Georgia Bulldogs football | |||
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First season | 1892 | ||
Athletic director | Josh Brooks | ||
Head coach | Kirby Smart 6th season, 66–15 (.815) | ||
Stadium | Sanford Stadium (capacity: 92,746[1]) | ||
Year built | 1929[1] | ||
Field surface | Grass | ||
Location | Athens, Georgia | ||
NCAA division | Division I FBS | ||
Conference | Southeastern Conference | ||
Division | Eastern | ||
Past conferences | SIAA (1895–1921) Southern Conference (1921–1932) | ||
All-time record | 853–428–54 (.659) | ||
Bowl record | 35–21–3 (.619) | ||
Playoff appearances | 2 (2017, 2021) | ||
Playoff record | 3–1 | ||
Claimed national titles | 3 (1942, 1980, 2021) | ||
Unclaimed national titles | 4 (1920, 1927, 1946, 1968) | ||
National finalist | 2 (2017, 2021) | ||
Conference titles | 15 (13 SEC) | ||
Division titles | 11 (1992, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2011, 2012, 2017–2019, 2021) | ||
Rivalries | Alabama (rivalry) Auburn (rivalry) Clemson (rivalry) Florida (rivalry) Georgia Tech (rivalry) South Carolina (rivalry) Tennessee (rivalry) Vanderbilt (rivalry) | ||
Heisman winners | 2 | ||
Consensus All-Americans | 37 | ||
Current uniform | |||
Colors | Red and black[2] | ||
Fight song | Hail to Georgia | ||
Mascot | Uga Hairy Dawg | ||
Marching band | Georgia Redcoat Marching Band | ||
Website | georgiadogs.com |
The Georgia Bulldogs football program represents the University of Georgia in the sport of American football. The Bulldogs compete in the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and the Eastern Division of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). They play their home games at historic Sanford Stadium on the university's Athens, Georgia, campus. Georgia's inaugural season was in 1892. UGA claims three consensus national championships (1942, 1980 and 2021); the AP and Coaches Polls have each voted the Bulldogs the national champion twice (1980 and 2021); Georgia has also been named the National Champion by at least one polling authority in four other seasons (1920, 1927, 1946 and 1968). The Bulldogs have won 15 conference championships, including 13 SEC championships, tied for second-most in conference history, and have appeared in 59 bowl games, tied for second-most all-time. The program has also produced two Heisman Trophy winners, four number-one National Football League (NFL) draft picks, and many winners of other national awards. The team is known for its storied history, unique traditions, and rabid fan base, known as the "Bulldog Nation". Georgia has won over 800 games in their history, placing them 11th all-time in wins and has finished in the Top 10 of the AP Poll 26 times, 13 of which were Top 5 finishes.[3]
Georgia was a founding member of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association, one of the first collegiate athletic conferences formed in the United States. Georgia participated in the SIAA from its establishment in 1895 until 1921. During its tenure in the SIAA, Georgia was conference co-champion in two years, 1896 and 1920.[4] In 1921, the Bulldogs, along with 12 other teams, left the SIAA and formed the Southern Conference.[5] During its time in the Southern Conference, the team never won a conference championship. In 1932, the Georgia Bulldogs left the Southern Conference to form and join the SEC, where Georgia has won the second-most SEC football championships, with 13, behind Alabama (27) and tied with Tennessee.[6][better source needed]
Georgia has been selected seven times (1920, 1927, 1942, 1946, 1968, 1980, 2021) as national championships from NCAA-designated major selectors.[7] Georgia claims three national championships (1942, 1980, 2021).[8] In 1980 they finished as the only undefeated team after a victory in the 1981 Sugar Bowl, and were named the national champions by all four major consensus selectors [9] (AP, Coaches, FWAA, and NFF). In 2021 they won the College Football Playoff, defeating Alabama in the CFP National Championship Game.
