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2008 Georgia Bulldogs football team

American college football season

Field	Value
year	2008
team	Georgia Bulldogs
sport	football
image	Georgia Athletics logo.svg
image_size	150
conference	Southeastern Conference
division	Eastern Division
short_conf	SEC
CoachRank	10
APRank	13
record	10–3
conf_record	6–2
head_coach	Mark Richt
hc_year	8th
off_coach	Mike Bobo
oc_year	2nd
def_coach	Willie Martinez
dc_year	4th
off_scheme	Pro-style
def_scheme	[4–3](4-3-defense)
stadium	Sanford Stadium
champion	Capital One Bowl champion
bowl	[Capital One Bowl](2009-capital-one-bowl)
bowl_result	W 24–12 vs. [Michigan State](2008-michigan-state-spartans-football-team)

The 2008 Georgia Bulldogs football team competed in American football on behalf of the University of Georgia in 2008. The Bulldogs competed in the East Division of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). This was the Georgia Bulldogs' eighth season under the guidance of head coach Mark Richt. During the pre-game ceremonies on August 30, UGA VII was introduced at Sanford Stadium, replacing UGA VI, who died in June.

Georgia was ranked #1 in both the preseason coaches poll and AP poll, marking the first time Georgia has ever been #1 in the preseason version of either poll. However, they finished the season ranked below the top 10 in the AP poll.

Georgia entered the 2008 season with the longest active winning streak among the 66 BCS conference teams having won their last 7 games of the 2007 season. Among the 120 NCAA FBS teams, only BYU had a longer active winning streak (10 games). Georgia's winning streak ended at 11 games with its loss to Alabama in the 5th game of the 2008 season.

Schedule

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Rankings

Game summaries

Georgia Southern

Georgia won its season opener over Georgia Southern, 45–21. Georgia led 38–0 in the 3rd quarter before replacing many of its starting players. Knowshon Moreno scored 3 touchdowns on eight rushing attempts. Georgia lost its #1 ranking after the game and would never regain it, losing it after this game in part to USC's 52–7 win over Virginia and the perception that Georgia's defense was questionable for allowing three touchdowns to a lesser opponent.

A. J. Green recorded his first career touchdown on a 3-yard pass from back-up quarterback, Joe Cox.

Central Michigan

South Carolina

Georgia beat the South Carolina Gamecocks in a low-scoring game that was closer than many expected, finally prevailing 14–7. The young offensive line struggled with the South Carolina defense. Matthew Stafford completed 15 of 25 passes for 146 yards, but his biggest play came on a 30-yard 3rd quarter run to the South Carolina 4, setting up a Knowshon Moreno touchdown run on the next play. Moreno had 79 yards on 20 carries. A. J. Green led the Georgia receivers with 3 catches for 61 yards.

Arizona State

Georgia scored three 2nd-quarter touchdowns to take a 21–3 lead at halftime against Arizona State. The 2nd half was rather uneventful, and Georgia rolled to an easy 27–10 win. Stafford had the most passing yards of his career (285), and A. J. Green had a breakout game with 159 yards on 8 catches. Moreno also added 2 touchdowns and 149 yards rushing on 23 carries. A. J. Green was named SEC Freshman of the Week for his performance.

Alabama

Tennessee

Vanderbilt

Georgia beat the #23-ranked Vanderbilt Commodores, 24–14, on homecoming weekend. Knowshon Moreno had a season high 172 yards and 1 touchdown on 23 carries, and A. J. Green had 7 catches for 132 yards and 1 touchdown.

LSU

Source: https://web.archive.org/web/20090206221354/http://espn.go.com/ncf/recap?gameId=282990099

Georgia beat the #11-ranked LSU Tigers, 52–38, in Tiger Stadium. Stafford was 17 of 26 passing for 249 yards and 2 touchdowns. He also added 1 rushing touchdown. Knowshon Moreno rushed 21 times for 163 yards and 1 touchdown on a 68-yard 3rd quarter run. Linebacker Darryl Gamble, starting at middle linebacker position for the injured Dannell Ellerbe, twice intercepted LSU quarterback, Jarrett Lee, for touchdown returns of 40 and 53 yards. A. J. Green had 3 receptions for 89 yards, including a 49-yard 3rd-quarter touchdown.

Florida

Florida routed Georgia, 49–10, in one of the most heavily hyped Florida–Georgia football rivalry games ever. Stafford struggled, going 18 of 33 for 265 yards passing with 0 touchdowns and 3 interceptions. The loss was the largest margin of defeat in Mark Richt's 8-year head coaching career.

