Team 2009 ... Birmingham News All-West Metro Team ... Participated in 2009 Alabama-Mississippi All-Star Game ... Ranked as #12 in the state of Alabama according to Maxpreps.com following his senior season ... Originally signed with Troy University before choosing to attend Coffeyville Community College ... High School Coach: Randy Cook.

Personal: MARK GIOVANTI BEARD ... Born Dec. 1, 1991 ... Major: Sociology.

17 Davin Bellamy

OLB, RFr., 6-5, 240 Chamblee, Ga. | Chamblee HS Career Highs: 6 tackles vs. Charleston Southern in 2014 *1 fumble recovery vs. No. 9 Auburn in 2014 *1 forced fumble vs. Charleston Southern in 2014 2014: Has played in 10 games ... 17 total tackles, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery ... Registered a career-high six tackles vs. Charleston Southern ... Made his first-career fumble recovery vs. No. 9 Auburn ... Tied a career high with four tackles at Kentucky ... Registered four tackles and one tackle for loss in his UGA debut vs. Troy.

2013: Redshirted ... Recipient of the William P. Bruckner Scholarship.

High School: Chamblee, coached by Allen Johnson ... PrepStar All-Southeast Region ... Fox Sports NEXT four-star prospect, #27 defensive end, #233 overall prospect nationally ... Dawg Post rates Bellamy the #4 DE and #20 overall prospect in Georgia ... Rivals.com three-star prospect, #25 defensive end in the country and #54 overall in Georgia ... ESPN.com four-star recruit, #25 defensive end, #30 overall in Georgia and #299 overall nationally ... 247Sports.com three-star recruit, #21 defensive end in the country, #31 overall player in Georgia ... As a junior Bellamy recorded 10 tackles for loss and five sacks ... Played injured through much of his senior season but managed to post five sacks.

Personal: DAVIN JAMAURIE’ BELLAMY ... Born Dec. 27, 1994 ... Pre-Journalism.

Defensive Year G/GS Solo Asst. Total Sacks TFL FF FR PBU Int. QBP 2014 10/0 6 11 17 0.0/0 2.0/7 1 1 0 0 2 Total 10/0 6 11 17 0.0/0 2.0/7 1 1 0 0 2

Career Highs: 8 receptions at Missouri in 2012 *110 receiving yards vs. Florida Atlantic in 2012 *Long reception of 67 yards vs. Florida Atlantic in 2012 *2 TD receptions (3x), last vs. Troy in 2014 *Long TD reception of 67 yards vs. Florida Atlantic in 2012 *1 punt return vs. Coastal Carolina in 2011 *5 punt return yards vs. Coastal Carolina in 2011 *Long punt return of 5 yards vs. Coastal Carolina in 2011 Career: 1-100 yard receiving game 2014: Has played in 12 games making 10 starts ... Team-high 35 receptions ... 381 receiving yards and four TDs ... Team’s leading receiver in four games ... Served as a team captain in two games ... Six receptions for a team-high 60 yards vs. Florida ...

Team-high 53 receiving yards and a TD at No. 23 Missouri ... Led team in receptions (3) and receiving TDs (2) vs. Troy ... Led team in receptions (5) and receiving yards (60) vs. No. 16 Clemson ... Recipient of the Atlanta-Greensboro Football Scholarship and the Tommy Lyons Football Scholarship.

2013: Played in 11 games, making nine starts ... Second on the team with 41 receptions for 538 yards and four touchdowns ... Had a season-high seven catches for 89 yards at No. 7 Auburn ... Named one of the team captains and led the team with five catches for 87 yards and a touchdown vs. App. State; his TD helped Aaron Murray set the all-time SEC record for career TD passes ... Returned to action vs.

Florida after missing the previous two games and led the team with five catches for 59 yards ... Missed the Missouri and Vanderbilt games with a knee injury he sustained vs. Tennessee ... Had one catch for 14 yards before he sustained a knee injury in the third quarter at Tennessee ... Had three catches for 38 yards and two touchdowns vs. No. 6 LSU ... Led the team with five catches for 60 yards at No. 8 Clemson ... Named to preseason watch list for the Biletnikoff Award ... Named to Phil Steele’s Preseason All-SEC Fourth Team ... Earned Athletic Director’s Honor Roll distinction for spring semester ... Recipient of the Atlanta-Greensboro Football Scholarship and the Tommy & Cheryl Lyons Football Scholarship ... Named to SEC Academic Honor Roll.

2012: Played in five games making three starts ... Suffered a torn ACL in his right knee during practice on Oct. 2 and missed the remainder of the season ... Had a team-high five catches for 70 yards and a career-high two touchdowns vs. Tennessee ... Led the team with a career-high 110 yards receiving on four catches, including a career-long touchdown catch of 67 yards vs. Florida Atlantic ... Caught a career-best eight passes at Missouri for 79 yards, including a then-career-long reception of 22 yards ... Had five catches for 76 yards and a touchdown vs. Buffalo ... Named to Phil Steele Midseason All-SEC Second Team ... Recipient of the Atlanta-Greensboro Football Scholarship and the Tommy Lyons Football Scholarship ... Earned Athletic Director’s Honor Roll distinction for fall semester.

2011: One of team’s Newcomer of the Year Award recipients (offense) ... Played in 14 games making four starts and catching 32 passes for 320 yards and five TDs ...

Caught two passes for 20 yards and a TD at No. 21 Georgia Tech ... Led team with five receptions for 50 yards and a TD vs. No. 24 Auburn ... Started vs. Florida and caught two passes for 25 yards and a TD ... At Vanderbilt, started and led team with seven receptions for 89 yards and recorded a tackle ... Hauled in first three receptions of his career for 24 yards and a TD vs. No. 12 South Carolina ... Named to SEC Academic Honor Roll and Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for fall semester ...

Recipient of the Atlanta-Greensboro Football Scholarship.

2010: Redshirted as a member of the scout team ... Recipient of the Roger F. and Michael A. Kahn Football Scholarship ... Named to SEC Freshman Academic Honor Roll and earned Athletic Director’s Honor Roll distinction for summer semester.

High School: Alpharetta, coached by Jason Dukes ... North-South All-Star Game ... SuperPrep All-Dixie Team ... PrepStar All-Region team ... 2010 Atlanta JournalConstitution Top 50 and Honorable Mention Class AAAAA All-State team ... AllRegion and All-Area for WR play ... Scout.com three-Star prospect; #81 RB in the Country ... DawgPost #39 Player in Georgia ... Rivals.com three-star prospect; #55 Wide Receiver; #30 player in Georgia ... ESPN three-star recruit ... MaxPreps calls Bennett one of the most underrated WR prospects in Georgia ... varsity football team captain and team’s Offensive Player of the Year in ’08 and ’09 ... as a senior accounted for 1,084 yards and caught 52 passes for 645 yards and seven TDs ...

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Player he also recorded 35 tackles on defense ... As a junior he caught 22 passes for 533 yards and five TDs. Personal: MICHAEL JONATHAN BENNETT ... Born Dec. 19, 1991 ... Major: Sport Management.

Receiving Year G/GS Rec. Yards Per/Rec. Per/Gm. TD LG 2011 14/4 32 320 10.0 22.9 5 27 AU 2012 5/3 24 345 14.4 69.0 4 67 FAU 2013 11/9 41 538 13.1 48.9 4 48 AU/NEB 2014 12/10 35 381 10.9 31.8 4 30 CSU Total 42/26 132 1,584 12.0 37.7 17 67 FAU Punt Returns Year Ret. Yards Avg TD 2011 1 5 5.0 0 2012 0 0 0.0 0 2013 0 0 0.0 0 2014 0 0 0.0 0 Total 1 5 5.0 0

LG 5 CCU 5 CCU

83 Jeb Blazevich

TE, Fr., 6-5, 232 Charlotte, N.C. | Charlotte Christian HS 2014: Has played in 12 games making 10 starts ... 16 receptions, 256 yards, 2 TDs ... Has started 10 consecutive games ... Has team’s longest reception of the season (50 yards vs. Vanderbilt thrown by Todd Gurley) ... Caught three passes - two for TDs - at Kentucky ... Led team with three catches for 86 yards vs. Vanderbilt ... Caught two passes for 26 yards in his first career start vs. Troy ... Recorded first career reception for nine yards vs. No. 16 Clemson ...

Recipient of the Roger F. and Michael A. Kahn Football Scholarship.

High School: Charlotte Christian, coached by Jason Este ... PrepStar Magazine four-star prospect, Top 300 All-American, #7 ranked TE and #151 overall player in the country ... ESPN.com four-star prospect, #2 TE nationally, #7 ranked player in North Carolina ... Rivals.com four-star prospect, #6 TE nationally, #6 ranked player in North Carolina, #181 overall prospect nationally ... 247sports.com four-star prospect, #11 TE nationally, #15 ranked player in North Carolina ... Scout.com four-star prospect and #4 TE in the country, #72 player in the southeast, #191 overall player in the country ... DawgPost #8 player in North Carolina ... Recorded 32 catches for 441 yards and five touchdowns during his senior season for Charlotte Christian ...

Finished his four-year varsity career with 104 receptions for 1,520 yards and 15 touchdowns ... Also recorded 85 total tackles, including 20.5 TFL, and eight sacks as a senior ... Helped lead Charlotte Christian to back-to-back NCISAA Division I State Championships as a junior and senior, including an undefeated record in 2013 ... Participated in the 2014 Under Armour All-America game.

Personal: JEB BLAZEVICH ... Born Aug. 18, 1995.

Receiving Year G/GS Rec. Yards Per/Rec. Per/Gm. TD LG 2014 12/10 16 256 16.0 21.3 2 50 VAN Total 12/10 16 256 16.0 21.3 2 50 VAN Kickoff Returns Year Ret. Yards Avg TD LG 2013 1 5 5.0 0 5 GT Total 1 5 5.0 0 5 GT

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CB, Jr., 6-0, 179 Rossville, Ga. | Ridgeland HS Career Highs: 4 tackles (2x), last at Arkansas in 2014 2014: Has played in 11 games making eight starts ... 19 tackles, 12 solo tackles ... One interception that was returned 63 yards for a touchdown ... Tied a career high with four tackles at Arkansas ... Had a career-high four tackles vs. Vanderbilt, also recorded his first career interception and returned it 63 yards for a touchdown ... Recipient of the Irvin M. Wofford Football Scholarship.

2013: Played in nine games ... Recipient of the Irvin M. Wofford Football Scholarship.

2012: Played in 13 games making one start ... Had two tackles in games against Buffalo and Georgia Southern ... Earned the first start of his career against Buffalo ... Recipient of the Irvin M. Wofford Football Scholarship ... Earned Athletic Director’s Honor Roll distinction for fall semester 2011: Earned Athletic Director’s Honor Roll distinction for fall semester ... Redshirted...Recipient of the Irvin M. Wofford Football Scholarship.

High School: Ridgeland, coached by Mark Mariakis ... SuperPrep All-Dixie team ... Georgia State High School All-Star game North team ... Scout.com three-star prospect, #38 CB in the country ... Rivals.com three-star recruit, #42 athlete, #33 player in Georgia ... ESPN.com four-star recruit, #12 cornerback ... Career statistics include 1,567 yards rushing, 503 yards receiving, 18 TDs five TDs on special teams returns, seven interceptions (two for TDs) ... Led Ridgeland to three straight 6AAA region championships in 2008-09-10 and a 27-3 three-year record.

Personal: DEVIN BOWMAN ... Born Jan. 26, 1992 ... Brother Adarius is a WR in the Canadian Football League ... Brother Michael was a WR at the Univ. of Alabama ... Major: Housing.

Defensive Year G/GS Solo Asst. Total Sacks TFL FF FR PBU Int. QBP 2012 13/1 5 4 9 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0 0 0 0 2013 9/0 0 0 0 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0 0 0 0 2014 11/8 12 7 19 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0 3 1 1 Total 33/9 17 11 28 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0 3 1 1

70 Aulden Bynum

OG, RFr., 6-5, 276 Valdosta, Ga. | Valwood HS 2014: Recipient of the Crosswy-Mackey Families Football Scholarship.

2013: Redshirted ... Enrolled at UGA in January ... Earned Athletic Director’s Honor Roll distinction for spring semester ... Recipient of the Crosswy-Mackey Families Football Scholarship.

High School: Valwood, coached by Ashley Henderson ...

PrepStar All-Southeast Region ... Fox Sports NEXT three-star prospect, #65 OT in the country ... Dawg Post #7 OT and #69 overall prospect in Georgia ... Rivals.com three-star player, #40 OT nationally, #38 overall prospect in Georgia ... ESPN.com three-star player, #47 OT nationally, #55 overall prospect in Georgia ... 247Sports three-star player, #39 OT nationally, #53 overall prospect in Georgia ... Helped lead Valwood to a 14-0 record during his senior season.

Personal: AULDEN MITCHELL BYNUM ... Born Sept. 14, 1994 ... Major: PreBusiness.

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60 Josh Cardiello

ILB, So., 6-1, 231 Snellville, Ga. | South Gwinnett HS

OG, RFr., 6-3, 297 Buford, Ga. | Buford HS

2014: Has played in one game ... First career game action vs. Troy ... Recipient of the Jack Davis Honorary Football Scholarship.

2013: Redshirted ... Enrolled at UGA in January ... Recipient of the Jack Davis Honorary Football Scholarship.

High School: Buford, coached by Jess Simpson ... PrepStar All-Southeast Region ... Fox Sports NEXT three-star prospect, #5 center in the country ... Dawg Post #1 C and #30 overall prospect in Georgia ... Rivals.com three-star prospect, #22 C nationally, #35 overall prospect in Georgia ... ESPN.com four-star prospect, #19 C nationally, #37 overall prospect in Georgia ... 247sports.com three-star player, #25 OG in the country, #41 player in Georgia ... 2012 Atlanta Journal-Constitution Class AAA All-State Team ... 2012 Georgia Sports Writers Association Class AAA First Team All-State ... 2011 Georgia Sports Writers Association Class AAA Second Team All-State ... Helped lead Buford to three straight GHSA State Championships, winning the title in 2010 and 2012 ...

Also played on defensive line.

Personal: JOSHUA GERAD CARDIELLO ... Born March 24, 1995 ... Major: Sport Management.

7 Lorenzo Carter

OLB, Fr., 6-6, 237 Norcross, Ga. | Norcross HS Career Highs: 9 tackles at Kentucky in 2014 *2.5 sacks at Kentucky in 2014 *3.5 tackles for loss at Kentucky in 2014 2014: Has played in 12 games making four starts ... 33 total tackles, six tackles for loss, three and a half sacks ... One fumble recovery ... Named SEC Defensive Lineman of the Week for his performance at Kentucky ... Recorded career highs with nine tackles, 2.5 sacks, and 3.5 tackles for loss at Kentucky in his first collegiate start... Registered his first career sack at No. 23 Missouri ...

Tied a career high with three tackles vs. Vanderbilt ... Tied a career high with three tackles vs. Tennessee, also registered three pressures ... Set a career high with three tackles at No. 24 South Carolina, also recovered a fumble ... Recorded two quarterback pressures vs. No. 16 Clemson ... Recipient of the Don Leebern, Jr. & Don Leebern, III Scholarship.

High School: Norcross, coached by Keith Maloof ... American Family Insurance USA Today All-USA First Team ... Parade Magazine All-America first team ... Member of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution 2013 Super 11 and Class AAAAAA All State Team ... Named to the Georgia Sports Writers Association All-State Class AAAAAA First Team Offense ... PrepStar five-star prospect, Top 150 Dream Team, #1 ranked DE and #2 ranked overall player in the country ... Rivals.com four-star prospect, #36 player nationally, #3 DL nationally, #4 player in the state ... Scout.com five star prospect, #23 player nationally, #5 DE nationally, #1 player in the state ... 247Sports.com five-star prospect, #20 player nationally, #2 DE nationally, #2 player in the state ...

ESPN.com five-star prospect, #14 player nationally, #3 DE nationally, #2 player in the state ... Played in the Under Armour All-American Game ... Finished his senior season with 132 tackles, including 40 tackles for losses and six sacks ... Led his team to a 13-2 record and a state championship.

Personal: LORENZO CARTER ... Born Dec. 10, 1995.

Defensive Year G/GS Solo Asst. Total Sacks TFL FF FR PBU Int. QBP 2014 12/4 13 20 33 3.5/17 6.0/22 0 1 0 0 15 Total 12/4 13 20 33 3.5/17 6.0/22 0 1 0 0 15

Career Highs: 7 tackles vs. Charleston Southern in 2014 2014: Has played in 11 games ... 28 total tackles ... Registered a career-high seven tackles vs. Charleston Southern ... Set a career high with five tackles vs. Florida ... Tied a career high with four tackles vs. No. 16 Clemson ... Recipient of the David C. Cooper Family Football Scholarship and the Harry Leroy Dukes Football Scholarship.

2013: Played in eight games, making one start ... Had eight tackles on the year ...

Had four tackles, including a TFL, vs. North Texas ... Enrolled at UGA in January ...

Had seven tackles and an interception in the G-Day Game ... Earned Athletic Director’s Honor Roll distinction for spring semester ... Recipient of the David C. Cooper Family Football Scholarship ... Named to SEC Academic Honor Roll.

High School: South Gwinnett, coached by John Small ... PrepStar All-Southeast Region ... Rivals.com and Scout.com four-star recruit ... …Named to the 2012 Georgia Sports Writers Association All-State Class AAAAAA first-team defense ...

Selected to the 2012 Atlanta Journal-Constitution Class AAAAAA All-State defense ... Fox Sports NEXT four-star prospect, #9 MLB and #195 overall prospect in the country ... Dawg Post #1 MLB and #16 overall prospect in Georgia ... Ranked as #15 linebacker in the country and No. 22 overall prospect in the state of Georgia by Rivals.com ... 247sports.com three-star player, #23 ILB in the country, #33 player in Georgia ... ESPN three-star player, #32 ILB in the country, #57 player in the state.

Personal: REGGIE WENDALL CARTER, JR. ... Born Sept. 20, 1994 ... Major: Unspecified.

Defensive Year G/GS Solo Asst. Total Sacks TFL FF FR PBU Int. QBP 2013 8/1 2 6 8 0.0/0 0.5/1 0 0 0 0 0 2014 11/0 18 10 28 0.0/0 0.5/2 0 0 1 0 0 Total 19/1 20 16 36 0.0/0 1.0/3 0 0 1 0 0

27 Nick Chubb

TB, Fr., 5-10, 228 Cedartown, Ga. | Cedartown HS Career-Highs: 202 rushing yards at Arkansas in 2014 *Long rush of 83 yards vs. Charleston Southern in 2014 *2 rushing TDs (3x), last vs. Charleston Southern in 2014 *2 total TD (4x), last vs. Charleston Southern in 2014 *Long TD rush of 83 yards vs. Charleston Southern in 2014 *38 rushing attempts at No. 23 Missouri in 2014 *5 receptions vs. Florida in 2014 *59 receiving yards vs. Florida in 2014 *Long reception of 27 yards vs. No. 9 Auburn in 2014 *1 receiving TD (2x), last vs. Florida in 2014 *Long receiving TD of 20 yards vs. Tennessee in 2014 Career: 7 - 100 yard rushing games 1 - 200 yard rushing games 2014: Has played in 12 games making seven starts ... 1,281 rushing yards and 12 TDs ... His 1,281 rushing yards are the 10th most in a single season in school history ... Second in the SEC with 106.8 rushing yards per game ... Averages 6.9 yards per carry, which ranks first among the SEC’s top-10 rushers ... 18 receptions for 213 yards and 2 TDs ... Named SEC Freshman of the Week five times and SEC Offensive Player of the Week once ... Since moving in to a starting role, has had seven straight games with at least 100 yards rushing - the first to do that since Herschel Walker in 1982 ... 12th Bulldog in school history to rush for 1,000 yards in a season ... 129 yards rushing and a TD vs. No. 16 Georgia Tech ... SEC Freshman of the Week for the fifth time after he rushed for 113 yards and two touchdowns on nine carries vs. Charleston Southern, including an 83-yard TD run - the longest TD run by a UGA player since Tim Worley vs. Florida in 1985 ... Named SEC Freshman of the Week for the fourth time after he rushed for 144 yards and two touchdowns on 19 carries and had two catches for 48 yards vs. No. 9 Auburn ... Named SEC

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Player Freshman of the Week after he rushed for 170 yards, including a career-long 55 yard rush, and a touchdown on 13 carries at Kentucky ... Finished with 215 total yards (156 rushing, 59 receiving) vs. Florida ... Named Maxwell Award Player of the Week, SEC Offensive Player of the Week, Athlon Sports National Freshman of the Week and CFPA Hon. Mention RB of the Week after he rushed for 202 yards on 30 carries with 2 TDs at Arkansas ... In his first career start, rushed for 143 yards and a touchdown on 38 carries and caught four passes for 31 yards at No. 23 Missouri and was named SEC Co-Freshman of the Week for the second straight week ... Named SEC Co-Freshman of the Week after he rushed for 78 yards and a touchdown, including a 33-yard TD run, on eight carries vs. Vanderbilt ... Caught first career pass - a 20-yard TD catch - and also rushed for 32 yards vs. Tennessee ... Rushed for 70 yards on four carries, including a 47-yard TD run vs. No. 16 Clemson ... Recipient of the Rebecca and Leon Farmer, III Scholarship ... Added to the Maxwell Award Watch List at midseason.

High School: Cedartown, coached by Scott Hendrix ... American Family Insurance Pre-Season USA Today All-USA Team and All-USA Georgia Team ... Parade Magazine All-America honorable mention ... Member of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution 2013 Super 11 and Class AAAA All-State Team ... Named to the Georgia Sports Writers Association All-State Class AAAA First Team Offense ... PrepStar Magazine fourstar prospect, Top 150 Dream Team, #11 ranked RB and #89 ranked player in the country ... Rivals.com four-star prospect, #43 player nationally, #6 RB nationally, #3 player in the state ... Scout.com four-star prospect, #53 player nationally, #9 RB nationally, #2 player in the state ... 247Sports.com five-star prospect, #17 player nationally, #4 RB nationally, #1 player in the state ... ESPN.com four-star prospect, #63 player nationally, #7 RB nationally, #4 player in the state ... DawgPost #2 overall player in Georgia ... Played in the U.S. Army All-American Game ... Led team to 9-2 record during senior year while rushing for 2,690 yards and 41 touchdowns ... As a junior led the state in rushing with 2,721 yards and 38 TDs. Personal: NICK CHUBB ... Born Dec. 27, 1995.

Rushing Year G/GS Att. Yards Per/Att. Per/Gm. TD LG 2014 12/7 186 1,281 6.9 106.8 12 83 CSU Total 12/7 186 1,281 6.9 106.8 12 83 CSU Receiving Year G/GS Rec. Yards Per/Rec. Per/Gm. TD LG 2014 12/7 18 213 11.8 17.8 2 27 AUB Total 12/7 18 213 11.8 17.8 2 27 AUB

31 Chris Conley

FLK, Sr., 6-3, 205 Dallas, Ga. | North Paulding HS Career Highs: 7 receptions at Georgia Tech in 2013 *136 receiving yards vs. Nebraska in 2012 *Long reception of 87 yards vs. Nebraska in 2012 *2 receiving TDs (5x), last vs. Charleston Southern in 2014 *Long TD reception of 87 yards vs. No. 16 Nebraska in 2012 *1 punt return vs. Buffalo in 2012 *Long punt return of 9 yards vs. Buffalo in 2012 Career: 5 - 100 yard receiving games 2014: Has played in 12 games making 10 starts ... Leads team in receiving yards (577) and receiving TDs (7) ... Three catches for 68 yards, including two TDs vs.

Charleston Southern ... Served as a team captain twice ... Tied his career-high with two TD catches at Kentucky ... Led the team with five catches for 128 yards and a touchdown at Arkansas ... Tied his career-high with two TDs vs. Vanderbilt ... Led the team with four catches for 49 yards at No. 24 South Carolina ... Phil Steele’s Preseason Third Team All-SEC ... Recipient of the Coffee County Hustle Award at the conclusion of spring practice, given to players showing the most desire during spring drills ... Recipient of the Leavy Family & the Brunswick News Publishing Co. Football Scholarship and the Larry Munson Football Scholarship ... One of 30 candidates nationwide for the annual Senior CLASS Award ... One of 11 players from

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the NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) named to the 2014 Allstate AFCA Good Works Team ... Named a semifinalist for the William V. Campbell Trophy, which recognizes an individual as the absolute best football scholar-athlete in the nation ... Named to SEC Community Service Team ... One of 12 finalists for the Wuerffel Trophy, which honors the college football player who best combines exemplary community service with outstanding academic and athletic achievement ... Finalist for the Senior CLASS Award.

2013: Played in 11 games, making nine starts ... Led the team in receptions (45) and receiving yards (651) and had four TD catches ... Led the team with 129 receiving yards on a career-high seven catches at Georgia Tech ... Missed the Florida and App. State games with an injury he sustained on the final play against Vanderbilt ... Named one of the team captains for the Tennessee game ... Caught five passes for the fifth straight week at Vanderbilt for 40 yards ... Grabbed five catches vs. No. 25 Missouri for 60 yards and a touchdown ... Tied his career high of five catches for 64 yards and a touchdown at Tennessee ... Tied his career-high of five receptions for 112 yards and a touchdown vs. No. 6 LSU ... Tied his career-high with five catches for 63 yards and a touchdown vs. North Texas ... Named Offensive MVP at the conclusion of spring practice ... Named recipient of the UGA Sportsmanship & Ethics Award ... Serves as a football team representative on the UGA StudentAthlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) ... Earned Athletic Director’s Honor Roll distinction for spring semester ... Recipient of the The Leavy Family & The Brunswick News Publishing Co. Football Scholarship and the Larry Munson Football Scholarship ... Named to SEC Academic Honor Roll.

2012: Played in 14 games making three starts, making 20 catches for 342 yards and six touchdowns ... Had a team high 136 yards receiving on two catches - both touchdowns - including a UGA bowl record 87-yard TD catch in the Capital One Bowl vs. No. 16 Nebraska. His two TD receptions tied a school bowl record ... Led the team with four catches for 76 yards and a career-high two touchdowns vs.

Georgia Southern ... Started first game at Auburn and was second on the team with four catches for 32 yards and a touchdown ... Hauled in first touchdown catch of the season at Kentucky ... Caught two passes for 20 yards and also blocked a punt vs. Buffalo ... Selected as the SEC representative to serve a two-year term on the NCAA SAAC Committee ... Inducted into UGA’s Student-Athlete Leadership Academy known as L.E.A.D. (Leadership Education and Development) ... Recipient of the Leavy Family & the Brunswick News Publishing Co. Football Scholarship and the Charles G. Rood Football Scholarship ... Earned Athletic Director’s Honor Roll distinction for fall semester.

2011: One of team’s Newcomer of the Year Award recipients (offense) ... Played in 11 games catching 16 passes for 288 yards and two TDs ... Caught two passes for 29 yards and a TD at No. 21 Georgia Tech ... Tied for the team lead in receptions with five for a team-leading 126 including a 47-yard TD vs. New Mexico State ... Named to SEC Academic Honor Roll and Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for fall semester ... Recipient of The Leavy Family & the Brunswick News Publishing Co. Football Scholarship.

High School: North Paulding, coached by Heath Webb ... SuperPrep All-Dixie team ... PrepStar All-Southeast Region team ... Atlanta Journal-Constitution Super 11, #11 player in Georgia and Class AAAA All-State first-team offense ... Georgia Sports Writers Association Class AAAA All-State first-team offense ... Scout.com four-star recruit, #220 player and #34 WR in the country, #18 player in Georgia ...

Rivals.com three-star recruit, #45 WR, #29 player in Georgia ... ESPN.com fourstar recruit, #25 WR ... MaxPreps.com #34 WR ... As a senior, caught 61 passes for 1,021 yards and 15 touchdowns and added six kick-off returns for 150 yards and two punt returns for 10 yards ... Also totaled 45 tackles as a safety ... as a junior caught all 81 passes for 848 yards and six touchdowns ... Graduated high school in December and enrolled early at Georgia.

Personal: CHRISTIAN ROBERT CONLEY ... Born Oct. 25, 1992 ... Major: Journalism.

Receiving Year G/GS Rec. Yards Per/Rec. Per/Gm. TD LG 2011 11/0 16 288 18.0 26.2 2 47 NMSU 2012 14/3 20 342 17.1 24.4 6 87 NEB 2013 11/9 45 651 14.5 59.2 4 43 NT 2014 12/10 32 577 18.0 48.1 7 48 ARK Total 48/22 113 1,858 16.4 38.7 19 87 NEB

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Player Punt Returns Year Ret. Yards Avg TD LG 2011 0 0 0.0 0 - 2012 1 9 9.0 0 9 UB 2013 0 0 0.0 0 2014 0 0 0.0 0 - Total 1 9 9.0 0 9 UB

10 Kennar Daniels-Johnson

CB, Jr., 6-2, 192 Miami, Fla. | East Ridge HS/Gulf Coast (Miss.) C.C. 2014: Has played in two games ... Recipient of the Tommy Reeder Football Scholarship.

2013: Redshirted ... Recipient of the Tommy Reeder Football Scholarship.

Prep School: Gulf Coast (Miss.) CC, coached by Steven Campbell ... Rivals.com three-star prospect, #94 among JUCO prospects nationally ... 247sports.com three-star recruit, #133 among JUCO prospects, #10 ranked JUCO CB ... Fox Sports NEXT three-star prospect ... In 2012 he recorded 34 tackles and three pass break-ups ...

As a freshman he played for Reedley College in Reedley, Calif., he later transferred to Gulf Coast (Miss.) CC for the 2012 campaign.

High School: East Ridge, coached by Bud O’Hara ... Honorable Mention for Orlando Sentinel’s Central Florida Super60 ... As a senior he recorded 92 tackles, five interceptions, three forced fumbles, eight pass break-ups and one defensive touchdown ... Competed in long jump and 4x100 relay on the track and field team.

Personal: KENNAR DAVONN DANIELS-JOHNSON ... Born Dec. 18, 1992 ... Major: Sociology.

Defensive Year G/GS Solo Asst. Total Sacks TFL FF FR PBU Int. QBP 2014 2/0 0 0 0 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0 0 0 0 Total 2/0 0 0 0 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0 0 0 0

78 Watts Dantzler OG, Sr., 6-7, 320 Dalton, Ga.| Dalton HS

2014: Has played in 12 games ... Has helped Georgia rush for 255 yards per game, which ranks second in the SEC ... Recipient of the Bill & Margaret Young Football Scholarship.

2013: Played in 13 games ... Recipient of the Bill and Margaret Young Football Scholarship.

2012: Played in six games ... Recipient of the Bill and Margaret Young Football Scholarship ... Earned Athletic Director’s Honor Roll distinction for fall semester 2011: Played in three games ... Earned Athletic Director’s Honor Roll distinction for fall semester ... Recipient of the Bill and Margaret Young Football Scholarship.

High School: Dalton, coached by Matt Land ... SuperPrep All-Dixie team ... PrepStar All-America team ... Scout.com Four-star player, #219 player in the country, #23 OT in the country, #17 overall player in Georgia ... Rivals.com Three-star player, #44 OT in the country, #30 Player in Georgia ... ESPN 4-star player, #12 ranked OT in the country ... Member of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution Top 50 in Georgia and Class AA All-State Team ... Member of the Georgia Sports Writers Association All-State team ... Participated in the National Underclassmen Combine AllWorld Gridiron Classic ... Also averaged 17 points, nine rebounds and three blocks per game on Dalton’s basketball team.

Personal: WATTS BYRON DANTZLER ... Born Nov. 16, 1991 ... Major: Health & Physical Education.

Bios 35 Aaron Davis

CB, RFr., 6-1, 189 Locust Grove, Ga. | Luella HS Career Highs: 7 tackles vs. Tennessee in 2014 *1 interception vs. No. 16 Clemson in 2014 *1 fumble recovery vs. Troy in 2014 2014: Has played in 11 games making nine starts ... 33 total tackles, 24 solo tackles ... One interception and one fumble recovery ... Made a career-high seven tackles, all solo, vs. Tennessee ... Recovered his first career fumble vs. Troy and returned it 11 yards ... Registered four tackles and an interception in his UGA debut vs. No. 16 Clemson... Named Outstanding Defensive Walk-on at the conclusion of spring practice.

2013: Redshirted.

High School: Luella, coached by Nic Vasilchek ... Set a team record for receptions (14) and reception yards (151) in a game ... Named the 2012 “Step-Up Player of the Year” ... Named to GHSA Region 2-AAAAA Honorable Mention team ... Honored with 2012 Coca-Cola Academic and Athletic Excellence Award ... 2012 state finalist in the 4x100-meter relay and the 4x400 relay on the track ... Graduated Summa Cum Laude and as an AP Scholar ... Member of Beta Club and Student Council.

Personal: AARON TREMAINE DAVIS ... Born: October 18, 1994 ... Major: Biological Science ... Brother Dewayne Davis Jr. also chose to attend UGA. Defensive Year G/GS Solo Asst. Total Sacks TFL FF FR PBU Int. QBP 2014 11/9 24 9 33 0.0/0 1.0/1 0 1 5 1 0 Total 11/9 24 9 33 0.0/0 1.0/1 0 1 5 1 0

85 Jordan Davis

TE, RFr., 6-4, 230 Thomson, Ga. | Thomson HS Career Highs: 2 receptions vs. Charleston Southern in 2014 *42 receiving yards vs. Charleston Southern in 2014 *Long reception of 24 yards vs. Charleston Southern in 2014 2014: Has played in six games ... Three receptions for 66 yards ... Two catches for 42 yards vs. Charleston Southern ... 24-yard catch for first career reception vs. Florida ... Recipient of the Dr. Archie Sime and Bettye Rushton Family Athletic Scholarship.

2013: Redshirted ... Recipient of the Dr. Archie Sime and Bettye Rushton Family Athletic Scholarship.

High School: Thomson, coached by Milan Turner ... PrepStar All-Southeast Region ... Rivals.com three-star prospect, #19 TE nationally, #33 ranked player in the state of Georgia ... Fox Sports NEXT three-star prospect, #15 TE in the country ...

Dawg Post #1 TE and #32 overall prospect in Georgia ... 247sports.com three-star prospect, #13 TE nationally, #30 ranked player in the state of Georgia ... ESPN. com three-star prospect, #15 TE nationally, #85 ranked player in the state of Georgia ... 2012 All-CSRA ... 2011 Augusta Chronicle Second Team All-Area ... Helped Thomson to a 12-1 record in 2012, making it to the Class AAA State Quarterfinals where they lost to Cartersville 21-13 ... Recorded seven catches for 102 yards and a touchdown during his senior season for Thomson.

Personal: JORDAN MARCANTHONY DAVIS ... Born March 10, 1995 ... Major: Health & Physical Education.

Receiving Year G/GS Rec. Yards Per/Rec. Per/Gm. TD LG 2014 6/0 3 66 22.0 11.0 0 24 UF Total 6/0 3 66 22.0 11.0 0 24 UF

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Player 81 Reggie Davis

FLK, So., 6-0, 170 Tallahassee, Fla. | Lincoln HS Career Highs: 3 receptions vs. Appalachian State in 2013 *134 receiving yards vs. North Texas in 2013 *Long reception of 98 yards vs. North Texas in 2013 *1 receiving TD vs. North Texas in 2013 *Long TD reception of 98 yards vs. North Texas in 2013 *7 punt returns vs. No. 16 Clemson in 2014 *37 punt return yards vs. No. 16 Clemson in 2014 *Long punt return of 51 yards vs. Troy in 2014 *51 kickoff return yards vs. No. 6 LSU in 2013 *Long kickoff return of 29 yards vs. Florida in 2014 *Three kickoff returns vs. No. 6 LSU in 2013 2014: Has played in 12 games making one start ... Six receptions for 63 yards ...

All six of his receptions have been for first downs ... 11 punt returns for 95 yards ...

Three kickoff returns for 49 yards ... Served as a team captain once - vs. Tennessee ... Recipient of the Evans Family Football Scholarship.

2013: Played in 11 games ... Caught 11 passes for 257 yards and a touchdown, led the team in punt returns (14) and punt return yards (46), and returned four kickoffs for 69 yards ... Snagged a career-high three catches for 58 yards vs. App. State ...

Caught two passes for 134 yards vs. North Texas, including a 98-yard TD reception on his first career catch, which is the longest offensive play in Georgia history, and was named SEC Freshman of the Week ... Recipient of the Evans Family Football Scholarship.

High School: Lincoln, coached by Yusuf Shakir ... Rivals.com four-star prospect, #27 WR nationally, #36 ranked player in the state of Florida, #230 overall prospect nationally ... Fox Sports next three-star prospect, #110 WR in the country ...

247sports.com three-star prospect, #74 WR nationally, #85 ranked player in the state of Florida ... ESPN.com four-star prospect, #45 WR nationally, #52 ranked player in the state of Florida, #293 overall prospect nationally ... Nominated for the Army All-American game ... Holds Lincoln’s record for most receiving touchdowns in a game with three ... Helped lead Lincoln to a 12-2 season in his senior campaign that ended with a 41-25 loss to St. Thomas Aquinas in the Class 7A State Championship ... Recorded 32 catches for 486 yards and four touchdowns during his senior season, as well as 13 carries for 85 yards and a touchdown ...

Also ran track at Lincoln and helped lead the Trojans 4x100 relay team to a State Championship in 2012.

Personal: REGINALD CAMERON DAVIS ... Born Nov. 22, 1995 ... Major: Unspecified.

Receiving Year G/GS Rec. Yards Per/Rec. Per/Gm. TD LG 2013 11/0 11 257 23.4 23.4 1 98 NT 2014 12/1 6 63 10.5 5.2 0 18 UF Total 23/1 17 320 18.8 13.9 1 98 NT Punt Returns Year Ret. Yards Avg TD LG 2013 14 46 3.3 0 17 MIZ 2014 11 95 8.6 0 51 TROY Total 25 141 5.6 0 51 TROY Kickoff Returns Year Ret. Yards Avg TD LG 2013 4 69 17.2 0 19 LSU 2014 3 49 16.3 0 29 UF Total 7 118 16.9 0 29 UF

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Bios 91 Josh Dawson DE, Jr., 6-4, 266 Tucker, Ga. | Tucker HS

Career Highs: 8 tackles vs. Charleston Southern in 2014 *1 sack vs. No. 16 Clemson in 2014 *2 fumble recoveries vs. Tennessee in 2014 2014: Has played in 12 games making three starts ... 16 total tackles ... Tied for the team lead with two fumble recoveries, including one for a touchdown ... Registered a career-high eight tackles vs. Charleston Southern which led the team ... Recovered two fumbles, including one for what proved to be the game-winning touchdown, vs. Tennessee ... Posted a career-high three tackles and recorded his first career sack vs. No. 16 Clemson ... Recipient of the Peter and Kay Amann Football Scholarship and the Charles G. Rood Football Scholarship.

2013: Played in 12 games, making one start ... Registered eight tackles on the season, including one for a loss ... Recipient of the Charles G. Rood Football Scholarship.

2012: Played in 13 games ... Had two-tackle performances against Florida Atlantic and Vanderbilt ... Recipient of the Col. Robert L. Jackson Family Scholarship.

High School: Tucker, coached by Franklin Stephens ... SuperPrep All-America and All-Dixie Teams ... 2011 Offense-Defense All-American Bowl Team ... Scout. com four-star prospect, #27 DE nationally, #19 prospect in the state ... Rivals.com four-star prospect, #20 DE nationally, #20 overall prospect in Georgia ... ESPN. com three-star prospect, #44 DE nationally ... 247Sports three-star prospect, #27 ranked DE nationally, #30 ranked overall player in the state of Georgia ... 2011 Atlanta Journal-Constitution Class AAAA All-State Team ... 2010 and 2011 Georgia Sports Writers Association Class AAAA All-State first team ... Helped lead Tucker to 2011 GHSA State Championship ... As a junior recorded 45 tackles, including 16 sacks.

Personal: JOSHUA FLOYD DAWSON ... Born Jan. 10, 1994 ... Major: Communication Studies.

Defensive Year G/GS Solo Asst. Total Sacks TFL FF FR PBU Int. QBP 2012 13/0 2 3 5 0.0/0 1.5/2 0 0 0 0 3 2013 12/1 3 5 8 0.0/0 1.0/2 0 0 1 0 0 2014 12/3 9 7 16 1.0/7 4.0/11 0 2 0 0 2 Total 37/4 14 15 29 1.0/7 6.5/15 0 2 1 0 5

76 Zach DeBell

OT, Jr., 6-6, 298 Tarpon Springs, Fla.| Tarpon Springs HS 2014: Has played in two games ... Recipient of the Erskine “Erk” Russell Football Scholarship.

2013: Played in one game ... Recipient of the Mr. & Mrs. Jack Swan Football Scholarship Endowment.

2012: Played in five games ... Saw first career action vs.

Florida Atlantic ... Recipient of the Mr. & Mrs. Jack Swan Football Scholarship Endowment.

2011: Redshirted...Recipient of the Mr. & Mrs. Jack Swan Football Scholarship Endowment.

High School: Tarpon Springs, coached by Atif Austin ... SuperPrep All-Dixie team ... PrepStar All-America team ... Member of the Army All-America East Team ...

Scout.com Four-star player ... #292 Overall Player and #28 OT in the country, #30 player in Florida ... Rivals.com 3-star player, #41 OT in the country, #30 player in Florida ... ESPN Three-star player, #30 OT in the country ... Named “ESPN Rise 7” Athlete Orlando Sentinel Top 100 in Florida ... Participated in the 2010 Under Armour All-American Football Combine ... Attended the Nike Football Combine.

Personal: ZACH DEBELL ... Born Aug. 6, 1993 ... Major: Housing.

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DT, Jr., 6-3, 276 Millen, Ga. | Jenkins County HS Career Highs: 3 tackles vs. Troy in 2014 2014: Has played in seven games ... Six total tackles ...

Set a career high with three tackles vs. Troy ... Named Most Improved Defensive Player at the conclusion of spring practice.

2013: Played in five games ... Finished the season with four tackles ... Had two tackles against Vanderbilt ... Recipient of the Statesboro Bulldog Club Football Scholarship.

2012: Played in 13 games ... Had a pair of tackles against Georgia Tech ... Recipient of the Statesboro Bulldog Club Football Scholarship.

High School: Jenkins County, coached by Chuck Conley ... SuperPrep All-Dixie Team ... ESPN.com four-star prospect ... Rivals.com three-star prospect, ranked #50 overall in the state of Georgia ... Scout.com three-star prospect, ranked as #74 DE nationally ... 247Sports three-star prospect, #37 ranked DE nationally, #46 ranked overall player in the state of Georgia ... Teammate of DT Jonathan Taylor who also signed with Georgia ... Recorded eight sacks while playing in just four games his junior season, missed most games due to a broken arm ... Intends to pursue a degree in radiology ... High School Coach: Chuck Conley.

Personal: JAMES DeLOACH III ... Born Feb. 13, 1994 ... Major: Criminal Justice.

Defensive Year G/GS Solo Asst. Total Sacks TFL FF FR PBU Int. QBP 2012 13/0 0 4 4 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0 0 0 2 2013 5/0 2 2 4 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0 0 0 0 2014 7/0 2 4 6 0.0/0 0.5/1 0 0 0 0 0 Total 18/0 4 10 14 0.0/0 0.5/1 0 0 0 0 2

22 Brendan Douglas TB, So., 5-11, 213 Augusta, Ga. | Aquinas HS

Career Highs: 17 carries at Vanderbilt in 2013 *84 rushing yards at Vanderbilt in 2013 *Long rush of 17 yards vs. No. 6 South Carolina in 2013 *1 rushing TD (4x), last vs. Florida in 2014 *Long rushing TD of 15 yards at No. 23 Missouri in 2014 *6 receptions vs. No. 25 Missouri in 2013 *43 receiving yards vs. No. 25 Missouri in 2013 *Long reception of 37 yards vs. Nebraska in 2013 *1 TD reception vs. No. 25 Missouri in 2013 *Long TD reception of 7 yards vs. No. 25 Missouri in 2013 *2 kickoff returns at No. 24 South Carolina in 2014 *Long kickoff return of 11 yards vs. No. 24 South Carolina in 2014 2014: Has played in 11 games ... 225 yards rushing and 2 TDs ... 66 yards on a team-high 12 carries vs. Charleston Southern ... 65 rushing yards and a TD at No. 23 Missouri ... 47 rushing yards vs. Troy ... Recipient of the Griffin Athletic Scholarship and the Aubrey Cecil Rhodes Football Scholarship.

2013: Played in 12 games and rushed for 345 yards and three touchdowns on 84 carries and caught 13 passes for 172 yards and a touchdown ... Led the team with 12 rushing attempts vs. Kentucky for 59 yards ... Had a team-high 84 rushing yards on 17 carries at Vanderbilt ... Led the team with 14 carries for 70 yards rushing to go along with a team-best six receptions for 43 yards and a touchdown vs. No. 25 Missouri ... Rushed for 25 yards and a touchdown on 10 carries, and had one reception for 32 yards at Tennessee ... Rushed for 31 yards on five carries vs. No. 6 South Carolina, including a 17-yard run on his first career rushing attempt ...

Recipient of the Griffin Athletic Scholarship.

High School: Aquinas, coached by Matt LeZotte ... Scout.com two-star prospect ... Rivals.com three-star prospect, #5 FB nationally ... ESPN.com three-star prospect, #4 FB nationally, #148 overall prospect in Georgia ... 247Sports two-star prospect, #13 FB nationally, #174 overall prospect in Georgia ... 2011 and 2012 Atlanta Journal-Constitution Class A All-State, 2011 Offensive Player of the Year

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Personal: MICHAEL Brendan Douglas ... Born July 14, 1994 ... Major: Exercise & Sport Science.

Rushing Year G/GS 2013 12/0 2014 11/0 Total 23/0

Att. Yards Per/Att. Per/Gm. TD LG 84 345 4.1 28.8 3 21 UF 50 225 4.5 20.5 2 15 (3x) 134 570 4.3 24.8 5 21 UF

Receiving Year G/GS Rec. Yards Per/Rec. Per/Gm. TD LG 2013 12/0 13 172 13.2 14.3 1 37 NEB 2014 11/0 1 -5 -5.0 -0.5 0 0 CSU Total 23/0 14 167 11.9 7.3 1 37 NEB

Kickoff Returns Year Ret. Yards Avg TD LG 2013 1 -7 -7.0 0 0 ASU 2014 3 31 10.3 0 11 SC Total 4 24 6.0 0 11 SC

47 Ray Drew

DE, Sr., 6-5, 284 Thomasville, Ga. | Thomas County Central HS Career Highs: 9 tackles vs. No. 16 Georgia Tech in 2014 *2 sacks (2x), last vs. No. 25 Missouri in 2013 *2 blocks vs. No. 16 Georgia Tech in 2014 2014: Has played in 12 games making 10 starts ... 32 total tackles and three blocked kicks (one field goal and two PATs) ... Named captain for two games ... Blocked a field goal and a PAT vs. No. 16 Georgia Tech, also set a career high with nine tackles ... Blocked a PAT at Arkansas ... Phil Steeleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Preseason Third Team All-SEC ... Preseason Media Days All-SEC Third Team ... Athlon Sports Preseason All-SEC Fourth Team ... Recipient of the Watkins Family Football Scholarship.

