Head Coach Mark Richt Building a Family
Richt married Katharyn in 1987. They have four children. Two came along the usual way — Jon and David. But two came in a very special way. “We were in Sunday School class one day talking about the ills of society,” said Richt. “We explored questions like ‘who’s in charge of taking care of the poor and the elderly.’ We felt like the church should do its share.” Also, Katharyn’s brother and sister-in-law had previously adopted children from the Ukraine. Months later, Katharyn was in the Ukraine, a former republic of the Soviet Union, arranging the adoption of two children, classmates in the same orphanage. She spent 31 days there while Mark spent about eight days. When they returned in July, 1999, they had Zack and Anya, in tow. “They have been a special blessing to all our family,” said Katharyn.
(Front: l-r) Mark, Katharyn; Back: Anna, Jon, Anya, Zach, David
In the Richt Era (2001-11) AP All-SEC Total LSU.................................... 82 Georgia........................ 73 Florida................................ 71 Alabama............................. 61 Arkansas............................. 60 Auburn............................... 56 Tennessee........................... 53 Kentucky............................ 39 Ole Miss............................. 32 S. Carolina.......................... 29 Miss. State.......................... 27 Vanderbilt........................... 20
Coaches All-SEC 1st Team LSU.................................... 44 Alabama............................. 42 Georgia........................ 40 Florida................................ 36 Auburn............................... 32 Arkansas............................. 28 Tennessee........................... 22 Kentucky............................ 16 Ole Miss............................. 16 S. Carolina.......................... 14 Vanderbilt............................. 8 Miss. State............................ 6
NFL Draftees.............. Totals Georgia........................ 57 LSU.................................... 56 Florida................................ 54 Tennessee........................... 48 Alabama............................. 41 Auburn............................... 35 S. Carolina.......................... 30 Arkansas............................. 26 Ole Miss............................. 21 Miss. State.......................... 15 Kentucky............................ 14 Vanderbilt........................... 10
AP All-SEC 1st Team Georgia........................ 41 LSU.................................... 39 Florida................................ 36 Alabama............................. 36 Auburn............................... 29 Arkansas............................. 23 Tennessee........................... 22 Kentucky............................ 19 Ole Miss............................. 16 S. Carolina.......................... 13 Miss. State.......................... 10 Vanderbilt............................. 8
Freshman All-SEC Totals Arkansas............................. 32 Georgia........................ 31 Vanderbilt........................... 29 Alabama............................. 29 Florida................................ 27 Tennessee........................... 27 Miss. State.......................... 26 LSU.................................... 24 Auburn............................... 23 S. Carolina.......................... 20 Kentucky............................ 18 Ole Miss............................. 16
NFL 1st Round Totals Florida................................ 10 Tennessee........................... 10 Georgia.......................... 9 LSU...................................... 9 Auburn................................. 8 Alabama............................... 7 Arkansas............................... 6 Ole Miss............................... 5 S. Carolina............................ 3 Vanderbilt............................. 2 Kentucky.............................. 1 Miss. State............................ 1
Coaches All-SEC Total LSU.................................... 82 Alabama............................. 78 Florida................................ 78 Georgia........................ 75 Auburn............................... 54 Arkansas............................. 54 Tennessee........................... 53 Kentucky............................ 40 Ole Miss............................. 30 S. Carolina.......................... 30 Vanderbilt........................... 29 Miss. State.......................... 21
1st TeamAll-Americans Totals LSU.................................... 20 Alabama............................. 18 Florida................................ 17 Georgia........................ 15 Auburn............................... 11 Tennessee........................... 11 Arkansas............................... 8 S. Carolina............................ 5 Ole Miss............................... 4 Kentucky.............................. 2 Vanderbilt............................. 1 Miss. State............................ 0
National Awards Won LSU.................................... 10 Florida.................................. 9 Alabama............................... 8 Auburn................................. 6 Georgia.......................... 5 Kentucky.............................. 4 Ole Miss............................... 4 Arkansas............................... 3. Miss. State............................ 1 Tennessee............................. 1 S. Carolina............................ 0 Vanderbilt............................. 0
(AP, FWAA, TSN, Walter Camp, AFCA)
Only Coaches To Win Two SEC Titles in First Five Years Frank Thomas, Alabama (1933, ’34) Bernie Moore, LSU (1935, ’36) Vince Dooley, Georgia (1966, ’68) Steve Spurrier, Florida (1991, ’93) Nick Saban, LSU (2001, ’03) MARK RICHT, GEORGIA (2002, ’05) Urban Meyer, Florida (2006, ’08) Only SEC Coaches To Record Four Straight 10-Win Seasons Paul “Bear” Bryant, Alabama (1971-74, 1977-80) Vince Dooley, Georgia (1980-83) Phillip Fulmer, Tennessee (1995-98) MARK RICHT, GEORGIA (2002-05) Steve Spurrier, Florida (1993-98)
Inside the Numbers Under Richt
Record (*SEC).................................. 106-37 (62-30) Home/Away/Neutral................... 56-13/38-10/12-14 Versus Ranked Teams (H/A/N)...... 10-10/12-5/9-11 Versus Top 10 Teams (H/A/N)............... 1-2/4-3/3-7 Day/Night...............................................75-25/31-12 After Bye Week.................................................. 13-4 SEC East/*West/Non-Conf.......... 35-19/27-11/44-7 Conference Record (H/A/*N)........ 27-12/30-8/5-10 Score First/Opp. Scores First...............81-13/25-24 Leading/Trailing/Tied at Half......... 84-9/18-25/4-3 Leading/Tr./Tied after 3rd Q............. 92-6/9-31/5-0 Scoring < 18 Pts. / 18 + Pts....................11-22/95-15 Allowing less than 20 Pts................................... 75-9 Allowing 20+/30+ Pts...............................23-12/8-17 Rushing for less than 100 yards..................... 14-16 Rushing for over 100 yards............................. 92-21 Rushing for 200+ yards..................................... 24-2 Passing for 300+ yards...................................... 21-5 Totaling less than 300 yards............................ 19-15 400+ yards of Total Offense.............................. 54-8 Allowing less than 100 yds. rushing................. 60-4 Allowing less than 300 yds. Total Off............... 65-8 Allowing 400+ yds. total offense..................... 12-12 Having 100-yard rusher.................................... 46-5 Opp. have 100-yard rusher............................. 14-16 No turnovers / takeaways..........................24-1/9-12 Overtime Games.................................................. 2-1 In August/September.................................3-0/32-10 In October........................................................ 32-12 In November.................................................... 29-10 In December......................................................... 5-4 In January............................................................ 5-1 * - includes 2002 SEC Championship Game win over #22 Arkansas; 2003 SEC Championship Game loss to #3 LSU; 2005 SEC Championship Game win over #3 LSU; 2011 SEC Championship Game loss to #1 LSU
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