Jump to content

2014 Georgia Bulldogs football team

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

2014 Georgia Bulldogs football
Belk Bowl champion
Belk Bowl, W 37–14 vs. Louisville
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
DivisionEastern Division
Ranking
CoachesNo. 9
APNo. 9
Record10–3 (6–2 SEC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorMike Bobo (8th season)
Offensive schemePro-style
Defensive coordinatorJeremy Pruitt (1st season)
Base defense3–4
Home stadiumSanford Stadium
Seasons
← 2013
2015 →
2014 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Eastern Division
No. 14 Missouri x   7 1     11 3  
No. 9 Georgia   6 2     10 3  
Florida   4 4     7 5  
Tennessee   3 5     7 6  
South Carolina   3 5     7 6  
Kentucky   2 6     5 7  
Vanderbilt   0 8     3 9  
Western Division
No. 4 Alabama x$^   7 1     12 2  
No. 11 Mississippi State   6 2     10 3  
No. 17 Ole Miss *   5 3     9 4  
No. 22 Auburn   4 4     8 5  
LSU *   4 4     8 5  
Texas A&M   3 5     8 5  
Arkansas   2 6     7 6  
Championship: Alabama 42, Missouri 13
  • ^ – College Football Playoff participant
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • * LSU and Ole Miss vacated all wins (except for Ole Miss' win over Presbyterian) due to NCAA violations.
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2014 Georgia Bulldogs football team represented the University of Georgia in the 2014 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were led by head coach Mark Richt, who was in his 14th year as head coach. The Bulldogs played their home games at Sanford Stadium. They were a member of the Eastern Division of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). Georgia finished the season with a 10–3 overall record, 6–2 in SEC play placing second place in the East Division. They earned an invitation to play in the Belk Bowl against the Louisville Cardinals, which they won, 37–14.[1]

Coaching changes

[edit]

On January 12 defensive coordinator Todd Grantham left to take the same position at Louisville under Bobby Petrino. On January 14, Georgia hired Jeremy Pruitt as their new defensive coordinator. Pruitt came from Florida State where they were the national champions in 2013. Pruitt had been a part of the previous three national championships as a coach: 2013 at Florida State and 2011 and 2012 at Alabama as secondary coach. Georgia also added three other coaches to their defensive staff: Tracy Rocker, Mike Ekeler, and Kevin Sherrer.

Personnel

[edit]

Coaching staff

[edit]
Name Position Seasons at
Georgia
Alma Mater
Mark Richt Head coach 14 Miami (FL) (1982)
Mike Bobo Offensive coordinator, Quarterbacks 14 Georgia (1997)
Bryan McClendon Running backs/Recruiting Coordinator 6 Georgia (2005)
John Lilly Tight ends/Offensive Special Teams Coordinator 7 Guilford College (1990)
Tony Ball Wide receivers 6 Chattanooga (1983)
Will Friend Offensive line/Running Game Coordinator 4 Alabama (1998)
Jeremy Pruitt Defensive coordinator/Secondary 1 West Alabama (1999)
Tracy Rocker Defensive line/Will Linebackers 1 Auburn (1988)
Mike Ekeler Inside Linebackers/Defensive Special Teams Coordinator 1 Kansas State (1994)
Kevin Sherrer Sam Linebackers 1 Alabama (1996)
Buddy Collins Special Teams Coordinator/Quality Control 2 MidAmerica Nazarene (2010)
Dan Inman Offensive Graduate Assistant 2 Georgia (2007)
Doug Saylor Offensive Graduate Assistant 2 Georgia (2011)
Kelin Johnson Defensive Graduate Assistant 0 Georgia (2007)
Reference:[2]

Schedule

[edit]
DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
August 305:30 p.m.No. 16 Clemson*No. 12ESPNW 45–2192,746
September 133:30 p.m.at No. 24 South CarolinaNo. 6CBSL 35–3884,232
September 2012:00 p.m.Troy*No. 13
  • Sanford Stadium
  • Athens, GA
SECNW 66–092,746
September 2712:00 p.m.TennesseeNo. 12
ESPNW 35–3292,746
October 44:00 p.m.VanderbiltdaggerNo. 13
  • Sanford Stadium
  • Athens, GA (rivalry)
SECNW 44–1792,746
October 1112:00 p.m.at No. 23 MissouriNo. 13CBSW 34–071,168
October 184:00 p.m.at ArkansasNo. 10SECNW 45–3254,959
November 13:30 p.m.vs. FloridaNo. 11CBSL 20–3883,004
November 812:00 p.m.at KentuckyNo. 20ESPNW 63–3160,152
November 157:15 p.m.No. 9 AuburnNo. 15
ESPNW 34–792,746
November 2212:00 p.m.Charleston Southern*No. 10
  • Sanford Stadium
  • Athens, GA
SECNW 55–992,746
November 2912:00 p.m.No. 16 Georgia Tech*No. 9
SECNL 24–30 OT92,746
December 306:30 p.m.vs. No. 21 Louisville*No. 13ESPNW 37–1445,671
Schedule Source:[3]

Rankings

[edit]
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
( ) = First-place votes
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415Final
AP126 (2)6 (1)13121313109917169815139
Coaches128 (1)6 (1)141312101098171410915139
CFPNot released1120151091413Not released

References

[edit]
  1. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on December 31, 2014. Retrieved December 31, 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. ^ "Football – Coaching Staff". University of Georgia Athletics. Archived from the original on March 17, 2015. Retrieved July 28, 2014.
  3. ^ "2014 Georgia Bulldogs Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved January 1, 2014.