2010 Georgia Bulldogs football team

Summary

The 2010 Georgia Bulldogs football team represented the University of Georgia in the 2010 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Bulldogs competed in the East Division of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). This was the Georgia Bulldogs' tenth season for head coach Mark Richt. They finished the season 6–7, 3–5 in SEC play and were invited to the Liberty Bowl, where they were defeated by UCF, 10–6.

2010 Georgia Bulldogs football
Liberty Bowl, L 6–10 vs. UCF
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
DivisionEastern Division
Record6–7 (3–5 SEC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorMike Bobo (4th season)
Offensive schemePro-style
Defensive coordinatorTodd Grantham (1st season)
Base defense3–4
Home stadiumSanford Stadium
Seasons
← 2009
2011 →
2010 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Eastern Division
No. 22 South Carolina x   5 3     9 5  
Florida   4 4     8 5  
Georgia   3 5     6 7  
Tennessee   3 5     6 7  
Kentucky   2 6     6 7  
Vanderbilt   1 7     2 10  
Western Division
No. 1 Auburn x$#   8 0     14 0  
No. 12 Arkansas %   6 2     10 3  
No. 8 LSU   6 2     11 2  
No. 10 Alabama   5 3     10 3  
No. 15 Mississippi State   4 4     9 4  
Ole Miss*   1 7     4 8  
Championship: Auburn 56, South Carolina 17
  • # – BCS National Champion
  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion
  • % – BCS at-large representative
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • * Ole Miss vacated all wins due to NCAA violations.
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule edit

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 412:21 p.m.Louisiana–Lafayette*No. 23SECNW 55–792,746[1]
September 1112:00 p.m.at No. 24 South CarolinaNo. 22ESPN2L 6–1780,974[2]
September 1812:00 p.m.No. 12 Arkansas
  • Sanford Stadium
  • Athens, GA
ESPNL 24–3192,746[3]
September 257:00 p.m.at Mississippi StateSECRNL 12–2456,721[4]
October 27:00 p.m.at Colorado*FSNL 27–2952,855[5]
October 912:21 p.m.Tennessee
  • Sanford Stadium
  • Athens, GA (rivalry)
SECNW 41–1492,746[6]
October 1612:21 p.m.Vanderbilt 
  • Sanford Stadium
  • Athens, GA (rivalry)
SECNW 43–092,746[7]
October 237:30 p.m.at KentuckyCSSW 44–3170,884[8]
October 303:30 p.m.vs. FloridaCBSL 31–34 OT84,444[9]
November 612:30 p.m.Idaho State*
  • Sanford Stadium
  • Athens, GA
WSBW 55–792,746[10]
November 133:30 p.m.at No. 2 AuburnCBSL 31–4987,451[11]
November 277:45 p.m.Georgia Tech*
ESPNW 42–3492,746[12]
December 313:30 p.m.vs. No. 25 UCF*ESPNL 6–1051,231[13]
  • *Non-conference game
  •  Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time
  • Source: [1]

Roster edit

2010 Georgia Bulldogs football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
WR 8 A. J. Green Jr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
LB 42 Justin Houston Sr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

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

Rankings edit

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314Final
AP2322
Coaches2119
HarrisNot releasedNot released
BCSNot releasedNot released

NFL Draft edit

Player Position Round Pick NFL club Ref
A. J. Green Wide receiver 1 4 Cincinnati Bengals [14]
Justin Houston Linebacker 3 70 Kansas City Chiefs [14]
Akeem Dent Linebacker 3 91 Atlanta Falcons [14]
Clint Boling Guard 3 101 Cincinnati Bengals [14]
Kris Durham Wide receiver 4 107 Seattle Seahawks [14]
Shaun Chapas Fullback 7 220 Dallas Cowboys [14]

References edit

  1. ^ "Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns vs. Georgia Bulldogs Box Score". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on September 7, 2010. Retrieved September 4, 2010.
  2. ^ "Georgia Bulldgos vs. South Carolina Gamecocks Box Score". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on September 14, 2010. Retrieved September 12, 2010.
  3. ^ "Arkansas Razorbacks vs. Georgia Bulldogs Box Score". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on September 21, 2010. Retrieved September 19, 2010.
  4. ^ "Georgia Bulldogs vs. Mississippi State REcap". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on September 28, 2010. Retrieved September 25, 2010.
  5. ^ "Georgia Bulldogs vs. Colorado Recap". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on September 29, 2010. Retrieved October 2, 2010.
  6. ^ "Georgia Bulldogs vs. Tennessee Recap". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on September 29, 2010. Retrieved October 9, 2010.
  7. ^ "Georgia Bulldogs vs. Vanderbilt Recap". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on October 18, 2010. Retrieved October 17, 2010.
  8. ^ "Georgia Bulldogs vs. Kentucky Wildcats Box Score". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on October 25, 2010. Retrieved October 24, 2010.
  9. ^ "Florida Gators vs. Georgia Bulldogs Box Score". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on November 2, 2010. Retrieved October 30, 2010.
  10. ^ "Idaho State Bengals vs. Georgia Bulldogs Box Score". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on November 2, 2010. Retrieved November 6, 2010.
  11. ^ "Auburn Tigers vs. Georgia Bulldogs Box Score". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on November 2, 2010. Retrieved November 13, 2010.
  12. ^ "Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets vs. Georgia Bulldogs Box Score". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on November 2, 2010. Retrieved November 27, 2010.
  13. ^ "UCF Knights vs. Georgia Bulldogs Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 31, 2010.
  14. ^ a b c d e f "2011 NFL Draft". pro-football-reference.com. Retrieved July 31, 2021.