2012 Georgia Bulldogs football team

American college football season August 2012 February 2026 football 2012 Georgia Bulldogs Georgia Athletics logo.svg 150 Southeastern Conference Eastern Division SEC 4 5 12–2 7–1 Mark Richt 12th Mike Bobo 6th Todd Grantham 3rd Pro-style 3–4 Sanford Stadium SEC Eastern Division co-championCapital One Bowl champion SEC Championship Game L Lost 28–32 vs. Alabama Capital One Bowl W Won 45–31 vs. Nebraska The 2012 Georgia Bulldogs football team represented the University of Georgia in the 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Bulldogs were led by 12th-year head coach Mark Richt and played their home games at Sanford Stadium. They were a member of the Eastern Division of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). They finished the season 12–2 overall and 7–1 in SEC play, claiming the East Division championship. They represented the division in the SEC Championship Game, where they lost to Alabama. They were invited to the Capital One Bowl, where they defeated Nebraska. The season included a sweep of three of Georgia's biggest SEC rivals (Florida, Auburn, and Tennessee) for just the fourth time at that point (1980, 1981 and 2011). Schedule 2012 AP Eastern September 1 12:20 p.m. w y 6 Buffalo Sanford Stadium Athens, GA SECN 45–23 92,446 September 8 7:45 p.m. w y 7 Missouri Faurot Field Columbia, MO ESPN2 41–20 71,004 September 15 7:30 p.m. w y 7 Florida Atlantic Sanford Stadium Athens, GA CSS 56–20 92,746 September 22 7:45 p.m. w 5 Vanderbilt Sanford Stadium Athens, GA rivalry ESPN2 48–3 92,746 September 29 3:30 p.m. w 5 Tennessee Sanford Stadium Athens, GA rivalry CBS 51–44 92,746 October 6 7:00 p.m. l y 5 South Carolina 6 Williams–Brice Stadium Columbia, SC rivalry, College GameDay ESPN 7–35 85,199 October 20 7:00 p.m. w y 13 Kentucky Commonwealth Stadium Lexington, KY SECRN 29–24 66,293 October 27 3:30 p.m. w y 12 Florida 3 EverBank Field Jacksonville, FL rivalry CBS 17–9 84,681 November 3 3:30 p.m. w y 7 Ole Miss Sanford Stadium Athens, GA CBS 37–10 92,746 November 10 7:00 p.m. w y 6 Auburn Jordan–Hare Stadium Auburn, AL Deep South's Oldest Rivalry ESPN2 38–0 86,764 November 17 3:30 p.m. w y 5 Georgia Southern Sanford Stadium Athens, GA FSN 45–14 92,746 November 24 12:00 p.m. w y 3 Georgia Tech Sanford Stadium Athens, GA Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate ESPN 42–10 92,746 December 1 4:00 p.m. l y 3 Alabama 2 Georgia Dome Atlanta, GA SEC Championship Game, rivalry, College GameDay CBS 28–32 75,824 January 1, 2013 1:00 p.m. w y y 6 Nebraska 23 Florida Citrus Bowl Orlando, FL Capital One Bowl ABC 45–31 59,712 http://www.fbschedules.com/ncaa-12/sec/2012-georgia-bulldogs-football-schedule.php 2012 Georgia Bulldogs Football Schedule December 29, 2011SEC 2012 TV Schedule https://web.archive.org/web/20120723030802/http://mattsarzsports.com/Football2012/SEC July 23, 2012 , Matt Sarz Sports, Retrieved April 12, 2012 Game summaries Buffalo 2012 Buffalo Bulls football team Buffalo 6 10 0 7 #6 Georgia 14 10 7 14 Athens, Georgia 12:21 p.m. Eastern 3:26 92,446 86, Fair Penn Wagers Dave Neal (play-by-play), Andre Ware (color), Cara Capuano (sideline) SEC Network Missouri 2012 Missouri Tigers football team #7 Georgia 0 9 15 17 Missouri 0 10 10 0 Columbia, Missouri 6:50 p.m. Central 3:48 71,004 74, Sunny and Clear Tom Ritter Joe Tessitore (play-by-play), Matt Millen (color), Quint Kessenich (sideline) ESPN2 Florida Atlantic 2012 Florida Atlantic Owls football team Florida Atlantic 7 7 0 6 #7 Georgia 14 14 21 7 Athens, Georgia 7:35 p.m. Eastern 3:15 92,746 79, Partly Cloudy David Smith CSS Vanderbilt 2012 Vanderbilt Commodores football team Vanderbilt 0 3 0 0 #5 Georgia 13 14 21 0 Athens, Georgia 7:50 p.m. Eastern 3:15 92,746 82, Partly Cloudy Hubert Owens Mark Jones (play-by-play), Brock Huard (color), Shelley Smith (sideline) ESPN2 Tennessee 2012 Tennessee Volunteers football team Tennessee 10 20 7 7 #5 