1997 Georgia Bulldogs football team

The 1997 Georgia Bulldogs football team represented the University of Georgia during the 1997 NCAA Division I-A football season The Bulldogs completed the season with a 10–2 record.

1997 Georgia Bulldogs football
Outback Bowl champion
Outback Bowl, W 33–6 vs. Wisconsin
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Division	Eastern Division
Ranking
Coaches	No. 10
AP	No. 10
1997 record	10–2 (6–2 SEC)
Head coach	Jim Donnan (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator	Joe Kines (3rd season)
Home stadium	Sanford Stadium (86,117)

1997 Southeastern Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Eastern Division
No. 7 Tennessee x$		7	–	1					11	–	2
No. 10 Georgia		6	–	2					10	–	2
No. 4 Florida		6	–	2					10	–	2
South Carolina		3	–	5					5	–	6
Kentucky		2	–	6					5	–	6
Vanderbilt		0	–	8					3	–	8
Western Division
No. 11 Auburn xy		6	–	2					10	–	3
No. 13 LSU x		6	–	2					9	–	3
No. 22 Ole Miss		4	–	4					8	–	4
Mississippi State		4	–	4					7	–	4
Alabama		2	–	6					4	–	7
Arkansas		2	–	6					4	–	7
Championship: Tennessee 30, Auburn 29
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 30	1:00 p.m.	Arkansas State*		Sanford Stadium Athens, GA		W 38–7	79,145
September 13	3:30 p.m.	South Carolina	No. 25	Sanford Stadium Athens, GA (rivalry)	CBS	W 31–15	86,117
September 20	1:00 p.m.	Northeast Louisiana*		Sanford Stadium Athens, GA		W 42–3	74,113
October 4	1:00 p.m.	Mississippi State	No. 19	Sanford Stadium Athens, GA		W 47–0	83,211
October 11	3:30 p.m.	at No. 10 Tennessee	No. 15	Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN (rivalry)	CBS	L 13–38	106,656
October 18	9:00 p.m.	at Vanderbilt	No. 21	Vanderbilt Stadium Nashville, TN (rivalry)	ESPN2	W 34–13	35,124
October 25	3:30 p.m.	Kentucky	No. 18	Sanford Stadium Athens, GA	CBS	W 23–13	85,672
November 1	3:30 p.m.	vs. No. 6 Florida	No. 15	Alltel Stadium Jacksonville, FL (rivalry)	CBS	W 37–17	84,297
November 15	5:30 p.m.	No. 16 Auburn	No. 7	Sanford Stadium Athens, GA (Deep South's Oldest Rivalry)	ESPN	L 34–45	86,117
November 22	2:00 p.m.	at Ole Miss	No. 14	Vaught–Hemingway Stadium Oxford, MS		W 21–14	35,473
November 29	1:00 p.m.	at Georgia Tech*	No. 14	Bobby Dodd Stadium Atlanta, GA (Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate)	ABC	W 27–24	46,015
January 1, 1998	11:00 a.m.	vs. Wisconsin*	No. 11	Houlihan's Stadium Tampa, FL (Outback Bowl)	ESPN	W 33–6	56,186
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

Roster

1997 Georgia Bulldogs football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class QB Mike Bobo Sr RB Robert Edwards WR Hines Ward Sr	Defense Pos. # Name Class	Special teams Pos. # Name Class K Hap Hines So	Head coach Jim Donnan Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt

Season summary

Florida

1 2 3 4 Total • Georgia 7 7 7 16 37 Florida 0 3 14 0 17 Date: November 1 Location: Alltel Stadium Game attendance: 84,297 Television network: CBS

Scoring summary Q1 10:16 UGA Edwards 27 yard run (Hines kick) UGA 7–0 Q2 6:03 FLA Cooper 36 yard field goal UGA 7–3 Q2 3:23 UGA Edwards 1 yard run (Hines kick) UGA 14–3 Q3 11:23 FLA Brindise 1 yard run (Cooper kick) UGA 14–10 Q3 6:32 FLA Frazier 3 yard run (Cooper kick) FLA 17–14 Q3 1:30 UGA Edwards 1 yard run (Hines kick) UGA 21–17 Q4 9:02 UGA Langley 27 yard field goal UGA 24–17 Q4 5:58 UGA Edwards 37 yard run (kick failed) UGA 30–17 Q4 2:44 UGA Gary 7 yard run (Hines kick) UGA 37–17

• Robert Edwards 26 Rush, 124 Yds

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References

1. USA Today. Retrieved 2015-Oct-27.