Year | Coach | Selector | Record | Bowl | Final AP | Final Coaches |
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1942 | Wally Butts | Berryman, Billingsley, DeVold, Houlgate, Litkenhous, Poling, Sagarin, Sagarin (ELO-Chess), Williamson | 11–1 | Won Rose | No. 2 | – |
1980 | Vince Dooley | AP, Coaches, FWAA, NFF† | 12–0 | Won Sugar | No. 1 | No. 1 |
2021 | Kirby Smart | College Football Playoff†† | 14-1 | Won Orange (CFP Semifinal) Won CFP National Championship Game |
No. 1 | No. 1 |
† Other consensus selectors for 1980 included Berryman, Billingsley, Rothman, Football News, Helms, NCF, Poling, Sagarin (ELO-Chess), Sporting News
†† Other consensus selectors for 2021 include AP, FWAA/NFF, USAT/AMWAY (Coaches)
Year | Coach | Selector | Record | Bowl | Opponent | Result | Final AP | Final Coaches |
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1920 | Herman Stegeman | Berryman | 8–0–1 | None | – | – | ||
1927 | George Cecil Woodruff | Berryman, Boand, Poling | 9–1 | None | – | – | ||
1946 | Wally Butts | Williamson | 11–0 | Sugar | North Carolina | W 20–0 | No. 3 | – |
1968 | Vince Dooley | Litkenhous | 8–1–2 | Sugar | Arkansas | L 2–16 | No. 8 | No. 4 |
Claimed national championship
Georgia has won a total of 15 conference championships, ten outright and five shared. The school's 13 Southeastern Conference Championships rank it second all time in SEC history, tied with Tennessee behind only Alabama.[13]
Year | Conference | Coach | Overall record | Conference record |
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1896† | SIAA | Glenn "Pop" Warner | 4–0 | 3-0 |
1920† | Herman Stegeman | 8–0–1 | 8–0 | |
1942 | SEC | Wally Butts | 11–1 | 6–1 |
1946† | 11–0 | 5–0 | ||
1948 | 9–2 | 6–0 | ||
1959 | 10–1 | 7–0 | ||
1966† | Vince Dooley | 10–1 | 6–0 | |
1968 | 8–1–2 | 5–0–1 | ||
1976 | 10–2 | 5–1 | ||
1980 | 12–0 | 6–0 | ||
1981† | 10–2 | 6–0 | ||
1982 | 11–1 | 6–0 | ||
2002 | Mark Richt | 13–1 | 7–1 | |
2005 | 10–3 | 6–2 | ||
2017 | Kirby Smart | 13–2 | 7–1 |
† Co-champions
Georgia has won eleven SEC Eastern Division championships, and has made nine appearances in the SEC Championship Game, most recently in 2021. The Dawgs are 3–6 in those games. Twice, in 1992 and 2007, Georgia was the Eastern Division co-champion, but lost a tiebreaker for the right to appear in the championship game.
Year | Division championship | SEC CG Opponent | Result | |
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1992† | SEC East | N/A lost tiebreaker to Florida | ||
2002 | Arkansas | W 30–3 | ||
2003† | LSU | L 13–34 | ||
2005 | LSU | W 34–14 | ||
2007† | N/A lost tiebreaker to Tennessee | |||
2011 | LSU | L 10–42 | ||
2012† | Alabama | L 28–32 | ||
2017 | Auburn | W 28–7 | ||
2018 | Alabama | L 28–35 | ||
2019 | LSU | L 10–37 | ||
2021 | Alabama | L 24–41 |
† Co-champions
The Bulldogs have played in 59 bowl games, second all-time. UGA has a bowl record of 34–21–3. Their 35 wins rank the Dawgs second all-time in bowl wins.[14] They have played in a record 18 different bowls including appearances in five of the New Year's Six Bowl Games (2 Rose, 3 Orange, 3 Cotton, 6 Peach, and 11 Sugar Bowls) and an appearance in the 2018 and 2022 College Football Playoff National Championship.
