2006 Georgia Bulldogs football team
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The 2006 Georgia Bulldogs football team completed the season with a 9-4 record. The Bulldogs had an SEC
record of 4-4. Despite losses to unranked Kentucky
and Vanderbilt
, Georgia salvaged its season by beating two ranked teams in the last two games of the season: #5 Auburn
and #15 Georgia Tech
. A victory over #14 Virginia Tech
in the 2006 Chick-fil-A Bowl
gave the Georgia Bulldogs three consecutive victories over top 25 teams. This was the team's sixth season under the guidance of head coach Mark Richt
.
.
Ten players were named to the 2006 SEC Media Days Pre-Season All-Conference Football Team. TE Martrez Milner
, OT Daniel Inman, C Nick Jones, DE Quentin Moses
and PK Brandon Coutu
were selected as first-team members. LB Jarvis Jackson, DB Tra Battle
and P Gordon Ely-Kelso were named to the second team and RB Thomas Brown
and LB Tony Taylor
to the third team.
No line
was established for this game.
Joe Tereshinski III started the game at quarterback for Georgia and completed 7 of 17 passes for 90 yards and a touchdown. True freshman Matt Stafford (3 of 5 passing; 40 yards and a touchdown) and redshirt freshman Joe Cox (2 of 3 passing; 29 yards and an interception) both saw playing time at quarterback.
SEC Defensive Lineman of the Week: Defensive end Quentin Moses
for his performance against Western Kentucky which included 2.5 tackles for losses, one sack and three quarterback hurries.
The pre-game line
established for this game was Georgia -1.5.
Joe Tereshinski started the game at quarterback and completed 2 of 3 passes for 18 yards. However, he was injured on the opening drive of the game and was replaced by Matt Stafford. Stafford completed 8 of 19 passes for 171 yards and 3 interceptions, but South Carolina also had 3 costly fumbles of their own as well as a safety.
SEC Defensive Player of the Week: Defensive end Charles Johnson for his performance against South Carolina which included five tackles (four for losses), one sack, one safety, two quarterback pressures and one pass deflection.
The pre-game line
established for this game was Georgia -10.
Matt Stafford got his first career start at quarterback and completed 10 of 17 passes for 107 yards with no touchdowns or interception. Joe Cox also saw brief action at quarterback late in the game.
SEC Offensive Lineman of the Week: Offensive guard Fernando Velasco for his performance against UAB which included a 90% grading and had two dominator blocks.
The pre-game line
established for this game was Georgia -16.
Getting his second start, Matt Stafford and the offense struggled, completing 8 of 16 passes for 76 yards, with no touchdowns or interceptions, as Colorado jumped Georgia on their way to a 13-0 lead. Stafford was replaced by Joe Cox, who rallied the team to victory in the fourth quarter, completing 10 of 13 passes for 154 yards and 2 touchdowns. Cox found tight end Martrez Milner for a 20 yard touchdown with :46 left in the game, and Colorado QB Bernard Jackson was sacked on Colorado's last-ditch effort to win the game.
SEC Freshman of the Week / Sporting News College Football Player of the Week: Redshirt freshman quarterback Joe Cox for his performance against Colorado in which he led the Bulldogs to a come-from-behind victory that was capped by a 20-yard touchdown pass with :46 on the clock.
included a 90% grading and had two dominator blocks.
No line
was established for this game.
Starting quarterback Joe Cox struggled (4 of 10 for 24 yards, no touchdowns or interceptions) and backup Matt Stafford did not fare much better (7 for 18 for 91 yards, no touchdowns or interceptions). Georgia's second half scores came on a pair of one yard runs by fullback Brannan Southerland.
SEC Defensive Lineman Of The Week: Defensive end Charles Johnson for his performance against Ole Miss which included two sacks, one pass breakup and two third-down stops. As of this week, Johnson was the conference leader with nine tackles for loss.
The pre-game line
established for this game was Tennessee -2.5.
Georgia took advantage of Special teams play to jump out to a 24-7 lead in the 2nd quarter. However, Tennessee stiffened its defense and scored on every possession but one in the second half to record a 51-33 victory over the ninth ranked Georgia Bulldogs. Georgia entered the game with the #1 ranked scoring defense in the nation, but the Vols dropped them to #17. Erik Ainge
was 25-of-38 with 2 TD's and no interceptions. Georgia scored twice on Special Teams, with an 85-yard punt return by Mikey Henderson in the first half and a 99-yard, school record tying kickoff return by Thomas Brown in the second half. Tennessee DB Antonio Wardlow blocked and punt and recovered the ball in the endzone to post a TD for the Vols in the 2nd half. Robert Meachem
had 7 receptions for 98 yards and moved into first place nationally for receiving yards per game. A photo of Wardlow's punt block and recovery made the cover of Sports Illustrated
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Kregg Lumpkin led the Bulldogs with 88 yards on 13 carries. Joe Tereshinski was 12-of-20 for 164 yards and 1 touchdown, while throwing 2 interceptions and losing a fumble. Georgia was playing without starting kicker, Brandon Coutu, who injured his kicking on the Thursday before the game and was declared "out for the season."
