American college football season
The 1997 Georgia Bulldogs football team was an American football team that represented the University of Georgia as a member of the Eastern Division of the Southeastern Conference during the 1997 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their second year under head coach Jim Donnan, the team compiled a 10–2 record, with a conference record of 6–2, and finished second in the Eastern Division.[1]
Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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August 30 | 1:00 p.m. | Arkansas State* | | | | W 38–7 | 79,145 | [2] |
September 13 | 3:30 p.m. | South Carolina | | - Sanford Stadium
- Athens, GA (rivalry)
| CBS | W 31–15 | 86,117 | [3] |
September 20 | 1:00 p.m. | Northeast Louisiana* | No. 25 | - Sanford Stadium
- Athens, GA
| | W 42–3 | 74,113 | [4] |
October 4 | 1:00 p.m. | Mississippi State | No. 18 | - Sanford Stadium
- Athens, GA
| | W 47–0 | 83,211 | [5] |
October 11 | 3:30 p.m. | at No. 10 Tennessee | No. 13 | | CBS | L 13–38 | 106,656 | [6] |
October 18 | 9:00 p.m. | at Vanderbilt | No. 19 | | ESPN2 | W 34–13 | 35,124 | [7] |
October 25 | 3:30 p.m. | Kentucky | No. 16 | - Sanford Stadium
- Athens, GA
| CBS | W 23–13 | 85,672 | [8] |
November 1 | 3:30 p.m. | vs. No. 6 Florida | No. 14 | | CBS | W 37–17 | 84,297 | [9] |
November 15 | 5:30 p.m. | No. 16 Auburn | No. 7 | | ESPN | L 34–45 | 86,117 | [10] |
November 22 | 2:00 p.m. | at Ole Miss | No. 14 | | | W 21–14 | 35,473 | [11] |
November 29 | 1:00 p.m. | at Georgia Tech* | No. 14 | | ABC | W 27–24 | 46,015 | [12] |
January 1, 1998 | 11:00 a.m. | vs. Wisconsin* | No. 12 | | ESPN | W 33–6 | 56,186 | [13] |
- *Non-conference game
- Homecoming
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
- All times are in Eastern time
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Rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked | Week |
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | Final |
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AP | — | — | — | — | 25 | 19 | 18 | 13 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 |
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Coaches | — | | — | — | 25 | 20 | 19 | 15 | 21 | 18 | 15 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 |
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Game summaries
Vs. Florida
Game information
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First quarter
- UGA – Robert Edwards 27-yard run (Hap Hines kick), 10:16. Georgia 7–0.
Second quarter
- UF – Collins Cooper 36-yard field goal, 6:03. Georgia 7–3.
- UGA – Robert Edwards 1-yard run (Hap Hines kick), 3:23. Georgia 14–3.
Third quarter
- UF – Noah Brindise 1-yard run (Collins Cooper kick), 11:23. Georgia 14–10.
- UF – Rod Frazier 3-yard run (Collins Cooper kick), 6:32. Florida 17–14.
- UGA – Robert Edwards 1-yard run (Hap Hines kick), 1:30. Georgia 21–17.
Fourth quarter
- UGA – Dax Langley 27-yard field goal, 9:02. Georgia 24–17.
- UGA – Robert Edwards 37-yard run (kick failed), 5:58. Georgia 30–17.
- UGA – Olandis Gary 7-yard run (Hap Hines kick), 2:44. Georgia 37–17.
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- Top passers
- Top rushers
- Top receivers
- UGA – Corey Allen – 5 receptions, 116 yards
- UF – Jamie Richardson – 6 receptions, 97 yards
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Personnel
1997 Georgia Bulldogs football team roster
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Players
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Coaches
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Offense
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Defense
Pos. |
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Name |
Class
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CB, WR
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4
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Champ Bailey
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CB
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5
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Ronald Bailey
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LB
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Greg Bright
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DB
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Derrick Byrd
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DB
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Earl Chambers
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DL
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Antonio Cochran
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DB
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Glenn Ford
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DB
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Drantes Grant
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DB
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Dustin Luckie
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LB
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Mike Luckie
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DB
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Larry Mann
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DL
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Brandon Miller
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DL
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Richard Seymour
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DB
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Trey Sipe
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DB
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Kirby Smart
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DL
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Paul Snellings
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DL
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Travis Stroud
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LB
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Brandon Tolbert
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Special teams
Pos. |
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Name |
Class
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K
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Hap Hines
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So
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P, K
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Dax Langley
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- Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
- Injured
- Redshirt
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References
- ^ "1997 Georgia Bulldogs Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 27, 2024.
- ^ "Bulldogs build momentum with 38–7 win". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. August 31, 1997. Retrieved July 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "USC whipped between the hedges". The Herald. September 14, 1997. Retrieved July 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Bulldogs take care of business, rout Indians". Ledger-Enquirer. September 21, 1997. Retrieved July 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Georgia rolls over Mississippi State". The Montgomery Advertiser. October 5, 1997. Retrieved July 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "No. 9 Volunteers romp past soaked Bulldogs". Anderson Independent-Mail. October 12, 1997. Retrieved July 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Even without Ward, Bulldogs sink Commodores". The Macon Telegraph. October 19, 1997. Retrieved July 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "UK gambles, but Georgia hits jackpot". Lexington Herald-Leader. October 26, 1997. Retrieved July 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "The party's over as Dawgs chomp on Gators". Tallahassee Democrat. November 2, 1997. Retrieved July 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tigers top Dawgs, stay in title hunt". The Sun Herald. November 16, 1997. Retrieved July 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "'Lackadaisical' Rebels unable to hang with Georgia". The Greenwood Commonwealth. November 23, 1997. Retrieved July 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Georgia shocks state rival with last-second TD pass". The Tennessean. November 30, 1997. Retrieved July 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Dawgs make quick work of Wisconsin". St. Petersburg Times. January 2, 1998. Retrieved July 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
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