2010 Georgia Bulldogs football team

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2010 Georgia Bulldogs football
Georgia Athletics logo.svg
Liberty Bowl, L 6–10 vs. UCF
Conference Southeastern Conference
DivisionEastern Division
Record6–7 (3–5 SEC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Mike Bobo (4th season)
Offensive scheme Pro-style
Defensive coordinator Todd Grantham (1st season)
Base defense 3–4
Home stadium Sanford Stadium
Seasons
←  2009
2011  →
2010 Southeastern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
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

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.

Contents

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 412:21 p.m. Louisiana–Lafayette *No. 23
 SECN W 55–792,746 [1]
September 1112:00 p.m.at No. 24 South Carolina No. 22
 ESPN2 L 6–1780,974 [2]
September 1812:00 p.m.No. 12 Arkansas
  • Sanford Stadium
  • Athens, GA
 ESPN L 24–3192,746 [3]
September 257:00 p.m.at Mississippi State
SECRN L 12–2456,721 [4]
October 27:00 p.m.at Colorado *
 FSN L 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 Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Sanford Stadium
  • Athens, GA (rivalry)
SECNW 43–092,746 [7]
October 237:30 p.m.at Kentucky
CSS W 44–3170,884 [8]
October 303:30 p.m.vs. Florida
CBS L 31–34 OT84,444 [9]
November 612:30 p.m. Idaho State *
  • Sanford Stadium
  • Athens, GA
 WSB W 55–792,746 [10]
November 133:30 p.m.at No. 2 Auburn
CBSL 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
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

Roster

2010 Georgia Bulldogs football team roster
PlayersCoaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
WR 8 A. J. Green Jr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
LB 42 Justin Houston Sr
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injury icon 2.svg Injured
  • Redshirt.svg Redshirt

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend:██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314Final
AP 2322——————————————
Coaches 2119——————————————
Harris Not released———————————Not released
BCS Not released————————Not released

NFL Draft

PlayerPositionRoundPickNFL clubRef
A. J. Green Wide receiver14 Cincinnati Bengals [14]
Justin Houston Linebacker370 Kansas City Chiefs [14]
Akeem Dent Linebacker391 Atlanta Falcons [14]
Clint Boling Guard3101Cincinnati Bengals [14]
Kris Durham Wide receiver4107 Seattle Seahawks [14]
Shaun Chapas Fullback7220 Dallas Cowboys [14]

Source: [15]

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References

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