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
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
DivisionEastern Division
Ranking
CoachesNo. 10
APNo. 10
1997 record10–2 (6–2 SEC)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorJoe Kines (3rd season)
Home stadiumSanford 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

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
August 301:00 p.m.Arkansas State*W 38–779,145
September 133:30 p.m.South CarolinaNo. 25
  • Sanford Stadium
  • Athens, GA (rivalry)
CBSW 31–1586,117
September 201:00 p.m.Northeast Louisiana*
  • Sanford Stadium
  • Athens, GA
W 42–374,113
October 41:00 p.m.Mississippi StateNo. 19
  • Sanford Stadium
  • Athens, GA
W 47–083,211
October 113:30 p.m.at No. 10 TennesseeNo. 15CBSL 13–38106,656
October 189:00 p.m.at VanderbiltNo. 21ESPN2W 34–1335,124
October 253:30 p.m.KentuckyNo. 18
  • Sanford Stadium
  • Athens, GA
CBSW 23–1385,672
November 13:30 p.m.vs. No. 6 FloridaNo. 15CBSW 37–1784,297
November 155:30 p.m.No. 16 AuburnNo. 7
ESPNL 34–4586,117
November 222:00 p.m.at Ole MissNo. 14W 21–1435,473
November 291:00 p.m.at Georgia Tech*No. 14ABCW 27–2446,015
January 1, 199811:00 a.m.vs. Wisconsin*No. 11ESPNW 33–656,186
  • *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.#NameClass
QB Mike Bobo Sr
RB Robert Edwards
WR Hines Ward Sr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
K Hap Hines So
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • Injured
    • Redshirt

    Season summary

    Florida

    1 234Total
    Georgia 7 7716 37
    Florida 0 3140 17
    • Date: November 1
    • Location: Alltel Stadium
    • Game attendance: 84,297
    • Television network: CBS

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    References

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


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