Bowl | Record | Appearances | Last appearance | Winning % |
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Duke's Mayo Bowl (played game under Belk Bowl title) |
1–0 | 1 | 2014 season | 1.000 |
Bluebonnet Bowl (defunct) | 0–1 | 1 | 1978 season | .000 |
Citrus Bowl (played game under Tangerine Bowl, Citrus Bowl, and Capital One Bowl titles) |
4–1–1 | 6 | 2012 season | .750 |
Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl | 4–2 | 6 | 2020 season | .667 |
Cotton Bowl Classic | 2–1 | 3 | 1983 season | .667 |
Independence Bowl | 2–0 | 2 | 2009 season | 1.000 |
Liberty Bowl | 2–2 | 4 | 2016 season | .500 |
Music City Bowl | 0–1 | 1 | 2001 season | .000 |
Oahu Bowl (defunct) | 1–0 | 1 | 2000 season | 1.000 |
Oil Bowl (defunct) | 1–0 | 1 | 1945 season | 1.000 |
Outback Bowl (played games under Hall of Fame Bowl and Outback Bowl titles) |
3–2 | 5 | 2011 season | .600 |
Orange Bowl | 3–1 | 4 | 2001 season | .750 |
Presidential Cup Bowl (defunct) | 0–1 | 1 | 1950 season | .000 |
Rose Bowl | 2–0 | 2 | 2017 season | 1.000 |
Sugar Bowl | 5–6 | 11 | 2019 season | .455 |
Sun Bowl | 1–1–1 | 3 | 1985 season | .400 |
Gator Bowl (played games under Gator Bowl and Taxslayer Bowl titles) |
3–1–1 | 5 | 2015 season | .600 |
Head coaches of the Bulldogs dating from 1892.[15][16][better source needed]
No. | Name | Seasons | Record | Pct. |
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1 | Charles Herty | 1892 | 1–1 | .500 |
2 | Ernest Brown | 1893 | 2–2–1 | .500 |
3 | Robert Winston | 1894 | 5–1 | .833 |
4 | Glenn "Pop" Warner | 1895–1896 | 7–4 | .636 |
5 | Charles McCarthy | 1897–1898 | 6–3 | .667 |
6 | Gordon Saussy | 1899 | 2–3–1 | .417 |
7 | E. E. Jones | 1900 | 2–4 | .333 |
8 | Billy Reynolds | 1901–1902 | 5–7–3 | .433 |
9, 11 | Marvin D. Dickinson | 1903, 1905 | 4–9 | .308 |
10 | Charles A. Barnard | 1904 | 1–5 | .167 |
12 | George S. Whitney | 1906–1907 | 6–7–2 | .467 |
13 | Branch Bocock | 1908 | 5–2–1 | .688 |
14 & 15 | James Coulter & Frank Dobson | 1909 | 1–4–2 | .286 |
16 | W. A. Cunningham | 1910–1919 | 43–18–9 | .656 |
17 | Herman Stegeman | 1920–1922 | 20–6–3 | .741 |
18 | George "Kid" Woodruff | 1923–1927 | 30–16–1 | .649 |
19 | Harry Mehre | 1928–1937 | 59–34–6 | .626 |
20 | Joel Hunt | 1938 | 5–4–1 | .550 |
21 | Wally Butts | 1939–1960 | 140–86–9 | .615 |
22 | Johnny Griffith | 1961–1963 | 10–16–4 | .400 |
23 | Vince Dooley | 1964–1988 | 201–77–10 | .715 |
24 | Ray Goff | 1989–1995 | 46–34–1 | .574 |
25 | Jim Donnan | 1996–2000 | 40–19 | .678 |
26 | Mark Richt | 2001–2015 | 145–51 | .740 |
27 | Kirby Smart | 2016–present | 66–15 | .815 |
The first mention of "Bulldogs" in association with Georgia athletics occurred on November 28, 1901, at the Georgia-Auburn football game played in Atlanta. The Georgia fans had a badge saying "Eat `em Georgia" and a picture of a bulldog tearing a piece of cloth; however, it was not until 1920 that the nickname "Bulldog" was used to describe the athletic teams at the University of Georgia. Traditionally, the choice of a Bulldog as the UGA mascot was attributed to the alma mater of its founder and first president, Abraham Baldwin, who graduated from Yale University.[17] Prior to that time, Georgia teams were usually known as the "Red and Black." On November 3, 1920, Morgan Blake of the Atlanta Journal wrote a story about school nicknames and proposed:
The Georgia Bulldogs would sound good because there is a certain dignity about a bulldog, as well as ferocity.[18]
After a 0–0 tie with Virginia in Charlottesville on Nov. 6, 1920, Atlanta Constitution writer Cliff Wheatley used the name "Bulldogs" in his story five times. The name has been used ever since.
