2006 Georgia Bulldogs football team

American college football season November 2012 February 2026 2006 Georgia Bulldogs football Georgia Athletics logo.svg 150 Southeastern Conference Eastern Division SEC 23 9–4 4–4 Mark Richt 6th Neil Callaway 6th Pro-style Willie Martinez 2nd 4–3 Sanford Stadium Chick-fil-A Bowl champion Chick-fil-A Bowl W Won 31–24 vs. Virginia Tech The 2006 Georgia Bulldogs football team represented the University of Georgia as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 2006 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Led by sixth-year head coach Mark Richt, the Bulldogs compiled an overall record of 9–4 with a mark of 4–4 in conference play, tying for third place in the SEC's Eastern Division. Georgia was invited to the Chick-fil-A Bowl, where the Bulldogs defeated Virginia Tech. The team played home games at Sanford Stadium in Athens, Georgia. Despite losses to unranked Kentucky and Vanderbilt, Georgia salvaged its season by beating two ranked teams in the last two games of the regular season: no. 5 Auburn and no. 15 Georgia Tech. The victory over no. 14 Virginia Tech in the Chick-fil-A Bowl gave the Bulldogs three consecutive win over ranked teams. Georgia Bulldogs was ranked no. 23 in the final AP poll.2006 College Football Polls https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/years/2006-polls.html 2025-01-12 College Football at Sports-Reference.com en Schedule 2006 AP Eastern September 2 12:30 p.m. w y 15 Western Kentucky Sanford Stadium Athens, GA LFS 48–12 92,746 September 9 7:45 p.m. w y 12 South Carolina Williams–Brice Stadium Columbia, SC rivalry ESPN 18–0 82,513 September 16 1:00 p.m. w y 10 UAB Sanford Stadium Athens, GA CSS 34–0 92,746 September 23 12:30 p.m. w y 9 Colorado Sanford Stadium Athens, GA LFS 14–13 92,746 September 30 9:00 p.m. w y 10 Ole Miss Vaught–Hemingway Stadium Oxford, MS ESPN2 14–9 57,184 October 7 7:45 p.m. l 10 Tennessee 13 Sanford Stadium Athens, GA rivalry ESPN 33–51 92,746 October 14 12:30 p.m. l y 16 Vanderbilt Sanford Stadium Athens, GA rivalry LFS 22–24 92,746 October 21 1:00 p.m. w Mississippi State Sanford Stadium Athens, GA 27–24 92,746 October 28 3:30 p.m. l y Florida 9 Alltel Stadium Jacksonville, FL rivalry CBS 14–21 84,572 November 4 1:00 p.m. l y Kentucky Commonwealth Stadium Lexington, KY 20–24 62,120 November 11 12:30 p.m. w y Auburn 5 Jordan–Hare Stadium Auburn, AL Deep South's Oldest Rivalry LFS 37–15 87,451 November 25 3:30 p.m. w y Georgia Tech 16 Sanford Stadium Athens, GA Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate CBS 15–12 92,746 December 30 8:00 p.m. w y y Virginia Tech 14 Georgia Dome Atlanta, GA Chick-fil-A Bowl ESPN 31–24 75,406 Georgia Bulldogs Schedule 2006 https://www.espn.com/college-football/team/schedule/_/id/61/season/2006 ESPN September 20, 2025 2006 Georgia Bulldogs Schedule and Results https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/georgia/2006-schedule.html College Football at Sports-Reference.com Sports Reference September 20, 2025 2006 Football Schedule https://georgiadogs.com/sports/football/schedule/2006 University of Georgia Athletics September 20, 2025 Cumulative Season Statistics http://www.georgiadogs.com/sports/m-footbl/stats/2006-2007/teamcume.htm University of Georgia October 27, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110915020751/http://www.georgiadogs.com/sports/m-footbl/stats/2006-2007/teamcume.htm