2008 Georgia Bulldogs football team

American college football season August 2023 February 2026 2008 Georgia Bulldogs football Georgia Athletics logo.svg 150 Southeastern Conference Eastern Division SEC 10 13 10–3 6–2 Mark Richt 8th Mike Bobo 2nd Willie Martinez 4th Pro-style 4–3 Sanford Stadium Capital One Bowl champion Capital One Bowl W Won 24–12 vs. Michigan State The 2008 Georgia Bulldogs football team competed in American football on behalf of the University of Georgia in 2008. The Bulldogs competed in the East Division of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). This was the Georgia Bulldogs' eighth season under the guidance of head coach Mark Richt. During the pre-game ceremonies on August 30, UGA VII was introduced at Sanford Stadium, replacing UGA VI, who died in June. Georgia was ranked #1 in both the preseason coaches poll and AP poll, marking the first time Georgia has ever been #1 in the preseason version of either poll. However, they finished the season ranked below the top 10 in the AP poll. Georgia entered the 2008 season with the longest active winning streak among the 66 BCS conference teams having won their last 7 games of the 2007 season. Among the 120 NCAA FBS teams, only BYU had a longer active winning streak (10 games). Georgia's winning streak ended at 11 games with its loss to Alabama in the 5th game of the 2008 season. Schedule 2008 AP Eastern August 30 12:30 p.m. w y 1 Georgia Southern Sanford Stadium Athens, GA CSS PPVUGA-Ga. Southern Available on Pay-Per-View http://www.ajc.com/sports/content/sports/uga/stories/2008/06/26/ugafbburst_0627.html The Atlanta Journal-Constitution June 26, 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20110604070233/http://www.ajc.com/sports/content/sports/uga/stories/2008/06/26/ugafbburst_0627.html June 4, 2011 live 45–21 92,746 September 6 3:30 p.m. w y 2 Central Michigan Sanford Stadium Athens, GA FSN 56–17 92,746 September 13 3:30 p.m. w y 2 South Carolina rivalry Williams-Brice Stadium Columbia, SC CBS 14–7 83,704 September 20 8:00 p.m. w y y 3 Arizona State Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ ABC 27–10 71,706 September 27 7:45 p.m. l 3 Alabama 8 rivalry) (College GameDay Sanford Stadium Athens, GA ESPN 30–41 92,746 October 11 3:30 p.m. w 10 Tennessee rivalry Sanford Stadium Athens, GA CBS 26–14 92,746 October 18 12:30 p.m. w y 10 Vanderbilt 22 rivalry Sanford Stadium Athens, GA Raycom 24–14 92,746 October 25 3:30 p.m. w y 9 LSU 11 Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA CBS 52–38 92,904 November 1 3:30 p.m. l y 8 Florida 5 rivalry Jacksonville Municipal Stadium Jacksonville, FL CBS 10–49 84,649 November 8 12:30 p.m. w y 14 Kentucky Commonwealth Stadium Lexington, KY Raycom 42–38 70,626 November 15 12:30 p.m. w y 13 Auburn Deep South's Oldest Rivalry Jordan–Hare Stadium Auburn, AL Raycom 17–13 87,451 November 29 12:00 p.m. l y 13 Georgia Tech 18 Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate Sanford Stadium Athens, GA CBS 42–45 92,746 January 1, 2009 1:00 p.m. w y y 16 Michigan State 19 Capital One Bowl Florida Citrus Bowl Orlando, FL ABC 24–12 59,681 Rankings 2008 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings 16 1 (22) 2 (20) 2 (23) 3 (2) 3 (2) 11 10 10 9 8 14 13 13 13 