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2016 Georgia Bulldogs football team
American college football season
The 2016 Georgia Bulldogs football team represented the University of Georgia in the 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Bulldogs played their home games at Sanford Stadium. They were members of the Eastern Division of the Southeastern Conference. They were led by first-year head coach Kirby Smart. They finished the season 8–5, 4–4 in SEC play to finish in a three-way tie for second place in the Eastern Division. They were invited to the Liberty Bowl where they defeated TCU.
Quick Facts Georgia Bulldogs football, Liberty Bowl champion ...
| 2016 Georgia Bulldogs football | |
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Liberty Bowl champion | |
Liberty Bowl, W 31–23 vs. TCU | |
| Conference | Southeastern Conference |
| Division | Eastern Division |
| Record | 8–5 (4–4 SEC) |
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| Offensive coordinator | Jim Chaney (1st season) |
| Co-offensive coordinator | James Coley (1st season) |
| Offensive scheme | Pro-style |
| Defensive coordinator | Mel Tucker (1st season) |
| Base defense | 3–4 |
| Captain | Nick Chubb Brandon Kublanow Sony Michel Maurice Smith |
| Home stadium | Sanford Stadium |
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| No. 14 Florida x | 6 | – | 2 | 9 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 22 Tennessee | 4 | – | 4 | 9 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgia | 4 | – | 4 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kentucky | 4 | – | 4 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Carolina | 3 | – | 5 | 6 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vanderbilt | 3 | – | 5 | 6 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Missouri* | 2 | – | 6 | 4 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| West Division | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 2 Alabama x$^ | 8 | – | 0 | 14 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 24 Auburn | 5 | – | 3 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 13 LSU | 5 | – | 3 | 8 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas A&M | 4 | – | 4 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arkansas | 3 | – | 5 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mississippi State | 3 | – | 5 | 6 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ole Miss* | 2 | – | 6 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Championship: Alabama 54, Florida 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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After the 2015 regular season, Georgia's athletic director Greg McGarity fired head coach Mark Richt after 15 seasons with an overall 145–51 record. Richt was replaced with former Georgia football player Kirby Smart, who, at the time, was Alabama's defensive coordinator. Smart played for the Bulldogs from 1995 to 1998 for coaches Ray Goff and Jim Donnan and was defensive coordinator at Alabama from 2008 to 2015 under head coach Nick Saban. Jeremy Pruitt, who was defensive coordinator for Georgia from 2014 to 2015, accepted a position as the defensive coordinator for Alabama to replace Smart.
More information US college sports recruiting information for 2016 recruits, Name ...
| US college sports recruiting information for 2016 recruits | ||||||
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| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
| Isaac Nauta #1 TE |
Bradenton, FL | IMG Academy | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 235 lb (107 kg) | Jan 9, 2016 | |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: | ||||||
| Mecole Hardman #2 ATH |
Elberton, GA | Elbert County High School | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | 171 lb (78 kg) | Feb 3, 2016 | |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: | ||||||
| Jacob Eason #1 QB |
Lake Stevens, WA | Lake Stevens High School | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 207 lb (94 kg) | Jul 9, 2014 | |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: | ||||||
| Charlie Woerner #4 ATH |
Tiger, GA | Rabun County High School | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 220 lb (100 kg) | Jul 23, 2015 | |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: | ||||||
| Javon Wims #3 WR (JC) |
Miami, FL | Hinds C.C. (MS) | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 205 lb (93 kg) | Nov 8, 2015 | |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: | ||||||
| Julian Rochester #8 DT |
Powder Springs, GA | McEachern High School | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 327 lb (148 kg) | May 28, 2015 | |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: | ||||||
| Riley Ridley #39 WR |
Deerfield Beach, FL | Deerfield Beach High School | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | Jan 7, 2016 | |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: | ||||||
| Chauncey Manac #17 DE |
Homerville, GA | Clinch County High School | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 252 lb (114 kg) | Sep 27, 2014 | |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: | ||||||
| Jaleel Laguins #11 ILB |
Watkinsville, GA | Oconee County High School | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 210 lb (95 kg) | Aug 8, 2015 | |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: | ||||||
| Elijah Holyfield #11 RB |
Atlanta, GA | Woodward Academy | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | Sep 4, 2015 | |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: | ||||||
| Ben Cleveland #13 OG |
Toccoa, GA | Stephens County High School | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 327 lb (148 kg) | Jul 9, 2014 | |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: | ||||||
| Tyler Clark #30 DT |
Americus, GA | Americus-Sumter County High School | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 290 lb (130 kg) | May 15, 2015 | |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: | ||||||
| Michail Carter #9 DT |
Jackson, GA | Jackson High School | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 288 lb (131 kg) | Feb 3, 2016 | |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: | ||||||
| Tyler Simmons #87 WR |
Powder Springs, GA | McEachern High School | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | 191 lb (87 kg) | Feb 3, 2016 | |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: | ||||||
| Tyrique McGhee #45 CB |
Fort Valley, GA | Peach County High School | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | 168 lb (76 kg) | Feb 22, 2015 | |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: | ||||||
| David Marshall #25 DT |
Thomaston, GA | Upson-Lee High School | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 255 lb (116 kg) | Feb 3, 2016 | |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: | ||||||
| Solomon Kindley #40 OG |
Jacksonville, FL | Raines High School | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 345 lb (156 kg) | Jan 25, 2016 | |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: | ||||||
| Chad Clay #18 CB |
Suwanee, GA | Peachtree Ridge High School | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | 169 lb (77 kg) | May 8, 2015 | |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: | ||||||
| Chris Barnes #19 OG |
Leesburg, GA | Lee County High School | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 274 lb (124 kg) | Apr 11, 2015 | |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: | ||||||
| Marshall Long #10 K |
China Grove, NC | South Rowan High School | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 230 lb (100 kg) | Jan 31, 2016 | |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: | ||||||
| Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 10 Rivals: 9 247Sports: 7 ESPN: 7 | ||||||
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National Signing Day was on February 3, 2016.