September 15, 2011 dead mdy-all Rankings 2006 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings AP 0 15 15 12 10 9 10 10 16 RV RV NR NR RV RV RV RV 23 Coaches 0 15 14 11 9 7 9 9 13 24 25 RV NR RV RV RV RV RV Harris 4 14 9 10 14 24 RV RV NR RV RV RV RV BCS 7 14 NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR Preseason Following a 2005 campaign in which the Georgia finished the year ranked no. 10, the Bulldogs were ranked no. 14 in the preseason Coaches Poll. Ten players were named to the 2006 SEC Media Days Pre-Season All-Conference Football Team. TE Martrez Milner, OT Daniel Inman, C Nick Jones, DE Quentin Moses and PK Brandon Coutu were selected as first-team members. LB Jarvis Jackson, DB Tra Battle and P Gordon Ely-Kelso were named to the second team and RB Thomas Brown and LB Tony Taylor to the third team. Game summaries The prevalent theme throughout the 2006 season was the search for a starting quarterback for the Bulldogs. Senior Joe Tereshinski III, redshirt freshman Joe Cox and true freshman Matthew Stafford all saw significant playing time during the season. Western Kentucky WKU 0 7 0 5 #14 Georgia 17 14 3 14 Joe Tereshinski III started the game at quarterback for Georgia and completed 7 of 17 passes for 90 yards and a touchdown. True freshman Matthew Stafford (3 of 5 passing; 40 yards and a touchdown) and redshirt freshman Joe Cox (2 of 3 passing; 29 yards and an interception) both saw playing time at quarterback. Defensive end Quentin Moses was named SEC Defensive Lineman of the Week for his performance against WKU which included 2.5 tackles for losses, one sack and three quarterback hurries.September 4, 2006 Georgia's Moses Named SEC Defensive Lineman of the Week https://georgiadogs.com/news/2006/9/4/Georgia_s_Moses_Named_SEC_Defensive_Lineman_of_the_Week 2024-09-15 Georgia Bulldogs UGA Sports Communications South Carolina #11 Georgia 3 12 0 3 South Carolina 0 0 0 0 Joe Tereshinski started the game at quarterback and completed 2 of 3 passes for 18 yards. However, he was injured on the opening drive of the game and was replaced by Matthew Stafford. Stafford completed 8 of 19 passes for 171 yards and 3 interceptions, but South Carolina also had 3 fumbles of their own as well as a safety. Defensive end Charles Johnson was named SEC Defensive Player of the Week for his performance against South Carolina which included five tackles (four for losses), one sack, one safety, two quarterback pressures and one pass deflection.September 11, 2006 Georgia's Charles Johnson Named SEC Defensive Player Of The Week https://georgiadogs.com/news/2006/9/11/Georgia_s_Charles_Johnson_Named_SEC_Defensive_Player_Of_The_Week 2024-09-15 Georgia Bulldogs UGA Sports Communications UAB 2006 UAB Blazers football team UAB 0 0 0 0 #9 Georgia 7 3 10 14 Matthew Stafford got his first career start at quarterback and completed 10 of 17 passes for 107 yards with no touchdowns or interception. Joe Cox also saw brief action at quarterback late in the game. Offensive guard Fernando Velasco was named SEC Offensive Lineman of the Week for his performance against UAB which included a 90% grading and had two dominator blocks.September 11, 2006 Georgia's Fernando Velasco Named SEC Offensive Lineman Of The Week https://georgiadogs.com/news/2006/9/23/Gameday_Central_Georgia_vs_Colorado 2024-09-15 Georgia Bulldogs UGA Sports Communications Colorado Colorado 3 7 3 0 #7 Georgia 0 0 0 14 2006 