This was the Georgia Bulldogs' eighth season under the guidance of head coach Mark Richt.

Among the 120 NCAA FBS teams, only BYU had a longer active winning streak (10 games).

Green recorded his first career touchdown on a 3-yard pass from back-up quarterback, Joe Cox.

Georgia coasted to a second straight victory to start the season, beating Central Michigan, 56–17.

[2] Matthew Stafford added two touchdown passes, including a 54-yard bomb to Mohammed Massaquoi.

Demarcus Dobbs picked off a Central Michigan pass late in the second quarter and ran 79 yards for a defensive touchdown.

[3] Georgia beat the South Carolina Gamecocks in a low-scoring game that was closer than many expected, finally prevailing 14–7.

[6] ESPN's College Gameday broadcast their show live from Athens before the Alabama game.

[citation needed] However, unlike earlier two contests which were both big Georgia wins, the Crimson Tide dominated early in the game and built an insurmountable 31–0 halftime lead from which Georgia was unable to recover.

A 28-yard field goal by Blair Walsh capped off a 17 play, fourth quarter drive that ran 10 minutes and 55 seconds off the clock.

Florida routed Georgia, 49–10, in one of the most heavily hyped Florida–Georgia football rivalry games ever.

The loss was the largest margin of defeat in Mark Richt's 8-year head coaching career.

Demarcus Dobbs then intercepted a last minute pass from Kentucky quarterback Randall Cobb to preserve the win for Georgia.

The final game of the season would prove to be the Capital One Bowl in Orlando, Florida against Michigan State.

Donavan Baldwin, a safety, and Walter Hill, a wide receiver were removed from the team.