17 16 13 1 (22) 2 (20) 2 (18) 3 (2) 3 (2) 10 10 9 9 8 14 12 13 13 19 17 10 5 10 10 9 9 8 14 12 12 13 20 17 8 7 6 13 10 11 11 16 15 Game summaries Georgia Southern Georgia Southern Eagles football Georgia Southern 0 0 7 14 #1 Georgia 10 14 14 7 Georgia won its season opener over Georgia Southern, 45–21. Georgia led 38–0 in the 3rd quarter before replacing many of its starting players. Knowshon Moreno scored 3 touchdowns on eight rushing attempts. Georgia lost its #1 ranking after the game and would never regain it, losing it after this game in part to USC's 52–7 win over Virginia and the perception that Georgia's defense was questionable for allowing three touchdowns to a lesser opponent. A. J. Green recorded his first career touchdown on a 3-yard pass from back-up quarterback, Joe Cox. Central Michigan Central Michigan Chippewas football Central Michigan 0 7 10 0 #1 Georgia 7 21 14 14Georgia coasted to a second straight victory to start the season, beating Central Michigan, 56–17. Knowshon Moreno had 3 touchdowns and 168 yards on 18 carries. Moreno had a 52-yard touchdown run and added a highlight reel leap over Central Michigan defender Vince Agnew on a 29-yard run.wFtszXrC0R0 Moreno hurdles over CMU defender September 2011 Matthew Stafford added two touchdown passes, including a 54-yard bomb to Mohammed Massaquoi. Demarcus Dobbs picked off a Central Michigan pass late in the second quarter and ran 79 yards for a defensive touchdown.CNNSI.com: Georgia vs. Central Michigan Box Score South Carolina 2008 South Carolina Gamecocks football team #2 Georgia 0 6 8 0 South Carolina 0 7 0 0 Georgia beat the South Carolina Gamecocks in a low-scoring game that was closer than many expected, finally prevailing 14–7. The young offensive line struggled with the South Carolina defense. Matthew Stafford completed 15 of 25 passes for 146 yards, but his biggest play came on a 30-yard 3rd quarter run to the South Carolina 4, setting up a Knowshon Moreno touchdown run on the next play. Moreno had 79 yards on 20 carries. A. J. Green led the Georgia receivers with 3 catches for 61 yards.Bulldogs, Moreno rally past South Carolina Arizona State 2008 Arizona State Sun Devils football team #3 Georgia 0 21 3 3 #24 Arizona State 0 3 7 0 Georgia scored three 2nd-quarter touchdowns to take a 21–3 lead at halftime against Arizona State. The 2nd half was rather uneventful, and Georgia rolled to an easy 27–10 win. Stafford had the most passing yards of his career (285), and A. J. Green had a breakout game with 159 yards on 8 catches. Moreno also added 2 touchdowns and 149 yards rushing on 23 carries.Moreno scores 2 TDs, runs for 149 as Georgia takes care of Sun Devils A. J. Green was named SEC Freshman of the Week for his performance.2008 Week 4 SEC Players of the Week https://web.archive.org/web/20080927022023/http://www.secsports.com/index.php?s=&url_channel_id=2&url_article_id=11552&url_subchannel_id=&change_well_id=2 September 27, 2008 Alabama 2008 Alabama Crimson Tide football team #10 Alabama 10 21 0 10 #3 Georgia 0 0 10 20ESPN's College Gameday broadcast their show live from Athens before the Alabama game. The visit was the show's first broadcast from Athens since the Tennessee game in 1998. A. J. Green led all Georgia receivers