Home: 5-2; Away: 3-1; Neutral: 1-1
Final Rankings: AP: #23; USA Today/Coaches: NR
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'Dogs Finish Strong With Three Straight Victories Over Ranked Teams
Georgia started strong with five straight wins to start the season, suffered a mid-season slump, but then rebounded to defeat three straight ranked teams to end the '06 campaign. It marked the first time in school history an unranked Georgia team defeated three consecutive ranked teams.The 'Dogs defeated #5 Auburn, #16 Georgia Tech, and #14 Virginia Tech to close out the season. It marked the sixth consecutive win over Tech.
Down, 21-3 at halftime, Georgia recorded the largest comeback in the Mark Richt era to defeat the Hokies. The improbable season-ending run gave Coach Mark Richt 61 victories--one win behind LSU for most in the SEC over the past six years. During that time, Georgia also has a 25-2 record against non-conferen ce teams.
Georgia's Attendance Average Ranks Fifth Nationally
Georgia's average home football attendance of 92,746 ranked fifth best in the country for the 2006 season according to NCAA statistics.
The 92,746 figure represents a sellout in all seven Bulldog home games. The fifth-place finish marks the 20th time in the last 25 years that Georgia has ranked among the nation's top six teams in average home attendance. It's also the 24th time in the last 25 years the Bulldogs have finished among the top seven.
| 2006 Team Captains LB Tony Taylor, Team Co-Capt. C Nick Jones, Team Co-Capt. C Nick Jones, Offensive Capt. DE Quentin Moses, Def. Capt. Rov Tra Battle, Spec. Tms Co-Capt. P Gordon Ely-Kelso, Spec. Tms. Co-Capt. | SEC Players of the Week DE Quentin Moses (Def. Line) vs. WKU DE Charles Johnson (Def. Player) vs. S.C. OG Fernando Velasco (Off. Line) vs. UAB QB Joe Cox (Fresh) vs. Colorado DE Charles Johnson (Def. Line) vs. OM QB Matthew Stafford (Fresh) vs. Miss. St. Rov Tra Battle (Def. Player) vs. Auburn) QB Matthew Stafford (Fresh) vs. Auburn CB Paul Oliver (Def. Player) vs. Ga. Tech |
| 2006 PLAYER HONORS Third Team All-America Rov Tra Battle First Team All-SEC Rov Tra Battle TE Martrez Milner OT Daniel Inman RS Mikey Henderson Second Team All-SEC C Nick Jones DE Charles Johnson LB Tony Taylor Freshman All-SEC QB Matthew Stafford DT Kade Weston | Post Season Honors 2006 Senior Bowl DE Quentin Moses, LB Tony Taylor, TE Martrez Milner 2006 Hula Bowl C Nick Jones, LB Danny Verdun-Wheeler, P Gordon Ely-Kelso 2006 Houston Bowl OT Daniel Inman, DT Ray Gant, Rov Tra Battle, LB Jarvis Jackson AFCA National Good Works Team DE Quentin Moses SEC Good Works Team DE Quentin Moses |
| Academic All-SEC Sean Bailey, Dale Dixson, Kris Durham, Gordon Ely-Kelso, Chris Gaunder, Mikey Henderson, Trahern Holden, Evan Kobialka, Justin Lyles, Brian Mimbs, Quentin Moses, Joseph O'Keefe, Mitchell Pittman, Joe Tereshinski, Tommy Watkins, Stephen White. |
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