2007 Georgia Bulldogs football team

The 2007 Georgia Bulldogs football team competed on behalf of the University of Georgia in American football against teams from other colleges and universities. The Bulldogs tied for first place in the Eastern Division of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) but lost a tie-breaker with the University of Tennessee. The team finished its season by defeating the Hawaii Warriors in the 2008 Sugar Bowl. This was the Georgia Bulldogs' seventh season under the guidance of head coach Mark Richt.

2007 Georgia Bulldogs football
SEC Eastern Division co-champion Sugar Bowl champion
Sugar Bowl, W 41–10 vs. Hawaii
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Division	Eastern Division
Ranking
Coaches	No. 3
AP	No. 2
Record	11–2 (6–2 SEC)
Head coach	Mark Richt (7th season)
Offensive coordinator	Mike Bobo (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Pro-style
Defensive coordinator	Willie Martinez (3rd season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Sanford Stadium
Uniform
Seasons ← 2006 2008 →

2007 Southeastern Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Eastern Division
No. 12 Tennessee xy		6	–	2					10	–	4
No. 2 Georgia x%		6	–	2					11	–	2
No. 13 Florida		5	–	3					9	–	4
South Carolina		3	–	5					6	–	6
Kentucky		3	–	5					8	–	5
Vanderbilt		2	–	6					5	–	7
Western Division
No. 1 LSU x$#		6	–	2					12	–	2
No. 15 Auburn		5	–	3					9	–	4
Arkansas		4	–	4					8	–	5
Mississippi State		4	–	4					8	–	5
Alabama		4	–	4					7	–	6
Ole Miss		0	–	8					3	–	9
Championship: LSU 21, Tennessee 14
# – BCS National Champion $ – BCS representative as conference champion % – BCS at-large representative x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Alabama had 5 victories vacated by the NCAA in 2010. As such, the official record for Alabama is 2–6 (1–4). Rankings from AP Poll

The Bulldogs started off strong with an impressive win at home against Oklahoma State. Though, the Bulldogs failed to score a touchdown the following week against South Carolina. The Dawgs rebounded against Western Carolina and enjoyed the thrill of an overtime victory on September 22 at Alabama. This was a legendary call for Scott Howard, the new play by play announcer replacing the legendary Larry Munson. Other high moments during the season were the upset win against Florida 42-30 and the win against Auburn 45-20 as Georgia wore Black jerseys for the first time. The season ended on a high note as the Bulldogs defeated Hawaii in the Sugar Bowl in New Orleans, Louisiana 41-10. The Bulldogs crushed the undefeated Warriors and their high-potent offense led by NCAA record-setting quarterback Colt Brennan

Schedule

Before the season, CNNSI.com ranked the 2007 UGA schedule the 14th hardest in the country.^[1]

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 1	6:45 p.m.	Oklahoma State*	No. 13	Sanford Stadium Athens, GA	ESPN2	W 35–14	92,746
September 8	5:45 p.m.	South Carolina	No. 11	Sanford Stadium Athens, GA (rivalry)	ESPN2	L 12–16	92,746
September 15	1:00 p.m.	Western Carolina*	No. 23	Sanford Stadium Athens, GA	CSS	W 45–16	92,746	[2]
September 22	7:45 p.m.	at No. 16 Alabama	No. 22	Bryant–Denny Stadium Tuscaloosa, AL (rivalry, College GameDay)	ESPN	W 26–23 OT	92,138
September 29	1:00 p.m.	Ole Miss	No. 15	Sanford Stadium Athens, GA	LFS	W 45–17	92,746	[3]
October 6	3:30 p.m.	at Tennessee	No. 12	Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN (rivalry)	CBS	L 14–35	107,052
October 13	6:00 p.m.	at Vanderbilt	No. 24	Vanderbilt Stadium Nashville, TN (rivalry)	ESPN2[4]	W 20–17	39,773
October 27	3:30 p.m.[5]	vs. No. 9 Florida	No. 20	Jacksonville Municipal Stadium Jacksonville, FL (rivalry)	CBS[6]	W 42–30	84,481
November 3	1:00 p.m.	Troy*	No. 10	Sanford Stadium Athens, GA	LFS	W 44–34	92,746
November 10	3:30 p.m.	No. 18 Auburn	No. 10	Sanford Stadium Athens, GA (Deep South's Oldest Rivalry)	CBS	W 45–20	92,746
November 17	12:30 p.m.	No. 22 Kentucky	No. 8	Sanford Stadium Athens, GA	LFS	W 24–13	92,746
November 24	3:30 p.m.	at Georgia Tech*	No. 6	Bobby Dodd Stadium Atlanta, GA (Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate)	ABC	W 31–17	54,990
January 1, 2008	8:30 p.m.	vs. No. 10 Hawaii*	No. 4	Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, LA (Sugar Bowl)	FOX	W 41–10	74,383
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
( ) = First-place votes

