General Information THE UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA TABLE OF CONTENTS
LOCATION....................................................................................Athens, Ga. FOUNDED.................................................................................................1785 PRESIDENT.........................................................................Jere W. Morehead FACULTY ATHLETICS REP.............................................. David E. Shipley ENROLLMENT.....................................................................................35,197 NICKNAME/COLORS............................................ Bulldogs/Red and Black STADIUM........................................................Sanford (92,746), natural grass CONFERENCE...........................................................................Southeastern MASCOT/BAND............................................ Uga IX/Georgia Redcoat Band
SENIOR ATHLETIC STAFF
Greg McGarity........................................... J. Reid Parker Director of Athletics Carla Williams.......................................................Executive Assoc. A.D./SWA Jim Booz..................................................................Sr. Assoc. A.D./Compliance Ron Courson....................................................Sr. Assoc. A.D./Sports Medicine Claude Felton.................................... Sr. Assoc. A.D./Sports Communications Glada Horvat......................................Sr. Assoc. A.D./Academics & Eligibility Andy Platt.............................................Sr. Assoc. A.D./Chief Financial Officer Ted White................................................ Sr. Assoc. A.D./Student Development Mark Slonaker.............................................................Exec. Dir. Bulldog Club Matt Brachowski.............................................Assoc. A.D./Event Management Tim Cearley....................................................... Assoc. A.D./Ticket Operations Alan Thomas................................................... Assoc. A.D./External Operations John Bateman................................................................... Asst. A.D./Marketing Steve Bryant........................................................... Asst. A.D./Sports Medicine Emily Deitz..................................................................... Asst. A.D./Promotions Steve Flippen................................................................. Asst. A.D./Compliance Rhonda Kilpatrick.....................................Asst. A.D./Academics & Eligibility Stephanie Ransom............................................ Asst. A.D./Business Operations Charley Whittemore.......................................................... Asst. A.D./Facilities
FOOTBALL STAFF
Mark Richt...................................................................................... Head Coach Mike Bobo.......................................................... Offensive Coord./Quarterbacks Jeremy Pruitt..........................................................Defensive Coord./Secondary Will Friend...................................... Running Game Coordinator/Offensive Line John Lilly........................................ Offensive Special Teams Coord./Tight Ends Bryan McClendon.................................Recruiting Coordinator/Running Backs Mike Ekeler...................... Defensive Special Teams Coord./Inside Linebackers Tony Ball...................................................................................... Wide Receivers Tracy Rocker....................................................Defensive Line/Will Linebackers Kevin Sherrer.................................................. SAM Linebackers/STAR Position
SUPPORT STAFF
Brad Hutcherson......................................................Dir. of Football Operations John Eason................................................................Dir. of Player Development Dave Van Halanger.........................................................Dir. of Player Wellness Ronnie Letson............................................................... Dir. of Player Personnel Sam Petitto......................................................... Assoc. Dir. of Player Personnel Joe Tereshinski..................................................Dir. of Strength & Conditioning John Thomas.................................... Sr. Assoc. Dir. of Strength & Conditioning Sherman Armstrong............................. Assoc. Dir. of Strength & Conditioning Gus Felder.............................................. Assist. Dir. of Strength & Conditioning Buddy Collins, Chase Hudson, Alex Jackson, Jon Richt, Christian Robinson ..................................................................................................... Quality Control George Helow, Kelin Johnson........................................... Grad. Assts./Defense Dan Inman, Doug Saylor....................................................Grad. Assts./Offense Ron Courson.....................................................Sr. Assoc. A.D. /Sports Medicine Ryan McGovern........................................................ ...Sr. Asst. Athletic Trainer David Jack..........................................................................Asst. Athletic Trainer Justin Klein.............................................................................Sports Nutritionist Brett Greene..........................................................Director of Video Operations Clark Williams.............................................................. Asst. Video Coordinator John Meshad...............................................................Dir. of Athletic Equipment Kevin Purvis...............................................................Asst. Equipment Manager Bryant Gantt............................................................................. Program Director Ann Hunt..................................................Administrative Assoc. to Head Coach Connie Connelly....................................................Recruiting Program Director Ben Brandenburg, Jenna Jackson......................Recruiting Operations Coord. Adam Leakey............................................................................Recruiting Intern Andrew Wood........................................................... Football Operations Intern Nate Jones, Daniel Mobley, John Stelling, Brooks Tilley ....................................................................................... Office Student Assistants Kelly McDaniel.................................................................................Receptionist Thomas Settles, Kevin Hynes.....................................................Team Chaplains
BULLDOGS
General Information....................................................................... 1 Roster............................................................................................ 2-3 Depth Chart..................................................................................... 4 Louisville At A Glance.................................................................... 5 Georgia/Louisville Comparison..................................................... 6 Game Notes................................................................................. 7-16 The Last Time................................................................................ 17 Georgia Stats............................................................................ 18-24 2014 Georgia Game Summaries............................................. 25-36 Head Coach Mark Richt......................................................... 37-39 Assistant Coaches..................................................................... 40-41 Player Bios................................................................................ 42-70 Bowl Appearances......................................................................... 71 Bowl Records............................................................................ 72-73 Bowl Recaps............................................................................ 74-106 Uga, The Mascot Legacy..................................................... 107-109 UGA President Jere W. Morehead ............................................110 J. Reid Parker Director of Athletics Greg McGarity................110 Feature Files..........................................................................111-128
SPORTS COMMUNICATIONS STAFF
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. Ben Beaty..................................................................Assistant Sports Comm. Dir. Jen Galas...................................................................Assistant Sports Comm. Dir. Kate Copp.......................................... Assistant Sports Comm./Dir. Social Media Karen Huff...........................................................Media Operations Coordinator Becca Haaland, David Pifer.................................................Graduate Assistants Nick Daly..................................................................................................... Intern SID Student Assistants: SK Bowen, Caitlin Connell, Ann Drinkard, Brandon Estroff, Kasey Fletcher, Michelle Hartigan, Karra Logan, Brooke McCoy, Anne Noland, Jack Ryan, Ashleigh Shay, Preston Smith, Alec Tanenbaum, Sean Taylor, Kelly Williams
GEORGIA IMG STAFF
Rick Fairbend (Exec. Director), Audra Plummer, Rick Starratt, Lijah Galas, Kevin Copp, Darrias Thomas, Chris Gilmore, Brett Bahnsen, Scott Howard.
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 Comm. Phone/Fax: (706) 542-1621/9339 Facebook: Georgia Football Twitter: @FootballUGA www.georgiadogs.com
Editors: Christopher Lakos, Leland Barrow, Ben Beaty, Steve Colquitt, Nick Daly. Contributors: Claude Felton, Karen Huff, Mike Mobley, David Pifer, Ashleigh Shay. Cover Design: AdSmith Printing: EBSCO Media, Birmingham, Ala.; Photography: Associated Press, Dan Evans, Getty Images, Andy Harrison, Jim Hipple, John Kelley, Ted Mayer, Perry McIntyre Jr., Randy Miller, Radi Nabulsi, Rob Saye, Sean Taylor, UGA Public Affairs, Danny White, Philip Williams, Dale Zanine.
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