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Dog Tracks 2011 Georgia Schedule 2011 SEC Championship Game Sept. 3 vs. #5 $Boise State (ESPN) L, 35-21 Game 13: #12 Georgia (10-2, 7-1 SEC) vs. #1 LSU (12-0, 8-0 SEC) Sept. 10 #12 *South Carolina (ESPN) L, 45-42 Sept. 17 Coastal Carolina (PPV) W, 59-0 georgiadogs.com lsusports.com Sept . 24 @ *Ole Miss (SEC Network) W, 27-13 Date: 4 p.m. Dec. 3, 2011 Site: Atlanta, Ga. Stadium: Georgia Dome (72,000) Oct. 1 *Miss. State (FOX Sports South) W, 24-10 Radio: Georgia Bulldog Radio Network on IMG Sports - Scott Howard (PxP), Eric Zeier Oct. 8 @ *Tennessee (ESPN2) W, 20-12 (Color), Chuck Dowdle (sideline), Loran Smith, Charlie McAlexander, Neil Williamson, Jeff Oct. 15 @ *Vanderbilt (FOX Sports South) W, 33-28 Dantzler, Daryll “DJ” Jones, Kevin Butler, David Greene, Tony Schiavone Oct. 29 vs. ^*Florida (CBS) W, 24-20 National TV: CBS - Gary Danielson, Verne Lundquist, Tracy Wolfson Nov. 5 New Mexico State (CSS) W, 63-16 National Radio: SEC Network - Dave Neal, Dave Archer, Dave Baker Nov. 12 #24 *Auburn (CBS) W, 45-7 National Radio: Westwood One Radio Sports - Terry Donahue, John Tautges Nov. 19 *Kentucky (SEC Network) W, 19-10 Nov. 26 @ #25 Georgia Tech (ESPN) W, 31-17 Radio: XM: 199, Sirius: 220 Dec. 3 #1 !$LSU (CBS) 4 p.m. Internet Broadcast: GTV on georgiadogs.com $ - Georgia Dome (Atlanta, Ga.); ^ - EverBank Georgia TV Replay: CSS, Sun. at 11 a.m. & Wed. at 3 p.m. (Athens-Charter Ch. 37) Field (Jacksonville, Fla.); ! - SEC Championship SID Contacts: Georgia - Claude Felton, 706-542-1621; LSU - Michael Bonnette, 225-578-8226 [email protected] [email protected] SEC Players Of The Week Sophomore DE Garrison Smith was named Georgia’s SEC Titles the SEC Defensive Lineman of the Week after The Bulldogs have won 12 SEC Championships with the most recent one coming in 2005. That tally coming off the bench for a career-high seven tack- ranks third in league history behind Alabama (22) and Tennessee (13). Under head coach Mark Richt, the les, including 1.5 tackles for loss, versus #25 GT. Bulldogs have won two league crowns (2002 & 2005) in three SEC Championship Game appearances. Georgia claimed the SEC title in: 1942, ’46, ’48, ’59, ’66, ’68, ’76, 80, ’81, ’82, ’02, ’05. A Georgia victory in the SEC Leading The NCAA Championship would give the Bulldogs their fourth appearance in a BCS bowl game. Georgia is 2-1 in BCS Senior PK Blair Walsh is the NCAA’s active games, all Sugar Bowls with the last coming to cap the 2007 season. career leader in total points with 400. Walsh’s point total ranks second all-time in UGA and SEC Bulldogs 1-3 Vs. #1 Team history behind former Bulldog Billy Bennett (409, Jan. 1, 1977 Sugar Bowl in New Orleans, La.: #1 Pittsburgh def. #5 Georgia 27-3 2000-03). Nov. 9, 1985 in Jacksonville, Fla.: #17 Georgia def. #1 Florida 24-3 Junior FS Bacarri Rambo is the NCAA’s ac- Nov. 2, 1996 in Jacksonville, Fla.: #1 Florida def. Georgia 47-7 Oct. 31, 2009 in Jacksonville, Fla.: #1 Florida def. Georgia 41-17 tive career leader in interception return yards with 241. This has come on 12 interceptions. The 241 return yards ranks third in school history. Series History With LSU LSU holds a 15-12-1 edge in the series history that dates back to 1928. However, the series is 1-1 in SEC A Domecoming Championship game meetings. The Bulldogs won the 2005 SEC title with a 34-14 win over the Tigers in the For the first time since 2005, Georgia will Georgia Dome. LSU claimed the 2003 SEC crown with a 34-13 win over the Bulldogs in Atlanta. play two road games in the same facility (Georgia Dome). That year, the Bulldogs beat LSU 34-13 in Under head coach Mark Richt, the Bulldogs are 3-3 against LSU: the SEC Championship Game and then fell to West 2003 #11 LSU defeats #7 Georgia 17-10 in Baton Rouge, La. Virginia 38-35 in the Sugar Bowl after the bowl 2003 #3 LSU defeats #5 Georgia 34-13 in Atlanta, Ga. (SEC Championship) site changed due to Hurricane Katrina. 2004 #3 Georgia defeats #13 LSU 45-16 in Athens, Ga. This will be Georgia’s third game in Atlanta 2005 #13 Georgia defeats #3 LSU 34-14 in Atlanta, Ga. (SEC Championship) this season. This is the third time the Bulldogs 2008 #9 Georgia defeats #11 LSU 52-38 in Baton Rouge, La. have played three games in the same city outside of 2009 #4 LSU defeats #18 Georgia 20-13 in Athens, Ga. Athens (1914, 2005). 