The pre-game line
established for this game was Georgia -14.5.
Both Joe Tereshinski and Matt Stafford played at quarterback, but neither was able to guide the offense to a victory. Tony Taylor's interception return for a touchdown gave Georgia a 22-21 lead late in the fourth quarter, but Vanderbilt got a short field goal from Bryant Hantfeldt as time expired for the 24-22 stunning upset.
The pre-game line
established for this game was Georgia -17.5.
Starting quarterback put together a nice game with his best offensive production of the year. Still, Georgia had to stave off a late rally by Mississippi State to get the win.
SEC Freshman of the Week: Freshman quarterback Matt Stafford for his performance against Mississippi State in which he completed 20-of-32 passes for 267 yards and two touchdowns.
The pre-game line
established for this game was Georgia -13.
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was won by Florida. Matt Stafford and the Georgia offense were ineffective in the first half and Florida lead 14-0 at halftime. On the first play of the half, Georgia tailback Kregg Lumpkin fumbled the ball and Florida returned the fumble for a touchdown. Stafford could not guide the Georgia offense to victory and he finished the day completing just 13 of 33 passing attempts for 151 yards, no touchdowns and 2 interceptions. However, he did score on a 13 yard touchdown run in the third quarter. After Kregg Lumpkin's 8 yard scoring run early in the fourth quarter, Georgia amazingly had a chance to send this game to overtime. The eventual national champion Gators stiffened, however, and sent the Dawgs home with yet another loss in this series. Georgia's loss caused the team to drop out of the top 25 for the first time since 2001.
The pre-game line
established for this game was Georgia -7.
Hoping to rebound from its loss to Florida, Georgia went into the half leading 14-10. The score did not change in the third quarter, but Kentucky outscored Georgia 14-6 in the fourth quarter to seal its victory. Matt Stafford's struggles continued as he completed 16 of 28 pass attempts for 230 yards with only one touchdown and 3 interceptions, including one in the final 2 minutes to seal the Wildcat victory.
The pre-game line
established for this game was Auburn -11.25.
Coming into the game with Auburn, Georgia's program seemed to be in shambles. It had lost four of its last five games, including rare losses to Vanderbilt and Kentucky. Georgia set the tone on their opening drive when Matthew Stafford found A.J. Bryant for a 53 yard gain down to the Auburn 8 yard line. Kregg Lumpkin took it in from there, and Georgia never looked back. Georgia seemed to reverse all of its ill fortunes in an explosive second quarter that saw them score 23 points and take a 30-7 lead into the lockers at halftime. The second quarter featured contributions from both the offense and the defense: a 30 yard interception return for a touchdown by Tra Battle, a one yard touchdown run by Brannan Southerland, a 14 yard touchdown pass from Matt Stafford to Kregg Lumpkin and a 34-yard field goal by Gordon Ely-Kelso.
Week 11 Cingular All-America Player of the Week Nominee / SEC Defensive Player of the Week / National Defensive Player Of The Week: Defensive back Tra Battle for his performance against Auburn which included three interceptions, one of which was returned by Battle for a touchdown.
SEC Freshman of the Week: Freshman quarterback Matt Stafford for his performance against Auburn in which he completed 14 of 20 passes for 219 yards and a touchdown and rushed for 83 yards on seven attempts with a touchdown.
The pre-game line
established for this game was Georgia -3.
Facing its second top 25 team in as many outings, Georgia got off to a slow start, trailing at the half by 3-0. Georgia opened up the scoring in the second half with a 29 yard fumble return by linebacker Tony Taylor. The game wound up being a defensive struggle and Matt Stafford put up modest numbers (16 of 29 for 171 yards, 1 touchdown and zero interceptions) and the Bulldogs were held to 84 yards rushing. Georgia's defense shut down the Tech passing attack, limiting Tech quarterback Reggie Ball to 6 of 22 for 42 yards, no tocuhdowns and 2 interceptions.
SEC Defensive Player of the Week: Defensive back Paul Oliver for his performance against Georgia Tech in which he held All-American wide receiver Calvin Johnson
to two receptions and 13 yards, while also breaking up three passes and intercepting a pass.
When 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 Mike Bobo as the new offensive coordinator; Bobo had already taken over the play-calling duties from Richt starting with the Georgia Tech game. He debuted as coordinator for the 2006 Chick-fil-A Bowl
against Virginia Tech.
In the bowl game, Virginia Tech jumped out to a 21-3 halftime lead, scoring on two one-yard touchdowns from tailback Brandon Ore and a 53-yard pass from flanker Eddie Royal to tight end Sam Wheeler. In the second half, Georgia scored 28 unanswered points and held off a late Tech rally to win 31-24.