2013: Played in 13 games, making seven starts, and finished the season with 43 tackles, including eight tackles for loss - six of which were sacks ... Had five tackles vs. Georgia Tech ... Tallied five tackles, including one sack, vs. App. State ...

Had seven tackles, including two sacks vs. No. 25 Missouri ... Made five tackles including two sacks vs. Tennessee ... Made three tackles, including one sack vs.

No. 6 LSU ... Tallied four tackles against No. 8 Clemson ... Recipient of the Watkins Family Football Scholarship.

2012: Played in 13 games, making 23 tackles to go along with six quarterback pressures ... Had a career-high eight tackles vs. Georgia Tech ... Had four tackles vs. Georgia Southern ... Recipient of the Watkins Family Football Scholarship.

2011: Played in seven games recording eight tackles including 2.5 TFL ... Named SEC Co-Freshman of the Week after he had three tackles, including 2.5 for a loss, and recovered a fumble at Vanderbilt ... Recipient of the Watkins Family Football Scholarship.

High School: Thomas County Central, coached by Ed Pilcher ... USA Today AllUSA first-team defense ... Parade All-America team ... Sporting News #5 among Top 100 ... #5 on Sporting News Top 100 ... SuperPrep Elite 50, All-America, and All-Dixie teams ... PrepStar Top 150 Dream Team ... Army All-America East team ... Atlanta Journal-Constitution Super 11, #2 player in Georgia, Class AAAA AllState first-team defense ... Scout.com five-star prospect, #33 player and #6 defensive end in the country, #2 player in Georgia ... Rivals.com five-star recruit, #9 player and #1 defensive end in the country, #2 player in Georgia ... ESPN.com five-star recruit, ESPNU 150, #13 player in the country, #2 defensive end ... MaxPreps.com #18 player overall, #3 defensive end ... As a junior, recorded 72 tackles,

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Personal: RAY DREW ... Born Sept. 24, 1992 ... Major: Communication Studies.

Defensive Year G/GS Solo Asst. Total Sacks TFL FF FR PBU Int. QBP 2011 7/0 3 5 8 0.5/4 2.5/11 0 1 0 0 3 2012 13/0 10 13 23 0/0 1.0/1 0 0 0 0 8 2013 13/7 24 19 43 6.0/47 8.0/52 0 0 3 0 12 2014 12/10 12 20 32 0.0/0 0.5/2 0 0 0 0 11 Total 45/17 49 57 106 6.5/51 12.0/66 0 1 3 0 34

6 Michael Erdman

SE, Sr., 5-10, 186 Merritt Island, Fla. | Central Catholic Career Highs: 2 receptions vs. App. State in 2013 *22 receiving yards vs. App. State in 2013 *Long reception of 15 yards vs. App. State in 2013 2014: Played in 10 games ... Sustained a season-ending wrist injury vs. Auburn ... Had one catch for four yards vs.

Troy ... Recipient of the Joe B. Maxwell Family Football Scholarship.

2013: Played in three games ... Finished the season with three catches for 28 yards ... Had a career-high two catches for 22 yards vs. App. State ... Had first career catch for six yards vs. No. 25 Missouri.

2012: Played in five games ... Caught two passes for 67 yards in the G-Day game and was named offensive recipient of the Coffee County Hustle Award at the conclusion of spring practice ... Earned Athletic Director’s Honor Roll distinction for fall semester 2011: Played in nine games ... Named to SEC Academic Honor Roll and Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for fall semester.

2010: Redshirted...Named one of team’s outstanding special teams award winners ... Earned Athletic Director’s Honor Roll distinction for summer semester.

High School: Central Catholic, coached by Mike Riazzi ... Four-year varsity letterman and three-year varsity starter ... Helped lead Central Catholic to a district title as a captain during senior year ... Named First Team All-State, First Team All-Space Coast and Space Coast Offensive Player of the Year as a senior ... Set 14 school records including most wins by a quarterback, most passing touchdowns in a season and in a career, most passing yards in a season and most career rushing yards for a quarterback ... Member of the National Honor Society, Science Honor Society and Mu Alpha Theta Honor Society ... Also played basketball and track in high school.

Personal: MICHAEL HULL ERDMAN III ... Born March 24, 1992 ... Major: Management.

Receiving Year G/GS 2013 3/0 2014 10/0 Total 13/0

Rec. Yards Per/Rec. Per/Gm. TD LG 3 28 9.3 9.3 0 15 ASU 1 4 4.0 0.4 0 4 TROY 4 32 8.0 2.5 0 15 ASU

97 Adam Erickson

P, Sr., 5-10, 178 Athens, Ga. | Clarke Central HS Career Highs: 4 punts (2x), last vs. Florida in 2014 *Long punt of 51 yards vs. Kentucky in 2013 *3 punts downed inside the 20-yard line (2x), last vs.

Nebraska in 2013 2014: Has played in 12 games ... 9 punts, including six downed inside the 20 ... Tied his career-high with four punts vs. Florida ... Landed two punts inside the 20 at No. 23 Missouri ... Recipient of the J. Harold Harrison Football Scholarship.

2013: Played in 12 games ... Punted a career-high four times in the TaxSlayer.com Gator Bowl, including three that were downed inside the 20-yard line ... Had a

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career-long punt of 51 yards vs. Kentucky ... Punted twice vs. No. 25 Missouri for an average of 40.5 yards per punt ... Punted one time for 44 yards at Tennessee ...

Kicked off one time vs. North Texas ... Named to SEC Academic Honor Roll.

2012: Played in 14 games ... Had two punts for an average of 44 yards vs. Florida Atlantic ... 1 punt of 37 yards downed inside the 20-yard line at Missouri ... Punted three times, with all three punts downed inside the 20-yard line vs. Buffalo ...

Kicked a 46-yard field goal in the G-Day game; also punted two times for 68 yards.

2011: Punted once for 53 yards in G-Day game.

2010: Member of the scout team.

High School: Clarke Central.

Personal: ADAM RUSSELL ERICKSON ... Born April 2, 1992 ... Major: Real Estate.

Punts Year 2012 2013 2014 Total

Punts 8 13 9 30

Yards 296 527 294 1,117

Kickoffs Year KO Yards 2012 0 0 2013 1 43 2014 0 0 Total 1 43

Avg. 37.0 40.5 32.7 37.2

In 20 5 5 6 16

BL LG 0 46 FAU 0 52 GT 0 37 CLEM 0 52 GT

Avg. TB OB 0.0 0 0 43.0 0 1 0.0 0 0 43.0 0 1

84 Leonard Floyd

OLB, So., 6-4, 230 Eastman, Ga. | Dodge County/Hargrave Military Academy Career Highs: 10 tackles at Arkansas in 2014 *2 sacks (2x), last vs. No. 16 Clemson in 2014 *1 fumble recovery at Arkansas in 2014 2014: Has played in 12 games making 11 starts ... 55 tackles, eight and a half tackles for loss, team-best six sacks ... Named captain at Arkansas ... Set a career high with 10 tackles at Arkansas, he also registered a sack and a fumble recovery ... Led the team with four quarterback pressures at No. 23 Missouri, he also had a sack and a forced fumble ... Tied a career high with two sacks vs. No. 16 Clemson, he also forced a fumble ... Had a team-high six quarterback pressures vs. No 16 Clemson ... Phil Steele’s Preseason Third Team All-America ... Phil Steele’s Preseason First Team All-SEC ... Athlon Sports Preseason AllSEC Second Team ... Recipient of the Hugh Hendrix Memorial Award for defense at the conclusion of spring practice, given annually to the player who most strains his potential ... Recipient of the Milton “Red” Leathers Football Scholarship.

2013: Played in 13 games, making eight starts ... Voted to SEC All-Freshman Team ... Named to Phil Steele’s Freshman All-America First Team ... Finished his freshman season with 55 tackles, 9.5 tackles for loss and a team-high 6.5 sacks ... Tied his career-high with eight tackles vs. Nebraska in the TaxSlayer.com Gator Bowl ...

Had six tackles vs. Georgia Tech ... Made four tackles, including a sack, and had a forced fumble vs. Kentucky ... Had a sack vs. App. State ... Made seven tackles vs.

Vanderbilt ... Made a sack vs. No. 25 Missouri ... Had a career-high eight tackles, including one sack, vs. No. 6 LSU ... Had a then-career-high six tackles, including two sacks, vs. North Texas ... Recipient of the Milton “Red” Leathers Football Scholarship.

Prep School: Hargrave Military Academy ... Rivals.com four-star prospect ...

247sports.com four-star prospect, #4 overall prep school prospect nationally, #4 ranked player in the state of Virginia ... Fox Sports NEXT four-star prospect, #18 DE and #142 overall prospect in the country ... Dawg Post #11 overall prospect in Georgia ... Helped lead Hargrave to a 7-3 record in 2012.

High School: Dodge County, coached by Rex Hodges ... SuperPrep All-Dixie Team ... Scout.com four-star prospect, #18 DE nationally, #142 overall prospect nationally, #11 player in the state ... Rivals.com four-star prospect, #13 DE nationally, #177 overall prospect nationally, #12 overall prospect in Georgia ... ESPN.com four-star prospect, #28 DE nationally ... 247Sports four-star prospect, #123 ranked overall

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Player player nationally, #10 ranked OLB nationally, #11 ranked overall player in Georgia ... Atlanta Journal-Constitution Class AA All-State Team ... Georgia Sports Writers Association Class AA All-State first team ... As a junior recorded 81 tackles, including 14 for a loss and six sacks, as well as 549 receiving yards and three touchdowns at tight end.

Personal: LEONARD CORNILUS FLOYD ... Born Sept. 8, 1992 ... Major: Athletic Training.

Defensive Year G/GS Solo Asst. Total Sacks TFL FF FR PBU Int. QBP 2013 13/8 34 21 55 6.5/55 9.5/63 2 0 1 0 22 2014 12/11 21 34 55 6.0/50 8.5/56 3 1 0 0 17 Total 25/19 55 55 110 12.5/105 18/119 5 1 1 0 39

69 Trent Frix

SN, Jr., 6-0, 209 Calhoun, Ga. | Calhoun HS/Air Force Academy 2014: Has not seen game action.

2013: Played in six games ... handled long snapping duties against Clemson, North Texas, LSU, Tennessee, Missouri and Vanderbilt.

College: Attended the Air Force Academy prep school for a year before transferring to UGA. High School: Calhoun, coached by Hal Lamb ... Helped lead Calhoun to GHSA AA state titles in football and baseball ... Named to the All-Area team as a senior ... Part of Yellow Jacket football team that won region championships from 2008-11 ... Posted a 4.0 GPA at Calhoun ... Member of the National Honor Society and the Beta Club ... Also played basketball and baseball.

Personal: TRENTON NATHANIEL FRIX ... Brother of former Bulldog snapper (2009-12) and Academic All-American Ty Frix and son of Mitch Frix who lettered as Georgia’s snapper in 1981-82 ... Born March 8, 1993 Major: Pre-Business.

36 Devin Gillespie

SS, RSo., 5-10, 182 Grayson, Ga. | Grayson HS Career Highs: 1 tackle (2x), last vs. Charleston Southern in 2014 2014: Has played in five games ... Two total tackles ...

Tied a career high with one tackle vs. Charleston Southern ... Recorded his first career tackle vs. Troy.

2013: Member of the scout team ... Earned Athletic Director’s Honor Roll distinction for spring semester ... Named to SEC Academic Honor Roll.

2012: Redshirted ... Member of the scout team.

High School: Grayson, coached by Mickey Conn ... Set a school record for allpurpose yards (3,400 ... Helped lead the Rams to the 2011 GHSA AAAAA state championship ... Was named a team captain and the team’s Top Scholar Athlete ... Earned four varsity letters in football ... Also competed for Grayson’s track team ... Was an Honor’s Graduate.

Personal: DEVIN GILLESPIE ... Born May 6, 1993 ... Major: Criminal Justice.

Defensive Year G/GS Solo Asst. Total Sacks TFL FF FR PBU Int. QBP 2014 5/0 2 0 2 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0 0 0 0 Total 5/0 2 0 2 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0 0 0 0

Bios 3 Todd Gurley

TB, Jr., 6-1, 226 Tarboro, N.C. | Tarboro HS Career Highs: 30 carries vs. No. 6 South Carolina in 2013 *208 rushing yards vs. Tennessee in 2014 *Long rush of 75 yards at No. 8 Clemson in 2013 *3 rushing TDs (3x), last vs. No. 16 Clemson in 2014 *Long rushing TD of 75 yards at No. 8 Clemson in 2013 *3 kickoff returns vs. Florida Atlantic in 2012 *127 kickoff return yards vs. Buffalo in 2012 *Long kickoff return of 100 yards (2x), last vs. No. 16 Clemson in 2014 *1 kickoff returned for a TD (2x), last vs. No. 16 Clemson in 2014 *293 all-purpose yards vs. No. 16 Clemson in 2014 *10 receptions at No. 7 Auburn in 2013 *90 receiving yards vs. Kentucky in 2013 *Long reception of 73 yards vs. Florida in 2013 *2 TD receptions vs. Kentucky in 2013 *Long TD reception of 73 yards vs. Florida in 2013 Career: 18 - 100 yard rushing games ... 1 - 200 yard rushing game ... Scored 44 career TDs (36 rushing, 6 receiving, 2 kickoffs), which ranks second only behind Herschel Walker (52) ... Second in school history with 4,322 all-purpose yards and 3,285 rushing yards, trailing only Herschel Walker (5,749) ... School record career 6.44 average gain per rush (old mark: 6.42, Charley Trippi, 1942, 1945-46) ... Second in school history with 18 games of at least 100 yards rushing.

2014: Played in six games making five starts ... 911 yards rushing and nine touchdowns on 123 carries ... 12 receptions for 57 yards ... Four kickoff returns for 179 yards and a touchdown ... Served as a team captain in four games ... Rushed for 138 yards and a touchdown on 29 carries vs. No. 9 Auburn; suffered a seasonending ACL injury in the fourth quarter ... Named to the Paul Hornung Award Honor Roll after he rushed for 163 yards, two touchdowns, caught two passes for 24 yards and also completed a 50-yard pass vs. Vanderbilt, becoming one of only four Bulldogs to have 3,000+ yards rushing in his career ... Named SEC Offensive Player of the Week, the Athlon Sports National Player of the Week and was listed on the Paul Hornung Award Honor Roll after he posted a career-high 208 rushing yards on 28 carries and two TDs vs. Tennessee, the most rushing yards by a Bulldog since 1992; accounted for 285 all-purpose yards (208 Rush, 30 Rec., 47 KO Ret.), which ranks in a tie for third in school history ... Rushed for 131 yards and a touchdown on 20 carries, and tied for the team lead with four catches at No. 24 South Carolina ... Named the Walter Camp National Offensive Player of the Week and the SEC Co-Offensive Player of the Week and also named to the Paul Hornung Award’s Weekly Honor Roll and the Athlon Sports National Player of the Week after he finished with a school record 293 all-purpose yards and scored four touchdowns vs No. 16 Clemson; rushed for a career-high 198 yards on just 15 carries and returned a kickoff 100 yards for a touchdown ... Preseason Coaches’ All-SEC First Team ... Preseason Media Days All-SEC First Team ... Phil Steele’s Preseason First Team All-America ... Phil Steele’s Preseason First Team All-SEC ...

Athlon Sports Preseason All-SEC First Team ... Recipient of the Jack and Joy Davis Football Scholarship and the Christian Walker Football Scholarship.

2013: Played in 10 games, making 10 starts ... Led the team with 989 yards rushing and 10 touchdowns, and was third on the team with 37 receptions for 441 yards and a team-high six touchdown catches ... Voted to Associated Press AllSEC Second Team ... Named to Phil Steele’s All-SEC Second Team ... Rushed for 122 yards and three touchdowns on 20 carries at Georgia Tech to go along with four catches for 36 yards and a receiving touchdown and was named the CFPA National RB of the Week ... Caught two TD passes vs. Kentucky ... Rushed for 79 yards and a touchdown and had a career-high 10 catches for 77 yards at No. 7 Auburn ... Returned to action against Florida after missing the previous three and a half games, and rushed for 100 yards and a touchdown to go along with three catches for 87 yards and another score ... Missed the Tennessee, Missouri and Vanderbilt games with an ankle injury he sustained against LSU ... Named one of the team captains for the games against South Carolina, North Texas and LSU ... Had 73 yards rushing on eight carries in the first half vs. No. 6 LSU before an ankle injury sidelined him for the rest of the game ... Led the team with 132 yards and a rushing touchdown after carrying the ball a career high 30 times vs. No. 6 South Carolina; also grabbed his first TD catch ... Named SEC Offensive Player of

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Player the Week after he rushed for a career-high 154 yards with two touchdowns at No. 8 Clemson, including a career-long 75-yard TD rush on his first carry of the season ... Named to preseason watch lists for the Maxwell Award, Doak Walker Award and Walter Camp Player of the Year Award ... Named to Athlon All-America First Team, Sporting News Preseason All-America First Team, Phil Steele’s Preseason All-America Second Team, SI.com Preseason All-America Second Team, Lindy’s Preseason All-America Second Team, Preseason Media Days All-SEC First Team, Lindy’s Preseason All-SEC First Team, Athlon Preseason All-SEC First Team, Phil Steele’s Preseason All-SEC First Team, Sporting News Preseason All-SEC Team ...

Recipient of the Jack and Joy Davis Football Scholarship and the Christian Walker Football Scholarship.

2012: Played in 14 games making 12 starts, rushing for 1,385 yards, which ranks sixth in school history ... Became second UGA true freshman (Herschel Walker in 1980) to rush for more than 1,000 yards ... Set Georgia freshman running back record with 17 rushing TDs, which is tied for third overall at UGA ... Tallied nine games with at least 100 yards rushing, which ranks tied for 3rd in school history for a season ... Named to the FWAA Freshman All-America Team, Sporting News All-America, Phil Steele Freshman All-America Team, Associated Press All-SEC First Team, All-SEC Coaches’ Second Team, SEC Coaches’ All-Freshman Team and Phil Steele All-SEC Team ... Recipient of team’s Newcomer of the Year Award ...

Had 125 yards rushing and a touchdown on 23 carries vs. No. 16 Nebraska in the Capital One Bowl ... Had 122 yards rushing on 22 carries and two touchdowns vs. No. 2 Alabama in SEC Championship ... Led all rushers with 116 yards on 11 carries and a touchdown at Auburn ... Rushed for 118 yards and a touchdown on a career-high 27 carries vs. No. 3 Florida ... Had a then-season-high 24 carries for 130 yards and a season-best three touchdowns vs. Tennessee, and was named the SEC Tri-Freshman of the Week ... Led the team with a season-high 130 yards rushing on 16 carries and scored two touchdowns vs. Vanderbilt, and was named SEC Freshman of the Week and the 247Sports National True Freshman of the Week ... Led the team with 111 yards rushing and a touchdown on 10 carries vs.

Florida Atlantic ... Earned first career start at Missouri, and gained a team-high 65 yards rushing with a touchdown, and caught one pass; also returned two kickoffs for 62 yards ... Named SEC Co-Freshman of the Week after he rushed eight times for 100 yards and scored three TDs, including a 55-yard TD run, to become the first Georgia true freshman to have at least 100 yards and three TDs in a season opener since 2004; also tied a school, SEC and NCAA record with a 100-yard kickoff return for a touchdown vs. Buffalo ... Named to Phil Steele Midseason All-SEC Second Team ... Recipient of the Jack and Joy Davis Football Scholarship.

High School: Tarboro, coached by Jeff Craddock ... North Carolina Associated Press Player of the Year for 2011 ... NCPreps.com 2A Player of the Year for 2011 ...

SuperPrep All-Mid-Atlantic Team ... ESPN.com four-star prospect, #11 ranked RB, ranked #10 in state of North Carolina overall ... Scout.com four-star prospect, #107 player and #13 ranked RB nationally, #5 player in the state ... Rivals.com four-star prospect, #5 ranked RB nationally, #42 ranked overall player, #3 player in state of North Carolina ... 247Sports four-star prospect, #57 ranked overall player nationally, #6 ranked RB nationally, #5 ranked player overall in the state of North Carolina North Carolina Associated Press First Team All State ... ESPNHS North Carolina Magazine First Team All State ... Won three consecutive 2A State Championships at Tarboro High School ... Rushed for 242 yards and four touchdowns in 2011 State Championship game ... As a senior totaled 2,600 yards and 38 touchdowns ...

Played RB and safety during his Junior season, totaling 1,472 rushing yards and 26 touchdowns, as well as 79 tackles, an interception, and a forced fumble ... Named Rocky Mount Telegram All-Area Offensive Player of the Year for the 2010 season ... Ran Track for Team USA in Europe during the Spring and Summer of 2011.

Personal: TODD GURLEY ... Born Aug. 3, 1994 ... Major: Pre-Business.

Rushing Year G/GS Att. Yards Per/Att. Per/Gm. TD LG 2012 14/12 222 1,385 6.2 98.9 17 55 UB 2013 10/10 165 989 6.0 98.9 10 75 CLEM 2014 6/5 123 911 7.4 151.8 9 51 CLEM, UT Total 30/27 510 3,285 6.4 109.5 36 75 CLEM

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TD Eff. 0 - 0 - 0 520.0 0 520.0

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2012 G/GS Att. Yds TD LG Rec Yds TD LG Buffalo 1/0 8 100 2 55 0 0 0 0 at Missouri 2/1 10 65 1 44 1 -5 0 -5 Fla. Atlantic 3/2 10 111 1 38 0 0 0 0 Vanderbilt 4/3 16 130 2 39 1 13 0 13 Tennessee 5/4 24 130 3 51 1 3 0 1 at S. Carolina 6/5 13 39 0 13 0 0 0 0 at Kentucky 7/6 12 47 0 12 3 23 0 13 vs. Florida 8/7 27 118 1 23 2 23 0 20 Ole Miss 9/8 18 117 0 31 1 23 0 23 at Auburn 10/9 11 116 1 49 1 10 0 10 Ga. Southern 11/10 15 68 1 18 0 0 0 0 Ga. Tech 12/11 12 97 2 22 2 20 0 11 vs. Alabama 13/12 23 122 2 18 3 3 0 4 vs. Nebraska 14/12 23 125 1 24 1 4 0 4 Total 14/13 222 1,385 17 55 16 117 0 2 3

2013 G/GS Att. Yds TD LG Rec Yds TD LG at Clemson 1/1 12 154 2 75 1 1 0 1 S. Carolina 2/2 30 132 1 19 1 8 1 8 North Texas 3/3 21 91 1 12 2 20 0 15 LSU 4/4 8 73 0 23 1 13 0 13 vs. Florida 5/5 17 100 1 30 3 87 1 73 App. State 6/6 13 75 1 10 3 12 0 6 at Auburn 7/7 15 79 1 14 10 77 0 22 Kentucky 8/8 8 77 0 16 5 90 2 44 at Ga. Tech 9/9 20 122 3 25 4 36 1 13 vs. Nebraska 10/10 21 86 0 16 7 97 1 30 Total 10/10 165 989 10 75 37 441 6 73 2014 Clemson at S. Carolina Troy Tennessee Vanderbilt Auburn Total Career

G/GS Att. Yds TD LG Rec Yds TD 1/1 15 198 3 51 1 -5 0 2/2 20 131 1 40 4 4 0 3/3 6 73 0 48 0 0 0 4/4 28 208 2 51 4 30 0 5/5 25 165 2 26 2 24 0 6/5 29 138 1 31 1 4 0 6/5 123 911 9 51 12 57 0 30/27 510 3,285 36 75 65 615 6

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Player 52 Amarlo Herrera

ILB, Sr., 6-2, 231 College Park, Ga. | North Clayton HS Career Highs: 19 tackles vs. No. 16 Georgia Tech in 2014 *2 sacks vs. No. 16 Clemson in 2014 *3.5 tackles for loss vs. No. 16 Clemson in 2014 *1 touchdown vs. Florida Atlantic in 2012 *1 interception (3x), last vs. No. 9 Auburn in 2014 *1 fumble recovery (2x), last vs. No. 16 Georgia Tech in

2014 2014: Has played in 12 games making 12 starts ... Team leading 112 tackles and 10 tackles for loss ... Third in the SEC in tackles per game (9.3) ... Forced and recovered one fumble, also recorded one interception ... Named captain for three games ... Set a career high with 19 tackles vs. No. 16 Georgia Tech, recovered a fumble in the fourth quarter that allowed Georgia to drive down the field and score a go-ahead touchdown with 00:18 on the clock ... Tied a career high with 12 tackles and an interception vs. No. 9 Auburn ... Led the team with 11 tackles vs.

Florida and 1.5 tackles for loss ... Tied for the team-lead with four tackles at No. 23 Missouri ... Led the team with 9 tackles vs. Vanderbilt ... Led the team with 10 tackles vs. Tennessee ... Named SEC Defensive Player of the Week after he tied a career high with 12 tackles vs. No. 16 Clemson ... Led the team in tackles for loss (3.5) and tied for the team lead in sacks (2), both career highs, vs. No. 16 Clemson ... Phil Steele’s Preseason Third Team All-SEC ... Athlon Sports Preseason All-SEC Fourth Team ... Recipient of the Vincent J. and Barbara Dooley Scholarship.

2013: Played in 13 games, making 13 starts ... Second on the team — and third in the Southeastern Conference — with 112 tackles, and had one interception ... Named to Phil Steele’s All-SEC Third Team ... Led the team with 12 tackles, including two for losses, vs. Georgia Tech ... Tallied 12 tackles at No. 7 Auburn ...

Made seven tackles and had a 16-yard interception return vs. App. State ... Tallied seven tackles vs. Florida ... Led the tam with 10 tackles vs. Vanderbilt ... Named one of the team captains for games against North Texas and Auburn ... Tallied eight tackles vs. No. 25 Missouri ... Made 11 tackles vs. Tennessee ... Tallied six tackles vs. No. 6 LSU ... Recorded six tackles vs. North Texas ... Tied his career high and led Georgia for its second consecutive week with 12 tackles ... Tallied a career-high 12 tackles and registered two pass break-ups at No. 8 Clemson ...

Had six tackles in the G-Day Game ... Named to Lindy’s Preseason All-SEC Second Team and Phil Steele’s Preseason All-SEC Third Team ... Recipient of the Vincent J. and Barbara Dooley Scholarship.

2012: Played in 14 games making nine starts, and had 70 tackles, an interception, forced fumble and a fumble recovery ... Had five tackles vs. Ole Miss ... Recorded six tackles vs. No. 3 Florida ... Led the defense with 11 tackles at No. 6 South Carolina ... Tallied six tackles vs. Tennessee ... Led the team with eight tackles vs.

Vanderbilt ... Had seven tackles and a 35-yard interception return for a touchdown vs. Florida Atlantic ... Recorded a career-high ten tackles at Missouri in 2012, including tackle for loss. Also had a fumble recovery ... Had five tackles against Buffalo ... Recipient of the Tommy Reeder Football Scholarship ... Earned Athletic Director’s Honor Roll distinction for fall semester.

2011: One of team’s Newcomer of the Year Award recipients (defense) ... Earned Athletic Director’s Honor Roll distinction for fall semester ... Played in 14 games making eight starts recording 37 tackles including 3.0 TFL, a forced fumble, two PBUs and three QBP ... Recorded a career-best six tackles three times: at Tenn., vs. Mississippi State and at Ole Miss ... Had four tackles vs. Coastal Carolina ...

Recipient of the Tommy Reeder Football Scholarship.

High School: North Clayton, coached by Rodney Hackney ... PrepStar All-Southeast Region team ... Scout.com Four-Star Player, #11 MLB in the country and #15 Player in Georgia ... Rivals.com Four-Star Player, #230 overall player and #13 LB in the country, #17 Player in Georgia ... ESPN Four-star player, #9 OLB in the country ... Atlanta Journal-Constitution Top 50 and member of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution Class AAAA All-State team ... Georgia Sports Writers Association All-State team ... also named All-Region and All-County ... Defensive Player of the Year in Clayton County and Region 4AAAA ... Defensive MVP of NCHS as junior and senior ... His 181 career tackles set a school record.

Personal: AMARLO MONTEZ HERRERA ... Born Sept. 20, 1991 ... Major: Sociology.

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Defensive Year G/GS Solo Asst. Total Sacks TFL FF FR PBU Int. QBP 2011 14/8 16 21 37 0.0/0 3.0/8 1 0 2 0 3 2012 14/9 33 37 70 0.0/0 3.0/5 1 1 2 1 1 2013 13/13 54 58 112 0.5/3 5.0/13 1 0 6 1 9 2014 12/12 41 71 112 3.0/28 10.0/56 1 1 0 1 6 Total 53/42 144 187 331 3.5/31 21.0/82 4 2 10 3 19

48 Quayvon Hicks

FB, Jr., 6-2, 257 Blackshear, Ga. | Pierce County HS Career Highs: 4 carries vs. No. 6 South Carolina in 2013 *38 rushing yards at No. 8 Clemson in 2013 *Long rush of 37 yards at No. 8 Clemson in 2013 *1 rushing TD (3x), last vs. Charleston Southern in 2014 *Long TD rush of 33 yards vs. Charleston Southern in 2014 *2 receptions at Vanderbilt in 2013 *38 receiving yards at No. 8 Clemson in 2013 *Long reception of 38 yards at No. 8 Clemson in 2013 *Long kickoff return of 16 yards at Kentucky in 2014 *14 kickoff return yards at Kentucky in 2014 *Two kickoff returns at Kentucky in 2014 2014: Has played in 12 games making six starts ... 85 yards rushing and two TDs on nine carries ... Four receptions for 31 yards ... Three kickoff returns for 26 yards ... Career-long TD rush of 33 yards vs. Charleston Southern ... Rushed three times for 30 yards and a touchdown at No. 24 South Carolina ... Recipient of the Brad K. and Anissa H. Johnson Family Trust Football Scholarship.

2013: Played in 13 games, making six starts ... Rushed for 72 yards and had 67 receiving yards ... Had a career-high two catches at Vanderbilt ... Made first career start vs. No. 6 South Carolina, and rushed for 28 yards on four carries and grabbed one catch for 23 yards ... Rushed for 37 yards on his first career attempt, and also recorded first career reception for 38 yards at No. 8 Clemson ... Named Most Improved Offensive Player at the conclusion of spring practice ... Recipient of the Brad K. and Anissa H. Johnson Family Trust Football Scholarship.

2012: Played in 12 games, mostly on special teams ... Recipient of the Richard Young Football Scholarship.

High School: Pierce County, coached by Sean Pender ... SuperPrep All-Dixie Team ... Scout.com three-star prospect, #3 FB nationally, #27 player in the state ...

Rivals.com three-star prospect, #2 FB nationally, #45 overall prospect in Georgia ... ESPN.com three-star prospect, #64 ATH nationally ... 247sports.com #2 ranked FB nationally, #31 overall prospect in Georgia ... 2011 Georgia Athletic Coaches Association North-South All-Star Team ... Participated in 2011 Under Armour AllAmerican Football Combine ... Saw playing time at defensive end, nose tackle, linebacker, tight end and fullback ... Also competed on wrestling and track teams ... As defensive end, recorded 60 tackles, four sacks, and seven tackles for loss ... averaged four yards per carry and scored one TD as RB ... lead blocker for seven rushing TDs ... All-Region second team as DL. Personal: QUAYVON DEONTE HICKS ... Born July 17, 1994 ... Major: Pre-Business.

Rushing Year G/GS Att. Yards Per/Att. Per/Gm. TD LG 2013 13/6 10 72 7.2 5.5 1 37 CLEM 2014 12/6 9 85 9.4 7.1 2 33 CSU Total 25/12 19 157 8.3 6.3 3 37 CLEM Receiving Year G/GS Rec. Yards Per/Rec. Per/Gm. TD LG 2013 13/6 5 67 13.4 5.2 0 38 CLEM 2014 12/6 4 31 7.8 2.6 0 13 MIZ Total 25/12 9 98 10.9 3.9 0 38 CLEM

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Player Kickoff Returns Year Ret. Yards Avg TD LG 2013 0 0 - 0 2014 3 26 8.7 0 16 UK Total 3 26 8.7 0 16 UK

75 Kolton Houston OT, Sr., 6-5, 287 Buford, Ga. | Buford HS

2014: Has played in 12 games making 12 starts ... Has helped Georgia rush for 255 yards per game, which ranks second in the SEC ... Served as a team captain in two games ... Recipient of the Leon Farmer Athletic Scholarship.

2013: Played in 13 games, making six starts ... Part of an offense that ranked No. 2 in passing in the SEC and generated at least 23 points in 12 games and 400 yards in 12 games ... Granted reinstatement by the NCAA in July after three years under suspension following routine NCAA drug testing which detected a banned substance medically administered following shoulder surgery in high school ... Recipient of the Leon Farmer Athletic Scholarship.

2012: Named offensive recipient of the Coffee County Hustle Award at the conclusion of spring practice.

2011: Earned team’s Coffee County Hustle Award for Offense at the conclusion of spring practice ... Recipient of the Roger F. and Michael A. Kahn Football Scholarship.

2010: Redshirted as a member of the scout team ... Recipient of the Louis S. Sohn Jr., Football Scholarship ... Earned Athletic Director’s Honor Roll distinction for summer semester ... Graduated early and enrolled at UGA in January, 2010.

High School: Buford, coached by Jess Simpson ... Named to the 2010 Under Armour All-American game ... named a PrepStar All-American ... SuperPrep AllDixie Team ... selected for the Atlanta Journal Constitution 2009 Georgia’s Super 11, Class AA All-State, and ranked 26th in the 2009 AJC Top 50 ... 2009 Georgia Sports Writers Association Class AA All-State first team ... ranked No. 3 offensive guard prospect by ESPN ... member of ESPNU150 ... ranked No. 21 offensive guard by Rivals.com ... Rivals.com Georgia Midseason Top 100 for 2010 ... Scout. com four-star player ranked #6 OG in the country, #73 overall players in the South, and #15 player in Georgia ... helped lead Buford High School to its third straight Class AA state championship in 2009 ... 2008 Georgia Sports Writers Association AA All-State ... 2008 First Team All-Area.

Personal: KOLTON MATTHEW HOUSTON ... Born July 25, 1991 ... Major: Family Finance Planning.

59 Jordan Jenkins

OLB, Jr., 6-3, 252 Hamilton, Ga. | Harris County HS Career Highs: 8 tackles (2x), last vs. Arkansas in 2014 *2 sacks (2x) last vs. Vanderbilt in 2013 2014: Has played in 12 games making 12 starts ... 66 total tackles, nine tackles for loss, four and a half sacks ...

Second on team in both tackles for loss and sacks ... Tied for the team lead with two fumble recoveries ... Named captain for two games ... Tied a career high with eight tackles vs. Florida ... Named one of 15 semifinalists for the Butkus Award ... Set a career high with eight tackles at Arkansas, he also recorded a sack and forced a fumble ... Set a career high with seven tackles vs.

Vanderbilt, led the team with five quarterback pressures ... Tied for the team lead with two tackles for loss and one sack vs. Tennessee, also led the team with six pressures ... Set a career high with six tackles vs. No. 16 Clemson ... Preseason Coaches’ All-SEC Second Team ... Preseason Media Days All-SEC Second Team ...

Phil Steele’s Preseason Second Team All-SEC ... Athlon Sports Preseason All-SEC

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Second Team ... Recipient of the Green-Sands Football Scholarship and the Ken & Jody Jackson Family Football Scholarship.

2013: Played in 13 games, making 13 starts ... Had 45 tackles on the season, including a team-high 12 tackles for loss, two fumble recoveries and one forced fumble ... Voted to the All-SEC Coaches’ Second Team ... Named to Phil Steele’s All-SEC Second Team ... Named one of the team captains for the Auburn game ...

Had four tackles, including one sack, at No. 7 Auburn ... Made five tackles, including two sacks vs. Vanderbilt ... Had one sack vs. No. 6 LSU ... Notched six tackles, including two TFLs, vs. North Texas ... Had four tackles, including one TFL, vs. No. 6 South Carolina ... Had a career-high five tackles, including one TFL, against No. 8 Clemson ... Named to preseason watch list for the Butkus Award ... Named to Preseason Media Days All-SEC Second Team, Athlon Preseason All-SEC Second Team and Phil Steele’s Preseason All-SEC Third Team ... Recipient of the Ken & Jody Jackson Family Football Scholarship and the Green-Sands Football Scholarship.

2012: Played in 14 games making six starts and had 31 tackles and was second on the team with five sacks ... Recipient of team’s Newcomer of the Year Award ...

Had two tackles and a sack at Auburn ... Notched a sack and forced a fumble vs.

Tennessee ... Had two sacks vs. Vanderbilt ... Had three tackles vs. Florida Atlantic ... Had four tackles and a critical fumble recovery at Missouri ... Recipient of the Vincent J. and Barbara Dooley Scholarship.

High School: Harris County, coached by Tommy Parks ... SuperPrep Elite 50, AllAmerica, and All-Dixie Teams ... ESPNU Top 150 ... PrepStar 150 ... Scout.com five-star player, #5 DE and #19 overall prospect in the country, #1 ranked prospect in the state ... Rivals.com four-star player, #6 DE and #56 prospect in the country, #3 player in the state ... ESPNU four-star player, #8 DE in the country, #32 player in the region, #7 player in the state ... 247sports.com four-star player, #5 DE and #28 overall prospect in the country, #1 player in Georgia ... Named to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution Super 11 and Class AAAA All-State Team ... Georgia Sports Writers Association Class AAAA first-team ... Participated in the Under Armor All-American game.

Personal: JORDAN MONTAE JENKINS ... Born July 1, 1994 ... Major: Pre-Business.

Defensive Year G/GS Solo Asst. Total Sacks TFL FF FR PBU Int. QBP 2012 14/6 18 13 31 5.0/25 8.0/30 1 1 2 0 23 2013 13/13 30 15 45 5.0/33 12.0/62 1 2 2 0 23 2014 12/12 31 35 66 4.5/41 9.0/54 2 2 1 0 23 Total 39/31 79 63 142 14.5/99 29.0/146 4 5 5 0 69

88 Toby Johnson

DT, Sr., 6-4, 300 College Park, Ga. | Banneker HS/Hutchinson (Kan.) CC Career Highs: 6 tackles vs. No. 9 Auburn in 2014 *1 sack vs. Troy in 2014 2014: Has played in 12 games making four starts 25 total tackles and five tackles for loss ... Named captain for two games ... Registered a career-high six tackles vs. No. 9 Auburn ... Tied a career high with three tackles at No. 23 Missouri ... Tied a career high with three tackles vs.

Tennessee ... Registered his first career sack vs. Troy ... Made his first career start at No. 24 South Carolina and tied a career high with three tackles ... Recipient of the David Jacobs Football Scholarship.

2013: Played in 10 games ... Recorded seven tackles ... Recipient of the David Jacobs Football Scholarship.

Prep School: Hutchinson CC, coached by Rion Rhoades ... Rivals.com four-star prospect, eighth ranked overall JUCO prospect, fourth ranked DT prospect, #2 overall prospect in the state of Kansas ... 247sports.com four-star prospect, #8 JUCO prospect nationally, #3 ranked DT prospect, #1 overall prospect in the state of Kansas ... Fox Sports NEXT four-star prospect, 13th overall JUCO prospect, #2 ranked DE, #4 overall prospect in the state of Kansas ... ESPN.com four-star prospect ... 2012 Second-Team NJCAA All-American ... Amassed 87 total tackles, 17 tackles for a loss, five sacks, nine pass breakups, one forced fumble, one fumble recovery, and

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Bios 42 Tim Kimbrough

two blocked kicks through two seasons at Hutchinson.

High School: Banneker, coached by Ed Gosa.

Personal: TOBY JOHNSON ... Born Sept. 1, 1991 ... Major: Sociology.

Defensive Year G/GS Solo Asst. Total Sacks TFL FF FR PBU Int. QBP 2013 10/0 2 5 7 0.0/0 1.5/4 0 0 0 0 0 2014 12/4 13 12 25 2.0/15 5.0/25 0 0 0 0 7 Total 22/4 15 17 32 2.0/15 6.5/29 0 0 0 0 7

36 Kyle Karempelis

TB, Sr., 5-9, 182 Roswell, Ga. | Wesleyan School Career Highs: 13 carries vs. New Mexico State in 2011 *63 rushing yards vs. New Mexico State in 2011 *Long rush of 20 yards vs. New Mexico State in 2011 *1 rushing TD vs. New Mexico State in 2011 *Long rushing TD of 1 yard vs. New Mexico State in 2011 *1 kickoff return (4x), last vs. App. State in 2013 *Long kickoff return of 23 yards vs. No. 6 LSU in 2013 *23 kickoff return yards vs. No. 6 LSU in 2013 2014: Has played in six games ... 27 yards on seven carries vs. Charleston Southern.

2013: Played in all 13 games ... Returned four kickoffs for 43 yards ... Led the Black team with 13 carries for 89 yards ... Earned Athletic Director’s Honor Roll distinction for spring semester ... Named to SEC Academic Honor Roll.

2012: Played in 12 games, mostly on special teams, and had two kickoff returns ...

Earned Athletic Director’s Honor Roll distinction for fall semester.

2011: Played in two games ... Made Bulldog debut vs. New Mexico State rushing 13 times for 63 yards and a TD ... Earned Athletic Director’s Honor Roll distinction for fall semester.

High School: Wesleyan, coached by Franklin Pridgen ... Lettered all four years ... All-State selection as a senior ... Tallied 5,756 yards rushing and 93 TDs in his career ... Sixth in Georgia high school football history for career touchdowns ...

2010-2011 Wesleyan Male Athlete of the Year ... All-State selection as a junior ...

2009-2010 Wesleyan Male Athlete of the Year ... All-State selection as a sophomore ... Helped team to 2008 region and state championships ... Member of basketball and track teams ... Member of National Science Honors Society and on Honor Roll at Wesleyan.

Personal: KYLE KAREMPELIS ... Born March 2, 1992 ... Major: Finance.

Rushing Year G/GS Att. Yards Per/Att. Per/Gm. TD LG 2011 2/0 13 63 4.8 31.5 1 20 NMSU 2012 12/0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 2013 13/0 1 -2 -2.0 -0.2 0 0 UK 2014 6/0 7 27 3.9 4.5 0 7 CSU Total 33/0 21 88 4.2 2.7 1 20 NMS Kickoff Returns Year Ret. Yards Avg TD LG 2011 0 0 0.0 0 2012 2 12 6.0 0 10 NEB 2013 4 43 0.0 0 2014 0 0 0.0 0 Total 6 55 9.2 0 10 NEB

ILB, So., 6-0, 230 Indianapolis, Ind. | Warren Central HS Career Highs: 5 tackles (2x), last vs. Charleston Southern in 2014 2014: Has played in 12 games ... 32 total tackles and one tackle for loss ... Tied a career high with five tackles vs.

Charleston Southern ... Tied for the team-lead with four tackles at No. 23 Missouri ... Set a career high with five tackles vs. Vanderbilt ... Set a career high with four tackles vs. No. 16 Clemson ... Recipient of the Paul & June Martin Football Scholarship.

2013: Played in 11 games ... Registered five tackles, including one for a loss ...

Recipient of the Paul and June Martin Football Scholarship.

High School: Warren Central, coached by Steve Tutsie ... PrepStar All-America Team ... Fox Sports NEXT four-star player, #5 ILB and #93 overall prospect in the nation, #2 overall prospect in Indiana ... Rivals.com four-star player, #3 overall prospect in Indiana, #150 overall prospect nationally ... ESPN.com four-star player, #11 ILB nationally, #5 overall prospect in Indiana, #34 overall prospect regionally ... 247sports.com four-star player, #10 ILB in the country, #4 player in Indiana, #217 in 247Sports Top247 ... Selected to participate in the 2013 Army Bowl ... Named to the 2012 MaxPreps All-American Football Team ... Indianapolis Star Indiana Mr. Football runner-up in 2012 ... Named the Indianapolis Star Super Team Player of the Year ... Had 90 solo tackles, 43 assisted tackles, 12 tackles for loss, four sacks, eight quarterback pressures, four forced fumbles and two fumble recoveries during his senior season in 2012.

Personal: TIMOTHY LAMONT KIMBROUGH, JR. ... Born Oct. 29, 1994 ... Major: Criminal Justice.

Defensive Year G/GS Solo Asst. Total Sacks TFL FF FR PBU Int. QBP 2013 11/0 3 2 5 0.0/0 1.0/2 0 0 0 0 0 2014 12/0 17 15 32 0.0/0 1.0/3 0 0 0 0 0 Total 23/0 20 17 37 0.0/0 2.0/5 0 0 0 0 0

54 Brandon Kublanow OG, So., 6-3, 294 Marietta, Ga. | Walton HS

2014: Has played in 12 games making 12 starts ... Has helped Georgia rush for 255 yards per game, which ranks second in the SEC ... Made first career start in seasonopener vs. No. 16 Clemson ... Recipient of the William J. MacKenna Football Scholarship.

2013: Played in nine games ... Recipient of the William J. MacKenna Football Scholarship.

High School: Walton, coached by Rocky Hidalgo ... PrepStar All-America Team ...

Fox Sports NEXT four-star prospect, 11 OG and #256 overall prospect in the country ... Dawg Post #1 OG and #21 overall prospect in Georgia ... Rivals.com four-star player, #2 center nationally, #15 overall prospect in Georgia, #155 overall prospect nationally ... ESPN.com four-star player, #2 center nationally, #15 overall prospect in Georgia, #69 overall prospect regionally ... 247sports.com four-star player, #5 center in the country, #21 player in Georgia ... Atlanta Journal-Constitution Super 11 and Class AAAAAA All-State first team ... Georgia Sports Writers Association All-State first team ... Also played defensive tackle at Walton.

Personal: BRANDON HOWARD KUBLANOW ... Born April 5, 1995 ... Major: PreBusiness.

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Player 66 Hunter Long

OG, Jr., 6-4, 302 Memphis, Tenn. | Briarcrest Christian 2014: Has played in nine games ... Has helped Georgia rush for 255 yards per game, which ranks second in the SEC ... Recipient of the Louis S. Sohn Jr. Football Scholarship.

2013: Played in two games ... Recipient of the Louis S. Sohn Jr. Football Scholarship.

2012: Redshirted...Sustained a foot injury in preseason camp ... Recipient of the Louis S. Sohn Jr. Football Scholarship.

2011: Played in three games ... Recipient of the Louis S. Sohn Jr. Football Scholarship.

