2011 Georgia Bulldogs football team

American college football season August 2023 February 2026 2011 Georgia Bulldogs football Georgia Athletics logo.svg 150 Southeastern Conference Eastern Division SEC 20 19 10–4 7–1 Mark Richt 11th Mike Bobo 5th Todd Grantham 2nd Brandon Boykin Drew Butler Ben Jones Pro-style 3–4 Sanford Stadium SEC Eastern Division champion SEC Championship Game L Lost 10–42 vs. LSU Outback Bowl L Lost 30–33 3OT Triple overtime vs. Michigan State The 2011 Georgia Bulldogs football team represented the University of Georgia in the 2011 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Bulldogs were led by 11th-year head coach Mark Richt and played their home games at Sanford Stadium. They are a member of the Eastern Division of the Southeastern Conference. They finished the season 10–4, 7–1 in SEC play to be champions of the Eastern Division. They represented the division in the SEC Championship Game where they lost to Western Division representative LSU 42–10. They were invited to the Outback Bowl where they lost to Michigan State 33–30 in three overtimes. The 2011 season marked the first time since 1981 that UGA swept three of its biggest SEC rivals: Florida, Auburn and Tennessee; this feat would be repeated in the 2012 season. Personnel Coaching staff Name Position Seasons atGeorgia Alma mater Mark Richt Head coach 11 Miami (FL) (1982) Rodney Garner Associate head coach, Defensive Line, Recruiting Coordinator 14 Auburn (1990) Mike Bobo Offensive coordinator, Quarterbacks 11 Georgia (1997) Todd Grantham Defensive coordinator, Linebackers 2 Virginia Tech (1989) Tony Ball Wide Receivers 6 UT-Chattanooga (1983) John Lilly Tight Ends 4 Guilford (1990) Bryan McClendon Running Backs 5 Georgia (2005) Will Friend Offensive Line 1 Alabama (1998) Kirk Olivadotti Inside Linebackers 1 Purdue (1996) Scott Lakatos Defensive backs 2 Western Connecticut (1988) Mike Macdonald Defensive Quality Control Coach 2 Georgia (2010)Reference:http://www.georgiadogs.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/061210aaa.html Football – Coaching Staff Georgiadogs.com October 16, 2011 March 17, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150317040709/http://www.georgiadogs.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/061210aaa.html dead Schedule 2011 AP Eastern September 3 8:00 p.m. l y y 19 Boise State 5 Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game Georgia Dome Atlanta, GA ESPN 21–35 73,614 September 10 4:30 p.m. l South Carolina 12 rivalry Sanford Stadium Athens, GA ESPN 42–45 92,746 September 17 1:00 p.m. w y Coastal Carolina Sanford Stadium Athens, GA PPV 59–0 91,946 September 24 12:21 p.m. w y Ole Miss Vaught–Hemingway Stadium Oxford, MS SECN 27–13 58,042 October 1 12:00 p.m. w Mississippi State Sanford Stadium Athens, GA SECRN 24–10 92,746 October 8 7:00 p.m. w y Tennessee rivalry Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN ESPN2 20–12 102,455 October 15 7:00 p.m. w y Vanderbilt rivalry Vanderbilt Stadium Nashville, TN SECRN 33–28 36,640 October 29 3:30 p.m. w y 22 Florida rivalry EverBank Field Jacksonville, FL CBS 24–20 84,524 November 5 12:30 p.m. w y y 18 New Mexico State Sanford Stadium Athens, GA CSS 63–16 92,746 November 12 3:30 p.m. w 15 Auburn 20 Deep South's Oldest Rivalry Sanford Stadium Athens, GA CBS 45–7 92,746 November 19 12:21 p.m. w 13 Kentucky Sanford Stadium Athens, GA SECN 19–10 92,746 November 26 12:00 p.m. w y y 13 Georgia Tech 25 Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate Bobby Dodd Stadium Atlanta, GA ESPN 31–17 54,925 December 3 4:00 p.m. l y 12 LSU 1 SEC Championship Game) (College GameDay Georgia Dome Atlanta, GA CBS 10–42 74,515 January 2, 2012 1:00 p.m. l y y 18 Michigan State 12 Outback Bowl Raymond James Stadium Tampa, FL ABC 30–33 3OT 49,429http://www.georgiadogs.com/sports/m-footbl/sched/m-footbl-sched-2011.html The University of Georgia Bulldogs - Football www.georgiadogs.com dead https://web.archive.org/web/20101231030138/http://www.georgiadogs.com/sports/m-footbl/sched/m-footbl-sched-2011.html 2010-12-31 Game summaries Boise State 2011 Boise State Broncos football team #5 Broncos 7 7 14 7 35 #19 Bulldogs 7 0 7 7 21 Georgia opened up the 2011 season against the Boise