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	Final
AP	13	11	23	22	15	12	24	21	20	10	10	8	6	4	4 (1)	2 (3)
Coaches	13	12	25	21	16	11	23	21	20	10	10	8	6	4	4	3
Harris	Not released				15	12	23	20	19	12	11	9	7	4	4 (1)	Not released
BCS	Not released							20	18	10	10	9	7	4	5	Not released

Preseason

Two key players from the 2006 season, defensive end Charles Johnson and running back Danny Ware, decided to leave school early to enter the NFL draft.^[7] Another junior, defensive back Paul Oliver, considered a move to the NFL, but decided to return to the Bulldogs for his senior year.^[8] Despite coming back for his senior year, Paul Oliver became academically ineligible and decided to enter the supplemental draft. The Bulldogs were led on offense by rising Sophomore QB Matthew Stafford. Sean Bailey and Mohammed Massaquoi led the receivers and Thomas Brown at Tailback. The defense saw the emergence of Asher Allen and Kelin Johnson in the Secondary. In addition, Dannell Ellerbe was the leader of the Linebackers while Geno Atkins and Jeff Owens anchored the Defensive Line.^[9]

Game summaries

Oklahoma State

Oklahoma State at #13 Georgia

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
Oklahoma State	7	7	0	0	14
• Georgia	14	7	7	7	35

• Date: Saturday, September 1
• Location: Sanford Stadium, Athens, Georgia
• Game start: 6:45 p.m.

Sophomore quarterback Matthew Stafford threw for 234 yards and two touchdowns as the Bulldogs cruised past the Cowboys from the Big 12 in a much-hyped season opener. Georgia won its first game of the season for an 11th consecutive season.

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP OSU UGA 1 14:01 1 14 Georgia Thomas Brown 14-yard run (Brandon Coutu kick) 0 7 1 8:45 4 47 Oklahoma St Adarius Bowman 20-yard pass from Bobby Reid (Jason Ricks kick) 7 7 1 0:19 10 70 Georgia Brannan Southerland 2-yard run (Brandon Coutu kick) 7 14 2 9:43 9 77 Georgia Thomas Brown 20-yard run (Brandon Coutu kick) 7 21 2 5:43 11 75 Oklahoma St Dantrell Savage 5-yard run (Jason Ricks kick) 14 21 3 9:43 9 72 Georgia Bruce Figgins 11-yard pass from Matthew Stafford (Brandon Coutu kick) 14 28 4 11:11 4 24 Georgia Michael Moore 9-yard pass from Matthew Stafford (Brandon Coutu kick) 14 35 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 14 35

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South Carolina

South Carolina at #12 Georgia

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
• South Carolina	7	3	3	3	16
Georgia	0	3	3	6	12

• Date: Saturday, September 8
• Location: Sanford Stadium, Athens, Georgia
• Game start: 5:45 p.m.

The Gamecocks took a 7-0 lead on their first drive of the game and used stifling defense to hold off the Bulldogs the rest of the way. It was Georgia's first loss in the series since 2001, and the team's fifth consecutive loss to SEC East opponents, dating back to the 2006 season.

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP USC UGA 1 3:25 South Carolina Cory Boyd 9-yard run (Ryan Succop kick) 7 0 2 7:10 Georgia Brandon Coutu 33-yard field goal 7 3 2 2:48 South Carolina Ryan Succop 41-yard field goal 10 3 3 4:17 South Carolina Ryan Succop 35-yard field goal 13 3 3 1:54 Georgia Brandon Coutu 44-yard field goal 13 6 4 9:19 South Carolina Ryan Succop 34-yard field goal 16 6 4 7:37 Georgia Brandon Coutu 39-yard field goal 16 9 4 4:42 Georgia Brandon Coutu 34-yard field goal 16 12 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 16 12

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Western Carolina

Western Carolina at #25 Georgia

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
Western Carolina	3	6	0	7	16
• Georgia	3	21	14	7	45

• Date: Saturday, September 15
• Location: Sanford Stadium, Athens, Georgia
• Game start: 1:00 p.m.

