1991 Georgia Bulldogs football team

The 1991 Georgia Bulldogs football team represented the University of Georgia during the 1991 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Bulldogs completed the season with a 9–3 record.

1991 Georgia Bulldogs football
Independence Bowl, W 24–15 vs. Arkansas
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 17
AP	No. 19
1991 record	9–3 (4–3 SEC)
Head coach	Ray Goff (3rd season)
Offensive coordinator	Wayne McDuffie (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Richard Bell (3rd season)
Home stadium	Sanford Stadium (85,434)

1991 Southeastern Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 7 Florida $	7	–	0	–	0			10	–	2	–	0
No. 5 Alabama	6	–	1	–	0			11	–	1	–	0
No. 14 Tennessee	5	–	2	–	0			9	–	3	–	0
No. 17 Georgia	4	–	3	–	0			9	–	3	–	0
Mississippi State	4	–	3	–	0			7	–	5	–	0
LSU	3	–	4	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Vanderbilt	3	–	4	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Auburn	2	–	5	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Ole Miss	1	–	6	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Kentucky	0	–	7	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 31	1:00 p.m.	Western Carolina*		Sanford Stadium Athens, GA		W 48–0	78,512
September 7	3:30 p.m.	LSU		Sanford Stadium Athens, GA	ABC	W 31–10	85,434
September 21	8:00 p.m.	at Alabama	No. 25	Bryant–Denny Stadium Tuscaloosa, AL (rivalry)	ABC	L 0–10	70,123
September 28	1:00 p.m.	Cal State Fullerton*		Sanford Stadium Athens, GA		W 27–14	76,117
October 5	7:30 p.m.	No. 6 Clemson*		Sanford Stadium Athens, GA (rivalry)	ESPN	W 27–12	85,434
October 12	1:00 p.m.	at No. 23 Ole Miss	No. 22	Vaught–Hemingway Stadium Oxford, MS	SS	W 37–17	38,000
October 19	2:00 p.m.	at Vanderbilt	No. 17	Vanderbilt Stadium Nashville, TN (rivalry)		L 25–27	34,248
October 26	12:30 p.m.	Kentucky	No. 24	Sanford Stadium Athens, GA	TBS	W 49–27	85,312
November 9	4:00 p.m.	vs. No. 6 Florida	No. 22	Gator Bowl Jacksonville, FL (rivalry)	ESPN	L 13–45	81,679
November 16	12:30 p.m.	No. 10 Auburn		Sanford Stadium Athens, GA (Deep South's Oldest Rivalry)	TBS	W 37–27	85,434
November 30	12:00 p.m.	at Georgia Tech*	No. 25	Bobby Dodd Stadium Atlanta, GA (Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate)	JPS	W 18–15	46,063
December 29	2:30 p.m.	vs. Arkansas*	No. 24	Independence Stadium Shreveport, LA (Independence Bowl)	ABC	W 24–15	46,932
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

Roster

1991 Georgia Bulldogs football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class WR 1 Andre Hastings Jr RB 5 Garrison Hearst So QB 10 Eric Zeier Fr	Defense Pos. # Name Class DB Will Muschamp Fr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach Ray Goff Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = First place votes.

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	Final
AP	NR	NR	NR	25	NR	NR	22	17	24	22	23	NR	24	25	24	17
Coaches	NR	NR	25	22	NR	NR	22	17	NR	22	23	NR	NR	NR	24	19

Game summaries

vs. Florida

#6 Florida vs. #23 Georgia

1 2 3 4 Total • Gators 7 21 3 14 45 Bulldogs 3 3 7 0 13 Date: Saturday, November 9 Location: Gator Bowl, Jacksonville, Florida Game attendance: 81,769

Scoring summary 1 FLA W. Jackson 4 yard pass from Matthews (Czyzewski kick) FLA 7-0 1 UGA Parkman 41 yard field goal FLA 7-3 2 FLA Rhett 13 yard run (Czyzewski kick) FLA 14-3 2 FLA Houston 36 yard pass from Matthews (Czyzewski kick) FLA 21-3 2 FLA Sullivan 61 yard pass from Matthews (Czyzewski kick) FLA 28-3 2 UGA Parkman 25 yard field goal FLA 28-6 3 FLA Czyzewski 25 yard field goal FLA 31-6 3 UGA Hastings 5 yard pass from Zeier (Peterson kick) FLA 31-13 4 FLA W. Jackson 9 yard pass from Matthews (Czyzewski kick) FLA 38-13 4 FLA W. Jackson 24 yard pass from Fox (Czyzewski kick) FLA 45-13

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vs. Arkansas (Independence Bowl)

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References

1. "Florida Wins, 45-13, to Clinch Tie for Title". Los Angeles Times. November 10, 1991. Retrieved November 10, 2019.
2. "Georgia in Control From the Start, 24-15". Los Angeles Times. December 30, 1991. Retrieved November 10, 2019.