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2011 Georgia Bulldogs football team

2011 Georgia Bulldogs football
UGA logo.svg
SEC Eastern Division champion
SEC Championship Game, L 10–42 vs. LSU
Outback Bowl, L 30–33 3OT vs. Michigan State
Conference Southeastern Conference
Division Eastern Division
Ranking
Coaches No. 20
AP No. 19
2011 record 10–4 (7–1 SEC)
Head coach Mark Richt (11th year)
Offensive coordinator Mike Bobo (5th as coordinator, 11th overall year)
Defensive coordinator Todd Grantham (2nd year)
Base defense 3–4
Captain Brandon Boykin
Drew Butler
Ben Jones
DeAngelo Tyson
Home stadium Sanford Stadium
(Capacity: 92,746)
Seasons
← 2010
2012 →
2011 SEC football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
Eastern Division
#19 Georgia x   7 – 1         10 – 4  
#9 South Carolina   6 – 2         11 – 2  
Florida   3 – 5         7 – 6  
Vanderbilt   2 – 6         6 – 7  
Kentucky   2 – 6         5 – 7  
Tennessee   1 – 7         5 – 7  
Western Division
#2 LSU x$   8 – 0         13 – 1  
#1 Alabama  %#   7 – 1         12 – 1  
#5 Arkansas   6 – 2         11 – 2  
Auburn   4 – 4         8 – 5  
Mississippi State   2 – 6         7 – 6  
Ole Miss   0 – 8         2 – 10  
Championship: LSU 42, Georgia 10
  • # – BCS National Champion
  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion
  • % – BCS at-large representative
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll
1 2 3 4 Total
• Georgia 0 10 7 7 24
Florida 7 10 3 0 20
1 2 3 4 Total
Auburn 7 0 0 0 7
• Georgia 14 21 3 7 45

The 2011 Georgia Bulldogs football team represented the University of Georgia in the 2011 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Bulldogs were led by 11th-year head coach Mark Richt and played their home games at Sanford Stadium. They are a member of the Eastern Division of the Southeastern Conference. They finished the season 10–4, 7–1 in SEC play to be champions of the Eastern Division. They represented the division in the SEC Championship Game where they lost to Western Division representative LSU 42-10. They were invited to the Outback Bowl where they lost to Michigan State 33–30 in three overtimes. The 2011 season marked the first time since 1981 that UGA swept three of its biggest SEC rivals: Florida, Auburn and Tennessee; this feat would be repeated in the 2012 season.

Georgia opened up the 2011 season against the Boise State Broncos in the Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game held in the Georgia Dome. The matchup was only the second in both schools' history, the previous meeting being in 2005 where Georgia won 48–13 in Athens. The game initially got off to a slow start, until Georgia scored first late in the first quarter. However, in the second half, Boise State was able to pull away with 3 touchdowns to make the final score 35–21. Notably, both teams wore Nike Pro Combat jerseys as part of an agreement.

Georgia's first conference game was against the South Carolina Gamecocks, the defending champion of the SEC's Eastern Division. Despite major improvements following the Boise State game, as well as three Carolina three turnovers, the Bulldogs failed to win their first game of the season.

Following two losses, Georgia looked to get its first victory over the FCS Chanticleers. For the first time since 2000, the game was not sold out. However, Georgia outplayed the Chanticleers to get their first win as well as their first shutout since a 2010 win over the Vanderbilt Commodores.


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