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2001 Georgia

8–⁠4 (5–⁠3 Southeastern Conference), coached by Mark Richt, finished No. 22 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Georgia in 2001, game by game: won vs. Arkansas State 45–17; lost vs. No. 21 South Carolina 9–14; won vs. Arkansas 34–23; won at No. 6 Tennessee 26–24; won at Vanderbilt 30–14; won vs. Kentucky 43–29; lost vs. No. 6 Florida 10–24; lost vs. No. 24 Auburn 17–24; won at Ole Miss 35–15; won at No. 21 Georgia Tech 31–17; won vs. Houston 35–7; lost vs. Boston College 16–20+28−14Won 45–17 vs. Arkansas State+28Arkansas StateLost 9–14 vs. No. 21 South Carolina-5No. 21 South CarolinaWon 34–23 vs. Arkansas+11ArkansasWon 26–24 at No. 6 Tennessee+2No. 6 TennesseeWon 30–14 at Vanderbilt+16VanderbiltWon 43–29 vs. Kentucky+14KentuckyLost 10–24 vs. No. 6 Florida-14No. 6 FloridaLost 17–24 vs. No. 24 Auburn-7No. 24 AuburnWon 35–15 at Ole Miss+20Ole MissWon 31–17 at No. 21 Georgia Tech+14No. 21 Georgia TechWon 35–7 vs. Houston+28HoustonLost 16–20 vs. Boston College-4Boston College
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 1vsArkansas StateW 45–⁠1783%
Sep 8vs21South CarolinaL 9–⁠1462%
Sep 29vsArkansasW 34–⁠2371%
Oct 6at6TennesseeW 26–⁠2433%
Oct 13atVanderbiltW 30–⁠1470%
Oct 20vsKentuckyW 43–⁠2986%
Oct 27vs6FloridaL 10–⁠2438%
Nov 10vs24AuburnL 17–⁠2463%
Nov 17atOle MissW 35–⁠1538%
Nov 24at21Georgia TechW 31–⁠1739%
Dec 1vsHoustonW 35–⁠793%
Dec 28Bowls & playoffvsBoston CollegeMusic City BowlL 16–⁠2062%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Boston College 20–⁠16 in the Music City Bowl; No. 22 in the final AP poll; tied for 3rd in the Southeastern Conference.

In program history: The tied 54th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 3: 25
  2. Wk 8: 19
  3. Wk 10: 15
  4. Wk 11: 18
  5. Wk 12: 19
  6. Wk 13: 23
  7. Wk 14: 19
  8. Wk 15: 16
  9. Wk 16: 16
  10. Final: 22

Players on this team

Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 2001.

Record
8–⁠4
Conference
5–⁠3 tied for 3rd in Southeastern Conference
AP final
No. 22 peak No. 15
Points
331–⁠228
Coach
Mark Richt
Elo
1638 +49 this season
SP+ rating
13.3 No. 27 of 117; offense No. 49, defense No. 17
SRS
12.3 No. 21 of 117 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
No. 10
Offensive coordinator
Neil Callaway
Defensive coordinator
Brian VanGorder
Offense
Pro-style
Defense
4–⁠3

Drives and havoc

Points per trip inside the 40Average startHavoc
Offense-0.1own 35— allowed
Defense0.0own 30— caused

A trip inside the 40 is a drive that reaches the opponent’s 40-yard line; points per trip is how many it scored on average (allowed, on defense). Average start is where drives began (the defense’s line is where its opponents started). Havoc is the share of plays ending in a tackle for loss, a forced fumble, an interception or a pass broken up. From CollegeFootballData.com.

Top recruits in the 2001 class

D.J. Shockley DUAL★★★★★No. 18
Fred Gibson WR★★★★No. 51
Marquis Elmore OLB★★★★No. 76

247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.

The 2001 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks15.00.993
Receivers14.00.981
Linebackers14.00.974
Whole class34.30.983

High-school signees by position group, with their average stars and 247Sports composite rating (out of 1), via CollegeFootballData.com. Athletes are signees with no set position.

Drafted in 2002

The 2002 draft
Rd 1Charles Grant DENew Orleans Saints
Rd 3Will Witherspoon LBCarolina Panthers
Rd 4Randy McMichael TEMiami Dolphins
Rd 4Terreal Bierria DBSeattle Seahawks
Rd 5Jermaine Phillips DBTampa Bay Buccaneers
Rd 5Verron Haynes RBPittsburgh Steelers
Rd 7Josh Mallard DEIndianapolis Colts
Rd 7Tim Wansley DBTampa Bay Buccaneers

All-SEC

3 first team, 3 second team

First team

Second team

From Wikipedia’s 2001 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

2001 Southeastern Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Tennessee7–⁠111–⁠24
Florida6–⁠210–⁠23
LSU5–⁠310–⁠37
South Carolina5–⁠39–⁠313
Georgia5–⁠38–⁠422
Auburn5–⁠37–⁠5
Ole Miss4–⁠47–⁠4
Alabama4–⁠47–⁠5
Arkansas4–⁠47–⁠5
Mississippi State2–⁠63–⁠8
Kentucky1–⁠72–⁠9
Vanderbilt0–⁠82–⁠9

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.