with 6 catches for 88 yards and a touchdown. This game was notable in that it was only the third ever "blackout" game where the team donned black jerseys and the majority of the fans wore black.October 2018 However, unlike earlier two contests which were both big Georgia wins, the Crimson Tide dominated early in the game and built an insurmountable 31–0 halftime lead from which Georgia was unable to recover. After the disappointment of this game, the bulldogs would never have another blackout game until 2016 where they faced against Louisiana-Lafayette.Georgia's last blackout game http://www.onlineathens.com/sports/dogbytes/2017-08-19/georgia-s-last-blackout-game October 10, 2018 Athens Banner August 19, 2017 en Tennessee 2008 Tennessee Volunteers football team Tennessee 0 7 7 0 #10 Georgia 10 10 0 6Georgia ended a 2-game losing streak to Tennessee with a 26–14 win in Athens. Stafford had 310 yards passing in his first career 300-yard passing game. A 28-yard field goal by Blair Walsh capped off a 17 play, fourth quarter drive that ran 10 minutes and 55 seconds off the clock. The drive was the longest by an SEC team since LSU had an 11-minute, 2 second drive against Arizona State in 2005.http://www.onlineathens.com/stories/101308/foo_343322088.shtml Offensive lineman Vance out for season 2008-10-13 https://web.archive.org/web/20081015003013/http://onlineathens.com/stories/101308/foo_343322088.shtml 2008-10-15 dead Vanderbilt 2008 Vanderbilt Commodores football team #23 Vanderbilt 0 7 7 0 #9 Georgia 7 7 7 3 Georgia beat the #23-ranked Vanderbilt Commodores, 24–14, on homecoming weekend. Knowshon Moreno had a season high 172 yards and 1 touchdown on 23 carries, and A. J. Green had 7 catches for 132 yards and 1 touchdown. LSU 2008 LSU Tigers football team #9 Georgia at #11 LSU Georgia 14 10 14 14 LSU 7 10 7 14 October 25 Tiger Stadium, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 3:30 p.m. EST Verne Lundquist & Gary Danielson CBS Source: yes 1 14:40 UGA Darryl Gamble 40-yard interception return (Blair Walsh kick) UGA 7-0 1 9:41 LSU Brandon LaFell 10-yard pass from Jarrett Lee (Colt David kick) Tied 7-7 1 3:10 UGA Fred Munzenmaier 1-yard run (Blair Walsh kick) UGA 14-7 2 14:55 UGA Kenneth Harris 5-yard pass from Matthew Stafford (Blair Walsh kick) UGA 21-7 2 11:37 LSU Colt David 51-yard field goal UGA 21-10 2 7:23 LSU Charles Scott 2-yard run (Colt David kick) UGA 21-17 2 1:36 UGA Blair Walsh 50-yard field goal UGA 24-17 3 8:21 UGA A. J. Green 49-yard pass from Matthew Stafford (Blair Walsh kick) UGA 31-17 3 3:55 UGA Knowshon Moreno 68-yard run (Blair Walsh kick) UGA 38-17 4 10:49 UGA Matthew Stafford 7-yard run (Blair Walsh kick) UGA 45-17 4 8:47 LSU Keiland Williams 6-yard pass from Jarrett Lee (Colt David kick) UGA 45-24 4 3:18 UGA Darryl Gamble 53-yard interception return (Blair Walsh kick) UGA 52-24 4 2:27 LSU Brandon LaFell 43-yard pass from Jarrett Lee (Colt David kick) UGA 52-31 yes Georgia beat the #11-ranked LSU Tigers, 52–38, in Tiger Stadium. Stafford was 17 of 26 passing for 249 yards and 2 touchdowns. He also added 1 rushing touchdown. Knowshon Moreno rushed 21 times for 163 yards and 1 touchdown on a 68-yard 3rd quarter run. Linebacker Darryl Gamble, starting at middle linebacker position