High School: Briarcrest Christian, coached by Major Wright ... PrepStar AllSoutheast Region team ... SuperPrep All-Dixie team ... 2010 Tennessee Sports Writers Association Division II-AA All-State team ... Rivals.com three-star player, 18th ranked player in Tennessee ... Scout.com three-star prospect, #41 OG nationally ... ESPN.com #18 OG nationally.

Personal: HUNTER LONG ... His father, Tim Long, played offensive line at Memphis and for three NFL teams ... Older brother Austin Long played for the Bulldogs from 2009-12 ... Born Dec. 29, 1992 ... Major: Sociology.

84 Jack Loonam

TE, Sr., 6-0, 217 Lexington, S.C. | Lexington HS 2014: Has played in one game ... Saw first career action vs. Charleston Southern on Military Appreciation Day ... Has been balancing football with ROTC duties ... will graduate in May, 2015, and at the same time receive his military commission.

2013: Earned Athletic Director’s Honor Roll distinction for spring semester.

2012: Member of the scout team ... Earned Athletic Director’s Honor Roll distinction for fall semester 2011: Earned Athletic Director’s Honor Roll distinction for fall semester.

High School: Lexington.

Personal: JACKSON WILLIAM LOONAM ... Born May 1, 1993 ... Major: Management.

4 Keith Marshall

TB, Jr., 5-11, 215 Raleigh, N.C. | Millbrook HS Career Highs: 20 carries at No. 6 LSU in 2013 *164 rushing yards vs. Tennessee in 2012 *Long rush of 75 yards vs. Tennessee in 2012 *Long TD run of 75 yards vs. Tennessee in 2012. *2 rushing TDs (2x), last vs. Georgia Tech in 2012 *3 receptions (2x), last vs. North Texas in 2013 *1 receiving touchdown (2x), last vs. No. 6 South Carolina

in 2013 *Long touchdown reception of 24 yards vs. No. 16 Nebraska in 2012 *Long reception of 48 yards vs. No. 6 South Carolina in 2013 *54 receiving yards vs. No. 6 South Carolina in 2013 Career: Three 100-yard rushing games 2014: Has played in three games ... 24 yards rushing on 12 carries ... Had five carries vs. Troy before leaving the game with an injury in the fourth quarter and has missed the 10 games since ... Preseason Coaches’ All-SEC Third Team ... Preseason Media Days All-SEC Third Team ... Recipient of the Vickie and Leon Farmer Scholarship

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2013: Played in five games, making one start ... Suffered a season-ending torn ACL at Tennessee on Oct. 5 ... Finished the season with 246 yards rushing and six touchdowns on 56 carries, in addition to eight receptions for 111 yards and a receiving touchdown ... Started at Tennessee, and rushed for 33 yards on five carries before he sustained a season-ending injury in the first quarter ... Rushed for 96 yards on a career-high 20 carries vs. No. 6 LSU ... Ran for 58 yards on seven carries and caught two passes for 54 yards, including his second career TD catch vs. No. 6 South Carolina ... Rushed for 43 yards on a career-high 16 carries at No. 8 Clemson ... Named to preseason watch list for the Doak Walker Award ... Named to Preseason Media Days All-SEC Second Team, Athlon Preseason All-SEC Second Team, Lindy’s Preseason All-SEC Third Team and Phil Steele’s Preseason All-SEC Fourth Team ... Serves as a football team representative on the UGA Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) ... One of 11 UGA student-athletes inducted into the Student-Athlete Leadership Academy (L.E.A.D.) ... Earned Athletic Director’s Honor Roll distinction for spring semester ... Recipient of the Vickie and Leon Farmer Scholarship ... Named to SEC Academic Honor Roll.

2012: Played in 14 games, making one start, had 759 rushing yards on 117 carries and eight touchdowns ... Recipient of team’s Newcomer of the Year Award ... In his first career start, had three catches for 39 yards, including a touchdown, and had 75 all-purpose yards vs. No. 16 Nebraska in the Capital One Bowl ... Rushed for 105 yards on eight carries, including a 62-yard touchdown run, at Auburn ...

Led the team with 164 yards rushing (most by a UGA RB since 2009) on 10 carries, including a 75-yard touchdown run and a 72-yard touchdown run vs. Tennessee, and was named the SEC Tri-Freshman of the Week ... Had 82 yards rushing on 10 carries, including a season-long run of 52 yards, and added two receptions vs.

Vanderbilt ...Ran for 33 yards on a team-high 12 carries at Missouri... Named to the SEC First Year Academic Honor Roll for 2012-13... Enrolled at UGA in January and participated in spring practice ... Recipient of the Vickie and Leon Farmer Scholarship.

High School: Millbrook ... SuperPrep Elite 50, All-America, and All-Mid-Atlantic Teams ... Rivals.com four-star prospect, #2 RB nationally, #4 player in North Carolina, #48 overall prospect nationally ... Scout.com five-star prospect, #1 RB and #12 overall player nationally, #2 player in the state ... ESPN.com five-star prospect, #2 RB nationally, #1 player in North Carolina, #1 player in Southeast Region, #5 overall prospect nationally ... 24/7sports.com five-star prospect, #1 RB nationally, #2 player in North Carolina, #21 overall prospect nationally ... ESPNU 150 ... PrepStar five-star prospect, #1 RB nationally and Dream Team 150 (#14) ... MaxPrep five-star prospect, #4 RB nationally and #26 overall prospect nationally ... Athlonsports.com consensus #6 prospect nationally ... The Sporting News #6 overall prospect nationally ... played in the 2012 Under Armour All-American Game ...

North Carolina Gatorade Player of the Year ... Cap 8 Conference Offensive Player of the Year ... HighSchoolOT.com Preseason Player of the Year, 1st team All-State and All-Region ... owns Millbrook records for rushing yards in a season and points in a season ... Millbrook career-leader in rushing yards with 4,552 and points with 332 ... as a senior rushed for 1,891 yards and 25 touchdowns on 258 carries, leading Millbrook to a berth in the Class AAAA playoffs ... as a junior rushed for 1,539 yards and 17 rushing TDs leading Millbrook to the first round of the Class AAAA playoffs ... as a sophomore rushed for 1,165 yards and 11 rushing TDs... NCHSAA AAAA state 100m champion ... High School Coach: Clarence Inscore.

Personal: WARREN KEITH MARSHALL, JR. ... Born Feb. 16, 1994... Major: Management.

Rushing Year G/GS Att. Yards Per/Att. Per/Gm. TD LG 2012 14/1 117 759 6.5 54.2 8 75 UT 2013 5/1 56 246 4.4 49.2 1 28 SC 2014 3/0 12 24 2.0 8.0 0 5 CLEM, TROY Total 22/2 185 1,029 5.6 46.8 9 75 UT

Receiving Year G/GS Rec. Yards Per/Rec. Per/Gm. TD LG 2012 14/1 11 91 8.3 6.5 1 24 NEB 2013 5/1 8 111 13.9 22.2 1 48 SC 2014 3/0 1 -5 -5.0 -1.7 0 0 TROY Total 22/2 20 197 9.9 9.0 2 48 SC

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Player 14 Hutson Mason

QB, Sr., 6-3, 209 Marietta, Ga. | Lassiter HS Career Highs: 26 completions vs. Florida in 2014 *41 passing attempts vs. Florida in 2014 *320 passing yards vs. Nebraska in 2013 *Long pass completion of 48 yards vs. Nebraska in 2013 *4 passing TDs at Kentucky in 2014 *Long TD of 33 yards vs. Coastal Carolina in 2011 *11 rushing attempts at Georgia Tech in 2013 *9 rushing yards at Georgia Tech in 2013 *Long rush of 16 yards at Georgia Tech in 2013 *1 rushing TD (4x), last at No. 23 Missouri in 2014 *Long rushing TD of 11 yards at No. 23 Missouri in 2014 *4 total TDs at Kentucky in 2014 *2 interceptions vs. Tennessee in 2014 2014: Has played in 12 games making 12 starts ... 2,019 passing yards, 20 touchdowns and 4 interceptions ... Served as a team captain in five games ... 10-for-12 with 187 yards and three TDs vs. Charleston Southern ... Threw a career-high four TD passes (13-of-16 for 174 yards) at Kentucky ... Completed a career-high 26 passes for 319 yards and a touchdown vs. Florida ... Threw for 179 yards and two touchdowns at Arkansas ... Was 11-for-17 for 121 yards and two touchdowns vs.

Vanderbilt ... Completed 16-of-22 passes for 191 yards and two touchdowns at No. 24 South Carolina ... Recipient of the Hugh Hendrix Memorial Award for offense at the conclusion of spring practice, given annually to the player who most strains his potential ... Recipient of the DeVore Family Football Scholarship.

2013: Played in five games, making two starts and threw for 968 yards and five touchdowns ... Passed for a career-high 320 yards vs. Nebraska in the TaxSlayer. com Gator Bowl ... Made first career start at Georgia Tech, and led the Bulldogs back from a 20-0 deficit by going 22-for-36 for 299 yards and two touchdowns ...

Entered the game against Kentucky in the second quarter following an injury to Aaron Murray, and completed 13-of-19 passes for 189 yards and a touchdown to go along with a rushing TD ... Passed for a career-high 160 yards and a touchdown on a career-high 11 completions vs. App. State ... Saw action vs. North Texas for the first time since 2011 ... Went 16-of-27 for 191 yards and a touchdown in the G-Day Game ... Recipient of UGA Athletic Achievement Award for exhibiting intense focus and/or displaying a marked improvement in the classroom over the course of the past academic year ... Recipient of the DeVore Family Football Scholarship.

2012: Redshirted ... Completed 9-of-12 passes for 133 yards and a TD in the G-Day game ... Named Offensive Co-MVP at the conclusion of spring practice ... Recipient of the DeVore Family Football Scholarship and the Brad K. and Anissa H. Johnson Family Trust Football Scholarship.

2011: Played in four games completing 18-of-30 passes for 254 yards and two TDs ... Threw for 131 yards and a TD on 8-of-10 passing vs. New Mexico State ...

Completed 6-of-9 passes for 68 yards and a TD and rushed for a TD vs. Coastal Carolina ... Named one of teamâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Most Improved Player on offense at conclusion of spring practice ... Completed 9-of-16 passes for 109 yards in G-Day game ...

Recipient of the DeVore Family Football Scholarship.

2010: Played in four games completing 9-of-17 passes for 102 yards and a TD ...

Completed 2-of-5 passes for 33 yards including a 26-yard TD pass to Logan Gray on his first play from scrimmage in his collegiate career ... Recipient of the DeVore Family Football Scholarship.

High School: Lassiter, coached by Chip Lindsey ... 2009 Parade Magazine AllAmerican ... 2009 Georgia Sports Writersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Association All-Class Player of the Year and Class AAAAA All-State team ... 2009 Georgia Gatorade Player of the Year ...

2009 Atlanta Journal-Constitution Class AAAAA Offensive Player of the Year, Top 50, and Class AAAAA All-State first-team ... SuperPrep All-Dixie team ... PrepStar All-Region team ... 2009 Georgia Athletic Coaches North-South High School All-Star game ... 2009 and 2008 Marietta Daily Journal Cobb County Offensive Player of the Year ... MaxPreps.com Georgia all-decade team ... Scout.com three-star recruit, DawgPost.com #39 player in Georgia ... Rivals.com three-star recruit, #97 ranked player in Georgia ... ESPN.com three-star recruit, #21 ranked QB ... 2008 GSWA Class AAAAA offensive Player of the Year and Class AAAAA All-State team ... 2008 AJC Class AAAAA All-State honorable mention ... In just two years as a starter, compiled 8,265 yards passing and 85 touchdown passes ... As a senior, set Georgia

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state records for passing yards (4,560) and touchdowns (54) in a season ... Set state records for passing yards (552) in a single game against South Gwinnett ... Helped lead Lassiter to 12-1 record and first region championship in school history in 2009 ... As a junior, passed for 3,705 yards and 28 touchdowns.

Personal: HUTSON TAYLOR MASON ... Born Sept. 20, 1991 ... Major: Communication Studies.

Passing Year G/GS Cmp. 2010 4/0 9 2011 4/0 18 2013 5/2 67 2014 12/12 178 Total 25/14 272 Rushing Year G/GS 2010 4/0 2011 4/0 2013 5/2 2014 12/12 Total 25/14

Att. Pct. Yds. INT 17 52.9 102 0 30 60.0 254 0 110 60.9 968 3 262 67.9 2,019 4 419 64.9 3,343 7

TD Eff. LG 1 122.75 26 UL 2 153.12 46 NMS 5 144.37 48 NEB 20 154.80 48 ARK 28 150.65 48 NEB

Att. Yards Per/Att. Per/Gm. TD LG 5 -1 -0.2 -0.2 0 10 ISU 4 1 0.2 0.2 1 2 LSU 21 -8 -0.4 -1.6 1 16 GT 40 14 0.3 1.2 4 12 TENN 70 6 0.1 0.2 6 16 GT

2010 ULL Vanderbilt Idaho State at Auburn Totals

G/S C/A Pct. Yds INT TD LG 1/0 2/5 40.0 33 0 1 26 2/0 4/4 100.0 28 0 0 19 3/0 3/8 37.5 41 0 0 19 4/0 0/0 - 0 0 0 4/0 9/17 52.9 102 0 1 26 ULL

2011 CCU NMSU Auburn vs. LSU Totals

G/S C/A Pct. Yds INT TD LG 1/0 6/9 66.7 68 0 1 33 2/0 8/10 80.0 131 0 1 46 3/0 0/0 - 0 0 0 4/0 4/11 36.4 55 0 0 21 4/0 18/30 60.0 254 0 2 46 NMSU

2013 North Texas App. State Kentucky at Ga. Tech vs. Nebraska Totals

G/S C/A Pct. Yds INT TD LG 1/0 0/0 0.0 0 0 0 2/0 11/16 68.8 160 1 1 37 3/0 13/19 68.4 189 0 1 28 4/1 22/36 61.1 299 1 2 33 5/2 21/39 53.8 320 1 1 48 5/2 67/110 60.9 968 3 5 48 NEB

2014 G/S C/A Pct. Yds INT TD LG Clemson 1/1 18/26 69.2 131 0 0 23 at South Carolina 2/2 16/22 72.7 191 0 2 36 Troy 3/3 8/11 72.7 97 0 2 35 Tennessee 4/4 16/25 64.0 147 2 1 20 Vanderbilt 5/5 11/17 64.7 121 1 2 44 at Missouri 6/6 22/28 78.6 156 0 1 14 at Arkansas 7/7 10/17 58.8 179 0 2 48 vs. Florida 8/8 26/41 63.4 319 0 1 34 at Kentucky 9/9 13/16 81.2 174 0 4 39 Auburn 10/10 10/19 52.6 123 0 1 27 Charleston Southern 11/11 10/12 83.3 187 0 3 35 Georgia Tech 12/12 18/28 64.3 194 1 1 24 Totals 12/12 178/262 67.9 2,019 4 20 48 ARK

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Player 20 Quincy Mauger FS, So., 6-0, 199 Marietta, Ga. | Kell HS

Career Highs: 8 tackles vs. Georgia Tech in 2013 *2 interceptions at No. 23 Missouri in 2014 2014: Has played in 12 games making six starts ... 48 total tackles, 33 solo tackles ... Team-leading four interceptions, tied for fourth-most in the SEC ... Recorded his fourth interception vs. Charleston Southern ... Recorded his third interception at Arkansas ... Recorded two interceptions at No. 23 Missouri ... Recipient of the Richard Young Football Scholarship.

2013: Played in 13 games, making seven starts ... Recorded 57 tackles and one interception in his freshman season ... Registered six tackles, including one for a loss, vs. Nebraska in the TaxSlayer.com Gator Bowl ... Tallied a career-high eight tackles vs. Georgia Tech ... Made five tackles vs. Kentucky ... Recorded five tackles vs. Florida ... Tied a career-high with seven tackles vs. Vanderbilt ... Recorded six tackles vs. No. 25 Missouri ... Made a career-high seven tackles vs. Tennessee ...

Enrolled at UGA in January ... Recorded eight tackles in the G-Day Game ... Recipient of the Richard Young Football Scholarship ... Enrolled at UGA in January.

High School: Kell, coached by Derek Cook ... PrepStar All-Southeast Region ...

Rivals.com three-star prospect, #26 safety nationally, #27 ranked player in the state of Georgia ... Fox Sports NEXT three-star prospect, #75 S in the country ...

Dawg Post #83 overall prospect in Georgia ... 247sports.com three-star player, #97 safety in the country, #98 player in Georgia ... ESPN.com three-star prospect, #42 safety nationally, #77 ranked player in the state of Georgia ... 2012 Georgia Sports Writers Association Class AAAAA Second Team All-State ... 2012 Atlanta Journal-Constitution Class AAAAA All-State ... Marietta Daily Journal First Team All-County ... GHSA Class AAAAA Region 7 First Team All-Region Defense ... selected for the Cobb County All-Star Senior Bowl ... Played both safety and WR during his senior season, recording 46 total tackles and one interception, and 18 catches for 325 yards and one touchdown ... Helped Kell to a 9-1 record and the Class AAAAA Region 7 Championship ... Recorded 13 solo tackles and two catches for 69 yards and a touchdown in the Region Championship game -- Kell’s second Region Championship in three years ... Recorded 108 tackles 5 interceptions, and 5 pass break-ups during his junior season in 2011 ... Helped Kell win the Class AAAA Region 5 Championship in 2010, and go on to make the GHSA Elite Eight.

Personal: QUINCY MAUGER ... Born March 4, 1995 ... Major: Pre-Business.

Defensive Year G/GS Solo Asst. Total Sacks TFL FF FR PBU Int. QBP 2013 13/7 42 15 57 0.0/0 1.0/6 1 0 0 1 2 2014 12/6 33 15 48 0.0/0 1.0/1 0 0 3 4 2 Total 25/13 75 30 105 0.0/0 2.0/7 1 0 3 5 4

47 Taylor Maxey

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Receiving Year G/GS Rec. Yards Per/Rec. Per/Gm. TD LG 2014 12/2 1 6 6.0 0.5 0 6 TENN Total 12/2 1 6 6.0 0.5 0 6 TENN Kickoff Returns Year Ret. Yards Avg 2014 1 13 13.0 Total 1 13 13.0

TD LG 0 13 TENN 0 13 TENN

93 Chris Mayes

N, Jr., 6-4, 317 Griffin, Ga. | Spalding HS/Mississippi Gulf Coast CC Career Highs: 7 tackles vs. Georgia Tech in 2013 *1 sack vs. No. 6 LSU in 2013 2014: Has played in seven games ... Six total tackles and one tackle for loss ... Recipient of the Bill and Jane Young Football Scholarship.

2013: Played in 11 games, making eight starts ... Registered 31 tackles, including one sack ... For the second consecutive game, tallied a career high in tackles with seven vs. Georgia Tech ... Made a then career-high six tackles vs. Vanderbilt ...

Had four tackles, including one sack, vs. No. 6 LSU ... Enrolled at UGA in January ... Recipient of the Bill and Jane Young Football Scholarship.

Prep School: Mississippi Gulf Coast CC, coached by Steve Campbell ... PrepStar All-Southeast Region Team ... Fox Sports NEXT three-star prospect, #50 DT in the country ... 247sports.com three-star player, #111 in JUCO prospects nationally ...

Recorded 17 tackles, a forced fumble and a fumble recovery for Mississippi Gulf Coast CC in 2011 ... redshirted in 2012.

High School: Spalding, coached by Clint Ashmore ... 2010 PrepStar All-Region Team ... SuperPrep All-Dixie team ... PrepStar All-Southeast Region team ... Rivals. com four-star prospect, #26 DT nationally, #22 overall prospect in Georgia ... Scout. com three-star prospect, #50 DT nationally ... ESPN.com four-star prospect, #23 DT nationally ... 2010 Griffin Daily News All-Area DL ... as a senior recorded 34 total tackles, nine tackles-for-loss, two QB sacks, and two blocked kicks ... as a junior recorded 32 total tackles, 18 tackles-for-loss, three QB sacks, 10 QB pressures, and 3 blocked kicks in his first year playing organized football ... also lettered in basketball.

Personal: CHRISTOPHER BRYAN MAYES ... Born Sept. 27, 1991 ... Major: Communication Studies.

Defensive Year G/GS Solo Asst. Total Sacks TFL FF FR PBU Int. QBP 2013 11/8 14 17 31 1.0/3 1.0/3 0 0 2 0 5 2014 7/0 2 4 6 0.0/0 1.0/1 0 0 0 0 1 Total 18/8 16 21 37 1.0/3 2.0/4 0 0 2 0 6

FB, Sr., 5-10, 226 Statham, Ga. | North Oconee HS Career-Highs: 1 reception vs. Tennessee in 2014 *6 receiving yards vs. Tennessee in 2014 *Long reception of 6 yards vs. Tennessee in 2014 *Long kickoff return of 13 yard vs. Tennessee in 2014 2014: Has played in 13 games making two starts ... Caught first career pass for six yards vs. Tennessee ... Made first career start at fullback vs. No. 16 Clemson ... Recipient of the William P. Bruckner Scholarship.

2013: Member of the scout team ... Earned Athletic Director’s Honor Roll distinction for spring semester ... Named to SEC Academic Honor Roll.

2012: Member of the scout team ... Earned Athletic Director’s Honor Roll distinction.

2011: Member of the scout team ... Earned Athletic Director’s Honor Roll distinction.

High School: North Oconee.

Personal: CLAYTON TAYLOR MAXEY ... Born Nov. 23, 1991 ... Major: Finance.

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46 A.J. McDonald

ILB, Sr., 6-0, 227 Suwanee, Ga. | Peachtree Ridge HS/Appalachian State 2014: Member of the scout team.

2013: Member of the scout team.

2012: Member of the scout team.

2010: Member of the Southern Conference championship team at Appalachian State.

High School: Peachtree Ridge, coached by Bill Ballard ...

As a senior, member of the all-conference, all-county and all-region teams ... Recorded 70 tackles, four sacks and one interception as a junior ... Recorded 90 tackles (eight for loss) and four sacks as a senior ... Recipient of the Gwinnett County Cecil Morris Award for an all-county player that was injured...

Member of the 2009 state runner-up team.

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Player Personal: JOSEPH ALLEN MCDONALD ... Born May 1, 1992 ... Major: Sport Management.

8 Shaun McGee

OLB, RFr., 6-3, 235 Snellville, Ga. | Brookwood HS Career Highs: 1 tackle vs. Tory in 2014 2014: Has played in two games ... Made his first career tackle vs. Troy ... Recipient of the Bill & Susan Family Football Scholarship.

2013: Redshirted ... Recipient of the Bill and Susan Robbins Family football Scholarship.

High School: Brookwood, coached by Mark Crews ...

247sports.com four-star player, #30 OLB in the country, #25 player in Georgia ...

Rivals.com three-star prospect, #26 OLB nationally, #25 prospect in state ... Fox Sports NEXT three-star prospect, #53 DE in country ... Dawg Post #8 DE and #56 overall prospect in Georgia ... ESPN.com three-star prospect, #43 DE nationally, #45 overall player in Georgia ... As a senior recorded 60 tackles and 4 sacks ...

Participated in Semper Fidelis All-American Bowl.

Personal: SHAUN CHRISTOPHER MCGEE ... Born Feb. 24, 1995 ... Major: Criminal Justice.

Defensive Year G/GS Solo Asst. Total Sacks TFL FF FR PBU Int. QBP 2014 2/0 0 1 1 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0 0 0 1 Total 2/0 0 1 1 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0 0 0 1

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player in the state ... Scout.com three-star prospect, #37 RB in the country, #132 player in the Southeast, #42 overall player in Florida ... 247Sports.com four-star prospect, #151 player nationally, #23 WR nationally, #23 player in the state ... ESPN. com four-star prospect, #286 player nationally, #36 ATH nationally, #49 player in the state ... Finished his senior season with 41 receptions for 892 yards and seven touchdowns, and carried the ball 22 times for 251 yards and seven touchdowns ...

Led his team to a 15-1 record his senior season.

Personal: ISAIAH MCKENZIE ... Born April 9, 1995.

Rushing Year G/GS Att. Yards Per/Att. Per/Gm. TD LG 2014 12/3 7 78 11.1 6.5 0 49 TROY Total 12/3 7 78 11.1 6.5 0 49 TROY

Receiving Year G/GS Rec. Yards Per/Rec. Per/Gm. TD LG 2014 12/3 6 67 11.2 5.6 0 36 SC Total 12/3 6 67 11.2 5.6 0 36 SC Punt Returns Year Ret. Yards Avg TD LG 2014 19 230 12.1 2 59 UK Total 19 230 12.1 2 59 UK Kickoff Returns Year Ret. Yards Avg 2014 11 309 28.1 Total 11 309 28.1

TD 1 1

LG 90 UK 90 UK

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TB, Fr., 5-11, 208 Plantation, Fla. | American Heritage HS

16 Isaiah McKenzie

WR, Fr., 5-8, 164 Miami, Fla. | American Heritage Career Highs: 3 receptions vs. Vanderbilt in 2014 *36 receiving yards at No. 24 South Carolina in 2014 *Long reception of 36 yards at No. 24 South Carolina in 2014 *2 rushing attempts vs. Troy in 2014 *54 rushing yards vs. Troy in 2014 *Long rush of 54 yards vs. Troy in 2014 *3 punt returns vs. Tennessee in 2014 *Long punt return of 52 yards vs. Troy in 2014 *53 punt return yards vs. Troy in 2014 *1 punt return for a TD (2x), last at Kentucky in 2014 *Long punt return for a TD of 59 yards at Kentucky in 2014 *116 kickoff return yards at Kentucky in 2014 *Long kickoff return of 90 yards at Kentucky in 2014 *1 kickoff return for a TD at Kentucky in 2014 *Long kickoff return for a TD of 90 yards at Kentucky in 2014 2014: Has played in 12 games making three starts ... Two punts returned for a TD and one kickoff returned for a score ... Seven rushed for 78 yards ... Six receptions for 67 yards ... Became the first player in Georgia history and the 12th in NCAA FBS history to return a kickoff and a punt for a touchdown in the same game against Kentucky; also became the first Bulldog since 1988 to start a game with a kickoff return for a TD; Named SEC Special Teams Player of the Week, CFPA National Punt Returner of the Week, National KR of the Week, National All-Purpose Performer of the Week ... Named CFPA National Punt Returner of the Week after he rushed for 54 yards on two carries, and returned a punt 52 yards for a score vs. Troy ... Caught one pass for 36 yards and rushed once for eight yards in his first career start at No. 24 South Carolina ... Recipient of the Dan M. Post Football Scholarship.

High School: American Heritage, coached by Mike Rumph ... PrepStar All-Southeast Region ... Named to the Orlando Sentinel Florida Top 100 ... Played in Under Armour All-America Game ... Rivals.com four-star prospect, #35 WR nationally, #42

Career Highs: 155 rushing yards vs. No. Troy in 2014 *Long rush of 75 yards vs. Troy in 2014 *10 rushing attempts vs. Troy in 2014 *3 rushing TDs vs. Troy in 2014 *Long rushing TD of 18 yards vs. Troy in 2014 *33 receiving yards at No. 24 South Carolina in 2014 *Three receptions vs. No. 16 Clemson in 2014 *Long reception of 33 yards at No. 24 South Carolina in 2014 *Long TD reception of 33 yards at No. 24 South Carolina in 2014 *1 TD reception of 33 yards at No. 24 South Carolina in 2014 2014: Has played in seven games ... 377 rushing yards and 4 TDs on 53 carries ... Six receptions for 74 yards and a TD ... 9 carries for 49 yards vs. No. 16 Georgia Tech ... Returned to action after missing time with an injury and rushed for 21 yards on eight carries vs. Charleston Southern ... Rushed for 84 yards and a touchdown at Kentucky ... Sustained an injury vs. Tennessee and missed the Vanderbilt, Missouri, Arkansas, Florida and Auburn games ... Served as a team captain vs. Troy ... Named SEC Freshman of the Week and CFPA Honorable Mention Running Back of the Week after he led the team with 155 rushing yards and three TDs on 10 carries vs. Troy ... Had a 33-yard TD reception at No. 24 South Carolina ... Rushed for 33 yards on six carries and caught three passes for 20 yards vs. No. 16 Clemson ... Recipient of the Davis Family Foundation Football Scholarship.

High School: American Heritage, coached by Mike Rumph ... 2013 American Family Insurance USA Today All-USA first team and All-USA Florida Team ... USA Today Florida Football Player of the Year ... Member of Floridaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Class 5A All-State First Team ... Member of the 2013 FHSF Class 5A Preseason All-State Elite Team ... PrepStar Magazine five-star prospect, Top 150 Dream Team, #3 ranked RB and #10 ranked player in the country ... Rivals.com five star prospect, #14 player nationally, #14 RB nationally, #2 player in the state ... Scout.com five-star prospect, #13 player nationally, #2 RB nationally, #2 player in the state ... 247Sports.com four-star prospect, #57 player nationally, #6 RB nationally, #8 player in the state ...

ESPN.com four-star prospect, #19 player nationally, #2 RB nationally, #2 player in the state ... Played in the U.S. Army All-American Game ... Rushed for 1,833 yards

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Player and 24 touchdowns during his senior season.

Personal: SONY MICHEL ... Born Feb. 17, 1995.

Rushing Year G/GS Att. Yards Per/Att. Per/Gm. TD LG 2014 7/0 53 377 7.1 53.9 4 75 TROY Total 7/0 53 377 7.1 53.9 4 75 TROY

Receiving Year G/GS Rec. Yards Per/Rec. Per/Gm. TD LG 2014 7/0 6 74 12.3 10.6 1 33 SC Total 7/0 6 74 12.3 10.6 1 33 SC

26 Malcolm Mitchell SE, Jr., 6-1, 195 Valdosta, Ga. | Valdosta HS

Career Highs: 6 tackles at Missouri in 2012 *9 receptions at Kentucky in 2012 *126 receiving yards at Tennessee in 2011 *Long reception of 71 yards at Tennessee in 2011 *1 receiving TD (10x), last vs. No. 9 Auburn in 2014 *Long TD reception of 51 yards vs. No. 5 Boise State in 2011 *1 carry (7x), last at Kentucky in 2012 *20 rushing yards at No. 21 Georgia Tech in 2011 *Long rush of 20 yards at No. 21 Georgia Tech in 2011 *3 punt returns vs. Vanderbilt in 2012 *3 kickoff returns at Kentucky in 2012 *Long kickoff return of 48 yards at No. 6 South Carolina in 2012 Career: 2 - 100 yard receiving games 2014: Has played in eight games making two starts ... Third on the team with 28 catches and three 55 receiving yards and a TD at Kentucky ... Had a team-high six catches for 55 yards vs. Florida ... Led the team with six receptions at No. 23 Missouri in his first significant action since the 2013 opener ... Caught one pass for 11 yards vs. Vanderbilt in his first action since the 2013 season-opener ... Preseason Coaches’ All-SEC Second Team ... Preseason Media Days All-SEC Second Team ...

Phil Steele’s Preseason Second Team All-SEC ... Athlon Sports Preseason All-SEC Second Team ... Recipient of the Neel Family Scholarship.

2013: Played in one game, making one start ... Sustained a torn ACL in the first quarter of the season-opener at No. 8 Clemson and missed the remainder of the season ... Named to preseason watch lists for the Paul Hornung Award and Biletnikoff Award ... Named to Phil Steele’s Preseason All-SEC Second Team, Preseason Media Days All-SEC Third Team, Lindy’s Preseason All-SEC Third Team and Athlon Preseason All-SEC Third Team ... Recipient of the Neel Family Scholarship.

2012: Played in 13 games making nine starts, and was second on the team with 572 receiving yards on 40 catches and played on defense through the fourth game of the season ... Recipient of the Charley Trippi Most Versatile Player award ...

Caught four passes for 40 yards vs. No. 2 Alabama ... Led the team with 88 yards receiving on three catches vs. Georgia Tech ... Caught two passes for 39 yards and a score vs. Georgia Southern; also returned two kickoffs for 49 yards ... Had a team-high five catches for 47 yards and a touchdown at Auburn ... Had three catches for 55 yards, including a 42-yard TD catch vs. Ole Miss ... Led the team with five catches for 74 yards, including a 45-yard TD catch in the fourth quarter to extend Georgia’s lead vs. No. 3 Florida ... Tied career-high with nine catches for 103 yards at Kentucky ... Grabbed three catches for 52 yards at No. 6 South Carolina and returned two kickoffs for a total of 71 yards, including a long of 48 yards ... Had four catches for 31 yards vs. Tennessee and had two kickoff returns, the first of his career ... Had five tackles vs. Vanderbilt ... Had a fumble recovery vs.

Florida Atlantic ... Sat out the Buffalo game with an ankle injury ... Named to SEC Coaches’ Preseason All-SEC Third Team (WR) ... Spent time at cornerback during spring practice ... Recipient of the Neel Family Scholarship.

2011: All-Freshman Third Team by Phil Steele ... Freshman All-SEC by SEC Coaches and All-SEC Third Team by Phil Steele ... One of team’s Newcomer of the Year Award recipients (offense) ... Played in 11 games making nine starts catching 45

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passes for 665 yards and four TDs; missed Vanderbilt, Florida and New Mexico State games due to hamstring injury ... Ranked fourth in the SEC in receiving (60.5 yards per game) and fifth receptions per game (4.1) ... Had a team-best seven receptions for 51 yards and caught a two-point conversion vs. No. 12 Michigan State in the Outback Bowl ... Led team with 85 receiving yards on three catches including a 25-yard TD vs. No. 24 Auburn ... Named to Phil Steele’s mid-season All-SEC Second Team ... Led team with 126 receiving yards on three receptions including a 71-yard catch at Tennessee ... Led team with five receptions for 60 yards and a TD vs. Mississippi State ... Three receptions for 93 yards at Ole Miss ... In Bulldog debut vs. No. 5 Boise State, caught three passes for 64 yards and a TD and rushed for 18 yards on one carry ... Recipient of the Charles G. Rood Football Scholarship.

High School: Valdosta, coached by Rance Gillespie ... Under Armour All-American ... SuperPrep All-American and All-Dixie teams ... PrepStar All-America team ... 2010 Atlanta Journal-Constitution #6 on Top 50 and Class AAAAA All-State team on offense ... 2010 Georgia Sports Writers Association All-State team on offense ... Ranked the 68th best prospect by Maxpreps.com ... Four-Star prospect

by ESPN.com ... #45 overall prospect and #7 WR on the ESPNU 150 ... Scout.com Four-Star player, #90 overall prospect, #7 CB in the country, #6 player in Georgia ...

Rivals.com, Four-Star player, #1 CB, #30 overall in the country, 15th best player in Georgia ... Region 1-AAAAA Player of the Year ... Set a Valdosta HS single season reception record in 2010 with 77 catches for 1,419 yards and 7 TDs. Personal: MALCOLM JAROD MITCHELL ... Born July 20, 1992 ... Major: Communication Studies.

Receiving Year G/GS Rec. Yards Per/Rec. Per/Gm. TD LG 2011 11/9 45 665 14.8 60.5 4 71 TENN 2012 13/9 40 572 14.3 44.0 4 57 GT 2013 1/1 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 2014 8/2 28 229 8.2 28.6 3 23 UK Total 33/21 113 1,466 13.0 44.4 11 71 TENN Rushing Year G/GS Att. Yards Per/Att. Per/Gm. TD LG 2011 11/9 4 38 9.5 3.5 0 20 GT 2012 13/9 5 32 3.4 2.5 0 16 VU/AU 2013 1/1 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 2014 8/2 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 Total 33/21 9 70 7.8 2.1 0 20 GT Punt Returns Year Ret. Yards Avg TD LG 2011 1 -1 -1.0 0 -1 BSU 2012 11 57 5.2 0 22 VU 2013 0 0 0.0 0 - Total 12 56 4.7 0 22 VU Kickoff Returns Year Ret. Yards Avg TD LG 2011 0 0 0.0 0 2012 16 360 22.5 0 48 USC 2013 0 0 0.0 0 Total 16 360 22.5 0 48 USC Defensive Year G/GS Solo Asst. Total Sacks TFL FF FR PBU Int. QBP 2011 11/9 0 0 0 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0 0 0 0 2012 13/9 10 2 12 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 1 3 0 0 2013 1/1 0 0 0 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0 0 0 0 2014 8/2 0 0 0 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0 0 0 0 Total 33/21 10 2 12 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 1 3 0 0

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Player 39 Corey Moore FS, Sr., 6-2, 206 Griffin, Ga. | Griffin HS

Career Highs: 5 tackles vs. Vanderbilt in 2013 *1 interception (2x), last at Kentucky in 2014 2014: Has played in 11 games making six starts ... 24 total tackles, 19 solo tackles ... One interception ... Recorded his second career interception at Kentucky ... Tied for the team lead with two pass breakups vs. Tennessee.

2013: Played in 12 games, making seven starts ... Finished the season with 35 tackles and one interception ... Registered four tackles vs. Nebraska in the TaxSlayer.com Gator Bowl ... Had five tackles, including a sack late in the fourth quarter, vs. Florida ... Tallied five tackles and made an interception vs. Vanderbilt ...

Recipient of the Erskine “Erk” Russell Football Scholarship.

2012: Played in 14 games making one start (on offense), and had 14 tackles, including one for a loss ... Named one of the team captains for the Vanderbilt game ...

Recipient of team’s Most Improved Player award ... Had four tackles vs. Georgia Southern ... Started on offense vs. Ole Miss ... Recipient of the Erskine “Erk” Russell Football Scholarship.

2011: Played in 12 games ... Recipient of Erskine “Erk” Russell Scholarship.

High School: Griffin, coached by Steve Devoursney ... 2010 Army All-America Team ... 2010 PrepStar Top 150 Dream Team ... SuperPrep All-America and AllDixie teams ... Rivals.com four-star prospect, #5 DB nationally, #12 overall prospect in Georgia, #103 overall prospect nationally ... Scout.com four-star prospect, #6 SAF nationally ... #10 overall player in Georgia ... ESPN.com four-star prospect, #15 DB nationally ... 2010 Atlanta Journal Constitution Top 50 ... 2010 Georgia Athletic Coaches Association North-South All-Star Team ... 2010 Griffin Daily News All-Area ATH ... Backup QB during as a senior ... Also lettered in basketball and track.

Personal: COREY MOORE ... Born Jan. 28, 1993 ... Major: Communication Studies.

Defensive Year G/GS Solo Asst. Total Sacks TFL FF FR PBU Int. QBP 2011 12/0 1 0 1 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0 0 0 0 2012 14/1 5 9 14 0.0/0 1.0/1 0 0 0 0 0 2013 12/7 27 8 35 1.0/14 3.0/16 0 0 1 1 1 2014 11/6 19 5 24 0.0/0 2.0/6 0 0 2 1 0 Total 49/14 52 22 74 1.0/14 6.0/23 0 0 3 2 1

13 Marshall Morgan

PK, Jr., 6-3, 200 Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. | American Heritage HS Career Highs: 4 field goals made vs. Nebraska in 2013 *4 field goals attempted vs. Nebraska in 2013 *14 points scored vs. No. 6 LSU in 2013 *Long FG of 56 yards at Tennessee in 2013 *Long FG attempt of 56 yards at Tennessee in 2013 *Long rush of 28 yards vs. No. 16 Georgia Tech in 2014 *28 rushing yards vs. No. 16 Georgia Tech in 2014 2014: Has played in 12 games ... 13-for-18 FGs, including a long of 53 yards against Charleston Southern ... 102 total points ... Needs one PAT to break his school record for most PATs in a season ... Ran for 28 yards on a fake FG against No. 16 Georgia Tech ... Served as a team captain vs. Florida ... Set the SEC record with his 20th consecutive field goal made at No. 24 South Carolina ... Tied the SEC record with his 18th-consecutive field goal made vs. No. 16 Clemson ... Preseason Coaches’ All-SEC First Team ... Preseason Media Days All-SEC First Team ... Phil Steele’s Preseason First Team All-SEC ... Athlon Sports Preseason All-SEC First Team ... Recipient of the William C. Hartman, Jr. Scholarship and the Touchdown Club of Athens Football Scholarship.

2013: Played in 10 games ... Set SEC record for best field goal percentage with a minimum of 20 made at 91.67%, going 22-for-24 ... Led the SEC in field goals made ... Set school record for most consecutive field goals made in a season with 17 ... Tied school record for PAT percentage in a season, going a perfect 47-for-47

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... Voted to Associated Press All-SEC First Team and the All-SEC Coaches’ First Team ... Named to the Sporting News All-SEC Team and Athlon Sports All-SEC First Team ... Named to Phil Steele’s All-SEC First Team ... Made all four field goal attempts vs. Nebraska in the TaxSlayer.com Gator Bowl to tie a UGA bowl record ... Named one of 20 semifinalists for the Lou Groza Award ... Named SEC Special Teams Player of the Week after he made all three field goal attempts vs.

Florida ... Named one of the team captains for the Missouri game ... Named SEC Special Teams Player of the Week for the second straight week after he kicked the game-winning 42-yard field goal in overtime at Tennessee; also connected on a career-long 56-yarder in the first quarter, which is the longest on the road in school history ... Named SEC Special Teams Player of the Week and CFPA National Placekicker of the Week after he was successful on all three field goal attempts vs. No. 6 LSU, including a then-career-long of 55 yards in the third quarter ... Named to the Capital One Academic All-District Team ... Earned Athletic Director’s Honor Roll distinction for spring semester ... Named to SEC Academic Honor Roll.

2012: Played in 14 games, and went 8-for-14 on field goal attempts, and 63-for-67 on PATs ... Set school record for most PATs made and attempted in a season (63for-67) ... Tied the school bowl record with five made PATs vs. No. 16 Nebraska in the Capital One Bowl ... Was successful on a 20-yard field goal attempt at Auburn ... Made a 29-yard field goal attempt vs. No. 3 Florida ... Booted a 50-yard field goal that tied the game at the end of the first half vs. Tennessee ... Made two field goals, including a 52-yarder, at Missouri, and was named College Football Performance Awards Honorable Mention Placekicker of the Week ... Made first field goal, a 35-yarder vs. Buffalo to go along with six PATs ... Named to the SEC First Year Academic Honor Roll for 2012-13 ... Recipient of the Aldredge-Kimberly Football Scholarship.

High School: American Heritage, coached by Jeff Dellenbach ... Rivals.com three-star prospect, #7 kicker nationally ... Scout.com three-star prospect, #7 kicker nationally ... ESPN.com three-star prospect, #5 kicker, #104 overall prospect in Florida ... 24/7sports.com three-star prospect, #6 kicker nationally, #154 overall prospect in Florida ... Participated in inaugural Semper Fi Bowl where he hit game-winning 46-yard field goal for the West Team ... Four-time All-State selection, including freshman year as a punter ... Four-time Sun Sentinel All-County First Team selection ... No. 31 on the 2012 Florida Top 100 by Orlando Sentinel ...

Miami Herald’s No. 25 top recruit from Broward County ... No. 10 ranked prospect in Broward County by Sun Sentinel .. Holds record for longest field goal at Archbishop McCarthy of 53 yards among other multiple records ... Tallied 10-of-12 field goals senior year ... Kicked field goals of 44, 45 and school-record 59 yards to lead American Heritage to District 15-5A title ... 59-yard field goal ties record for longest field goal in the county and was longest in Florida for 2011 ... Voted MVP junior and senior year.

Personal: MARSHALL TAYLOR MORGAN ... Born Nov. 28, 1993 ... Major: PreBusiness.

Place Kicking Year PAT FG 2012 63/67 8/14 2013 47/47 22/24 2014 63/64 13/18 Total 173/178 43/56

LG TP 52 MIZ 87 56 UT 113 53 CSU 102 56 UT 302

Field Goal Breakdown Year 1-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 2012 0-0 3-3 2-3 1-4 2-4 2013 0-0 8-8 7-8 5-5 2-3 2014 1-1 6-7 4-5 1-4 1-1 Total 1-1 17-18 13-16 7-13 5-8

Kickoffs Year KO Yards Avg. TB OB 2012 38 2,403 63.2 14 0 2013 72 4,333 60.2 17 0 2014 90 5,490 61.0 31 0 Total 200 12,226 61.1 62 0

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Player Rushing Year G/GS Att. Yards Per/Att. Per/Gm. TD LG 2012 14/0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 2013 10/0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 2014 12/0 1 28 28.0 2.3 0 28 GT Total 36/0 1 28 28.0 0.8 0 28 GT

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Defensive Year G/GS Solo Asst. Total Sacks TFL FF FR PBU Int. QBP 2014 10/0 10 4 14 0.0/0 1.0/1 1 0 0 0 0 Total 10/0 10 4 14 0.0/0 1.0/1 1 0 0 0 0

73 Greg Pyke 50 Johnny O’Neal

OLB, So., 6-2, 240 Dublin, Ga. | West Laurens Career Highs: 1 tackle (4x), last vs. Nebraska in 2013 2014: Has played in one game ... Recipient of the Porter Otis Payne Football Scholarship.

2013: Played in eight games and tallied a tackle in four games ... Recipient of the Porter Otis Payne Football Scholarship.

High School: West Laurens, coached by Stacy Nables ... PrepStar Dream Team 150 ... Georgia Sports Writers Association Class AAAA All-State team ... Atlanta Journal-Constitution Class AAAA All-State team ... Fox Sports NEXT four-star prospect, 11 MLB and #249 overall prospect in the country ... Dawg Post #2 MLB and #20 overall prospect in Georgia ... Rivals.com four-star player, #16 ILB in the country, #12 player in Georgia ... ESPN.com four-star player, #5 ILB nationally, #17 overall prospect in Georgia, #72 overall prospect regionally ... 247Sports.com three-star player, #34 ILB in the country, #58 player in Georgia ...

Averaged 12.4 tackles a game and recorded three sacks during his senior season.

Personal: JOHNNY WILLIE O’NEAL III ... Born March 20, 1995 ... Major: Unspecified.

Defensive Year G/GS Solo Asst. Total Sacks TFL FF FR PBU Int. QBP 2013 8/0 2 2 4 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0 0 0 0 2014 1/0 0 0 0 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0 0 0 0 Total 9/0 2 2 4 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0 0 0 0

14 Malkom Parrish

DB, Fr., 5-10, 194 Quitman, Ga. | Brooks County HS Career Highs: 5 tackles vs. No. 9 Auburn in 2014 *1 forced fumble vs. No. 9 Auburn in 2014 2014: Has played in 10 games ... 14 total tackles, 10 solo tackles ... One forced fumble ... Made a career-high five tackles and one forced fumble vs. No. 9 Auburn ... Tied a career high with two tackles vs. Vanderbilt ... Registered a career-high two tackles vs. Troy ... Recipient of the Joseph S. Espy Football Scholarship.