Georgia 21 9 21 0 Athens, Georgia 3:39 p.m. Eastern 3:51 92,746 74, Mostly Cloudy Tom Moore Verne Lundquist (play by play), Gary Danielson (color), Tracy Wolfson (sideline) CBS South Carolina 2012 South Carolina Gamecocks football team #5 Georgia 0 0 0 7 #6 South Carolina 21 0 7 7 Columbia, South Carolina 7:10 p.m. Eastern 3:13 85,199 78, Clear Matt Austin Brent Musburger (play-by-play), Kirk Herbstreit (color), Heather Cox (sideline) ESPN Kentucky 2012 Kentucky Wildcats football team #13 Georgia 7 9 6 7 Kentucky 7 7 3 7 Lexington, Kentucky 7:08 p.m. Eastern 3:20 54,553 52, Cloudy Hubert Owens FSN Florida 2012 Florida Gators football team Florida-Georgia Football Rivalry #3 Florida 0 6 0 3 #10 Georgia 7 0 3 7 Jacksonville, Florida 3:40 p.m. Eastern 3:43 84,644 72, Cloudy w/ gusts Matt Moore Verne Lundquist (play-by-play), Gary Danielson (color), Tracy Wolfson (sideline) CBS yes 1 12:02 Georgia Todd Gurley 10 yard run (Marshall Morgan kick) Georgia 7–0 2 7:05 Florida Caleb Sturgis 38 yard field goal Georgia 7–3 2 2:43 Florida Caleb Sturgis 22 yard field goal Georgia 7–6 3 8:34 Georgia Marshall Morgan 29 yard field goal Georgia 10–6 4 9:41 Florida Caleb Sturgis 50 yard field goal Georgia 10–9 4 7:11 Georgia Malcolm Mitchell 45 yard pass from Aaron Murray (Marshall Morgan kick) Georgia 17–9 yes Ole Miss 2012 Ole Miss Rebels football team Ole Miss 3 7 0 0 #6 Georgia 0 14 16 7 Athens, Georgia 3:39 p.m. Eastern 3:19 92,746 78, Sunny Ken Williamson Tim Brando (play-by-play), Steve Beuerlein (color) CBS Auburn 2012 Auburn Tigers football team Deep South's Oldest Rivalry #5 Georgia 14 14 10 0 Auburn 0 0 0 0 Auburn, Alabama 6:06 p.m. Central 2:59 86,146 62, Clear Matt Austin Mark Jones (play-by-play), Brock Huard (color), Shelley Smith (sideline) ESPN2 yes 1 10:51 UGA Chris Conley 6 yard pass from Aaron Murray (Marshall Morgan kick) Georgia 7–0 1 1:19 UGA Malcolm Mitchell 5 yard pass from Aaron Murray (Marshall Morgan kick) Georgia 14–0 2 10:27 UGA Tavarres King 17 yard pass from Aaron Murray (Marshall Morgan kick) Georgia 21–0 2 5:09 UGA Todd Gurley 6 yard run (Marshall Morgan kick) Georgia 28–0 3 8:18 UGA Marshall Morgan 20 yard field goal Georgia 31–0 3 4:34 UGA Keith Marshall 62 yard run (Marshall Morgan kick) Georgia 38–0 yes Georgia Southern 2012 Georgia Southern Eagles football team Georgia Southern 0 7 0 7 #5 Georgia 7 10 21 7 Athens, Georgia 1:35 p.m. Eastern 3:12 92,746 57, Sunny Marc Curles PPV, WSB-TV Georgia Tech 2012 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team Clean, Old Fashioned Hate Georgia Tech 3 0 0 7 #3 Georgia 14 14 14 0 Athens, Georgia 12:01 p.m. Eastern 3:12 92,746 52, Clear Tom Zimorski ESPN Alabama 2012 Alabama Crimson Tide football team 2012 SEC Championship Game SEC Championship Game #2 Alabama 0 10 8 14 #3 Georgia 0 7 14 7 Atlanta, Georgia 4:11 p.m. Eastern 3:42 75,624 Indoors Tom Ritter Verne Lundquist (play-by-play), Gary Danielson (color), Tracy Wolfson (sideline reporter) Eli Gold (play-by-play), Phil Savage (color), Chris Stewart (sideline reporter) CBS/CTSN Nebraska 2012 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team 2013 Capital One Bowl Capital One Bowl #6 Georgia 16 7 8 14 #23 Nebraska 14 10 7 0 Orlando, Florida 1:08 p.m. Eastern 3:33 59,712 75, Partly Cloudy Mike Defee Rece Davis (play-by-play), David Pollack and Jesse Palmer (color), Samantha Ponder (sideline) ABC Towers Chip Murray leads Georgia to 45-31 win over Nebraska in Capital One Bowl The Atlanta Journal-Constitution 2013-01-02 https://www.ajc.com/sports/murray-leads-georgia-win-over-nebraska-capital-one-bowl/JMfLzkK3SPmW7u3B9GSqML/ 2025-01-12 Rankings 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings 15 6 7 6 6 7 7 7 7 5 6 5 5 5 5 14 12 11 13 12 12 11 12 11 11 10 7 6 6 6 5т 5 5 5 5 4 5 5 3 3 (1) 3 3 3 3 (1) 3 3 5 6 6 7 5т 4 References Georgia Category:Georgia Bulldogs football seasons Category:Citrus Bowl champion seasons Georgia Bulldogs football