State Broncos in the Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game held in the Georgia Dome. The matchup was only the second in both schools' history, the previous meeting being in 2005 where Georgia won 48–13 in Athens.Georgia Bulldogs vs. Boise State Broncos football series history games list https://www.winsipedia.com/games/georgia/vs/boise-state 2025-01-12 Winsipedia en The game initially got off to a slow start, until Georgia scored first late in the first quarter. However, in the second half, Boise State was able to pull away with 3 touchdowns to make the final score 35–21. Notably, both teams wore Nike Pro Combat jerseys as part of an agreement. South Carolina 2011 South Carolina Gamecocks football team #12 Gamecocks 0 14 14 17 45 Bulldogs 6 7 7 22 42 Georgia's first conference game was against the South Carolina Gamecocks, the defending champion of the SEC's Eastern Division. Despite major improvements following the Boise State game, as well as three Carolina turnovers, the Bulldogs failed to win their first SEC game of the season. Coastal Carolina 2011 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers football team Chanticleers 0 0 0 0 0 Bulldogs 21 14 24 0 59 Following two losses, Georgia looked to get its first victory over the FCS Chanticleers. For the first time since 2000, the game was not sold out. However, Georgia outplayed the Chanticleers to get their first win as well as their first shutout since a 2010 win over the Vanderbilt Commodores. Ole Miss 2011 Ole Miss Rebels football team Bulldogs 10 14 0 3 27 Rebels 0 13 0 0 13 Georgia game against the Ole Miss Rebels was considered the first true road game of the season. While Bulldogs were able to rack up 24 points in the first half, they would only score 3 points in the second half. However, the Georgia defense was able to hold Ole Miss to 13 points, granting the Bulldogs their first conference win. Mississippi State 2011 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team Mississippi State Bulldogs 3 0 0 7 10 Georgia Bulldogs 14 7 3 0 24 In a home game against the Mississippi State Bulldogs, the Georgia offense manages to rack up 21 points during the first half while holding Mississippi State to a field goal. However, Georgia again had issues scoring in the second half, only scoring a field goal. However, Mississippi State would only score one more touchdown in the fourth quarter, allowing Georgia to improve to 3–2. Tennessee 2011 Tennessee Volunteers football team Bulldogs 3 3 14 0 Volunteers 0 6 0 6 Coming into this game, Georgia had not won an away game at Tennessee since 2005. In addition, the last two visits to Tennessee had been lopsided victories in favor of Tennessee. Early offensive problems led to a tie game at halftime. However, Georgia would score 14 points in the second half, for a 20–12 win. The win was historic in that it was the 100th career win at Georgia for head coach Mark Richt. Vanderbilt 2011 Vanderbilt Commodores football team Bulldogs 0 20 6 7 Commodores 0 7 14 7 Georgia's game against Vanderbilt was a difficult win, though the Bulldogs would eventually win 33–28. Florida 2011 Florida Gators football team Georgia 0 10 7 7 Florida 7 10 3 0 October 29 EverBank Field, Jacksonville, FL 3:30 p.m. EST Verne Lundquist, Gary Danielson & Tracy Wolfson CBS yes 1 7:34 FLA Jordan Reed 11-yard pass from John Brantley (Brad Phillips kick) FLA 7-0 2 13:28 UGA Blair Walsh 32-yard field goal FLA 7-3 2 13:16 FLA Jeff Demps 99-yard kickoff return (Brad Phillips kick) FLA 14-3 2 10:06 FLA Brad Phillips 43-yard field goal FLA 17-3 2 1:28 UGA Michael Bennett 20-yard pass from Aaron Murray (Blair Walsh kick) FLA 17-10 3 6:00 UGA Tavarres King 14-yard pass from Aaron Murray (Blair Walsh kick) Tied 17-17 3 4:54 FLA Brad Phillips 40-yard field goal FLA 20-17 4 13:18 UGA Richard Samuel 4-yard run (Blair Walsh kick) UGA 24-20 yes Georgia and Florida both came off a bye week coming to the game, with the game considered a must-win for Georgia coach Mark Richt. Meanwhile, Florida coach Will Muschamp had guaranteed a win over Georgia. Florida quarterback John Brantley made his return following an ankle sprain four weeks prior. During the game, Georgia's special teams problems became