for the injured Dannell Ellerbe, twice intercepted LSU quarterback, Jarrett Lee, for touchdown returns of 40 and 53 yards. A. J. Green had 3 receptions for 89 yards, including a 49-yard 3rd-quarter touchdown. Florida 2008 Florida Gators football team Florida–Georgia football rivalry thumb|The 2008 GeorgiaFlorida game, which Georgia lost 49–10. #8 Georgia 0 3 0 7 #7 Florida 7 7 21 14 Florida routed Georgia, 49–10, in one of the most heavily hyped Florida–Georgia football rivalry games ever. Stafford struggled, going 18 of 33 for 265 yards passing with 0 touchdowns and 3 interceptions. The loss was the largest margin of defeat in Mark Richt's 8-year head coaching career. Kentucky 2008 Kentucky Wildcats football team #14 Georgia 14 7 7 14 Kentucky 7 7 10 14Georgia beat Kentucky, 42–38, after Matthew Stafford threw an 11-yard touchdown pass to A. J. Green with 1:54 left in the 4th quarter. Demarcus Dobbs then intercepted a last minute pass from Kentucky quarterback Randall Cobb to preserve the win for Georgia. Stafford had a career-high 376 yards passing and 3 touchdowns. Mohammed Massaquoi also had a career-high 191 receiving yards with 8 receptions and 1 touchdown.Georgia holds off Kentucky with late TD pass from Stafford Auburn 2008 Auburn Tigers football team Deep South's Oldest Rivalry #12 Georgia 0 7 3 7 Auburn 6 0 0 7Matthew Stafford threw a 17-yard, 4th-quarter touchdown pass to A. J. Green, and the Bulldogs stopped a late Auburn drive to win 17–13. The win marked Georgia's 3rd straight win against Auburn for the first time since winning 3 straight against Auburn from 1980 to 1982.Georgia makes it 3 in a row against Auburn September 2011 Georgia Tech 2008 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate #23 Georgia Tech 12 0 23 10 #13 Georgia 14 14 0 14A disappointing regular season for Georgia ended with an upset loss to bitter rival Georgia Tech, snapping Georgia's 7-game winning streak in the series. Georgia had a 28–12 halftime lead but Georgia Tech outscored Georgia 23–0 in the third quarter. Matthew Stafford led the Dawgs with a career-high of 407 yds passing and 5 tds. 3 of those went to Mohamed Massaquoi. Capital One Bowl 2009 Capital One Bowl 2008 Michigan State Spartans football team #15 Georgia 3 0 14 7 #18 Michigan State 3 3 0 6The final game of the season would prove to be the Capital One Bowl in Orlando, Florida against Michigan State. It would be Matthew Stafford's and Knowshon Moreno's last game at UGA. Stafford threw three touchdown passes in the 2nd half of game. The final touchdown of the game was caught by Knowshon Moreno cementing the win for Georgia in this bowl game.Capital One Bowl - Michigan State vs Georgia Box Score, January 1, 2009 https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/boxscores/2009-01-01-georgia.html 2025-01-12 College Football at Sports-Reference.com en Statistics Team Team Opp Scoring       Points per game     First downs       Rushing       Passing       Penalty     Total offense       Avg per play       Avg per game     Fumbles-Lost     Penalties-Yards       Avg per game     Team Opp Punts-Yards       Avg per punt     Time of possession/Game     3rd down conversions     4th down conversions     Touchdowns scored     Field goals-Attempts-Long     