2001 Georgia Bulldogs football team

2001 Georgia Bulldogs football
2001 Georgia Bulldogs football
Music City Bowl, L 16–20 vs. Boston College
Conference	Southeastern Conference
	Eastern Division
Ranking
Coaches	No. 25
AP	No. 22
Record	8–4 (5–3 SEC)
Head coach	Mark Richt (1st season);
Offensive coordinator	Neil Callaway (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Pro-style
Defensive coordinator	Brian VanGorder (1st season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Sanford Stadium

2001 Southeastern Conference football standings

Team	W		L	W		L
Eastern Division
No. 4 Tennessee x	7	–	1	11	–	2
No. 3 Florida %	6	–	2	10	–	2
No. 13 South Carolina	5	–	3	9	–	3
No. 22 Georgia	5	–	3	8	–	4
Kentucky	1	–	7	2	–	9
Vanderbilt	0	–	8	2	–	9
Western Division
No. 7 LSU xy$	5	–	3	10	–	3
Auburn x	5	–	3	7	–	5
Ole Miss	4	–	4	7	–	4
Alabama	4	–	4	7	–	5
Arkansas	4	–	4	7	–	5
Mississippi State	2	–	6	3	–	8
Championship: LSU 31, Tennessee 20
$ – BCS representative as conference champion % – BCS at-large representative x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll

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

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 1	1:00 p.m.	Arkansas State*		Sanford Stadium Athens, GA	PPV	W 45–17	86,520
September 8	7:45 p.m.	No. 21 South Carolina	No. 25	Sanford Stadium Athens, GA (rivalry)	ESPN	L 9–14	86,520
September 29	6:30 p.m.	Arkansas		Sanford Stadium Athens, GA	ESPN2	W 34–23	86,520
October 6	12:00 p.m.	at No. 6 Tennessee		Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN (rivalry)	CBS	W 26–24	107,592
October 13	2:00 p.m.	at Vanderbilt	No. 19	Vanderbilt Stadium Nashville, TN (rivalry)		W 30–14	31,847
October 20	12:30 p.m.	Kentucky	No. 17	Sanford Stadium Athens, GA	JPS	W 43–29	86,520
October 27	3:30 p.m.	vs. No. 6 Florida	No. 15	Alltel Stadium Jacksonville, FL (rivalry)	CBS	L 10–24	84,401
November 10	3:30 p.m.	No. 24 Auburn	No. 19	Sanford Stadium Athens, GA (Deep South's Oldest Rivalry)	CBS	L 17–24	86,520
November 17	12:30 p.m.	at Ole Miss	No. 23	Vaught–Hemingway Stadium Oxford, MS	JPS	W 35–15	47,457
November 24	7:45 p.m.	at No. 21 Georgia Tech*	No. 19	Bobby Dodd Stadium Atlanta, GA (Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate)	ESPN	W 31–17	41,974
December 1^[1]	12:00 p.m.	Houston*	No. 16	Sanford Stadium Athens, GA		W 35–7	86,520
December 28	5:00 p.m.	vs. Boston College*	No. 16	Adelphia Coliseum Nashville, TN (Music City Bowl)	ESPN	L 16–20	46,125
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
• Georgia	14	10	6	0	30
Vanderbilt	0	7	7	0	14

2001 Georgia Bulldogs football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
OL	`70`	Kevin Breedlove	Jr
WR	`1`	Reggie Brown	Fr
WR	`8`	Terrence Edwards	Jr
OT	`71`	George Foster	Jr
QB	`11`	David Greene	Fr
TE	`86`	Randy McMichael	Sr
OT	`78`	Jon Stinchcomb	Jr
FB	`49`	J. T. Wall	Jr

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
LB	`45`	Boss Bailey	Jr
LB	`42`	Tony Gilbert	Jr
DB	`6`	Sean Jones	So
DT	`57`	Johnathan Sullivan	So
CB	`2`	Tim Wansley	Sr
MLB	`46`	Will Witherspoon	Sr

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class

^ Game originally scheduled for September 15, but rescheduled in wake of the September 11 attacks
^ "2001 Georgia Bulldogs Schedule and Results". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved September 9, 2025.
^ "2001 Football Schedule". University of Georgia Athletics. Retrieved September 9, 2025.
^ USA Today. Retrieved 2013-Dec-22.


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

Georgia Bulldogs football
Venues	Herty Field (1892–1910) Sanford Field (1911–1928) Sanford Stadium (1929–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Alabama Auburn: Deep South's Oldest Rivalry Clemson Florida Georgia Tech: Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate South Carolina Tennessee Vanderbilt
Culture & lore	History Hairy Dawg Uga "Glory, Glory" Georgia Redcoat Marching Band First forward pass 1927 Yale game Prayer at Jordan–Hare 2024 Georgia Tech game
People	Head coaches Steadman V. Sanford Georgia Joker Larry Munson Morgan Blake NFL draftees Starting quarterbacks Statistical leaders
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