2008 Dawg Tracks Game 8: #9 Georgia (6-1, 3-1 SEC) vs. #11 LSU (5-1, 3-1 SEC) georgiadogs.com lsusports.net Date: 3:30 p.m. Oct. 25, 2008 Site: Baton Rouge, La. Stadium: Tiger Stadium (92,400) Radio: Georgia Bulldog Radio Network (WSB 750 AM Atlanta, WNGC 106.1 FM Athens) Scott Howard, Eric Zeier, Loran Smith, Neil Williamson National TV: CBS -Verne Lundquist, Gary Danielson, Tracy Wolfson TV Replay: CSS, Mon. at noon/9 p.m. (Athens-Charter Ch. 32/Atlanta, Comcast Ch. 45) Matt Stewart, Buck Belue 2008 Georgia Schedule Radio: XM - 200, LSU feed - 201 Aug. 30 Georgia Southern (PPV) W, 45-21 National Radio: Westwood One Radio Sports - Kevin Kugler, Terry Bowden Sept. 6 Central Michigan (FSN) W, 56-17 Sept. 13 @ *South Carolina (CBS) W, 14-7 Internet Broadcast: G-Xtra on georgiadogs.com Sept. 20 @ Arizona State (ABC) W, 27-10 SID Contacts: Georgia - Claude Felton, 706-542-1621; LSU - Michael Bonnette, 225-578-8226 Sept. 27 #8 *Alabama (ESPN) L, 41-30 Georgia-LSU Series Oct. 11 *Tennessee (CBS) W, 26-14 Georgia has won the last two meetings against LSU. In their last encounter, the Bulldogs Oct. 18 ^#22 Vanderbilt (Raycom) W, 24-14 Oct. 25 #11 *LSU (CBS) 3:30 p.m. captured the 2005 SEC title with a 34-14 win over the Tigers in Atlanta. Georgia’s record in Baton Nov. 1 #5 *%Florida (CBS) 3:30 p.m. Rouge is 4-5-1. The Bulldogs have only made two trips to Baton Rouge in the last 10 seasons. In Nov. 8 *Kentucky 1998, Georgia edged LSU 28-27 in Baton Rouge. The Bulldogs fell 17-10 during their last en- Nov. 15 *Auburn counter in the Tigers’ home stadium in 2003. The loss in 2003 was Georgia’s fi rst on an opponent’s Nov. 29 #21 Georgia Tech fi eld under Mark Richt after the Bulldogs started Richt’s career with a 9-0 record in that category. Bold indicates homes games;*SEC game; The Bulldogs are 27-4 on an opponent’s home fi eld under Richt, including 9-2 against ranked foes. % - Jacksonville (Fla.) Municipal Stadium Saturday’s game will be the seventh time that both teams are ranked in the AP Top 25. ^ - Homecoming 1987: No. 7 LSU beat No. 16 Georgia 26-23 in Athens Upcoming Bulldog Schedule 1998: No. 12 Georgia beat No. 6 LSU 28-27 in Baton Rouge • LSU: LSU leads the series 14-11-1. This will be 2003: No. 11 LSU beat No. 7 Georgia 17-10 in Baton Rouge Georgia’s fi rst trip to Baton Rouge since 2003. The 2003: No. 3 LSU beat No. 5 Georgia 34-13 in Atlanta (SEC Championship Game) Bulldogs lost 17-10 to the Tigers in that matchup. 2004: No. 3 Georgia beat No. 13 LSU 45-16 in Athens • UF: Georgia and Florida will meet in Jackson- 2005: No. 13 Georgia beat No. 3 LSU 34-14 in Atlanta (SEC Championship Game) ville for the 77th time. Georgia leads the series 47-37-2 and downed the Gators 42-30 last year. Inside The Numbers • UK: The Bulldogs lead the all-time series 48-11- LSU is averaging 31.2 points a game, while Georgia is putting up 31.7 points per game. In scor- 2, but will be attempting to rebound in Lexington ing defense, LSU is surrendering 21.5 points a game while the Bulldogs have allowed 17.7. LSU after falling to the Wildcats 24-20 in 2006. (-2) is seventh and Georgia (even) ranks sixth in the SEC in turnover margin. Also, the Bulldogs • AU: The Deep South’s Oldest Rivalry will be renewed for the 112th time. Auburn leads the lead the SEC in both total offense (429.6 yds./game), passing offense (260.1 yds./game) and in rush- series with Georgia 53-50-8 but fell to the Bulldogs ing defense, allowing just 61 yards a game. 45-20 in Athens last season. The Bulldogs were nearly perfect in scoring inside the Red Zone before having two INTs against • GT: Georgia is 7-0 against GT under Mark Richt. Tennessee. They are scoring at an 86 percent clip (24-for-28) with 18 touchdowns and six fi eld The Bulldogs lead the all-time series 59-36-5. goals. Before the Tennessee game, the only time Georgia had not scored inside the Red Zone was when they ran the clock out in the 27-10 win at ASU. The Bulldogs had the ball at the 1 yard line. Richt Joins Fight Against Simply The Best Muscular Dystrophy Georgia has the SEC’s best record during the last seven seasons as well as the last 12 seasons. On October 25, Mark Richt will join college The Bulldogs are 70-16 (.814) the last seven seasons and 113-33 (.774) during the last 12 years. football coaches