2012 Georgia Bulldogs football team

2012 Georgia Bulldogs football

SEC Eastern Division champion Capital One Bowl champion
SEC Championship Game, L 28–32 vs. Alabama
Capital One Bowl, W 45–31 vs. Nebraska
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Division	Eastern Division
Ranking
Coaches	No. 4
AP	No. 5
2012 record	12–2 (7–1 SEC)
Head coach	Mark Richt (12th year)
Offensive coordinator	Mike Bobo (6th as coordinator, 12th overall year)
Defensive coordinator	Todd Grantham (3rd year)
Base defense	3–4
Home stadium	Sanford Stadium (Capacity: 92,746)
Seasons ← 2011 2013 →

2012 SEC football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
Eastern Division
#5т Georgia xy		7	–	1		12	–	2
#9 Florida x%		7	–	1		11	–	2
#8 South Carolina		6	–	2		11	–	2
#23 Vanderbilt		5	–	3		9	–	4
Missouri		2	–	6		5	–	7
Tennessee		1	–	7		5	–	7
Kentucky		0	–	8		2	–	10
Western Division
#1 Alabama x$#		7	–	1		13	–	1
#14 LSU		6	–	2		10	–	3
#5т Texas A&M		6	–	2		11	–	2
Mississippi State		4	–	4		8	–	5
Ole Miss		3	–	5		7	–	6
Arkansas		2	–	6		4	–	8
Auburn		0	–	8		3	–	9
Championship: Alabama 32, Georgia 28
# – BCS National Champion $ – BCS representative as conference champion % – BCS at-large representative x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll

	1	2	3	4	Total
Buffalo	6	10	0	7	23
• #6 Georgia	14	10	7	14	45

Location: Athens, Georgia
Game start: 12:21 p.m.
Elapsed time: 3:26
Game attendance: 92,446
Game weather: 86, Fair
Referee: Penn Wagers
TV announcers (SEC Network): Dave Neal (play-by-play), Andre Ware (color), Cara Capuano (sideline)

	1	2	3	4	Total
• #7 Georgia	0	9	15	17	41
Missouri	0	10	10	0	20

Location: Columbia, Missouri
Game start: 6:50 p.m.
Elapsed time: 3:48
Game attendance: 71,004
Game weather: 74, Sunny and Clear
Referee: Tom Ritter
TV announcers (ESPN2): Joe Tessitore (play-by-play), Matt Millen (color), Quint Kessenich (sideline)

	1	2	3	4	Total
Florida Atlantic	7	7	0	6	20
• #7 Georgia	14	14	21	7	56

Location: Athens, Georgia
Game start: 7:35 p.m.
Elapsed time: 3:15
Game attendance: 92,746
Game weather: 79, Partly Cloudy
Referee: David Smith
Television network: CSS

	1	2	3	4	Total
Vanderbilt	0	3	0	0	3
• #5 Georgia	13	14	21	0	48

Location: Athens, Georgia
Game start: 7:50 p.m.
Elapsed time: 3:15
Game attendance: 92,746
Game weather: 82, Partly Cloudy
Referee: Hubert Owens
TV announcers (ESPN2): Mark Jones (play-by-play), Brock Huard (color), Shelley Smith (sideline)

	1	2	3	4	Total
Tennessee	10	20	7	7	44
• #5 Georgia	21	9	21	0	51

Location: Athens, Georgia
Game start: 3:39 p.m.
Elapsed time: 3:51
Game attendance: 92,746
Game weather: 74, Mostly Cloudy
Referee: Tom Moore
TV announcers (CBS): Verne Lundquist (play by play), Gary Danielson (color), Tracy Wolfson (sideline)

	1	2	3	4	Total
#5 Georgia	0	0	0	7	7
• #6 South Carolina	21	0	7	7	35

Location: Columbia, South Carolina
Game start: 7:10 p.m.
Elapsed time: 3:13
Game attendance: 85,199
Game weather: 78, Clear
Referee: Matt Austin
TV announcers (ESPN): Brent Musburger (play-by-play), Kirk Herbstreit (color), Heather Cox (sideline)

	1	2	3	4	Total
• #13 Georgia	7	9	6	7	29
Kentucky	7	7	3	7	24

Location: Lexington, Kentucky
Game start: 7:08 p.m.
Elapsed time: 3:20
Game attendance: 54,553
Game weather: 52, Cloudy
Referee: Hubert Owens
Television network: FSN

Florida-Georgia Football Rivalry

	1	2	3	4	Total
#3 Florida	0	6	0	3	9
• #10 Georgia	7	0	3	7	17

Location: Jacksonville, Florida
Game start: 3:40 p.m.
Elapsed time: 3:43
Game attendance: 84,644
Game weather: 72, Cloudy w/ gusts
Referee: Matt Moore
TV announcers (CBS): Verne Lundquist (play-by-play), Gary Danielson (color), Tracy Wolfson (sideline)

Scoring summary

1	12:02	Georgia	Todd Gurley 10 yard run (Marshall Morgan kick)	Georgia 7-0

2	7:05	Florida	Caleb Sturgis 38 yard field goal	Georgia 7-3

2	2:43	Florida	Caleb Sturgis 22 yard field goal	Georgia 7-6

3	8:34	Georgia	Marshall Morgan 29 yard field goal	Georgia 10-6

4	9:41	Florida	Caleb Sturgis 50 yard field goal	Georgia 10-9

4	7:11	Georgia	Malcolm Mitchell 45 yard pass from Aaron Murray (Marshall Morgan kick)	Georgia 17-9

The 2012 Georgia Bulldogs football team represented the University of Georgia in the 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Bulldogs were led by 12th-year head coach Mark Richt and played their home games at Sanford Stadium. They were a member of the Eastern Division of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). They finished the season 12–2 overall and 7–1 in SEC play, claiming the East Division championship. They represented the division in the SEC Championship Game, where they lost to Alabama. They were invited to the Capital One Bowl, where they defeated Nebraska. The season included a sweep of three of Georgia's biggest SEC rivals (Florida, Auburn and Tennessee) for just the fourth time (1980, 1981 and 2011).

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