High School: Brooks County, coached by Maurice Freeman ... Selected to represent the East in the U.S. Army All-American Bowl ... PrepStar Magazine four-star prospect, Top 150 Dream Team, #19 ranked DB and #129 ranked player in the country ... Rivals.com four-star prospect, #81 overall prospect nationally, #6 CB nationally, #6 overall prospect in the state of Georgia ... ESPN.com four-star prospect, #10 athlete nationally, #6 overall prospect in the state of Georgia, #45 overall prospect in the region ... 247sports.com four-star prospect, #78 overall prospect nationally, #9 CB nationally, #5 overall prospect in the state of Georgia ... Scout.com four-star prospect, #119 overall prospect nationally, #11 DB nationally, #43 overall prospect in the Southeast ... DawgPost #3 overall prospect in Georgia ... Atlanta Journal Constitution All-State Class AA offense ... Named to the Atlanta Journal Constitution’s Super 11 ... Georgia Sports Writers Association All-State Class AA First Team offense, 2013 Offensive Player of the Year ... Played quarterback on offense ...

Rushed for 1,300 yards and 24 TD’s and passed for 2,600 yards and 18 TD’s ... Led Brooks County to Region I-AA titles in 2012 and 2013, and a Final Four appearance in the 2013 GHSA AA State Football Playoffs.

Personal: MALKOM PARRISH ... Born Jan. 12, 1995.

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OG, RSo., 6-6, 321 Baltimore, Md. | The Boys’ Latin School 2014: Has played in 12 games making 12 starts ... Has helped Georgia rush for 255 yards per game, which ranks second in the SEC ... Made first career start at RG in season-opener vs. No. 16 Clemson ... Named Most Improved Offensive Player at the conclusion of spring practice ...

Recipient of the Robert P. “Yank” Ludwig Football Scholarship.

2013: Played in two games ... Recipient of the Robert P. “Yank” Ludwig Football Scholarship.

2012: Redshirted ... Recipient of the Robert P. “Yank” Ludwig Football Scholarship.

High School: The Boys’ Latin School, coached by Ritchie Schell ... SuperPrep All-Mid-Atlantic Team ... 2011 Chesapeake Bowl South Roster ... 2011 Consensus All-State Football Team ... 2011 All-MIAA Football Team (B Conference) ...

2011 Maryland Crab Bowl All Star Game ... 2011 All-Metro First Team Offense ... Scout.com three-star prospect, #41 offensive line position player nationally ...

Rivals.com three-star recruit, #25 offensive guard nationally, #12 overall in Maryland ... ESPN.com three-star recruit, #90 offensive line, #16 overall in Maryland ... Maxpreps.com #79 overall in Maryland ... 247sports.com four-star recruit, #23 offensive tackle nationally, #8 overall prospect in Maryland ... Has experience at the guard and tackle positions ... Highly touted recruit in the sport of lacrosse.

Personal: GREGORY BREEDAN PYKE ... Born June 4, 1993 ... Major: Unspecified.

12 Brice Ramsey

QB, RFr., 6-3, 216 Kingsland, Ga. | Camden County HS Career Highs: 92 passing yards vs. Charleston Southern in 2014 *1 passing TD (3x), last vs. Charleston Southern in 2014 *8 completions vs. Charleston Southern in 2014 *12 passing attempts vs. Charleston Southern in 2014 *Long completion of 47 yards at Kentucky in 2014 *Long TD pass of 12 yards vs. Charleston Southern in

2014 2014: Has played in seven games ... 20-for-30 passing for 282 yards and three TDs ... 10-for-12 for 92 yards and a touchdown vs. Charleston Southern ... 5-for-5 for 80 yards and a touchdown at Kentucky ... Saw first career action vs. Troy, completing 4-of-8 passes for 66 yards and a touchdown ... Recipient of the Gordon and Sharon Teel Football Scholarship and the Dr. & Mrs. Howard Williams III Football Scholarship.

2013: Redshirted ... Enrolled at UGA in January ... Went 1-for-3 for 22 yards passing in the G-Day Game ... Recipient of the Gordon and Sharon Teel Football Scholarship.

High School: Camden County, coached by Jeff Herron ... PrepStar All-America ... Georgia Sports Writers Association Class AAAAAA All-State Team Honorable Mention ... Atlanta Journal-Constitution Class AAAAAA All-State Team Honorable Mention ... Fox Sports NEXT four-star player, #7 QB in the country, #82 overall prospect in the country ... Dawg Post #1 QB and #5 overall prospect in Georgia ...

Rivals.com four-star player #14 QB in the country, #18 player in Georgia ... ESPN four-star player, #115 on the ESPN150, #7 QB in the country, #53 player in the region, #11 player in Georgia ... 247sports.com four-star player, #3 QB in the country, #5 player in Georgia, #37 in 247Sports Top247 ... Participated in the Under Armour All-American Game ... During his senior season, passed for 1,396 yards and 19 touchdowns while only throwing three interceptions ... Also punted and kicked

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Personal: BRICE ALEXANDER RAMSEY ... Born April 11, 1995 ... Major: PreBusiness.

Passing Year G/GS Cmp. 2014 7/0 20 Total 7/0 20

Att. 30 30

Pct. 66.7 66.7

Yds. 282 282

INT TD Eff. 1 3 171.96 1 3 171.96

LG 47 UK 47 UK

38 Ryne Rankin

ILB, So., 6-1, 215 Orlando, Fla. | East River HS Career Highs: 4 tackles vs. Troy in 2014 2014: Has played in 11 games ... Six total tackles ...

Downed a punt at the one-yard line late in the fourth quarter vs. Tennessee which led to a defensive touchdown ... Registered a career-high four tackles vs. Troy ...

Recipient of the Mr. & Mrs. Jack Swan Football Scholarship Endowment and the Hugar and Elizabeth Wikes

Football Scholarship.

2013: Played in seven games and tallied five tackles ... Enrolled at UGA in January ... Recipient of the Hugar and Elizabeth Wilkes Football Scholarship.

High School: East River, coached by Marc Rankin ... PrepStar All-Southeast Region ... Ranked #10 overall player in the Orlando Sentinel’s Central Florida Super60 and #56 in Florida Top 100 ... Fox Sports NEXT three-star prospect, #38 MLB in country ... Rivals.com three-star player #24 ILB in country, #57 player in Florida ... ESPN four-star player, #296 on ESPN300, #13 ILB in country, #140 player in region, #53 player in the state ... 247sports.com four-star, #16 ILB in country, #40 player in Florida ... Had 189 tackles in 2012 ... Also punted and kicked.

Personal: RYNE JOHN RANKIN ... Born Oct. 1, 1993 ... Major: Agribusiness.

Defensive Year G/GS Solo Asst. Total Sacks TFL FF FR PBU Int. QBP 2013 7/0 3 2 5 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0 0 0 0 2014 11/0 3 3 6 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0 0 0 0 Total 18/0 6 5 11 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0 0 0 0

12 Lucas Redd

FS, Sr., 6-1, 200 Jefferson, Ga. | Jefferson HS Career Highs: 2 tackles vs. Troy in 2014 2014: Has played in 12 games ... Two total tackles ...

Registered a career-high two tackles vs. Troy.

2013: Played in 12 games, and tallied first career tackle vs. Vanderbilt ... Named to SEC Academic Honor Roll.

2012: Recipient of one of the Outstanding Scout Team Awards.

2011: Member of the scout team.

2010: Earned one of team’s Outstanding Special Teams Awards.

High School: Jefferson, coached by T. McFerrin ... Named First Team All-State and All-Region by the Associated Press as a senior ... Also played baseball and wrestled in high school ... Helped lead the Jefferson wrestling team to three GHSA state championships ... Two-time individual state champion in wrestling (171 weight division as a sophomore and 189 as a senior) ... First Team All-Region in baseball ... Member of the Beta Club and recipient of the Tucker Pimpo Memorial Scholarship and the Hunter Douglas Scholarship ... Part of Scotland Exchange Program at Jefferson.

Personal: LUCAS JEREMY REDD ... Born Sept. 5, 1991 ... Major: Health & Physical Education.

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Defensive Year G/GS Solo Asst. Total Sacks TFL FF FR PBU Int. QBP 2013 12/0 0 1 1 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0 0 0 0 2014 11/0 1 1 2 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0 0 0 0 Total 23/0 1 2 3 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0 0 0 0

87 Jay Rome

TE, Jr., 6-6, 248 Valdosta, Ga. | Valdosta HS Career Highs: 3 receptions (3x), last at No. 23 Missouri in 2014 *Long reception of 27 yards vs. North Texas in 2013 *1 TD reception (3x), last at No. 24 South Carolina in 2014 *Long TD reception of 24 yards vs. Georgia Tech in 2012. *29 receiving yards vs. Georgia Southern in 2012 2014: Has played in 11 games making two starts ... 10 receptions for 59 yards and a touchdown ... Tied his career-high with three catches at No. 23 Missouri ... Had a five-yard TD catch at No. 24 South Carolina ... Tied his career-high with three receptions vs. No. 16 Clemson ... Recipient of the Joseph S. Espy Football Scholarship.

2013: Played in eight games ... Missed the final four games of the season with an injury ... Finished the season with nine catches for 99 yards ... Caught a careerhigh three passes for 24 yards vs. App. State ... Tied his then-career-high with two catches for 24 yards vs. Florida ... Caught a career-long pass of 27 yards vs. North Texas ... Recipient of the Joseph S. Espy Football Scholarship.

2012: Played in 14 games making one start, and had 11 catches for 152 yards and two touchdowns ... Had a 19-yard touchdown reception vs. No. 2 Alabama ... Caught first career touchdown pass in first career start vs. Georgia Tech ...

Grabbed two catches for 29 yards vs. Georgia Southern ... Caught a carer-high two passes for 17 yards at Auburn ... Grabbed a 21-yard reception vs. Tennessee ... Hauled in first career catch for 15 yards at Missouri ... Caught two passes for 73 yards in the G-Day game ... Recipient of the Joseph F. Espy Football Scholarship.

2011: Redshirted ... Recipient of the Joseph F. Espy Football Scholarship.

High School: Valdosta, coached by Rance Gillespie ... Under Armour All-American, voted captain of the Black squad ... Sporting News Top 100 ... SuperPrep AllAmerica and All-Dixie teams ... PrepStar Dream Team 150 ... Played in the Georgia State High School All-Star Game ... 2010 Atlanta Journal-Constitution Super 11, #3 in Top 50, Class AAAA All-State ... 2010 Georgia Sports Writers Association Class AAAA All-State team ... #26 in MaxPreps.com top 100, #1 TE ... ESPN.com Four-Star player, #18 overall prospect, #1 TE in the country ... Rivals.com Four-Star player #56 overall and #4 TE in the country, #4 overall in Georgia ... Scout.com Four-Star player, #68 overall prospect, #4 TE overall in the country, #4 player in Georgia ... During his senior season he caught 45 passes, 555 yards, and 7 TDs ...

Also started on Valdosta’s basketball team.

Personal: JAY ROME ... Born Dec. 12, 1992 ... History.

Receiving Year G/GS Rec. Yards Per/Rec. Per/Gm TD LG 2012 14/1 11 152 13.8 10.9 2 24 GT 2013 8/1 9 99 11.0 12.4 0 27 CLEM 2014 11/2 10 59 5.9 5.4 1 18 GT Total 33/4 30 310 10.3 9.4 3 27 CLEM

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Player 18 Jonathon Rumph

SE, Sr., 6-5, 218 Cayce, S.C. | Brookland-Cayce HS/Holmes (Miss.) CC Career Highs: 5 receptions vs. Charleston Southern in 2014 *98 receiving yards vs. App. State in 2013 *Long reception of 47 yards at Kentucky in 2014 *1 TD reception vs. Charleston Southern in 2014 *Long TD reception of 12 yards vs. Charleston Southern in 2014 2014: Has played in four games ... 11 receptions for 176 yards and a touchdown ... Led the team with a career-high five receptions for 67 yards and his first career TD vs. Charleston Southern ... Tied then-career-high four receptions for 81 yards, including career-long catch of 47 yards at Kentucky ... Recipient of the Mobley Family Football Scholarship.

2013: Played in four games ... Had seven catches for 121 yards ... Caught four passes for 98 yards vs. App. State ... Saw first action in a Georgia uniform vs.

Florida ... Enrolled at UGA in January ... Caught four passes for 98 yards, including two touchdowns, in the G-Day Game ... Recipient of the Mobley Family Football Scholarship.

Prep School: Holmes CC, coached by Jeff Koonz ... Named First-Team All-State and First-Team All-Region XXIII ... ESPN No. 7 JUCO prospect ... Rivals.com fourstar prospect ... Fox Sports NEXT four-star prospect, #2 JUCO WR and #3 overall JUCO prospect in the country ... 247Sports.com three-star prospect, ranked #57 among JUCO prospects nationally, #10 wide receiver and #14 player in Mississippi ... Finished his sophomore season with 45 catches for 569 yards and three touchdowns. Had 42 catches for 778 yards and four touchdowns during his freshman campaign.

High School: Brookland-Cayce, coached by Abby Bray ... In addition to football, averaged over 18 points and six rebounds a game on the basketball court as a high school senior.

Personal: JONATHON RUMPH ... Born Oct. 24, 1991 ... Human Development & Family Science.

Receiving Year G/GS Rec. Yards Per/Rec. Per/Gm TD LG 2013 5/0 7 121 17.3 24.2 0 37 ASU 2014 4/0 11 176 16.0 44.0 1 47 UK Total 9/0 28 297 10.6 33.0 1 47 UK

24 Dominick Sanders DB, Fr., 6-0, 187 Tucker, Ga. | Tucker HS

Career Highs: 5 tackles vs. Florida in 2014 *1 interception at No. 23 Missouri in 2014 *22-yard interception return at No. 23 Missouri in 2014 *1 fumble recovery at Arkansas in 2014 *54-yard fumble return at Arkansas in 2014 2014: Has played in 12 games making 12 starts ... 33 total tackles, 24 solo tackles ... One interception and one fumble return for 54 yards and a touchdown ... Set a career high with five tackles vs. Florida ... Tied a career high with four tackles at Arkansas, recovered his first fumble and returned it 54 yards for a touchdown ... Recorded his first career interception at No. 23 Missouri ... Tied a career high with four tackles vs. Vanderbilt ... Set a career high with four tackles vs. Tennessee ... Recorded three tackles in his UGA debut vs. No. 16 Clemson ... Recipient of the Teka and John Adams Football Scholarship.

High School: Tucker, coached by Bryan Lamar ... PrepStar three-star prospect, All-Southeast Region ... ESPN.com three-star prospect, #126 ranked ATH nationally, #115 overall prospect in the state of Georgia ... Rivals.com three-star prospect #83 overall prospect in the state of Georgia ... Scout.com three-star prospect, #185 ranked WR nationally ... 247sports.com three-star prospect, #69 ranked CB nationally, #73 overall prospect in the state of Georgia ... Atlanta Journal Constitution 2013 Class AAAAA All-Metro Honorable Mention ... Georgia Sports Writers As-

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sociation 2013 Class AAAAA First Team All-State Defense ... Helped lead Tucker to a 14-1 record in 2013, finishing the regular season undefeated as Class AAAAA Region 6 Champs, ended the season as State Runner-Up, falling to State Champion Creekside 52-28 in the State Finals ... Played a large roll in Tuckerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 2012 season in which the Tigers advanced to the Quarterfinals of the State Playoffs before falling to Northside Warner Robins 23-20.

Personal: DOMINICK SANDERS ... Born Nov. 17, 1995.

Defensive Year G/GS Solo Asst. Total Sacks TFL FF FR PBU Int. QBP 2014 12/12 24 9 33 0.5/3 1.5/11 0 1 4 1 3 Total 12/12 24 9 33 0.5/3 1.5/11 0 1 4 1 3

86 Justin Scott-Wesley SE, Jr., 5-11, 210 Camilla, Ga. | Mitchell County HS

Career Highs: 4 receptions (2x), last vs. No. 6 LSU in 2013 *Long reception of 85 yards vs. No. 6 South Carolina in 2013 *1 TD reception (4x), last vs. Charleston Southern in 2014 *Long TD reception of 85 yards vs. No. 6 South Carolina in 2013 *116 receiving yards vs. No. 6 South Carolina in 2013 Career: 1-100 yard receiving game.

2014: Has played in five games ... Two catches for 33 yards, including a TD catch on his first reception of the season vs. Charleston Southern ... Saw first action at No. 23 Missouri ... Recipient of the Loy D. Thompson, IV Football Scholarship.

2013: Played in five games, making four starts ... Sustained a season-ending injury (torn ACL) in the third quarter at Tennessee ... Finished the season with 16 receptions for 311 yards and two touchdowns ... Named one of the team captains for the South Carolina game ... Had four catches for 55 yards, including the gamewinning 25-yard TD catch with 1:47 left vs. No. 6 LSU ... Posted his first 100-yard receiving game vs No. 6 South Carolina after having three catches for 116 yards, including a career-long 85-yard TD catch that clinched the win ... Had a thencareer-high four catches for 55 yards at No. 8 Clemson ... Had two catches for 53 yards, including a touchdown, in the G-Day Game ... Named offensive recipient of the Coffee County Hustle Award at the conclusion of spring practice ... Recipient of the Loy D. Thompson, IV Football Scholarship.

2012: Played in nine games, and had six receptions for 135 yards and a touchdown ... Had three catches for 67 yards vs. No. 16 Nebraska in the Capital One Bowl ...

Caught a then-career-high two passes for 25 yards, including his first career TD catch, vs. Georgia Southern ... Caught first career pass for 43 yards vs. Florida Atlantic ... Hauled in three passes for 46 yards in the G-Day game ... Recipient of the Loy D. Thompson, IV Football Scholarship.

2011: Redshirted...Recipient of the Loy D. Thompson, IV Football Scholarship.

High School: Mitchell County, coached by Dondrial Pinkins ... Under Armour AllAmerican ... PrepStar All-America ... SuperPrep All-Dixie Team ... Rivals.com FourStar Player, #32 WR, #13 overall in Georgia ... ESPN.com Four-Star Player, #24 WR, Scout grade of 80 out of 100 ... Scout.com Three-Star Player, #51 WR ... Maxpreps. com #27 Wide Receiver ... Class AA 2009 and 2010 State Champion in 200 meter dash ... Class AA 2010 State Champion in 100 meter dash.

Personal: JUSTIN SCOTT-WESLEY ... Born June 25, 1993 ... Major: History.

Receiving Year G/GS Rec. Yards Per/Rec. Per/Gm TD LG 2012 9/0 6 135 22.5 15.0 1 43 FAU 2013 5/4 16 311 19.4 62.2 2 85 SC 2014 5/0 2 33 16.5 6.6 1 19 CSU Total 19/4 24 479 20.0 25.2 4 85 SC

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Player 55 Dyshon Sims

OL, Fr., 6-4, 302 Valdosta, Ga. | Lowndes HS 2014: Has played in eight games ... Has helped Georgia rush for 255 yards per game, which ranks second in the SEC ... Recipient of the Frank G. Lumpkin Football Scholarship.

High School: Lowndes, coached by Randy McPherson ... Selected to represent the East in the U.S. Army AllAmerican Bowl ... PrepStar Magazine three-star prospect and All-Southeast Region ... Rivals.com four-star prospect, #209 overall prospect nationally, #20 OT nationally, #19 overall prospect in the state of Georgia ... ESPN. com four-star prospect, #20 OT nationally, #29 overall prospect in the state of Georgia, #155 overall prospect in the region ... 247sports.com four-star prospect, #185 overall prospect nationally, #17 OT nationally, #14 overall prospect in the state of Georgia ... Scout.com four-star prospect, #270 overall prospect nationally, #21 OT nationally, #104 overall prospect in the Southeast ... DawgPost #18 overall prospect in Georgia ... Atlanta Journal Constitution All-State Class AAAAAA Honorable Mention ... Georgia Sports Writers Association All-State Class AAAAAA Second Team offense ... MaxPreps 2013 Georgia Preseason All-State Team.

Personal: DYSHON SIMS ... Born Jan. 25, 1996.

88 Ben Souther

TB, Jr., 6-2, 207 Gainesville, Ga. | Chestatee HS/Air Force Academy 2014: Has played in seven games on special teams ...

Saw first action vs. Vanderbilt.

Air Force Academy (2010-2012): Attended the Academy for two years.

High School: Chestatee, coached by Stan Luttrell …

Earned All-State and All-Area honors during the 2008 and 2009 seasons … Set the following school records: single season rushing, single game rushing, career rushing, career touchdowns, single game touchdowns and carries in a single game … Also played basketball and competed on Chestatee’s track and field team … Graduated in the top 5 percent of his class.

Personal: BEN SOUTHER … Born Dec. 18, 1991 … Major: Business Administration … One of five siblings.

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8 tackles vs. Tennessee, also recorded a sack and two tackles for loss ... Tied a career high with 8 tackles at No. 24 South Carolina, also recorded an interception ... Preseason Coaches’ All-SEC Second Team ... Preseason Media Days All-SEC Second Team ... Phil Steele’s Preseason Second Team All-SEC ... Athlon Sports Preseason All-SEC Third Team ... Recipient of the Virginia & Kenneth McCall Football Scholarship.

2013: Played in 13 games, making 13 starts ... Tallied 57 tackles and eight pass break-ups ... Named one of the team captains for the game against LSU ... Had eight tackles vs. No. 7 Auburn ... Made five tackles, all solo, vs. Florida ... Led the team with 10 tackles vs. Vanderbilt ... Tied a then career-high with eight tackles vs. No. 25 Missouri ... Made five tackles vs. Tennessee ... Tallied four tackles vs.

No. 6 South Carolina ... Named to preseason watch lists for the Bronko Nagurski Trophy and Jim Thorpe Award ... Named to Lindy’s Preseason All-SEC First Team, Preseason Media Days All-SEC Second Team, Phil Steele’s Preseason All-SEC Second Team and Athlon Preseason All-SEC Third Team ... Recipient of the Virginia & Kenneth McCall Football Scholarship.

2012: Played in 14 games making 14 starts, and led the team with four interceptions ... Recipient of team’s Most Improved Player award ... Had a career-high two interceptions (tying a school bowl record) to go along with six tackles vs. No. 16 Nebraska in the Capital One Bowl ... Recorded seven tackles vs. No. 2 Alabama in SEC Championship ... Made three tackles, including a sack, in addition to recovering two fumbles vs. Ole Miss. Was named CFPA Hon. Mention Defensive Back of the Week for his performance ... Had a sack and an interception vs. No. 3 Florida ... Recorded seven tackles and forced a fumble at Kentucky ... Had six tackles and an interception vs. Tennessee ... Had four tackles vs. Florida Atlantic ... Had six tackles (three solo) at Missouri ... Had a career-high 8 tackles and a 30-yard punt return vs. Buffalo ... Named Most Improved Player on defense at the conclusion of spring practice ... Recipient of the Virginia & Kenneth McCall Football Scholarship.

2011: Played in 11 games making one start recording five tackles ... Had three tackles, including one for a loss, vs. New Mexico State ... Recipient of the Virginia & Kenneth McCall Football Scholarship.

High School: Grady, coached by Ronnie Millen ... Army All American ... Sporting News Top 100 ... SuperPrep All-America and All-Dixie teams ... PrepStar Dream Team 150 ... ESPN.com #9 Athlete, #76 overall prospect ... Rivals.com Four Star Player, #3 Safety, #47 overall prospect, #5 overall prospect in Georgia ... Scout. com Four Star Player, #9 Safety ... Atlanta Journal-Constitution Super 11 Team, #12 overall prospect in Georgia, Class AAA All State Defensive Team ... Georgia Sports Writers Association Class AAA All State Defensive Team ... Started all four years in high school on defense, offense, and special teams ... As a junior recorded 800 receiving yards with 11 touchdowns, 30 tackles and 4 interceptions with one defensive touchdown.

Personal: DAMIAN SWANN ... Born Dec. 4, 1992 ... Major: Housing.

5 Damian Swann

Defensive Year G/GS Solo Asst. Total Sacks TFL FF FR PBU Int. QBP 2011 11/1 3 2 5 0.0/0 1.0/3 0 0 0 0 0 2012 14/14 34 19 53 2.0/12 3.5/15 2 2 5 4 5 2013 13/13 43 14 57 0.0/0 1.0/2 0 0 8 0 0 2014 11/11 34 28 62 2.0/17 4.5/26 4 1 4 3 6 Total 49/39 114 63 177 4.0/29 10.0/46 6 3 17 7 11

Career Highs: 11 tackles at Arkansas in 2014 *2 interceptions vs. No. 16 Nebraska in 2012 *2 forced fumbles at Arkansas in 2014 *1 sack (4x), most recently at Arkansas in 2014 *Long punt return of 30 yards vs. Buffalo in 2012 *1 fumble recovery (3x), last vs. No. 16 Georgia Tech *99-yard fumble return for touchdown vs. No. 16 Georgia

Punt Returns Year Ret. Yards 2012 5 37 2013 9 28 Total 14 65

CB, Sr., 5-11, 180 Atlanta, Ga. | Grady HS

Avg 7.4 3.1 4.6

TD 0 0 0

LG 30 UB 12 NT 30 UB

Tech 2014: Has played in 11 games making 11 starts ... 62 total tackles, fourth most on the team ... three interceptions, second most on the team ... Team-best four forced fumbles, most in the SEC ... One fumble return for 99 yards and a touchdown ...

Named captain for five games ... Recorded 10 tackles, one forced fumble, and returned a fumble 99-yards for a touchdown vs. No. 16 Georgia Tech ... Named SEC Defensive Player of the Week and CFPA National DB of the Week for his performance against Arkansas in which he set a career high with 11 tackles and recorded a sack, an interception, and forced two fumbles ... Tied a career high with

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Player 28 Tramel Terry

SS, RFr., 6-0, 197 Goose Creek, S.C. | Goose Creek HS Career Highs: 3 tackles vs. Troy in 2014 *1 interception vs. Troy in 2014 2014: Has appeared in nine games ... Five total tackles and one interception ... Registered three tackles and an interception in his UGA debut vs. Troy.

2013: Redshirted ... Enrolled at UGA in January ... Recipient of the Joseph S. Espy Football Scholarship.

High School: Goose Creek, coached by Chuck Reedy ... PrepStar All-America Team ... 2012 Mr. Football- South Carolina ... 2012 USA Today All-USA second team ... 2012 HSSR SCHSL Statewide All-State Football Team ... 2012 Shrine Bowl selection ... Scout.com four-star recruit, #18 WR nationally ... Rivals.com four-star recruit, #20 WR nationally, #3 overall prospect in South Carolina ... ESPN.com four-star recruit, #9 overall wide receiver, #2 overall prospect in South Carolina ... ESPNU 150 ... 247sports.com four-star recruit, #8 WR nationally, #101 overall prospect nationally, #1 overall prospect in South Carolina ... Maxpreps.com fivestar recruit ... As a junior, caught 44 passes for 833 yards and six touchdowns while rushing for 847 yards on 117 carries and 10 touchdowns ... As a senior caught 48 passes for 792 yards and five touchdowns while rushing for 841 yards on 113 carries for 19 touchdowns ... Helped lead Goose Creek HS to a 13-0 record in 2012.

Personal: TRAMEL TERRY ... Born May 17, 1994 ... Major: Unspecified.

Defensive Year G/GS Solo Asst. Total Sacks TFL FF FR PBU Int. QBP 2014 9/0 2 3 5 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0 1 1 0 Total 9/0 2 3 5 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0 1 1 0

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Personal: JOHN BAILEY THEUS ... Brother of Bulldog junior snapper Nathan Theus ... Born Jan. 19, 1994 ... Major: Human Development & Family Science.

49 Nathan Theus

SN, Jr., 6-3, 236 Jacksonville, Fla. | The Bolles School 2014: Has played in 12 games ... Recipient of the Durward and Betsy Pennington Family Scholarship.

2013: Played in all 13 games ... Earned Athletic Director’s Honor Roll distinction for spring semester ... Recipient of the William C. Hartman, Jr. Scholarship.

2012: Played in 12 games and recorded one tackle ...

Recipient of the Durward and Betsy Pennington Family

Scholarship.

2011: Earned Athletic Director’s Honor Roll distinction for fall semester ... Redshirted ... Recipient of the Durward & Betsy Pennington Family Scholarship.

High School: The Bolles School, coached by Corky Rogers ... Ranked No. 1 long snapper for 2010 by ProKicker.com ... PrepStar All-Southeast Region ... Scout.com two-star ... Rivals.com two-star ... Florida Times-Union All-First Coast First Team ...

Florida Times-Union Super 24 ... Helped lead Bolles to undefeated regular season and 2010 district title, a district title and FHSSA Class AA state title in 2009 and an undefeated season and FHSSA Class AA state crown in 2008.

Personal: NATHAN THEUS ... Born July 2, 1992 ... Major: Human Development & Family Science ... Brother of Bulldog junior John Theus.

96 Mike Thornton

N, Sr., 6-1, 296 Stone Mountain, Ga. | Stephenson HS

71 John Theus

OT, Jr., 6-6, 313 Jacksonville, Fla. | The Bolles School 2014: Has played in 12 games making 12 starts ... Has helped Georgia rush for 255 yards per game, which ranks second in the SEC ... Preseason Coaches’ All-SEC Second Team ... Preseason Media Days All-SEC Third Team ... Athlon Sports Preseason All-SEC Third Team ...

Recipient of the James E. & Peggy A. Hickey Memorial Scholarship and the John Tillman Football Scholarship.

2013: Played in 13 games, making eight starts ... Part of an offense that ranked No. 2 in passing in the SEC and generated at least 23 points in 12 games and 400 yards in 12 games ... Named to Phil Steele’s Preseason All-SEC Fourth Team ...

Recipient of the John Tillman Football Scholarship.

2012: Played in 14 games making 14 starts - all at right tackle ... Named to Sporting News All-America Freshman Team and Phil Steele All-America Freshman Team ... Became just the third true freshman to start at offensive tackle in a season opener for UGA since freshmen became eligible in 1973 ... Named to the SEC First Year Academic Honor Roll ... Recipient of the John Tillman Football Scholarship ... Earned Athletic Director’s Honor Roll distinction for fall semester.

High School: The Bolles School, coached by Corky Rogers ... 2011 USA Today AllAmerica first-team offense ... Parade Magazine All-America team ... 2011 Army All-America Team ... 2011 MaxPreps Top 100 ... 2011 PrepStar Top 150 Dream Team ... ESPNU 150 ... Scout.com five-star prospect, #2 offensive lineman and #7 overall prospect nationally, #1 player in the state ... Rivals.com five-star prospect, #5 OT nationally, #3 overall prospect in Florida, #23 overall prospect nationally ... ESPNU four-star prospect, #5 OT and #28 overall prospect nationally, #7 ranked player in Florida ... 247Sports.com four-star prospect, #35 ranked overall player nationally, #3 ranked OT nationally, #5 ranked overall player in the state of Florida ... 2011 Florida Times-Union Super 11 and Class AAAA All-State first team ... Helped lead Bolles to FHSAA state titles in 2009 and 2011, as well as an undefeated regular season and district title in 2010 ... Competed in shot put and discus on track and field team.

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Career Highs: 6 tackles vs. Florida in 2014 *1 sack at No. 8 Clemson in 2013 2014: Has played in 12 games making nine starts ... 26 total tackles, 15 assisted tackles ... Named captain for five games ... Set a career high with six tackles vs. Florida ...

Tied a career high with three tackles at Arkansas ... Tied a career high with three tackles at No. 23 Missouri ...

Recipient of the Virginia & Kenneth McCall Football Scholarship.

2013: Played in 11 games and had five tackles ... Recorded career-high three tackles, including a sack, at No. 8 Clemson ... Recipient of the Mr. & Mrs. John F. McMullan Football Scholarship.

2012: Played in 14 games ... Recipient of the Mr. & Mrs. John F. McMullan Football Scholarship.

2011: Played in seven games recording two tackles ... Recipient of the Mr. & Mrs. John F. McMullan Football Scholarship.

2010: Redshirted as a member of the scout team ... Recipient of the John A. Addison Family Football Scholarship ... Earned Athletic Director’s Honor Roll distinction for summer semester.

High School: Stephenson, coached by Ronald Gartrell ... 2009 PrepStar AllAmerican ... SuperPrep All-America and All-Dixie teams ... 2009 Atlanta Journal Constitution Top 50, Class AAAAA All-State First Team ... 2009 Defensive MVP of UGA Nike Camp ... Rivals.com four-star prospect, #15 DT nationally, #145 overall nationally, #10 overall in Georgia ... Scout.com four-star prospect, #16 DT nationally, #175 overall nationally, #58 overall in the South ... Dawg Post #13 overall in Georgia ... ESPNU.com #18 DT nationally ... Mobile Press-Register Super Southeast 120 ... As a senior tallied 78 total tackles including 13 for loss and 6 sacks, named Touchdown Club of Atlanta Lineman of the Week for Week 3, led Stephenson Jaguars to a 11-1 record ... As a junior recorded 95 total tackles including 15 for loss and 2.5 sacks.

Personal: MICHAEL ANTHONY THORNTON ... Born Jan. 1, 1992 ... Major: Communication Studies.

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Player Defensive Year G/GS Solo Asst. Total Sacks TFL FF FR PBU Int. QBP 2011 7/0 1 1 2 0.5/1 0.5/1 0 0 0 0 0 2012 14/0 0 0 0 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0 0 0 1 2013 10/0 2 3 5 1.0/1 1.0/1 0 0 0 0 0 2014 12/9 11 15 26 0.0/0 0.5/0 0 0 1 0 4 Total 43/9 14 19 33 1.5/2 2.5/2 0 0 1 0 5

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Personal: KENNETH ANDERSON TOWNS ... Born Oct. 1, 1993 ... Major: PreBusiness.

Receiving Year G/GS 2013 7/0 2014 11/0 Total 18/0

8 Blake Tibbs

30 Kosta Vavlas

FLK, RSo., 6-2, 180 Lithonia, Ga. | Martin Luther King, Jr. HS Career Highs: 1 reception (4x), last at Kentucky in 2014 *13 receiving yards at Kentucky in 2014 *Long reception of 13 yards at Kentucky in 2014 2014: Has played in 12 games ... Two receptions for 25 yards ... 13-yard reception at Kentucky ... 12-yard reception vs. Troy ... Recipient of the I.V. Chandler Memorial Football Scholarship.

2013: Played in two games ... Had first career catch for 11 yards vs. No. 25 Missouri ... Recipient of Dan M. Post Football Scholarship.

2012: Redshirted ... Recipient of the Dan M. Post Football Scholarship.

High School: Martin Luther King, Jr., coached by Michael Carson ... SuperPrep All-Dixie Team ... Class AAAAA All-State Offensive Team ... 2011 Georgia Sports Writers Association All-State Class AAAAA First Team Offense ... Scout. com three-star recruit, #52 wide receiver nationally, #25 player in the state ...

Rivals.com three-star recruit, #65 wide receiver, #21 overall in Georgia ... ESPN. com three-star recruit, #75 wide receiver, #60 overall in Georgia ... Maxpreps.com #47 wide receiver, #13 overall in Georgia ... 247sports.com three-star recruit, #57 wide receiver nationally, #29 overall prospect in Georgia ... As a junior he caught 60 passes for 1,054 yards and 8 touchdowns ... As a senior he caught 63 passes for 1,065 yards and 15 touchdowns ... Returned kicks and punts for his team ... Led Martin Luther King, Jr. to a 12-1 record in 2011.

Personal: BLAKE JAMAL TIBBS ... Born Oct. 21, 1993 ... Major: Pre-Journalism.

Receiving Year G/GS Rec. Yards Per/Rec. Per/Gm TD LG 2013 2/0 2 18 9.0 9.0 0 11 MIZ 2014 12/0 2 25 12.5 2.1 0 13 UK Total 14/0 4 43 10.8 3.1 0 13 UK

9 Kenneth Towns

SE, RSo., 6-3, 205 Albany, Ga. | Westover HS Career Highs: 1 reception (7x), last vs. Charleston Southern in 2014 *16 receiving yards vs. Kentucky in 2013 *Long reception of 16 yards vs. Kentucky in 2013 *1 TD reception (2x), last vs. Troy in 2014 *Long TD reception of 9 yards vs.Troy in 2014 2014: Has played in 11 games ... Five receptions for 31 yards and a touchdown ... Hauled in a nine-yard TD catch vs. Troy ... Named Outstanding Offensive Walk-on at the conclusion of spring practice.

2013: Played in eight games ... Had a 16-yard reception vs. Kentucky ... Snagged first career reception, a three-yard TD catch vs. App. State.

2012: Member of the scout team.

High School: Westover, coached by Octavia Jones ... Earned Second Team AllRegion honors as a sophomore and junior ... Was his school’s All Sports 3.0 Scholar all four years ... Also played basketball and baseball at Westover and ran track ... Advanced to the GHSA Final Four in basketball as a sophomore ... Won a team region championship in track as a senior ... Finished 47th in his class with a 3.8 GPA and was a member of the National Honors Society.

Rec. Yards Per/Rec. Per/Gm TD LG 2 19 9.5 2.7 1 16 UK 5 31 6.2 2.8 1 10 UF 7 50 7.1 2.8 2 16 UK

ILB, Sr., 6-0, 212 Tarpon Springs, Fla. | Tarpon Springs HS Career Highs: 4 tackles (3x), last at Kentucky in 2014 2014: Has played in 12 games ... 17 total tackles, 11 solo tackles ... Named captain for five games ... Tied a career high with four tackles at Kentucky ... Recipient of the Coach Mike Castronis Football Scholarship.

2013: Played in 13 games and tallied 11 tackles ... Named one of the team captains for the games against LSU and Georgia Tech ... Had 12 tackles to lead the Red team in the G-Day Game ... Serves as a football team representative on the UGA Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) ... Earned Athletic Director’s Honor Roll distinction for spring semester ...

Recipient of the Quinton Lumpkin Football Scholarship ... Named to SEC Academic Honor Roll.

2012: Played in 14 games, and had nine tackles as a special teams standout ...

Named one of the team captains for the games against Missouri and Ole Miss ...

Recipient of Coaches’ Leadership Award ... Tied his career-high with four tackles vs. Vanderbilt ... Awarded a scholarship in early August ... Inducted into UGA’s Student-Athlete Leadership Academy known as L.E.A.D. (Leadership Education and Development) ... Recipient of the Gordon and Sharon Teel Football Scholarship ...

Earned Athletic Director’s Honor Roll distinction for fall semester.

2011: Named one of team’s Most Valuable Special Teams Players ... Played in 14 games recording 19 tackles and a forced fumble ... Named one of the captains for the game against Vanderbilt ... In SEC Championship vs. No. 1 LSU notching two tackles ... Registered a career-best four tackles at Tennessee ... Named to SEC Academic Honor Roll and Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for fall semester.

2010: Redshirted as a member of the scout team.

High School: Named 4-A Pinellas County Player of the Year, First Team AllCounty and First Team All-Suncoast ... 4-A Second Team All-State as a senior ...

Registered 133 tackles as a junior and a school record 194 as a senior ... Also had seven sacks, four forced fumbles and one interception as a senior ... Claimed the 4-A district championship and helped his team advance to the regional finals for the first time since 1986 ... Also played soccer and tennis as Tarpon Springs won a district championship in tennis ... Member of National Honor Society and Greek National Honor Society and maintained above a 4.0 GPA throughout high school.

Personal: DIMITRIOS KOSTA VAVLAS ... Born July 23, 1992 ... Brother, Bobby Vavlas, played WR at Elmhurst College (Illinois) ... Major: Biological Science.

Defensive Year G/GS Solo Asst. Total Sacks TFL FF FR PBU Int. QBP 2011 14/0 10 9 19 0.0/0 0.0/0 1 0 0 0 0 2012 14/0 6 3 9 0.0/0 0.0/0 1 0 0 0 0 2013 13/0 7 4 11 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0 0 0 0 2014 12/0 11 6 17 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0 0 0 0 Total 53/0 34 22 56 0.0/0 0.0/0 2 0 0 0 0

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Player 63 Xzavier Ward

OT, Sr., 6-7, 282 Moultrie, Ga. | Colquitt County HS 2014: Has played in one game ... Recipient of the True Grit Award at the conclusion of spring practice ... Recipient of the Susan and Mark Tomlinson Scholarship.

2013: Member of the scout team ... Named offensive recipient of the True Grit Award at the conclusion of spring practice ... Recipient of the Susan & Mark Tomlinson Family Football Scholarship.

2012: Played in six games ... Recipient of the Susan and Mark Tomlinson Football Scholarship.

2011: Recipient of Susan and Mark Tomlinson Football Scholarship.

High School: Colquitt County, coached by Rush Propst ... SuperPrep All-Dixie Team ... PrepStar All-Southeast Region Team ... Scout.com Three-star player, #40 OT in the Country ... Rivals.com Three-star player, #42 OT in the Country, #31 Player in Georgia ... ESPN Four-star player, #17 ranked OT in the Country ... Member of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution Top 50 in Georgia, No. 1 offensive lineman in Georgia, Class AAAAA All-State Team ... Georgia Sports Writers Association Class AAAAA All-State team ... Helped team to state championship game.

Personal: XZAVIER WARD ... Born April 10, 1993 ... Major: Communication Studies.

9 Reggie Wilkerson

CB, RFr., 5-11, 181 Citra, Fla. | North Marion HS Career Highs: 1 tackle vs. Troy in 2014 2014: Has played in one game ... Registered one tackle in his UGA debut vs. Troy.

2013: Redshirted ... Enrolled at UGA in January ... Earned Athletic Director’s Honor Roll distinction for spring semester ... Recipient of J.E. and W.S. Hickey Football Scholarship.

High School: North Marion, coached by Craig Damon ... PrepStar All-Southeast Region ... Orlando Sentinel Super60 ... Participated in the Florida HS Football Nike 7on7 ... Fox Sports NEXT four-star prospect, #34 prospect in Florida, #27 CB in the country ... Rivals.com four-star, #26 CB nationally, #42 overall prospect in Florida ... ESPN.com four-star recruit, #15 CB nationally, #34 overall prospect in Florida ...

247sports.com four-star recruit, #25 CB nationally, #50 overall prospect in Florida ... Had 28 tackles, one interception, and two fumble recoveries as a senior.

Personal: REGINALD D. WILKERSON ... Born June 22, 1994 ... Major: Unspecified.

Defensive Year G/GS Solo Asst. Total Sacks TFL FF FR PBU Int. QBP 2014 1/0 0 1 1 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0 0 0 0 Total 1/0 0 1 1 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0 0 0 0

23 Shakenneth Williams WR, Fr., 6-1, 197 Macon, Ga. | Rutland HS

Career-Highs: 2 receptions vs. Charleston Southern in 2014 *35 receiving yards vs. Troy in 2014 *Long reception of 35 yards vs. Troy in 2014 2014: Has played in five games ... Three receptions for 61 yards ... Two catches for 26 yards vs. Charleston Southern ... Hauled in a 35-yard reception in first career

game vs. Troy.

High School: Rutland, coached by George Collins ... Georgia Sports Writers Association All-State Honorable Mention AAAA ... PrepStar Magazine three-star

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prospect and All-Southeast Region ... ESPN four-star prospect, #27 ranked player in the state of Georgia, #45 ranked WR nationally, #144 ranked prospect in the region ... 247sports.com four-star prospect, #18 ranked prospect in Georgia, #44 WR ... Scout.com four-star prospect, #51 ranked WR nationally, #113 player in the Southeast ... Rivals.com three-star prospect, #36 ranked player in Georgia, #57 ranked WR nationally ... DawgPost #21 overall player in Georgia ... During his senior season recorded 998 all purpose yards, including 898 yards receiving on 36 catches, 64 rushing yards on nine carries and 36 kickoff return yards.

Personal: SHAKENNETH WILLIAMS ... Born March 18, 1995.

Receiving Year G/GS Rec. Yards Per/Rec. Per/Gm TD LG 2014 5/0 3 61 20.3 12.2 0 35 TROY Total 5/0 3 61 20.3 12.2 0 35 TROY

51 Ramik Wilson

ILB, Sr., 6-2, 237 Tampa, Fla. | Jefferson HS Career Highs: 19 tackles at No. 16 Georgia Tech in 2014 *1 fumble recovery vs. Charleston Southern in 2014 *1 forced fumble (3x), last vs. No. 16 Georgia Tech in 2014 2014: Has played in 12 games making 12 starts ... Led team with 52 solo tackles, second on team with 102 total tackles ... Tied for sixth in the SEC in total tackles ... Set a career high with 19 tackles vs. No. 16 Georgia Tech, forced a fumble in the fourth quarter that was recovered by Amarlo Herrera and allowed Georgia to drive down the field and score a go-ahead touchdown with 00:18 on the clock ... Recovered his first-career fumble vs. Charleston Southern ... Named one of 15 semifinalists for the Butkus Award ... Led the team with 12 total tackles at Kentucky ... Had a team-high 14 tackles at Arkansas ... Tied for the team-lead with four tackles at No. 23 Missouri ... Led team with 13 total tackles at No. 24 South Carolina ... Preseason Coaches’ All-SEC First Team ... Preseason Media Days All-SEC First Team ... Phil Steele’s Preseason First Team All-America ... Phil Steele’s Preseason First Team All-SEC ... Athlon Sports Preseason All-SEC First Team ... Named Defensive MVP at the conclusion of spring practice ... Recipient of the Walter C. Troutman Football Scholarship Endowment.

2013: Played in 13 games, making 12 starts ... Led the SEC and the Georgia defense in total tackles with 133, just third Bulldog to do that, joining Rennie Curran (130 in 2009) and Whit Marshall (128 in 1995) ... Voted to Associated Press All-SEC First Team and the All-SEC Coaches’ First Team ... Named to the Sporting News All-SEC Team and Athlon Sports All-SEC First Team ... Named to Phil Steele’s All-SEC First Team and All-America Third Team ... Led the team with nine tackles, including one sack, vs. Kentucky ... Had a team-high 18 tackles, including one sack, at No. 7 Auburn ... Had a team-high 12 tackles vs. App. State ... Led the team with 11 tackles vs. Florida ... Led the team with 15 tackles, including one sack vs. Tennessee ... Led the team with nine tackles, including two for losses, vs. North Texas ... Tallied a career-high 13 tackles at No. 8 Clemson ... Named defensive recipient of the Coffee County Hustle Award at the conclusion of spring practice ... Recipient of UGA Athletic Achievement Award for exhibiting intense focus and/or displaying a marked improvement in the classroom over the course of the past academic year ... Recipient of the Walter C. Troutman Football Scholarship Endowment.

2012: Played in 10 games, and had six tackles and a forced fumble ... Forced a fumble and had a tackle for loss vs. No. 2 Alabama in the SEC Championship ...

Named Most Improved Player on defense at the conclusion of spring practice ...

Recipient of the Walter C. Troutman Football Scholarship Endowment.

2011: Played in eight games and had four tackles ... Recipient of the Walter C. Troutman Football Scholarship Endowment.

