1996 Georgia Bulldogs football team

1996 Southeastern Conference football standings

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

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.

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

1996 Georgia Bulldogs football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
QB	`14`	Mike Bobo	Jr
WR	`19`	Hines Ward	Jr
OT	`71`	Adam Meadows	Sr

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
FS	`4`	Kirby Smart	So
CB	`42`	Champ Bailey	Fr

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class
K	`41`	Hap Hines	Fr

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Georgia Bulldogs football
Venues	Herty Field (1892–1910) Sanford Field (1911–1928) Sanford Stadium (1929–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Alabama Auburn: Deep South's Oldest Rivalry Clemson Florida Georgia Tech: Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate South Carolina Tennessee Vanderbilt
Culture & lore	History Hairy Dawg Uga "Glory, Glory" Georgia Redcoat Marching Band First forward pass 1927 Yale game Prayer at Jordan-Hare
People	Head coaches Steadman V. Sanford Georgia Joker Larry Munson Morgan Blake NFL draftees Starting quarterbacks Statistical leaders
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