2013 Georgia Bulldogs football team

2013 Georgia Bulldogs football

Gator Bowl vs. Nebraska, L 19–24
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Division	Eastern Division
2013 record	8–5 (5–3 SEC)
Head coach	Mark Richt (13th year)
Offensive coordinator	Mike Bobo (7th as coordinator, 13th overall year)
Offensive scheme	Pro-style
Defensive coordinator	Todd Grantham (4th year)
Base defense	3–4
Home stadium	Sanford Stadium (Capacity: 92,746)

2013 SEC football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
Eastern Division
#5 Missouri x		7	–	1		12	–	2
#4 South Carolina		6	–	2		11	–	2
Georgia		5	–	3		8	–	5
#24 Vanderbilt		4	–	4		9	–	4
Florida		3	–	5		4	–	8
Tennessee		2	–	6		5	–	7
Kentucky		0	–	8		2	–	10
Western Division
#2 Auburn xy$		7	–	1		12	–	2
#7 Alabama x%		7	–	1		11	–	2
#14 LSU		5	–	3		10	–	3
#18 Texas A&M		4	–	4		9	–	4
Mississippi State		3	–	5		7	–	6
Ole Miss		3	–	5		8	–	5
Arkansas		0	–	8		3	–	9
Championship: Auburn 59, Missouri 42
$ – BCS representative as conference champion % – BCS at-large representative x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll^[1]

The 2013 Georgia Bulldogs football team represented the University of Georgia in the 2013 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were led by head coach Mark Richt, who was in his thirteenth year as head coach. The Bulldogs played their home games at Sanford Stadium. They were a member of the Eastern Division of the Southeastern Conference.

ESPN's College GameDay aired live from the university campus on September 28, 2013 before the Bulldogs played LSU.^[2] The team completed a decent season with an 8-5 record, but unfortunately losing to Nebraska in the Gator Bowl, 19-24. Their roster on offense includes QB#11 Aaron Murray (SR), QB#14 Hutson Mason (JR), HB#3 Todd Gurley (SO), RB#4 Keith Marshall (SO), RB#22 AJ Turman (FR), WR#17 Rantavious Wooten (SR), WR#31 Chris Conley (JR), WR#26 Malcom Mitchell (JR), WR#82 Michael Bennett (JR), WR#86 Justin Scott-Wesley (SO), WR#1 Tramel Terry (FR), TE#88 Arthur Lynch (SR), and TE#87 Jay Rome (SO).

Personnel

Coaching staff

Name	Position	Seasons at Georgia	Alma Mater
Mark Richt	Head coach	13	Miami (FL) (1982)
Mike Bobo	Offensive coordinator, Quarterbacks	13	Georgia (1997)
Todd Grantham	Defensive coordinator/Outside Linebackers	4	Virginia Tech (1989)
Bryan McClendon	Running backs	5	Georgia (2005)
John Lilly	Tight ends	6	Guilford College (1990)
Tony Ball	Wide receivers	5	Chattanooga (1983)
Will Friend	Offensive line	3	Alabama (1998)
Chris Wilson	Defensive line	1	Oklahoma (1992)
Kirk Olivadotti	Inside Linebackers	3	Purdue (1996)
Scott Lakatos	Defensive backs	4	Western Connecticut (1988)
Dan Inman	Offensive Graduate Assistant	1	UNC–Pembroke (2012)
Doug Saylor	Offensive Graduate Assistant	1	Georgia (2011)
Tyler Maloof	Offensive Program Coordinator	1	Georgia (2012)
Mike MacDonald	Defensive Graduate Assistant	4	Georgia (2010)
Christian Robinson	Defensive Graduate Assistant	0	Georgia (2013)
Buddy Collins	Defensive Program Coordinator	0	MidAmerica Nazarene (2010)
Reference:^[3]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 31	8:00 p.m.	at No. 8 Clemson*	No. 5	Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC (Rivalry)	ABC	L 35–38	83,830
September 7	4:30 p.m.	No. 6 South Carolina	No. 11	Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA (Rivalry)	ESPN	W 41–30	92,746
September 21	12:21 p.m.	North Texas*	No. 9	Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA	SECTV	W 45–21	92,746
September 28	3:30 p.m.	No. 6 LSU	No. 9	Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA	CBS	W 44–41	92,746
October 5	3:30 p.m.	at Tennessee	No. 6	Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN (Rivalry)	CBS	W 34–31 ^OT	102,455
October 12	12:00 p.m.	No. 25 Missouri	No. 7	Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA	ESPN	L 26–41	92,746
October 19	12:00 p.m.	at Vanderbilt	No. 15	Vanderbilt Stadium • Nashville, TN (Rivalry)	CBS	L 27–31	40,350
November 2	3:30 p.m.	vs. Florida		EverBank Field • Jacksonville, FL (Rivalry)	CBS	W 23–20	84,693
November 9	12:30 p.m.	Appalachian State*		Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA	ESPN3	W 45–6	92,746
November 16	3:30 p.m.	at No. 7 Auburn	No. 25	Jordan–Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL (Deep South's Oldest Rivalry)	CBS	L 38–43	87,451
November 23	7:00 p.m.	Kentucky		Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA	ESPNU	W 59–17	92,746
November 30	3:30 p.m.	at Georgia Tech*		Bobby Dodd Stadium • Atlanta, GA (Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate)	ABC	W 41–34 ^2OT	54,914
January 1	12:00 p.m.	vs. Nebraska*	No. 23	EverBank Field • Jacksonville, FL (Gator Bowl)	ESPN2	L 19–24	60,712
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Depth chart