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Statistic UGA Opponent
Punts-Yards
53-2009
67-2747
Avg per Punt
37.9
41.0
Time of Possession/Game
27:24
28:16
3rd Down Conversions
62 / 159 (39%)
45 / 164 (27%)
4th Down Conversions
9 / 14 (64%)
7 / 15 (47%)
Touchdowns Scored
40
28
Field Goals-Attempts-Long
16-21-55
11-16-48
PAT-Attempts
33-36 (92%)
24-25 (96%)
Red-Zone Scores
38-46 (83%)
29-39 (74%)
Red-Zone Touchdowns
29-46 (63%)
20-39 (51%)
Attendance
649,222
289,268
Games/Avg per Game
7 / 92,746
4 / 72,317
. The Georgia Bulldogs completed 2006 ranked number 23 in the final AP poll. Georgia has finished in the top 25 in each of Richt's six seasons as head coach.
Southeastern Conference
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record of 4-4. Despite losses to unranked Kentucky
Kentucky Wildcats football
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and Vanderbilt
Vanderbilt Commodores football
The Vanderbilt Commodores football program is a college football team that represents Vanderbilt University. The team currently competes in NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision as a member of the Southeastern Conference...
, Georgia salvaged its season by beating two ranked teams in the last two games of the season: #5 Auburn
2006 Auburn Tigers football team
The 2006 Auburn Tigers football team represented Auburn University in the 2006 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Head coach Tommy Tuberville served his eighth season at Auburn, the third longest tenure among current SEC head coaches that year...
and #15 Georgia Tech
2006 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team
The 2006 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team represented the Georgia Institute of Technology in the college football season of 2006-2007. The team's coach is former Dallas Cowboys, Samford Bulldogs, and Troy Trojans coach Chan Gailey...
. A victory over #14 Virginia Tech
2006 Virginia Tech Hokies football team
The 2006 Virginia Tech Hokies football team represented Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University during the 2006 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team's head coach was Frank Beamer...
in the 2006 Chick-fil-A Bowl
2006 Chick-fil-A Bowl
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gave the Georgia Bulldogs three consecutive victories over top 25 teams. This was the team's sixth season under the guidance of head coach Mark Richt
Mark Richt
Mark Richt is the head coach of the University of Georgia Bulldogs football team. His previous affiliations include fourteen years at Florida State University, where he served as offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach, and one year as offensive coordinator at East Carolina University.-Early...
.
Preseason
Following a 2005 campaign in which the Bulldogs finished the year ranked #10, the team was given a preseason #14 in the Coaches PollCoaches Poll
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.
Ten players were named to the 2006 SEC Media Days Pre-Season All-Conference Football Team. TE Martrez Milner
Martrez Milner
Martrez Milner is an American football tight end who is currently a free agent. He was drafted by the Atlanta Falcons in the fourth round of the 2007 NFL Draft...
, OT Daniel Inman, C Nick Jones, DE Quentin Moses
Quentin Moses
Quentin Moses is an American football linebacker for the Virginia Destroyers of the United Football League.-Early years:Moses attended Cedar Shoals High School...
and PK Brandon Coutu
Brandon Coutu
Brandon Coutu is an American football placekicker for the Las Vegas Locomotives of the United Football League. He was drafted by the Seattle Seahawks in the seventh round of the 2008 NFL Draft. He played college football at Georgia....
were selected as first-team members. LB Jarvis Jackson, DB Tra Battle
Tra Battle
Tra Battle is an American football safety for the Virginia Destroyers of the United Football League. He was signed by the San Diego Chargers as an undrafted free agent in 2007...
and P Gordon Ely-Kelso were named to the second team and RB Thomas Brown
Thomas Brown (American football)
Thomas Brown is an American football running back that is currently a free agent of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Atlanta Falcons in the sixth round of the 2008 NFL Draft...
and LB Tony Taylor
Tony Taylor
Antonio Nemesio Taylor is a former second baseman in Major League Baseball. From 1958 through , Taylor played for the Chicago Cubs , Philadelphia Phillies and Detroit Tigers...
to the third team.
