Georgia Football
Georgia Football
Did You Know? » Georgia has more combined recipients of the NCAA and National Football Foundation PostGraduate Scholarship, NCAA Top Eight Award, and Academic All-America honors than any university in the South.
» SportsIllustrated.com ranked Athens, Ga., as the second-best sports town in the country and The Sporting News ranked Athens as the second-best sports city in the SEC.
Dear Prospective Student-Athlete: As you enter your college decision-making process, you need to consider all information and choose the school that will provide you the best all-around college experience. I believe the University of Georgia can do just that!
» Georgia has been on live television 108 times in the last 10 years, including 85 nationally.
We know you have wonderful hopes and dreams of getting your degree, winning championships, playing pro ball, and growing into the man that God intended for you to become. Everything we do is geared to help you reach those goals.
» In the past 14 years, 71 Georgia players have been chosen in the annual NFL draft, including No. 1 Matthew Stafford and No. 12 Knowshon Moreno in 2009.
As stated in our coaches’ mission statement, we are dedicated in assisting our players to reach their full potential in the classroom, on the football field and in society. We have the very best coaches, strength staff, academic counselors, athletic trainers and equipment managers in the country.
» Georgia is the only school to have three different Super Bowl MVPs: Jake Scott of the Miami Dolphins, Terrell Davis of the Denver Broncos and Hines Ward of the Pittsburgh Steelers.
We also have two team chaplains to help you grow spiritually if you choose to. The bottom line is we love our players and want them to succeed. We will take good care of you if you choose us. Come and join our Bulldog family! Sincerely,
Drew Butler, 2009 winner of the Ray Guy Award as the nation’s top punter.
» A total of six National
Mark Richt Head Football Coach
Football Foundation National Scholar-Athletes played in Super Bowl XLIV, including the Saints’ Jon Stinchcomb. Matt Stinchcomb, Jon’s brother, won the Campbell Trophy in 1998 as college football’s top scholarathlete, and he played in Super Bowl XXXVIII for the Oakland Raiders – the first overall and just the second Campbell Trophy honoree to play in the Super Bowl.
“As a University, we are committed to the goal of a successful football program because it goes hand-in-hand with our goals of being among the very best in all areas of academics, research, and public service.”
“Coach Richt is a leader with great integrity and is committed to helping his players achieve greatness on and off the field. To achieve our goals, we must recruit the elite student-athletes in the country to become part of the legacy of champions.”
Dr. Michael F. Adams President
Rodney Garner Recruiting Coordinator Assistant Head Coach
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Johnny Brown December 2001
Randall Kendrick December 2001
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Dave Claasen Spring 2002
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James “Hap” Hines Spring 2002
James “Curt” McGill Spring 2002
LaBrone Mitchell Spring 2002
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Justin Reynolds Spring 2002
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Braxton Snyder Spring 2002
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