High School: Jefferson, coached by Mike Fenton ... SuperPrep All-Dixie team ... Scout.com three-star recruit, #27 rated outside linebacker in the country ... Rivals.com four-star prospect, #229 player in the country, #58 player in Florida, #12 linebacker ... ESPN.com four-star recruit, #11 linebacker ... Three-way starter at Jefferson as an inside linebacker on defense, a tight end on offense and served

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Player as the team’s punter ... As a senior, recorded 90 tackles, 18 sacks, and six forced fumbles ... Also caught 19 passes for 258 yards and five touchdowns ... As a junior, recorded 92 tackles to go with nine sacks and two interceptions ... Also recorded 20 catches for 310 yards as a tight end.

Personal: RAMIK WILSON ... Born Aug. 19, 1992 ... Major: Communication Studies.

Defensive Year G/GS Solo Asst. Total Sacks TFL FF FR PBU Int. QBP 2011 8/0 2 2 4 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0 0 0 0 2012 10/0 4 2 6 0.0/0 1.0/4 1 0 0 0 0 2013 13/12 76 57 133 4.0/22 11.0/38 0 0 3 0 7 2014 12/12 52 50 102 1.0/14 6.0/22 1 1 0 0 5 Total 43/24 134 111 245 5.0/36 18.0/64 2 1 3 0 12

77 Isaiah Wynn

OL, Fr., 6-2, 283 St. Petersburg, Fla. | Lakewood HS 2014: Has played in 10 games making one start ... Has helped Georgia rush for 255 yards per game, which ranks second in the SEC ... Recipient of the Harriett Reppard Evans Football Scholarship Endowment.

High School: Lakewood, coached by Cory Moore ... U.S. Army All-American ... Class AAAAA All-State Team ...

Named one of Tampa Bay Times’ Top High School Athletes, Tampa Bay Times All-Sun Coast First Team ... PrepStar Magazine four-star prospect, Top 300 All-American, #22 ranked OG and #160 overall player in the country ... ESPN four-star prospect, #6 rated offensive guard nationally, #18 ranked played in the state of Florida, No. 106 on the ESPN 300 ... 247sports.com four-star prospect, 9 rated offensive guard nationally, #20 ranked player in Florida, #138 rated player nationally ... Scout.com four-star prospect, #11 ranked offensive guard nationally, #22 overall player in Florida, #75 player in the Southeast, #199 overall player in the country ... Rivals.com four-star prospect, #6 ranked offensive guard, #22 ranked player in Florida, #145 ranked player nationally ... Helped pave the way for Lakewood to rush for 2,371 yards on the season.

Personal: ISAIAH WYNN ... Born Dec. 9, 1995.

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2015 GEORGIA SCHEDULE

Seven homes games including league contests with South Carolina, Alabama, Missouri, and Kentucky highlight the 2015 University of Georgia football schedule.

Georgia’s away game schedule includes trips to Vanderbilt, Tennessee, Auburn, Georgia Tech, and Florida in Jacksonville. Georgia Southern will come to Athens headlining the home non-conference schedule which also includes the University of Louisiana-Monroe and Southern University.

Following is the complete 2015 Bulldog schedule: September 5............................................................ UNIV. OF LA.-MONROE September 12............................................................ at Vanderbilt September 19.......................................................... SOUTH CAROLINA September 26.......................................................... SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY October 3................................................................. ALABAMA October 10................................................................. at Tennessee October 17............................................................... MISSOURI October 31................................................................. Florida (Jacksonville) November 7............................................................. KENTUCKY November 14............................................................. at Auburn November 21........................................................... GEORGIA SOUTHERN November 28............................................................. at Georgia Tech

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Bowl ALL-TIME BOWL APPEARANCES (Entering 2014)

1.

Alabama 59 2. Texas 52 3. Nebraska 50 4.

GEORGIA 49

Tennessee 49

APPEARANCES

ALL-TIME BOWL VICTORIES (Entering 2014)

1.

Alabama 34 2. USC 32 3. Oklahoma 28 4.

GEORGIA 27 Texas 27

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

Won 27, Lost 19, Tied 3

Bowl Orange Rose Oil Sugar Gator Orange Pres. Cup Orange Sun Cotton Liberty Sugar Sun Gator Peach Tangerine Cotton Sugar Bluebonnet Sugar Sugar Sugar Cotton Citrus Sun Hall of Fame Liberty Gator Peach Independence Florida Citrus Peach Outback Peach Outback O’ahu Music City Sugar Capital One Outback *Sugar Chick-fil-A Sugar Capital One Independence Liberty Outback Capital One Gator

Ga. Rank #14 #2 #18 #3 NR #8 NR #6 NR #4 NR #4 NR #6 NR NR #12 #5 #11 #1 #2 #1 #7 #18 #20 #17 #15 #19 NR #24 #8 NR #11 #19 #21 #24 #16 #4 #11 #8 #6 NR #4 #16 NR NR #18 #5 #23

Opponent Score Coach TCU W, 40-26 Butts #13 UCLA W, 9-0 Butts #17 Tulsa W, 20-6 Butts #9 North Carolina W, 20-10 Butts Maryland T, 20-20 Butts Texas L, 41-28 Butts Texas A&M L, 40-20 Butts #18 Missouri W, 14-0 Butts Texas Tech W, 7-0 Dooley #10 SMU W, 24-9 Dooley N.C. State L, 14-7 Dooley #9 Arkansas L, 16-2 Dooley #14 Nebraska L, 45-6 Dooley North Carolina W, 7-3 Dooley #18 Maryland W, 17-16 Dooley #15 Miami, Ohio L, 21-10 Dooley #18 Arkansas L, 31-10 Dooley #1 Pittsburgh L, 27-3 Dooley Stanford L, 25-22 Dooley #7 Notre Dame W, 17-10 Dooley #10 Pittsburgh L, 24-20 Dooley #2 Penn State L, 27-23 Dooley #2 Texas W, 10-9 Dooley #15 Florida State T, 17-17 Dooley Arizona T, 13-13 Dooley Boston College L, 27-24 Dooley Arkansas W, 20-17 Dooley Michigan State W, 34-27 Dooley Syracuse L, 19-18 Goff Arkansas W, 24-15 Goff #15 Ohio State W, 21-14 Goff #18 Virginia L, 34-27 Goff Wisconsin W, 33-6 Donnan #14 Virginia W, 35-33 Donnan #19 Purdue W, 28-25 OT Donnan Virginia W, 37-14 Donnan Boston College L, 20-16 Richt #16 Florida State W, 26-13 Richt #12 Purdue W, 34-27 OT Richt #16 Wisconsin W, 24-21 Richt #11 West Virginia L, 38-35 Richt #14 Virginia Tech W, 31-24 Richt #10 Hawai’i W, 41-10 Richt #18 Michigan State W, 24-12 Richt Texas A&M W, 44-20 Richt #24 Central Fla. L, 10-6 Richt #12 Mich. State L, 33-30 (3OT) Richt #21 Nebraska W, 45-31 Richt Nebraska L, 24-19 Richt

BOWL SERIES RECORD

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Bluebonnet *Capital One Cotton Gator Hall of Fame Independence Liberty Music City O’ahu Oil Orange Outback Peach/Chick-fil-A Presidential Cup Rose Sugar Sun

Games 1 6 3 4 1 2 3 1 1 1 3 4 5 1 1 9 3

W L T 0 1 0 4 1 1 2 1 0 2 1 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 3 1 0 3 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 4 5 0 1 1 1

P PA 22 25 151 122 44 49 80 74 24 27 68 35 33 41 16 20 37 14 20 6 82 67 115 85 128 126 20 40 9 0 187 175 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.

The 2008 Georgia seniors celebrate a Sugar Bowl win to finish 11-2.

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.

* - Georgia Dome (Atlanta) due to the effects of Hurricane Katrina

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Bowl Honors By Bulldogs

RECORDS

BLUEBONNET BOWL: Most TD Passes Caught — Carmon Prince, WR, 2.

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: 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, 2014 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 LIBERTY BOWL: Outstanding Back: Kent Lawrence, RB, 1967; Outstanding Line man — Edgar Chandler, RT, 1967; Most Valuable Offensive Player: James Jackson, QB, 1987; A.J. Green, FLK, 2010; Most Valuable Defensive Player: John Brantley, LB, 1987; Brandon Boykin, CB, 2010.

Senior Marcus Howard earned Most Outstanding Player honors for his record-setting performance in the 2008 Sugar Bowl. He had a BCS-record tying three sacks, two forced fumbles and one fumble recovery for a touchdown.

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 ­Running 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. 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

Matthew Stafford was voted the Offensive MVP of the 2006 Chick-fil-A Bowl and the MVP of the 2009 Capital One Bowl.

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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INDIVIDUAL RECORDS

TOTAL OFFENSE

Most Yards — 469 by Hines Ward (56 rushing, 413 passing), 1995 Peach vs. Virginia Best Per-Play Avg. (Min. 30 p) — 10.9 by Frank Sinkwich (382/35), 1942 Orange vs. TCU Most TDs Responsible — 5 by Aaron Murray, 2013 Capital One vs. Nebraska

RUSHING

Most Attempts — 36 by Herschel Walker, 1981 Sugar vs. Notre Dame Most Yards — 163 by Garrison Hearst, 1993 Citrus vs. Ohio State Best Avg. (Min. 15 att.) — 9.3 by Kent Lawrence (149 yards/16 att.), 1966 Cotton vs. SMU Most TDs — 3 by Robert Edwards, 1998 Outback vs.

Wisconsin Longest Rush — 74-yard TD by Kent Lawrence, 1966 Cotton vs. SMU; 74-yard TD by Robert Edwards, 2000 Outback vs. Purdue

PASSING

Most Attempts — 59 by Hines Ward, 1995 Peach vs.

Virginia Most Completions — 31 (x59) by Hines Ward, 1995 Peach vs. Virginia Best Percentage — 93% by Mike Bobo (26x28), 1998 Outback vs. Wisconsin Most Yards — 427 by Aaron Murray (18x33), 2013 Capital One vs. Nebraska Most TDs — 5 by Aaron Murray, 2013 Capital One vs. Nebraska 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

RECEIVING

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

SCORING

Most Points Scored — 18 by Rodney Hampton, 1989 Gator; vs. Michigan State; Robert Edwards, 1998 Outback vs. Wisconsin Most TDs Scored — 3 by Rodney Hampton, 1989 Gator vs. Michigan State; Robert Edwards, 1998 Outback vs. Wisconsin 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 — 52 by Brandon Coutu, 2008 Sugar vs. Hawai’i Most PATs — 5 by Brandon Coutu, 2006 Sugar vs. West Virginia, 2008 Sugar vs. Hawai’i; Blair Walsh, 2009

BULLDOGS

Records

Independence vs. Texas A&M; Marshall Morgan, 2013 Capital One vs. Nebraska 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

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 Most Interceptions — 2 by Scott Woerner, 1981 Sugar vs. Notre Dame; Ronnie Harris, 1982 Sugar vs. Pittsburgh; Tony Taylor, 2006 Chick-fil-A vs. Virginia Tech; Asher Allen, 2008 Sugar vs. Hawai’i; Damian Swann, 2013 Capital One vs. Nebraska 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

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 — 4 by Glynn Harrison, 1973 Peach vs.

Maryland; Asher Allen, 2006 Chick-fil-A vs. Virginia Tech; Brandon Boykin, 2012 Outback vs. Michigan State 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

TEAM RECORDS RUSHING

Most Rushes — 66, 1978 Bluebonnet vs. Stanford Fewest Rushes — 23, 2006 Sugar vs. West Virginia Most Yards — 315, 1978 Bluebonnet vs. Stanford Fewest Yards — 55, 1969 Sun vs. Nebraska Most TDs — 4, 1998 Outback vs. Wisconsin

PASSING

Most Attempts — 59 (31 comp.), 1995 Peach vs. Virginia 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 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

FIRST DOWNS

Most Offensive Plays — 95 (552 yards), 1995 Peach vs. Virginia Most Total Yards — 589 (71 plays), 2013 Capital One vs. Nebraska Fewest Total Yards — 127 (65 plays), 1981 Sugar vs.

Notre Dame 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

KICKING

KICK RETURNS

DEFENSE

GENERAL

Most Points — 45, 2013 Capital One vs. Nebraska Fewest Points: —2, 1969 Sugar vs. Arkansas Most TDs — 6, 1942 Orange vs. TCU; 2009 Independence vs. Texas A&M; 2013 Capital One vs. Nebraska 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 Most Field Goals — 4 in 1995 Peach vs. Virginia; 2003 Sugar vs. Florida State; 2014 Gator vs. Nebraska Longest Field Goal — 52 yarder, 2008 Sugar vs. Hawai’i Most PATs — 5 in 2006 Sugar vs. West Virginia; 2008 Sugar vs. Hawai’i; 2009 Independence vs. Texas A&M; 2013 Capital One vs. Nebraska Most Punts — 11, 1981 Sugar vs. Notre Dame Highest Punting Average — 48.3 (3 punts), 2008 Sugar vs. Hawai’i Most Punt Returns — 9 (54 yards), 1971 Gator vs.

North Carolina 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 Fewest Points Allowed — 0, 1943 Rose vs. UCLA; 1960 Orange vs. Missouri; 1964 Sun vs. Texas Tech Most Points Allowed — 45, 1969 Sun vs. Nebraska 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 — 528 vs. Purdue, 2000 Outback Biggest Comeback — 25, 2000 Outback (Trailed Purdue 25-0 with 10:38 left in the 2nd quarter, won 28-25 in overtime) Overtime Record: 2-1 —2000 Outback (28-25 beat Purdue); 2004 Capital One (34-27 beat Purdue); 2012 Outback (33-30 loss to Michigan State-3 OT) 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; (13 games)

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Sinkwich Leads Bulldogs Past TCU in 1942 Orange Bowl

History

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 quarterback 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 call the performance the greatest offensive performance he ever saw by the Dogs. 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 threetouchdown 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 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.

Trippi Gets Helms Award In 1943 Rose Bowl

With All-American Frankie Sinkwich hobbling on two ­sprained 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 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

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 GAME 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 (GA) Sinkwich (GA) Snelling (UCLA)

STATISTICAL LEADERS Att. Yds. TD 27 115 0 11 33 1 5 41 0

GAME 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 Rushing Sinkwich (GA) Passing Sinkwich (GA)

STATISTICAL LEADERS Att. Yds. TD 22 139 1 Att. Comp. Yds. TD 13 9 243 3

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Trippi’s Immortal Punt Return Helps Defeat Tulsa In 1945 Oil Bowl

History

Trippi Closes Great Career In 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.

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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GA—Smith 3-yard run (Jernigan kick)-1st Q UT—Wilson 1-yard run (kick failed)-2nd Q GA—Donaldson 47-yard touchdown pass from Trippi-4th Q GA—Trippi 68-yard punt return-4th Q NOTE***Jernigan converted one of final two point after TD attempts GAME STATISTICS

Tulsa Georgia First Downs 7 14 Rushing Yards 69 178 Passing Yards 79 110 Passes (Att.-Comp.-Int.) 21-6-0 15-5-1 Fumbles/Lost 1/1 4/3 Punts 12 (35.0) 7 (36.0) Yards Penalized 4-40 4-29

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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.

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 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 GAME 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 (GA) Justice (NC)

STATISTICAL LEADERS Att. Yds. TD 15 77 0 18 37 0

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Rauch, Geri Shine in 1948 Gator Bowl

History

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.

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.

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

Rauch Spectacular in 1949 Orange Bowl

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 Texas

7 13

7 7

7 7

7 14

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GA—Bodine 71-yard interception return (Geri kick)-1st Q TX—Borneman 4-yard run ( kick failed)-1st Q TX—Landry 14-yard run (Clay kick)-1st Q GA—Geri 1-yard run (Geri kick)-2nd Q TX—Samuels 21-yard run (Clay kick)-2nd Q TX—Proctor 24-yard pass from Campbell (Clay kick)-3rd Q GA—Geri 6-yard run (Geri kick)-1st Q GA—Walston 37-yard pass from Rauch (Geri kick)-4th Q TX—Clay 2-yard run (Clay kick)-4th Q TX—Clay 4-yard run (Clay kick)-4th Q GAME STATISTICS

Texas Georgia First Downs 19 9 Rushing Yards 332 56 Passing Yards 70 161 Passes (Att.-Comp.-Int.) 10-5-2 17-11-2 Return Yardage 103 159 Fumbles/Lost 2/1 1/1 Punts 5 (40.0) 5 (41.0) Yards Penalized 5-55 6-50 Rushing Landry (UT) Geri (GA)

STATISTICAL LEADERS Att. Yds. TD 17 117 1 15 45 2

Passing Att. Comp.

Yds. TD GAME STATISTICS Rauch (GA) 17 11 161 1

Maryland Georgia Campbell (UT) 10 5 70 1 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) Yards Penalized 8-66 6-80 Georgia lost its seventh visit to a post-season affair, 40-20, to Texas A&M in the first and only Presidential Cup game at College Park, Md., before STATISTICAL LEADERS 12,245 fans on Dec. 9, 1950.

Rushing Att. Yds. TD Georgia's Zippy Morocco, who later was to set the all-time SEC basketball Gambino (MD) 22 165 2 scoring record, scored two touchdowns on brilliant runs, the first coming Donaldson (GA) 10 69 0 on a 65-yard punt return and the other a 23-yard rush.

A&M jumped out early and never looked back, scoring 40 unanswered Passing Att. Comp.

Yds. TD points through three quarters of play. Before two minutes had been played Rauch (GA) 20 12 190 1 in the opening quarter, the score was 13-0 after Bob Smith took 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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History

Ridlehuber Rips Raiders In 1964 Sun Bowl

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A&M—Smith 100-yard kickoff return (Hooper kick)-1st Q A&M—Lippman 2-yard run (kick failed)-1st Q A&M—Smith 81-yard run (Hooper kick)-1st Q A&M—Tidwell 6-yard run (Hooper kick)-2nd Q A&M—Tidwell 6-yard run (kick failed)-2nd Q A&M—Tidwell 36-yard run (Hooper kick)-3rd Q GA—Morocco 30-yard run (Durand kick)-3rd Q GA—Morocco 65-yard punt return (Durand kick)-4th Q GA—Hargrove 1-yard run (kick failed)-4th Q

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.

GAME STATISTICS

A&M Georgia First Downs 10 15 Georgia 0 7 0 0 — Rushing Yards 304 220 Texas Tech 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) GAME STATISTICS Yards Penalized 4-50 7-40

Texas Tech Georgia

Tarkenton’s TD Passes Key 1960 Orange Bowl Win

Francis Tarkenton directed two excellent scoring drives of 62 and 71 yards in Georgia’s 14-0 victory over Missouri in the 1960 Orange Bowl before 75,280.

Late in the first quarter Tarkenton anticipated a quick kick to set up the first score. He returned it 17 yards to the M 38. On third down and nine he passed to Fred Brown for 12 to the M 25. On third and 14 he fired to Bill McKenny, rookie RHB from Jacksonville, for 29 yards and the TD, Durward Pennington’s PAT made it 7-0.

Georgia Missouri

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GA—McKenny 29-yard pass from Tarkenton (Pennington kick)-1st Q GA—Box 33-yard pass from Tarkenton (Pennington kick)-3rd Q

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 Punts 8 (37.3) 4 (38.0) Yards Penalized 8-37 7-45 STATISTICAL LEADERS Rushing Att. Yds. TD Ridlehuber (GA) 19 87 0 Agan (TT) 5 20 0 Passing Wilson (TT) Ridlehuber (GA)

Att. Comp. Yds. TD 24 11 96 0 5 4 77 0

Receiving Agan (TT) Brown (GA) Barber (GA)

Rec. Yds. TD 3 11 0 3 29 0 1 52 0

GAME 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 STATISTICAL LEADERS Rushing Att. Yds. TD Brown (GA) 10 39 0 West (MO) 9 37 0 Passing Snowden (MO) Tarkenton (GA)

Att. Comp. Yds. TD 17 11 151 0 16 9 128 2

Receiving Sloan (MO) Brown (GA) Box (GA)

Rec. Yds. TD 6 73 0 3 29 0 1 33 1

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Georgia blanked Texas Tech 7-0 in the 1964 Sun Bowl (Vince Dooley’s first Bulldog team). The big play on the 68-yard TD drive was a 52-yard reception by Fred Barber from Preston Ridlehuber that gave the Bulldogs first and goal from the six yard line.

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Kent Lawrence Sets Cotton Bowl Record as Bulldogs Win Big over SMU

History

G

eorgia magnificently upheld the honor of the SEC with its decisive 24-9 victory over Southern Methodist University, cham pion of the Southwest Conference, 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 bowlgame 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 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.

Georgia SMU

10 7 0 7 — 24 3 6 0 0 — 9

GA—Lawrence 74-yard run (Etter kick)-1st Q SMU—Partee 22-yard field goal-1st Q GA—Etter 28-yard field goal-1st Q GA—Payne 20-yard pass from Moore (Etter kick)-2nd Q SMU—Richardson 1-yard run (kick failed)-2nd Q GA—Jenkins 4-yard run (Etter kick)-4th Q

N.C. State Rallies Past Georgia in 1967 Liberty Bowl

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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 k­ notted 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

GAME STATISTICS

SMU Georgia GAME STATISTICS First Downs 11 17

North Carolina St. Georgia Rushing Yards 40 284 First Downs 14 14 Passing Yards 165 79 Rushing Yards 79 140 Passes (Att.-Comp.-Int.) 20-10-3 14-6-1 Passing Yards 128 136 Return Yardage 61 57 Passes (Att.-Comp.-Int.) 25-17-1 23-11-0 Fumbles/Lost 1/1 2/1 Return Yardage 42 124 Punts 4 (36.5) 4 (28.5) Fumbles/Lost 1/1 0/0 Yards Penalized 7-45 3-37 Punts 7 (35.5) 6 (28.8) Rushing Lawrence (GA) Jenkins (GA) Jernigan (SMU)

STATISTICAL LEADERS Att. Yds. TD 16 149 1 23 88 1 9 28 0

Yards Penalized

Rushing Lawrence (GA) Bowers (NCS)

45 67

STATISTICAL LEADERS Att. Yds. TD 18 71 0 10 35 0

Passing White (SMU) Moore (GA)

Att. Comp. Yds. TD 17 9 160 0 11 6 79 1

Passing Donnan (NCS) Moore (GA)

Att. Comp. Yds. TD 24 16 121 1 22 10 124 0

Receiving Levias (SMU) Payne (GA)

Rec. Yds. TD 3 62 0 3 49 1

Receiving Martel (NCS)

Rec. Yds. TD 7 69 1

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Georgia Upset by Arkansas Razorbacks in 1969 Sugar Bowl

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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, MontgomeryDicus. White’s PAT made it 7-0.

Midway the second quarter David McKnight tossed Burnett for a sixyard 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)­.

Georgia 0 Arkansas 0

2 10

0 0

0 6

— 2 — 16

AR—Dicus 27-yard pass from Montgomery (White kick) 14:55-2nd Q GA—McKnight tackles Burnett in end zone for safety 9:44-2nd Q AR—White 34-yard field goal 1:59-2nd Q AR—White 24-yard field goal 8:58-4th Q AR—White 31-yard field goal 6:23 4th Q GAME STATISTICS

Arkansas Georgia First Downs 13 13 Rushing Yards 40 75 Passing Yards 185 117 Passes (Att.-Comp.-Int.) 17-39-1 11-31-3 Return Yardage 10 62 Fumbles/Lost 2/2 5/5 Punts 10-33.6 10-38.6 Yards Penalized 4-31 4-25 Rushing Johnson (GA) Maxwell (AR)

STATISTICAL LEADERS Att. Yds. TD 12 45 0 20 31 0

Passing Montgomery (AR) Cavan (GA)

Att. Comp. Yds. TD 39 17 185 1 22 9 103 0

Receiving Dicus (AR) Whittemore (GA)

Rec. Yds. TD 12 169 1 5 56 0

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Nebraska Too Much for Dogs in 1969 Sun Bowl

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ebraska 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.

Georgia Nebraska

0 0 0 6 — 18 0 14 13 —

6 45

UN—Rogers 50-yard field goal-1st Q UN—Rogers 32-yard field goal-1st Q UN—Kinney 10-yard run (kick failed)-1st Q UN—Rogers 42-yard field goal-1st Q UN—Rogers 37-yard field goal-1st Q UN—Green 7-yard pass from Brownson (Rogers kick)-3rd Q UN—Brownson 1-yard run (Rogers kick)-3rd Q UN—Schneiss 1-yard run (kick failed)-4th Q GA—Gilbert 6-yard run (kick failed)-4th Q UN—Taggae 2-yard run (Rogers kick)-4th Q GAME STATISTICS

Nebraska Georgia First Downs 17 11 Rushing Yards 190 55 Passing Yards 165 130 Passes (Att.-Comp.-Int.) 35-18-2 35-11-6 Return Yardage 34 86 Fumbles/Lost 1/0 2/2 Punts 7 (35.6) 10-42.2 Yards Penalized 6-50 3-31 Rushing Green (UN) Paine (GA)

STATISTICAL LEADERS Att. Yds. TD 13 46 0 13 41 0

Passing Brownson (UN) Gilbert (GA)

Att. Comp. Yds. TD 18 11 109 1 30 10 116 0

Receiving Whittemore (GA) Ingles (UN)

Rec. Yds. TD 5 86 0 4 55 0

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Poulos Superb in 1971 Gator Bowl

History

eorgia 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 80yard 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.

Georgia 0 0 7 0 — 7 N. Carolina 0 0 3 0 — 3 NC—Craven 35-yard field goal 9:01-3rd Q GA—Poulos 25-yard run (Braswell kick) 1:39-3rd Q

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Tough Terps Trimmed in 1973 Peach Bowl

ats 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 Mick Mayer (25 and 28 yards) to close the gap to 17-16.

Georgia Maryland

0 10 7 0 — 0 10 0 6 —

17 16

GA—Poulos 62-yard pass from Johnson (Leavitt kick) 5:27-2nd Q MD—White 68-yard pass from Carter (Mike-Mayer kick) 5:04 2nd Q MD—Mike-Mayer 36-yard field goal 1:31-2nd Q GA—Leavitt 26-yard field goal :06-2nd Q GA—Johnson 1-yard run (Leavitt kick) 4:24-3rd Q MD—Mike-Mayer 25-yard field goal 13:53-4th Q MD—Mike-Mayer 28-yard field goal 7:35-4th Q

GAME STATISTICS

North Carolina Georgia First Downs 9 13 Rushing Yards 115 228 GAME STATISTICS Passing Yards 66 84

Maryland Georgia First Downs 15 11 Passes (Att.-Comp.-Int.) 14-6-1 17-6-0 Rushing Yards 219 170 Return Yardage 51 61 Passing Yards 242 114 Fumbles/Lost 2/1 2/1 Passes (Att.-Comp.-Int.) 18-8-1 16-5-1 Punts 10 (46.6) 10 (34.8) Return Yardage 78 135 Yards Penalized 3-15 5-29 Fumbles/Lost 4/3 2/2 Punts 6 (31.8) 8 (41.3) STATISTICAL LEADERS Yards Penalized 5-63 1-5 Rushing Att. Yds. TD Poulos (GA) 20 161 1 STATISTICAL LEADERS Jolley (NC) 20 77 0 Rushing Att. Yds. TD Carter (MD) 29 126 0 Passing Att. Comp. Yds. TD King (GA) 16 57 0 Johnson (GA) 13 6 84 0 Miller (NC) 14 6 66 0 Passing Att. Comp. Yds. TD Johnson (GA) 16 5 114 1 Receiving Rec. Yds. TD Kinard (MD) 8 4 113 0 Hunnicutt (GA) 4 58 0 Sigler (NC) 2 32 0 Receiving Rec. Yds. TD White (MD) 2 106 1 Poulos (GA) 2 62 1

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Dogs Fall To Miami 21-10 in 1974 Tangerine Bowl

History

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iami 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 oppor­tunities, 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.

Georgia 3 Miami, Ohio 14

0 7

7 0

0 — 10 0 — 21

MI—Carpenter 1-yard run (Draudt kick) 13:29-1st Q GA—Leavitt 21-yard field goal 9:24-1st Q MI—Taylor 7-yard pass from Smith (Draudt kick) 1:36-1st Q MI—Smith 8-yard run (Draudt kick) 14:18-2nd Q GA—Goff 1-yard run (Leavitt kick) 4:49-3rd Q GAME STATISTICS

Miami (Ohio) Georgia First Downs 18 17 Rushing Yards 228 74 Passing Yards 14 210 Passes (Att.-Comp.-Int.) 7-3-0 25-12-0 Return Yardage 0 0 Fumbles/Lost 3/3 5/2 Punts 5 (36.0) 4 (30.0) Yards Penalized 3-25 2-24 Rushing Carpenter (MI) Harrison (GA)

STATISTICAL LEADERS Att. Yds. TD 30 114 1 17 69 0

Passing Robinson (GA) Smith (MI)

Att. Comp. Yds. TD 24 11 190 0 2 1 7 1

Receiving Appleby (GA) Wilson (GA)

Rec. Yds. TD 6 102 0 3 45 0

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Cinderella Dogs Bow to Hogs in 1976 Cotton Bowl

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he 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.

B u t t w o G e o rg i a fumbles in the last two minutes of the first half resulted in an Arkansas FG (Little, 39 yards) and TD (Forte, 1-yd. rush).

It was a scoreless third “Glidin’ ” Glynn Harrison led the Georgia quarter but the Hogs team to the ’76 Cotton Bowl. tallied three times in the final period.

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 GAME STATISTICS

Arkansas Georgia First Downs 20 13 Rushing Yards 235 102 Passing Yards 89 91 Passes (Att.-Comp.-Int.) 14-5-0 18-8-2 Return Yardage 73 18 Fumbles/Lost 6/1 3/2 Punts 4 (43.0) 6 (38.7) Yards Penalized 5-35 3-15 Rushing Forte (AR) Fuchs (AR) Harrison (GA)

STATISTICAL LEADERS Att. Yds. TD 24 119 2 16 71 1 14 44 0

Passing Bull (AR) Robinson (GA)

Att. Comp. Yds. TD 13 5 89 0 15 7 85 1

Receiving Douglas (AR) Davis (GA)

Rec. Yds. TD 2 54 0 3 16 0

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#1 Pittsburgh Tops Dogs in ’77 Sugar Bowl

History

rmed 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.

Georgia Pittsburgh

0 7

0 14

3 3

0 — 3 3 — 27

PITT—Cavanaugh 6-yard run (Long kick) 5:44-1st Q PITT—Jones 59-yard pass from Cavanaugh (Long kick) 8:33-2nd Q PITT—Dorsett 11-yard run (Long kick) 2:02-2nd Q GA—Leavitt 25-yard field goal 11:30-3rd Q PITT—Long 42-yard field goal 1:50-3rd Q PITT—Long 31-yard field goal 7:35-4th Q

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Stanford Rallies For Win in Bluebonnet Bowl

eorgia’s Wonderdogs outgained Stanford 525 yards to 317, but lost the ball 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.

Georgia Stanford

3 0

12 7 0 22

0 3

— —

22 25

GA- Robinson 31-yard field goal 5:18-1st Q GA-Prince 22-yard pass from Belue (kick failed) 4:06-2nd Q GA-Prince 8-yard pass from Pyburn (kick failed) 0:11-2nd Q GA-Pyburn 1-yard run (Robinson kick) 12:58-3rd Q SU-Margerum 32-yard pass from Dils (pass failed) 6:03-3rd Q SU-Nelson 20-yard pass from Dils (Nabers run) 3:57-3rd Q SU-Margerum 14-yard pass from Dils

(Nelson pass from Dils) 1:33-3rd Q SU-Nabers 24-yard field goal 14:50-4th Q

GAME STATISTICS

Stanford Georgia First Downs 20 27 Rushing Yards 128 315 Passing Yards 210 189 Passes (Att.-Comp.-Int.) 28-15-1 18-11-1 GAME STATISTICS Return Yardage 51 119

Pittsburgh Georgia Fumbles/Lost 2/1 6/5 First Downs 24 14 Punts 8 (41.6) 1 (35.0) Rushing Yards 288 135 Yards Penalized 2-34 5-43 Passing Yards 192 46 Passes (Att.-Comp.-Int.) 18-10-0 22-3-4 STATISTICAL LEADERS Return Yardage 34 80 Rushing Att. Yds. TD Fumbles/Lost 2/1 4/2 McClendon (GA) 30 115 0 Punts 5 (36.8) 8 (47.1) Nelson (SU) 16 100 0 Yards Penalized 6-66 4-30 STATISTICAL LEADERS Passing Att Comp Yds. TD Rushing Att. Yds. TD Dils (SU) 28 17 210 3 Dorsett (PITT) 32 202 1 Pyburn (GA) 12 6 87 2 Goff (GA) 17 76 0 Passing Att. Comp. Yds. TD Receiving Rec. Yds. TD Cavanaugh (PITT) 18 10 192 1 Margerum (SU) 5 87 2 Robinson (GA) 15 2 33 0 Scott (GA) 5 67 0 Receiving Rec. Yds. TD Jones (PITT) 3 80 1 Taylor (GA) 4 72 0

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Georgia Whips Irish for ’81 Sugar Bowl Win and the National Championship

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etermined to silence the critics who had claimed Georgia had been lucky in streaking to a perfect 11-0 regular season slate, the Bulldogs journeyed to New Orleans, number one ranking in hand, and defeated Notre Dame, 17-10, in the 1981 Sugar Bowl to claim the national championship.

Played before a record Crescent City 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, there was a mixup between the Notre Dame deep men and Bulldog senior Bob Kelly came up with 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, dove 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, one which led the country in take-aways during the season, recovered another Notre Dame fumble early in the s­ econd period as Irish fullback John Sweeney was separated from the ball at the ND22 and Bulldog senior roverback Chris Welton pounced on it.

Tailback 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 touchdown 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 downplay 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

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their 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 up 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 47th annual Sugar Bowl clock run off, along with a sea of red which had engulfed the playing field for the national championship celebration.

Notre Dame GEORGIA

3 10

0 7

7 0

0 0

— —

10 17

ND — Oliver, 50-yard FG 10:41-1st Q GA — Robinson, 46-yard FG 1:45-1st Q GA — Walker, 1-yard run (Robinson PAT) 1:04-1st Q GA — Walker, 3-yard run (Robinson PAT) 13:49-2nd Q ND — Carter, 1-yard run (Oliver PAT) :54-3rd Q GAME STATISTICS

Notre Dame Georgia First Downs 17 10 Rushing Yards 190 120 Passing Yards 138 7 Passes (Att.-Comp.-Int.) 28-14-3 13-1-0 Return Yardage 2 44 Fumbles/Lost 1/1 0/0 Punts 5 (42.0) 11 (38.5) Yards Penalized 8-69 6-32 STATISTICAL LEADERS Rushing Walker (GA) Carter (ND)

Att. Yds. TD 36 150 2 27 109 1

Passing Kiel (ND) Belue (GA)

Att. Comp. Yds. TD 27 14 138 0 12 1 7 0

Receiving Holohan (ND) Arnold (GA)

Rec. Yds. TD 4 44 0 1 7 0

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Pitt Edges Bulldogs 24-20 In 1982 Sugar Bowl

History

ittsburgh QB Dan Marino hit TE 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 consecutive 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.

Pittsburgh GEORGIA

0 0

3 7

7 6

14 7

— —

24 20

GA—Walker, 8-yard run (Butler PAT) 7:18 — 2nd Q PT —Everett, 41-yard FG 1:59 — 2nd Q PT —Dawkins, 30-yard pass from Marino (Everett PAT) 11:59 — 3rd Q GA—Walker, 10-yard run (kick failed) 6:42 — 3rd Q PT —Brown, 6-yard pass from Marino (Everett PAT) 1:40 — 4th Q GA—Kay, 6 yard pass from Belue (Butler PAT) 8:31 — 4th Q PT —Brown, 33-yard pass from Marino (Everett PAT) :35 — 4th Q

Penn State Clips Dogs 27-23 In 1983 Sugar Bowl

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ter staking powerful Penn State to a 20-3 second quarter lead, the Georgia Bulldogs staged a great comeback but came up short, 2723, to the Nittany Lions before 78,124 in the '83 Sugar Bowl Classic. The final result 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 as the teams went into the lockerroom at intermission.

The Dogs took the second half kickoff and drove 69 yards in 11 plays as TB 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 twopoint 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.

Penn State GEORGIA

7 3

13 7

0 7

7 6

— —

27 23

PS — Warner, 2-yd. run (Gancitano PAT) 12:09 — 1st Q GA — Butler, 27-yd. FG 6:05 — 1st Q PS — Gancitano, 38-yd. FG 11:47 — 2nd Q PS — Warner, 9-yd. (Gancitano PAT) 2:43 — 2nd Q GAME STATISTICS PS — Gancitano, 45-yd FG :44 — 2nd Q

Pittsburgh Georgia GA — Archie, 10-yd. pass from Lastinger (Butler PAT) :05 P 2nd Q First Downs 27 11 GA — Walker, 1-yd. run (Butler PAT) 10:37 — 3rd Q Rushing Yards 208 141 PS — Garrity, 47-yd pass from Blackledge (Gancitano PAT) 13:16 — 4th Q Passing Yards 261 83 GA — Kay, 9-yd. pass from Lastinger (run failed) 3:54— 4th Q Passes (Att.-Comp.-Int.) 41-26-2 15-8-2 GAME STATISTICS Return Yardage 35 57

Penn State Georgia Fumbles/Lost 5/3 2/2 First Downs 19 19 Punts 2 (44.5) 6 (39.5) Rushing Yards 139 160 Yards Penalized 14-96 5-35 Passing Yards 228 166 Passes (Att.-Comp.-Int.) 23-13-0 28-12-2 STATISTICAL LEADERS Return Yardage 124 12 Rushing Att. Yds. TD Fumbles/Lost 2/1 3/0 Thomas (PITT) 26 129 0 Punts 7 (42.5) 8 (41.7) Walker (GA) 25 84 2 Yards Penalized 7-39 7-42 Dibartola (PITT) 13 68 0 Passing Att. Comp. Yds. TD STATISTICAL LEADERS Marino (PITT) 41 26 261 3 Rushing Att. Yds. TD Warner (PS) 18 117 2 Belue (GA) 15 8 83 1 Walker (GA) 28 103 1 Receiving Rec. Yds. TD Passing Att. Comp. Yds. TD Dawkins (PITT) 6 77 1 Blackledge (PS) 23 13 228 1 Dibartola (PITT) 8 64 0 Lastinger (GA) 27 12 166 2 Brown (PITT) 6 62 2 Receiving Rec. Yds. TD Walker (GA) 3 53 0 Garrity (PS) 4 116 1 Kay (GA) 5 61 1

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Bowl

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Georgia Upsets Texas 10-9 In 1984 Cotton Bowl

History

eorgia 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 23-yard line. Lastinger called his own number on the third play from scrimmage and darted outside right where he streaked 17 yards for the TD. With the score knotted at 9-9, junior All-America placekicker Kevin Butler was called upon to convert the point after which would vault the Dogs into the lead. Butler did just that to put Georgia up 10-9.

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

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eorgia senior senior placekicker Kevin Butler’s attempt of a 70-yard field goal fell just 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.

Despite a frantic Seminole rush, Butler’s kick sailed high and long but 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 TD's. 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

0 14 0 3 — 0 0 3 14 —

17 17

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 GAME STATISTICS FS—Smith 1-yard run (run failed) 14:21-4th Q

Texas Georgia GA—Butler 36-yard field goal 12:10-4th Q First Downs 14 13 Rushing Yards 110 149 FS—Wessel 14-yard return of blocked punt (Holloman run) 3:58-4th Q Passing Yards 168 66 Passes (Att.-Comp.-Int.) 26-8-2 20-6-1 Return Yardage 34 70 Fumbles/Lost 4/2 2/1 Punts 7 (46.7) 9 (41.2) Yards Penalized 6-52 3-25 Rushing Robinson (UT) Montgomery (GA)

STATISTICAL LEADERS Att. Yds. TD 28 88 0 11 40 0

Passing McIvor (UT) Lastinger (GA)

Att. Comp. Yds. TD 26 8 169 0 19 6 66 0

Receiving Nicho (UT) Harris (GA)

Rec. Yds. TD 2 59 0 2 33 0

BULLDOGS

GAME STATISTICS

Florida State Georgia First Downs 18 15 Rushing Yards 161 189 Passing Yards 85 178 Passes (Att.-Comp.-Int.) 27-10-2 18-9-1 Return Yardage 122 22 Fumbles/Lost 3/1 5/1 Punts 8 (38.6) 8 (37.1) Yards Penalized 8-65 6-42 STATISTICAL LEADERS Rushing Att. Yds. TD Tate (GA) 11 75 2 Smith (FS) 10 65 1 Passing Att. Comp. Yds. TD J. Jackson (GA) 16 7 159 0 Thomas (FS) 26 10 85 0 Receiving Rec. Yds. TD Lane (GA) 2 64 0 Hester (FS) 3 26 0

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Bowl

A

Dogs, Wildcats Tie 13-13 In 1985 Sun Bowl Game

History

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.

Georgia Arizona

0 3 0 3

0 10

10 — 13 0 — 13

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

B

B.C. Edges Dogs 27-24 In 1986 Hall of Fame

oston 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 ­added 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.

Georgia 7 0 10 7 — Boston College 3 17 0 7 —

24 27

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

GAME 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 GAME 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 STATISTICAL 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 (GA) 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 STATISTICAL LEADERS Jackson (GA) 21 13 178 0 Rushing Att. Yds. TD Tate (GA) 22 71 1 Receiving Rec. Yds. TD Henderson (GA) 12 59 0 Martin (BC) 9 98 1 Worley (GA) 12 56 0 Thomas (GA) 7 75 0 Adams (AZ) 13 51 0 Passing Jenkins (AZ) Jackson (GA)

Att. Comp. Yds. TD 22 13 133 0 7 4 42 0

Receiving Fairholm (AZ) Tate (GA)

Rec. Yds. TD 4 40 0 2 16 0

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GEORGIA

Bowl

F

Kasay’s Kick at 0:00 Defeats Arkansas 20-17 In 1987 Liberty Bowl

History

Dogs Use New Tricks To Win 1989 Gator Bowl

reshman placekicker John Kasay booted a 39-yard field goal with no time left on the clock 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 ever 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

0 7 0 13 — 3 7 7 0 —

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

20 17

D

iscarding the ‘‘run, run and run some more’’ philosophy that had long since become their trademark, 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 nine-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 six-yard Johnson-to-Hampton touchdown pass. By halftime, the Dogs led 17-7. The Bulldogs 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

GAME STATISTICS

Michigan State Georgia First Downs 22 22 GAME STATISTICS Rushing Yards 158 182

Arkansas Georgia Passing Yards 288 227 First Downs 19 20 Passes (Att.-Comp.-Int.) 24-14-0 27-15-0 Rushing Yards 258 202 Return Yardage 101 101 Passing Yards 86 148 Fumbles/Lost 1/0 0/0 Passes (Att.-Comp.-Int.) 17-7-2 25-15-2 Punts 6 (42.8) 4 (34.0) Return Yardage 95 68 Yards Penalized 8-102 5-25 Fumbles/Lost 2/1 0/0 Punts 3 (32.7) 3 (31.0) STATISTICAL LEADERS Yards Penalized 4-45 5-50 Rushing Att. Yds. TD Hampton (GA) 10 109 1 STATISTICAL LEADERS Ezor (MS) 33 146 1 Rushing Att. Yds. TD Thomas (AR) 13 79 2 Passing Att. Comp. Yds. TD Jackson (GA) 10 72 1 McAllister (MS) 24 14 288 3 Johnson (GA) 27 15 227 Passing Att. Comp. Yds. TD 3 Jackson (GA) 25 15 148 0 Receiving Rec. Yds. TD Thomas (AR) 17 7 86 0 Rison (MS) 9 252 3 Hampton (GA) 4 71 2 Receiving Rec. Yds. TD Thomas (GA) 7 76 0 Winston (AR) 2 36 0

BULLDOGS

87

Bowl

Syracuse Nips Georgia 19-18 To Win ’89 Peach

History

W

ith :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 bal­anced 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

G

eorgia completed the1991phase of “OperationTurnaround”by beating the Arkansas Razorbacks 24-15 in front of 46, 932 fans and an ABCTV 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

GAME STATISTICS

Arkansas Georgia First Downs 22 15 Rushing Yards 188 125 Passing Yards 122 237 Passes (Att.-Comp.-Int.) 31-12-5 31-20-0 GAME STATISTICS Return Yardage 11 39

Syracuse Georgia Fumbles/Lost 1/1 1/0 First Downs 27 12 Punts 4 (45.3) 6 (32.3) Rushing Yards 245 113 Yards Penalized 7-43 10-75 Passing Yards 224 88 Passes (Att.-Comp.-Int.) 34-22-3 19-10-1 STATISTICAL LEADERS Return Yardage 31 140 Rushing Att. Yds. TD Fumbles/Lost 3/1 1/0 Jackson (AR) 28 112 2 Punts 3 (41.0) 7 (41.0) Hastings (GA) 1 53 1 Yards Penalized 2-10 3-30 Rushing Owens (SU) Hampton (GA)

STATISTICAL LEADERS Passing Att. Yds. TD Zeier (GA) 14 112 1 Hill (AR) 14 32 0

Passing McDonald (SU) Talley (GA)

Att. Comp. Yds. TD 13 10 135 1 14 8 93 2

Receiving Hampton (GA) Owens (SU)

Rec. Yds. TD 7 62 1 5 62 0

Receiving Hastings (GA) Keith (AR)

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Att. Comp. Yds. TD 28 18 228 2 31 12 122 0 Rec. Yds. TD 4 94 1 3 38 0

GEORGIA

Bowl

G

Dogs Beat Ohio State in 1993 Florida Citrus Bowl

History

eorgia 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. Oensively, 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. The Bulldogs then opened it up in the second quarter, calling for passes on five of their 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.

Following 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 following 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, and Georgia had earned its best season in a decade.

Georgia 7 0 7 7 — Ohio State 0 7 7 0 —

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

21 14

GAME 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 (GA) R. Smith (OS)

STATISTICAL LEADERS Att. Yds. TD 28 163 2 25 113 2

Passing Zeier (GA) Herbstreit (OS)

Att. 31 24

Receiving Hastings (GA) R. Smith (OS)

Rec. Yds. TD 8 113 0 2 49 0

BULLDOGS

Comp. Yds. TD 21 242 0 8 110 0

Virginia Rallies For 34-27 Win In 1995 Peach Bowl

A

t the Peach Bowl, two of the nation’s most fatestruck teams took to Atlanta’s Georgia Dome in search of season-ending consola tion. 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 Dax Langley blocked 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 GAME 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 (GA) Barber (UV)

STATISTICAL LEADERS Att. Yds. TD 9 56 1 20 103 1

Passing Ward (GA) Groh (UV)

Att. Comp. Yds. TD 59 31 413 0 20 10 156 1

Receiving Bowie (GA) Allen (UV)

Rec. Yds. TD 10 156 0 5 111 1

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Bowl

Bobo, Edwards Lead Dogs To Impressive 33-6 Victory In 1998 Outback Bowl

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uarterback Mike Bobo completed 26-of-28 passes for 235 yards and one touchdown and running back Robert Edwards ran for three more touchdowns 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.”