Kentucky

Auburn

Georgia Tech

Capital One Bowl

Main article: 2009 Capital One Bowl

Statistics

Team

Team	Opp
Scoring
Points per game
First downs
Rushing
Passing
Penalty
Total offense
Avg per play
Avg per game
Fumbles-Lost
Penalties-Yards
Avg per game

Team	Opp
Punts-Yards
Avg per punt
Time of possession/Game
3rd down conversions
4th down conversions
Touchdowns scored
Field goals-Attempts-Long
PAT-Attempts
Attendance
Games/Avg per Game

Scores by quarter

{{Linescore Amfootball		Road=Georgia	R1=79	R2=120	R3=94	R4=116	Home=Opponents	H1=52	H2=79	H3=99	H4=89

Offense

Rushing

Name	GP-GS	Att	Gain	Loss	Net	Avg	TD	Long	Avg/G
Knowshon Moreno	13	250	1463	63	1400	5.6	16	68	107.7
Caleb King	11	61	278	31	247	4.0	1	27	22.5
Richard Samuel	11	26	137	4	133	5.1	1	27	12.1
Total	11.7	337	1878	98	1780	5.3	18	40.6	47.4
Opponents

Passing

Name	GP-GS	Att-Cmp-Int	Pct	Yds	TD	Lng
Matthew Stafford	13	383-235-10	61.4	3459	25	78
Joe Cox		15-11-0	73.3	151	2	21
Total
Opponents

Receiving

Name	GP-GS	No.	Yds	Avg	TD	Long	Avg/G
A.J. Green	13	8	963	17.2	8	54	74
Mohammed Massaquoi	13	1	920	15.9	8	78	70.8
Michael Moore	13	82	451	15.6	2	46	34.7
Knowshon Moreno	13	24	392	11.8	2	37	30.2
Kris Durham	5	16	199	15.3	1	61	39.8
Demiko Goodman	13	85	133	12.1	1	21	10.3
Kenneth Harris	13	88	116	10.5	1	31	8.9
Aron White	13	81	88	29.3	2	48	6.8
Total
Opponents

Defense

Name	GP	Tackles	Sacks	Pass Defense	Interceptions	Fumbles	Blkd
Kick	Solo	Ast	Total	TFL-Yds	No-Yds	BrUp	QBH	No.-Yds	Avg	TD	Long	Rcv-Yds	FF
Total

Special teams

Name	Punting	Kickoffs	No.	Yds	Avg	Long	TB	FC	I20	Blkd	No.	Yds	Avg	TB	OB
Total

Name	Punt returns	Kick returns	No.	Yds	Avg	TD	Long	No.	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
Total

Players

Head Coach Mark Richt dismissed two players on October 8, 2008. Donavan Baldwin, a safety, and Walter Hill, a wide receiver were removed from the team.

References

"UGA-Ga. Southern Available on Pay-Per-View". [[The Atlanta Journal-Constitution]].
{{YouTube. wFtszXrC0R0. Moreno hurdles over CMU defender {{dead link. (September 2011)
[https://web.archive.org/web/20110629111509/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/football/ncaa/boxscores/2008/09/06/37581_boxscore.html CNNSI.com: Georgia vs. Central Michigan Box Score]
[https://sports.yahoo.com/ncaa/football/recap?gid=200809130070 Bulldogs, Moreno rally past South Carolina]
[https://web.archive.org/web/20080924032959/http://scores.espn.go.com/ncf/recap?gameId=282640009 Moreno scores 2 TDs, runs for 149 as Georgia takes care of Sun Devils]
link. (September 27, 2008)
(August 19, 2017). "Georgia's last blackout game". Athens Banner.
"Offensive lineman Vance out for season".
[https://web.archive.org/web/20121026053513/http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/recap?gameId=283130096 Georgia holds off Kentucky with late TD pass from Stafford]
[http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/218/story/511435.html Georgia makes it 3 in a row against Auburn] {{dead link. (September 2011)
"Capital One Bowl - Michigan State vs Georgia Box Score, January 1, 2009".
Towers, Chip. (October 8, 2008). "Mark Richt Dismisses 2 UGA Players". [[The Atlanta Journal-Constitution]].
(October 2010). "2008 Georgia Bulldog Roster". www.georgiadogs.com.

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