After a slow start, the Dawgs exploded for 42 points in the final three quarters to bounce back with a win over the 1-AA Catamounts. Freshman running back Knowshon Moreno rushed for 94 yards on 13 carries.

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP WCU UGA 1 8:51 Georgia Brandon Coutu 37-yard field goal 0 3 1 3:30 Western Carolina Jonathan Parsons 29-yard field goal 3 3 2 12:54 Georgia Thomas Brown 10-yard pass from Matthew Stafford (Brandon Coutu kick) 3 10 2 9:11 Western Carolina Jonathan Parsons 40-yard field goal 6 10 2 8:04 Georgia Sean Bailey 15-yard pass from Matthew Stafford (Brandon Coutu kick) 6 17 2 1:00 Western Carolina Jonathan Parsons 46-yard field goal 9 17 2 0:30 Georgia Knowshon Moreno 23-yard run (Brandon Coutu kick) 9 24 3 10:03 Georgia Thomas Brown 4-yard run (Brandon Coutu kick) 9 31 3 1:01 Georgia Brannan Southerland 2-yard run (Brandon Coutu kick) 9 38 4 12:53 Georgia Demiko Goodman 34-yard pass from Joe Cox (Brandon Coutu kick) 9 45 4 4:41 Western Carolina Mike Malone 2-yard run (Jonathan Parsons kick) 16 45 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 16 45

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Alabama

#21 Georgia at #20 Alabama

Team	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
• Georgia	7	3	7	3	6	26
Alabama	0	3	7	10	3	23

• Date: Saturday, September 22
• Location: Bryant–Denny Stadium, Tuscaloosa, Alabama
• Game start: 7:45 p.m.
• TV announcers (ESPN): Mike Patrick

In a virtual must-win situation, the Dawgs avoided an 0-2 start in SEC play by escaping Bryant–Denny Stadium with an overtime win. Matthew Stafford connected with senior wide receiver Mikey Henderson on the Bulldogs' first play from scrimmage in OT for the winning score.

(As a footnote, this would be the last game Mark Richt won as head coach of Georgia against the Alabama Crimson Tide, as well as the last time until the 2022 College Football Playoff National Championship that UGA would defeat Alabama.)

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP UGA ALA 1 9:30 Georgia Thomas Brown 10-yard pass from Matthew Stafford (Brandon Coutu kick) 7 0 2 6:21 10 42 4:30 Georgia Brandon Coutu 45-yard field goal 10 0 2 0:00 Alabama Leigh Tiffin 40-yard field goal 10 3 3 10:15 Alabama John Parker Wilson 1-yard run (Leigh Tiffin kick) 10 10 3 6:08 9 74 4:00 Georgia Knowshon Moreno 6-yard run (Brandon Coutu kick) 17 10 4 12:23 9 30 3:50 Georgia Brandon Coutu 47-yard field goal 20 10 4 6:30 13 61 5:45 Alabama Leigh Tiffin 22-yard field goal 20 13 4 1:09 10 88 3:35 Alabama John Parker Wilson 6-yard run (Leigh Tiffin kick) 20 20 OT Alabama Leigh Tiffin 42-yard field goal 20 23 OT Georgia Mikey Henderson 25-yard pass from Matthew Stafford (no PAT attempt) 26 23 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 26 23

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Ole Miss

Ole Miss at #16 Georgia

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
Ole Miss	7	3	7	0	17
• Georgia	0	17	7	21	45

• Date: Saturday, September 29
• Location: Sanford Stadium, Athens, Georgia
• Game start: 1:07 p.m.

Running back Thomas Brown rushed for a career-high 180 yds and three touchdowns in the fifth straight win against Western Division opponents.

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP MISS UGA 1 10:29 8 86 3:04 Ole Miss Mike Wallace 45-yard pass from Seth Adams (Joshua Shene kick) 7 0 2 13:07 10 96 4:38 Georgia Thomas Brown 50-yard run (Brandon Coutu kick) 7 7 2 4:31 13 80 6:49 Georgia Mohamed Massaquoi 5-yard pass from Matthew Stafford (Brandon Coutu kick) 7 14 2 0:59 8 58 3:32 Ole Miss Joshua Shene 30-yard field goal 10 14 2 0:00 7 54 0:59 Georgia Brandon Coutu 20-yard field goal 10 17 3 5:53 18 84 9:07 Ole Miss BenJarvus Green-Ellis 2-yard run (Joshua Shene kick) 17 17 3 3:30 7 80 2:23 Georgia Thomas Brown 4-yard run (Brandon Coutu kick) 17 24 4 13:52 2 48 0:58 Georgia Thomas Brown 41-yard run (Brandon Coutu kick) 17 31 4 11:40 3 22 1:17 Georgia Knowshon Moreno 8-yard run (Brandon Coutu kick) 17 38 4 0:44 14 80 6:03 Georgia Fred Munzenmaier 6-yard run (Brandon Coutu kick) 17 45 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 17 45

