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1996 Georgia Bulldogs football team

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1996 Georgia Bulldogs football

Conference	Southeastern Conference
Division	Eastern Division
Record	5–6 (3–5 SEC)
Head coach	Jim Donnan (1st season)
Offensive coordinator	Greg Briner (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Pro-style
Defensive coordinator	Joe Kines (2nd season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Sanford Stadium
Seasons ← 1995 1997 →

1996 Southeastern Conference football standings
v t e
Team	W		L	W		L
Eastern Division
No.1Florida x$	8	–	0	12	–	1
No.9Tennessee	7	–	1	10	–	2
South Carolina	4	–	4	6	–	5
Kentucky	3	–	5	4	–	7
Georgia	3	–	5	5	–	6
Vanderbilt	0	–	8	2	–	9
Western Division
No.11Alabamaxy	6	–	2	10	–	3
No.12LSUx	6	–	2	10	–	2
No.24Auburn	4	–	4	8	–	4
Mississippi State	3	–	5	5	–	6
Ole Miss	2	–	6	5	–	6
Arkansas	2	–	6	4	–	7
Championship: Florida 45, Alabama 30
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll

The 1996 Georgia Bulldogs football team represented the University of Georgia as a member of the Eastern Division of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1996 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by first-year head coach Jim Donnan, the Bulldogs compiled an overall record of 5–6, with a mark of 3–5 in conference play, and finished tied for fourth in the SEC Eastern Division.

Schedule[edit]

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
August 31	4:00 p.m.	Southern Miss*	Sanford Stadium Athens, GA	SS	L 7–11	81,067	^[1]
September 14	7:30 p.m.	atSouth Carolina	Williams–Brice Stadium Columbia, SC (rivalry)	ESPN	L 14–23	82,950	^[2]
September 21	5:30 p.m.	Texas Tech*	Sanford Stadium Athens, GA	ESPN2	W 15–12	73,116	^[3]
October 5	7:00 p.m.	atMississippi State	Scott Field Starkville, MS	ESPN2	W 38–19	32,247	^[4]
October 12	7:00 p.m.	No. 7Tennessee	Sanford Stadium Athens, GA (rivalry)	ESPN	L 17–29	86,117	^[5]
October 19	12:30 p.m.	Vanderbilt	Sanford Stadium Athens, GA (rivalry)	JPS	W 13–2	80,757	^[6]
October 26	7:00 p.m.	atKentucky	Commonwealth Stadium Lexington, KY		L 17–24	34,000	^[7]
November 2	3:30 p.m.	vs. No. 1Florida	Jacksonville Municipal Stadium Jacksonville, FL (rivalry)	CBS	L 7–47	84,103	^[8]
November 16	3:30 p.m.	at No. 20Auburn	Jordan-Hare Stadium Auburn, AL (Deep South's Oldest Rivalry)	CBS	W 56–49 ^4OT	85,214	^[9]
November 23	12:30 p.m.	Ole Miss	Sanford Stadium Athens, GA	JPS	L 27–31	76,511	^[10]
November 30	12:00 p.m.	Georgia Tech*	Sanford Stadium Athens, GA (Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate)	CBS	W 19–10	78,062	^[11]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

^[12]

Roster[edit]

1996 Georgia Bulldogs football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
QB	`14`	Mike Bobo	Jr
WR	`19`	Hines Ward	Jr
OT	`71`	Adam Meadows	Sr

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
FS	`4`	Kirby Smart	So
CB	`42`	Champ Bailey	Fr

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class
K	`41`	Hap Hines	Fr

Head coach

Jim Donnan

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible

Injured
Redshirt

Roster

References[edit]

^ "Donnan's debut a dud". Ledger-Enquirer. September 1, 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.

^ "Gamecocks spur Dawgs, win by nine". The Index-Journal. September 15, 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.

^ "Texas Tech can't handle Georgia's knockout punch". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. September 22, 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.

^ "Georgia blisters Mississippi State". The Montgomery Advertiser. October 6, 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.

^ "Manning leads surge past Georgia". The Tampa Tribune. September 13, 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.

^ "'Dogs top Vandy after slow start". Anderson Independent-Mail. October 20, 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.

^ "Kentucky beats Georgia behind lame-duck coach". The Greenville News. October 27, 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.

^ "Gators wallop Bulldogs". The Montgomery Advertiser. November 3, 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.

^ "Tigers blow lead, then lose game in 4 OTs". The Anniston Star. November 17, 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.

^ "Ole Miss rallies, shocks Georgia on its home turf". The Greenville News. November 24, 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.

^ "Bulldogs keep on barking at Jackets". The Macon Telegraph. December 1, 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.

^ "1996 Georgia Bulldogs Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 10, 2024.

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Venues	Herty Field (1892–1910) Sanford Field (1911–1928) Sanford Stadium (1929–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Alabama Auburn: Deep South's Oldest Rivalry Clemson Florida Georgia Tech: Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate South Carolina Tennessee Vanderbilt
Culture & lore	History Hairy Dawg Uga "Glory, Glory" Georgia Redcoat Marching Band First forward pass 1927 Yale game Prayer at Jordan-Hare Squidbillies
People	Head coaches Steadman V. Sanford Georgia Joker Larry Munson Morgan Blake NFL draftees Starting quarterbacks Statistical leaders
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