Schedule
Roster
Quarterbacks
Running Backs
Fullbacks
Tight Ends
Wide Receivers
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Offensive Line
Defensive Line
Linebackers
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Defensive Backs
Punters
Place Kickicers
Long Snappers
Holders
Punt Returners
Kick Returners
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| Key | ||||
| †Starter at position as of 7/10/2006 | ||||
| Positions: C = Center; CB = Cornerback; DB = Defensive Back; DE = Defensive End; DT = Defensive Tackle; FB = Fullback; FLK = Flanker; FS = Free Safety; H = Holder; KR = Kickoff Returner; MLB = Middle Linebacker; LB = Linebacker; OL = Offensive Line; P = Punter; PK = Place Kicker; PR = Punt Returner; ROV = Rover; SC = Short Corner; SE = Split End; SG = Split Guard; SLB = Sam Linebacker; SN = Snapper; ST = Split Tackle; TB = Tailback; TE = Tight End; TG = Tight Guard; TT = Tight Tackle; WLB = Will Linebacker | ||||
| Year: Fr = Freshman; RFr = Redshirt Freshman; So = Sophomore; RSo = Redshirt Sophomore; Jr = Junior; Sr = Senior | ||||
Game notes
The prevalent theme throughout the 2006 season was the search for a starting quarterback for the Bulldogs. Senior Joe Tereshinski III, redshirt freshman Joe Cox and true freshman Matt Stafford all saw significant playing time during the season.Western Kentucky
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was established for this game.
Joe Tereshinski III started the game at quarterback for Georgia and completed 7 of 17 passes for 90 yards and a touchdown. True freshman Matt Stafford (3 of 5 passing; 40 yards and a touchdown) and redshirt freshman Joe Cox (2 of 3 passing; 29 yards and an interception) both saw playing time at quarterback.
SEC Defensive Lineman of the Week: Defensive end Quentin Moses
Quentin Moses
Quentin Moses is an American football linebacker for the Virginia Destroyers of the United Football League.-Early years:Moses attended Cedar Shoals High School...
for his performance against Western Kentucky which included 2.5 tackles for losses, one sack and three quarterback hurries.
South Carolina
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established for this game was Georgia -1.5.
Joe Tereshinski started the game at quarterback and completed 2 of 3 passes for 18 yards. However, he was injured on the opening drive of the game and was replaced by Matt Stafford. Stafford completed 8 of 19 passes for 171 yards and 3 interceptions, but South Carolina also had 3 costly fumbles of their own as well as a safety.
SEC Defensive Player of the Week: Defensive end Charles Johnson for his performance against South Carolina which included five tackles (four for losses), one sack, one safety, two quarterback pressures and one pass deflection.
UAB
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established for this game was Georgia -10.
Matt Stafford got his first career start at quarterback and completed 10 of 17 passes for 107 yards with no touchdowns or interception. Joe Cox also saw brief action at quarterback late in the game.
SEC Offensive Lineman of the Week: Offensive guard Fernando Velasco for his performance against UAB which included a 90% grading and had two dominator blocks.
Colorado
Source:The pre-game line
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established for this game was Georgia -16.
Getting his second start, Matt Stafford and the offense struggled, completing 8 of 16 passes for 76 yards, with no touchdowns or interceptions, as Colorado jumped Georgia on their way to a 13-0 lead. Stafford was replaced by Joe Cox, who rallied the team to victory in the fourth quarter, completing 10 of 13 passes for 154 yards and 2 touchdowns. Cox found tight end Martrez Milner for a 20 yard touchdown with :46 left in the game, and Colorado QB Bernard Jackson was sacked on Colorado's last-ditch effort to win the game.
SEC Freshman of the Week / Sporting News College Football Player of the Week: Redshirt freshman quarterback Joe Cox for his performance against Colorado in which he led the Bulldogs to a come-from-behind victory that was capped by a 20-yard touchdown pass with :46 on the clock.
included a 90% grading and had two dominator blocks.
Ole Miss
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was established for this game.
Starting quarterback Joe Cox struggled (4 of 10 for 24 yards, no touchdowns or interceptions) and backup Matt Stafford did not fare much better (7 for 18 for 91 yards, no touchdowns or interceptions). Georgia's second half scores came on a pair of one yard runs by fullback Brannan Southerland.
SEC Defensive Lineman Of The Week: Defensive end Charles Johnson for his performance against Ole Miss which included two sacks, one pass breakup and two third-down stops. As of this week, Johnson was the conference leader with nine tackles for loss.
Tennessee
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established for this game was Tennessee -2.5.
Georgia took advantage of Special teams play to jump out to a 24-7 lead in the 2nd quarter. However, Tennessee stiffened its defense and scored on every possession but one in the second half to record a 51-33 victory over the ninth ranked Georgia Bulldogs. Georgia entered the game with the #1 ranked scoring defense in the nation, but the Vols dropped them to #17. Erik Ainge
Erik Ainge
Erik Douglas Ainge is a retired American football quarterback formerly of the New York Jets of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Jets in the fifth round of the 2008 NFL Draft...
was 25-of-38 with 2 TD's and no interceptions. Georgia scored twice on Special Teams, with an 85-yard punt return by Mikey Henderson in the first half and a 99-yard, school record tying kickoff return by Thomas Brown in the second half. Tennessee DB Antonio Wardlow blocked and punt and recovered the ball in the endzone to post a TD for the Vols in the 2nd half. Robert Meachem
Robert Meachem
Robert Meachem is an American football wide receiver for the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League. He was originally drafted by the Saints 27th overall in the 2007 NFL Draft. He played college football at Tennessee....
