2013 Georgia Bulldogs football team

2013 Georgia Bulldogs football
Gator Bowl vs. Nebraska, L 19–24
Conference	Southeastern Conference Eastern Division
2013 record	8–5 (5–3 SEC)
Head coach	Mark Richt (13th year)
Offensive coordinator	Mike Bobo (7th as coordinator, 13th overall year)
Offensive scheme	Pro-style
Defensive coordinator	Todd Grantham (4th year)
Base defense	3–4
Home stadium	Sanford Stadium (Capacity: 92,746)

2013 SEC football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Eastern Division
#5 Missouri x		7	–	1					12	–	2
#4 South Carolina		6	–	2					11	–	2
Georgia		5	–	3					8	–	5
#24 Vanderbilt		4	–	4					9	–	4
Florida		3	–	5					4	–	8
Tennessee		2	–	6					5	–	7
Kentucky		0	–	8					2	–	10
Western Division
#2 Auburn xy$		7	–	1					12	–	2
#7 Alabama x%		7	–	1					11	–	2
#14 LSU		5	–	3					10	–	3
#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 Rankings from AP Poll[1]

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.

ESPN's College GameDay aired live from the university campus on September 28, 2013 before the Bulldogs played LSU.^[2] The team completed a decent season with an 8-5 record, but unfortunately losing to Nebraska in the Gator Bowl, 19-24. Their roster on offense includes QB#11 Aaron Murray (SR), QB#14 Hutson Mason (JR), HB#3 Todd Gurley (SO), RB#4 Keith Marshall (SO), RB#22 AJ Turman (FR), WR#17 Rantavious Wooten (SR), WR#31 Chris Conley (JR), WR#26 Malcom Mitchell (JR), WR#82 Michael Bennett (JR), WR#86 Justin Scott-Wesley (SO), WR#1 Tramel Terry (FR), TE#88 Arthur Lynch (SR), and TE#87 Jay Rome (SO).

Personnel

Coaching staff

Name	Position	Seasons 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 Inman	Offensive Graduate Assistant	1	UNC–Pembroke (2012)
Doug Saylor	Offensive Graduate Assistant	1	Georgia (2011)
Tyler Maloof	Offensive Program Coordinator	1	Georgia (2012)
Mike MacDonald	Defensive Graduate Assistant	4	Georgia (2010)
Christian Robinson	Defensive Graduate Assistant	0	Georgia (2013)
Buddy Collins	Defensive Program Coordinator	0	MidAmerica Nazarene (2010)
Reference:[3]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 31	8:00 p.m.	at #8 Clemson*	#5	Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC (Rivalry)	ABC	L 35–38	83,830
September 7	4:30 p.m.	#6 South Carolina	#11	Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA (Rivalry)	ESPN	W 41–30	92,746
September 21	12:21 p.m.	North Texas*	#9	Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA	SECTV	W 45–21	92,746
September 28	3:30 p.m.	#6 LSU	#9	Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA	CBS	W 44–41	92,746
October 5	3:30 p.m.	at Tennessee	#6	Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN (Rivalry)	CBS	W 34–31 ^OT	102,455
October 12	12:00 p.m.	#25 Missouri	#7	Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA	ESPN	L 26–41	92,746
October 19	12:00 p.m.	at Vanderbilt	#15	Vanderbilt Stadium • Nashville, TN (Rivalry)	CBS	L 27–31	40,350
November 2	3:30 p.m.	vs. Florida		EverBank Field • Jacksonville, FL (Rivalry)	CBS	W 23–20	84,693
November 9	12:30 p.m.	Appalachian State*		Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA	ESPN3	W 45–6	92,746
November 16	3:30 p.m.	at #7 Auburn	#25	Jordan–Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL (Deep South's Oldest Rivalry)	CBS	L 38–43	87,451
November 23	7:00 p.m.	Kentucky		Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA	ESPNU	W 59–17	92,746
November 30	3:30 p.m.	at Georgia Tech*		Bobby Dodd Stadium • Atlanta, GA (Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate)	ABC	W 41–34 ^2OT	54,914
January 1	12:00 p.m.	vs. Nebraska*	#23	EverBank Field • Jacksonville, FL (Gator Bowl)	ESPN2	L 19–24	60,712
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Depth chart

Defense CB Damien Swann DB1_Backup DB1_Third CB Brendan Langley Sheldon Dawson DB2_Third Offense Flanker Malcolm Mitchell Jr. Rantavious Wooten Sr. Justin Scott-Wesley So. LT LG C RG RT John Theus So. Dallas Lee Sr. David Andrews Jr. Chris Burnette Sr. Kenarious Gates Sr. Mark Beard Jr. Greg Pyke Fr.(RS) Hunter Long So. Austin Long Jr. Xzavier Ward So. Zach DeBell So. Josh Cardiello Fr. Josh Cardiello Fr. Aulden Bynum Fr. Watts Dantzler Jr. TE Arthur Lynch Sr. Jay Rome So. Ty Flournoy-Smith So. Split End Michael Bennett Jr. Chris Conley Jr. Rhett McGowan Jr. QB Aaron Murray Sr. Hutson Mason Jr. Parker Welch Jr. RB Todd Gurley So. Keith Marshall So. Brandon Harton Jr. FB Merritt Hall Jr. Quayvon Hicks So. Corey Campbell Sr.

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. ( ) = First place votes.

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

References

1. Link to the AP Poll
2. Towers, Chip (September 22, 2013). "GameDay Coming to Athens for Georgia-LSU". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Retrieved September 23, 2013.
3. "Football – Coaching Staff". University of Georgia Athletics. Retrieved September 15, 2013.