2013 Georgia Bulldogs football team

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2013 Georgia Bulldogs football
Georgia Athletics logo.svg
Gator Bowl vs. Nebraska, L 19–24
Conference Southeastern Conference
DivisionEastern Division
Record8–5 (5–3 SEC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Mike Bobo (7th season)
Offensive scheme Pro-style
Defensive coordinator Todd Grantham (4th season)
Base defense 3–4
Home stadium Sanford Stadium
Seasons
  2012
2014  
2013 Southeastern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
Eastern Division
No. 5 Missouri x  7 1   12 2  
No. 4 South Carolina  6 2   11 2  
Georgia  5 3   8 5  
No. 24 Vanderbilt  4 4   9 4  
Florida  3 5   4 8  
Tennessee  2 6   5 7  
Kentucky  0 8   2 10  
Western Division
No. 2 Auburn xy$  7 1   12 2  
No. 7 Alabama x%  7 1   11 2  
No. 14 LSU * 5 3   10 3  
No. 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
  • * LSU and Ole Miss vacated all wins (except for Ole Miss' Music City Bowl win) due to NCAA violations.
Rankings from AP Poll

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.

Contents

ESPN's College GameDay aired live from the university campus on September 28, 2013 before the Bulldogs played LSU. [1]

Personnel

Coaching staff

NamePositionSeasons 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 InmanOffensive Graduate Assistant1 UNC–Pembroke (2012)
Doug SaylorOffensive Graduate Assistant1 Georgia (2011)
Tyler MaloofOffensive Program Coordinator1 Georgia (2012)
Mike Macdonald Defensive Quality Control Coach4 Georgia (2010)
Christian RobinsonDefensive Graduate Assistant0 Georgia (2013)
Buddy CollinsDefensive Program Coordinator0 MidAmerica Nazarene (2010)
Reference: [2]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
August 318:00 p.m.at No. 8 Clemson *No. 5 ABC L 35–3883,830
September 74:30 p.m.No. 6 South Carolina No. 11 ESPN W 41–3092,746
September 2112:21 p.m. North Texas *No. 9
  • Sanford Stadium
  • Athens, GA
SECTV W 45–2192,746
September 283:30 p.m.No. 6 LSU No. 9
CBS W 44–4192,746
October 53:30 p.m.at Tennessee No. 6CBSW 34–31 OT102,455
October 1212:00 p.m.No. 25 Missouri No. 7
  • Sanford Stadium
  • Athens, GA
ESPNL 26–4192,746
October 1912:00 p.m.at Vanderbilt No. 15CBSL 27–3140,350
November 23:30 p.m.vs. Florida CBSW 23–2084,693
November 912:30 p.m. Appalachian State *Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Sanford Stadium
  • Athens, GA
ESPN3 W 45–692,746
November 163:30 p.m.at No. 7 Auburn No. 25CBSL 38–43 87,451
November 237:00 p.m. Kentucky
  • Sanford Stadium
  • Athens, GA
ESPNU W 59–1792,746
November 303:30 p.m.at Georgia Tech * ABC W 41–34 2OT54,914
January 1, 201412:00 p.m.vs. Nebraska *No. 23
ESPN2 L 19–2460,712
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

Depth chart

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend:██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes ( ) = First-place votes
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References

  1. Towers, Chip (September 22, 2013). "GameDay Coming to Athens for Georgia-LSU". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution . Retrieved September 23, 2013.
  2. "Football – Coaching Staff". University of Georgia Athletics. Archived from the original on March 17, 2015. Retrieved September 15, 2013.