2016 Georgia Football Media Guide
TABLE OF CONTENTS General Information....................... 2 Media Guidelines........................... 3 Radio Network............................... 4 Media Outlets................................. 5
2016 PREVIEW
Outlook.......................................6-7 Rosters........................................8-9 Pronunciation Guide...................... 9 2016 Squad Breakdown............... 10 Dog Tracks (Notes).................11-14 2016 Opponent Comp. Schedule... 15
COACHING STAFF
Kirby Smart.............................16-17 Assistant Coaches and Support Staff.........................18-32
2016 PLAYERS
2016 Bulldogs.........................33-54 2016 Signees...........................55-57
2015 SEASON REVIEW
Georgia Stats...........................58-59 Game by Game Indiv. Stats......... 60 Defensive Game-by-Game............61 Game-by-Game Participation.......62 Game-by-Game Team Stats......... 63 Superlatives, Kicking Stats.......... 64 The Last Time.............................. 65 Game Summaries....................66-72
A LOOK AT GEORGIA FOOTBALL
Georgia Football.....................73-75 Opportunity for Success............... 76 Preparations for Success.............. 77 Rankin Smith Student Center....... 77 What Parents Say....................78-79 Bowl Bound............................80-81 Bulldogs in the NFL................82-87 What the Pros Say...................88-89 Butts-Mehre Heritage Hall.........90-91 Locker Room & Lounge.............. 91 Sanford Stadium........................... 92 Woodruff Practice Fields............. 93 Strength & Conditioning.........94-94 Athletic Training.....................96-97 Bulldogs in Spotlight.................. 98-99 Georgia Tradition................100-101 Coaches Pledge.......................... 101 CHAMPS/Life Skills................. 102 Accent on Service .............103-104 Bulldogs on the Field................. 105 Walk-ons.................................... 106 East Campus Village.................. 107 This is UGA/Athens............108-109 Famous Classmates/Celebrity........ 110
RECORD BOOK
Individual Records..............111-124 Individual Career Stats............... 123 Individual Def. Records............ .124 Team Records......................125-127
Overtime/Notable Drives........... 128 Opponent Records/Margin of Victory/Defeat..................... 129 4th Quarter Comebacks.............. 130 Record vs. Ranked Opponents/Streaks............131-133 Annual Team Yardage................ 134 Georgia’s Longest...................... 135 Homecoming Games.................. 135 SEC Statistical Champs............. 136
ACADEMICS
NCAA Honors Program............. 137 Accent on Academics................. 138 Academic All-SEC..................... 139
HISTORY & TRADITION
Attendance Records................... 141 Sanford Stadium..................142-143 Starting Lineups since 1957..................................144-148 Lettermen............................149-157 All Star Games........................... 157 Georgia vs. All Opponents.......... 158 Yearly Scores......................159-164 Series Records.....................165-170 JV Bulldogs................................ 170 Captains...............................171-172 All-Time Asst. Coaches............. 172 Former Head Coaches.........173-175 Former AD's............................... 175 Faculty Reps............................... 176 All-Southern Conf...................... 176 All-SEC...............................176-177 Freshman All-SEC..................... 177 All-Americans.....................178-183 Freshman All-Americans........... 183 Herschel Walker ....................... 184 Sinkwich/Trippi/Sapp................ 185 NFL Bulldogs......................186-189 College Hall of Fame................. 190 National Champions................... 191 Winningest 1-A Teams/ SEC Titles/Milestones.............. 192 Poll History.........................193-194 TV Appearances..................195-196 Artificial Turf............................. 196 Bulldogs Spotlight..............197-200
BOWL HISTORY
Bowl Records/SEC Championships.....................201-202
THE UNIVERSITY
Georgia Traditions..................... 203 Uga Mascots........................204-206 SEC/Band/Cheerleaders............. 207
STAFF
UGA Pres. Jere Morehead.......... 208 UGA Athletic Board................... 208 J. Reid Parker Dir. of Athletics..... 209 Senior Staff................................ 209 Support Staff.............................. 210
INDEX