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Tennessee

#11 Georgia at Tennessee

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
Georgia	0	0	7	7	14
• Tennessee	7	21	7	0	35

• Date: Saturday, October 6
• Location: Neyland Stadium, Knoxville, Tennessee
• Game start: 3:34 p.m.

Georgia suffered its worst loss since the 2003 Southeastern Conference championship, a 34-13 loss to LSU, and coach Mark Richt's first loss at Tennessee. The Bulldogs had won their last three games at Neyland, Tennessee's home stadium.^[15]

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP UGA TEN 1 8:44 12 81 5:09 Tennessee Arian Foster 9-yard run (Daniel Lincoln kick) 0 7 2 14:50 2 57 0:35 Tennessee LaMarcus Coker 56-yard pass from Lucas Taylor (Daniel Lincoln kick) 0 14 2 9:24 7 18 3:43 Tennessee Montario Hardesty 10-yard run (Daniel Lincoln kick) 0 21 2 6:41 4 65 1:32 Tennessee Arian Foster 22-yard run (Daniel Lincoln kick) 0 28 3 9:39 7 74 3:01 Georgia Demiko Goodman 26-yard pass from Matthew Stafford (Brandon Coutu kick) 7 28 3 2:29 13 65 7:10 Tennessee Arian Foster 4-yard run (Daniel Lincoln kick) 7 35 4 6:05 13 86 4:05 Georgia Tripp Chandler 2-yard pass from Matthew Stafford (Brandon Coutu kick) 14 35 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 14 35

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Vanderbilt

#23 Georgia at Vanderbilt

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
• Georgia	7	0	7	6	20
Vanderbilt	3	14	0	0	17

• Date: Saturday, October 13
• Location: Vanderbilt Stadium, Nashville, Tennessee
• Game start: 6:00 p.m.

Senior kicker Brandon Coutu drilled a 37-yard field goal as time expired to give Georgia its second road win of the season, both coming on the game's final play. The Dawgs outscored Vanderbilt 13-0 in the second half to rally from a 17-7 halftime deficit.

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP UGA VAN 1 8:13 1 33 0:08 Georgia Sean Bailey 32-yard pass from Matthew Stafford (Brandon Coutu kick) 7 0 1 1:05 14 68 7:08 Vanderbilt Bryan Hahnfeldt 21-yard field goal 7 3 2 9:09 7 80 3:09 Vanderbilt Sean Walker 15-yard run (Bryan Hahnfeldt kick) 7 10 2 2:36 5 50 1:46 Vanderbilt Sean Walker 16-yard pass from Mackenzi Adams (Bryan Hahnfeldt kick) 7 17 3 10:51 8 70 4:09 Georgia Brannan Southerland 1-yard run (Brandon Coutu kick) 14 17 4 6:12 7 38 3:04 Georgia Brandon Coutu 31-yard field goal 17 17 4 0:00 10 74 2:43 Georgia Brandon Coutu 37-yard field goal 20 17 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 20 17

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Florida

#19 Georgia vs. #11 Florida

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
• Georgia	14	7	7	14	42
Florida	7	10	7	6	30

• Date: Saturday, October 27
• Location: Jacksonville Municipal Stadium, Jacksonville, Florida
• Game start: 3:30 p.m.
• TV announcers (CBS): Verne Lundquist, Gary Danielson & Tracy Wolfson

Behind Knowshon Moreno's 188 yards (3 touchdowns) and Stafford's 223 yards passing (3 touchdowns), the Dawgs ended their hex against the rival Gators, who had won 15 of the last 17 games in the series. The game was notable for an all team end-zone celebration following Georgia's first touchdown scored on their opening drive. The team celebration was penalized twice and set the tone for a hard fought game.