Mike Bobo, MVP of the 1998 Outback Bowl, set two Outback Bowl records; best completion percentage (92.8) and for consecutive completions with 19.

Worth Noting...

• Georgia improved to 16-14-3 in bowl games and 5-2 versus Big Ten schools. It was the first meeting between Georgia and Wisconsin.

• The Bulldogs finished the season with a 10-2 overall record which equals the mark set by the 1992 team. It was Georgia’s best finish since 1992 when the Bulldogs won the Citrus Bowl, 21-14, over Ohio State.

• Georgia set Outback Bowl team records for most first downs by penalty (3), best passing percentage (89.6), most touchdowns rushing (4) and fewest yards allowed (234).

• In addition to tying the Outback Bowl record with most rushing touchdowns with 3, running back Robert Edwards also tied the record for most points scored with 18.

Georgia Wisconsin

12 7 7 7 — 33 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

Jim Donnan Said...

“It’s tremendous to win this game. Our defense really did a terrific job and then, of course, Mike (Bobo) was on fire. This means a lot to me and our team to come down here and play like this. Robert (Edwards) is, as we said going into the game, one of the premier players in the country. He showed what his ability was. We really dominated both sides of the ball, there’s no question about that.”

GAME STATISTICS

Georgia First Downs 25 Rushing: Att.-Yards 41-207 Passing: Comp.-Att.-Yds.-Int. 26-29-267-0 Total Plays-Total Net Yards 70-474 Fumbles: Number-Lost 2-1 Penalties: Number-Yards 5-59 Punts:No.-Yards (Avg.) 3-107 Punt Returns: No.-Yards 1-0 Kickoff Returns: No.-Yards 1-16 Time of Possession 34:05 Third-Down Conversions 7 of 13 Fourth Down Conversions 2 of 3 Sacks By: Number-Yards 4-25

Wisconsin 18 29-74 14-36-160-2 65-234 0-0 7-71 5-218 2-0 5-104 25:55 7 of 15 0 of 1 1-4

STATISTICAL LEADERS Rushing Att. Yds. TD Long Edwards (GA) 22 110 3 40 Gary (GA) 4 61 1 44 McCullough (WIS) 4 37 0 16 Passing Bobo (GA) Samuel (WIS)

Att. Comp.

Yds. TD 28 26 267 1 27 8 84 0

Receiving Ward (GA) Allen (GA) Hayes (WIS)

Rec. Yds. TD Long 12 154 0 49 3 22 1 9 5 44 0 11

Punting Langley (GA) Stemke (WIS)

No. Yards Avg. Long 2 65 32.5 35 5 218 43.6 51

Tackles UT AT Tot. Bright (GA) 8 4 12 Thompson (WIS) 10 3 13

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Georgia Rallies Past No. 12 Virginia 35-33 In 1998 Peach Bowl

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o. 19 Georgia rallied from an early second quarter deficit of 21-0 to win its second consecutive bowl game, a thrilling 35-33 win over the 12th-ranked Cavaliers. 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. The Bulldogs didn’t let up after halftime, scoring on their first two possessions thanks to a 14-yard TD from Carter to junior Champ Bailey and a 15-yard run by senior Olandis Gary to tie the game with 5:50 left in the third.

Virginia answered with a big play as Aaron Brooks connected with Terrence Wilkins for a 67-yard TD pass but the PAT failed.

Georgia got its first lead of the night when Gary capped a 67 yard drive with a 2-yard 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.

Virginia kept the pressure on Georgia late in the game and when Brooks scrambled for a 30-yard TD with 1:34 left, the Cavs were within two points. The conversion attempt, however was broken up by junior Jeff Harris as Georgia held onto the lead.

The game was far from over as Virginia recovered the on-side kick. The Cavs moved to the Georgia 27 yard line before the Bulldog defense forced consecutive lost yardage plays. After an incomplete pass, Braverman was called upon for a 48-yard FG attempt, but his kick sailed wide right with 0:19 remaining.

Worth Noting...

• The Bulldogs’ comeback was the largest in Georgia bowl history as they rallied back from 21 points. The previous high was a 10-point deficit in th 1987 Liberty Bowl when Georgia came back from 17-7 to win 20-17 over Arkansas.

• Olandis Gary, senior RB, was Georgia’s offensive bowl MVP. He rushed for 110 yards on 19 carries and two TDs. Champ Bailey, who was the Bulldogs’s defensive MVP saw action on 113 plays (42 offense, 60 defense and 11 special teams).

• Georgia’s win over No. 12 Virginia was the highest ranked team Georgia has beaten in a bowl game since upsetting No. 2 Texas in the 1984 Cotton Bowl. That year, No. 7 Georgia beat Texas 10-9.

• Senior TE Larry Brown started 45 of a possible 47 games in his career including a team-high 31 straight.

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Georgia Virginia

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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

Jim Donnan Said...

“I thought that was a tremendous win for Georgia and a tough loss for Virginia, especially after the way they dominated us in the second quarter. I’m glad we got a win in the fourth quarter. We had three games that came down to the last play this year and they were all tough, hard-fought games. It’s real tough on the team that loses. I thought we showed a lot by coming back and doing what we had to do. Without question, Champ Bailey is one of the best players ever in college football. What a tremendous representative of Georgia he has been.”

GAME STATISTICS

First Downs Rushing: Att.-Yards Passing: Comp.-Att.-Yds.-Int. Total Plays-Total Net Yards Fumbles: Number-Lost Penalties: Number-Yards Punts:No.-Yards (Avg.) Punt Returns: No.-Yards Kickoff Returns: No.-Yards Time of Possession Third-Down Conversions Fourth Down Conversions Sacks By: Number-Yards

Georgia 19 38-159 18-33-222-3 71-381 0-0 8-74 8-284 6-62 5-104 28:01 6-14 0-0 4-12

Virginia 21 44-198 13-35-236-1 79-434 3-1 9-71 8-316 4-17 4-39 31:59 6-18 0-1 1-5

STATISTICAL LEADERS Rushing Att. Yds. TD Long Gary (GA) 19 110 2 18 Jones (UVA) 23 96 0 29 Passing Carter (GA) Brooks (UVA)

Att. Comp.

Yds. TD 33 18 222 2 32 12 226 3

Receiving Wilkins (UVA) Small (GA)

Punting Scott (UVA) Kopp (GA)

Rec. Yds. TD Long 6 161 2 67 5 28 1 11 No. Yards Avg. Long 7 316 45.1 56 8 284 35.5 42

Tackles UT AT Tot. Hollingshed (GA) 5 3 8 Rainer (UVA) 8 3 11

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Georgia Posts Record Comeback In 2000 Outback Bowl Win Over Purdue

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he Georgia Bulldogs kicked o ff t h e n e w m i l l e n nium with a truly historical performance, as they staged the largest comeback in bowl history rallying from a 25-0 deficit with 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, two to Chris Daniels and one to Vinny Sutherland. 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 Edwards74yard touchdown run off an option reverse to cut the lead to 25-7.

With time winding down in the first half and Purdue driving deep in Bulldog territory, Jamie Henderson made a momentum turning defensive play as he picked off Brees at the Georgia 13-yard line and returned it back to the Purdue 40. Georgia capitalized with a Hap Hines field goal to make the score 25-10 going into halftime.

Quincy Carter, who had 243 yards on 20 of 33 passing with two touchdowns (one rushing, one passing), helped continue the Georgia surge as 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.

Powered by a strong second half defensive effort and aided by two missed field goals from Purdue kicker Travis Dorsch, Georgia had rallied back. On fourth down and 12 from the Boilermaker 28, Edwards came up with a 21-yard reception. On third and goal, Randy McMichael caught a Carter pass over two defenders for an eight-yard touchdown reception to help send it to overtime.

In overtime, Georgia managed to stop Purdue on its first drive as Dorsch missed a 43-yard field goal. Powered by two rushes for 19 yards by Pass on the drive, Hines nailed the 21-yarder to cap the Bulldogs’ come from behind victory.

Worth Noting...

• Georgia's 25-point comeback was the largest in school history as well as bowl history breaking the previous mark of 21.

Georgia trailed 21-0 Virginia in last season’s Peach Bowl before rallying for a 35-33 victory.

• The Outback Bowl had billed itself as the first major sporting event of the millennium and it was by a matter of minutes. The Outback Bowl kicked off at 11:07, which was four minutes and 50 seconds earlier than the Cotton Bowl.

• For the first time in school history Georgia won three straight bowl games in consecutive years. Georgia won three bowl games in a row in stretch that spanned from 1964-67.

Purdue Georgia

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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

Jim Donnan Said...

“That's two years in a row where we have been down like the Titanic.

At halftime, we talked about how we had not played like we needed to. I am not a yeller or a screamer, but I told the team that we needed to show in the second half that we had some semblance of what we were doing. We played with a lot of intensity in the second half and I was glad to see us play with poise in overtime."

GAME STATISTICS

First Downs Rushing: Att.-Yards Passing: Comp.-Att.-Yds.-Int. Total Plays-Total Net Yards Fumbles: Number-Lost Penalties: Number-Yards Punts:No.-Yards (Avg.) Punt Returns: No.-Yards Kickoff Returns: No.-Yards Time of Possession Third-Down Conversions Fourth Down Conversions Sacks By: Number-Yards

Georgia 21 34-154 20-33-243-0 67-397 2-2 10-55 3-144 2-24 3-63 25:11 5-13 1-3 3-24

Purdue 30 29-150 36-60-378-1 89-528 2-1 14-153 3-136 1-1 2-31 34:49 9-18 1-1 2-9

STATISTICAL LEADERS Rushing Att. Yds. TD Long Edwards (GA) 2 70 1 74 Lowe (PU) 15 87 0 18 Passing Carter (GA) Brees (PU)

Att. Comp.

Yds. TD 33 20 243 1 60 36 378 4

Receiving Rec. Yds. TD Long Edwards (GA) 8 97 0 21 Daniels (PU) 12 103 2 25 Punting Kilgo (GA) Buergler (PU)

No. Yards Avg. Long 3 144 48.0 53 3 136 45.3 54

Tackles Bell (GA) Fells (PU)

UT AT Tot. 6 4 10 5 6 11

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Georgia Cruises Past Virginia In 2000 O’ahu Bowl

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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 recovery (Bennett kick failed), 4th Q 12:57

he 24th-ranked Georgia Bulldogs (8-4) defeated the Virginia Cavaliers 34-17 in the 2000 Jeep O’ahu Bowl in front of an Aloha Stadium crowd of 24,187 and an ESPN national television audience on Christmas Eve. The Bulldogs were led by sophomore receiver Terrence Edwards (below), who was named the game’s Most Valuable Player.

Georgia jumped out to a 17-0 lead in the first quarter. The Jim Donnan Said.....

Bulldogs got on the “This was a great performance by the team. It says a lot to win four board with a 35-yard straight bowl games. That’s something to be proud of. I am very field goal by freshman proud of my team.” kicker Billy Bennett.

On the Bulldogs’ next GAME STATISTICS series, one play after a

Georgia Virginia successful fake punt, First Downs 21 20 Edwards scampered Rushing: Att.-Yards 34-157 38-144 40 yards into the end Passing: Comp.-Att.-Yds.-Int. 25-39-241-1 22-36-226-2 zone on a reverse to Total Plays-Total Net Yards 73-398 74-370 give Georgia a 10-0 Fumbles: Number-Lost 1-1 4-2 lead. On Virginia’s Penalties: Number-Yards 4-20 4-29 next possession, junior Punts:No.-Yards (Avg.) 5-213 5-224 running back Tyree Foreman was hit by freshman cornerback Dantra Punt Returns: No.-Yards 0-0 0-0 Clements, who caused a fumble that was recovered by freshman Kickoff Returns: No.-Yards 1-18 5-39 Time of Possession 29:57 30:03 safety Kentrell Curry in the end zone for the 17-0 lead.

7-17 7-15 Virginia got on the board on its next possession, going 97 yards Third-Down Conversions Fourth Down Conversions 2-2 0-2 on five plays, capped by a 14-yard touchdown run by senior receiver Sacks By: Number-Yards 1-7 1-9 Demetrius Dotson to bring the score to 17-7. Georgia answered on its next possession with a four-play, 80-yard scoring drive keyed by STATISTICAL LEADERS a 57-yard run by Edwards and capped by a three-yard touchdown Rushing Att. Yds. TD Long run by senior running back Verron Haynes, increasing the Bulldogs’ Edwards (GA) 5 97 1 57 lead to 24-7.

Womack (UVA) 15 48 0 13 The Cavaliers pulled within 24-14 in the third quarter as senior Passing Att. Comp.

Yds. TD linebacker Byron Thweatt returned a Georgia fumble 58 yards, but C. Phillips (GA) 35 22 213 1 that was as close as Virginia would get. Georgia added two more Spinner (UVA) 22 14 153 0 touchdowns for the final margin, a 21-yard pass from sophomore quarterback Cory Phillips to freshman receiver Damien Gary and Receiving Rec. Yds. TD Long a four-yard fumble return by sophomore safety Cap Burnett after Edwards (GA) 8 79 0 22 senior linebacker Kendrell Bell knocked the ball loose.

McGrew (UVA) 4 40 0 14 Edwards led the Bulldogs in both receiving and rushing with eight catches for 79 yards and five rushes for 97 yards and one Punting No. Yards Avg. Long touchdown.

Kilgo (GA) 5 213 42.6 64 Abrams (UVA)

Worth Noting...

• With the win, Georgia compiled four consecutive seasons with eight wins or more for the second time in school history and won four straight bowl games for the first time in school history.

• The 37 points scored by the Bulldogs was the second-most points scored in a bowl by Georgia. The Bullodgs scored 40 points in the 1942 Orange Bowl.

• Jim Donnan, coaching in his final game at Georgia, finished with a 40-19 record in five seasons with the Bulldogs.

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Tackles Hollingshed (GA) Evans (UVA)

5 224 44.8 63

UT AT Tot. 7 5 12 9 1 10

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Eagles Edge Dogs In 2001 Music City Bowl

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unning 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. Green rushed for 149 yards and the one touchdown to garner Most Valuable Player honors.

The Bulldogs ended the 2001 season with an 8-4 record. Boston College extended the Big East’s mark in the Music City Bowl to 4-0 against the SEC. 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. Haynes had four straight games with 100 yards or more to end the season, the first Bulldog to accomplish that feat since Garrison Hearst in 1992.

Georgia quarterback David Greene completed 22-of-38 passes for 288 yards. Greene hooked up with Fred Gibson on Georgia’s second play from scrimmage for a 15-yard touchdown pass.

Turnovers were costly as Greene was intercepted twice and Haynes and running back Musa Smith each lost fumbles. Boston College didn’t have any turnovers in the game.

The Bulldogs began the game with some trickery as Gibson (pictured right) took the opening kickoff and gave a reverse handoff to Decory Bryant, who raced 86 yards (a Georgia bowl record) to the Boston College 18. On Georgia’s second play, Greene found Gibson on a swing pass and the freshman receiver fought his way into the end zone from 15 yards out. Kicker Billy Bennett’s PAT gave the Bulldogs a 7-0 lead just 55 seconds into the contest.

The Eagles answered with a 25-yard field goal by Sandro Sciortino and the first quarter ended with the Bulldogs leading 7-3.

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.

The Bulldogs’ all-time bowl record is now 19-15-3. Georgia was making its first appearance in the Music City Bowl.

Worth Noting...

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

Mark Richt Said...

“We had our chances to win. We just didn't win. We played a good football team. When I first turned on the tape to look at them, I knew we were playing a good football team. They played better than we did tonight.”

GAME 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 Total Plays-Total Net Yards 72-306 78-410 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 Third-Down Conversions 7-17 9-15 Fourth Down Conversions 1-2 0-2 Sacks By: Number-Yards 4-21 0-0 STATISTICAL LEADERS Rushing Att. Yds. TD Long Green (BC) 35 149 1 70 Haynes (GA) 27 132 1 32 Passing St. Pierre (BC) Greene (GA)

Att. Comp.

Yds. TD 25 9 109 1 38 22 288 1

Receiving Dewalt (BC) Gibson (GA)

Rec. Yds. TD Long 3 62 1 30 6 109 1 38

Punting McMyler (BC) Abrams (GA)

No. Yards Avg. Long 6 225 37.5 48 3 131 43.7 53

Tackles Parent (BC) J. Phillips (GA)

UT AT Tot. 6 5 11 7 5 12

• With the loss, Georgia ended a streak of four straight bowl game victories, the longest in school history.

• Georgia’s 177 total kickoff return yards was the most in a bowl by the Bullodgs. Decory Bryant’s 86-yard kickoff return in the first quarter was the longest in Georgia’s bowl history, besting Arthur Marshall’s 51-yard return in the 1991 Independence Bowl.

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Georgia Gets Record 13th Victory In 2003 Nokia Sugar Bowl

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eorgia 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. Smith was the offensive workhorse for Georgia as he carried the ball 23 times for the 145 yards. Smith ended the season with 1,324 yards, fifth on the school's all-time list.

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. Xavier Beitia’s PAT gave Florida State a 7-3 edge. Thornton gave the Bulldogs the lead back as he picked off a Walker pass and returned it for a touchdown. Bennett’s PAT put Georgia out in front 10-7. Then, quarterback D.J. Shockley hit receiver Terrence Edwards (above) for a 37-yard touchdown pass. Bennett pushed the advantage to 20-7 by drilling a 42-yard field goal.

On Florida State’s next possession, end Will Thompson knocked the ball away and Veal recovered it. That set up Bennett’s third field goal, pushing Georgia ahead 23-7. Florida State pulled within 10 at 23-13 on the final play of the third quarter, as a two-point conversion run was stopped by Chris Clemons. Bennett’s final field goal, a 35-yarder, came with more than 10 minutes remaining, but the Bulldogs defense kept Florida State at bay.

Worth Noting...

• Game captains against Arkansas were Boss Bailey, Tony Gilbert, Jon Stinchcomb and Jonathan Kilgo • Musa Smith garnered the Miller-Digby Award for Most Outstanding Player, the 18th running back to receive the award and the second MOP in the last five Sugar Bowls to win the award without scoring a single point.

• Terrence Edwards caught his 30th TD pass, extending his own Georgia record. He also set a school receiving record with 1,004 on the season and ends his career as the SEC’s all-time leading receiver with 3,093 yards.

• Billy Bennett finished the season with a school record 130 points.

He also set the UGA kicking record for points (14) and field goals (four) in a bowl game.

• Kevin Breedlove broke the school record with his 47th career start surpassing Lindsay Scott and Larry Brown for Most Career Starts by a non-kicker.

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Florida State 0 7 6 0 — 13 Georgia 3 14 6 3 — 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

Mark Richt Said...

“To beat Florida State is a great feeling, since I have a great respect for the Florida State program. I’m so proud of these kids. They deserve to go out like this.”

GAME 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 Third-Down Conversions 5-14 3-12 Fourth Down Conversions 0-3 0-0 Sacks By: Number-Yards 4-17 6-45 STATISTICAL LEADERS Rushing Att. Yds. TD Long L. Washington (FSU) 10 48 0 17 M. Smith (GA) 23 145 0 39 Passing A. Boldin (FSU) D. Greene (GA)

Att. 14 14

Comp.

6 9

Yds. 78 88

TD 1 0

Receiving N. Maddox (FSU) T. Edwards (GA)

Rec. Yds. TD Long 4 24 0 13 3 60 1 37

Punting C. Gwaltney (FSU) J. Kilgo (GA)

No. Yards Avg. Long 5 202 40.4 54 4 193 48.2 55

Tackles UT AT Tot. A. Augustin (FSU) 5 1 6 T. Gilbert (GA) 7 1 8

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Georgia Wins Overtime Thriller To Defeat Purdue At The 2004 Capital One Bowl

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fter 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 nine-play, 68-yard drive culminating in a six-yard Fred Gibson touchdown reception from quarterback and offense bowl MVP David Greene (right). The Bulldogs would use a Billy Bennett field goal and two more Greene TD passes--one each to Gibson and Reggie Brown--to open up a 24-0 lead with 4:47 left in the first half.

Purdue would answer with a touchdown and field goal to pull within 14, 24-10, at halftime.

After a scoreless third quarter, 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. Following an unsuccessful onside kick, it seemed Georgia had clinched the game. However, attempting to run out the clock, Lumpkin fumbled the ball, giving Purdue the ball at the Georgia 34 yard line with 1:19 left. Ben Jones nailed a 44-yard field goal with 49 seconds left to tie the game at 27-all.

On the first possession of overtime, Georgia drove to the one yard line. On fourth and goal, 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. On fourth and goal from the four yard line, Tony Taylor intercepted the pass to clinch a Bulldogs victory.

Worth Noting...

• Georgia’s game captains against Purdue were Bruce Thornton, Billy Bennett, David Greene and Sean Jones.

• David Greene (offense) and David Pollack (defense) were named Georgia’s Capital One Bowl Most Valuable Players.

• PK Billy Bennett set two more NCAA records with Field Goals Attempted and Made in a season, going 31-for-38. He scored 10 points against Purdue to give him 409 for his career, which ranks second in NCAA history. For the season, he had 131 which is a school and SEC record for points kicked in a season. For his career, Bennett finished 87-for-110 in field goal attempts and 148-for-151 in PATs. • Kregg Lumpkin made his first career start against Purdue. He rushed a career-high 27 times for 90 yards and one TD. Georgia did not have a running back rush for more than 100 yards in a game this season for the first time since 1972. Lumpkin was over 100 yards but then went under the century mark on the fourth-quarter fumble.

Purdue Georgia

0 14

10 0 17 (0) — 27 10 0 3 (7) — 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

Mark Richt Said…

“I’ll tell you what...that was fun! I’m just ecstatic how our season ended.

A lot of these guys have gone through a lot (this season). Somehow we found a way to get here and win the game. I have never been in overtime as a head coach or assistant. You tend to forget what you study. I was huddling with my coaches to do the right thing.”

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 Time of Possession Third Down Conversions Fourth Down Conversions Sacks By: Number-Yards

Purdue Georgia 15 23 29-59 47-113 20-35-230-1 27-37-327-0 64-289 84-440 1-0 2-2 10-69 10-90 9-400 6-268 6-163 2-48 24:31 35:29 3-15 8-18 0-1 2-2 3-18 5-39

Statistical Leaders Rushing Att. Yds. TD Long J. Void (PU) 15 63 0 12 K. Lumpkin (GA) 27 90 1 15 Passing K. Orton (PU) D. Greene (GA)

Comp. Att. Yds. TD 20 34 230 1 27 37 327 3

Receiving J. Standeford (PU) R. Brown (GA)

Rec. Yds. TD Long 7 102 0 60 5 99 1 32

Punting B. Slaton (PU) G. Ely-Kelso (GA)

No. Yards Avg. Long 9 400 44.4 38 6 268 44.7 53

Tackles L. Johnson (PU) S. Jones (GA)

UT AT Tot. 10 5 15 6 2 8

96

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Bulldogs Beat Badgers In 2005 Outback Bowl

History

he Georgia Bulldogs (10-2) won their third consecutive bowl game, holding 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-quarter 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 with senior Fred Gibson and later a 24-yard TD to senior Jeremy Thomas, who made a great catch off a deflection.

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.

Wisconsin rallied late with one offensive and one defensive touchdown, but the Bulldogs prevailed in the end.

Worth Noting...

• Georgia’s game captains against Wisconsin were David Greene, David Pollack, Reggie Brown and Thomas Davis.

• With the victory, Georgia’s senior class posted a 42-10 record in their career which is second best in school history. Senior QB David Greene started all 52 games. The Class of 2004 posted their third straight season with at least 10 wins.

• Greene set the SEC Career Record for Total Offense on the first play of the game, a 31-yard pass to Leonard Pope. He finished his career as the NCAA’s all-time winningest QB at 42-10.

• David Pollack also finished his Georgia career in style, tying an Outback Bowl record with three sacks. He ended his career with 36 sacks, which ranks fourth in SEC history and is a Bulldog record.

Georgia’s seven sacks on the day is an Outback Bowl record.

• Two more seniors, wide receivers Fred Gibson and Reggie Brown, also finished their careers in the record books. Gibson (4 rec., 42 yards, 1 TD) ended his career second in Georgia history with 20 TD-receptions and third in career receptions with 161. Brown (3 rec., 39 yards) ended his career with 144 catches which ties for fourth in school history with Hines Ward.

• The Bulldogs have played the Badgers twice in their history, both times an Outback Bowl victory (33-6 win in 1998). Georgia is now 7-2 all-time against Big Ten opponents.

BULLDOGS

Georgia 3 7 14 0 — 24 Wisconsin 3 3 7 8 — 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

Mark Richt Said…

“I’m just thankful to get 10 wins. To me it makes it a great season.

I said going in if we didn’t win it was a good season, if we won this game and got number 10, it’s a great season. It wasn’t a perfect season; we’re still looking for perfection, that’s what we want. You can’t say a 10-win season like that is anything other than great.

I’m just proud of our players and the job they did. David Pollack was, as usual, fantastic. He got banged up a little here and there but continued to fight.”

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 Time of Possession Third Down Conversions Fourth Down Conversions Sacks By: Number-Yards Rushing T. Brown (GA) A. Davis (WIS)

Georgia Wisconsin 21 14 37-196 35-60 19-41-264-2 12-27-170-0 78-460 62-230 1-1 2-2 8-85 7-45 6-199) 7-310 4-49 5-49 29:05 30:55 6-17 3-14 1-1 1-1 7-39 1-4

Statistical Leaders Att. Yds. TD Long 16 111 1 29 21 79 0 25

Passing D. Greene (GA) J. Stocco (WIS)

Comp. Att. Yds. TD 19 38 264 2 12 27 170 1

Receiving F. Gibson (GA) D. Charles (WIS)

Rec. Yds. TD Long 4 42 1 19 3 52 1 20

Punting G. Ely-Kelso (GA) K. DeBauche (WIS)

No. Yards Avg. Long 5 170 34.0 46 7 310 44.3 51

Tackles G. Blue (GA) R. Brooks (WIS)

UT AT Tot. 8 3 11 6 4 10

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Fast Start By West Virginia Leads To Upset of Georgia In 2006 Nokia Sugar Bowl

History

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he Georgia Bulldogs were 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. The Bulldogs finished the season with their fourth 10-win campaign in as many years.

Despite three touchdowns and a 277-yard passing performance by quarterback D.J. Shockley in his final collegiate game, the Bulldogs’ late rally fell short after they outscored the Mountaineers 35-10 to finish the game.

Tailback Thomas Brown (right) led Georgia with 78 yards rushing, including a 52-yard touchdown.

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 after West Virginia punter Phil Brady shot up the middle to convert a fake punt on 4th-and-6 in the game’s final drive, the Mountaineers converted yet another first down and let the clock run out.

West Virginia jump-started the game’s scoring with three touchdowns in the first quarter - two by Darius Reynaud and one by Steve Slaton - and went up 28-0 with 14:10 remaining in the second quarter. The Bulldogs managed to register their first points at the 12:58 mark in the second quarter on Kregg Lumpkin’s careerlong 34-yard touchdown run. Minutes later, Brown flew past West Virginia’s defense for a 52-yard touchdown to cut the Mountaineers lead to 28-14.

Following a West Virginia field goal, Shockley hit Leonard Pope for a 4-yard touchdown after the Bulldogs’ 76-yard drive.

Georgia crept even closer to the Mountaineers in the third quarter on A.J. Bryant’s 34-yard scoring catch and went into the final period down 31-28.

But with the lead in reach for the first time, Steve Slaton, who finished with 204 yards and three touchdowns for West Virginia, scored a touchdown on his second 52-yard run of the game to clinch the victory for the Mountaineers.

Worth Noting...

• Georgia’s captains for the Sugar Bowl were Mike Gilliam, D.J. Shockley, Kedric Golston and Max Jean-Gilles.

• D.J. Shockley tied Georgia’s mark for most touchdown passes in a season (24) after connecting with his receivers for three scores in the Sugar Bowl. Eric Zeier had 24 in 1993 and 1994.

• Kregg Lumpkin’s 34-yard touchdown run in the second quarter was his longest rush of the season and of his career.

• Thomas Brown notched a 52-yard touchdown against West Virginia, which tied for the game’s longest run and was the longest run of his career with the Bulldogs.

West Virginia Georgia

21 0

10 21

0 7

7 7

— —

38 35

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

Mark Richt Said…

“My hat’s off to West Virginia. They did a great job. At least we didn’t lay down and die. Being down 28, we just couldn’t make enough plays to win it. Going for the fake punt showed a lot of guts and great execution (by West Virginia). You’ve got to give them credit. But I’m proud of our seniors.”

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 Time of Possession Third Down Conversions Fourth Down Conversions Sacks By: Number-Yards

Rushing S. Slaton (WVU) T. Brown (GA)

Georgia WVU 27 27 28-224 63-382 20-33-277-0 11-14-120-0 61-501 77-502 4-3 1-0 4-50 9-74 3-137 4-144 2-28 5-111 24:01 35:59 5-10 7-14 1-1 2-2 2-14

0-0

STATISTICAL LEADERS Att. Yds. TD 26 204 3 9 78 1

Passing P. White (WVU) D.J. Shockley (GA)

Long 52

52

Att. Comp. Yds. TD 14 11 120 1 33 20 277 3

Receiving D. Reynaud (WVU) L. Pope (GA)

Rec. Yds. 6 48 6 50

Punting P. Brady (WVU) G. Ely-Kelso (GA)

No. Yds. Avg. Long 4 144 36.0 41 3 137 45.7 51

Tackles M. Lorello (WVU) J. Jackson (GA)

UT 7 11

98

AT 1 0

TD Long 1 17 1 15

Tot. 8 11

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Bowl

Second Half Surge Rallies Bulldogs Past Va. Tech In 2006 Chick-fil-A Bowl

History

G

eorgia stormed back from an 18-point deficit to defeat 14thranked 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. It marked Georgia’s thirdstraight win over a ranked opponent as it closed out the year 9-4.

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 threee field goals (including a Georgia bowl record 51-yarder) to complete the comeback. Georgia fell behind 21-3 by the second quarter, but then held the Hokies to just a fourth quarter field goal.

Stafford finished 9-for-21 for 129 yards and a TD after going just 3-for-9 in the first half. Tight end Martrez Milner had three catches for 49 yards and a touchdown, and he caught a critical two-point conversion pass that tied the game at 21-all. Taylor’s two picks tied Georgia’s bowl record held by Scott Woerner and Ronnie Harris.

The Bulldogs had three interceptions and one fumble recovery on the night. In fact, 18 of Georgia’s points came off of turnovers.

Georgia led 3-0 after the first quarter, but then the Hokies built a 21-3 halftime edge. The final touchdown was a 53-yard lateral pass from Eddie Royal to tight end Sam Wheeler. The Bulldogs’ first touchdown was sparked by a successful onside kick by Brian Mimbs who also recovered it.

Taylor’s interception at the start of the fourth quarter set up the game-tying touchdown. 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. Then three plays later, Taylor tipped a Glennon pass that was picked off by Paul Oliver who returned it to the 1. Southerland stormed into the endzone for a 31-21 lead.

Worth Noting...

• Georgia’s captains for the Chick-fil-A Bowl were Nick Jones, Tra Battle, Tony Taylor and Quentin Moses. The senior class finished their career with a 40-12 career record.

• With the 31-24 victory over #14 Virginia Tech, the Bulldogs became the first unranked squad to defeat three straight ranked opponents in school history.

• Tony Taylor notched two more interceptions to give him a teambest seven on the year, which was the most in the country by a linebacker.

• Georgia’s 28 unanswered points - to erase an 18-point deficit was the biggest come-from-behind victory under Mark Richt as well as in Chick-fil-A Bowl history.

BULLDOGS

Georgia Virginia Tech

3 0

0 21

10 0

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

Mark Richt Said…

“I’m proud of everyone on this team. To be forgotten like we were and then to finish the way we did means a lot. I just told the guys at halftime that it’s not as bad as it looks. We were just a couple plays away from being right there in it. We just needed to be agressive.”

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 Time of Possession Third Down Conversions Fourth Down Conversions Sacks By: Number-Yards Rushing B. Ore (VT) K. Lumpkin (GA) Passing S. Glennon (VT) M. Stafford (GA)

Georgia 9 31-71 9-21-129-1 52-200 1-0 4-31 7-264 4-81 30:23 3-14 1-1 3-14

STATISTICAL LEADERS Att. Yds. TD 20 42 2 12 39 1

Virginia Tech 9 26-42 14-27-147-3 53-189 1-1 8-78 4-195 6-105 29:37 3-13 1-2 2-15 Long 6

26

Att. Comp. Yds. TD 26 13 94 0 21 9 129 1

Receiving E. Royal (VT) M. Milner (GA)

Rec. Yds. 4 45 3 49

Punting N. Schmitt (VT) G. Ely-Kelso (GA)

No. Yds. Avg. Long 4 195 48.8 56 7 264 37.7 54

Tackles Vince Hall (VT) P. Oliver (GA) T. Taylor (GA)

UT 9

5

5

AT 4 4 4

TD Long 0 28 1 41

Tot. 13 9 9

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History

Bulldogs Blast Undefeated Hawai’i To Win 2008 Sugar Bowl

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he Bulldogs defeated the Hawai’i Warriors 41-10 in the Sugar Bowl on New Years night from the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans, La. The victory was Georgia’s ninth appearance in the Sugar Bowl and their 11th straight bowl, which extends the school record. 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 and often versus the Warriors, starting with a Knowshon Moreno 17-yard touchdown run with 9:42 in the first quarter. Moreno, relieving starter Thomas Brown, also had another touchdown, this one from 11-yards, with 57 seconds remaining in the first quarter.

Early in the second half, defensive end Marcus Howard sacked Warrior quarterback Colt Brennan on the goal line and recovered a Brennan fumble on the play for a TD, the first of his career. 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.

Kicker Brandon Coutu, who hit all five extra points, set a BCS game record with a long field goal of 52 yards.

Howard was the MVP of Georgia’s defense and the game as well, as he sacked Colt Brennan three times, caused a fumble, and recovered a fumble for a touchdown on the evening.

Hawai’i quarterback Brennan went 22-of-38 for 169 yards and three interceptions. He was sacked eight times by the Bulldogs, including three by Howard and two from freshman linebacker Rennie Curran.

Worth Noting...

• Georgia’s captains for the Sugar Bowl were Thomas Brown, Kelin Johnson, Fernando Velasco and Brandon Coutu.

• Marcus Howard was named Most Outstanding Player with a BCS-record tying three sacks, two forced fumbles and one fumble recovery for a touchdown. He was the first defensive player named Sugar Bowl MOP since 1979 (UA’s Barry Krauss).

• Brandon Coutu scored 11 points, including a BCS and Georgia bowl record 52-yard field goal.

• Asher Allen set school records in kickoff returns and kickoff return yards, he tied a bowl record with two interceptions and had a team-high nine tackles.

Hawai’i 3 0 0 7 — 10 Georgia 14 10 14 3 — 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

Mark Richt Said…

“I’m proud of what our team did. We first of all had the ultimate respect for Hawai’i, their program, June Jones and the job he has done there. I think we conditioned more for this game, I can attest to that. We wanted to make sure everyone was in great condition for this game because we knew, especially on defense, that we were going to rush the passer over and over again.”

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 Time of Possession Third Down Conversions Fourth Down Conversions Sacks By: Number-Yards

Hawai’i 20 18--5 35-57-311-4 75-306 2-2 11-90 3-102 (34.0) 7-175 30:39 7-of-17 0-of-2 0-0

Georgia 19 40-160 14-27-175-1 67-335 1-0 11-100 3-145-48.3 3-128 29:21 6-of-14 0-2 8-45

STATISTICAL LEADERS Rushing Att. Yds. TD Long Pilares (UH) 7 31 0 11 Brown (GA) 19 77 1 20 Passing Brennan (UH) Stafford (GA)

Att. Comp. Yds. TD 38 22 169 0 27 14 175 1

Receiving Rec. Yds. TD Long Rivers (UH) 10 105 0 21 Massaquoi (GA) 5 54 0 16

Punting No. Yds. Avg. Long Grasso (UH) 3 102 34.0 38 Mimbs (GA) 3 145 48.3 52 Tackles Patek (UH) Allen (GA)

100

UT AT Tot. 7 2 9 6 3 9

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Bowl

Bulldogs Notch 10th Win At 2009 Capital One Bowl

History

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uarterback Matthew Stafford threw three touchdown passes in the final 18 minutes against No. 18 Michigan State, hitting Knowshon Moreno for the clinching score in the 15th-ranked Bulldogs’ 24-12 Capital One Bowl victory in front of 59,681 fans and an ABC national television audience.

Ranked No. 1 by The Associated Press to start the season, the Bulldogs (10-3) gave coach Mark Richt his sixth bowl win in eight tries and put a happy ending on a season that didn’t live up to expectations.

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 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.

Stafford was picked as the game’s MVP, completing his performance by showing a nice touch in threading a 21-yard TD pass to Moreno late in the fourth quarter. Stafford set a single-season school record with 25 touchdown passes.

The Bulldogs were able to make Michigan State quarterback Brian Hoyer hurry his throws. Hoyer completed 16 of 31 passes for 159 yards with an interception. He threw 21 yards to Mark Dell on fourth-and-22 late in the fourth quarter, and followed that with an interception in the final 40 seconds.

Worth Noting...

• Georgia’s captains for the Capital One Bowl were Mohamed Massquoi, Brannan Southerland, Andrew Williams and Corvey Irvin.

• Bulldog junior quarterback Matthew Stafford was named Most Valuable Player after a big second half rallied Georgia past the Spartans. He finished 20-for-31 for 250 yards and 3 TDs. He went 6-for-14 for 71 yards in the first half. He set the single season school record with 25 TD passes.

• Georgia had a season-high six sacks and limited MSU to just 31 yards.

• Georgia set a record for punt return average in a season at 17.58, breaking the old mark of 16.48 set in 1980.

• For the sixth consecutive year, the senior class registered at least 40 wins in their career. The 2008 seniors went 40-12.

BULLDOGS

Georgia 3 0 14 7 = 24 Michigan State 3 3 0 6 = 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

Mark Richt Said…

“I am excited about the victory and proud of our seniors. It was a great experience for us down here. Our thoughts going in was to finish very strong for our seniors. We felt like we had some unfinished business to take care of, to get that 10th victory and 40 wins for the seniors. Also, we said since we’re playing in 2009, this is the beginning of 2009, and we wanted to play physical, and we practiced very phsycial. We cut back a bit because of our injuries during the year but then we got after it during bowl practices.

Overall, we played better defense.”

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 Time of Possession Third Down Conversions Fourth Down Conversions Sacks By: Number-Yards

Georgia MSU 19 16 33-81 34-31 20-31-250-1 22-39-205-1 64-331 73-236 1-1 0-0 7-53 5-50 5-237 (47.4) 5-190 (38.0) 4-78 4-88 30:00 30:00 5-of-12 4-of-16 0-of-1 1-of-3 6-40 2-15

STATISTICAL LEADERS Rushing Att. Yds. TD Long Moreno (GA) 23 62 0 10 Ringer (MSU) 20 47 1 7 Passing Stafford (GA) Hoyer (MSU)

Att. Comp. Yds. TD 31 20 250 3 34 18 169 0

Receiving Rec. Yds. TD Long Moore (GA) 6 97 1 35 Cunningham (MSU) 6 52 0 16 Punting Mimbs (GA) Bates (MSU)

No. 4 5

Yds. 197 190

Avg. 49.2 38.0

Tackles Allen (GA) Jones (MSU)

UT AT Tot. 9 0 9 8 4 12

Long 62 53

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History

Bulldogs Dispatch Texas A&M For Independence Bowl Victory

Texas A&M 0 7 7 6 = 20 Georgia 0 14 10 20 = 44

T

he Georgia Bulldogs closed out the 2009 football season in dominant fashion as they defeated Texas A&M 44-20 in the AdvoCare V100 Independence Bowl in front of 49,653 fans in Shreveport, Louisiana. The win capped Georgia’s season on a positive note. After the Aggies tied the game early in the third quarter, Georgia scored 30 unanswered points en route to posting its nationalleading 13th-straight eight-win season. The 44 points was a Bulldog bowl record as Georgia finished 8-5 while the Aggies fell to 6-7.

Freshman tailback Washaun Ealey and sophomore tailback Caleb King paced the ground attack for the Bulldogs. The game, which was scoreless for nearly the entire first half, had a furious finish. A&M receiver Jamie McCoy caught a 15-yard score with 2:33 remaining in the first half, but Georgia sophomore cornerback Brandon Boykin returned his third kickoff of the year for an 81yard touchdown to even the score.

A Bacarri Rambo blocked punt was recovered by Vance Cuff at Texas A&M’s two yard line, which allowed King to punch in a quick score to make it 14-7 going into half. Redshirt sophomore tight end Aron White caught two Joe Cox touchdown passes in the second half.

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.

Worth Noting…

• Game captains were Joe Cox, Jeff Owens, Rennie Curran, Michael Moore and Prince Miller.

• Georgia’s 44 points was a bowl record, eclipsing the previous high of 41 in the win over Hawaii in the 2008 Sugar Bowl. Georgia tied its bowl record for TDs with six, matching the 1942 Orange Bowl champion Bulldogs, a 40-26 win over TCU. • Georgia tight end Aron White (offense) and defensive tackle Geno Atkins (defense) earned Bowl MVP honors on offense and defense. White tied a bowl record with 2 TD catches while Atkins blocked a field goal and finished with three tackles and one sack.

• Georgia sophomore Brandon Boykin set a school record and tied the SEC record with three kickoff returns for a TD in a season.

Boykin now shares the SEC record with Willie Gault (Tennessee, 1980).

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-B. Walsh 49 yd field goal, 9:25 3Q GA-Aron White 24 yd pass from Joe Cox (B. Walsh kick), 7:49 3Q GA-A. White 2 yd pass from J. Cox (B. Walsh kick), 13:19 4Q GA-C. 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

Mark Richt Said…

“I’m very, very proud of our team. I’m very proud of our seniors. I’m very thankful for the job that they did. I’m so glad that we were able to send our seniors off with some true style. Also, I think we probably need to start out by saying what a fantastic job our defensive coaches did. Coach (Rodney) Garner leading the way with our young graduate assistant coaches Mitch Doolittle and Todd Hartley. Really, everybody on that side of the ball kind of moved up to the next level of coaching responsibility.”

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 Time of Possession Third Down Conversions Fourth Down Conversions Sacks By: Number-Yards

TAMU 26 33-109 29-59-362-2 92-471 3-0 7-65 7-206 (29.4) 8-157 27:59 10-of-20 0-of-2 0-0

UGA 17 40-208 15-28-158-1 68-366 0-0 6-39 6-249 (41.5) 2-107 32:01 7-of-15 0-of-0 2-12

STATISTICAL LEADERS Rushing Att. Yds. TD Long Michael (TAMU) 15 77 1 14 Ealey (GA) 13 78 0 27 Passing Att. Comp. Yds. TD Johnson (TAMU) 58 29 362 2 Cox (GA) 28 15 158 2 Receiving Fuller (TAMU) Green (GA)

Punting Epperson (TAMU) Butler (GA)

Rec. Yds. TD Long 7 102 0 25 6 57 0 16 No. 5 6

Yds. 182 249

Avg. 36.4 41.5

Long 41 45

Tackles UT AT Tot. Hodges (TAMU) 5 4 9 Dowtin (GA) 5 4 9

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No. 24 UCF Edges Bulldogs In 2010 Liberty Bowl

History Georgia 3 0 3 0 = 6 UCF 0 3 0 7 = 10

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he Bulldogs (6-7) snapped a four-game bowl winning streak by losing 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 held on to beat Georgia 10-6 and cap the best season in school history with the program’s first postseason victory.

The Bulldogs had the ball last and converted two fourth downs before Kemal Ishmael knocked down Aaron Murray’s final long throw into the end zone as time expired.

In his final attempt, Murray rolled to his left and heaved the ball into the end zone, but Ishmael knocked it to the ground with one hand to clinch the victory.

Latavius Murray finished with 104 yards on 18 carries and the Knights’ defense helped slow Georgia’s offensive attack.

The Knights held Georgia to 280 yards total offense, well below the Bulldogs’ average of 393.8. UCF senior captain Bruce Miller had 1 1/2 sacks in the fourth quarter, including one on the final drive.

The Bulldogs got the ball back three times after Murray’s TD. They went three-and-out on the first two, and Georgia got the ball back for the final time with 2:20 left.

The Bulldogs also started both halves 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.

Worth Noting…

• Game captains were Clint Boling, Shaun Chapas, Akeem Dent and Drew Butler.

• Georgia’s bowl winning streak was snapped at four, and the six points was its lowest output in a bowl game since the 1977 Sugar Bowl loss to Pittsburgh (27-3). The Bulldogs end the season at 6-7, their first losing season since 1996 in Jim Donnan’s first year at the helm.

• Junior A.J. Green (offense) and junior Brandon Boykin (defense) earned the Outstanding Offensive and Defensive Player of the Game awards for Georgia as voted on by the media. Green finished with eight catches for 77 yards while Boykin had three tackles, one interception and three kickoff returns for 38 yards.

• Due to a gastrointestinal condition, Bulldog mascot Uga VIII did not attend the game. “Russ,” who was a substitute mascot for the final two games of the 2009 season and the first six contests in 2010, filled in at the bowl game.

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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

Mark Richt Said…

“The only thing you can do at this point is congratulate Coach (George) O’Leary and UCF, and they’ve certainly earned that (win) tonight. They did a great job; they certainly played great defense.

They made plays offensively and on special teams. It was outstanding; a really hard fought football game if you like defense. I think the turnovers were pretty much a wash. Both teams had a couple.

I don’t think either team had one in the second half. They just did what they had to do when they needed it most. It wasn’t a lack of energy or effort on our guys’ part. That’s all I can say again--is to congratulate them.”

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 Time of Possession Third Down Conversions Fourth Down Conversions Sacks By: Number-Yards Rushing Ealey (GA) Murray (UCF)

UGA 19 32-82 21-38-198-2 70-280 1-0 5-35 5-213 (42.6) 3-38 32:30 3-of-14 2-of-3 0-0

UCF 16 30-124 16-30-117-2 60-241 0-0 3-30 6-250 (41.7) 2-35 27:30 3-of-10 0-of-0 3-29

STATISTICAL LEADERS Att. Yds. TD Long 16 60 0 12 18 104 1 18

Passing Murray (GA) Gilbert (UCF)

Att. Comp. Yds. TD 38 21 198 0 29 16 117 0

Receiving Rec. Yds. TD Long Green (GA) 8 77 0 18 Watters (UCF) 6 57 0 14

Punting No. Yds. Avg. Long Butler (GA) 5 213 42.6 50 Clingan (UCF) 6 250 41.7 56 Tackles Houston (GA) Ishmael (UCF)

UT AT Tot. 7 3 10 7 4 11

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No. 12 MSU Rallies Past Bulldogs In 2012 Outback Bowl

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he Georgia Bulldogs 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.

