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2001 Georgia Bulldogs football
Conference Southeastern Conference
DivisionEastern Division
Ranking
CoachesNo. 25
APNo. 22
Record8–4 (5–3 SEC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Neil Callaway (1st season)
Offensive scheme Pro-style
Defensive coordinator Brian VanGorder (1st season)
Base defense 3–4
Home stadium Sanford Stadium
Seasons
←  2000
2002 →
2001 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Eastern Division
No. 4 Tennessee x   7 – 1     11 – 2  
No. 3 Florida  %   6 – 2     10 – 2  
No. 13 South Carolina   5 – 3     9 – 3  
No. 22 Georgia   5 – 3     8 – 4  
Kentucky   1 – 7     2 – 9  
Vanderbilt   0 – 8     2 – 9  
Western Division
No. 7 LSU xy$   5 – 3     10 – 3  
Auburn x   5 – 3     7 – 5  
Ole Miss   4 – 4     7 – 4  
Alabama   4 – 4     7 – 5  
Arkansas   4 – 4     7 – 5  
Mississippi State   2 – 6     3 – 8  
Championship: LSU 31, Tennessee 20
  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion
  • % – BCS at-large representative
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2001 Georgia Bulldogs football team represented the University of Georgia in the 2001 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Bulldogs completed the season with an 8–4 record.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 11:00 p.m. Arkansas State*
 PPVW 45–1786,520
September 87:45 p.m.No. 21 South CarolinaNo. 25
  • Sanford Stadium
  • Athens, GA ( rivalry)
 ESPNL 9–1486,520
September 296:30 p.m. Arkansas
  • Sanford Stadium
  • Athens, GA
 ESPN2W 34–2386,520
October 612:00 p.m.at No. 6 Tennessee
 CBSW 26–24107,592
October 132:00 p.m.at VanderbiltNo. 19
W 30–1431,847
October 2012:30 p.m. KentuckydaggerNo. 17
  • Sanford Stadium
  • Athens, GA
 JPSW 43–2986,520
October 273:30 p.m.vs. No. 6 FloridaNo. 15
CBSL 10–2484,401
November 103:30 p.m.No. 24 AuburnNo. 19
CBSL 17–2486,520
November 1712:30 p.m.at Ole MissNo. 23
JPSW 35–1547,457
November 247:45 p.m.at No. 21 Georgia Tech*No. 19
ESPNW 31–1741,974
December 1 [1]12:00 p.m. Houston*No. 16
  • Sanford Stadium
  • Athens, GA
W 35–786,520
December 285:00 p.m.vs. Boston College*No. 16
ESPNL 16–2046,125
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

Game summaries

Vanderbilt

1 234Total
• Georgia 14 1060 30
Vanderbilt 0 770 14
Scoring summary
Q113:41UGA Musa Smith 3 yard run (Billy Bennett kick)UGA 7–0
Q11:07UGAMusa Smith 40 yard run (Billy Bennett kick)UGA 14–0
Q26:53UGA Fred Gibson 58 yard pass from David Greene (Billy Bennett kick)UGA 21–0
Q2:30VANM.J. Garrett 8 yard pass from Greg Zolman (Chuck Folino kick)UGA 21–7
Q2:05UGABilly Bennett 27 yard field goalUGA 24–7
Q33:23VANGreg Zolman 1 yard run (Chuck Folino kick)UGA 24–14
Q3:09UGA Terrence Edwards 17 yard pass from David Greene (kick failed)UGA 30–14

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References

  1. ^ Game originally scheduled for September 15, but rescheduled in wake of the September 11 attacks
  2. ^ USA Today. Retrieved 2013-Dec-22.


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