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP UGA FLA 1 6:00 9 67 4:54 Georgia Knowshon Moreno 1-yard run (Brandon Coutu kick) 7 0 1 4:39 3 67 1:21 Florida Louis Murphy 40-yard pass from Tim Tebow (Joey Ijjas kick) 7 7 1 3:40 2 82 0:59 Georgia Mohamed Massaquoi 84-yard pass from Matthew Stafford (Brandon Coutu kick) 14 7 2 14:41 Florida Wondy Pierre-Louis 25-yard interception return (Joey Ijjas kick) 14 14 2 7:11 7 52 3:22 Florida Joey Ijjas 43-yard field goal 14 17 2 1:48 10 65 5:23 Georgia Knowshon Moreno 10-yard run (Brandon Coutu kick) 21 17 3 12:02 7 69 2:58 Georgia Brannan Southerland 1-yard pass from Matthew Stafford (Brandon Coutu kick) 28 17 3 7:22 10 66 4:40 Florida Tim Tebow 2-yard run (Joey Ijjas kick) 28 24 4 11:03 2 72 0:38 Georgia Mikey Henderson 53-yard pass from Matthew Stafford (Brandon Coutu kick) 35 24 4 9:40 4 44 1:23 Florida Tim Tebow 3-yard run (pass failed) 35 30 4 3:54 11 68 5:46 Georgia Knowshon Moreno 3-yard run (Brandon Coutu kick) 42 30 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 42 30

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Troy

Troy at #10 Georgia

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
Troy	10	0	10	14	34
• Georgia	7	17	10	10	44

• Date: Saturday, November 3
• Location: Sanford Stadium, Athens, Georgia
• Game start: 1:00 p.m.

Knowshon Moreno had another huge game, rushing for 196 yards and three touchdowns, as the Bulldogs avoided a post-Florida hangover with a 10-point win over the pesky Trojans from the Sun Belt.

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP TROY UGA 1 13:11 5 18 1:32 Troy Greg Whibbs 25-yard field goal 3 0 1 10:12 1 80 0:15 Georgia Knowshon Moreno 80-yard run (Brandon Coutu kick) 3 7 1 4:47 4 80 0:45 Troy Jerrel Jernigan 32-yard pass from Omar Haugabook (Greg Whibbs kick) 10 7 2 14:45 8 29 2:31 Georgia Brandon Coutu 36-yard field goal 10 10 2 0:45 3 52 1:08 Georgia Tripp Chandler 22-yard pass from Matthew Stafford (Brandon Coutu kick) 10 17 2 0:00 5 43 0:35 Georgia Sean Bailey 20-yard pass from Matthew Stafford (Brandon Coutu kick) 10 24 3 10:16 13 66 4:44 Troy Greg Whibbs 19-yard field goal 13 24 3 5:29 5 80 1:55 Troy Kennard Burton 44-yard pass from Omar Haugabook (Greg Whibbs kick) 20 24 3 2:03 7 38 3:26 Georgia Brandon Coutu 46-yard field goal 20 27 3 1:08 1 14 0:04 Georgia Knowshon Moreno 1-yard run (Brandon Coutu kick) 20 34 4 12:54 8 63 3:14 Troy Omar Haugabook 1-yard run (Greg Whibbs kick) 27 34 4 8:53 7 29 4:01 Georgia Brandon Coutu 26-yard field goal 27 37 4 6:32 2 2 0:30 Georgia Knowshon Moreno 1-yard run (Brandon Coutu kick) 27 44 4 0:05 12 91 2:56 Troy Jerrel Jernigan 5-yard pass from Jamie Hampton (Greg Whibbs kick) 34 44 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 34 44

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Auburn

See also: 2007 Auburn Tigers football team and Auburn–Georgia football rivalry

#17 Auburn Tigers (7–3) at #10 Georgia Bulldogs (7–2)

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Auburn	3	7	10	0	20
Georgia	10	7	14	14	45

at Sanford Stadium • Athens, Georgia

• Date: November 10
• Game time: 3:30 p.m. EDT
• Game weather: Sunny • 64 °F (18 °C) • Wind 5 miles per hour (8.0 km/h; 4.3 kn)
• Game attendance: 92,746
• Referee: Penn Wagers
• TV announcers (CBS): Verne Lundquist & Gary Danielson
• Box Score

Game information
Auburn Brandon Cox 14/30, 133 Yds, TD, 4 INT Ben Tate 13 Rush, 58 Yds, TD Cole Bennett 2 Rec, 32 Yds Georgia Matthew Stafford 11/19, 237 Yds, 2 TD, INT Knowshon Moreno 22 Rush, 101 Yds, 2 TD Sean Bailey 4 Rec, 96 Yds, TD

Georgia had their way in The Deep South's Oldest Rivalry for the second consecutive year behind a balanced offensive attack, with 237 yards passing from Matthew Stafford and 180 combined yards on the ground. The Tigers allowed their most points in a game for the entire season to Georgia for the third straight year. It was also the first game in which the Bulldogs wore their black jerseys.