Georgia concluded its season with a 10-4 record, while Michigan State finished 11-3. The Bulldogs are now 26-18-3 in bowl games, including a 7-4 mark under head coach Mark Richt.

Bulldog junior Tavarres King set a school-record with 205 yards receiving on six catches, including a career-long 80-yard TD. Senior 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. Alec Ogletree led the Bulldogs with 13 tackles, including 12 solo stops.

Spartan quarterback Kirk Cousins was 27-of-50 for 300 yards while Brian Linthicum led the team with 115 yards on seven catches. Le’veon Bell finished with 88 all-purpose yards.

Georgia got on the board first after Boykin tackled Keshawn Martin for a safety. Georgia scored two touchdowns in 87 seconds to extend its lead to 16-0 with just over three minutes left in the first half.

MSU took its first lead of the contest with 8:22 left in the game when Cousins found Keith Nichol for a touchdown. The Spartans were unable to complete the two-point conversion, resulting in a 20-19 game.

Georgia answered on the ensuing drive, marching 81 yards on six plays in 1:38. The drive was highlighted by a 53-yard reception by King.

Boykin found the end zone for the second time three plays later. Murray found Malcolm Mitchell for the two-point conversion that made it a 27-20 game. With 2:06 left, Cousins orchestrated a 10-play 85-yard drive that tied the game at 27-27 with under a minute to play to send it into overtime. After an interception 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.The Spartans opened the third overtime 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.

Worth Noting…

• Game captains were Brandon Boykin, Drew Butler, Orson Charles, Cordy Glenn, Ben Jones and Jarvis Jones • Georgia fell to 4-4 all-time in overtime games including 2-1 in bowl games.

• Senior Brandon Boykin earned Outback Bowl MVP honors, seeing action on offense, defense and special teams. He raced 92 yards for his first career punt return touchdown, which was a Bulldog bowl and Outback Bowl record. He caught a 13-yard TD and tackled an Spartan for a safety on MSU’s first drive.

• Senior Blair Walsh set the Georgia and SEC record for most career points with 412. He set the mark with a 47-yarder in the second overtime for a 30-27 lead. He missed a 42-yarder that would’ve won in the first OT and then had one blocked in the 3rd OT that ended the game.

• Junior Tavarres King had a Georgia school and bowl record 205 receiving yards on six catches including an 80-yard TD.

0 0 14 13 0-3-3 = 33 2 14 0 11 0-3-0 = 30

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

Mark Richt Said…

“We didn’t execute the way that we should have at times, but credit Michigan State. We had a chance late in the game to get a first down and then the game would have been over. We hurt ourselves.

Aaron Murray had to throw the ball a little quicker than he wanted to, but credit MSU’s defense for coming out and pressuring him.

Michigan State came prepared to win this game and earned every bit of the win.”

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 Time of Possession Third Down Conversions Fourth Down Conversions Sacks By: Number-Yards

UGA 15 39-51 20-32-288-2 71-339 1-1 5-15 7-306 (43.7) 5-294 31:34 6-of-18 0-of-1 1-6

MSU 15 29-73 28-51-318-3 80-391 0-0 8-50 8-401 (50.1) 6-366 28:26 6-of-20 0-of-0 4-16

STATISTICAL LEADERS Rushing Att. Yds. TD Long Malcome (GA) 12 51 0 21 Bell (MSU) 17 48 2 8 Passing Murray (GA) Cousins (MSU)

Att. Comp. Yds. TD 32 20 288 2 50 27 300 1

Receiving Rec. Yds. TD Long King (GA) 6 205 1 80 Linthicum (MSU) 7 115 0 50

Punting No. Yds. Avg. Long Butler (GA) 7 306 43.7 53 Sadler (MSU) 8 401 50.1 57 Tackles UT AT Tot. Ogletree (GA) 12 1 13 Gholston (MSU) 7 0 7

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Bulldogs Power Past Nebraska In 2013 Capital One Bowl

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he No. 5 Georgia Bulldogs handed the 21st-ranked Nebraska Cornhuskers a 45-31 loss in front of 59,712 fans and a nationally televised ABC audience in the Capital One Bowl. The Bulldogs finished the season with a 12-2 record, which included a 7-1 mark in the Southeastern Conference and an SEC Eastern Division Title. The 2012 squad becomes just the third team in school history to finish with 12 wins in a season.

Aaron Murray finished with 427 yards and five TDs on 18for-33 passing, setting Georgia bowl records in TD passes, yards and the longest TD pass.

Tavarres King was Murray’s top target, picking up 104 yards and a TD on four catches.

For the second time in as many bowl games, Georgia took a 2-0 lead on a safety with 11:49 on the clock. A blocked punt set up the safety, as the ball went through the back of the end zone for the score. On the second Georgia drive of the game, Murray led the Bulldogs on an 80-yard drive that was capped off by a 29-yard completion to Lynch.

Nebraska answered with a pair of TDs to take a 14-9 lead, but the lead didn’t last, as Gurley rushed for a 24-yard TD. The Huskers responded with a six-play, 44-yard 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 Conley. Looking to tie the game, Murray found Rhett McGowan at the goal line to complete the two-point conversion. Georgia scored TDs on its next two possessions to take a 45-31 lead and seal the bowl victory.

Worth Noting…

• The Bulldogs became just the third team in school history to register at least 12 wins in a single season.

• Georgia improved to 27-18-3 in bowls and marked the Bulldogs’ record 16th consecutive trip to the postseason.

• Georgia’s 45 points was a new bowl record, as the old mark stood at 44 points in the 2009 Independence Bowl victory over Texas A&M. • Jarvis Jones recorded two sacks in the game to give him a school record 14.5 on the year. He also set a school record with 24.5 TFL in a single season, breaking the previous mark of 23.5 set by David Pollack in 2002. Pollack held the previous singleseason sack record, as well (13.5).

• QB Aaron Murray threw a school record-tying five TD passes in the game. The five TD passes, plus 427 passing yards and an 87-yard TD pass to WR Chris Conley, were all Georgia bowl records.

• Captains were seniors Tavarres King (FLK), Shawn Williams (SS) and Ty Frix (SN), plus juniors Aaron Murray (QB) and Jarvis Jones (OLB).

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Georgia 16 7 8 14 = 45 Nebraska 14 10 7 0 = 31 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

Mark Richt Said…

“It’s really fun to win one of these. We had lost our last two bowl games, so we were kind of getting tired of that. We worked so hard to continue to get better, and this year we had another really good season with the SEC East. So now, we wanted to win this bowl to maybe prove to ourselves that we’re one of the better teams in the country, so I’m just really thankful for the victory.”

GAME STATISTICS

UGA First Downs 23 Rushing: Att.-Yards 38-162 Passing: Comp.-Att.-Yds.-Int 18-33-427-2 Total Plays-Total Net Yards 71-589 Fumbles: Number-Lost 0-0 Penalties: Number-Yards 7-76 Punts: Number-Yards (Avg.) 39.0 Kickoff Returns: Number-Yards (Avg.) 3-41 (13.7) Time of Possession 27:33 Third Down Conversions 12-of-17 Fourth Down Conversions 0-of-1 Sacks By: Number-Yards 5-26 Rushing Burkhead (NEB) Gurley (GA)

NEB 26 52-239 16-27-204-2 79-443 1-1 8-69 34.0 4-90 (22.5) 32:27 8-of-16 0-of-1 2-8

STATISTICAL LEADERS Att. Yds. TD Long 24 142 2 28 23 125 1 24

Passing Att. Comp. Yds. TD Martinez (NEB) 27 16 204 2 Murray (GA) 33 18 427 5 Receiving Bell (NEB) King (GA)

Punting Maher (NEB) Barber (GA)

Rec. Yds. TD Long 4 60 0 35 3 104 1 75 No. 3 3

Yds. 136 117

Avg. 45.3 39.0

Long 48 48

Tackles UT AT Tot. Compton (NEB) 6 3 9 A. Ogletree (GA) 7 4 11

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Nebraska Holds Off Bulldog Rally For 2014 Gator Bowl Win

Nebraska 0 10 14 0 = 24 Georgia 0 9 3 7 = 19

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he No. 23 Georgia Bulldogs sustained a 24-19 loss to the Nebraska Cornhuskers in the TaxSlayer.com Gator Bowl in front of 60,712 fans and a national ESPN audience.

After a scoreless first quarter, Hutson Mason led Georgia on an 12-play, 38-yard drive that resulted in 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 advantage.

Nebraska forged ahead 24-12 by scoring touchdowns 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, moments after the Georgia defense had nearly scored with a sack and fumble at the Huskers’ goal line.

Georgia scored its first touchdown of the game at the start of the fourth quarter.

With the Bulldogs at the 25-yard line, Mason hooked up with Gurley for a catch and run that made it a 24-19 game.

Then late in the fourth quarter, the Bulldogs looked to take the lead late, twice driving inside the Nebraska 20.

Georgia was unable to convert on either fourth down, however, allowing Nebraska to come away with the victory.

Worth Noting…

• Game captains were seniors Arthur Lynch, Garrison Smith and Connor Norman.

• For the eighth time this year, Georgia played a game where the final margin was five points or less, and the Bulldogs went 4-4 in these tight contests.

• Bulldog sophomore Todd Gurley ran for a team-high 86 yards plus led the team with seven catches for a career-high 97 yards and had Georgia’s only touchdown. He was named the Georgia MVP of the game.

• Georgia sophomore placekicker Marshall Morgan accounted for nine points in the first half and 13 total to pace the Bulldogs. He tied a Bulldog bowl record with four field goals

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

Mark Richt Said…

“Well, we came close. I’m proud of our team, and I’m going to miss our seniors. They are great guys, guys that really poured their lives into it as well as everyone else. Everybody else that’s left is going to get better. I’m looking forward to a really outstanding 2014. Games like this are hardfought. I don’t think anybody wants to go out there and slosh around, have a bunch of rain coming down, all slick, all that kind of thing. It makes it tougher to execute in the passing game, but you have to credit Nebraska for making plays.”

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 Time of Possession Third Down Conversions Fourth Down Conversions Sacks By: Number-Yards

UGA 22 43-96 21-39-320-1 82-416 3-1 7-42 4-151 (37.8) 3-93 33:24 7-of-19 2-of-4 1-8

NEB 14 43-144 6-16-163-1 59-307 1-0 6-50 7-271 (38.7) 5-90 26:36 4-of-13 0-of-0 4-31

STATISTICAL LEADERS Rushing Att. Yds. TD Long Abdullah (NEB) 27 122 1 14 Gurley (GA) 21 86 0 16 Passing Armstrong (NEB) Mason (GA)

Att. Comp. Yds. TD 6 14 163 2 21 39 320 1

Receiving Enunwa (NEB) Gurley (GA)

Punting Foltz (NEB) Erickson (GA)

Rec. Yds. TD Long 4 129 2 99 7 97 1 30

Tackles Cooper (NEB) Floyd (GA)

UT AT Tot. 10 0 19 6 1 6.5

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Yds. 271 151

Avg. 38.7 37.8

Long 54 39

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Mascot

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 In 1894, Georgia’s mascot was a solid white female bull terrier owned by a student, Charles H. Black, Sr., of Atlanta. Trilby, named Trilby with owner Charles H. Black after a novel by George Du Maurier, served as the campus pet and mascot for the Chi Phi fraternity.

Disputing stories speculate the origin of the Bulldog nickname, and the story of Trilby provides yet another opinion: “...every day Trilby took herself down to old Herty field with her master for football practice. She ran signals with the best of them and became an accustomed figure on the athletic field...One morning, Trilby failed to appear for her breakfast and after a frantic search she was finally discovered proudly washing the faces of her newborn family, 13 white puppies...Late one dusky fall afternoon, Trilby appeared for a grid workout and scampering after her came her 13 children, darting through players’ legs, barking and pace. ‘Well,’ suggested one of the players, ‘Trilby has brought us a name, Bulldogs.’ ...Every time a game was played on Herty Field, the boys would floss Trilby and her 13 offerings up with red and black Sanford Stadium Graves ribbons, and so attired they have gone down in history as perhaps the first ‘sponsors’ in southern football.” —Ruth Stanton Cogill (Atlanta newspaper) “After the rein of Trilby and her family, chaos developed in the mascot department at the university. Many games had several, depending on which alumnus got his dog to the game first.” —AJC, Nov. 18, 1962 Mr. Angel, 1944-46 Mr. Angel, a brindle and white colored English Bulldog owned by Eastman,Ga.,physician, Warren Coleman, filled a void during some of the war years.

There was no mascot roaming the sidelines and Coleman took Mr. Angel to games and stood with him on the sidelines. His picture on the field and with the Georgia cheerleaders appears in the 1945 and ’46 UGA annual, the Pandora.

Mr. Angel

Butch, 1947-50 Butch was a brin­dled English bulldog owned by Mabry Smith of War­ ner Robins, Ga. He was spotted by students who were attending the 1946 Georgia-Georgia Tech game in Athens, and the canine appeared

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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 GeorgiaKentucky 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.

Mike, 1951-55 Butch was succeeded by Mike, another brindled English bulldog, owned by C. L. Fain.

Mike lived in the field house on campus and died of natural canine causes in 1955. As his master’s thesis, Gene Owens Bronze statue of Mike of Fort Worth, Texas, cast the bronze statue of Mike which is located at the entrance of Memorial Hall.

Uga Takes the Field In the last 100 years of intercollegiate football, Georgia’s Uga has established himself as the nation’s most well-known mascot. The line of pure white English bulldogs, which epitomizes everything Georgia, has been owned by the Frank W. “Sonny” Seiler family of Savannah, Ga., since Uga I first graced the campus in 1956.

Through the years, Uga has been defined by his spiked collar, a symbol of the position which he holds. He was given his name, an abbreviation for the university, by William Young of Columbus, a law school classmate of Seiler. Each of the Uga mascots is awarded a varsity letter in the form of a plaque, identical to those presented to all Bulldog athletes who letter in their respective sports.

As determined and published by the Pittsburgh Press, the Uni­ver­ sity of Georgia is the only major college that actually buries its mascots within the confines of the stadium. Ugas I, II, III, IV and V are buried in marble vaults near the main gate in the embankment of the South stands. Epitaphs to the dogs are inscribed in bronze, and before each home game, flowers are ­placed on their graves. The memorial plot attracts hundreds of fans and visitors each year.

For the past 20 years, Uga’s jerseys have been custom-made at the beginning of each season from the same material used for the players’ jerseys. Old jerseys are destroyed.

Uga’s on-field home is a permanent air con­di­tion­ed doghouse located next to the cheerleader’s platform, providing comfort in the heat of August and September. The custom-made doghouse is a gift from the Bahamian Bull­dog Club of Nassau, Bahamas, through the courtesy of 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 was necessary to take up children’s t-shirts to Uga I with Hannah Jones 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 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 with Ann DeLong 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 SPECIAL APPEARANCES

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 IX Capital One ’13, Gator ’14 Russ Independence Bowl ’09, AutoZone Liberty Bowl ’10, Outback Bowl ’12

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) Sports Illustrated (IV, V, VI) ESPN’s College Gameday (VII, IX) Time (IV) Newsweek (IV) Football News (IV) SportMagazine (IV) The Animal’s Who’s Who (III) Featured on the Animal Planet (VI) Dog Fancy Magazine (VI) 1997 movie, “Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil,” (V) 1976 movie, “Gator,” (III)

Legacy

Uga III, 1972-80 “Seiler’s Uga Three” Record: 71-32-2

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 III

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 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 Uga IV with Banquet.Declared ‘‘Dog of the Decade’’ Marty Argo

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

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 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 Otto 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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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. Uga V also presided over Georgia’s most successful collective sporting effort in department history as the Bulldogs claimed four NCAA team titles during the 1998-99 season — women’s swimming and diving, women’s gymnastics, men’s tennis and men’s golf — and placed second in the Directors’ Cup race. 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

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 . Georgia finished the season ranked second in the AP poll.

The pregame passing of the bone ceremony from Uga V to his heftier Uga VI and friskier son, Whatchagot Loran, took place at the 1999 Georgia-South Carolina contest. Only a year old at his coronation, Uga VI stands 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 comeback from a 25-point deficit marked an unprecedented feat in Georgia annals and the largest comeback in collegiate bowl history.

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. The streak of consecutive bowl victories ended at three as Georgia fell to Boston College in the Music City Bowl in Nashville.

Uga VI and Georgia experienced their best season in two decades as the 2002 Bulldogs won a record 13 games (to only one loss), and topped Arkansas to win the program’s first league title since 1982. And Uga VI roamed the sidelines as the Bulldogs defeated Florida State in the 2003 Nokia Sugar Bowl, 26-13.

The wins kept piling up for Uga VI and the Bulldogs in 2003, as the team posted an 11-3 record, returned to the SEC Championship game before falling to eventual national champion LSU. Uga VI worked on his tan in sunny Florida as Georgia held on for a

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34-27 overtime victory against Purdue in the Capital One Bowl in Orlando.The 2004 season saw the Bulldogs post a 10-2 record, and Uga VI returned to Tampa for the second time in his young career, as Georgia earned a 24-21 win against Wisconsin in the Outback Bowl. Year 2005 ended with a record of 10-3 and a loss in the Nokia Sugar Bowl 38-35 against West Virginia on January 2, 2006. The game was played in Atlanta, Ga. due to destruction in New Orleans from Hurricane Katrina.

The 2006 season marked the 50th anniversary of the Uga legacy of mascots at UGA. Georgia returned to Atlanta, Ga. to defeat Virginia Tech in the Chick-fil-A Bowl on December 30, 2006 to end the season with a 9-4 record.

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 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 haf 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 carries 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 long time caregiver for the famed line of 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.

Uga IX, 2012-Present (Russ, 2009-2012: 16-9) Current Record: 43-19

“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 IX prior to the Florida Atlantic game on Sept. 15, 2012. His time as mascot has 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.

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Greg McGarity, J. Reid Parker Director of Athletics Athens 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 injected a program of imagination and innovation into the Georgia Athletic Association with emphasis on exploring new ideas and initiatives designed to move the organization forward in all areas of competition, academics, and service.

Among the many initiatives are implementation of a nutrition program for all sports, greater emphasis on customer service as well as community service, scoreboard upgrades enhancing the in-game experience for guests and patrons in all sports, and development of leadership programs fostering staff development. In addition, he has encouraged the experimentation of new ideas such as moving volleyball competition to Stegeman Coliseum and helping bring a sold-out concert (Jason Aldean, 65,000) to Sanford Stadium for the first time in stadium history. He was also instrumental in development and implementation along with Nike of a new brand identity program which brings consistency in use of colors, logos, lettering and numerals to Georgia sports teams.

He was named recipient of the 2013 Tom Osborne Award presented by the Collegiate and Professional Sports Dietitians Association (CPSDA) for special achievement and contributions to advanced-practice sports nutrition. McGarity was appointed as the athletic director’s representative to the SEC Executive Committee in 2013.

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.

He was appointed in 2012 to the NCAA Division I Football Issues Committee, a position he will hold through 2016. McGarity is also currently serving on the NCAA National Letter of Intent Football Recruiting Group, SEC Fan Experience Working Group, and the U.S. Tennis Association Athletic Director’s Advisory Group.

McGarity oversees a 21-sport athletics program supported by a budget of $99 million. Since becoming Director of Athletics, Georgia teams have won national championships in women’s swimming and diving (2013 and ‘14) and equestrian (2014) and SEC championships in men’s tennis (2011, ’13, and ’14), women’s tennis (2013), women’s tennis SEC Tournament (’14), women’s swimming and diving (2011, ’12, ’13, ’14), men’s tennis SEC Tournament (2012 and ‘13), and two SEC eastern division titles in football (2011 and 2012).

During that time 18 different Georgia teams have been ranked in the nation’s top 20 and 10 in the top ten. Georgia’s standing in the Learfield Director’s Cup, which annually measures athletic teams success in NCAA championships, has improved from 20th in 2011 to 10th in 2013.

At UF, he served as Executive Associate Athletic Director after serving as both an associate and senior associate athletic director during his tenure. His duties at Florida included assisting the athletic director in daily operations of the department, assisting in preparation and approval of the annual budget and extensive involvement in long-term planning, contracts, competition scheduling and employment searches, among other areas. McGarity was involved in the planning and supervision of several construction projects, including the expansion of Ben Hill Griffin Stadium and the William Heavener Football Complex.

McGarity was a letterman on the 1973 Bulldog tennis team and following graduation began his professional career at UGA. After serving as a student assistant from 1973-77, he held positions as assistant sports information director and head women’s tennis coach (1977-82), administrative assistant (1982-88), and assistant athletic director for facilities and event management (1988-92).

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.

President Jere W. Morehead, President Jere W. Morehead became the University of Georgia’s 22nd president on July 1, 2013, having previously served as UGA’s senior vice president for academic affairs and provost since 2010.

President Morehead’s career covers a wide range of faculty and administrative roles. Prior to 2010, he served UGA in 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. From 2003 to 2010, he served as the University’s Faculty Athletics Representative.

As UGA President, he also serves as chair of the Georgia Athletic Association Board of Directors, chair of the UGA Research Foundation, a UGA Foundation trustee and a UGA Real Estate Foundation trustee.

President Morehead 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 and previously held several other editorial board positions with the ABLJ. He directed the UGA Law School’s Advocacy Program from 1986 to 1995 at a time when the moot court teams he coached won international, national, regional and state championships. In 1995, he served as a visiting professor of business law at the University of Michigan.

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.

President Morehead is a native of Lakeland, Florida. He moved with his family to Atlanta as a teenager, where he completed high school early, and enrolled at Georgia State University at the age of 16. He graduated with a bachelor’s degree four years later in 1977.

He entered the University of Georgia School of Law in 1977, where he graduated with a juris doctor degree at the age of 23 in 1980. After graduation, he served as an assistant United States attorney with the Department of Justice from 1980 to 1986.

He is the first alumnus of UGA to be named president since Dr. Fred Davison in 1967.

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By Loran Smith Published on Thursday, October 9, 2014

David Andrews is a young man who likes to play outdoors.

Put him in a deer stand, and he is home. Home is also a dove field or waving sagebrush where a covey of quail might flush in front of a birddog on a point — a scene worthy of an artist’s brush on canvas.

He loves stalking turkeys. Same as a linebacker wearing the wrong-colored jersey. His preferred outdoor domain, the one which piques his emotions and makes him pant the hardest, is that yardage between the hedges of Sanford Stadium where he gains satisfaction in winning the one-on-one battles that enable Georgia to score points abundantly in pursuit of victory.

There’s nothing finer than bringing down a ten-point buck on the family acreage near LaGrange in the twilight of a winter morning, the sounds of nature encompassing him as he waits for marksmanship opportunity. The quiet of the early morning falls gently on his mind, just as the cacophony of a full house at Sanford Stadium courses through his consciousness on game day — a different emotion, though no less exciting. Georgia has long been on his mind — since high school, actually. Although his mother, Patricia, is an Auburn graduate, she wanted him to follow his heart. She was a Tigerette in the days of Pat Dye, historically Auburn’s most successful coach. She was always extolling the virtues of the War Eagle way to high school players who came to Auburn as football recruits. Her heart now belongs to Georgia, too.

There are many loyalties among David’s family. His dad, Jeff, enrolled at Samford. Dan Reeves, a Carolina Gamecock alumnus, is Patricia’s uncle. Her dad and Pam Reeves were brother and sister. Patricia’s father, Bill White, the patriarch of the family, was a Bulldog. He pulled up anchor in Americus and settled in Birmingham.

“He had a Georgia room in Alabama–Auburn country,” David says proudly. It was Bill White who always reminded David that it is great to be a Georgia Bulldog.

Once he was committed to wear the red and black, David set out to succeed as an offensive lineman. When he reported to Georgia for camp in the summer of 2011, he had an uncommon sense of direction. First of all, he came for a degree, which he will get in agribusiness next summer. (He wants a job working in the outdoors). His ambition at the outset was to become a starter and a leader on the football team. If anybody understands team concepts, it is offensive linemen — who toil in anonymity, unless they get caught for holding and the announcer tells the world that he is a villain. David opens a hole, just enough daylight, for Todd Gurley to go all the way. The announcers are all over Gurley’s run. Nobody announces “block by David

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Andrews.” It is not often that they would know in the first place, but that is the way it is in the life of an offensive lineman.

David, like his brethren in the trenches, takes comfort in underscoring team effort and seeing positive grades posted privately without ceremony or fuss.

The scouting report on David from his coach who knows him best: “It’s his mental toughness that sets him apart,” says line coach Will Friend. “If we had 40 guys with his mental toughness, his work ethic, and his leadership and intangibles, we would never get beat. He is a better player than he is an athlete. He has excellent quickness and remarkable explosion in his small area. Nobody is smarter or adapts to situations better than David.”

Though David, at 6-2, 290, is a bit undersized for the NFL, Friend expects him to find a home because of attitude and work ethic. Andrews is the quarterback of the offensive line, and his concentration and competitiveness usually bring him grades of over 80% in Friend’s system, where a winning grade is 75%.

“He is a 60-minute man,” Friend says of David’s consistency and effort.

In high school, when Reeves was the Falcons’ coach, David got to hang around the team’s complex. He never showed up without wearing his “Georgia stuff,” which brought grief from linebacker Keith Brookings (former Tech player). This ribbing was never was a deterrent with David, who appreciates the experiences he has had as a Georgia player: The LSU game in 2013, the SEC championship game, and “just being a Bulldog.”

If you look for him on campus, you might spot him in his pickup truck with a country music CD playing his favorite country hits. Beside him will likely be his German shepherd, Kimber. A dog is a man’s best friend, just like a lineman is a running back’s best friend. Todd Gurley appreciates David like David appreciates Kimber.

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Georgia WR Michael Bennett Is ‘Mr. Steady Eddy’ Athens Banner-Herald

By Caitlyn Stroh Published on Saturday, November 8, 2014 Rankings and game plans change.

Positions and depth charts change.

Among all that changes, Georgia finds a constant in senior wide receiver Michael Bennett.

Midway through his fifth year as a Bulldog, the Alpharetta native has more or less cemented his legacy with the receiving corps. Being oldest receiver on the Georgia offense, he brings not only experience — but also consistency.

“He’s Mr. Steady Eddy, a guy you can depend on when you throw the ball,” offensive coordinator Mike Bobo said.

“He’s the ultimate team guy that goes out there and works hard every day at practice, and that’s why he’s had success when he’s been here at Georgia.”

Bennett has started every game but one this season, surrendering that title to sophomore Reggie Davis versus Tennessee.

In the past, his biggest competition for the starting position was his own health.

Injuries have scarred Bennett’s otherwise steady college career. After suffering a right knee ACL tear in practice during the 2012 season, Bennett was one of the four players — Keith Marshall, Justin Scott-Wesley and Collin Barber completing the list — to sustain a sidelining injury during the 2013 Georgia vs.

Tennessee game.

Despite his battle to stay healthy, only three players on the current Georgia offense have started more games in their careers than Bennett: running back Todd Gurley and offensive linemen David Andrews and John Theus.

Though fellow senior wide receiver Chris Conley has more yards, Bennett leads the team with 28 catches and four touchdown receptions this season. His 17 career touchdown receptions are closing in on the heels of former Bulldog receiver Tavarres King, who is third all-time with 21 scoring snags.

Despite Bennett having a redshirt freshman year of experience on Conley, the two combine to comprise the senior leadership of the receiving corps. Rather than battle for the title of No. 1, the two divide and conquer the role of wide receiver, with Bennett being listed as a split end and Conley listed at flank.

“We take advice from each other. He’s been a good friend of mine since he’s been here,” Bennett said. “I think we feed off each other. It’s worked in the past.”

Conley gave high praise to Bennett’s route running and knack for controlling the catch by keeping the ball away from his body, two skills he tried to learn from and mimic early on.

“I consider him my brother. He’s a guy that I looked to when I first came here obviously because he is a year ahead of me,” Conley said. “He’s a guy that I grind with every day.”

But with a 2014 team that has firmly identified its season with the success of its running game, receivers have become more of a supplement to the offense than a staple.

“We haven’t been throwing the ball a whole lot like we have in the past, but that’s OK,” Bennett said. “The running game is doing really good obviously so you’ve just got to keep going with what works.”

While Bennett is willing to sacrifice his personal stats during the game, he strongly protects his personal time after the last practice whistle. Even five-year roommate and starting signal caller Hutson Mason gets scorned for bringing work home.

“You have a little bit more opportunity when you room with a guy kind of talk with him about, ‘Hey, this is kind of what I’m looking for,’” Mason said. “He kind of gets mad at me when I’m at the house talking football, because we’re so football-oriented he kind of just wants his break.”

A lot of the time, that break involves watching the Outdoor Channel. Sometimes that break involves hunting with Mason and former backup quarterback Parker Welch. And occasionally that break involves shooting of another sort.

“One day I wake up to an all-out Nerf war between [Bennett, Mason and Welch], and all these Nerf darts are flying because Michael got Nerf guns,” said their ex-roommate and former Georgia backup offensive lineman Preston Mobley. “They shot me with one in the face to wake me up.”

Mason said that although their at-home antics can get a little immature, it helps them to escape the pressures of football and find normalcy as college students.

Though Bennett might like to be able to switch football talk on and off, his commitment to the team and its fans doesn’t turn off quite as easily.

During Georgia’s bye week before Florida, Bennett traveled to Canton to visit Bulldog faithful Robbie Miller, who has been diagnosed with a form of terminal brain cancer. The visit with Miller, who Bennett found out about through a list of mutual acquaintances, left Bennett “really emotional.”

His emotions were tested back-to-back weekends when, for the second time in his Georgia career, he experienced a loss to rival Florida. But with two more SEC games on the Bulldogs’ schedule, Bennett’s eyes are forward, searching for Atlanta.

“If we go to SEC championship, win that, that’s something we haven’t done in a long time,” Bennett said. “This season is not over by any aspect and I don’t think anyone in this program thinks so.”

Bennett’s positive demeanor and work ethic meld together to create the team-focused personality for which he has become known.

“He’s just another prime example of a guy who does things the right way for Georgia and uses his limelight as a great example,” Mason said.

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Jeb Blazevich Continues Tight End Fraternity The Red & Black

By Cody Pace Published on Friday, October 31, 2014 Just before his first career college game, true freshman tight end Jeb Blazevich received a text from former Georgia and current Miami Dolphins tight end Arthur Lynch.

“I just said ‘Have fun,’” Lynch said. “At the end of the day, play every single snap to the best of your ability, give 110 percent, play with effort, play with passion and just play for the guy next to you. Jeb has all the athletic ability and the talent to go along with that attitude so I knew he would be fine.”

Lynch and Blazevich never played on the field together and never shared a locker room, but are bound together by a fraternity of tight ends at the University of Georgia, resulting in the unofficial christening of Georgia as “Tight End U.” It’s the same fraternity that brought Orson Charles to Georgia before Lynch and brought Tripp Chandler, Ben Watson and Leonard Pope to Georgia before him.

It’s also that identification that brought Lynch to send that text and has brought him to play the unofficial mentor to a freshman whose career is beginning 675 miles from where Lynch’s is continuing.

“I actually still talk to Tripp Chandler, even Ben Watson, some,” Lynch said. “I didn’t play with Ben, I didn’t play with Tripp either but those are guys, they would text me and say, ‘Good luck,’ ‘Beat Florida,’ or ‘This is Tight End U, this is a fraternity.’ … It’s very much a real thing. It’s a very special place and you realize you’re connected with these people whether they played in the ‘60s, they played with you or along side you so I always try to do the same thing, text Jay and Jeb.” Blazevich and Lynch are connected in a different way than most of those other tight ends, though — nobody was comparing Lynch to Charles or Watson or Chandler.

In the same way that every Georgia running back burgeoning on success is dubbed the “next Herschel Walker,” Blazevich was often called the “next Arthur Lynch” when he officially committed to Georgia.

“I think the main thing is that I have brown hair and I’m white,” Blazevich joked about the comparison.

The truth is, there aren’t as many similarities between the two.

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heavier by the time he graduated than Blazevich is and was about 20 pounds bigger when he was a true freshman.

Still, Lynch proved to be the perfect model for Blazevich as Lynch had the third highest receiving yards, fourth highest number of receptions and second highest number of touchdowns for Georgia in 2013.

“A big thing for me was, I was like, ‘Coach [John Lilly], I don’t just want to be a blocker. I want to at least have a chance to go out and catch some passes,’” Blazevich said. “The thing he said to me was, he was like, ‘Hey, the proof’s in the pudding.

Just watch our games.’ And so I watched a lot of Artie and Jay Rome and everything they were doing and that was kind of cool and I liked what they were doing.”

The largest difference between the two is in their ability to block.

Lynch was a blocker who got up to almost 270 pounds his redshirt sophomore year as a result of his role and became a pass catcher later in his career.

Blazevich, on the other hand, is still learning the nuances of blocking and is admittedly a much better pass catcher and route runner.

“He’s a very conscientious guy right now who’s trying to do things right,” Lilly said. “I asked him a couple weeks ago when we played Missouri if it was the best player he’s ever blocked. They’ve got a couple ends that are very good football players. So it is a little bit of baptism by fire when you’re a true freshman in this league.”

Blocking is something Blazevich will have to learn on the job, though.

Lynch is no longer on the throne and, five starts into his career, Blazevich has already usurped that position.

While the expectation will continue to be there for him to be like Lynch, it just matters that Blazevich continues to perform.

In his first seven games, Blazevich has averaged 22.4 yards per reception. He’s caught nine passes for 157 yards, including the Bulldogs’ longest reception of the year off a 50-yard completion from junior running back Todd Gurley.

“He’s got a lot more talent than I ever had, just based on natural ability,” Lynch said. “I think one thing that Jeb has been able to do is he’s been able to prove that he’s a dependable guy in the run game and the pass game … from a mental standpoint.”

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Georgia got into this situation last year, and it didn’t go so well.

Todd Gurley was out. Keith Marshall was out. And Georgia was out of the SEC race after a perplexing October that included the carnage of a road win over Tennessee which then led to losses to Missouri and lowly Vanderbilt.

This October Gurley and Marshall were out again. But this time Nick Chubb became Georgia’s safety net - positioning the Bulldogs for their third trip to Atlanta in four years.

Chubb, who entered the season as the Bulldogs’ fourthstring running back, powered his way to 68 carries, 345 yards and three touchdowns in Georgia’s back-to-back road wins over Missouri and Arkansas.

Georgia wasn’t just avoiding a consecutive October meltdown. No, these Bulldogs used Chubb to help them find themselves. Chubb, Hutson Mason and Georgia’s defense all surged without Gurley. It was the total opposite of what had been expected.

Chubb’s emergence was further proof that you need as many running backs as you can get in the SEC and that Bryan McClendon might be the best overall recruiter in the country.

Twice now, McClendon has inked top-flight running backs in the same class.

“From the first time I visited Georgia, something just felt different there,” Chubb said of his decision to go with Georgia.

“I tried to go to Auburn and other schools to see if it was the same feeling or even better, but I never had that same feeling.

I just feel very comfortable at Georgia and I had no feelings anywhere else like I did when I was in Athens.”

Bulldog fans are certainly glad he did have those feelings.

Could anyone realistically see Georgia getting through the 2014 season without Chubb taking the ball as often as he did in the middle of the season?

With hindsight, national pundits and nervous Georgia partisans now know what life will be like for the Bulldogs without Todd Gurley in the lineup. But leading up to Georgia’s game

at No. 23 Missouri, it was hard to know the Bulldogs’ season wasn’t about to end.

Gurley, the best player in college football, was out. Georgia’s offense was struggling to throw the ball. And the Bulldogs’ defense wasn’t dependable enough. The matchup with the Tigers was the showdown of the year up to that point… and Georgia was traveling to the Midwest with more questions than dependable running backs.

Then Chubb happened… and happened… and happened.

Chubb got the ball 38 times against Missouri - the fifth most carries in Georgia history. Along the way Georgia’s defense stole the ball five times from Missouri. The rout was on. Georgia thrashed the Tigers 34-0.

Chubb, as it turned out, could not only take the requisite beating in SEC play, but he could take it and thrive.

“In high school, I was getting about 30 a game,” Chubb said after the win. “It’s what I’ve been doing for four or five years. They said 45 at the end of the week. I thought they were joking around. I was ready.”

The following week the murmurs continued about Gurley’s return, and the speculation that Georgia would lose to Arkansas, a team that narrowly lost to Alabama seven days before, picked up. As soon as it was clear that Gurley wouldn’t play, many pundits figured that Georgia couldn’t survive the back-to-back trips across the South. Arkansas seemed to be the trendy pick to knock off the Dawgs.

Chubb needed to be ready again, and he was.

This time Chubb carried the ball fewer times but still yielded a career performance. The Cedartown native’s 43-yard touchdown run in the second quarter fired the Dawgs to a 45-32 win in Little Rock.

“We are down on backs and I have to step up. Everything has been great over the last two weeks and I’m ready to run some more,” Chubb said following the game. “I am getting way more comfortable than I was at the beginning of the season.

“Nick’s going to be special. We know that,” Damian Swann said. “He’s taken on a very big load, and he’s handled it well.”

“I think he looked more comfortable in the second start,” coach Mark Richt said after Chubb’s performance against the Hogs. “I didn’t feel like we were wearing Nick out. He didn’t look tired with the ball in his hands. It was one of those games where it didn’t seem like the tempo of play was that fast.”

Gurley may have been gone, but Georgia’s identity wasn’t.

Hutson Mason was to take the snap, pivot and place the ball in the gut of Chubb. The offensive line was to assault the person in front of them. Chubb was to run as far as he could.

Repeat until desired result.

It was hardly a stretch to think that Georgia’s season would fizzle after Gurley’s suspension. But the opposite happened Nick Chubb happened, and happened and happened again.

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Nick Chubb Has Taken Over At Georgia

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By Edward Aschoff Published on Monday, October 20, 2014 The ginormous question surrounding Georgia’s football team after news broke of Todd Gurley’s suspension has been whether the Bulldogs could win without arguably the nation’s best player.

Well, after two games sans Gurley, who still leads the SEC with 773 rushing yards, the Bulldogs haven’t really needed him.

In two convincing wins -- on the road, mind you -- the Dawgs have put the running game squarely on true freshman Nick Chubb and he’s, well, run away with that responsibility.

The bruising, 5-foot-10, 228-pound frosh looked nothing like a youngster when he first stepped on the field and dazzled the country with his moves and strength in the opening win against Clemson, and he transformed into a certified manimal with his 345 rushing yards and three touchdowns in the past two games as the feature back for the Bulldogs.

“Nick’s gonna be special. We know that,” senior cornerback Damian Swann said. “Right now, he’s taking on a very big load and he’s handling it well. ... You’ve seen him on the past two Saturdays. He’s got a bright future in Athens.”

Unfortunately for the SEC, the future is now, and Chubb has been amazing filling in, especially with how much he has played. In the past two games, Chubb has carried the ball 68 times, eclipsing 30 carries in each outing. Gurley has never even carried the ball 30 times in a single game at Georgia.

After carrying it 38 times for 143 yards at Missouri, Chubb turned right around and ran 30 times for a career-high 202 yards and two touchdowns. How good was that? Chubb became just the third freshman in Georgia history to rush for more than 200 yards in a game (Herschel Walker, Rodney Hampton).

Chubb has five touchdowns and is eighth in the SEC with 569 rushing yards.

“He’s taken the majority of the carries and it doesn’t seem to faze him,” quarterback Hutson Mason said. “The guy’s a special cat. He’s got to be the best freshman running back in the country. You give it to him 20 or 40 times and it just seems like he’s going to keep pounding it. It’s awesome.”

That’s all fine and dandy now, but it certainly begs the question. With Gurley out and running backs Keith Marshall and Sony Michel nursing injuries, are the Bulldogs running their young thoroughbred, who already had thumb surgery, too much? Does the colt need to take some plays off and rest his body with Gurley’s return uncertain?

“He’s built for it,” coach Mark Richt said. “He’s very, very tough physically and mentally. He’s strong. He came from high

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school in Cedartown [Georgia] where they’re just tough. They coach tough. Their offseason’s tough. He didn’t get babied in high school at all. He was not one of those guys where you could sit there and say he was given anything because he was a very good football player. He had to earn it every day in practice and every offseason workout.”

The bye week will certainly help any sort of fatigue Chubb has, but with the way he has played in back-to-back weeks -remember: On the road -- I don’t know if another game would slow him down. He looked like he was shot out of a cannon on his 43-yard touchdown run midway through the second quarter on Saturday, and then he just went back to bulldozing guys for the rest of the game.

If he needs a rest, he isn’t showing it.

“It’s super impressive because that guy’s durable,” wide receiver Chris Conley said. “He doesn’t complain, he does what he’s told and he puts his head down and grinds for the team.”

Players aren’t surprised at how well Chubb has played.

They saw the chiseled snapshots of him running track in high school before he enrolled. They saw him pulverize teammates during offseason drills. They watched him lift, cringed as he squatted ungodly amounts and saw the pain he inflicted during practice.

This was what the Bulldogs expected, and they haven’t missed a beat without Gurley leading the pack.

“We know how special that kid is,” Swann said.

Yes, and so does the entire country.

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By Ivan Maisel Excerpts of Article Published on Aug. 26, 2014

ATHENS, Ga. -- Chris Conley has a problem today. Actually, Conley has a problem with today. It lasts only 24 hours. There is so much to do.

When you’re a starting senior flanker on a top-10 team and a college senior, a film director and a screenwriter, a budding athletic administrator and a coffeehouse musician, a Bible-quoting honor student and a superhero-loving, “Star Wars” geek, time is not something you waste. “Madden” can wait.

Take July 17, when Conley boarded a plane in Athens at 7:30 a.m., flew to Birmingham for SEC media days, spent several hours bouncing from one interview room to the next, flew back to Athens, went through a seven-on-seven session with his teammates, showered and ate dinner.

And then worked on his next film into the wee hours.

“I’ll sleep when I’m dead,” Conley said that day in Birmingham.

If you have any question about the talent and dedication of the college generation, spend a day with Conley. He will leave you shaking your head, just as he does the men and women who spend every day with him.

“I think everybody who’s ever met him wants to hire him,” Georgia coach Mark Richt said. “Whoever coaches him is going to fall in love with this guy, because of his ability, because of his coachability, because of his leadership, how he’ll affect the locker room.”

Conley has made himself into a good football player. A kid who never played organized football until his freshman year at North Paulding High School in Dallas, Ga., has caught 81 passes for 1,281 yards and 12 touchdowns in three seasons at Georgia. Richt believes Conley will be drafted next April.

Conley made himself into one of the most influential student-athletes in the nation. He already has completed two-year terms on both the Southeastern Conference and the NCAA Student-Athlete Advisory Committees (SAACs). He became a regular consultant to the NCAA president Dr. Mark A. Emmert.

“I talked to President Emmert multiple times about various issues, many having to do with how to communicate with student-athletes,” Conley said. “Being the president of such a large organization, he can’t be everywhere at once, and sending emails and memos isn’t as effective as spoken word. We talked about how to bridge communication gaps.”

Emmert, in a statement, called Conley “a remarkable young man. ... I always learn something from my conversations with him and all the student-athletes on the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee.”

The first SEC SAAC meeting that Conley ever attended, “He commanded the room,” said Tre Stallings, a former SEC officer who now is the Tennessee Titans’ director of player engagement. “He asked me if he could step in [and lead]. This was rare. He stepped in and kids automatically gravitated to him. They wanted to hear what he had to say.”

Conley remains a non-voting member of the Georgia Athletic Association Board of Directors.

“Within the first month of him being here as a freshman,” Carla Williams, the Georgia executive associate athletic director, said via email, “...

We had a discussion about his goals and intent to maximize his time at [Georgia] by excelling in football, in the classroom, on campus, and in the community. I told him we would do everything within our power to help him reach his goals. What freshman does that?”

Conley arrived at Georgia in January 2011, a semester ahead of schedule, and will graduate with a degree in journalism in December, a semester ahead of schedule.

“I always talked to my advisers, ‘I’m not going to drop a class. I’m going to finish every class even if I don’t like it. But that being said, don’t put something on my schedule that’s not going to go towards my degree,’” Conley said. “... Some people don’t necessarily have a plan for when they

want to graduate. I did, and my plan was ‘As Soon As Possible.’” * * *

Conley’s mother Christina is a high school teacher. His father, Charles Conley, made a career in the U.S. Air Force. They emphasized faith (Chris’ given name is Christian) and academics to their three children. Sports never ranked higher than third, which is why Chris didn’t play football until he reached North Paulding High.

“He wanted to play receiver,” Charles said. “I would go pick him up [after practice]. He would just come back upset because he couldn’t catch the ball. Other kids were picking on him. One day, when I picked him up, he said, ‘Dad, I can’t catch the ball.’ I guess God told me to say this: I just said, ‘Look, all you gotta do is catch one. Just one ball. That’s all.’

“I don’t know if it was the next day or when, but I went to pick him up and he came back to the car and was all excited. ‘Dad! Dad!’ He had caught a ball. And it just kind of took off from there.”

By midseason, Conley had begun making leaping grabs, his hands away from his body. He has hands the size of oven mitts, a hereditary gift from his paternal grandfather, a bricklayer. “One game,” Charles said with a glance at his wife, “we both were looking at each other and looking at him, ‘OK, whose child is this?’” * * *

Under the glass on Richt’s desk is a piece of white copy paper, folded in quarters. At the top, Richt wrote, “Chris Conley.”

As a sophomore in high school, Conley wrote 10 goals that applied to his life in high school, college and beyond, and then posted the goals in his bedroom. In 25 years of recruiting, Richt hadn’t seen that very often.

When he saw the goals during his recruiting visit to the home, he asked for a copy.

“If he went off the deep end somewhere along the way,” Richt said, “I was going to open this up and show them to him, remind him, ‘These are your goals. They’re not mine. What are you doing?’”

In four years, Richt said, “I never pulled them out for him. I pulled them out for some other guys.”

The goals are printed neatly in ink on unlined paper: Be a man after God’s heart.

Be the best athlete I can be.

Win region in football senior year.

Leave Tradition and Pride at NPHS Be the man God wants at [Georgia’s black block G logo].

Play 4 years -- earn a spot and contribute significantly.

Graduate with my degree.

Go into NFL draft and have career.

Marry God’s woman for me.

Teach other young men wisdom and God’s grace.

“When I wrote those things down,” Conley said, “I wanted to be ambitious. I wanted to be lofty. If you don’t have a big dream, you’re shooting for something that’s small, and why would you want to do that?”

