2004 Georgia Bulldogs football team

The 2004 Georgia Bulldogs football team represented the University of Georgia during the 2004 NCAA Division I-A football season The Bulldogs completed the season with a 10–2 record. The Bulldogs had a regular season Southeastern Conference (SEC) record of 6–2, but did not win the SEC East, having lost to Tennessee and Auburn. Georgia beat Wisconsin in the 2005 Outback Bowl and finished the season ranked 6th in the Coaches' Poll. This was the Georgia Bulldogs' fourth season under the guidance of head coach Mark Richt.

2004 Georgia Bulldogs football
Outback Bowl champion
Outback Bowl, W 24–21 vs. Wisconsin
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Division	Eastern Division
Ranking
Coaches	No. 6
AP	No. 7
Record	10–2 (6–2 SEC)
Head coach	Mark Richt (4th season)
Offensive coordinator	Neil Callaway (4th season)
Offensive scheme	Pro-style
Defensive coordinator	Brian VanGorder (4th season)
Base defense	4-3
Home stadium	Sanford Stadium
Seasons ← 2003 2005 →

2004 Southeastern Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Eastern Division
No. 13 Tennessee x		7	–	1					10	–	3
No. 7 Georgia		6	–	2					10	–	2
Florida		4	–	4					7	–	5
South Carolina		4	–	4					6	–	5
Kentucky		1	–	7					2	–	9
Vanderbilt		1	–	7					2	–	9
Western Division
No. 2 Auburn x$		8	–	0					13	–	0
No. 16 LSU		6	–	2					9	–	3
Alabama		3	–	5					6	–	6
Arkansas		3	–	5					5	–	6
Ole Miss		3	–	5					4	–	7
Mississippi State		2	–	6					3	–	8
Championship: Auburn 38, Tennessee 28
$ – BCS representative as conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 4	3:00 p.m.	No. 10 (I-AA) Georgia Southern*	No. 3	Sanford Stadium Athens, GA	FSN	W 48–28	92,746
September 11	5:30 p.m.	at South Carolina	No. 3	Williams-Brice Stadium Columbia, SC (rivalry, College GameDay)	ESPN	W 20–16	84,300
September 18	1:00 p.m.	Marshall*	No. 3	Sanford Stadium Athens, GA	CSS	W 13–3	92,746
October 2	3:30 p.m.	No. 13 LSU	No. 3	Sanford Stadium Athens, GA	CBS	W 45–16	92,746
October 9	3:30 p.m.	No. 17 Tennessee	No. 3	Sanford Stadium Athens, GA (rivalry)	CBS	L 14–19	92,746
October 16	12:30 p.m.	Vanderbilt	No. 12	Sanford Stadium Athens, GA (rivalry)	JPS	W 33–3	92,746
October 23	7:00 p.m.	at Arkansas	No. 10	Razorback Stadium Fayetteville, AR	ESPN2	W 20–14	71,644
October 30	3:30 p.m.	vs. Florida	No. 10	Alltel Stadium Jacksonville, FL (rivalry)	CBS	W 31–24	84,753
November 6	12:30 p.m.	at Kentucky	No. 8	Commonwealth Stadium Lexington, KY	JPS	W 62–17	63,110
November 13	3:30 p.m.	at No. 3 Auburn	No. 8	Jordan–Hare Stadium Auburn, AL (Deep South's Oldest Rivalry, College GameDay)	CBS	L 6–24	87,451
November 27	3:30 p.m.	Georgia Tech*	No. 8	Sanford Stadium Athens, GA (Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate)	CBS	W 19–13	92,746
January 1, 2005	11:00 a.m.	vs. No. 16 Wisconsin*	No. 8	Raymond James Stadium Tampa, FL (Outback Bowl)	ESPN2	W 24–21	62,414
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

Roster

2004 Georgia Bulldogs football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class OT 67 Chester Adams Fr WR 1 Reggie Brown Sr RB 20 Thomas Brown Fr WR 82 Fred Gibson Sr G 74 Max Jean-Gilles Jr QB 14 David Greene Sr G 70 Nick Jones So WR 16 Bryan McClendon Jr TE 87 Martrez Milner Jr TE 81 Leonard Pope So OT 66 Dennis Roland Jr OT 79 Ken Shackleford So QB 3 D. J. Shockley Jr QB 13 Joe Tereshinski III  So G 75 Fernando Velasco So RB 28 DJ Ware Fr	Defense Pos. # Name Class SS 25 Tra Battle So SS 17 Greg Blue Jr FS 10 Thomas Davis Sr. Jr DT 97 Kedric Golston Jr LB 46 Arnold Harrison Sr CB 23 Tim Jennings Jr DE 99 Charles Johnson Fr LB 12 Brandon Miller  Fr CB 2 DeMario Minter Jr DE 94 Quentin Moses  So LB 8 Paul Oliver  Fr DE 47 David Pollack Sr LB 33 Odell Thurman Jr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class K 96 Brandon Coutu  Fr	Head coach Mark Richt Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt

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