2006 Georgia Bulldogs football team

NCAATeamFootballSeason
Year=2006
Team=Georgia Bulldogs


ImageSize=125
Conference=Southeastern Conference
Division=East
ShortConference=SEC
CoachRank=3
APRank=23
Record=9-4
ConfRecord=4-4
HeadCoach=Mark Richt
OffCoach=Neil Callaway
DefCoach=Willie Martinez
OScheme=
DScheme=
StadiumArena=Sanford Stadium (92,746)
Champion=
BowlTourney=Chick-fil-A Bowl
BowlTourneyResult=Won, 31-24The 2006 Georgia Bulldogs football team completed the season with a 9-4 record. The Bulldogs had a regular season SEC record of 4-4. Despite losses to unranked Kentucky and Vanderbilt, Georgia salvaged its season by beating two ranked teams in the last two games of the season: #5 Auburn and #15 Georgia Tech. The victory over #14 Virginia Tech in the 2006 Chick-fil-A Bowl gave the Georgia Bulldogs three consecutive victories over top 25 teams. This was the team's sixth season under the guidance of head coach Mark Richt.

Preseason

Following a 2005 campaign in which the Bulldogs finished the year ranked #10, the team was given a preseason #14 in the Coaches Poll.

Ten players were named to the 2006 SEC Media Days Pre-Season All-Conference Football Team. TE Martrez Milner, OT Daniel Inman, C Nick Jones, DE Quentin Moses and PK Brandon Coutu were selected as first-team members. LB Jarvis Jackson, DB Tra Battle and P Gordon Ely-Kelso were named to the second team and RB Thomas Brown and LB Tony Taylor to the third team.

chedule

CFB Schedule Entry
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rank = 14
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score = 48-12
overtime =CFB Schedule Entry
date = 09/09/2006
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w/l = w
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rank = 4
opponent = South Carolina
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site_stadium = Williams-Brice Stadium
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score = 18-0
overtime = CFB Schedule Entry
date = 09/16/2006
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rank = 9
opponent = UAB
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tv = CSS
score = 34-0
overtime =CFB Schedule Entry
date = 09/23/2006
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overtime =CFB Schedule Entry
date = 09/30/2006
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away = yes
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rank = 9
opponent = Ole Miss
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site_stadium = Vaught-Hemingway Stadium
site_cityst = Oxford, MS
gamename =
tv = ESPN2
score = 14-9
overtime =CFB Schedule Entry
date = 10/07/2006
time = 7:45 p.m.
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rank = 9
opponent = Tennessee
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score = 51-33
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date = 10/14/2006
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score = 24-22
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date = 10/21/2006
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rank = 24
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score = 27-24
overtime =CFB Schedule Entry
date = 10/28/2006
time = 3:30 p.m.
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neutral = yes
rank = 25
opponent = Florida
opprank = 8
site_stadium = Alltel Stadium
site_cityst = Jacksonville, FL
gamename = The World's Largest Outdoor Cocktail Party
tv = CBS
score = 21-14
overtime =CFB Schedule Entry
date = 11/04/2006
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opponent = Auburn
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site_stadium = Jordan-Hare Stadium
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gamename = Deep South's Oldest Rivalry
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score = 37-15
overtime =CFB Schedule Entry
date = 11/25/2006
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opponent = Georgia Tech
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gamename = Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate
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score = 15-12
overtime =CFB Schedule Entry
date = 12/30/2006
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rank =
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gamename = Chick-fil-A Bowl
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score = 31-24
overtime =

Roster

cores by quarter

Receiving

Returns

Field Goals

Postseason

Chick-fil-A Bowl

When Neil Callaway, Georgia's offensive coordinator from 2001 to 2006, left at the end of 2006 to become the head coach at University of Alabama at Birmingham, Richt named Mike Bobo as the new offensive coordinator; Bobo had already taken over the play-calling duties from Richt starting with the Georgia Tech game. He debuted as coordinator for the 2006 Chick-fil-A Bowl against Virginia Tech.

In the bowl game, Virginia Tech jumped out to a 21-3 halftime lead, scoring on two one-yard touchdowns from tailback Brandon Ore and a 53-yard pass from flanker Eddie Royal to tight end Sam Wheeler. In the second half, Georgia scored 28 unanswered points and held off a late Tech rally to win 31-24.

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Name=2006 Chick-fil-A Bowl
Date=December 30, 2006
Year=2006
Visitor School=University of Georgia
Visitor Name Short=Georgia
Visitor Nickname=Bulldogs
Visitor Record=9-4
Visitor

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Visitor BCS=
Visitor Coach=Mark Richt
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Visitor3=10
Visitor4=18
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Home School=Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Home Name Short=Virginia Tech
Home Nickname=Hokies
Home Record=10-3
Home

Home Coaches=14
Home BCS=15
Home Coach=Frank Beamer
Home1=0
Home2=21
Home3=0
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Home Total=24
Type=Bowl Game
Stadium=Georgia Dome
City=Atlanta, Georgia
Source:cite web | url=http://uga.rivals.com/boxscore.asp?Game=26307| title=Rivals.com Game Summary| publisher=| language=English | format=HTML | accessdate=2007-01-05

Final Ranking

Georgia's victories over ranked opponents its final three games of the 2006 season allowed the Bulldogs to regain a spot in the final AP Poll. The Georgia Bulldogs completed 2006 ranked number 23 in the final AP poll. Georgia has finished in the top 25 in each of Richt's six seasons as head coach.

Post-Season All-Star Games

Mark Richt and ten Georgia players were invited to post-season all-star games.
*Defensive tackle Ray Gant played in the North-South All-Star Classic on January 13, 2007.
*Coach Richt served an assistant coach in the Hula Bowl game played on January 14, 2007 for the victorious East (Aina) squad.
*Center Nick Jones played in the Hula Bowl.
*Punter Gordon Ely-Kelso played in the Hula Bowl.
*Linebacker Danny Verdun Wheeler played in the Hula Bowl.
*Linebacker Jarvis Jackson was to play in the cancelled Las Vegas Bowl on January 15, 2007.
*Offensive lineman Daniel Inman played in the Las Vegas Bowl.
*Rover Tra Battle played in the Las Vegas Bowl.
*Tight end Martrez Milner played in the Senior Bowl on January 27, 2007.
*Defensive end Quentin Moses played in the Senior Bowl.
*Linebacker Tony Taylor played in the Senior Bowl.

Related Pages

*Georgia Bulldogs football
*Southeastern Conference
*University of Georgia
*2006 NCAA Division I-A football rankings
*2006 NCAA Division I FBS football season
*Georgia Bulldogs football under Mark Richt

Footnotes

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