had 7 receptions for 98 yards and moved into first place nationally for receiving yards per game. A photo of Wardlow's punt block and recovery made the cover of Sports Illustrated
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for October 16, 2006. http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/si_online/covers/issues/2006/1016.html
Kregg Lumpkin led the Bulldogs with 88 yards on 13 carries. Joe Tereshinski was 12-of-20 for 164 yards and 1 touchdown, while throwing 2 interceptions and losing a fumble. Georgia was playing without starting kicker, Brandon Coutu, who injured his kicking on the Thursday before the game and was declared "out for the season."
Vanderbilt
Source:The pre-game line
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established for this game was Georgia -14.5.
Both Joe Tereshinski and Matt Stafford played at quarterback, but neither was able to guide the offense to a victory. Tony Taylor's interception return for a touchdown gave Georgia a 22-21 lead late in the fourth quarter, but Vanderbilt got a short field goal from Bryant Hantfeldt as time expired for the 24-22 stunning upset.
Mississippi State
Source:The pre-game line
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established for this game was Georgia -17.5.
Starting quarterback put together a nice game with his best offensive production of the year. Still, Georgia had to stave off a late rally by Mississippi State to get the win.
SEC Freshman of the Week: Freshman quarterback Matt Stafford for his performance against Mississippi State in which he completed 20-of-32 passes for 267 yards and two touchdowns.
Florida
Source:The pre-game line
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established for this game was Georgia -13.
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was won by Florida. Matt Stafford and the Georgia offense were ineffective in the first half and Florida lead 14-0 at halftime. On the first play of the half, Georgia tailback Kregg Lumpkin fumbled the ball and Florida returned the fumble for a touchdown. Stafford could not guide the Georgia offense to victory and he finished the day completing just 13 of 33 passing attempts for 151 yards, no touchdowns and 2 interceptions. However, he did score on a 13 yard touchdown run in the third quarter. After Kregg Lumpkin's 8 yard scoring run early in the fourth quarter, Georgia amazingly had a chance to send this game to overtime. The eventual national champion Gators stiffened, however, and sent the Dawgs home with yet another loss in this series. Georgia's loss caused the team to drop out of the top 25 for the first time since 2001.
Kentucky
Source:The pre-game line
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established for this game was Georgia -7.
Hoping to rebound from its loss to Florida, Georgia went into the half leading 14-10. The score did not change in the third quarter, but Kentucky outscored Georgia 14-6 in the fourth quarter to seal its victory. Matt Stafford's struggles continued as he completed 16 of 28 pass attempts for 230 yards with only one touchdown and 3 interceptions, including one in the final 2 minutes to seal the Wildcat victory.
Auburn
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established for this game was Auburn -11.25.
Coming into the game with Auburn, Georgia's program seemed to be in shambles. It had lost four of its last five games, including rare losses to Vanderbilt and Kentucky. Georgia set the tone on their opening drive when Matthew Stafford found A.J. Bryant for a 53 yard gain down to the Auburn 8 yard line. Kregg Lumpkin took it in from there, and Georgia never looked back. Georgia seemed to reverse all of its ill fortunes in an explosive second quarter that saw them score 23 points and take a 30-7 lead into the lockers at halftime. The second quarter featured contributions from both the offense and the defense: a 30 yard interception return for a touchdown by Tra Battle, a one yard touchdown run by Brannan Southerland, a 14 yard touchdown pass from Matt Stafford to Kregg Lumpkin and a 34-yard field goal by Gordon Ely-Kelso.
Week 11 Cingular All-America Player of the Week Nominee / SEC Defensive Player of the Week / National Defensive Player Of The Week: Defensive back Tra Battle for his performance against Auburn which included three interceptions, one of which was returned by Battle for a touchdown.
SEC Freshman of the Week: Freshman quarterback Matt Stafford for his performance against Auburn in which he completed 14 of 20 passes for 219 yards and a touchdown and rushed for 83 yards on seven attempts with a touchdown.
Georgia Tech
Source:The pre-game line
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established for this game was Georgia -3.
Facing its second top 25 team in as many outings, Georgia got off to a slow start, trailing at the half by 3-0. Georgia opened up the scoring in the second half with a 29 yard fumble return by linebacker Tony Taylor. The game wound up being a defensive struggle and Matt Stafford put up modest numbers (16 of 29 for 171 yards, 1 touchdown and zero interceptions) and the Bulldogs were held to 84 yards rushing. Georgia's defense shut down the Tech passing attack, limiting Tech quarterback Reggie Ball to 6 of 22 for 42 yards, no tocuhdowns and 2 interceptions.
