Georgia Football
2018 Rose bowl guide
The University of Georgia LOCATION..........................................................................................Athens, Ga. FOUNDED.......................................................................................................1785 PRESIDENT................................................ Jere W. Morehead (Georgia, JD, ‘80) FACULTY ATH. REP......................................Prof. David Shipley (Oberlin, ‘72; ...............................................................................University of Chicago, JD, ‘75) ENROLLMENT.......................................................................................... 37,606 NICKNAME............................................................................................. Bulldogs COLORS.......................................................................................... Red and Black STADIUM.........................Sanford (92,746) (natural grass-Bermuda Tifway 419) CONFERENCE.................................................................................Southeastern MASCOT.................................................................................................... UGA X BAND.................................................................................. Georgia Redcoat Band
Senior Administrative Staff Greg McGarity............................................... J. Reid Parker Director of Athletics Josh Brooks............... Executive Associate Athletic Director / Internal Operations Ted White...................Executive Associate Athletic Director / Academic Services Matt Borman......................Executive Associate Athletic Director / Development Stephanie Ransom..... Executive Associate Athletic Director / Business Operations Ron Courson...........................................Senior Associate A.D../ Sports Medicine Claude Felton...............................Senior Associate A.D./Sports Communications Glada Horvat............................... Senior Associate A.D./Academics & Eligibility Matt Brachowski............................................ Associate A.D./Event Management Tim Cearley.......................................................Associate A.D./Ticket Operations Alan Thomas.................................................. Associate A.D./External Operations Kevin Miller............................................................Associate A.D. / Bulldog Club Ford Williams............................................................Associate A.D. / Major Gifts John Bateman.................................................................Assistant A.D./Marketing Evin Beck...................................................................Assistant A.D./Development Emily Deitz...................................................................Assistant A.D./Promotions Steve Flippen...............................................................Assistant A.D./Compliance Rhonda Kilpatrick.................................. Assistant A.D./Academics & Eligibility Christie Purks................................................. Assistant A.D./Event Management Melvin Robinson............................................. Assistant A.D./Facility Operations Anna Randa..........................................................Assistant A.D./Sports Medicine Mike Bilbow.....................................................Assistant A.D. / Digital Production Scott Hallberg................................................................. Assistant A.D. / Business Mark Slonaker.......................................Exec. Dir. of Athletics Alumni Relations
Sports Communications Staff Claude Felton............. Loran Smith Sr. Assoc. AD/Sports Communications Dir. Tim Hix..............................................................Associate Sports Comm. Dir. Christopher Lakos............................................Associate Sports Comm. Dir. Mike Mobley......................................................Associate Sports Comm. Dir. Steven Colquitt..................................................Associate Sports Comm. Dir. Leland Barrow..................................................Associate Sports Comm. Dir. Tray Littlefield....................................................Assistant Sports Comm. Dir. Karra Logan.......................................................Assistant Sports Comm. Dir. Sean Stevenson...................................................Assistant Sports Comm. Dir. Kim Vachon...................................................Media Operations Coordinator Jackie Kinney............................................................Sports Comm. Assistant Austin Hannon, Ashleigh Shay.............. Sports Comm. Graduate Assistants Student Assistants: McKenzie Armes, SK Bowen, Steffenie Burns, Catherine Harris, Natalie Kanter, Andrew Keith, Molly King, Kevin Mobley, Garrett Oberkfell, McKenzie Rutan, Jacob Stansell, Caitlyn Tam, Mary Carroll Waller, Jean Louise Webb
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Contents
General Information................................................................................................... 1 Roster........................................................................................................................2-3 Depth Chart................................................................................................................. 4 Oklahoma At A Glance............................................................................................... 5 Georgia/Oklahoma Comparison............................................................................... 6 Game Notes.............................................................................................................7-14 Georgia Statistics.................................................................................................15-22 2017 Georgia Game Summaries.........................................................................23-35 Head Coach Kirby Smart....................................................................................36-37 Assistant Coaches.................................................................................................38-40 Player Bios............................................................................................................41-72 Bowl History (Appearances, Records, Recaps)...............................................73-101 Uga, The Mascot Legacy.................................................................................102-104 UGA Traditions....................................................................................................... 105 UGA President Jere W. Morehead ....................................................................... 106 J. Reid Parker Director of Athletics Greg McGarity........................................... 106 Feature Files.....................................................................................................107-128
FOOTBALL STAFF
Kirby Smart........................................................................................Head Coach Jim Chaney................................................Offensive Coordinator / Quarterbacks Mel Tucker..................................................... Defensive Coordinator / Secondary Shane Beamer............................................................. Tight Ends / Special Teams James Coley................................................................................... Wide Receivers Dell McGee.....................................................................................Running Backs Sam Pittman................................................................................... Offensive Line Tray Scott........................................................................................Defensive Line Glenn Schumann..................................................................... Inside Linebackers Kevin Sherrer........................................................................Outside Linebackers
SUPPORT STAFF
Mike Cavan.................................................. Director of Football Administration Josh Lee.............................................................. Director of Football Operations Jay Chapman.......................................Assistant Director of Football Operations Marshall Malchow.................................................. Director of Player Personnel Lukman Abdulai............................................Director of On-Campus Recruiting Christina Harris........................................ Director of Recruiting Administration Scott Sinclair............................................. Director of Strength and Conditioning Ed Ellis.............................. Senior Associate Director, Strength and Conditioning Aaron Feld.................................... Assistant Director, Strength and Conditioning Rodney Prince.............................. Assistant Director, Strength and Conditioning Jamil Walker................................ Assistant Director, Strength and Conditioning Scott Fountain....................................................................Special Teams Analyst Bryant Gantt........................................................... Director of Player Programs Jonas Jennings.................................................... Director of Player Development Bakari Guice........................................Assistant Director of Player Development Fernando Velasco................................Assistant Director of Player Development Jeremy Thomas.......................................................... Player Development Intern Luke Moore...........................................................Player Personnel Coordinator Quality Control.............................................Patrick Doherty (Offense), Blaine Miller (Defense), Will Windham (Defense), Jay Valai (Defense), Jay Johnson (Offense), Dallas Crawford (Offense) Graduate Assistants........... Jesse Stone (Offense), Travares Tillman (Defense) ...........................................William Peagler (Offense), Wendel Davis (Defense) Student Assistants..........................................................Hayden Garvin (Defense) .Adam Ray (Special Teams), Aaron Auer (Offense), Bradley Brown (Defense) Brian Vogler, Neyland Raper..............................Football Operations Assistants Ron Courson..........................Senior Associate AD / Director of Sports Medicine David Jack.....................................................................Assistant Athletic Trainer Jon Hill...........................................................................Assistant Athletic Trainer Drew Willson.................................................................Assistant Athletic Trainer Liz Smart.......................................................................Assistant Athletic Trainer Jake Stroot..........................................................Director of Football Technology Eric Black............................................. Co-Director of Football Creative Design Hannah Brinks..................................... Co-Director of Football Creative Design Clark Williams........................................ Assistant Director of Video Operations Eric Vasiloff........................................................................................Video Intern Sidney Smith.....................................Director of Football Performance Nutrition William Price............................................................................Sports Nutritionist Ann Hunt.........................................Administrative Associate to the Head Coach Hailey Tanner..................................................................Administrative Assistant John Meshad...................................................Director of Equipment Operations Kevin Purvis......................................................... Associate Equipment Manager Wil Wells.................................................................. Athletic Equipment Assistant
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