Colorado Buffaloes football team Getting his second start, Matthew Stafford and the offense struggled, completing 8 of 16 passes for 76 yards, with no touchdowns or interceptions, as Colorado jumped Georgia on their way to a 13–0 lead. Stafford was replaced by Joe Cox, who rallied the team to victory in the fourth quarter, completing 10 of 13 passes for 154 yards and 2 touchdowns. Cox found tight end Martrez Milner for a 20-yard touchdown with :46 left in the game, and Colorado QB Bernard Jackson was sacked on Colorado's last-ditch effort to win the game. Redshirt freshman quarterback Joe Cox was named both SEC Freshman of the Week and Sporting News College Football Player of the Week for his performance against Colorado in which he led the Bulldogs to a come-from-behind victory that was capped by a 20-yard touchdown pass with :46 on the clock.September 25, 2006 Georgia's Joe Cox Named SEC Freshman and Sporting News Player of the Week https://georgiadogs.com/news/2006/9/25/Georgia_s_Joe_Cox_Named_SEC_Freshman_and_Sporting_News_Player_of_the_Week 2024-09-15 Georgia Bullogs UGA Sports Communications Ole Miss #9 Georgia 0 0 7 7 Ole Miss 0 3 0 6 Starting quarterback Joe Cox struggled (4 of 10 for 24 yards, no touchdowns or interceptions) and backup Matthew Stafford did not fare much better (7 for 18 for 91 yards, no touchdowns or interceptions). Georgia's second half scores came on a pair of one yard runs by fullback Brannan Southerland. Defensive end Charles Johnson was named SEC Defensive Lineman Of The Week for his performance against Ole Miss which included two sacks, one pass breakup and two third-down stops. As of this week, Johnson was the conference leader with nine tackles for loss.October 2, 2006 Georgia's Charles Johnson Named SEC Defensive Lineman Of The Week https://georgiadogs.com/news/2006/10/2/Georgia_s_Charles_Johnson_Named_SEC_Defensive_Lineman_Of_The_Week 2024-09-15 Georgia Bulldogs UGA Sports Communications Tennessee #14 Tennessee 7 7 10 27 51 #9 Georgia 10 14 3 6 33 Georgia took advantage of Special teams play to jump out to a 24–7 lead in the 2nd quarter. However, Tennessee stiffened its defense and scored on every possession but one in the second half to record a 51–33 victory over the ninth ranked Georgia Bulldogs. Georgia entered the game with the #1 ranked scoring defense in the nation, but the Vols dropped them to #17. Erik Ainge was 25-of-38 with 2 TD's and no interceptions. Georgia scored twice on Special Teams, with an 85-yard punt return by Mikey Henderson in the first half and a 99-yard, school record tying kickoff return by Thomas Brown in the second half. Tennessee DB Antonio Wardlow blocked and punt and recovered the ball in the endzone to post a TD for the Vols in the 2nd half. Robert Meachem had 7 receptions for 98 yards and moved into first place nationally for receiving yards per game. A photo of Wardlow's punt block and recovery made the cover of Sports Illustrated for October 16, 2006.October 16, 2006 The SEC is the best, toughest, wildest conference in the land http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/si_online/covers/issues/2006/1016.html dead https://web.archive.org/web/20061112115236/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/si_online/covers/issues/2006/1016.html November 12, 2006 Sports Illustrated Covers Kregg Lumpkin led the Bulldogs with 88 yards on 13 carries. Joe Tereshinski was 12-of-20 for 164 yards