1991 Georgia Bulldogs football team

The 1991 Georgia Bulldogs football team represented the University of Georgia as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1991 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by third-year head coach Ray Goff, the Bulldogs compiled an overall record of 9–3, with a mark of 4–3 in conference play, and finished tied for fourth in the SEC.^[1]

1991 Georgia Bulldogs football
Independence Bowl champion
Independence Bowl, W 24–15 vs. Arkansas
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 19
AP	No. 17
Record	9–3 (4–3 SEC)
Head coach	Ray Goff (3rd season)
Offensive coordinator	Wayne McDuffie (1st season)
Offensive scheme	No-huddle spread
Defensive coordinator	Richard Bell (3rd season)
Base defense	3–4
Home stadium	Sanford Stadium
Seasons ← 1990 1992 →

1991 Southeastern Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 7 Florida $	7	–	0	–	0			10	–	2	–	0
No. 5 Alabama	6	–	1	–	0			11	–	1	–	0
No. 14 Tennessee	5	–	2	–	0			9	–	3	–	0
No. 17 Georgia	4	–	3	–	0			9	–	3	–	0
Mississippi State	4	–	3	–	0			7	–	5	–	0
LSU	3	–	4	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Vanderbilt	3	–	4	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Auburn	2	–	5	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Ole Miss	1	–	6	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Kentucky	0	–	7	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
August 31	1:00 p.m.	Western Carolina*		Sanford Stadium Athens, GA		W 48–0	78,512	[2]
September 7	3:30 p.m.	LSU		Sanford Stadium Athens, GA	ABC	W 31–10	85,434	[3]
September 21	8:00 p.m.	at Alabama	No. 25	Bryant–Denny Stadium Tuscaloosa, AL (rivalry)	ABC	L 0–10	70,123	[4]
September 28	1:00 p.m.	Cal State Fullerton*		Sanford Stadium Athens, GA		W 27–14	76,117	[5]
October 5	7:30 p.m.	No. 6 Clemson*		Sanford Stadium Athens, GA (rivalry)	ESPN	W 27–12	85,434	[6]
October 12	1:00 p.m.	at No. 23 Ole Miss	No. 22	Vaught–Hemingway Stadium Oxford, MS	SS	W 37–17	38,000	[7]
October 19	2:00 p.m.	at Vanderbilt	No. 17	Vanderbilt Stadium Nashville, TN (rivalry)		L 25–27	34,248	[8]
October 26	12:30 p.m.	Kentucky	No. 24	Sanford Stadium Athens, GA	TBS	W 49–27	85,312	[9]
November 9	4:00 p.m.	vs. No. 6 Florida	No. 22	Gator Bowl Jacksonville, FL (rivalry)	ESPN	L 13–45	81,679	[10]
November 16	12:30 p.m.	Auburn		Sanford Stadium Athens, GA (rivalry)	TBS	W 37–27	85,434	[11]
November 30	12:00 p.m.	at Georgia Tech*	No. 25	Bobby Dodd Stadium Atlanta, GA (rivalry)	JPS	W 18–15	46,053	[12]
December 29	2:30 p.m.	vs. Arkansas*	No. 24	Independence Stadium Shreveport, LA (Independence Bowl)	ABC	W 24–15	46,932	[13]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

Roster

1991 Georgia Bulldogs football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class WR 1 Andre Hastings Jr RB 5 Garrison Hearst So QB 10 Eric Zeier Fr WR Brian Bohannon So OL Bernard Williams So	Defense Pos. # Name Class DB Will Muschamp Fr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class K Todd Peterson Jr	Head coach Ray Goff Coordinators/assistant coaches Wayne McDuffie – Offensive coordinator/offensive line/assistant head coach Steve Ensminger – Quarterbacks Willie McClendon – Running backs Bob Harrison – Wide receivers Mac McWhorter – Offensive line/tight ends Richard Bell – Defensive coordinator/defensive backs Steve Greer – Defensive line Dicky Clark – Defensive ends/linebackers Frank Orgel – Inside linebackers Bill Hartman – Special teams Mike MacIntyre – Graduate assistant Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt

Rankings

Further information: 1991 NCAA Division I-A 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	—	—	—	25	—	—	22	17	24	22	23	—	24	25	24	17
Coaches	—	—	25	22	—	—	22	17	—	22	23	—	—	—	24	19