2001 Georgia Bulldogs football team

American college football season August 2023 February 2026 2001 Georgia Bulldogs football Southeastern Conference Eastern Division SEC 25 22 8–4 5–3 Mark Richt 1st Neil Callaway 1st Brian VanGorder 1st Pro-style 4–3 Sanford Stadium Music City Bowl L Lost 16–20 vs. Boston College The 2001 Georgia Bulldogs football team represented the University of Georgia as a member of the Southeastern Conference during the 2001 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by first-year Mark Richt, the Bulldogs compiled an overall record of 8–4 record with a mark of 5–3 in conference play, tying for third place in the SEC's Eastern Division. Georgia was invited to the Music City Bowl, where the Bulldogs lost to Boston College. The team played home games at Sanford Stadium in Athens, Georgia. Schedule 2001 AP Eastern September 1 1:00 p.m. w y Arkansas State Sanford Stadium Athens, GA PPV 45–17 86,520 September 8 7:45 p.m. l 25 South Carolina 21 Sanford Stadium Athens, GA rivalry ESPN 9–14 86,520 September 29 6:30 p.m. w Arkansas Sanford Stadium Athens, GA ESPN2 34–23 86,520 October 6 12:00 p.m. w y Tennessee 6 Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN CBS rivalry 26–24 107,592 October 13 2:00 p.m. w y 19 Vanderbilt Vanderbilt Stadium Nashville, TN rivalry 30–14 31,847 October 20 12:30 p.m. w y 17 Kentucky Sanford Stadium Athens, GA JPS 43–29 86,520 October 27 3:30 p.m. l y 15 Florida 6 Alltel Stadium Jacksonville, FL rivalry CBS 10–24 84,401 November 10 3:30 p.m. l 19 Auburn 24 Sanford Stadium Athens, GA Deep South's Oldest Rivalry CBS 17–24 86,520 November 17 12:30 p.m. w y 23 Ole Miss Vaught–Hemingway Stadium Oxford, MS JPS 35–15 47,457 November 24 7:45 p.m. w y y 19 Georgia Tech 21 Bobby Dodd Stadium Atlanta, GA Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate ESPN 31–17 41,974 December 1Game originally scheduled for September 15, but rescheduled in wake of the September 11 attacks 12:00 p.m. w y 16 Houston Sanford Stadium Athens, GA 35–7 86,520 December 28 5:00 p.m. l y y 16 Boston College Adelphia Coliseum Nashville, TN Music City Bowl ESPN 16–20 46,125 2001 Georgia Bulldogs Schedule and Results https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/georgia/2001-schedule.html College Football at Sports-Reference.com Sports Reference September 9, 2025 2001 Football Schedule https://georgiadogs.com/sports/football/schedule/2001 University of Georgia Athletics September 9, 2025 Game summaries Vanderbilt Georgia 14 10 6 0 Vanderbilt 0 7 7 0 October 13 Vanderbilt Stadium, Nashville, Tennessee 31,847 yes Q1 13:41 UGA Musa Smith 3 yard run (Billy Bennett kick) UGA 7–0 Q1 1:07 UGA Musa Smith 40 yard run (Billy Bennett kick) UGA 14–0 Q2 6:53 UGA Fred Gibson 58 yard pass from David Greene (Billy Bennett kick) UGA 21–0 Q2 :30 VAN M.J. Garrett 8 yard pass from Greg Zolman (Chuck Folino kick) UGA 21–7 Q2 :05 UGA Billy Bennett 27 yard field goal UGA 24–7 Q3 3:23 VAN Greg Zolman 1 yard run (Chuck Folino kick) UGA 24–14 Q3 :09 UGA Terrence Edwards 17 yard pass from David Greene (kick failed) UGA 30–14 yes USA Today. Retrieved 2013-Dec-22. Roster 2001 Georgia Bulldogs f 70 Jr Kevin Breedlove OL y 1 Fr Reggie Brown Reggie Brown (wide receiver) WR yes y 8 Jr Terrence Edwards WR y 71 Jr George Foster George Foster (American football) T y 11 Fr David Greene David Greene (American football) QB y 86 Sr Randy McMichael TE y 78 Jr Jon Stinchcomb OT y 49 Jr J. T. Wall FB y 45 Jr Boss Bailey LB y 42 Jr Tony Gilbert LB y 6 So Sean Jones Sean Jones (safety) DB y 57 So Johnathan Sullivan DT y 2 Sr Tim Wansley CB 46 Sr Will Witherspoon MLB y https://web.archive.org/web/20020211033152/http://www.usatoday.com/sports/college/football/sec/georgia-roster.htm *Mark Richt References Georgia Category:Georgia Bulldogs football seasons Georgia Bulldogs football