and 1 touchdown, while throwing 2 interceptions and losing a fumble. Georgia was playing without starting kicker, Brandon Coutu, who injured his kicking on the Thursday before the game and was declared "out for the season."October 6, 2006 Georgia PK Brandon Coutu Out For Season https://georgiadogs.com/news/2006/10/6/Georgia_PK_Brandon_Coutu_Out_For_Season 2024-09-15 Georgia Bulldogs UGA Sports Communications 2006 Tennessee Volunteers football team Vanderbilt Vanderbilt 0 7 14 3 #14 Georgia 3 10 0 9 Both Joe Tereshinski and Matthew Stafford played at quarterback, but neither was able to guide the offense to a victory. Tony Taylor's interception return for a touchdown gave Georgia a 22–21 lead late in the fourth quarter, but Vanderbilt got a short field goal from Bryant Hantfeldt as time expired for the 24–22 stunning upset. Georgia's loss caused the team to drop out of the top 25 for the first time since 2001. Mississippi State Georgia 7 14 0 6 Mississippi State 7 0 10 7 Matthew Stafford started at quarterback and threw for 267 yards and 2 touchdowns. Still, Georgia had to stave off a late rally by Mississippi State to get the win. Freshman quarterback Matthew Stafford was named SEC Freshman of the Week for his performance against Mississippi State in which he completed 20-of-32 passes for 267 yards and two touchdowns.October 23, 2006 Stafford Named SEC Football Freshman Of The Week https://georgiadogs.com/news/2006/10/23/Stafford_Named_SEC_Football_Freshman_Of_The_Week 2024-09-15 Georgia Bulldogs UGA Sports Communications Florida #8 Florida 7 7 7 0 #25 Georgia 0 0 7 7 The 2006 edition of the Florida–Georgia football rivalry was won by Florida. Matthew Stafford and the Georgia offense were ineffective in the first half and Florida lead 14–0 at halftime. On the first play of the half, Georgia tailback Kregg Lumpkin fumbled the ball and Florida returned the fumble for a touchdown. Stafford could not guide the Georgia offense to victory and he finished the day completing just 13 of 33 passing attempts for 151 yards, no touchdowns and 2 interceptions. However, he did score on a 13-yard touchdown run in the third quarter. After Kregg Lumpkin's 8 yard scoring run early in the fourth quarter, Georgia had a chance to send the game to overtime. However, the eventual national champion Gators defense stiffened and sent the Dawgs home with yet another loss in this series. 2006 Florida Gators football team Kentucky Georgia 7 7 0 6 Kentucky 3 7 0 14 Hoping to rebound from its loss to Florida, Georgia went into the half leading 14–10. The score did not change in the third quarter, but Kentucky outscored Georgia 14–6 in the fourth quarter to seal its victory. Matthew Stafford's struggles continued as he completed 16 of 28 pass attempts for 230 yards with only one touchdown and 3 interceptions, including one in the final 2 minutes to seal the Wildcat victory. Auburn Georgia 7 23 0 7 #5 Auburn 0 7 8 0 Coming into the game with Auburn, Georgia's program seemed to be in shambles. It had lost four of its last five games, including rare losses to Vanderbilt and Kentucky. Georgia set the tone on their opening drive when Matthew Stafford found A.J. Bryant for a 53-yard gain down to the Auburn 8 yard line. Kregg Lumpkin took it in from there, and Georgia never looked back. Georgia seemed to reverse all of its ill fortunes in an explosive second quarter that saw them score 23 points and take a 30–7 