Georgia's standard home uniform has not significantly changed since 1980, and consists of a red helmet with the trademarked oval G, red jerseys, and famous silver britches.[21]
Wally Butts first introduced the "silver britches", as they are colloquially known, in 1939. When Vince Dooley became Georgia's head coach, he changed the team's home uniform to include white pants. The uniform was changed back to silver pants prior to the 1980 season, and has remained silver ever since.[21]
Georgia's earliest helmet was grey leather, to which a red block "G" logo was added in 1961. The shirts were usually red, sometimes with various striping patterns. Their uniforms in the pre-World War II era varied at times, sometimes significantly. Photographic evidence suggests that black shirts, vests, and stripes of various patterns were worn at times over the years.
Vince Dooley was the first to incorporate a red helmet into the uniform in 1964, adopting the oval "G", a white stripe, and white facemasks. Anne Donaldson, who graduated from Georgia with a BFA degree and was married to Georgia assistant coach John Donaldson, was asked by Dooley to come up with a new helmet design to replace the previous silver helmet. Dooley liked the forward oriented stylized "G" Donaldson produced, and it was adopted by him. Since the Georgia "G" was similar to the Green Bay Packers' "G" used since 1961, Coach Dooley cleared its use with the Packers organization. Nonetheless, Georgia has a registered trademark for its "G" and the Packers' current, redesigned, "G" logo is modeled after the University of Georgia's redesign of Green Bay's original "G" logo. The helmet change was part of a drastic uniform redesign by Dooley, who also replaced the traditional silver pants with white pants that included a black-red-black stripe. The jerseys remained similar to the pre-1964 design, however, with a red jersey and white numbers.
Prior to the 1980 season, the "silver britches" were re-added to Georgia's uniform with a red-white-black stripe down the side. Since the 1980 season, Georgia has utilized the same basic uniform concept. The sleeve stripes, trim colors, and font on Georgia's home and away jerseys have varied many times, but the home jerseys have remained generally red with white numbers, and away jerseys have remained generally white with black numbers.
The most recent trim redesign occurred in 2005, when sleeve stripe patterns were dropped in favor of solid black jersey cuffs on the home jersey and solid red cuffs on the away jersey. Matte gray pants have also been used at times instead of "true" silver since 2004, mainly because the matte gray pants are of a lighter material.
One of the things that make Georgia's uniform unique is its relative longevity, and the fact that it has very rarely changed over the years. There have been occasions, however, when alternate uniforms have been worn.
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The Bulldogs have three main football rivals: Auburn, Florida, and Georgia Tech. All three rivalries were first contested over 100 years ago, though the series records are disputed in two cases. Georgia does not include two games from 1943 and 1944 against Georgia Tech (both UGA losses) in its reckoning of the series record, because Georgia's players were in World War II and Georgia Tech's players were not. Georgia also includes a game against one of the four predecessor institutions of the modern University of Florida in 1904 (a Georgia win) that national sportswriters[28][29][30] and Florida's athletic association do not include.
Georgia has long-standing football rivalries with other universities as well, with over 50 games against five additional teams. Since the formation of the SEC Eastern Division in 1992, Georgia has had an emerging rivalry with the Tennessee Volunteers. The Georgia–South Carolina football rivalry has been a game of increasing importance since the Gamecocks joined the SEC in 1992.
