| 2009 Georgia Bulldogs football | |
Independence Bowl Champions | |
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Independence Bowl vs Texas A&M, W 44–20 | |
| Conference | Southeastern Conference |
| Eastern Division | |
| 2009 record | 8–5 (4–4 SEC) |
| Head coach | Mark Richt (9th season) |
| Offensive coordinator | Mike Bobo (3rd as Coordinator, 9th Overall season) |
| Defensive coordinator | Willie Martinez (5th as Coordinator, 9th Overall season) |
| Home stadium | Sanford Stadium |
Uniform | |
Seasons | |
| 2009 SEC football standings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Eastern Division | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| #3 Florida x‡ | 8 | – | 0 | 13 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgia | 4 | – | 4 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tennessee | 4 | – | 4 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Carolina | 3 | – | 5 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kentucky | 3 | – | 5 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vanderbilt | 0 | – | 8 | 2 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Division | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| #1 Alabama x† | 8 | – | 0 | 14 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| #17 LSU | 5 | – | 3 | 9 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| #20 Ole Miss | 4 | – | 4 | 9 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arkansas | 3 | – | 5 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Auburn | 3 | – | 5 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mississippi State | 3 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Championship: Alabama 32, Florida 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † – BCS representative as champion ‡ – BCS at-large representative x – Division champion/co-champions Rankings from AP Poll | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 2009 Georgia Bulldogs football team represented the University of Georgia in 2009. The Bulldogs competed in the East Division of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). This was the Georgia Bulldogs' ninth season head coach Mark Richt. The Bulldogs finished the season 8–5, 4–4 in SEC play and won the Independence Bowl, 44–20, against Texas A&M.
Schedule[]
| Date | Time | Opponent# | Rank# | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | |
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| September 5* | 3:30 p.m. | at #9 Oklahoma State | #13 | Boone Pickens Stadium • Stillwater, OK | ABC | L 10–24 | 53,012[1] | |
| September 12 | 7:00 p.m. | South Carolina | #21 | Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA | ESPN2 | W 41–37 | 92,746[2] | |
| September 19 | 7:45 p.m. | at Arkansas | #20 | Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, AR | ESPN | W 52–41 | 74,210[3] | |
| September 26* | 7:00 p.m. | Arizona State | #17 | Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA | ESPNU | W 20–17 | 92,746[4] | |
| October 3 | 3:30 p.m. | #4 LSU | #14 | Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA | CBS | L 13–20 | 92,746[5] | |
| October 10 | 12:21 p.m. | at Tennessee | Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN | SECN | L 19–45 | 103,261[6] | ||
| October 17 | 12:21 p.m. | at Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt Stadium • Nashville, TN | SECN | W 34–10 | 38,340[7] | ||
| October 31 | 3:30 p.m. | vs. #1 Florida | Jacksonville Municipal Stadium • Jacksonville, FL (Rivalry) | CBS | L 17–41 | 84,604[8] | ||
| November 7* | 1:00 p.m. | Tennessee Tech | Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA | PPV | W 38–0 | 92,746[9] | ||
| November 14 | 7:00 p.m. | Auburn | Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA (Deep South's Oldest Rivalry) | ESPN2 | W 31–24 | 92,746[10] | ||
| November 21 | 7:45 p.m. | Kentucky | Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA | ESPN2 | L 27–34 | 92,746[11] | ||
| November 28* | 8:00 p.m. | at #7 Georgia Tech | Bobby Dodd Stadium • Atlanta, GA (Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate) | ABC | W 30–24 | 55,407[12] | ||
| December 28* | 5:00 p.m. | vs. Texas A&M | Independence Stadium • Shreveport, LA (Independence Bowl) | ESPN2 | W 44–20 | 49,653[13] | ||
| *Non-Conference Game. †Homecoming. #Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time. | ||||||||
Rankings[]
| Poll | Pre | Wk 1 | Wk 2 | Wk 3 | Wk 4 | Wk 5 | Wk 6 | Wk 7 | Wk 8 | Wk 9 | Wk 10 | Wk 11 | Wk 12 | Wk 13 | Wk 14 | Final |
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| AP | 13 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 14 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |||||
| Coaches | 13 | 21 | 23 | 21 | 18 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Harris | Not released | 17 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| BCS | Not released | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |||||||
References[]
- ↑ "Georgia Bulldogs vs. Oklahoma State Cowboys Box Score". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on March 20, 2010. http://web.archive.org/web/20100320140239/http://espn.go.com/ncf/boxscore?gameId=292480197. Retrieved March 22, 2010.
- ↑ "South Carolina Gamecocks vs. Georgia Bulldogs Box Score". ESPN.com. http://espn.go.com/ncf/boxscore?gameId=292550061. Retrieved March 22, 2010.
- ↑ "Georgia Bulldogs vs. Arkansas Razorbacks Box Score". ESPN.com. http://espn.go.com/ncf/boxscore?gameId=292620008. Retrieved March 22, 2010.
- ↑ "Arizona State Sun Devils Box Score". ESPN.com. http://espn.go.com/ncf/boxscore?gameId=292690061. Retrieved March 22, 2010.
- ↑ "LSU Tigers vs. Georgia Bulldogs Box Score". ESPN.com. http://espn.go.com/ncf/boxscore?gameId=292760061. Retrieved March 22, 2010.
- ↑ "Georgia Bulldogs vs. Tennessee Volunteers Box Score". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on April 30, 2010. http://web.archive.org/web/20100430190112/http://espn.go.com/ncf/boxscore?gameId=292832633. Retrieved March 22, 2010.
- ↑ "Georgia Bulldogs vs. Vanderbilt Commodores Box Score". ESPN.com. http://espn.go.com/ncf/boxscore?gameId=292900238. Retrieved March 22, 2010.
- ↑ "Georgia Bulldogs vs. Florida Gators Box Score". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on March 2, 2010. http://web.archive.org/web/20100302155550/http://espn.go.com/ncf/boxscore?gameId=293040057. Retrieved March 22, 2010.
- ↑ "Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles vs. Georgia Bulldogs Box Score". ESPN.com. http://espn.go.com/ncf/boxscore?gameId=293110061. Retrieved March 22, 2010.
- ↑ "Auburn Tigers vs. Georgia Bulldogs Box Score". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on April 29, 2010. http://web.archive.org/web/20100429140508/http://espn.go.com/ncf/boxscore?gameId=293180061. Retrieved March 22, 2010.
- ↑ "Kentucky Wildcats vs. Georgia Bulldogs Box Score". ESPN.com. http://espn.go.com/ncf/boxscore?gameId=293250061. Retrieved March 22, 2010.
- ↑ "Georgia Bulldogs vs. Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Box Score". ESPN.com. http://espn.go.com/ncf/boxscore?gameId=293320059. Retrieved March 22, 2010.
- ↑ "Texas A&M Aggies vs. Georgia Bulldogs Box Score". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on March 20, 2010. http://web.archive.org/web/20100320131224/http://espn.go.com/ncf/boxscore?gameId=293620061. Retrieved March 22, 2010.
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