lead into the lockers at halftime. The second quarter featured contributions from both the offense and the defense: a 30-yard interception return for a touchdown by Tra Battle, a one-yard touchdown run by Brannan Southerland, a 14-yard touchdown pass from Stafford to Kregg Lumpkin and a 34-yard field goal by Gordon Ely-Kelso. Defensive back Tra Battle was named Week 11 Cingular All-America Player of the Week Nominee, SEC Defensive Player of the Week, and National Defensive Player Of The Week for his performance against Auburn which included three interceptions, one of which was returned by Battle for a touchdown.November 12, 2006 Battle Named Week 11 Cingular All-America Player of the Week Nominee https://georgiadogs.com/news/2006/11/12/Battle_Named_Week_11_Cingular_All_America_Player_of_the_Week_Nominee 2024-09-15 Georgia Bulldogs UGA Sports CommunicationsNovember 13, 2006 Georgia's Tra Battle Named National Defensive Player Of The Week By Walter Camp Football Foundation https://georgiadogs.com/news/2006/11/13/Georgia_s_Tra_Battle_Named_National_Defensive_Player_Of_The_Week_By_Walter_Camp_Football_Foundation 2024-09-15 Georgia Bulldogs UGA Sports Communications Freshman quarterback Matthew Stafford was named SEC Freshman of the Week for his performance against Auburn in which he completed 14 of 20 passes for 219 yards and a touchdown and rushed for 83 yards on seven attempts with a touchdown. 2006 Auburn Tigers football team Georgia Tech #15 Georgia Tech 0 3 3 6 Georgia 0 0 7 8 Facing its second top 25 team in as many outings, Georgia got off to a slow start, trailing at the half by 3–0. Georgia opened up the scoring in the second half with a 29-yard fumble return by linebacker Tony Taylor. The game wound up being a defensive struggle and Matthew Stafford put up modest numbers (16 of 29 for 171 yards, 1 touchdown and zero interceptions) and the Bulldogs were held to 84 yards rushing. Georgia's defense shut down the Tech passing attack, limiting Tech quarterback Reggie Ball to 6 of 22 for 42 yards, no touchdowns and 2 interceptions. Defensive back Paul Oliver was named SEC Defensive Player of the Week for his performance against Georgia Tech in which he held All-American wide receiver Calvin Johnson to two receptions and 13 yards, while also breaking up three passes and intercepting a pass.November 27, 2006 Georgia's Paul Oliver Named SEC Defensive Player of the Week https://georgiadogs.com/news/2006/11/27/Georgia_s_Paul_Oliver_Named_SEC_Defensive_Player_of_the_Week 2024-09-15 Georgia Bulldogs UGA Sports Communications 2006 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team Virginia Tech—Chick-fil-A Bowl thumb|right|280px|2006 Chick-fil-A Bowl. When Neil Callaway, Georgia's offensive coordinator from 2001 to 2006, left at the end of the regular season to become the head football coach at University of Alabama at Birmingham, Richt named Mike Bobo as the new offensive coordinator; Bobo had already taken over the play-calling duties from Richt starting with the Georgia Tech game. He debuted as coordinator for the 2006 Chick-fil-A Bowl against Virginia Tech. In the bowl game, Virginia Tech jumped out to a 21–3 halftime lead, scoring on two one-yard touchdowns from tailback Brandon Ore and a 53-yard pass from flanker Eddie Royal to tight end Sam Wheeler. In the second half, Georgia scored 28 unanswered points and held off a late Tech rally to win 31–24. 