2001 Georgia Bulldogs football team

The 2001 Georgia Bulldogs football team represented the University of Georgia in the 2001 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Bulldogs completed the season with an 8–4 record.

2001 Georgia Bulldogs football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
DivisionEastern Division
Ranking
CoachesNo. 25
APNo. 22
Record8–4 (5–3 SEC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorNeil Callaway (1st season)
Offensive schemePro-style
Defensive coordinatorBrian VanGorder (1st season)
Base defense4-3
Home stadiumSanford Stadium
Seasons
← 2000
2002 →
2001 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
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

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 11:00 p.m.Arkansas State*PPVW 45–1786,520
September 87:45 p.m.No. 21 South CarolinaNo. 25
  • Sanford Stadium
  • Athens, GA (rivalry)
ESPNL 9–1486,520
September 296:30 p.m.Arkansas
  • Sanford Stadium
  • Athens, GA
ESPN2W 34–2386,520
October 612:00 p.m.at No. 6 TennesseeCBSW 26–24107,592
October 132:00 p.m.at VanderbiltNo. 19W 30–1431,847
October 2012:30 p.m.Kentucky No. 17
  • Sanford Stadium
  • Athens, GA
JPSW 43–2986,520
October 273:30 p.m.vs. No. 6 FloridaNo. 15CBSL 10–2484,401
November 103:30 p.m.No. 24 AuburnNo. 19
CBSL 17–2486,520
November 1712:30 p.m.at Ole MissNo. 23JPSW 35–1547,457
November 247:45 p.m.at No. 21 Georgia Tech*No. 19ESPNW 31–1741,974
December 1[1]12:00 p.m.Houston*No. 16
  • Sanford Stadium
  • Athens, GA
W 35–786,520
December 285:00 p.m.vs. Boston College*No. 16ESPNL 16–2046,125
  • *Non-conference game
  •  Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

Roster

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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
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  •   Injured
  •   Redshirt

Roster

Game summaries

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Vanderbilt

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1 234Total
• Georgia 14 1060 30
Vanderbilt 0 770 14

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References

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  1. ^ Game originally scheduled for September 15, but rescheduled in wake of the September 11 attacks
  2. ^ USA Today. Retrieved 2013-Dec-22.