The series with Auburn dates to 1892. Georgia leads the series 62–56–8 through the 2021 season.[31]
The series with Clemson dates to 1897. Georgia leads the series 43–18–4 through the 2021 season.[32]
The series with Florida dates to 1915. The series record is disputed, with Georgia claiming a lead of 54–44–2 through the 2021 season.[33]
The series with Georgia Tech dates to 1893. Georgia leads the series 69–41–5 through the 2021 season.[34]
The series with South Carolina dates to 1894. Georgia leads the series 53–19–2 through the 2021 season.[35]
The series with Tennessee dates to 1899. Georgia leads the series 26–23–2 through the 2021 season.[36]
The series with Vanderbilt dates to 1893. Georgia leads the series 59–20–2 through the 2021 season.[37]
The series with Alabama dates to 1895. Alabama leads the series 42–26–4 through the 2021 season.[38]
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The Bulldogs have had 84 players selected to the All-America team through the 2019 season.[39]: 182–187 [obsolete source] Through the 2021 season, there have been 37 consensus selections of which 13 were unanimous.[40][obsolete source]
While several players were selected in more than one year, only Frank Sinkwich, Herschel Walker, David Pollack, and Jarvis Jones were selected as consensus All-Americans more than once.
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‡ Consensus All-American that was selected by a unanimous vote
No. | Player | Pos. | Tenure |
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21 | Frank Sinkwich | HB | 1941–1943 |
34 | Herschel Walker | RB | 1980–1982 |
40 | Theron Sapp | RB | 1955–1958 |
62 | Charley Trippi | HB | 1942, 1945–1946 |
Four former Georgia players have been inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.[41]
Name | Position | Career | Induction |
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Charley Trippi | HB | 1942, 1945–1946 | 1968 |
Fran Tarkenton | QB | 1958–1960 | 1986 |
Terrell Davis | RB | 1991–1994 | 2017 |
Champ Bailey | DB | 1996–1998 | 2019 |
Eighteen former Georgia players and coaches have been inducted in the College Football Hall of Fame.[21][42][43] In addition, one former player, Pat Dye, has been inducted into the Hall as a coach for Auburn.[44]
Player | Position | Career | Induction |
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Bob McWhorter | HB | 1910–1913 | 1954 |
Frank Sinkwich | HB | 1940–1942 | 1954 |
Charley Trippi | HB | 1942, 1945–1946 | 1959 |
Vernon "Catfish" Smith | E | 1929–1931 | 1979 |
Bill Hartman | FB | 1935–1937 | 1984 |
Fran Tarkenton | QB | 1958–1960 | 1987 |
Bill Stanfill | DT | 1966–1968 | 1998 |
Herschel Walker | RB | 1980–1982 | 1999 |
Terry Hoage | S | 1980–1983 | 2000 |
Kevin Butler | PK | 1981–1984 | 2001 |
John Rauch | QB | 1945–1948 | 2003 |
Jake Scott | FS | 1966–1968 | 2011 |
Matt Stinchcomb | OT | 1995–1998 | 2018 |
David Pollack | DE | 2002–2004 | 2021 |
Coach | Career | Induction |
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Glenn "Pop" Warner | 1895–1896 | 1951 |
Vince Dooley | 1964–1988 | 1994 |
Wally Butts | 1939–1960 | 1997 |
Jim Donnan | 1996–2000 | 2009 |
Georgia plays Auburn as a permanent non-division opponent annually and rotates around the West division among the other six schools.[when?][45]
2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
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vs Auburn | at Auburn | vs Auburn | at Auburn |
at Mississippi State | vs Ole Miss | at Texas A&M | vs LSU |
Announced schedules as of April 26, 2020.[46]
2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 | 2029 | 2030 | 2031 | 2032 | 2033 |
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vs Oregon1 | at Oklahoma | vs Clemson1 | at UCLA | UCLA | at Florida State | at Texas | Texas | Clemson | at Ohio State | Clemson | at Clemson |
Samford | UAB | Tennessee Tech | Austin Peay | Western Kentucky | at Georgia Tech | Florida State | at Clemson | Ohio State | Oklahoma | Georgia Tech | at Georgia Tech |
Kent State | at Georgia Tech | UMass | Charlotte | Georgia Tech | Georgia Tech | at Georgia Tech | Georgia Tech | at Georgia Tech | |||
Georgia Tech | Georgia Tech | at Georgia Tech |
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