2006 Chick-fil-A Bowl 2006 Georgia Bulldogs University of Georgia Virginia Tech Hokies Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University 9–4 10–3 Mark Richt Frank Beamer 14 14 15 3 0 10 18 0 21 0 3 December 30, 2006 Georgia Dome Atlanta Roster Quarterbacks   7 Stafford, Matthew QB Fr. 13 Tereshinski III, Joe QB† Sr. 14 Cox, Joe QB RFr. 15 Barnes, Blake QB So. 16 Charles Stanford II QB 17 deLaureal, Jonathan QB Fr. Running backs   6 Lumpkin, Kregg TB† Jr. 20 Brown, Thomas 'TB+ Jr. 24 Moreno, Knowshon TB Fr. 28 Ware, Danny TB Jr. 39 Johnson, Jason TB Jr. 47 Lane, Mitchell TB Fr. Fullbacks 33 Thomason, Brett FB So. 35 Williams, Des FB Sr. 36 Southerland, Brannan FB† So. 46 White, Stephen FB Sr. 48 Munzenmaier, Fred FB Fr. 49 Chapas, Shaun FB Fr. 98 Taylor, Tripp FB Fr. Tight ends 81 Ward, NaDerris TE Fr. 84 Watson, Coleman TE Jr. 86 Chandler, Tripp TE So. 87 Milner, Martrez TE† Sr. 89 Holden, Trahern TE Sr. Wide receivers   1 Massaquoi, Mohamed SE† So.   4 Bailey, Sean FLK Sr.   8 Spellman, Vernon SE RFr. 11 Hearn, Hagan WR RSo. 12 Croffie, Percie WR RJr. 16 Durham, Kris SE Fr. 18 Bryant, A.J. FLK† Jr. 26 Wilson, Tony WR Fr. 27 Henderson, Mikey FLK Jr. 80 Raley, Mario SE Sr. 82 Moore, Michael FLK RFr. 83 Gartrell, T.J. SE Jr. 85 Goodman, Demiko SE So. 88 Harris, Kenneth FLK So. Offensive line 61 Turner, Michael TT Sr. 63 Davis, Chris OL Fr. 63 Mitchell, Orry C So. 64 Smith, Ian C RFr. 67 Adams, Chester TG† Jr. 68 Abbott, Chris SG Sr. 69 Speight, Alex OL Fr. 70 Jones, Nick C† Sr. 72 Inman, Daniel TT† Sr. 73 White, Micky OL Fr. 74 Perez, Kevin C Fr. 75 Velasco, Fernando SG† Jr. 76 Watts, Seth TG So. 77 McKinzey, Zeb SG Sr. 78 Davis, Josh OL Fr. 79 Shackleford, Ken ST† Sr. Defensive line 38 Howard, Marcus DE Jr. 41 Battle, Roderick DE RFr. 54 Dixon, Dale DT Sr. 55 Lomax, Jeremy DE So. 56 Atkins, Geno DT Fr. 71 Lyles, Justin DT Jr. 84 Nickels, Casey DE Fr. 90 Gant, Ray DT† Sr. 91 Weston, Kade DT RFr. 94 Moses, Quentin DE† Sr. 95 Owens, Jeff DT† So. 96 Gully, Andrew DE RFr. 99 Johnson, Charles DE† Jr. Linebackers 12 Miller, Brandon SLB† Jr. 33 Ellerbe, Dannell WLB So. 35 Pick, Matt LB Fr. 37 Hebron, Akeem LB Fr. 38 Moss, Taylor LB RJr. 42 Verdun Wheeler, Danny SLB Sr. 43 Taylor, Tony WLB† Sr. 44 Washington, Marcus MLB So. 45 Jackson, Jarvis MLB† Sr. 48 Watkins, Tommy WLB RFr. 49 Williams, Patrick LB RJr. 50 Gamble, Darryl LB Fr. 51 Dent, Akeem LB Fr. 52 Dewberry, Darius LB Fr. 53 Gaunder, Chris WLB Jr. 57 Boyd, Benjamin LB So. 60 Krauth, Charles LB So. 65 Sullivan, Will LB Fr. Defensive backs   2 Allen, Asher SC Fr.   3 Evans, Bryan SC† RFr.   5 Byrd, CJ FS So.   8 Oliver, Paul WC† Jr.   9 Jones, Reshad DB Fr. 10 Baldwin, Donavon ROV RFr. 11 Brown, Ramarcus WC So. 15 Francis, Rowdy FS So. 15 Pittman, Mitchell FS So. 16 Gloer, Chad DB Fr. 17 Coates, Antavious FS RFr. 22 Gibson, DeMarcus CB Sr. 22 Sims, Antonio ROV So. 23 Miller, Prince DB Fr. 25 Battle, Tra ROV† Sr. 27 Williams, Taylor DB RFr. 29 Flowers, Thomas SC Jr. 30 Johnson, Kelin FS† Jr. 31 Banks, Quintin DB Fr. 32 O'Keefe, Joseph ROV Sr. 47 Williams, Andrew FS Jr. xx Johnson, Andrew DB Fr. Punters 26 Mimbs, Brian P So. 95 Ely-Kelso, Gordon P† Sr. 99 Murphy, Erick P Fr. Place kickers 22 Stansell, Bo PK Fr. 93 Bailey, Andy PK Jr. 96 Coutu, Brandon PK† Jr. Long snappers 59 Fowler, Bo SN So. 65 Henson, Jeff SN† Jr. Holders 15 Francis, Rowdy H So. 26 Mimbs, Brian H† So. Punt returners   2 Allen, Asher PR Fr. 29 Flowers, Thomas PR