The Georgia Bulldogs ended the 2008 season with a 24-12 victory over Michigan State in the Capital One Bowl. They finished the season 10-3 and ranked 13th in the AP and coaches poll.
You would think this was a successful season but many Bulldog fans were disappointed since Georgia was the preseason #1 team in both the AP and coaches poll. The Bulldogs couldn’t overcome injuries during the year.
The Bulldogs embarrassing loss to Alabama in September finished off the Bulldogs season for the national title. They finished the season 4-2 at home, 5-0 on the road and 0-2 on a neutral field. Here were the Bulldogs results in 2008.
| 2008 Record | 10-3 |
| Georgia Southern | 45-21 |
| Central Michigan | 56-17 |
| at South Carolina | 14-7 |
| at Arizona State | 27-10 |
| Alabama | 30-41(Loss) |
| Tennessee | 26-14 |
| Vanderbilt | 24-14 |
| at LSU | 52-38 |
| vs. Florida | 10-49(Loss) |
| at Kentucky | 42-38 |
| at Auburn | 17-13 |
| Georgia Tech | 42-45(Loss) |
| vs. Michigan State | 24-12 |
The Bulldogs lose their top quarterback(Matthew Stafford), top running back(Knowshon Moreno), and top receiver(Mohamed Massaquoi) for the 2009 season. Their replacements will need to mature immediately if the Bulldogs hope to fight for the SEC title.
The Bulldogs schedule is brutal this upcoming year as they will have one of the toughest schedules in the nation. Many top SEC teams play a weak out of conference schedule in 2009. You must give Georgia great respect for scheduling a Big 12(Oklahoma State) and Pac-10(Arizona State) team during the season. This doesn’t even include their showdown at Georgia Tech at the end of year.
The Bulldogs success will be determined by their road games. The Bulldogs play five very good teams away from Athens and this doesn’t include their Jacksonville match-up versus Florida.
If the young talent doesn’t gel immediately, this will be a down year for Georgia.
2009 Georgia Bulldogs Football Schedule:
| September 5 | at Oklahoma State |
| September 12 | South Carolina |
| September 19 | at Arkansas |
| September 26 | Arizona State |
| October 3 | LSU |
| October 10 | at Tennessee |
| October 17 | at Vanderbilt |
| October 31 | Florida (Jacksonville, FL) |
| November 7 | Tennessee Tech |
| November 14 | Auburn |
| November 21 | Kentucky |
| November 28 | at Georgia Tech |
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