apparent as Florida was able to make huge returns, while Georgia kicker Blair Walsh missed two field goals. Near the end of the first half, the Gators were up 17–3, when Georgia chose to convert a 4th down and long for a touchdown rather than attempt a field goal. In the second half, the Gators were held to 3 points, but maintained a lead well into the 4th quarter, when Georgia running back Richard Samuel scored on a 4 yd run. Georgia would manage to hold off Florida despite poor field position to win 24–20. New Mexico State 2011 New Mexico State Aggies football team Aggies 0 3 0 13 #18 Bulldogs 7 42 7 7 The 2011 Homecoming game saw one of the all-time great performances over a single quarter by a Georgia Bulldogs teams. QB Aaron Murray threw for 238 yards and 5 touchdowns as Georgia scored 42 points in the second quarter to open up a 49–3 lead at the half. Murray never came back into the game and the second and third strings added 14 more points on their way to a 63–16 rout of the Aggies. The games marks the most yards gained and the most points scored in the Mark Richt era. Auburn 2011 Auburn Tigers football team Auburn 7 0 0 0 Georgia 14 21 3 7 November 11 Sanford Stadium, Athens, GA 3:30 p.m. EST yes 1 8:57 UGA Tavarres King 8-yard pass from Aaron Murray (Blair Walsh kick) UGA 7-0 1 6:13 AUB Philip Lutzenkirchen 4-yard pass from C. J. Uzomah (Cody Parkey kick) Tied 7-7 1 3:02 UGA Michael Bennett 27-yard pass from Aaron Murray (Blair Walsh kick) UGA 14-7 2 10:36 UGA Bruce Figgins 15-yard pass from Aaron Murray (Blair Walsh kick) UGA 21-7 2 9:41 UGA Bacarri Rambo 24-yard interception return (Blair Walsh kick) UGA 28-7 2 5:00 UGA Malcolm Mitchell 25-yard pass from Aaron Murray (Blair Walsh kick) UGA 35-7 3 7:32 UGA Brandon Bogotay 26-yard field goal UGA 38-7 4 5:59 UGA Isaiah Crowell 9-yard run (Blair Walsh kick) UGA 45-7 yes This matchup was played on November 12, 2011, 3:30 p.m. Considered the "Deep South's Oldest Rivalry" Pregame The Georgia Bulldogs are favored to win by 17 but Auburn Tigers fans are hungry to disrupt Georgia's seven-game winning streak. Both teams strike quickly with Georgia scoring first a few minutes into the first quarter. Auburn immediately answered on the ensuing drive with a touchdown making it 7–7. Auburn sputtered and never scored again or had the lead. Georgia went on a romp with QB Aaron Murray throwing four touchdown passes in the first half going 14–18 (no interceptions) surpassing former Georgia QB (current NFL QB of the Detroit Lions) Matthew Stafford's single season touchdown record of 25. Georgia Safety Bacarri Rambo's pick six on Auburn QB Clint Moseley seals the momentum for the Bulldogs and after an impressive start Georgia Bulldogs are up 35–7 over Auburn Tigers at the half. Georgia's defense stepped up again to hold Auburn to 51 yards rushing and 144 yards passing in the game with 3 forced turnovers. In the second half Georgia pounded the ball on the ground and only tried two pass plays, scoring a field goal and touchdown dominating the 2010 defending national champion Auburn Tigers 45–7, the largest routing of Auburn by a Georgia Bulldogs team since 1946. Time Of Possession was lopsided. Georgia TOP 40:55 Georgia total offense: 528 Georgia Rushing: 304 Georgia Passing: 224 Georgia 3rd Down: 12 of 15 Georgia Turnovers: 2 Auburn TOP 19:05 Auburn total offense: 195 Auburn Rushing: 51 Auburn Passing: 144 Auburn 3rd Down: 3 of 11 Auburn Turnovers: 3 Kentucky 2011 Kentucky Wildcats football team Wildcats 3 7 0 0 #13 Bulldogs 6 6 0 7 Georgia Tech 2011 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team #13 Bulldogs 7 10 14 0 #25 Yellow Jackets 0 10 0 7 LSU–SEC Championship Game 2011 LSU Tigers football team 2011 SEC Championship Game #12 Bulldogs 10 0 0 0 #1 Tigers 0 7 21 14 Michigan State–Outback Bowl 2011 Michigan State Spartans football team 2012 Outback Bowl #12 Spartans 0 0 14 13 0 3 3 #18 Bulldogs 2 14 0 11 0 3 0 Rankings 2011 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings 15 6 7 19 22 RV RV RV RV RV NR RV NR RV NR RV RV RV 24 RV RV NR 22 21 22 22 18 20 20 18 14 16 15 15 13 15 14 14 13 14 12 13 12 14 12 14 18 18 18 16 19 20 References Georgia Category:Georgia Bulldogs football seasons Georgia Bulldogs football