2017 Season Review
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the matchup UGA Avg. OU 34.9 Scoring Offense ^44.9 *13.2 Scoring Defense 25.0 +5 Turnover Margin +5 433.6 Total Offense ^^583.3 263.5 Rushing Offense 215.9 170.1 Passing Offense 367.4 9.4 Punt Returns 5.7 24.6 Kickoff Returns 19.6 *ranks No. 3 nationally; ^ranks No. 4 nationally; ^^ranks No. 1 nationally
Rose Bowl HISTORY 1/1/43
#2 UGA def. #13 UCLA
W, 9-0
%UGA declared National Champions by six polls recognized by the NCAA.
on the call TELEVISION: ESPN - Chris Fowler (PxP), Kirk Herbstreit (analyst), Maria Taylor and Tom Rinaldi (sidelines) NATIONAL RADIO: ESPN - TBA LOCAL RADIO: Georgia Bulldog Sports Network (IMG) - Scott Howard (play-by-play); Eric Zeier (color analyst); Chuck Dowdle (sideline) SiriusXM RADIO: TBA ONLINE: GTV on georgiadogs.com SECN Replays: TBA
sid contacts GEORGIA - Claude Felton (706) 542-1621; cfelton@sports.uga.edu OKLAHOMA - Mike Houck (405) 325-8227; mhouck@ou.edu
2017 schedule Sept. 2 Sept. 9 Sept. 16 Sept. 23 Sept. 30 Oct. 7 Oct. 14 Oct. 28 Nov. 4 Nov. 11 Nov. 18 Nov. 25
Dec. 2 Jan. 1
Appalachian State (ESPN) @ #24 Notre Dame (NBC) Samford (SECN ALT) #17 *Miss. State (ESPN) @ *Tennessee (CBS) @ *Vanderbilt (ESPN) *Missouri (SECN) vs. ^*Florida (CBS) *South Carolina (CBS) @ #10 *Auburn (CBS) *Kentucky (CBS) @ Georgia Tech (ABC)
$#4 Auburn (CBS) !#2 Oklahoma (ESPN)
W, 31-10 W, 20-19 W, 42-14 W, 31-3 W, 41-0 W, 45-14 W, 53-28 W, 42-7 W, 24-10 L, 40-17 W, 42-13
W, 38-7 W, 28-7 5:10 pm ET
*SEC game; ^EverBank Field (Jacksonville, Fla.); $SEC Championship Game - Mercedes-Benz Stadium (Atlanta); !CFP Semifinal: Rose Bowl - Rose Bowl Stadium (Pasadena, Calif.)
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2017 SEC Champions
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#3 seed georgIa (12-1) vs. #2 seed Oklahoma (12-1) Jan. 1, 2018, 5:10 p.m. ET - ESPN Rose Bowl Stadium (89,105) Pasadena, Calif.
www.georgiadogs.com SEC Champion Bulldogs In âThe Granddaddy of Them Allâ
Georgia will be making just its second appearance in the Rose Bowl, also known as âThe Granddaddy of Them Allâ as the oldest bowl game. It was first played in 1902 and has been played continuously since 1916. The Rose Bowl and Sugar Bowl serve as the College Football Playoff (CFP) semifinals this season. The winners of the semifinals advance to the CFP National Championship Game on Monday, Jan. 8, at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta. Georgia won the 2017 SEC title in Mercedes-Benz Stadium on Dec. 2. The Bulldogs are making their 53rd overall and 21st consecutive appearance in a bowl game. Georgiaâs bowl record is 30-19-3. Currently, 30 bowl wins and 21 straight bowl outings rank third nationally. Last season, Georgia registered a 31-23 win over TCU in the AutoZone Liberty Bowl. This season marks Georgiaâs first appearance in the CFP. In Georgiaâs only previous appearance in the Rose Bowl, the Bulldogs defeated UCLA, 9-0, on Jan. 1, 1943 to win a national championship with a final mark of 11-1.
Only Three Bulldog Squads With A Dozen Victories
There have been only three teams in Georgia history to register at least 12 wins in a season. Vince Dooleyâs 1980 national champions went 12-0, capped by a 17-10 win over Notre Dame in the Sugar Bowl. Mark Richtâs 2002 SEC Championship squad finished with a school record 13-1 mark after defeating Florida State in the Sugar Bowl. This season, Kirby Smartâs SEC Championship squad enters the Rose Bowl with a 12-1 record.
How The SEC Was Won
The Bulldogs earned a spot in the CFP by going 12-1 and winning the SEC in year two of the Kirby Smart era. The Bulldogs beat every team on their schedule after winning a rematch 28-7 against then No. 4 Auburn in the SEC Championship Game in Atlanta on Dec. 2 at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. It was the Bulldogs 13th SEC title in school history and that tally trails only Alabama (26) for most since the league formed in 1933. Georgiaâs 31-member senior class has a record of 40-12. The Bulldogs outscored their SEC Eastern Division opponents 247-72 or by an average 41-12 this season. For the first time since the league split into divisions in 1992, the Bulldogs went a perfect 6-0 versus the SEC East. Against the Western Division, Georgia beat No. 17 Miss. State 31-3 in Athens, fell to No. 10 Auburn 40-17 on the road and then won the rematch in Atlanta.
Points To Ponder
In 10 of Georgiaâs 12 victories this season, the margin of victory has been at least 21 points. The two exceptions came in a 20-19 road win over then No. 24 Notre Dame and a 24-10 home victory over South Carolina. Georgia ranks third nationally in scoring defense while Oklahoma is fourth nationally in scoring offense. The Bulldog defense posted second half shutouts in road wins over Georgia Tech and versus No. 4 Auburn in the SEC title game. The Bulldogs have not had a turnover in their past two games. In its only loss of the year coming at then No. 10 Auburn, Georgia was held to 17 points and 230 yards of total offense. In the rematch for the SEC crown, Georgia scored 28 points and had 421 yards of total offense. Also, the Bulldog defense allowed just 259 yards on 63 plays after the Tigers tallied 488 yards on 71 plays in the first meeting.
Bulldogs Face Sooners For The First Time
The 2018 Rose Bowl will mark Georgiaâs first meeting with Big 12 Champion Oklahoma. The Sooners enter the CFP as the No. 2 seed with a 12-1 record. Led by first-year head coach Lincoln Riley, the Sooners have won eight in a row and 18 of their past 19 games going back to last year. OU won its third straight Big 12 title with a 41-17 victory of No. 11 TCU on Dec. 2. This will be the Sooners second-ever Rose Bowl. They defeated Washington State 34-14 in 2003. OU will be making its 19th straight bowl appearance. The lone blemish on the Sooners ledger this season came on Oct. 7 against Iowa State (38-31). OU has a road win over No. 2 Ohio State (31-16), claimed a road shootout over No. 11 Okla. State (62-52) and a pair of wins over nationally-ranked TCU.
2017 Georgia Bulldogs ⢠College Football Playoff Guide
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