PAT-Attempts     Attendance       Games/Avg per Game     Scores by quarter Georgia 79 120 94 116 Opponents 52 79 99 89 Offense Rushing Name GP-GS Att Gain Loss Net Avg TD Long Avg/G Knowshon Moreno 13 250 1463 63 1400 5.6 16 68 107.7 Caleb King 11 61 278 31 247 4.0 1 27 22.5 Richard Samuel 11 26 137 4 133 5.1 1 27 12.1 Total 11.7 337 1878 98 1780 5.3 18 40.6 47.4 Opponents                   Passing Name GP-GS Effic Att-Cmp-Int Pct Yds TD Lng Avg/G Matthew Stafford 13 383-235-10 61.4 3459 25 78     Joe Cox     15-11-0 73.3 151 2 21     Total                   Opponents                   Receiving Name GP-GS No. Yds Avg TD Long Avg/GA.J. Green 13 8 963 17.2 8 54  74    Mohammed Massaquoi 13 1 920 15.9 8 78  70.8    Michael Moore 13 82 451 15.6 2 46 34.7    Knowshon Moreno 13 24 392 11.8 2 37 30.2    Kris Durham 5 16 199 15.3 1 61 39.8    Demiko Goodman 13 85 133 12.1 1 21 10.3    Kenneth Harris 13 88 116 10.5 1 31 8.9    Aron White 13 81 88 29.3 2 48  6.8    Total                  Opponents                   Defense Name GP Tackles Sacks Pass defense Interceptions Fumbles BlkdKick Solo Ast Total TFL-Yds No-Yds BrUp QBH No.-Yds Avg TD Long Rcv-Yds FF Total Special teams Name Punting Kickoffs No. Yds Avg Long TB FC I20 Blkd No. Yds Avg TB OB Total Name Punt returns Kick returns No. Yds Avg TD Long No. Yds Avg TD Long Total Players Head Coach Mark Richt dismissed two players on October 8, 2008. Donavan Baldwin, a safety, and Walter Hill, a wide receiver were removed from the team.Mark Richt Dismisses 2 UGA Players Chip Towers http://www.ajc.com/sports/content/sports/uga/stories/2008/10/08/uga_football_news.html The Atlanta Journal-Constitution October 8, 2008 October 9, 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20081009204303/http://www.ajc.com/sports/content/sports/uga/stories/2008/10/08/uga_football_news.html October 9, 2008 live 2008 Georgia Bulldogs by PositionApril 2019 InternetArchiveBot yes http://www.georgiadogs.com/attachments1/5949.pdf 2008 Georgia Bulldog Roster www.georgiadogs.com PDF September 27, 2008 October 2010 H3llBotQuarterbacks 6 Logan Gray – 10px|Redshirt Freshman 11 Edward Dent – Freshman 7 Matthew Stafford – Junior 14 Joe Cox – 10px|Redshirt Junior 15 Jonathan Batson – 10px|Redshirt Sophomore 17 Jonathan deLaureal – 10px|Redshirt Sophomore Running Backs 4 Caleb King – 10px|Redshirt Freshman 22 Richard Samuel – Freshman 24 Knowshon Moreno – 10px|Redshirt Sophomore 27 Dontavius Jackson – Freshman 30 Carlton Thomas – Freshman 25 Josh Cox – Freshman 37 Cortney Newmans – 10px|Redshirt Freshman 45 Josh Bagby – 10px|Redshirt Junior Fullbacks 15 Benjamin Boyd – Senior 36 Brannan Southerland – Senior 43 Kevin Lanier – Freshman 44 Josh Sailors – 10px|Redshirt Freshman 46 Justin Fields – 10px|Redshirt Sophomore 48 Fred Munzenmaier – 10px|Redshirt Sophomore 49 Shaun Chapas – 10px|Redshirt Sophomore 42 Cedric Lang – 10px|Redshirt Freshman Wide Receivers 1 Mohamed Massaquoi – Senior 3 Taylor Bradberry – Freshman 5 Craig Sager – 10px|Redshirt Sophomore 8 A. 