1996 Georgia Bulldogs football team

The 1996 Georgia Bulldogs football team represented the University of Georgia during the 1996 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Bulldogs completed the season with a 5–6 record.

1996 Georgia Bulldogs football
Conference	Southeastern Conference
	Eastern Division
1996 record	5–6 (3–5 SEC)
Head coach	Jim Donnan (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Joe Kines (2nd season)
Home stadium	Sanford Stadium (86,117)

1996 Southeastern Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Eastern Division
No. 1 Florida x$		8	–	0					12	–	1
No. 9 Tennessee		7	–	1					10	–	2
South Carolina		4	–	4					6	–	5
Kentucky		3	–	5					4	–	7
Georgia		3	–	5					5	–	6
Vanderbilt		0	–	8					2	–	9
Western Division
No. 11 Alabama xy		6	–	2					10	–	3
No. 12 LSU x		6	–	2					10	–	2
No. 24 Auburn		4	–	4					8	–	4
Mississippi State		3	–	5					5	–	6
Ole Miss		2	–	6					5	–	6
Arkansas		2	–	6					4	–	7
Championship: Florida 45, Alabama 30
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 31	4:00 p.m.	Southern Miss*	Sanford Stadium Athens, GA	SS	L 7–11	81,067
September 14	7:30 p.m.	at South Carolina	Williams-Brice Stadium Columbia, SC (rivalry)	ESPN	L 14–23	82,950
September 21	5:30 p.m.	Texas Tech*	Sanford Stadium Athens, GA	ESPN2	W 15–12	73,116
October 5	7:00 p.m.	at Mississippi State	Scott Field Starkville, MS	ESPN2	W 38–19	32,247
October 12	7:00 p.m.	No. 7 Tennessee	Sanford Stadium Athens, GA (rivalry)	ESPN	L 17–29	86,117
October 19	12:30 p.m.	Vanderbilt	Sanford Stadium Athens, GA (rivalry)	JPS	W 13–2	80,757
October 26	7:00 p.m.	at Kentucky	Commonwealth Stadium Lexington, KY		L 17–24	34,000
November 2	3:30 p.m.	vs. No. 1 Florida	Alltel Stadium Jacksonville, FL (rivalry)	CBS	L 7–47	84,103
November 16	3:30 p.m.	at No. 20 Auburn	Jordan–Hare Stadium Auburn, AL (Deep South's Oldest Rivalry)	CBS	W 56–49 ^4OT	85,214
November 23	12:30 p.m.	Ole Miss	Sanford Stadium Athens, GA	JPS	L 27–31	76,511
November 30	12:00 p.m.	Georgia Tech*	Sanford Stadium Athens, GA (Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate)	CBS	W 19–10	78,062
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

Roster

1996 Georgia Bulldogs football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class QB 14 Mike Bobo Jr OT 71 Adam Meadows Sr WR 19 Hines Ward Jr	Defense Pos. # Name Class CB 42 Champ Bailey Fr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class K 41 Hap Hines Fr	Head coach Jim Donnan Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster

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