General Infor mation SPORTS COMMUNICATIONS STAFF THE UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA LOCATION............................................................ Athens, Ga. FOUNDED....................................................................... 1785 PRESIDENT.......................................... Dr. Michael F. Adams FACULTY ATHLETICS REP........................David E. Shipley ENROLLMENT............................................................ 34,677 NICKNAME...............................................................Bulldogs. COLORS............................................................Red and Black STADIUM................................Sanford (92,746), natural grass CONFERENCE....................................................Southeastern MASCOT........................................................... Russ (interim) BAND................................................... Georgia Redcoat Band
SENIOR ATHLETIC STAFF
Greg McGarity.......................................................... Athletic Director Frank Crumley........................................................ Exec. Assoc. A.D. Carla Williams........................................ Executive Assoc. A.D. /SWA Claude Felton...................... Sr. Assoc. A.D./Sports Communications Glada Horvat.......................... Sr. Assoc. A.D. / Academics/Eligibility Jim Booz...................................................Sr. Assoc. A.D. /Compliance Alan Thomas.................................... Assoc. A.D. /External Operations Craig White.............................................Assoc. A.D. /Administration Ted White.......................................... Assoc. A.D. /Academic Services Matt Brachowski.................................Asst. A.D. /Event Management Charley Whittemore........................................... Asst. A.D. /Facilities Josh Brooks....................................... Assist. A.D. /Internal Operations Tim Cearley........................................... Asst. A.D. /Ticket Operations Ron Courson............................................ Asst. A.D. /Sports Medicine Mark Slonaker...............................................Exec. Dir. Bulldog Club
FOOTBALL STAFF
Mark Richt..........................................................Head Coach Rodney Garner.......Asst. Head Coach/Rec. Coord./Def. Line Todd Grantham.........Defensive Coord./Outside Linebackers Mike Bobo............................. Offensive Coord./Quarterbacks Tony Ball......................................................... Wide Receivers Will Friend....................................................... Offensive Line Scott Lakatos..........................................................Secondary John Lilly............................................................... Tight Ends Bryan McClendon...........................................Running Backs Kirk Olivadotti......................................... Inside Linebackers
SUPPORT STAFF
John Eason...................................Dir. of Player Development Brad Hutcherson.........................Dir. of Football Operations Dave Van Halanger..............................Dir. of Player Welfare Joe Tereshinski..................Dir. of Strength and Conditioning Keith Gray (Assoc.), Rex Bradberry, Thomas Brown John Kasay, Tony Gilbert..............Asst. Strength and Cond. Nick Jones, Mike Macdonald...................... Grad. Assistants Mike Kelly, Jonathan Batson............Program Coordinators Ron Courson...............................Director of Sports Medicine Emily Miller, Philip Young................. Asst. Athletic Trainers Brett Greene..............................................Video Coordinator Ann Hunt.....................Administrative Assoc. to Head Coach Connie Connelly............................................ Recruiting Asst. Ben Brandenburg.......................................... Recruiting Asst. Bryant Gantt........................................ .Program Coordinator Tammy Mettenberger......................Administrative Secretary Kevin Hynes, Thomas Settles........................Team Chaplains Bobby Lankford...........................Character Education Cord. John Meshad...........................................Equipment Manager Kevin Purvis.................................. Asst. Equipment Manager Kelly McDaniel....................................................Receptionist
Claude Felton...........Sr. Assoc. AD/Sports Communications Dir. Tim Hix.......................................... Associate Sports Comm. Dir. Christopher Lakos........................ Associate Sports Comm. Dir. Mike Mobley.................................. Associate Sports Comm. Dir. Steve Colquitt................................ Associate Sports Comm. Dir. Leland Barrow.............................. Associate Sports Comm. Dir. Tanner Tedeschi..............................Assistant Sports Comm. Dir. Ben Beaty........................................Assistant Sports Comm. Dir. Kate Burkholder......Assistant Sports Comm. Dir./Social Media Karen Huff..........................................................Office Manager Karlene Lawrence.............................. Publications Coordinator Jen Galas, Jenny Moss, Aimee Russo, Whitney Tarpy.............................................Graduate Assistants SID Student Assistants: Evan Beever, Logan Butler, Caitlin Connell, Charlotte Cornett, Nick Daly, Melanie Dark, Brandon Estroff, Joseph Feldman, Mary Catherine Finnerty, Alex Hilton, Matt Oxford, Mari Shirley, Evan Stichler (Photographer), Michael Terry, Evey Wilson (Photographer). MAIL TO: Sports Communications P.O. Box 1472 Athens, Ga. 30603-1472
OVERNIGHT MAIL TO: Sports Communications Butts-Mehre Building 1 Selig Circle Athens, Ga. 30602-4368
Sports Communications Phone: (706) 542-1621 Sports Communications FAX: (706) 542-9339
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
General Information................................................................1 Roster.................................................................................. 2-3 Depth Chart.............................................................................4 MSU At A Glance...................................................................5 Georgia/Michigan State Comparison......................................6 Game Notes....................................................................... 7-20 Georgia Stats................................................................... 21-26 2011 Georgia Game Summaries..................................... 27-39 Head Coach Mark Richt.................................................. 40-42 Assistant Coaches/Office Staff....................................... 43-44 Player Bios...................................................................... 45-71 Outback Bowl Flashback......................................................72 Bowl Records.................................................................. 73-75 Bowl History................................................................. 76-105 Uga, The Mascot Legacy............................................ 106-108 UGA President and Athletic Director.................................109 Editors: Christopher Lakos, Leland Barrow, Tanner Tedeschi, Ben Beaty Contributors: Claude Felton, Karlene Lawrence, Steve Colquitt, Karen Huff, Mike Mobley Cover Design: AdSmith Printing: EBSCO Media, Birmingham, Ala. Photography: Jimmy Cribb, Steve Colquitt, Dan Evans, Phillip Faulkner, Jim Hipple, John Kelley, Perry McIntyre Jr., Randy Miller, Parker Moore, Radi Nabulsi, Rob Saye, Ashley Strickland, UGA Public Affairs, Julianne Upchurch, Danny White, Philip Williams, Dale Zanine.
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