10-Win Bulldogs Winning Streak Hits 10 Georgia has reached 10 wins for the 19th time. The last time the Bulldogs recorded 10 victories was in Georgia has won 10 straight games, the lon- 2008 after they put together a 10-3 mark, including a 24-12 win over Michigan State in the Capital One Bowl. gest winning streak in a season since the 1982 team under Vince Dooley went a perfect 11-0 during the Keep An Eye On No. 1 & 2 regular season. Under Mark Richt, UGA won 11 Senior Brandon Boykin and junior Branden Smith are seeing action on defense, offense and special straight games over a span of two seasons, winning teams this season. Versus New Mexico State, Smith started at tailback and cornerback. He had 102 all-purpose the final 7 in 2007 and the first 4 contests in 2008. yards, including a 56-yard touchdown run on offense, while Boykin finished with 94 all-purpose yards, includ- ing a 42-yard touchdown reception. Boykin has four career kickoff returns for a touchdown, and against No. 5 Among The Best Boise State, he also had an 80-yard rushing touchdown on his first career carry. He had a school record seven Orson Charles, a Mackey Award finalist, kickoff returns and tallied 198 all-purpose yards against No. 12 South Carolina. Smith and Boykin split time is now ranked among the best tight ends in UGA as punt returners while Boykin is one of the top kickoff returners in the nation. history. He leads the team with 40 catches for 530 yards and 5 touchdowns this season. Here’s where SEC Record Book - Career Kickoff Return Yardage he ranks all-time among UGA TEs in his career: Boykin has a school record 2,544 yards on 103 returns, including four touchdowns (three 100 yarders). Boykin Rec. Yds. TDs is the active SEC career leader in the kickoff return yardage category. Boykin is second all-time in the confer- 89 (3rd) 1,326 (2nd) 10 (T1st) ence with the best average return. Currently, Boykin has 999 all-purpose yards this season after tallying 708 *Shannon Mitchell (1990-93) is the leader in recep- snaps on defense, 98 on special teams and 23 on offense. tions (104); Randy McMichael (1999-01) is the Yds. (Avg.) Name (School) Ret. Years Played leader in yards (1,327); and Leonard Pope (2003- 2,718 (24.27) Brandon James (UF) 112 2006-09 05) is tied with Charles in touchdowns 2,544 (24.69) Brandon Boykin (UGA) 103 2008-11 2,475 (24.26) Dennis Johnson (ARK) 102 2008-11 Depth Chart GEORGIA OFFENSE LSU OFFENSE (12 starters listed) Pos. # Name (Ht., Wt., Class) Pronunciation Pos. # Name (Ht., Wt., Class) Pronunciation X 26 Malcolm Mitchell (6-1, 184, Fr.) X 2 Rueben Randle (6-4, 208, Jr.) 15 Marlon Brown (6-5, 222, Jr.) 82 James Wright (6-2, 201, So.) 82 Michael Bennett (6-3, 208, RFr.) LT 76 Chris Faulk (6-6, 325, So.) LT 71 Cordy Glenn (6-5, 348, Sr.) 75 Greg Shaw (6-5, 281, Sr.) 74 Austin Long (6-5, 304, RSo.) LG 60 Will Blackwell (6-4, 303, Sr.) LG 72 Kenarious Gates (6-5, 328, So.) ken-AIR-ee-ous 53 T-Bob Hebert (6-3, 304, Sr.) Ay-bear 60 Ben Jones (6-3, 316, Sr.) C 64 P. J. Lonergan (6-4, 305, Jr.) C 60 Ben Jones (6-3, 316, Sr.) 53 T-Bob Hebert (6-3, 304, Sr.) Ay-bear 61 David Andrews (6-2, 280, Fr.) RG 53 T-Bob Hebert (6-3, 304, Sr.) OR Ay-bear RG 68 Chris Burnette (6-2, 313, RSo.) 74 Josh Williford (6-7, 324, So.) 72 Kenarious Gates (6-5, 328, So.) ken-AIR-ee-ous RT 72 Alex Hurst (6-6, 340, Jr.) RT 79 Justin Anderson (6-5, 342, Sr.) 75 Greg Shaw (6-5, 281, Sr.) 78 Watts Dantzler (6-7, 310, Fr.) Y 19 Deangelo Peterson (6-4, 235, Sr.) TE 7 Orson Charles (6-3, 241, Jr.) 88 Chase Clement (6-5, 251, Jr.) 81 Aron White (6-4, 239, Sr.) Z 10 Russell Shepard (6-1, 185, Jr.) 88 Arthur Lynch (6-5, 272, RSo.) 86 Kadron Boone (6-0, 195, So.) Kay-drun QB 11 Aaron Murray (6-1, 211, RSo.) 3-Wide 33 Odell Beckham, Jr. (5-11, 183, Fr.) 14 Hutson Mason (6-3, 196, So.) 80 Jarvis Landry (6-0, 190, Fr.) 2 Parker Welch (6-3, 204, RFr.) QB 9 Jordan Jefferson (6-5, 225, Sr.) OR FB 89 Bruce Figgins (6-4, 272, Sr.) 12 Jarrett Lee (6-2, 206, Sr.) 46 Alexander Ogletree (5-10, 224, So.) 8 Zach Mettenberger (6-5, 222, So.) TB 1 Isaiah Crowell (5-11, 215, Fr.) RB 11 Spencer Ware (5-11, 223, So.) 30 Carlton Thomas (5-7, 163, Jr.) 42 Michael Ford (5-10, 215, So.) 24 Ken Malcome (6-0, 226, RFr.) 4 Alfred Blue (6-2, 215, So.) 20 Brandon Harton (5-6, 174, RSo.) 27 Kenny Hilliard (5-11, 240, Fr.) Z 12 Tavarres King (6-1, 192, Jr.) Ta-VAR-ess FB 35 James Stampley (5-10, 239, Sr.) 31 Chris Conley (6-3, 202, Fr.) 44 J.C.