2009 Georgia Bulldogs football team

The 2009 Georgia Bulldogs football team represented the University of Georgia in the 2009 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Bulldogs competed in the East Division of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). This was the Georgia Bulldogs' ninth season under head coach Mark Richt. The Bulldogs finished the season 8–5, 4–4 in SEC play and won the Independence Bowl, 44–20, against Texas A&M.^[1]

2009 Georgia Bulldogs football
Independence Bowl champion
Independence Bowl, W 44–20 vs. Texas A&M
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Division	Eastern Division
Record	8–5 (4–4 SEC)
Head coach	Mark Richt (9th season)
Offensive coordinator	Mike Bobo (3rd season)
Offensive scheme	Pro-style
Defensive coordinator	Willie Martinez (5th season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Sanford Stadium
Uniform
Seasons ← 2008 2010 →

2009 Southeastern Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Eastern Division
No. 3 Florida x%		8	–	0					13	–	1
Georgia		4	–	4					8	–	5
Tennessee		4	–	4					7	–	6
Kentucky		3	–	5					7	–	6
South Carolina		3	–	5					7	–	6
Vanderbilt		0	–	8					2	–	10
Western Division
No. 1 Alabama x$#		8	–	0					14	–	0
No. 17 LSU		5	–	3					9	–	4
No. 20 Ole Miss		4	–	4					9	–	4
Arkansas		3	–	5					8	–	5
Auburn		3	–	5					8	–	5
Mississippi State		3	–	5					5	–	7
Championship: Alabama 32, Florida 13
# – BCS National Champion $ – BCS representative as conference champion % – BCS at-large representative x – Division champion/co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 5	3:30 p.m.	at No. 9 Oklahoma State*	No. 13	Boone Pickens Stadium Stillwater, OK	ABC	L 10–24	53,012[2]
September 12	7:00 p.m.	South Carolina	No. 21	Sanford Stadium Athens, GA (rivalry)	ESPN2	W 41–37	92,746[3]
September 19	7:45 p.m.	at Arkansas	No. 23	Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium Fayetteville, AR	ESPN	W 52–41	74,210[4]
September 26	7:00 p.m.	Arizona State*	No. 21	Sanford Stadium Athens, GA	ESPNU	W 20–17	92,746[5]
October 3	3:30 p.m.	No. 4 LSU	No. 18	Sanford Stadium Athens, GA	CBS	L 13–20	92,746[6]
October 10	12:21 p.m.	at Tennessee		Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN (rivalry)	SECN	L 19–45	103,261[7]
October 17	12:21 p.m.	at Vanderbilt		Vanderbilt Stadium Nashville, TN (rivalry)	SECN	W 34–10	38,340[8]
October 31	3:30 p.m.	vs. No. 1 Florida		Jacksonville Municipal Stadium Jacksonville, FL (rivalry)	CBS	L 17–41	84,604[9]
November 7	1:00 p.m.	Tennessee Tech*		Sanford Stadium Athens, GA	PPV	W 38–0	92,746[10]
November 14	7:00 p.m.	Auburn		Sanford Stadium Athens, GA (Deep South's Oldest Rivalry)	ESPN2	W 31–24	92,746[11]
November 21	7:45 p.m.	Kentucky		Sanford Stadium Athens, GA	ESPN2	L 27–34	92,746[12]
November 28	8:00 p.m.	at No. 7 Georgia Tech*		Bobby Dodd Stadium Atlanta, GA (Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate)	ABC/ESPN2	W 30–24	55,407[13]
December 28	5:00 p.m.	vs. Texas A&M*		Independence Stadium Shreveport, LA (Independence Bowl)	ESPN2	W 44–20	49,653[14]
*Non-conference game Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

Rankings

See also: 2009 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings

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

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	Final
AP	13	21	20	17	14	RV	—	—	—	—	—	RV	—	RV	RV	RV
Coaches	13	21	23	21	18	RV	—	RV	RV	—	—	RV	—	RV	RV	RV
Harris	Not released				17	RV	—	RV	RV	—	—	—	—	RV	—	Not released
BCS	Not released							—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Not released