2010 Georgia Bulldogs football team

2010 Georgia Bulldogs football
Liberty Bowl, L 6–10 vs. UCF
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Division	Eastern Division
Record	6–7 (3–5 SEC)
Head coach	Mark Richt (10th season)
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

v t e	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. 8 LSU		6	–	2					11	–	2
No. 12 Arkansas  %		6	–	2					10	–	3
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.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 4	12:21 p.m.	Louisiana–Lafayette *	No. 23	Sanford Stadium Athens, GA	SECN	W 55–7	92,746 [1]
September 11	12:00 p.m.	at No. 24 South Carolina	No. 22	Williams-Brice Stadium Columbia, SC (rivalry)	ESPN2	L 6–17	80,974 [2]
September 18	12:00 p.m.	No. 12 Arkansas		Sanford Stadium Athens, GA	ESPN	L 24–31	92,746 [3]
September 25	7:00 p.m.	at Mississippi State		Davis Wade Stadium Starkville, MS	SECRN	L 12–24	56,721 [4]
October 2	7:00 p.m.	at Colorado *		Folsom Field Boulder, CO	FSN	L 27–29	52,855 [5]
October 9	12:21 p.m.	Tennessee		Sanford Stadium Athens, GA (rivalry)	SECN	W 41–14	92,746 [6]
October 16	12:21 p.m.	Vanderbilt		Sanford Stadium Athens, GA (rivalry)	SECN	W 43–0	92,746 [7]
October 23	7:30 p.m.	at Kentucky		Commonwealth Stadium Lexington, KY	CSS	W 44–31	70,884 [8]
October 30	3:30 p.m.	vs. Florida		EverBank Field Jacksonville, FL (rivalry)	CBS	L 31–34 OT	84,444 [9]
November 6	12:30 p.m.	Idaho State *		Sanford Stadium Athens, GA	WSB	W 55–7	92,746 [10]
November 13	3:30 p.m.	at No. 2 Auburn		Jordan–Hare Stadium Auburn, AL (Deep South's Oldest Rivalry)	CBS	L 31–49	87,451 [11]
November 27	7:45 p.m.	Georgia Tech *		Sanford Stadium Athens, GA (Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate)	ESPN	W 42–34	92,746 [12]
December 31	3:30 p.m.	vs. No. 25 UCF *		Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN (Liberty Bowl)	ESPN	L 6–10	51,231 [13]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

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Roster

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 Mark Richt Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt

Rankings

See also: 2010 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings

Ranking movements
Legend:██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	Final
AP	23	22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Coaches	21	19	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Harris	Not released				—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Not released
BCS	Not released							—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Not released

NFL draft

Main article: 2011 NFL draft

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]

Source: ^[15]

References

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