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP AUB UGA 1 11:28 10 26 3:22 Georgia 32-yard field goal by Brandon Coutu 0 3 1 4:46 12 68 6:42 Auburn 22-yard field goal by Wes Byrum 3 3 1 3:09 5 72 1:37 Georgia Mohamed Massaquoi 58-yard touchdown reception from Matthew Stafford, Brandon Coutu kick good 3 10 2 10:54 11 68 4:52 Georgia Sean Bailey 15-yard touchdown reception from Matthew Stafford, Brandon Coutu kick good 3 17 2 6:13 8 65 4:41 Auburn Ben Tate 7-yard touchdown run, Wes Byrum kick good 10 17 3 12:19 4 27 1:42 Auburn Mario Fannin 12-yard touchdown reception from Brandon Cox, Wes Byrum kick good 17 17 3 6:47 11 45 3:57 Auburn 33-yard field goal by Wes Byrum 20 17 3 5:00 4 68 1:47 Georgia Knowshon Moreno 24-yard touchdown run, Brandon Coutu kick good 20 24 3 0:00 6 48 3:17 Georgia Knowshon Moreno 3-yard touchdown run, Brandon Coutu kick good 20 31 4 12:11 3 65 1:27 Georgia Brannan Coutherland 1-yard touchdown run, Brandon Coutu kick good 20 38 Thomas Brown 1-yard touchdown run, Brandon Coutu kick good 20 45 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 20 45

Kentucky

#20 Kentucky at #9 Georgia

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
Kentucky	10	0	3	0	13
• Georgia	0	7	14	3	24

• Date: Saturday, November 17
• Location: Sanford Stadium, Athens, Georgia
• Game start: 12:30 p.m.

The Dawgs had to shake off the rust after falling behind 10-0 early and did just that by scoring 24 of the game's final 27 points to complete the SEC schedule at 6-2. Georgia ran their winning streak over the Wildcats in Athens to 15 games.

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP UK UGA 1 7:11 7 80 2:31 Kentucky Keenan Burton 36-yard pass from Andre' Woodson (Lones Seiber kick) 7 0 1 0:57 12 42 4:51 Kentucky Lones Seiber 31-yard field goal 10 0 2 0:40 13 80 4:26 Georgia Knowshon Moreno 1-yard run (Brandon Coutu kick) 10 7 3 10:49 6 19 3:16 Georgia Thomas Brown 1-yard run (Brandon Coutu kick) 10 14 3 5:40 7 53 3:16 Georgia Matthew Stafford 10-yard run (Brandon Coutu kick) 10 21 3 4:27 6 44 1:05 Kentucky Lones Seiber 44-yard field goal 13 21 4 2:09 7 16 2:22 Georgia Brandon Coutu 46-yard field goal 13 24 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 13 24

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Georgia Tech

#7 Georgia at Georgia Tech

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
• Georgia	3	13	7	8	31
Georgia Tech	0	14	0	3	17

• Date: Saturday, November 24
• Location: Bobby Dodd Stadium, Atlanta
• Game start: 3:30 p.m.

Georgia tied a school-record with its seventh-consecutive win in the series of their rivals from Atlanta. Thomas Brown ran for 139 yards, unlike Moreno, who struggled and left the game with an ankle injury. The Georgia defense allowed just 12 completions on 32 pass attempts by the Yellow Jackets.

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP UGA GT 1 0:58 12 49 5:22 Georgia Brandon Coutu 45-yard field goal 3 0 2 12:27 6 47 2:20 Georgia Tech Tashard Choice 12-yard run (Travis Bell kick) 3 7 2 9:26 7 67 2:53 Georgia Matthew Stafford 31-yard run (Brandon Coutu kick) 10 7 2 2:00 8 61 3:22 Georgia Tech Colin Peek 17-yard pass from Taylor Bennett (Travis Bell kick) 10 14 2 1:02 6 77 0:51 Georgia Mohamed Massaquoi 9-yard pass from Matthew Stafford (pass failed) 16 14 3 1:40 4 80 1:20 Georgia Brannan Southerland 3-yard run (Andy Bailey kick) 23 14 4 14:10 6 49 2:22 Georgia Tech Travis Bell 44-yard field goal 23 17 4 11:07 6 71 2:56 Georgia Thomas Brown 32-yard run (Matthew Stafford to Kenneth Harris pass) 31 17 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 31 17