Georgia announced its 2016 football schedule on October 29, 2015. The 2016 schedule consisted of 6 home, 4 away, and 2 neutral site games in the regular season. The Bulldogs hosted SEC foes Auburn, Tennessee, and Vanderbilt, and traveled to Kentucky, Missouri, Ole Miss, and South Carolina. Georgia went against Florida in Jacksonville, Florida.[1]
The Bulldogs had hosted three of their four non–conference games, which were against Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets and the North Carolina Tar Heels both from the Atlantic Coast Conference, Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns from the Sun Belt Conference, and Nicholls State Colonels from the Southland Conference.[2]
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| September 3 | 5:30 p.m. | vs. No. 22 North Carolina* | No. 18 | ESPN | W 33–24 | 75,405 | |
| September 10 | 12:00 p.m. | Nicholls State* | No. 9 | SECN | W 26–24 | 92,746 | |
| September 17 | 7:30 p.m. | at Missouri | No. 16 | SECN | W 28–27 | 57,098 | |
| September 24 | 12:00 p.m. | at No. 23 Ole Miss | No. 12 | ESPN | L 14–45 | 65,483 | |
| October 1 | 3:30 p.m. | No. 11 Tennessee | No. 25 |
| CBS | L 31–34 | 92,746 |
| October 9[a] | 2:30 p.m.[3] | at South Carolina | SECN | W 28–14 | 77,221 | ||
| October 15 | 12:00 p.m. | Vanderbilt |
| SECN | L 16–17 | 92,746 | |
| October 29 | 3:30 p.m. | vs. No. 14 Florida | CBS | L 10–24 | 84,681 | ||
| November 5 | 7:30 p.m. | at Kentucky | SECN | W 27–24 | 62,507 | ||
| November 12 | 3:30 p.m. | No. 8 Auburn |
| CBS | W 13–7 | 92,746 | |
| November 19 | 12:00 p.m. | Louisiana–Lafayette* |
| SECN | W 35–21 | 92,746 | |
| November 26 | 12:00 p.m. | Georgia Tech* |
| SECN | L 27–28 | 92,746 | |
| December 30 | 12:00 p.m. | vs. TCU* | ESPN | W 31–23 | 51,087 | ||
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- ^[a] The game between Georgia and South Carolina had been originally scheduled for October 8, 2016, but was postponed due to Hurricane Matthew and played on October 9, 2016.
vs North Carolina
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| #22 Tar Heels | 0 | 10 | 14 | 0 | 24 |
| #18 Bulldogs | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 33 |
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Nicholls State
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| Colonels | 0 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 24 |
| #9 Bulldogs | 7 | 3 | 16 | 0 | 26 |
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At Missouri
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| #16 Bulldogs | 7 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 28 |
| Tigers | 10 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 27 |
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See also: 2016 Missouri Tigers football team
At Ole Miss
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| #12 Bulldogs | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 |
| #23 Rebels | 17 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 45 |
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See also: 2016 Ole Miss Rebels football team
Tennessee
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| #11 Volunteers | 0 | 7 | 7 | 20 | 34 |
| #25 Bulldogs | 7 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 31 |
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At South Carolina
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| Bulldogs | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 28 |
| Gamecocks | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 |
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Vanderbilt
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| Commodores | 7 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 17 |
| Bulldogs | 3 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 16 |
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vs Florida
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| Gators | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 24 |
| Bulldogs | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
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At Kentucky
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| Bulldogs | 7 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 27 |
| Wildcats | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 24 |
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See also: 2016 Kentucky Wildcats football team
Auburn
See also: 2016 Auburn Tigers football team and Deep South's Oldest Rivalry
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| Auburn | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Georgia | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 13 |
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Auburn Tigers (7–2) at Georgia Bulldogs (5–4)
at Sanford Stadium • Athens, Georgia
- Date: November 12
- Game time: 3:30 p.m. EDT
- Game weather: Fair • 62 °F (17 °C) • Wind gusts 20 miles per hour (32 km/h; 17 kn)
- Game attendance: 92,746
- Referee: Ken Williamson
- Box Score
Louisiana–Lafayette
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| Ragin' Cajuns | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 21 |
| Bulldogs | 14 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 35 |
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Georgia Tech
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| Yellow Jackets | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 28 |
| Bulldogs | 7 | 7 | 13 | 0 | 27 |
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TCU–Liberty Bowl
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| Bulldogs | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 31 |
| Horned Frogs | 9 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 23 |
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Further information: 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings
- "Bulldogs' 2016 Football Schedule Announced" (Press release). University of Georgia Department of Athletics. October 29, 2015. Retrieved November 27, 2015.
- "2016 Georgia Bulldogs Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved November 27, 2015.