Academics................. 101, 137-140 Accent on Service............. 103-104 All-Americans................... 178-183 Freshman All-Americans.......183 All-Southern Conf.....................176 All-SEC............................. 176-177 All-Star Games..........................157 Artificial Turf............................196 Athens............................... 108-109 Athletic Board...........................208 Athletic Directors..............175, 209 Athletic Training................... 96-97 Attendance Records..................141 Band, Redcoat...........................207 Beamer, Shane............................20 Bowl Tradition...................... 80-81 Bowl Records......... 80-81, 201-202 Bulldogs on the Field................105 Bulldogs Spotlight...... 98, 197-199 Bullpups vs. Baby Jackets.........170 Butts-Mehre Heritage Hall.... 90-91 Captains............................. 171-172 Cavan, Mike................................29 Celebrities.................................110 Champions, National ................191 SEC ....................................3, 198 Champ. History.................188, 198 Champs/Life Skills...................102 Chaney, Jim.................................18 Cheerleaders..............................207 Circle of Honor.........................198 Coaches, Assistant................ 18-26 Asst. Coaches, All-Time..........172 Head Coach, Current........... 16-17 Head Coaches, Former..... 173-175 Coaches Pledge.........................103 Coley, James...............................21 Colors........................................182 Courson, Ron..............................32 Competition...............................160 Decade Records........................129 Depth Chart.................................10 Dog Tracks (Notes)............... 11-13 Dooley, Vince....................103, 177 East Campus Village.................109 Facilities................. 92-99, 144-145 Faculty Reps......................175, 208 Game Summaries, '15........... 66-72 General Information......................2 Grads, Famous..........................110 Greene, Brett...............................30 Hall of Fame, College...............190 Homecoming Games.................135 Housing.....................................107 Jennings, Jonas............................27 Jerseys, Retired.........................185 JV Bulldogs...............................170 Lee, Josh.....................................28 Lettermen.......................... 149-157 Locker Room..............................91 Malchow, Marshall.....................28 McGarity, Greg, AD............75, 209 McGee, Dell................................22 Media Information....................3, 5 Milestones/SEC All-Time Standings/ ............................189
Morehead, Jere, President...77, 208 NFL Bulldogs......... 84-91, 186-189 Notes..................................... 11-14 Opportunities for Success...........78 Opponents............................. 60-62 Outlook, 2016........................... 6-7 What Parents Say.................. 80-81 Pittman, Sam...............................23 Players Bios.......................... 33-57 Poll History....................... 195-196 Practice Fields.............................95 Pronunciation Guide.....................9 Preparation & Success................79 Radio Network..............................4 Records Annual Team Yardage.............134 4th Quarter Comebacks...........130 Individual / Career...........111-124 Individual Def. Record............124 Longest Plays..........................135 Margin of Victory/Defeat........129 Overtime/Notable Drives........128 Opponent Records..................... 129 Record by Decade...................127 Special Teams.........................122 Team Records.................. 125-127 Wins over Ranked Opponents /Streaks.......................... 131-133 Redcoat Band............................207 Rocker, Tracy..............................24 Rosters...................................... 8-9 Sanford Stadium.......... 94, 142-143 Sapp, Theron.............................185 Schedule, 2015.......................... BC Opponent..................................59 Schumann, Glenn........................25 Scores................................ 161-166 SEC Stat Notes..........................138 Series Records................... 167-172 Sherrer, Kevin.............................26 Signees.................................. 56-58 Sinclair, Scott..............................27 Sinkwich, Frank........................185 Smart, Kirby.......................... 16-17 Southeastern Conf................3, 209 Sports Medicine.............. 33, 98-99 Staff........................ 15-33, 207-208 Senior......................................209 Support........................ 17-31, 210 Starting Lineups................ 144-148 Stats, 2015 stats..................... 58-65 Strength & Conditioning.....30, 96-97 Traditions.................. 102-103, 203 Trippi, Charley..........................185 Tucker, Mel.................................19 TV Spotlight.......................... 98-99 TV Appearances................ 195-196 Uga Mascots...................... 204-206 University ..........................110-111 Walker, Herschel ....................184 Walk-ons at UGA......................106 Weight Room........................ 96-97 Winningest 1-A Teams SEC titles................................192 Woodruff Practice Fields............95
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