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Sugar Bowl

Main article: 2008 Sugar Bowl

#10 Hawaii vs. #5 Georgia

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
Hawaii	3	0	0	7	10
• Georgia	14	10	14	3	41

• Date: Tuesday, January 1
• Location: Louisiana Superdome, New Orleans
• Game start: 8:30 p.m.
• Game weather: dome
• TV announcers (FOX): Thom Brennaman & Charles Davis

Georgia controlled both sides of the line of scrimmage and completely outmanned the undefeated Western Athletic Conference champs from the beginning of the game to the end. The Bulldogs' previously unheralded defensive end Marcus Howard dominated the Warrior offensive line and was named the game's Most Valuable Player. This is only the second time a defensive player has been named MVP in the Sugar Bowl's history. The last defensive player to be named MVP was Walt Yowarsky, who played tackle for Kentucky, in 1951.

Source:"Rivals.com Game Summary". Retrieved January 5, 2007.

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP HAW UGA 1 9:42 9 62 4:09 Georgia Knowshon Moreno 17-yard run (Brandon Coutu kick) 0 7 1 4:20 11 42 5:22 Hawaii Daniel Kelly 41-yard field goal 3 7 1 0:57 7 65 3:23 Georgia Knowshon Moreno 11-yard run (Brandon Coutu kick) 3 14 2 9:36 10 20 4:48 Georgia Brandon Coutu 52-yard field goal 3 17 2 8:00 4 42 1:25 Georgia Sean Bailey 11-yard pass from Matthew Stafford (Brandon Coutu kick) 3 24 3 8:57 Georgia Marcus Howard recovered fumble in end zone (Brandon Coutu kick) 3 31 3 1:40 6 50 2:15 Georgia Thomas Brown 1-yard run (Brandon Coutu kick) 3 38 4 14:32 7 28 0:51 Georgia Brandon Coutu 32-yard field goal 3 41 4 10:32 9 65 4:00 Hawaii Ryan Grice-Mullen 16-yard pass from Tyler Graunke (Daniel Kelly kick) 10 41 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 10 41

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Final ranking

The Associated Press final poll lists the Bulldogs ranked 2nd (behind national champion LSU) - the highest ranking since December 6, 1982, and the highest final season ranking since the National Championship year of 1980.^[23] Buoyed by three first place votes, the Bulldogs barely outpaced the third ranked USC program.^[24] 2007 marks the eleventh consecutive final AP poll which the Bulldogs ranked in the top 25, the current longest active streak. The Bulldogs have been ranked 30 times in the final poll including 14 Top-10 and 9 Top-5 rankings.^[25]

The final USA Today poll listed the Bulldogs ranked 3rd (behind LSU and USC) – which ties the highest ranking ever in that poll (set in the final 2002 poll).

Personnel

Coaching staff

The 2007 season was Richt's seventh season at Georgia. Neil Callaway, Georgia's offensive coordinator from 2001 to 2006, left at the end of 2006 to become the head coach at University of Alabama at Birmingham. Richt named former UGA quarterback Mike Bobo as the new offensive coordinator.^[26] Bobo took over play calling responsibilities during the Georgia Tech game as well as in the 2006 Chick-fil-A Bowl. Callaway also served as the offensive line coach. Stacy Searels, offensive line coach at LSU from 2003 to 2006, was named to the same position at Georgia to replace Callaway.^[27]

