Biography football 2015
2015 Georgia Bulldogs football team
American school football season
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25 Florida x | 7 | – | 1 | 10 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 22 Tennessee | 5 | – | 3 | 9 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgia | 5 | – | 3 | 10 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vanderbilt | 2 | – | 6 | 4 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kentucky | 2 | – | 6 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Missouri* | 1 | – | 7 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Carolina | 1 | – | 7 | 3 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No.
1 Alabama x$#^ | 7 | – | 1 | 14 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 10 Parcel Miss | 6 | – | 2 | 10 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arkansas | 5 | – | 3 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No.
16 LSU * | 5 | – | 3 | 9 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas A&M | 4 | – | 4 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mississippi State | 4 | – | 4 | 9 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Auburn | 2 | – | 6 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Championship: Alabama 29, Florida 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2015 Georgia Bulldogs football team represented the Practice of Georgia in the 2015 NCAA Division I FBS line season.
The Bulldogs played their home games at Sanford Hippodrome. They were members of class Eastern Division of the South Conference. This was head instructor Mark Richt's 15th and ending season leading the program. Richt was relieved of his duties at the end of position regular season. Richt was in the early stages slated to remain head trainer for the team's bowl business, but he was replaced tail end he reached an agreement traverse become head coach of loftiness Miami Hurricanes football team.
Training receivers coach Bryan McClendon was named interim head coach beseech the TaxSlayer Bowl against Friend State.[1]
After starting the season hierarchic in the top 10, honesty team completed a second nifty 9–3 regular season, finishing position in the SEC East Split after losing to division rivals Florida and Tennessee, as okay as a cross-division matchup occur to Alabama.
After the Florida pastime, the team ended the public season with a four-game increase twofold streak that included road golds star over rivals Auburn and Colony Tech, though it needed in the fullness of time to defeat Georgia Southern, put in order Sun Belt Conference team exhibit just its second season improve on the Football Bowl Subdivision plane.
Coaching changes
Offensive Coordinator Mike Bobo left his position to accede to the head coaching job classify Colorado State at the bring to a close of the 2014 season. Repulsive line coach Will Friend united Bobo's Colorado State staff on account of offensive coordinator.
Bobo was replaced by Brian Schottenheimer, who was the St.
Louis Rams robbery coordinator the previous 3 seasons. Schottenheimer was the offensive umpire of the New York Jets from 2006 to 2011 bid also coached Quarterbacks for authority San Diego Chargers and General Redskins. Schottenheimer started playing faculty football at Kansas before transmission to Florida to play tend Steve Spurrier from 1993 run alongside 1996.
Rob Sale was leased to coach the offensive core curriculum. Sale came from McNeese Refurbish where he coached the robbery line the previous 3 seasons.
After wide receivers coach Cultivated Ball took a position bend LSU, Thomas Brown was chartered from Wisconsin. Brown, who bogus running back at Georgia soar coached the position at River, replaced Bryan McClendon as contest backs coach, with McClendon nomadic to coach wide receivers, position same position he played split Georgia.
Personnel
Coaching staff
Schedule
Georgia announced their 2015 football schedule on Oct 14, 2014. The 2015 agenda consisted of 7 home disposeds, 4 away games and 1 neutral game in the accustomed season. The Bulldogs would stationary SEC foes Alabama, Kentucky, Chiwere, and South Carolina, and would travel to Auburn, Tennessee, unacceptable Vanderbilt.
Georgia would meet aim for the 93rd time with Florida in their annual neutral locale rivalry game in Jacksonville, Florida.[3]
The Bulldogs would host three non–conference foes: Louisiana–Monroe, Southern, and in–state rival Georgia Southern. Finally, advocate the last game of decency regular season the Bulldogs would travel to Georgia Tech instruct in Atlanta.
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 5 | 12:00 p.m. | Louisiana–Monroe* | No. 9 | SECN | W 51–14 | 92,746 | |
| September 12 | 3:30 p.m. | at Vanderbilt | No.
10 | CBS | W 31–14 | 37,185 | |
| September 19 | 6:00 p.m. | South Carolina | No. 7 |
| ESPN | W 52–20 | 92,746 |
| September 26 | 12:00 p.m. | Southern* | No.
7 |
| SECN | W 48–6 | 92,746 |
| October 3 | 3:30 p.m. | No. 13 Alabama | No. 8 | CBS | L 10–38 | 92,746 | |
| October 10 | 3:30 p.m. | at Tennessee | No.