SEC Defensive Player of the Week: Defensive back Paul Oliver for his performance against Georgia Tech in which he held All-American wide receiver Calvin Johnson
Calvin Johnson (American football)
Calvin Johnson, Jr. is an American football wide receiver for the Detroit Lions of the National Football League . He was drafted by the Lions second overall in the 2007 NFL Draft. He played college football at Georgia Tech....
to two receptions and 13 yards, while also breaking up three passes and intercepting a pass.
Chick-fil-A Bowl
Neil Callaway
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, Georgia's offensive coordinator from 2001 to 2006, left at the end of 2006 to become the head coach
Head coach
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at University of Alabama at Birmingham
University of Alabama at Birmingham
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, Richt named Mike Bobo as the new offensive coordinator; Bobo had already taken over the play-calling duties from Richt starting with the Georgia Tech game. He debuted as coordinator for the 2006 Chick-fil-A Bowl
2006 Chick-fil-A Bowl
The 2006 Chick-fil-A Bowl was a postseason college football match between the Georgia Bulldogs and the Virginia Tech Hokies at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta, Georgia. The University of Georgia represented the Southeastern Conference and Virginia Tech represented the Atlantic Coast Conference in the...
against Virginia Tech.
In the bowl game, Virginia Tech jumped out to a 21-3 halftime lead, scoring on two one-yard touchdowns from tailback Brandon Ore and a 53-yard pass from flanker Eddie Royal to tight end Sam Wheeler. In the second half, Georgia scored 28 unanswered points and held off a late Tech rally to win 31-24.
Team
| class="wikitable" style="white-space:nowrap;"> | Statistic | UGA | Opponent |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scoring | 327 | 229 | |
| Points per Game | 23.4 | 16.4 | |
| First Downs | 217 | 198 | |
| Rushing | 93 | 89 | |
| Passing | 116 | 92 | |
| Penalty | 8 | 17 | |
| Total Offense | 4053 | 3357 | |
| Avg per Play | 5.3 | 4.3 | |
| Avg per Game | 289.5 | 239.8 | |
| Fumbles-Lost | 22-15 | 22-11 | |
| Penalties-Yards | 78-611 | 70-529 | |
| Avg per Game | 43.6 | 37.8 |
Scores by quarter
Rushing
| Name | GP | Att | Gain | Loss | Net | Avg | TD | Long | Avg/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kregg Lumpkin | 13 | 162 | 853 | 55 | 798 | 4.9 | 6 | 26 | 61.4 |
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12 | 81 | 343 | 17 | 326 | 4.0 | 3 | 41 | 27.2 |
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7 | 62 | 278 | 22 | 256 | 4.1 | 1 | 24 | 36.6 |
| Matt Stafford | 13 | 47 | 274 | 83 | 191 | 4.1 | 3 | 39 | 14.7 |
| Brannan Southerland | 13 | 46 | 128 | 8 | 120 | 2.6 | 8 | 17 | 9.2 |
| Des Williams | 6 | 5 | 17 | 0 | 17 | 3.4 | 0 | 8 | 2.8 |
| Mikey Henderson | 11 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 | 0.3 |
| Joe Cox | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 0.2 |
| A.J. Bryant | 13 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | -2.0 | 0 | 0 | |
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4 | 8 | 14 | 32 | |||||
| 0 | 12 | ||||||||
| Team | 12 | 12 | 0 | 36 | -36 | -3.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| UGA Total | 13 | 426 | 1911 | 255 | 1656 | 3.9 | 21 | 41 | 127.4 |
| Opponents | 13 | 433 | 1774 | 367 | 1407 | 3.2 | 15 | 31 | 108.2 |
Passing
| Name | GP | Effic | Att-Cmp-Int | Pct | Yds | TD | Lng | Avg/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Stafford | 13 | 108.99 | 135-256-13 | 52.77 | 1749 | 7 | 53 | 134.5 |
| Joe Tereshinski | 4 | 128.83 | 32-57-2 | 56.1 | 423 | 3 | 46 | 105.8 |
| Joe Cox | 4 | 144.64 | 17-28-1 | 60.7 | 225 | 2 | 34 | 56.2 |
| Team | 12 | 0.00 | 0-1-0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| UGA Total | 13 | 114.90 | 184-342-16 | 53.8 | 2397 | 12 | 53 | 184.4 |
| Opponents | 14 | 100.61 | 182-342-19 | 53.2 | 1950 | 11 | 53 | 150.0 |
Receiving
| Name | GP | No. | Yds | Avg | TD | Long | Avg/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Martrez Milner | 12 | 30 | 425 | 14.2 | 3 | 41 | 35.4 |
| Mohamed Massaquoi | 12 | 30 | 366 | 12.2 | 2 | 39 | 30.5 |
| Kregg Lumpkin | 13 | 17 | 116 | 6.8 | 1 | 19 | 8.9 |
| Kenneth Harris | 13 | 15 | 305 | 20.3 | 0 | 41 | 23.5 |
| A.J. Bryant | 13 | 14 | 251 | 17.9 | 0 | 53 | 19.3 |
| Danny Ware | 12 | 14 | 184 | 13.1 | 0 | 29 | 15.3 |
| Brannan Southerland | 13 | 14 | 157 | 11.2 | 2 | 27 | 12.1 |
| Demiko Goodman | 10 | 13 | 187 | 14.4 | 0 | 32 | 18.7 |
| Mario Raley | 11 | 8 | 111 | 13.9 | 2 | 25 | 10.1 |
| Kris Durham | 13 | 8 | 82 | 10.2 | 0 | 16 | 6.3 |
