2006 Georgia Bulldogs football team

2006 Georgia Bulldogs football
Chick-fil-A Bowl champion
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
DivisionEastern Division
Ranking
APNo. 23
Record9–4 (4–4 SEC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorNeil Callaway (6th season)
Offensive schemePro-style
Defensive coordinatorWillie Martinez (2nd season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumSanford Stadium
Seasons
← 2005
2007 →
2006 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Eastern Division
No. 1 Florida x$#   7 1     13 1  
No. 25 Tennessee   5 3     9 4  
Kentucky   4 4     8 5  
No. 23 Georgia   4 4     9 4  
South Carolina   3 5     8 5  
Vanderbilt   1 7     4 8  
Western Division
No. 15 Arkansas x   7 1     10 4  
No. 9 Auburn   6 2     11 2  
No. 3 LSU  %   6 2     11 2  
Alabama   2 6     6 7  
Ole Miss   2 6     4 8  
Mississippi State   1 7     3 9  
Championship: Florida 38, Arkansas 28
  • # – BCS National Champion
  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion
  • % – BCS at-large representative
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • Alabama had all victories vacated by the NCAA in 2010. As such, the official record for Alabama is 0–7 (0–6).
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2006 Georgia Bulldogs football team completed the season with a 9–4 record. The Bulldogs had an SEC record of 4–4. Despite losses to unranked Kentucky and Vanderbilt, Georgia salvaged its season by beating two ranked teams in the last two games of the season: #5 Auburn and #15 Georgia Tech. A victory over #14 Virginia Tech in the 2006 Chick-fil-A Bowl gave the Georgia Bulldogs three consecutive victories over top 25 teams. This was the team's sixth season under the guidance of head coach Mark Richt.