Defense

CB
Damien Swann
DB1_Backup
DB1_Third

CB
Brendan Langley
Sheldon Dawson
DB2_Third

Offense

Flanker
Malcolm Mitchell Jr.
Rantavious Wooten Sr.
Justin Scott-Wesley So.

LT	LG	C	RG	RT
John Theus So.	Dallas Lee Sr.	David Andrews Jr.	Chris Burnette Sr.	Kenarious Gates Sr.
Mark Beard Jr.	Greg Pyke Fr.(RS)	Hunter Long So.	Austin Long Jr.	Xzavier Ward So.
Zach DeBell So.	Josh Cardiello Fr.	Josh Cardiello Fr.	Aulden Bynum Fr.	Watts Dantzler Jr.

TE
Arthur Lynch Sr.
Jay Rome So.
Ty Flournoy-Smith So.

Split End
Michael Bennett Jr.
Chris Conley Jr.
Rhett McGowan Jr.

QB
Aaron Murray Sr.
Hutson Mason Jr.
Parker Welch Jr.

RB
Todd Gurley So.
Keith Marshall So.
Brandon Harton Jr.

FB
Merritt Hall Jr.
Quayvon Hicks So.
Corey Campbell Sr.

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. ( ) = First place votes.
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	Final
AP	5 (1)	11	9	9	9	6	7	15	RV	RV	RV	25	RV	RV	25	23	RV
Coaches'	5	12	10	10	10	6	7	16	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	24	NR
Harris	Not released							16	RV	RV	RV	25	RV	RV	25	23	Not released
BCS	Not released								NR	NR	NR	25	NR	NR	22	22	Not released

References

↑ Link to the AP Poll
↑ Towers, Chip (September 22, 2013). "GameDay Coming to Athens for Georgia-LSU". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Retrieved September 23, 2013.
↑ "Football – Coaching Staff". University of Georgia Athletics. Retrieved September 15, 2013.

Georgia Bulldogs football

Venues	Herty Field (1892–1910) Sanford Field (1911–1928) Sanford Stadium (1929–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Auburn: Deep South's Oldest Rivalry Clemson Florida Georgia Tech: Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate South Carolina Tennessee Vanderbilt

Culture & lore	History Hairy Dawg Uga "Glory, Glory" Georgia Redcoat Marching Band First forward pass 1927 Yale game

People	Head coaches Steadman V. Sanford Larry Munson Morgan Blake NFL draftees Starting quarterbacks Statistical leaders

Seasons	1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

National championship seasons in bold

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