| Thomas Brown | 7 | 7 | 71 | 10.1 | 0 | 20 | 10.1 |
| Mikey Henderson | 11 | 7 | 44 | 6.3 | 0 | 15 | 4.0 |
| Tripp Chandler | 13 | 2 | 37 | 18.5 | 1 | 21 | 2.8 |
| Michael Moore | 9 | 2 | 36 | 18.0 | 0 | 19 | 4.0 |
| Des Williams | 6 | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 0 | 18 | 3.0 |
| Coleman Watson | 8 | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 1 | 13 | 1.6 |
| Matt Stafford | 13 | 1 | -6 | -6.0 | 0 | 0 | -0.5 |
| UGA Total | 13 | 184 | 2397 | 13.0 | 12 | 53 | 184.4 |
| Opponents | 13 | 182 | 1950 | 10.7 | 11 | 53 | 150.0 |
Defense
| Name | GP | Tackles | Sacks | Interceptions | Pass Defense | Fumbles | Blkd Kick |
Safety | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solo | Ast | Total | TFL-Yds | No-Yds | No.-Yds | Avg | TD | Long | BrUp | QBH | Rcv-Yds | FF | ||||
| Tony Taylor | 13 | 65 | 31 | 96 | 7.5-26 | 3.0-18 | 7-97 | 13.9 | 1 | 52 | 2 | 10 | 2-29 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jarvis Jackson | 13 | 37 | 34 | 71 | 2.5-14 | 1.0-12 | 1-0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kelin Johnson | 13 | 48 | 12 | 60 | 5.5-32 | 2.5-23 | 2-2 | 1.0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tra Battle | 13 | 35 | 23 | 58 | 4.5-15 | 2.0-12 | 6-154 | 25.7 | 1 | 53 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Oliver | 13 | 46 | 11 | 57 | 6.5-19 | 2.0-9 | 3-44 | 14.7 | 0 | 30 | 6 | 2 | 1-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Charles Johnson | 13 | 36 | 8 | 44 | 19.0-89 | 9.5-55 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 27 | 1-9 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Ramarcus Brown | 12 | 26 | 13 | 39 | 1.0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Danny Verdun Wheeler | 13 | 24 | 13 | 37 | 4.0-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Quentin Moses | 13 | 21 | 12 | 33 | 12.0-44 | 4.5-26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 1-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bryan Evans | 12 | 24 | 2 | 26 | 3.0-11 | 1.0-9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeff Owens | 13 | 21 | 5 | 26 | 1.5-5 | 1.0-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 1-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Asher Allen | 13 | 20 | 4 | 24 | 1.5-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brandon Miller | 13 | 17 | 6 | 23 | 2.0-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ray Gant | 11 | 12 | 6 | 18 | 3.5-20 | 3.0-19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kade Weston | 13 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andrew Williams | 11 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marcus Howard | 13 | 10 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1-10 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dale Dixson | 13 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 1.5-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Prince Miller | 13 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Geno Atkins | 11 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 0.5-4 | 0.5-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| CJ Byrd | 13 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Gaunder | 13 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dannell Ellerbe | 10 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darius Dewberry | 11 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 1.0-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeremy Lomax | 9 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1.0-8 | 1.0-8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Donavon Baldwin | 12 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| M. Washington | 11 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Roderick Battle | 13 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2.0-16 | 2.0-16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marquis Elmore | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Benjamin Boyd | 13 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rowdy Francis | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stephen White | 13 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tripp Taylor | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| UGA Total | 13 | 513 | 218 | 731 | 80-319 | 33-215 | 19-297 | 15.6 | 2 | 53 | 47 | 152 | 11-49 | 13 | 2 | 1 |
| Opponents | 14 | 524 | 202 | 726 | 64-234 | 17-121 | 16-69 | 4.3 | 0 | 46 | 37 | 4 | 15-17 | 14 | 3 | 1 |
Kicking
| Name | Punting | Kickoffs | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Yds | Avg | Long | TB | FC | I20 | Blkd | No. | Yds | Avg | TB | OB | |
| Gordon Ely-Kelso | 51 | 2007 | 39.4 | 55 | 3 | 17 | 13 | 0 | |||||