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Green – Freshman 10 Zach Renner – 10px|Redshirt Freshman 12 Tavarres King – Freshman 16 Kris Durham – Junior 20 Marquise Brown – 10px|Redshirt Sophomore 23 Twoey Hosch – Freshman 26 Tony Wilson – 10px|Redshirt Sophomore 28 Israel Troupe – 10px|Redshirt Freshman 80 Walter Hill – 10px|Redshirt Freshman 82 Michael Moore – Junior 83 Cornelius Washington – Freshman 85 Demiko Goodman – Senior 87 Veron Spellman – Junior 88 Kenneth Harris – SeniorTight Ends 39 Dustin Banks – Freshman 47 Trenton Turner – Freshman 58 Casey Nickels – 10px|Redshirt Sophomore 75 Kiante Tripp – 10px|Redshirt Sophomore 81 Aron White – 10px|Redshirt Freshman 83 Richard Lowe – Freshman 84 Bryce Ros – Freshman 86 Tripp Chandler – Senior''' 89 Bruce Figgins – SophomoreOffensive Line 18 Derek Rich – 10px|Redshirt Sophomore 54 Tanner Strickland – 10px|Redshirt Freshman 60 Clint Boling – Sophomore 61 Ben Jones – Freshman 63 Chris Davis – 10px|Redshirt Sophomore 67 Jonathan Owens – Junior 68 Ben Harbin – Freshman 71 Cordy Glenn – Freshman 72 Vince Vance – Junior 73 Chris Little – 10px|Redshirt Freshman 74 Kevin Perez – 10px|Redshirt Sophomore 76 Ben Harden – 10px|Redshirt Freshman 77 Trinton Sturdivant – Sophomore 78 Josh Davis – 10px|Redshirt Sophomore 79 Justin Anderson – 10px|Redshirt Freshman|width="25"| |valign="top"| Defensive Line 41 Roderick Battle – Junior 42 Justin Houston – 10px|Redshirt Freshman 53 Jeremy Longo – Freshman 55 Jeremy Lomax – Senior 56 Geno Atkins – Junior 58 Demarcus Dobbs – 10px|Redshirt Sophomore 64 Matthew DeGenova – 10px|Redshirt Freshman 66 Brandon Wheeling – Junior 68 Wes Jacobs – Senior 69 Andrew Gully – Senior 90 Corvey Irvin – Senior 91 Kade Weston – Junior 92 Neland Ball – 10px|Redshirt Freshman 93 A.J. Harmon – Freshman 94 DeAngelo Tyson – Freshman 95 Jeff Owens – Senior 97 Brandon Wood – 10px|Redshirt Sophomore 98 Ricardo Crawford – 10px|Redshirt Sophomore 99 Jarius Wynn – SeniorLinebackers 33 Dannell Ellerbe – Senior 35 Rennie Curran – Sophomore 37 Akeem Hebron – 10px|Redshirt Sophomore 38 Marcus Dowtin – Freshman 43 Charles White – 10px|Redshirt Freshman 44 Marcus Washington – Senior 45 Christian Robinson – Freshman 50 Darryl Gamble – 10px|Redshirt Sophomore 51 Akeem Dent – 10px|Redshirt Sophomore 52 Darius Dewberry – Junior 65 Devin Hollander – JuniorDefensive Backs 18 Bacarri Rambo – Freshman 19 Sanders Commings – Freshman 25 Vance Cuff – Sophomore 29 Makiri Pugh – Freshman 30 Eric Elliot – 10px|Redshirt Freshman 39 Nick Williams – Freshman 43 Stephen Braue – 10px|Redshirt Junior|width="25"| |valign="top"| Cornerbacks 2 Asher Allen – Junior 3 Bryan Evans – Junior 11 Ramarcus Brown – Senior 16 Chad Gloer – 10px|Redshirt Sophomore 20 Brandon Boykin – Freshman 23 Prince Miller – Junior 26 Christian Norton – 10px|Redshirt SophomoreSafeties 5 CJ Byrd – Senior 6 Andrew Johnson – 10px|Redshirt Sophomore 9 Reshad Jones – 10px|Redshirt Sophomore 31 Quintin Banks – 10px|Redshirt Sophomore 44 John Knox – 10px|Redshirt Freshman 47 Andrew Williams – SeniorPunters 13 Drew Butler – 10px|Redshirt Freshman 32 Brian Mimbs – Senior 98 Trent Dittmer – SophomoreKickers 57 Blair Walsh – Freshman 95 Jordan Stowe – Freshman 96 Andrew Jensen – 10px|Redshirt Junior 99 Jamie Lindley – FreshmanLong snappers 59 Bo Fowler – Senior 94 Billy Johnson – Freshman 95 Ty Frix – Freshman'' References Georgia Category:Georgia Bulldogs football seasons Category:Citrus Bowl champion seasons Georgia Bulldogs football