Jr. 27 Henderson, Mikey PR† Jr. Kick returners   2 Allen, Asher KR† Fr. 28 Ware, Danny KR Jr.Key†Starter at position as of 7/10/2006Positions: C = Center; CB = Cornerback; DB = Defensive back; DE = Defensive end; DT = Defensive tackle; FB = Fullback; FLK = Flanker; FS = Free safety; H = Holder; KR = Kickoff returner; MLB = Middle linebacker; LB = Linebacker; OL = Offensive line; P = Punter; PK = Place kicker; PR = Punt returner; ROV = Rover; SC = Short corner; SE = Split end; SG = Split guard; SLB = Sam Linebacker; SN = Snapper; ST = Split tackle; TB = Tailback; TE = Tight end; TG = Tight guard; TT = Tight tackle; WLB = Will linebackerYear: Fr = Freshman; RFr = Redshirt Freshman; So = Sophomore; RSo = Redshirt Sophomore; Jr = Junior; Sr = Senior Awards and honors Postseason all-star games Mark Richt and ten Georgia players were invited to post-season all-star games. Defensive tackle Ray Gant played in the North–South All-Star Classic on January 13, 2007. Coach Richt served an assistant coach in the Hula Bowl game played on January 14, 2007, for the victorious East (Aina) squad. Center Nick Jones played in the Hula Bowl. Punter Gordon Ely-Kelso played in the Hula Bowl. Linebacker Danny Verdun Wheeler played in the Hula Bowl. Linebacker Jarvis Jackson was to play in the canceled Las Vegas Bowl on January 15, 2007. Offensive lineman Daniel Inman played in the Las Vegas Bowl. Rover Tra Battle played in the Las Vegas Bowl. Tight end Martrez Milner played in the Senior Bowl on January 27, 2007. Defensive end Quentin Moses played in the Senior Bowl. Linebacker Tony Taylor played in the Senior Bowl. Statistics Team Statistic Georgia Opponent Scoring 327229   Points per game 23.416.4 First downs 217198   Rushing 9389   Passing 11692   Penalty 817 Total offense 40533357   Avg per play 5.34.3   Avg per game 289.5239.8 Fumbles-Lost 22-1522-11 Penalties-Yards 78-61170-529   Avg per game 43.637.8 Statistic Georgia Opponent Punts-Yards 53-200967-2747   Avg per punt 37.941.0 Time of possession/Game 27:2428:16 3rd down conversions 62 / 159 (39%)45 / 164 (27%) 4th down conversions 9 / 14 (64%)7 / 15 (47%) Touchdowns scored 4028 Field goals-Attempts-Long16-21-5511-16-48 PAT-Attempts 33-36 (92%)24-25 (96%)Red-Zone Scores 38-46 (83%)29-39 (74%)Red-Zone Touchdowns 29-46 (63%)20-39 (51%) Attendance 649,222289,268   Games/Avg per Game 7 / 92,7464 / 72,317 Scores by quarter Opponents 27 76 55 71 229 Georgia 64 97 47 119 327 Offense Rushing Name GP Att Gain Loss Net Avg TD Long Avg/G Kregg Lumpkin13 162 853 55 798 4.9 6 26 61.4Danny Ware 1281343 173264.0 3 41 27.2Thomas Brown 7 62 27822256 4.1 1 2436.6Matthew Stafford 13 47 274 83191 4.1 3 39 14.7Brannan Southerland 1346128 8 120 2.6 8 17 9.2Des Williams 6 5 17 0 17 3.4 0 8 2.8Mikey Henderson 11 1 3 0 3 3.00 3 0.3Joe Cox 4 1 1 0 1 1.0 0 1 0.2A. J. Bryant 13 1 0 2 -2 -2.0 0 0 -0.2Joe Tereshinski 4 8 14 32 -18 -2.2 0 12 -4.5Team 12 12 0 36 -36 -3.0 0 0 -3.0Total13426191125516563.92141127.4Opponents13433177436714073.21531108.2 Passing Name GP Effic Att-Cmp-Int Pct Yds TD Lng Avg/G Matthew Stafford 13 108.99135-256-1352.771749 7 53134.5Joe Tereshinski 4 128.83 32-57-2 56.1423 346 105.8Joe Cox 4 144.64 17-28-1 60.7 225 2 34 56.2Team 12 0.00 0-1-0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0Total13114.90184-342-1653.8239712 53184.4Opponents14100.61182-342-1953.219501153150.0 Receiving Name GP No. Yds Avg TD Long Avg/G Martrez Milner 12 30425 14.2 