Of the first five, Conley seems to have taken care of four (North Paulding didn’t win its region in 2010). He can take care of the next two -- playing four years and graduating -- by December. That leaves the NFL and marriage. Conley nailed the last one, to teach young men wisdom and God’s grace, some time ago.

His mother recalls doing the dishes one night during Chris’ junior year in high school.

“Mama,” he said to her, “I want to be the best. How can I be the best?”

Christina responded with the first three lines of the first psalm, which blesses the man who walks not with the ungodly but who takes delight in God’s law. The third verse ends, “And whatsoever he doeth shall pros-

per.”

Sounds about right.

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By Marc Weiszer Published on Saturday, September 13, 2014

A Georgia assistant coach was on hand at a Dodge County football game in 2008 to watch a player on the opposing team when Lee Campbell, the high school’s head coach at the time, gave him a heads up on a player to watch.

“He’s just a freshman, but you need to notice No. 83,” Campbell told then Bulldogs defensive ends coach Jon Fabris.

Campbell had coached another player from Middle Georgia, Charles Johnson, at Hawkinsville High who developed into a sacks leader for the Bulldogs.

The tall, gangly kid back then with a motor that wouldn’t stop was Leonard Floyd.

Campbell said he was a “hidden gem,” then at Dodge County.

He’s now a burgeoning star at outside linebacker for Georgia now wearing jersey No. 84 who will be on display for all the nation to see Saturday at South Carolina.

The redshirt sophomore has only played one season (plus one game) for the Bulldogs and didn’t land on either the coaches or media preseason All-SEC teams but has shown he has the capability to affect a game that he’s heavily invested in for more than just his team and school.

“It’s more than a game for me,” Floyd said. “I know I’m playing it for more than just myself. I’m playing it for my mom, my family and all them back home. They want me to go hard every day at practice. I look at it that way, that I’m playing for more than just myself.”

Floyd was born in Atlanta but moved to Dodge County, where his mother Chrishonda Floyd, worked at the Husqvarna plant and settled in the small town of Chauncey. That’s about 10 miles away from Dodge County in Eastman, which is about an hour’s drive southeast of Macon.

Floyd said some from Dodge County approach him after games on his way to the bus to get to speak to him and have him sign his autograph.

“It’s a small town,” said Campbell, who coached Floyd until before his senior season and is now head coach at Crisp County. “People love their football over there. They love all their sports.”

You can find a fair share of fast-food restaurants there, Campbell said, along with local establishments like the Sidetrack Cafe and SugarBerries.

There’s a Wal-Mart supercenter there, but Floyd says something is missing.

“It’s a pretty country town,” Floyd said. “We don’t have a lot of luxury restaurants like a lot of places. We don’t have an Applebee’s and stuff like that, but we have Wal-Mart.”

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BLOCK HIM, IF YOU CAN First-year coordinator Jeremy Pruitt’s defense and Floyd seems to be quite a match.

It certainly looked that way after a one game sample.

“Leonard Floyd was on the edge of being a beast last year and he’s taking it over this year,” said Gary Danielson, top college football game analyst for CBS. “We all knew he was a young phenomenal player that needed to kind of fill out a year ago and at the end of the last season he started to emerge as unblockable. When these elite defensive coaches get their hands on a guy, and I actually think that’s the missing link at Alabama, they really haven’t had that elite pass rusher since maybe 2009 when they went undefeated. Since then, they’ve had to manufacture a pass rush. Obviously, they’ve still been good but when you have a guy like that it changes the whole style of your defense.”

Floyd moved around all over against Clemson in the opener, lining up over the center, the left guard, with his hand in the

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“When coach Pruitt first got here, he told us he was going to put us in position to make plays and I guess that’s a product of him putting me in positions to make plays,” Floyd said. “He puts someone everywhere.”

It paid off against the Tigers with Floyd making seven tackles to go along with two sacks, a forced fumble and a team-high six quarterback pressures.

“He’s a really talented player and they did a nice job with some of their pressure packages in coverage and stuff,” Clemson coach Dabo Swinney said. “He’s a dynamic guy. I mean, they are going to drop him in coverage and bring him off the edge and bring him inside.”

Floyd played defensive end his first two years at Dodge County and even some wide receiver after he showed good hands playing basketball.

A scheme change expanded his role on defense.

“Kind of like Georgia’s doing now or they’ve been doing with him,” Campbell said. “We had him in pass coverage, we had him blitzing the passer. He blitzed from every direction— off the edge, up the middle. …That’s very similar to what we were doing with him in terms of having him in places all over the field to use his ability to our advantage.”

Georgia landed Floyd, who saw his stock rise after he camped at Georgia, before his junior season.

“Bam, they were all over him,” Campbell said. “We took him to camp and then we took him back to Dawg Night and that’s when coach (Mark) Richt offered him.”

He also visited Alabama and Crimson Tide coach Nick Saban had him in his office.

“That’s when all the offers started coming, but he committed to Georgia fairly quickly because he loves the Dawgs,” Campbell said. “When he got on the radar everyone wanted him.”

The 6-foot-4 Floyd rang up a team-high 6 ½ sacks last season, most of all SEC freshmen.

“Flo is Flo,” senior inside linebacker Ramik Wilson said.

“He’s going to get his numbers. He’s going to be a great teammate, great team leader. He’s going to go out there and give it his best. He has a lot of ability. Everybody knows. It’s no secret.

He proves it every Saturday.”

Floyd added seven pounds to his frame this offseason and now weighs 237.

“Leonard is a very talented guy,” Richt said. “He’s super quick and a guy that people have a hard time blocking. He’s more than just a pass rusher. He does make plays out in space.

He can probably play inside linebacker if we needed him to.”

WILL HE STAY OR GO? Assuming he stays healthy, Georgia will have Floyd for at least 12 more games — maybe more if the Bulldogs reach the

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“I hope we’ve got him for longer than that, you never know,” said outside linebackers coach Kevin Sherrer, who was on staff at Alabama when the Crimson Tide tried to land Floyd.

“He’s the type of guy that he’s pretty smart and he’s kind of low key. You never know what that guy’s thinking a lot of times and hopefully he has the year that gives him the choice to make. I hope he stays here for two more but you never know.”

Floyd could be a two-at-Georgia-and-gone to the NFL like tailback Knowshon Moreno, who redshirted a season.

Floyd spent a season at Hargrave Military Academy after not qualifying when an online course wasn’t approved.

“Talking with him this summer he commented on being another year (in 2015), but things like that can be change,” Campbell said.

Especially when ESPN’s Mel Kiper ranks Floyd at No. 11 overall for next year’s draft, ahead of Todd Gurley. Floyd also was a preseason All-American pick by ESPN.com.

“I’d like to think he’d stay another year and get a little bigger,” Campbell said.

“I try to stay level headed and think about my next opponent,” Floyd said.

Charles Johnson, the other Georgia pass rusher that Campbell coached, led the Bulldogs with 9 ½ sacks in 2006 before leaving after his junior season to become a third-round draft pick of the Carolina Panthers. He signed a six-year, $72 million deal in 2011.

Floyd will have a decision to make, too, but he has plenty of football ahead of him this season.

“That’s going to be his decision,” Wilson said. “He’s one of the top pass rushers in the game. That’s evident, you can see.

He’s going to have to make that decision, sit down and think about that for himself.”

He turned 22 this past Monday and said beforehand he planned to go home during the Bulldogs’ weekend off to visit his mother and get a home-cooked meal.

As for a birthday present, he joked: “Maybe some more sacks. That will be good.”

Floyd said he plays for the folks back home that saw him go from small town to big-time college football.

“I know they’re watching,” Floyd said. “They’re going to expect me to play my best game every game. I look at it that way and come out and try to play my best game every game.”

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By Fletcher Page Published on Thursday, August 28, 2014 Jordan Jenkins pulled off another remarkable athletic feat on Wednesday.

This performance didn’t happen on the football field. Instead, it unfolded on north campus, where the junior outside linebacker showed up 10 minutes early to take his Terry business college admissions test.

Pencil in hand and prepared to pass, the problem was Jenkins wasn’t in the right building.

“I had to run from north campus all the way down the hill,” he said. “I was soaking wet by the time I got to the classroom, but they had AC going so I was pretty cool.”

He settled into the proper location and scored right on 470 out of 500 questions. For Jenkins, who showed up to media interviews after practice Wednesday with a macroeconomics book in hand, a 300-word essay is all that stands between him and Terry acceptance.

“If it goes off the test, yeah I’m in,” he said.

Making up ground on campus isn’t high up on the list of accomplishments for the player they called “The Freak” at Harris County High.

The No. 1 recruit in the state’s class of 2011, Jenkins has impressed teammates and coaches for years with moments of abnormal athleticism.

“I think being an outside linebacker you have to be a ’tweener,” senior safety Corey Moore said. “You have to drop back in coverage and be able to rush the quarterback. Being an outside linebacker, you have to be pretty freakish.”

A 6-foot-3, 246-pound Hamilton native, Jenkins started all 13 games and recorded 45 tackles and five sacks as a sophomore last season.

He and fellow outside linebackers Leonard Floyd and Lorenzo Carter headline arguably the Bulldogs most athletic position group.

“I’m too (small) to play d-line and too (big) to play middle linebacker,” Jenkins said. “Stuff like that. It’s pretty much the perfect position for our body frame. Floyd, he can play almost every position on the defense.”

Jenkins can hold his own in many different situations as well. Junior tight end Jay Rome has to block Jenkins in drills during every practice.

“You really have to get your hands on him quick and keep your feet moving because he’s so athletic and strong at the same time,” Rome said. “You have to be really disciplined in your technique when you’re blocking Jordan because he can be

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strong with you or he can get around you with his quickness.”

From the jump There’s one Jenkins tactic teammates all point to — and then promptly start laughing about.

“Jordan is pretty crazy, man,” Moore said. “It’s like every game he’s going to try to jump over somebody, like it’s in his game plan. I don’t know if it’s something that he has to do off instincts but he’ll find himself trying to jump over a running back trying to chip on him or something like that.”

Said senior Amarlo Herrera: “He does it a lot. I don’t know if he’s scared to get chop (blocked) or what but he always seems to jump over somebody.”

Coincidently, Jenkins says he’s dunked over both Moore and Herrera during offseason pick-up basketball games.

“That just goes to show you how good of an athlete he is,” said senior cornerback Damian Swann. “I think with what those guys use to do, playing basketball, playing football and those guys growing into those body types, he’s big enough to do it and has the athleticism to get by anybody that’s trying to block.

That’s what we’re trying to do is win those one-on-one matchups.”

Even if it draws trash talk in the film room, Jenkins admits he looks for opportunities to jump over people during games.

Whatever it takes, he says, to get to the quarterback.

“That’s always in the back of my mind,” Jenkins said. “I forgot, I jumped over somebody in the Clemson game last year and (outside linebackers) coach (Kevin) Sherrer had a couple smart words about it.”

Sherrer gets serious when asked about Jenkins’ progression since he joined the Georgia coaching staff in January.

“He looks like a totally different player, he really does from the spring and some of last year’s games until now,” Sherrer said. “He’s a lot quicker, faster, a lot more explosive. He’s made a lot more plays that he struggled just to finish on. He was there, sometimes he couldn’t finish and now he’s able to finish on more plays and he’s playing with confidence. He’s had an exceptional camp and I think some of that is how hard he’s worked since January and February to drop down to where he is now.”

Jenkins set a goal of six quarterback takedowns last year.

He fell short of that and isn’t offering any more estimates. The stats will take work out, he says, if he does his job. The random acts of athleticism should continue as well, although teammates have grown used to Jenkins’ feats.

“It might surprise you that he did something, but it doesn’t surprise you that he can actually do it,” Swann said. “Jordan has been doing it for a while now and I think with what he can do Jordan has a bright future. A very bright future.”

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By Charles Odum Published on Sunday, November 23, 2014

Former Georgia quarterback Aaron Murray took a lot of program records with him, but he didn’t take them all.

His successor, Hutson Mason, is on track to having the most accurate season in Bulldogs history. The 6-foot-3, 202-pound senior from Marietta often has been overshadowed by Georgia’s talent at tailback, but he has completed 68.4 percent of his passes entering Saturday’s game against visiting Georgia Tech.

“No matter how many times you’re really throwing the ball, if you’re completing balls you are giving your guys the chance to make plays,” Mason said Tuesday. “Whether you’re throwing it 20 or 40 times or 15 times, if you’re completing a high percentage, there is a good chance you are moving the ball and doing good things on offense.

“That has kind of been the story for us on offense this year.”

Georgia’s single-season accuracy mark is currently held by Mason’s direct superior, Bulldogs offensive coordinator Mike Bobo, who completed 65.0 percent of his attempts in 1997.

Murray’s 64.8-percent accuracy last season is second on the list.

Mason has thrown 12 touchdown passes with no interceptions in his last six games, and he is coming off a 10-for-12, 187-yard performance with three touchdowns in last Saturday’s 55-9 rout of Charleston Southern.

“He’s done a good job, and he’s been super efficient,” head coach Mark Richt said. “We haven’t thrown the ball quite as much as we have the past few years, but we’ve been throwing it as efficiently or even more.”

Mason’s efficiency rating of 158.1 is the highest of any Southeastern Conference quarterback who has played 10 or more games, topping Alabama’s Blake Sims (156.1) and Mississippi State’s Dak Prescott (153.5). He has completed 160 of 234 passes for 1,825 yards with 19 touchdowns and three interceptions.

It was against Georgia Tech in Atlanta last season where Mason made his first career start, replacing Murray, who had suffered a torn ACL the previous week against Kentucky. His debut had a disastrous start, as Mason threw an early interception and the Bulldogs fell behind 17-0 in the first quarter.

Georgia Tech extended its lead to 20-0 in the second quarter, but Mason caught fire and threw for 299 yards and two touchdowns in helping rally the Bulldogs to a 41-34 doubleovertime triumph.

“I didn’t really know what to expect as far as how my body would react playing in front of such a big crowd,” Mason said.

“I didn’t play very good in the first half, and after watching the film, I’ve seen a lot of improvement from myself in terms of movement in the pocket. My feet were really jittery last year,

and I think a lot of that had to do with nervousness.”

Mason was intercepted twice in late September against Tennessee and threw his third against Vanderbilt on Oct. 4, when backup Brice Ramsey had a scripted series late in the first quarter. Richt said Tuesday that Mason’s performance Nov. 8 at Kentucky, when he completed 13 of 16 passes for 174 yards and four touchdowns, ended any thoughts of another early Ramsey appearance.

His 165.9 passing yards per game ranks 10th in the SEC, but not every quarterback has the luxury of a running game that produces 260.5 yards a contest.

“I think the one thing we really knew coming into this year was that we had some really good backs,” Mason said. “That was kind of the one area we knew we were better than everybody else, so coming into this year we knew we were going to be pretty good at running the ball. I just tried to take every game the same, because you never know how they will fall in place.”

Mason would gladly trade a single-season percentage record for an SEC East championship, which the Bulldogs could obtain with a Missouri loss to Arkansas on Friday. He realizes that outcome is out of Georgia’s control, so Mason is focusing on a potential 10th win of the season.

Though he would trade this stat for a title, too, Mason is guiding an offense averaging 43.3 points per game, which is on pace for a new school standard.

“Hutson has had a very efficient year, and the stats say it,” senior receiver Michael Bennett said. “He was kind of in the shadow of Murray for a while, and it’s tough for anyone to sit behind someone like that, but he’s kind of made his own identity. It might have taken him a little bit to sneak into that identity, but now that he has, I think he is really comfortable with the player he is.”

Said Bobo: “He has probably gotten the most out of his ability than anybody I’ve ever had. He’s handled pressure extremely well, and I’m talking about the pressure a quarterback is going to get playing at this level at a school like Georgia.”

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Mitchell Leaves His Mark In Possible Final Home Game

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By Chris Starrs Published on Sunday, November 30, 2014

If junior split end Malcolm Mitchell has played his last game in Sanford Stadium, his performance on Saturday is one he can be proud of.

The 6-foot-1, 195-pound Mitchell — who was limited to one game in 2013 and eight games this season due to a knee injury — led No. 8 Georgia’s receivers with seven catches for 56 yards and scored what looked like the winning touchdown with 18 seconds remaining on a 3-yard pass from Hutson Mason.

Of course, that was before No. 16 Georgia Tech tied the game in regulation and won it 30-24 in the first overtime game ever played between the hedges. Mitchell was Mason’s intended receiver on the day’s final pass, which was intercepted by Georgia Tech’s D.J. White.

Speaking briefly after Saturday’s game, Mitchell, who spent much of his sophomore season splitting time between receiver and defensive back, declined to reveal his hand regarding his future in college football and whether he will declare for the NFL draft.

“We’ll find out soon,” he said. “I’ll make a decision in about two weeks.”

Regardless of the decision he ultimately makes, Mitchell said he was pleased to be able to get back on the field on a regular basis after tearing his ACL against Clemson in August 2013 and suffering another setback before the start of the 2014 season. His first on-field appearance in 13 months came Oct. 4 in Georgia’s 44-17 victory over Vanderbilt.

“I’m just thankful to be back out there with the team, to be completely honest,” Mitchell, who in his career has 113 catches for 1,466 yards and 11 touchdowns.

The Valdosta native, who was a freshman sensation in 2011 with 45 catches for 665 yards and four touchdowns, has proven to be a source of motivation to teammates for his determination to come back from the injured list to make meaningful contributions to the Bulldogs this fall.

“Malcolm has been a great inspiration to me,” senior receiver Jonathan Rumph, who was also slowed by injuries this season, said. “Looking at his story and knowing him personally, I really love that dude as much as a family member. He uplifted me when I was down. He made sure my head was on right and he showed me how to work in all different phases of football and how to keep building your mind and your body. He’s a great person to be around.”

“Malcolm has been an inspiration to me,” echoed freshman running back Sony Michel, who missed several games due to shoulder and ankle maladies, said. “Malcolm is a playmaker and in games like this, you’ve got to get your playmakers the

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ball.”

Mason allowed himself to indulge in a moment of “what might have been” when asked about the Bulldogs’ fortunes had Mitchell been healthy all year.

“Obviously, the beginning of the season was pretty frustrating in the passing game,” Mason said.

“We were missing some guys that kind of make our offense what it is. Certain guys do certain things really well, and Malcolm is a good guy who is one of our best deep threats and he’s really good at getting off press and he catches the ball with his hands and not with his body.

“We definitely missed him at the beginning of the year and it seemed like after the Missouri game we were getting better and better and we were making more plays. We missed him, but that was a long time ago.”

And as far as Mitchell’s plans to either play on Saturdays or Sundays in 2015, his teammates were adamant that it’s a call only he can make.

“That’s a question you’ll have to ask him, but from my point of view, I feel any decision he makes, he should put it in God’s hand and God will help him make the right decision,” Rumph said. “If he stays or if he goes, he’s going to be alright.

Any decision is a great decision for him.”

“That’s his decision,” freshman running back Nick Chubb, who had 129 yards and a touchdown on 25 carries, added.

“He’ll be a great wide receiver in the NFL and he’ll be a great receiver if he comes back to Georgia. He’ll be great wherever he’s at. I’d love to play with him one more season, but it’s not my decision – it’s up to him.”

Mason seemed to be leaning toward Mitchell eschewing the potential for another injury without the guarantee of a paycheck.

“If he’s not healthy, I hope he doesn’t,” Mason said.

“We’ve talked about it and about not making an irrational decision on the pros. If his knee is not 100 percent healthy and I don’t think his knee has been giving him any problems, but you never know with ACLs sometimes…If he’s healthy, he’s got talent and he’ll definitely play at the next level.”

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McKenzie Getting The Bulldogs Going

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By David Paschall Published on Thursday, October 2, 2014 While junior tailback Todd Gurley has been the player who finishes games for the Georgia Bulldogs, it’s been freshman receiver Isaiah McKenzie who gets them started.

The Bulldogs were trailing Tennessee 10-0 last Saturday when McKenzie ignited the team with a 29-yard punt return to the Volunteers’ 32-yard line. The Bulldogs scored four plays later and went on to a 35-32 triumph.

Georgia quickly trailed South Carolina 7-0 in its eventual 38-35 loss on Sept. 13, but McKenzie helped the Bulldogs pull into a 7-7 tie with a 36-yard reception on their first play from scrimmage.

“When I got here, I told myself that I wanted to be that weapon that changed the game,” McKenzie said. “I feel like I’ve been helping this team these last few weeks in many ways.”

McKenzie, a 5-foot-8, 175-pounder from Fort Lauderdale, Fla., has been quite the Swiss Army knife for the No. 13 Bulldogs entering Saturday’s game against Vanderbilt. He has three catches for 47 yards, four rushes for 71 yards and six punt returns for 117 yards, leading the team in average in all three categories among players with multiple touches.

There have been occasions in which Bulldogs offensive coordinator Mike Bobo has McKenzie in the backfield with former American Heritage High teammate and fellow freshman Sony Michel, who takes the direct snap. Yet there is no doubting McKenzie’s favorite role on the team.

“Coach Bobo has been putting me in a lot of different packages on offense, which has been a lot of fun, but I still like punt returns more than anything,” he said. “I’ve been very happy just to be on the field and playing as a true freshman. A lot of kids don’t get to do that, but I’ve had the talent to do it and I’m trying to take advantage of it.”

McKenzie’s impact on special teams has given Georgia hid-

den yardage that didn’t exist a season ago, when the Bulldogs amassed a woeful 73 punt-return yards. Sophomore receiver Reggie Davis has added 89 yards on 10 returns, giving Georgia nearly triple the punt-return yardage compared to a year ago after only four games.

“It’s been big, no doubt,” Georgia coach Mark Richt said Wednesday. “We’ve worked so hard on the technique of blocking for these return men, because we knew they had ability. I like what we’ve done with some of our twin-safety looks and allowing those guys to block for each other depending on where the ball gets kicked.”

In the 66-0 rout of Troy, McKenzie had a 52-yard return for a touchdown, and his 29-yarder against Tennessee occurred after Georgia’s defense had registered its first three-and-out after a sluggish start.

“He’s been great,” senior inside linebacker Ramik Wilson said. “He brings so much energy and momentum after we make big plays, and that’s what we need.”

McKenzie was among the final pieces to Georgia’s 2014 signing class after a recruitment that had as many changes of direction as some of his returns. The Rivals. com four-star prospect committed to Notre Dame last October but was considering Florida, Ole Miss, Oregon and Virginia Tech down the stretch.

In early February, Georgia offered an 11th-hour scholarship that Richt has not regretted since.

He is a very good football player, and he loves the game,” Richt said. “He’s a guy who obviously can return kicks, but I think he’ll give us more production at receiver than I probably thought in the beginning. I was really expecting a guy who might be able to make a difference for us returning punts and kicks throughout his career, but I think he’s going to actually settle into being a pretty good every-down receiver once he learns how to run the routes and learns the system a little better.”

After one month with the Bulldogs, McKenzie has loved everything about the experience. Well, almost everything.

“I’m not a fan of the fair catch at all,” he said. “Everything I get I try to return.”

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Maryland Native Pyke Engrained In All Things UGA

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By Loran Smith Published on Wednesday, October 29, 2014

Greg Pyke is a trench guy, one with knots, bruises, and a scar or two earned during his tenure setting Georgia running backs free or protecting quarterback Hutson Mason-sometimes both. Like most offensive linemen, Greg is one of the unknowns, but he remains one of the most important. He is having the time of his life with his role in college football, but Georgia almost was never on his mind. He only showed up for a one-day camp in Athens at the insistence of his father, Bruce, on the phone, and his mother, Marci, who was chauffeuring him back to the land of Lord Baltimore, the founder of what became the state of Maryland. It was reminiscent of the famous musical, with a twist--something along the lines of “A funny thing happened on the way home to Baltimore from Tuscaloosa, Alabama.”

Greg had spent time at Alabama’s summer camp, owing to a friendship, and was returning to Baltimore with his mom when his dad called and suggested he stop by Athens for Georgia’s one-day camp. “Naw,” he said to his parents. “I just want to go back home and relax for a few days.” His dad countered, “Well it wouldn’t hurt since you are in the area.”

His mother countered enthusiastically and sensibly, “Well, Athens is actually on the way home. Let’s make the effort.

Certainly wouldn’t hurt to check out the University of Georgia.” Greg, somewhat reluctantly agreed, but his mom then underscored thought-provoking encouragement. Don’t just go through the motions. Don’t just slough anything off. Give it your best. Greg showed up pretty much unannounced, was introduced to Will Friend, offensive line coach, who was impressed with Greg’s size and ability.

Before you could exclaim, “Chesapeake Bay,” he was officially invited to become a Bulldog. Serendipity has been his companion since.

He has developed affection for Georgia, Athens, Bulldog lore and tradition, and the people--even the food (grits barbecue and especially greens), although he does miss the crab cakes, which are a staple of his hometown and state when it comes to fine dining.

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His family lives in Reistertown, a suburb of Baltimore, “a little out in the country.” The sport of choice for him and his family has always been lacrosse. His sister Lauren played lacrosse on scholarship at James Madison and his brother, Andrew, played lacrosse at North Carolina. Greg had visions of playing the sport on the college level (he was highly recruited for lacrosse) until football opportunity got in the way.

Living a half hour away from the Chesapeake, fishing comes naturally for him and his family. Fishing for striped bass is his preference. When he reels in a nice striper, he often takes it to the grill. How good is his cooking? “Pretty good if you are hungry,” he laughs. Greg’s multiple interests include history, especially military history, which has led him to frequent visits to Ft. McHenry, where America repulsed the British in the War of 1812 and stimulated Francis Scott Key’s writing a poem “Defense of Ft. McHenry,” which became the lyrics of the “Star Spangled Banner.”

When discoursing about his role as a blocker for ball carriers like Todd Gurley, Nick Chubb, Sony Michel, and Brendan Douglas, Pyke likens it to the familiar scene at Pimlico Race Course at Baltimore where they run the Preakness each May, the second of the Triple Crown horse races.

“Once those guys get past the line of scrimmage and you look down the field, you see them pounding the turf just like it is at the running of the Preakness. You see the best horses racing for the finish line at Pimlico, and you see the best ball carriers in college football sprinting for the end zone in Sanford Stadium. My rearview opportunity when they break clean, and run through the defense, is truly exciting. It always makes me think of the Preakness.”

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UGA Freshman Sanders Quick To Catch On, Has ‘Extreme Desire’ To Win

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By Caitlyn Stroh Published on Friday, October 24, 2014

Only eleven Bulldogs, between both offense and defense, have started all seven games this season. Only one of those plays in the secondary. And only one of those is a freshman.

Dominick Sanders has earned his position as a consistent starter in the Georgia secondary with a combination of work ethic and opportunity.

“You just see him every play after play after play, hustle, get to the ball, strike,” said head coach Mark Richt. “I think what coach Pruitt likes about him is how he goes about his business every day, and if he does make a mistake, he’s making it full speed, and he’s not making it because he’s not focusing.”

Sanders, a consensus three-star athlete out of Tucker High School, signed with Georgia three years after his brother, Chris Sanders inked the same commitment but was dismissed from in 2012 for a violation of team rules. Dominick’s choice came after a whirlwind recruiting year, receiving offers from numerous Division-I schools.

But ultimately it was defensive coordinator and secondary coach Jeremy Pruitt who hooked the former Central Florida commit on Georgia.

Sanders’ immediate role in the Pruitt-crafted defense hasn’t surprised Tucker coach Bryan Lamar, who said he expected him to play during his freshman year. While he feels the Tucker program contributed to his development for this role, Lamar emphasized Sanders came into the right opportunity.

“It’s a matter of needs,” Lamar said. “It comes to depth at the position and preparation.”

Lamar continued by pointing out the success of other freshmen, like tailback Nick Chubb, who have come into the spotlight from opportunities of their own.

Even as a true freshman, Sanders has proven a necessary constant among an ever-changing secondary. The unit took a large mid-season personnel hit when it lost Shaquille Jones (dismissal), Shattle Fenteng (injury), Sheldon Dawson (left the team) and Rico Johnson (medically disqualified). On top of that, J.J. Green and Brendan Langley have shuffled across both sides of the ball, contributing to lineup inconsistencies.

But for those who have endured the changes, the expectations are beginning to increase.

“Pruitt has us locked and loaded back there,” Sanders said. “Every week we perform it gets better back there.”

Both of the Sanders brothers have a week-nine bye. His brother, who now plays at Baylor, will enjoy Saturday to recover from the Bear’s first loss of the season, a 41-27 rout by West Virginia. Meanwhile, Sanders will be resting up before the 2014 edition of the Georgia-Florida rivalry, which he claims to know very little about.

“I don’t feel like one game is bigger than the other. I feel like every game is the same,” Sanders said. “We’re going to go out there and perform.”

Sanders is humble about his own abilities and accomplishments, but he has no problem talking up teammate Damian Swann.

Lamar said: “[Sanders] said to me ‘I ask Swann what to do every play. He knows everything.’”

Swann may not know everything, but, as the self-proclaimed “old guy on the team” who is tied for second in interceptions (3) in the SEC, he serves as a valuable adviser for the freshman. The senior cornerback came to Georgia in the same recruiting class as Sanders’ brother and is the most veteran member of the secondary.

“Once I found out Dominick was still going to come here after [Chris’s] situation, it was a no brainer for me to take him in,” Swann said.

Sanders looks to both Swann and his brother for advice, regarding football and life.

“They know I’m a freshman. There’s a lot going on, you know,” Sanders said. “[They say] ‘stay humble, continue making plays and doing what you have to do in that secondary.’”

Lamar said: “He’s got extreme desire to be really, really good.”

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Road To Starter: Damian Swann

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By Gentry Estes Published on Thursday, October 23, 2014

Where he’s at The reigning SEC defensive player of the week, Georgia senior cornerback Damian Swann is on pace for statistically the best season of his four in a Bulldogs uniform. Swann entered this bye weekend fourth on Georgia’s defense (and first among DBs) with 36 tackles. He’s tied for first on the team with three interceptions. He also has two sacks, and he forced two fumbles in this past weekend’s victory at Arkansas by pressuring the quarterback.

Swann’s numbers come despite the fact that he missed the Troy game earlier this season (his first missed start since the 2011 season) and then broke his thumb the next week against Tennessee. He has continued to play the past three weekends with his hand in a thin cast to protect the injury. That isn’t exactly easy for a cornerback, though his role has been reshaped a little the past two games, with Georgia moving Swann back to the ‘Star’ (slot DB) role in its nickel defense, which has allowed him to be more active against the run and in blitzes, leading to the SEC award for his performance at Arkansas.

The combination of varying stats means Swann has been one of the most valuable members of Georgia’s defense so far this season. But it has been that way for a while. In what has easily the most tumultuous and attrition-filled area of the Bulldogs’ roster for years now, Swann has been one of the few constants. And now he appears to be making the most of a decision to return to Athens for another year after a relatively disappointing junior season.

Where he came from A former standout at Atlanta’s Grady High School, Swann was considered one of the nation’s best cornerback prospects when he chose Georgia from a long list of offers and interest featuring programs like Alabama, Southern Cal, Florida, Florida State and others. Swann was a four-star recruit and the nation’s No. 53 overall prospect and No. 2 overall cornerback in 2011, according to the 247Sports Composite rankings.

There was some talk that Swann could even play offense, as in high school, he was a do-everything type of player, starting all four years on offense, defense and special teams. As a junior, Swann actually gained about 800 receiving yards with 11 touchdowns to go along with four interceptions on defense.

Swann has been playing with a cast on his hand lately to protect a broken thumb.

He became a pivotal addition to the Bulldogs’ in-state “Dream Team” class, committing during the U.S. Army AllAmerican game to start a late string of UGA commitments leading up to National Signing Day. How he got there 2011 (Freshman) Swann didn’t start regularly on defense right away (there was one game he did start that first year), but he did contribute

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occasionally and on special teams, recording five tackles for the season. Seeing at the time how the depth chart was going to shake out in the coming year, Swann said he tried to position himself at the Star position behind Brandon Boykin, learning what to do there so he could step into the role fulltime in 2012. And that is how it worked out.

2012 (Sophomore) Swann became Georgia’s Star DB during a promising sophomore season that ended with him receiving the in-house Most Improved Player award from coaches. Swann intercepted four passes (two in the Capital One Bowl win over Nebraska) and totaled 53 tackles, two sacks and two forced fumbles.

He also returned five punts, including one for 30 yards.

Swann was in the specialized Star role when Georgia was in its nickel defense. But when the Bulldogs were in their base 3-4, Swann became the choice to stay on the field as a traditional cornerback opposite Sanders Commings and in front of Branden Smith. As a result, Swann started in all 14 games during the 2012 season and there were memorable moments, such as recovering two fumbles against Ole Miss.

There was also a forgettable play in which Swann was the cornerback beaten for a go-ahead, play-action, long touchdown pass by Alabama in the SEC Championship Game.

Swann said he was going to use it as motivation moving forward.

2013 (Junior) With preseason All-SEC mentions based off his sophomore success, Expectations were high for Swann’s junior season, for which he would move from the Star DB position to a full-time spot at cornerback, making way for talented Josh Harvey-Clemons to play the Star role, which was coordinator Todd Grantham’s preference.

It just didn’t work out very well. Harvey-Clemons never seemed to shine in the Star DB role, while Swann -- a rare experienced veteran in a secondary with so many new faces -was struggling just like all the others around him. Swann did improve as a the season progressed, finishing with 57 tackles (43 solo), but he didn’t have an interception all season. If anything some of his best football seemed to come in a small window mid-season when Harvey-Clemons was hurt, which put Swann back at the Star position.

Entering last season, Swann was expected to consider early entry into the NFL Draft. But with the way the season played out on the field for Swann and Georgia’s secondary, he said pretty early in the process that he would be back for his senior season.

Then in January, Grantham left and new coordinator Jeremy Pruitt was hired from national champion Florida State to take over the secondary. While Pruitt mixed and matched DBs at different roles throughout spring and the preseason, the lone constant was Swann. At one point in August, Pruitt said Swann was the only defensive back he had playing winning football, and Swann has been a leader of that group to this point in the 2014 season.

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Making The Most Of His Opportunity

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By Ethan Burch Published on Saturday, September 13, 2014

Mike Thornton understood the merit of waiting his turn.

Growing up a middle child with six siblings honed his patience and crafted a willingness to see a bigger picture.

Those virtues were tested early in his college career, when Thornton went from heralded recruit to seldom-used back-up.

Now in his senior season, Thornton is a starter, the reward for sticking around and relentless hard work.

“I’ve got a lot of wisdom from my family, and they really helped raise me to be the man I am today,” Thornton said.

Growing up in Columbus, Thornton and his family lived with his grandparents until middle school. The now 6-foot-1, 293-pound nose tackle was particularly close with his grandfather, who brought him along to chop wood on a daily basis.

Thornton says he learned many things from his grandfather, mostly how to be a man.

He wears a set of dog tags every day displaying the names of his mother’s parents.

“Family is just super important for me because they’ve always been there for me, and I feel like if I can do anything to give back I want to do everything I can to give back,” Thornton said.

Thornton was a four-star defensive tackle coming out of Stephenson High, a major recruiting win for the Bulldogs after having changed defensive staffs in the offseason leading up to signing day. While the Bulldogs were the eventual winners, Thornton didn’t make his mind up until Todd Grantham, near the finish line of the recruitment, told Thornton he was, “going to play and be able to fit in the defense.”

That wasn’t the case. Thornton redshirted and collected only seven tackles and a sack the next three seasons.

By the time his senior season rolled around, Thornton was working for the second defensive coordinator and third defensive line coach of his career.

Now, given new opportunity thanks to coordinator Jeremy Pruitt’s takeover, Thornton is a starter.

Roommate and fellow defensive lineman Ray Drew said Thornton’s personality and demeanor hasn’t changed.

“I just look at where he’s been and what all he’s been through,” Drew said. “This is his fifth year here and he’s not really gotten an opportunity until this time and he’s really stuck it out. I’ve talked with him and he said one of the main reasons he did it is because of the guys on the team.”

Defensive line coach Tracy Rocker and the staff voted Thornton a captain for today’s game at South Carolina.

“It’s been a great opportunity just coming from where I’ve been from,” he said. “Everybody’s treating me right.”

It’s not always easy for a player to rise from a lesser role to a position where leadership is expected. Thornton says he’s drawn on past experiences with his family to help make his voice more respected in the locker room.

The relationship between individual and team reminds him of growing up in a big household.

“You learn from your older siblings, so when they get in trouble with things you’re kind of like, ‘I’m not going to do that,’ so I kind of teach that to my younger siblings from just experiences,” Thornton said.

The results, according to teammates, are obvious. Never much of a talker in the past, Thornton now routinely breaks down the huddle for his defensive mates at the conclusion of practices.

“He’s speaking up a little more as well where as in the past he didn’t say as much,” Drew said. “I’m hearing a little more from him, which is understandable.”

Thornton’s influence has caught the attention of seemingly everybody in the program, all the way to the top.

“Mike’s been a guy who’s been working like mad to get an opportunity like he has now, and I’m happy for him,” coach Mark Richt said. “I’m glad he’s getting playing time. I’m glad he’s being able to be productive enough to feel like he can lead, and he does have some good leadership skills.”

It’s taken time for Thornton to get where he wanted to be, but that’s OK with him. He’s learned something more important than tackles and pass rush through his process to this point.

“Don’t stress yourself out about anything as far as football because it’s only a small part of your life,” Thornton said.

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Georgia Linebacker Kosta Vavlas’ Impact Goes Beyond The Box Score Athens Banner-Herald

By Chris Starrs Published on Saturday, October 4, 2014

Georgia senior Kosta Vavlas rarely makes the highlight reel, unless he happens to be a supporting actor for somebody else’s breakout performance. He’s not flashy, he’s not loud and his stats aren’t remarkable. It might surprise some Bulldogs fans to know he’s even on the team.

But there is no question that he’s a well-regarded veteran that players and coaches look up to for his dogged pursuit of excellence in a part of college football that receives little attention until things go wrong.

The 6-foot, 214-pound native of Tarpon Springs, Fla., works with the linebackers and has appeared on the No. 12 Bulldogs’ depth chart from time to time, but his forte is special teams, utilizing his speed and hardiness on the kickoff, kickoff return, punt and punt return squads.

“We love Kosta,” Georgia coach Mark Richt, whose Bulldogs (3-1, 1-1 in the Southeastern Conference) host Vanderbilt (1-4, 0-3) at 4 p.m. today, said. “Kosta is a great special teamer, a great Bulldog, and he’s been a great leader for us. The guys really respect him, and over the years he’s been a tremendous scout teamer for us. He’s played some snaps as well.

“Our staff has faith that he knows what to do and could go in and play if he needed to, but he’s made his mark as a special teamer. I wouldn’t be shocked if he ended up being a permanent captain in that role, but that’s for the players to vote for and decide, but he’d be one of the top candidates for that.”

Although most special-teams players are either first stringers or youngsters hoping to earn more scrimmage downs, Vavlas enjoys his role on the team, and after four years (and more than a few trying moments) is well aware of the significance of his responsibilities.

“It’s fun because it’s one play long,” Vavlas, who has recorded six tackles this season and has 45 stops in his career, said. “You can give it all you have on that one play and then it’s over. You have the mindset to go all out for one play and give everything you have. It’s fun, it’s an explosive play, with a lot of things going on, a lot of dynamics. It’s big for field position.

It sets up the offense and defense, as you saw (against Tennessee). It’s a crucial part of the game and if you attack it with that mindset, you’ll reap benefits out of it.”

Vavlas spent his first season at Georgia as a redshirt scout team player and eventually earned a scholarship from the Bull-

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dogs coaching staff. His longevity, knowledge of the defense and positive countenance have made him a valued teammate.

“He’s one person I know that doesn’t complain about anything, no matter what,” said inside linebacker Amarlo Herrera.

“He’s always working hard and he contributes to the linebackers a lot because he knows everything. He knows both the positions, and if we needed him to play, he could play. …He’s always leading the pack when he’s running.”

In addition to his work on the field, Vavlas has represented the Bulldogs well in other arenas, most notably as the football team’s representative on the UGA Student-Athlete Advisory Committee and as an inductee of the UGA Student-Athlete Leadership Academy. He’s also a frequent fixture on the SEC and Athletic Director’s Honor Roll.

Vavlas says some of the activities he’s been involved in off the field — with the Oconee County-based Extra Special People and Athens PBJs, among others — have been just as meaningful to him as Saturday afternoon victories.

“Off the field, I’m thankful to football for giving us all this wonderful platform,” he said.

“It’s been great to be able to reach out and help out to so many community service organizations.

ESP has been awesome, and being able to be with those kids is a special thing because they teach us a lot. We do Camp Sunshine every year, and Athens PBJs we work with through SAAC. There are so many wonderful organizations that football allows us to be a part of.”

He’s also spending time this fall working with outside linebacker Jordan Jenkins in tutoring students at Hartwell Middle School.

“Kosta is a guy, for one, his arms are huge, and he’s just the nicest guy you’ll ever meet and he’ll run through a brick wall a thousand times if you ask him to,” Jenkins said. “I actually have a class with him now and he’s really a jokester. He gets the job done. He’s a great special teams player and is a great guy in general.”

With plans to attend medical school after his UGA days come to an end, Vavlas proclaims himself more than satisfied with his decision five years ago to come to Athens.

“It’s been everything I imagined and more,” he said. “I thank God so much for giving me this opportunity. I wasn’t expecting anything like this — I was just fortunate enough to get in here and God has opened this door for me. I try not to get too high or too low — just to stay positive. I owe it all to God — the players, the coaches, the family that I’ve built here. It will stay with me forever.”

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Small Circle, Big Numbers For Wilson

Athens Banner-Herald

By Fletcher Page Published on Saturday, October 4, 2014

Ramik Wilson makes a ton of tackles, but he doesn’t use many words when summoned by the media for an interview.

The Georgia senior linebacker isn’t rude. His answers are to the point and honest, usually only a sentence or two and then he looks down and waits for the next question.

Ask him why Georgia has had some struggles on defense this year. It’s from a lack of execution. How can it get corrected? The unit needs to be more consistent.

Doesn’t exactly flash off the page, but it’s the truth. And so if you’re trying to profile the man, it would be easy to strike up an old favorite sports characterization — Ramik Wilson let’s his play do the talking.

Check the tape, read the stats, watch the game… what more does a player, who as a junior last season recorded the most tackles (133) in the SEC, have to say?

Well, plenty. But Wilson’s words won’t be wasted on people he doesn’t trust.

“It’s funny because Ramik, he’s really talkative,” Georgia team chaplain Thomas Settles said. “He comes off as being really shy and to himself. But in the locker room he’s laughing and joking. I think when he gains trust with people outside he opens up more.”

Settles is in the circle. Wilson’s father, Robert, passed away from heart failure during Ramik’s freshman year. Settles and director of player development John Eason were the most prominent figures that helped Wilson cope with the loss. Those relationships were forged and made strong because of a devastating experience, but the arc is all positive now.

“They always shoot me a text, positive texts,” Wilson said.

“Always checking up on me and always checking up on my mom. The communication was always there. They didn’t leave me hanging or hanging in the dark. They told me I could come to them with anything, always invite me out to church, let me know I can talk to them about anything.”

Wilson missed two spring practices to return to Tampa when his dad passed away and then he was back on the football field.

“I don’t know if I could have kept playing,” said senior linebacker Amarlo Herrera. “I don’t know if I would be that strong.”

A seven-hour car ride separated Wilson from his mother Regina, who makes the trip up for every one of his home games.

Settles kept in contact with Regina as much as Ramik, because while she was grieving for her loss she also worried about her son.

“I think it was encouraging for his mom to have somebody here she could call to make sure Ramik was doing all right,” Settles said.

He was doing more than OK. On the field, he pushed for a starting job and played significant snaps as a sophomore. Off the field, he earned the respect of the locker room by being approachable, level-headed, understanding. He was forced to grow up fast, becoming in the process a big brother figure for many of his teammates.

“The situation that happened to his family, he’s grown from that and learned and has been a helping hand for all of us,” senior safety Corey Moore. “He does so much positive things and he inspires so many people around here.”

Although the circumstances involved were unforeseen, Moore and Herrera both say Wilson’s progression as a person is no surprise. They remember when they first met, all members of the Bulldogs 2011 ‘Dream Team’ recruiting class. Herrera laughs because Wilson dressed funny and listened to different rap music.

“I guess Tampa ain’t up on fashion like Atlanta is,” he says.

Moore, though, remembers Wilson’s ability to make defensive reads and checks during drills at a recruiting camp. He knew Wilson had to come with him to Georgia.

“Amarlo talking to him and myself, we knew he would fit right in and you guys can all see that now,” Moore said.

Said Wilson: “It was a great decision. I learned a lot here.

It helped me mature, helped me become smarter, a better man, better leader and a positive teammate. I made the best decision to come to Georgia.”

Wilson could have gone pro after last season. He didn’t want or need to do that though, didn’t need to explain his reasons with much detail, either. So far this season, he’s performed at his usual level. He’s averaging eight tackles a game, says the defense’s overall play will improve when, “everybody is doing their assignment.”

Wilson’s not going to talk much about himself. His circle of people can do that for him.

“Ramik really cares about people,” said senior linebacker Kosta Vavlas. “That’s his thing, he’s selfless. He’s willing to give you anything he has, even if it is the last thing he does have. He’s there to talk to you. He doesn’t place himself somewhere because of his success. He’s down to earth. He’s able to relate to a lot of different people and different aspects.”

Said Settles: “Ramik has tremendous commitment to our program, and he’s a blessing to our team.”

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GEORGIA

SE Michael Erdman OG Watts Dantzler

OT Kolton Houston OT Zach DeBell Georgia Headquarters: Hilton Charlotte City Center 222 E. 3rd St. Charlotte, NC 28202 704-444-5741 SE Jonathon Rumph

Game Site: Bank of America Stadium

Louisville Headquarters: The Westin Charlotte 601 S. College St. Charlotte, NC 28202 704-335-2022

Playing Surface: Hybrid Bermuda grass Game Date: Tuesday, December 30, 6:30 p.m. ET

OT Xzavier Ward

Home Team: Louisville

Bowl Headquarters: 6337 Morrison Blvd.

Charlotte, NC 28211

Visiting Team: Georgia

Executive Director: Will Webb, 704-644-4048

National Radio: ESPN Radio

Television: ESPN OT Mark Beard

FB Merritt Hall

Media Contact: Frank Kay fkay@raycomsports.com 704-534-1617

DT Toby Johnson

Media Headquarters: Marriott Charlotte City Center 100 W. Trade Street Charlotte, NC 28202 704-333-9000

TB Kyle Karempelis

P Adam Erickson

FB Taylor Maxey FS Lucas Redd FS Corey Moore TE Jack Loonam

ILB A.J. McDonald

CB Tristan Askew

SE Michael Bennett

DB Damian Swann C David Andrews

QB Hutson Mason

DE Ray Drew

ILB Ramik Wilson

ILB Kosta Vavlas

Uga IX

FLK Chris Conley

N Mike Thornton

ILB Amarlo Herrera