| Team | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |||||
| Andy Bailey | 33 | 2016 | 61.1 | 8 | 3 | ||||||||
| Ben Wilson | 16 | 962 | 60.1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||
| Brandon Coutu | 15 | 963 | 64.2 | 6 | 0 | ||||||||
| Brian Mimbs | 2 | 120 | 60.0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Jason Johnson | 1 | 52 | 52.0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Total | 53 | 2009 | 37.9 | 55 | 3 | 17 | 13 | 2 | 27 | 4113 | 61.4 | 15 | 5 |
| Opponents | 67 | 2747 | 41.0 | 59 | 5 | 7 | 18 | 1 | 52 | 3093 | 59.5 | 9 | 1 |
Returns
| Name | Punt Returns | Kick Returns | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Yds | Avg | TD | Long | No. | Yds | Avg | TD | Long | |
| Mikey Henderson | 25 | 367 | 14.7 | 2 | 86 | |||||
| Asher Allen | 4 | 54 | 13.5 | 0 | 20 | |||||
| Thomas Flowers | 2 | 40 | 20.0 | 0 | 26 | |||||
| Ramarcus Brown | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 0 | 17 | |||||
| Prince Miller | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Team | 1 | |||||||||
| 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| CJ Byrd | 0 | 12 | 0.0 | 1 | 12 | |||||
| Asher Allen | 19 | 420 | 22.1 | 0 | 36 | |||||
| Thomas Brown | 15 | 379 | 25.3 | 1 | 99 | |||||
| Danny Ware | 2 | 30 | 15.0 | 0 | 15 | |||||
| M. Washington | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 0 | 8 | |||||
| Jason Johnson | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 | |||||
| Prince Miller | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | 10 | |||||
| Kregg Lumpkin | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 11 | |||||
| Benjamin Boyd | 0 | |||||||||
| 0.0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Total | 34 | 505 | 14.9 | 3 | 86 | 41 | 868 | 21.2 | 1 | 99 |
| Opponents | 20 | 186 | 9.3 | 1 | 54 | 50 | 1093 | 21.9 | 0 | 53 |
Field Goals
| Name | FGM-FGA | Pct | 01-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50-99 | Lg | Blk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brandon Coutu | 13-14 | 92.91 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 5-5 | 3-3 | 3-4 | 55 | 0 |
| Andy Bailey | 5-8 | 62.5 | 1-1 | 3-3 | 1-2 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 34 | 0 |
| Gordon Ely-Kelso | 1-2 | 50.0 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 34 | 0 |
Final ranking
Georgia's victories over ranked opponents its final three games of the 2006 season allowed the Bulldogs to regain a spot in the final AP PollAP Poll
The Associated Press College Poll refers to weekly rankings of the top 25 NCAA teams in one of three Division I college sports: football, men's basketball and women's basketball. The rankings are compiled by polling sportswriters across the nation...
. The Georgia Bulldogs completed 2006 ranked number 23 in the final AP poll. Georgia has finished in the top 25 in each of Richt's six seasons as head coach.
Post-season all-star games
Mark Richt and ten Georgia players were invited to post-season all-star games.- Defensive tackle Ray Gant played in the North-South All-Star ClassicNorth-South All-Star ClassicThe North-South All-Star Classic was a postseason college football all-star game, the only edition of which took place in 2007. The game was played in Houston, Texas at the Galena Park ISD Stadium and telecast on ESPN 2....
on January 13, 2007. - Coach Richt served an assistant coach in the Hula BowlHula BowlThe Hula Bowl was an independently administered post-season invitational college football game held each year in Hawaii from 1947 to 2008. The game was last played at Aloha Stadium in the Hālawa district of Honolulu, Hawaii. At one point the longest-running sporting event in Hawaii, it had been...
game played on January 14, 2007 for the victorious East (Aina) squad. - Center Nick Jones played in the Hula Bowl.
- Punter Gordon Ely-Kelso played in the Hula Bowl.
- Linebacker Danny Verdun Wheeler played in the Hula Bowl.
- Linebacker Jarvis Jackson was to play in the cancelled Las Vegas Bowl on January 15, 2007.
- Offensive lineman Daniel Inman played in the Las Vegas Bowl.
- Rover Tra Battle played in the Las Vegas Bowl.
- Tight end Martrez Milner played in the Senior BowlSenior BowlThe Senior Bowl is a post-season college football exhibition game played in Mobile, Alabama which showcases the best NFL Draft prospects of those collegiate players who have completed their eligibility. First played in 1950 in Jacksonville, Florida, the game moved to Mobile's Ladd Peebles Stadium...
on January 27, 2007. - Defensive end Quentin Moses played in the Senior Bowl.
- Linebacker Tony Taylor played in the Senior Bowl.