3 4135.4Mohamed Massaquoi 1230366 12.2 2 3930.5Kregg Lumpkin 13 17 116 6.8 1 19 8.9Kenneth Harris 13 15 305 20.3 0 4123.5A. J. Bryant 13 14 251 17.9 0 53 19.3Danny Ware 12 14 184 13.1 0 29 15.3Brannan Southerland 13 14 157 11.2 2 27 12.1Demiko Goodman 10 13187 14.4 0 32 18.7Mario Raley 11 8 111 13.9 2 25 10.1Kris Durham 13 8 82 10.2 0 16 6.3Thomas Brown 7 7 71 10.1 0 20 10.1Mikey Henderson 11 7 44 6.3 0 15 4.0Tripp Chandler 13 2 3718.5 1 21 2.8Michael Moore 9 2 36 18.0 0 19 4.0Des Williams 6 1 18 18.0 0 18 3.0Coleman Watson 8 1 13 13.0 1 13 1.6Matthew Stafford 13 1 -6 -6.0 0 0 -0.5Total 131842397 13.0 1253184.4Opponents'''||13||182||1950||10.7 ||11 ||53||150.0'' Defense Name GP Tackles Sacks Interceptions Pass defense Fumbles BlkdKick Safety Solo Ast Total TFL-Yds No-Yds No.-Yds AvgTD Long BrUp QBH Rcv-Yds FFTony Taylor136531967.5-263.0-187-9713.9152210 2-29200Jarvis Jackson133734 71 2.5-14 1.0-121-0 0.0 00070000 Kelin Johnson 1348 12605.5-32 2.5-232-21.002152-0000Tra Battle 133523584.5-152.0-126-15425.7153710100Paul Oliver134611576.5-192.0-93-4414.7030621-0200Charles Johnson 13368 4419.0-899.5-55000010271-9300Ramarcus Brown122613391.0-100000300100Danny Verdun Wheeler132413374.0-4 00000 050200Quentin Moses1321123312.0-444.5-2600001271-0000Bryan Evans 12242263.0-111.0-9 00006 20000Jeff Owens 13215261.5-51.0-400003191-1100Asher Allen13204241.5-300000010000Brandon Miller 13176232.0-300000231-0000Ray Gant11126183.5-203.0-1900001120000Kade Weston 1385130000002120000Andrew Williams117512000000000000Marcus Howard1310111000000031-10100Dale Dixson 1346101.5-300000110010Prince Miller138210000000000010Geno Atkins115490.5-40.5-40000060000CJ Byrd 13628000000100000Chris Gaunder13527000000000000Dannell Ellerbe10437000000020000Darius Dewberry114261.0-200000020000Jeremy Lomax93251.0-81.0-80000010000Donavon Baldwin12404000000000000M. Washington11314000000000000Roderick Battle133142.0-162.0-160000060000Marquis Elmore4123000000100000Benjamin Boyd13202000000000000Rowdy Francis9202000000000000Stephen White13101000000000000Tripp Taylor10101000000000000Team12000000000001-0001 Total1351321873180-31933-21519-29715.62534715211-491321Opponents1452420272664-23417-12116-694.304637415-171431 Special teams Kicking Name Punting Kickoffs No. Yds Avg Long TB FC I20 Blkd No. Yds Avg TB OBGordon Ely-Kelso51200739.455317130 Team 221.0 2 0 0 0 2 Andy Bailey 33201661.183Ben Wilson 1696260.1 12Brandon Coutu 1596364.2 60Brian Mimbs 212060.000Jason Johnson 15252.000 Total 53 2009 37.9 55 3 17 13 2 27 4113 61.4 155 Opponents 67 274741.0 59 5 7 18 1 52 3093 59.5 9 1 Returns Name Punt returns Kick returns No. Yds Avg TD Long No. Yds Avg TD Long Mikey Henderson 2536714.72 86 Asher Allen 4 5413.50 20 Thomas Flowers 24020.0 0 26 Ramarcus Brown 1 17 17.0 0 17 Prince Miller 1 1616.00 0 Team 1 -1-1.00 0 CJ Byrd 012 0.0 1 12 Asher Allen 19420 22.10 36Thomas Brown 15 37925.3199Danny Ware 2 3015.0015M. Washington 2147.00 8Jason Johnson 1 6 6.00 6Prince Miller 1 1010.0 0 10Kregg Lumpkin 11111.00 11Benjamin Boyd 0 -2 0.0 00 Total 3450514.938641 868 21.2 1 99Opponents201869.315450109321.90 53 Field goals Name FGM-FGA Pct 01-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 Lg Blk Brandon Coutu 13-14 92.910-02-25-53-33-4550Andy Bailey 5-862.5 1-13-31-20-20-034 0Gordon Ely-Kelso1-250.0 0-0 0-11-10-00-0340 References Georgia Category:Georgia Bulldogs football seasons Category:Peach Bowl champion seasons Georgia Bulldogs football