Roster

2007 Georgia Bulldogs by Position[28]
Quarterbacks 7 Matthew Stafford – Sophomore 14 Joe Cox – Sophomore 15 Blake Barnes – Junior 16 Charles Stanford II 17 Jonathan deLaureal – Freshman 19 Logan Gray – Freshman Running backs 6 Kregg Lumpkin – Senior 20 Thomas Brown – Senior 22 Caleb King – Freshman 23 Corry Parker – Freshman 24 Knowshon Moreno – Freshman 33 Kalvin Daniels – Freshman 37 Cortney Newmans – Freshman 29 Cedric Lang – " Freshman" 39 Jason Johnson – Senior Fullbacks 35 Nick Stiles – Freshman 36 Brannan Southerland – Junior 48 Fred Munzenmaier – Freshman 49 Shaun Chapas – Freshman Wide receivers 1 Mohamed Massaquoi – Junior 4 Sean Bailey – Senior 8 Vernon Spellman – Sophomore 9 Marquise Brown – Freshman 12 Percy Croffie – Senior 16 Kris Durham – Sophomore 18 A.J. Bryant – Senior 26 Tony Wilson – Freshman 27 Mikey Henderson – Senior 28 Israel Troupe – Freshman 80 Walter Hill – Freshman 82 Michael Moore – Sophomore 83 T.J. Gartrell – Senior 84 Zach Renner – Freshman 85 Demiko Goodman – Junior 87 Aron White – Freshman 88 Kenneth Harris – Junior Tight ends 46 Jeff Potterbaum – Sophomore 81 NaDerris Ward – Freshman 84 Casey Nickels – Freshman 84 Coleman Watson – Senior 86 Tripp Chandler – Junior 89 Bruce Figgins – Freshman		Offensive line 44 Josh Sailors – Freshman 54 Tanner Strickland – Freshman 60 Clint Boling – Freshman 61 John Potts – Freshman 63 Chris Davis – Freshman 66 Micky White – Freshman 67 Chester Adams – Senior 70 Scott Haverkamp – Junior 72 Vince Vance – Sophomore 73 Chris Little – Freshman 74 Kevin Perez – Freshman 75 Fernando Velasco – Senior 76 Ben Harden – Freshman 77 Trinton Sturdivant – Freshman 78 Josh Davis – Freshman Defensive line 38 Marcus Howard – Senior 41 Roderick Battle – Sophomore 45 Tripp Taylor – Sophomore 55 Jeremy Lomax – Junior 56 Geno Atkins – Sophomore 58 Demarcus Dobbs – Freshman 59 Michael Lemon – Freshman 64 Kiante Tripp – Freshman 67 Chester Adams – Senior 68 Wes Jacobs – Sophomore 69 Andrew Gully – Sophomore 73 Shawn Biron - “Senior” 71 Justin Lyles – Senior 79 Justin Anderson – Freshman 90 Corvey Irvin – Junior 91 Kade Weston – Sophomore 92 Neland Ball – Freshman 93 David White – Freshman 95 Jeff Owens – Junior 97 Brandon Wood – Freshman 98 Ricardo Crawford – Freshman 99 Jarius Wynn – Junior		Linebackers 12 Brandon Miller – Senior 29 Ryan Rearden – Freshman 33 Dannell Ellerbe – Junior 35 Rennie Curran – Freshman 37 Mitchell Pittman – Senior 42 Justin Houston – Freshman 43 Charles White – Freshman 44 Marcus Washington – Junior 46 Ukoha Kalu – Freshman 49 Patrick Williams – Senior 50 Darryl Gamble – Freshman 51 Akeem Dent – Freshman 52 Darius Dewberry – Sophomore 53 Chris Gaunder – Senior 54 Justin Respress – Freshman 57 Benjamin Boyd – Junior 61 Justin Fields – Freshman 65 Will Sullivan – Freshman Defensive backs 8 Eric Elliot – Freshman 25 Vance Cuff – Freshman 27 Molloy VanGorder – Freshman Cornerbacks 2 Asher Allen – Sophomore 3 Bryan Evans – Sophomore 10 Donavon Baldwin – Sophomore 11 Ramarcus Brown – Junior 16 Chad Gloer – Freshman 23 Prince Miller – Sophomore 26 Christian Norton – Freshman 29 Thomas Flowers – Senior		Safeties 4 Andrew Johnson – Freshman 5 CJ Byrd – Junior 9 Reshad Jones – Freshman 15 Rowdy Francis – Junior 17 Antavious Coates – Sophomore 18 Brad Arsenault – Junior 24 Robby Bost – Sophomore 30 Kelin Johnson – Senior 31 Quintin Banks – Freshman 32 John Knox – Freshman 47 Andrew Williams – Senior Punters 13 Drew Butler – Freshman 32 Brian Mimbs – Junior 95 Chris Rogers – Freshman Kickers 22 Bo Stansell – Freshman 28 Ben Wilson – Senior 93 Andy Bailey – Senior 96 Brandon Coutu – Senior Long snappers 57 Andrew Davis – Freshman 58 Matthew DeGenova – Freshman 59 Bo Fowler – Junior 65 Jeff Henson – Junior