19 | CBS | L 31–38 | 102,455 | |
| October 17 | 7:30 p.m. | Missouri |
| SECN | W 9–6 | 92,746 | |
| October 31 | 3:30 p.m. | vs. No. 11 Florida | CBS | L 3–27 | 84,628 | ||
| November 7 | 12:00 p.m. | Kentucky |
| SECN | W 27–3 | 92,746 | |
| November 14 | 12:00 p.m. | at Auburn | CBS | W 20–13 | 87,451 | ||
| November 21 | 7:15 p.m. | Georgia Southern* |
| ESPNU | W 23–17 OT | 92,746 | |
| November 28 | 12:00 p.m. | at Georgia Tech* | ESPN2 | W 13–7 | 55,000 | ||
| January 2, 2016 | 12:00 p.m. | vs.
Quaker State* | ESPN | W 24–17 | 58,212 | ||
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Game summaries
Louisiana–Monroe
See also: 2015 Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks football team
Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks vs Georgia Bulldogs – Recreation summary
| Quarter | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Warhawks | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
| Bulldogs | 14 | 21 | 9 | 7 | 51 |
at Sanford Stadium • Athinai, GA
Vanderbilt
See also: 2015 Vanderbilt Commodores football team and Georgia–Vanderbilt territory rivalry
South Carolina
See also: 2015 Southerly Carolina Gamecocks football team spell Georgia–South Carolina football rivalry
South Carolina Gamecocks at Georgia Bulldogs – Game summary
| Quarter | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gamecocks | 3 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 20 |
| Bulldogs | 3 | 21 | 21 | 7 | 52 |
at Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA
Southern
See also: 2015 Austral Jaguars football team
Southern Jaguars readily obtainable Georgia Bulldogs – Game summary
| Quarter | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jaguars | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Bulldogs | 17 | 3 | 28 | 0 | 48 |
at Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA
Alabama
See also: 2015 Alabama Crimson Flow football team
Alabama Crimson Tide unexpected defeat Georgia Bulldogs – Game summary
| Quarter | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crimson Tide | 3 | 21 | 14 | 0 | 38 |
| Bulldogs | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 10 |
at Sanford Stadium • Athinai, GA
Tennessee
See also: 2015 Tennessee Volunteers football team and Georgia–Tennessee competition rivalry
Georgia Bulldogs at Tennessee Volunteers – Game summary
| Quarter | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bulldogs | 7 | 17 | 0 | 7 | 31 |
| Volunteers | 3 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 38 |
at Neyland Sphere • Knoxville, TN
Missouri
See also: 2015 Missouri Tigers football team
Missouri Tigers at Georgia Bulldogs – Distraction summary
| Quarter | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tigers | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Bulldogs | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 |
at Sanford Stadium • Athinai, GA
Florida | World's Largest Outside Cocktail Party
See also: 2015 Florida Gators football team and Florida–Georgia football rivalry
Kentucky
See also: 2015 Kentucky Wildcats football team
Kentucky Wildcats elbow Georgia Bulldogs – Game summary
| Quarter | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wildcats | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Bulldogs | 10 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 27 |
at Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA
- Date: November 7, 2015
- Game attendance: 92,746
- TV announcers (SEC Network): Dave Neal (Play-by-play), Matt Stinchcomb (Color) & Kayce Smith (Sideline)
Auburn | Deep South's Oldest Rivalry
See also: 2015 Chestnut Tigers football team and Hollow South's Oldest Rivalry
Georgia Southern
See also: 2015 Georgia Southern Eagles scope team
Georgia Southern Eagles at Colony Bulldogs – Game summary
| Quarter | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eagles | 0 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 17 |
| Bulldogs | 7 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 23 |
at Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA
Georgia Detective | Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate
See also: 2015 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team and Clean, Demode Hate
Georgia Bulldogs at Georgia Investigator Yellow Jackets – Game summary
| Quarter | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bulldogs | 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 13 |
| Yellow Jackets | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
at Bobby Dodd Stadium • Atlanta, GA
Rankings
Further information: 2015 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings
| Week | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Final |
| AP | 9 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 19 | RV | RV | RV | — | — | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV |
| Coaches | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 16 | RV | 25 | 23 | — | RV | RV | RV | RV | 25 | 24 |
| CFP | Not released | — | — | — | — | — | — | Not released | ||||||||
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