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Georgia Football Team History


Georgia Bulldogs
University of Georgia
 Athens, GA
Founded: 1785
Stadium: Sanford Stadium
Capacity: 92,746
Colors: Red & Black
Coach: Mark Richt
Conference: Southeastern-East

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1891  <-- 2001 <- 2002 -> 2003 --> 2024
2002 Season Highlights
 Mark Richt enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Georgia.
 The Bulldogs won the Southeastern Conference Championship.
 The Bulldogs won the Southeastern Conference East Championship.
 
2002 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Aug. 31  vs. Clemson  31   28   W       
 Sat., Sep. 14  @ South Carolina  13   7   W       
 Sat., Sep. 21  vs. Northwestern State  45   7   W       
 Sat., Sep. 28  vs. New Mexico State  41   10   W       
 Sat., Oct. 5  @ Alabama  27   25   W       
 Sat., Oct. 12  vs. Tennessee  18   13   W       
 Sat., Oct. 19  vs. Vanderbilt  48   17   W       
 Sat., Oct. 26  @ Kentucky  52   24   W       
 Sat., Nov. 2  vs. Florida  13   20   L    @ Jacksonville, FL   
 Sat., Nov. 9  vs. Mississippi  31   17   W       
 Sat., Nov. 16  @ Auburn  24   21   W       
 Sat., Nov. 30  vs. Georgia Tech  51   7   W       
 Sat., Dec. 7  vs. Arkansas  30   3   W    @ Atlanta, GA   
 Wed., Jan. 1   Florida State  26   13   W    @ New Orleans, LA   Sugar Bowl
 
2002 Season Totals
  Record13-1
  Points Scored450
  Scoring Average32.1
  Points Allowed212
  Defense Average15.1
  Opponents Record95-72
  Conference Record6-1
  Home Record8-1
  Away Record4-0
2002 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
313-1-0 AP
313-1-0 Coaches
313-1-0 USA Today/ESPN
  
2002 Southeastern-East Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Georgia 13-1450212Won  26-136-1195127  Mark Richt
Florida 8-5336279Lost  30-386-2191160  Ron Zook
Tennessee 8-5296227Lost  3-305-3182147  Phillip Fulmer
Kentucky 7-5385301 3-5215228  Guy Morriss
South Carolina 5-7225262 3-5108156  Lou Holtz
Vanderbilt 2-10221368 0-8121260  Bobby Johnson

2002 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

2002 All Southeastern Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


Great Moments in College Football History

College football's largest margin of victory came in 1916, when Georgia Tech defeated Cumberland by a score of 222 to 0. The game was cut short by 15 minutes.