across the country to fi ght one Georgia is the only SEC team to be ranked in the AP Top 25 11 straight seasons. opponent – Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy. By Record Last Seven Seasons (2002-2008) Record Last 12 Seasons (1997-2008) wearing an arm band with the Coach to Cure MD GEORGIA 70-16 (.814) GEORGIA 113-33 (.774) insignia, coaches will show their support for Coach to Cure MD, the American Football Coaches As- LSU 69-16 (.812) Florida 108-37 (.745) sociation’s (AFCA) newest charitable project. Auburn 63-21 (.750) Tennessee 107-40 (.728) Tough Stretch Quick Starts Lead To Victories Saturday’s game versus #11 LSU is the second In Georgia’s six wins this year, the Bulldog have outscored their opponents 113-31 in the fi rst game of a three-game stretch on the road against half. In the season opener, the Bulldogs built a 24-0 lead over Georgia Southern and they jumped teams ranked in the Top 25. Georgia beat #22 Van- out to a 28-7 edge over CMU. Georgia trailed South Carolina 7-6 and led ASU 21-3. In Georgia’s derbilt and now gets set to take on the #11 Tigers and 41-30 loss to No. 8 Alabama, it was the Crimson Tide who had the quick start after building a 31-0 then #5 Florida in Jacksonville. This marks the fi rst halftime lead. The Bulldogs got back on track against the Vols and built a 13-0 lead, while jumping time since 1969 that the Bulldogs have played three out to a 14-0 lead against #22 Vanderbilt. teams ranked in the Top 25 in three straight weeks. (1969: #3 Tennessee-L, 17-3 in Athens; #13 Georgia Looks To Get Healthy Florida-T, 13-13 in Jacksonville; #11 Auburn-L, Senior MLB Dannell Ellerbe (knee) is questionable after missing the Tennessee and Vander- 16-3 in Athens) bilt games while senior TE Tripp Chandler (shoulder) is also questionable for this week’s game Facing Defending Champions against the Tigers. Junior SE Kris Durham (ankle) remains questionable after an injury kept him In addition to the above note, Georgia will be out of action against the UT and VU and redshirt freshman TE Aron White (shoulder) will not be traveling to play the last two BCS national cham- making the trip to Baton Rouge. In addition, junior DL Kade Weston is expected to play against the pions over the next two weeks. The Bulldogs face Tigers after sitting out the VU game with a sore knee. Sophomore SS Quintin Banks (knee) will 2007 BCS champion LSU Saturday and then the miss at least this weekend’s game. Sophomore LB Akeem Hebron is also out for the season after 2006 BCS champions, No. 5 Florida, on Nov. 1. a fracture/dislocation of his left ankle in practice this week. • georgiadogs.com • 2008 Dawg Tracks HEAD COACH MARK RICHT Inside the Numbers Under Richt Mark Richt: Alma Mater: Miami, (Fla.) (’82) Record (*SEC) .......................................78-20 (45-18) 27-4 IN AN OPPONENT’S STADIUM Home/Away/Neutral ..............................42-8/27-4/9-8 UGA/Overall: 78-20 (8 seasons) Including 9-2 Against Ranked Foes Versus Ranked Teams (H/A/N) .................8-6/9-2/8-6 Notes: Two SEC titles, three SEC Championship Year Opponent Final 2001 #6 Tennessee W, 26-24 Versus Top 10 Teams (H/A/N) ...................1-1/3-1/3-3 Game appearances and 2001 Vanderbilt W, 30-14 Day/Night ................................................... 56-12/22-8 seven straight bowl 2001 Ole Miss W, 35-15 SEC East/*West/Non-Conference ......26-12/19-6/33-2 games...33-2 against 2001 #21 Ga. Tech W, 31-17 Conference Record (H/A/*N) ................20-8/21-4/4-6 non-conference teams 2002 South Carolina W, 13-7 Score First/Opp. Scores First .................... 60-7/18-13 2002 #22 Alabama W, 27-25 including 22-0 at Leading/Trailing/Tied at Half .............60-5/15-14/3-1 2002 Kentucky W, 52-24 Leading/Trailing/Tied after 3rd Q .........67-4/7-16/4-0 home...Named the 2002 #24 Auburn W, 24-21 Scoring < 18 Pts. / 18 + Pts. ....................... 10-14/68-6 2003 Clemson W, 30-0 2005 SEC Coach of Allowing less than 20 Pts. .....................................58-6 the Year after leading 2003 #11 LSU L, 17-10 2003 #13 Tennessee W, 41-14 Allowing 20+/30+ Pts. .................................... 18-9/2-6 UGA to a 10-3 mark, 2003 Vanderbilt W, 27-8 Rushing for less than 100 yards ...........................12-8 the SEC title and a 2003 Ga.