HEAD COACH MARK RICHT Under Richt’s direction, the FSU offense had been a national leader. In this seven years as offensive coordinator, the Seminoles finished in the nation’s top five in scoring offense on five occasions, top 12 in total offense five times, and top 12 in passing offense five times. His 2000 offense finished the regular season ranked first nationally in total offense (549.0 ypg), first in passing offense (384.0 ypg), and third in scoring offense (42.4 ppg). Richt sent six FSU quarterbacks into the NFL between 1987 and 2000. In addition to Weinke (Carolina Panthers), Washington Redskin Casey Weldon was the runner-up for the Heisman Trophy in 1991. His teammate at FSU, Brad Johnson (now Richt’s brother-inlaw), was a Pro Bowl selection for Washington in 2000 and led the Tampa Bay Bucs to the Super Bowl title in 2003. Other Richt pro proteges include Danny Kanell (New York Giants), Danny McManus (Kansas City Chiefs) and Peter Tom Willis (Chicago Bears). A native of Omaha, Nebraska, Richt played QB for the Miami Hurricanes under Howard
Winningest Active Division I-A Coaches By Winning % In FBS Games, Minimum 100 Coach, Curr. School
Yrs W L T Pct. Bowls
1. Urban Meyer, OSU
11 115 23 0 .833 7-1
2. Bob Stoops, OU
14 149 37 0 .801 7-8
3. Gary Patterson, TCU 12 116 36 0 .763 7-5 4. MARK RICHT, UGA 12 118 40 0 .747 8-4
Schnellenberger. Het spent most of his career at Miami as a backup to former Buffalo Bills star Jim Kelly. In one of Richt’s years at Miami, his QB teammates included Kelly, Vinny Testaverde, Bernie Kosar, and quarterbacks coach Earl Morral. Richt is married to the former Katharyn Francis of Tallahassee. The couple have four children - Jonathan (3/11/90), a senior quarterback at Mars Hill College, David (12/1/94), Zach (5/15/96), and Anya (2/13/97). Jon was married to the former Anna Cearley, in May 2010.
20 Victories When Tied Or Trailing Late
Year Opponent Start of 4th Qtr. Final 2001 @#6 Tennessee 17-17 26-24 2001 Kentucky 29-29 43-29 2002 Clemson 28-21 31-28 2002 @ #22 Alabama 25-24 27-25 2002 @ #24 Auburn 21-17 24-21 2003 UAB 13-13 16-13 2004 vs. ^Purdue 27-27 (end of 4th) 34-27 OT 2004 @ S. Carolina 16-13 20-16 2005 @ #20 Ga. Tech 7-7 14-7 2006 Colorado 13-0 14-13 2006 #16 Ga. Tech 12-7 (8:50 4th) 15-12 2006 #14 *Va. Tech 21-13 31-24 2007 @ #16 Alabama 20-20 (end of 4th) 26-23 OT 2007 @ Vanderbilt 17-14 20-17 2008 @ Kentucky 38-35 (12:09 4th) 42-38 2008 @ Auburn 13-10 (11:05 4th) 17-13 2009 Arizona State 17-14 20-17 2009 #25 Auburn 24-24 (14:11 4th) 31-24 2011 vs. Florida 20-17 24-20 2012 vs. #23 ^Nebraska 31-31 45-31
^Capital One Bowl, Orlando, Fla.; *The largest comeback under Richt was 18 points against Va. Tech in the 2006 Chick-fil-A Bowl. Georgia trailed 21-3 at the half.
Special Teams Under Richt Georgia has blocked 21 Punts, 13 Field Goals and 4 PATs since 2001 and converted them in to 137 points. 2012 (5): 2 Punts, 1 PAT, 2 FGs = 16 points 2011 (3): 2 Punts, 1 PAT = 7 points 2010 (1): 1 Punt = 7 points. 2009 (5): 2 Punt, 1 PAT, 2 FG = 12 points. 2008 (2): 2 Punts = 7 points. 2007 (1): 1 Punt = 7 points. 2006 (2): 1 Punt, 1 FG = 7 points. 2005 (2): 2 Punts = 14 points. 2004 (2): 2 Punts = 7 points. 2003 (7): 4 FGs, 2 Punts, 1 PAT = 17 points. 2002 (9): 5 Punts, 4 FGs = 40 points. (Set school record) 2001 (2): 1 Punt, 1 PAT = 3 points. The Bulldogs have 17 Special Teams TDs plus four safeties in the last 12 seasons. There is one current Bulldog who has scored a Special Teams TD: Todd Gurley: 100-yard kickoff return against Buffalo in 2012.
RICHT IN RARE COMPANY
Mark Richt is one of only five men in NCAA Division IA history to record 115 or more wins in his first 12 seasons as a head coach. Coach (1st 12 Seasons) ...........................School(s), Record 1st 12 Seasons Bob Stoops (1999-2010) ............ Oklahoma, 129-31 Gary Patterson (*2001-2012)...............TCU, 116-36 Tom Osborne (1973-84)............ Nebraska, 118-27-2 Mark Richt (2001-2012).............. Georgia, 118-40 Barry Switzer (1973-84)..........Oklahoma, 115-23-4 * - debuted as head coach in 2000 Mobile Alabama Bowl loss
Building a Family
(Front: l-r) Mark, Katharyn; Back: Anna, Jon, Anya, Zach, David
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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 needs 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 Zach and Anya, in tow. “They have been a special blessing to all our family,” said Katharyn.