The Bulldogs were led by 11th-year head coach Mark Richt and played their home games at Sanford Stadium.

Notably, both teams wore Nike Pro Combat jerseys as part of an agreement.

Georgia's first conference game was against the South Carolina Gamecocks, the defending champion of the SEC's Eastern Division.

However, the Georgia defense was able to hold Ole Miss to 13 points, granting the Bulldogs their first conference win.

However, Mississippi State would only score one more touchdown in the fourth quarter, allowing Georgia to improve to 3–2.

Florida quarterback John Brantley made his return following an ankle sprain four weeks prior.

Near the end of the first half, the Gators were up 17–3, when Georgia chose to convert a 4th down and long for a touchdown rather than attempt a field goal.

The 2011 Homecoming game saw one of the all-time great performances over a single quarter by a Georgia Bulldogs teams.

QB Aaron Murray threw for 238 yards and 5 touchdowns as Georgia scored 42 points in the second quarter to open up a 49–3 lead at the half.

In the second half Georgia pounded the ball on the ground and only tried two pass plays, scoring a field goal and touchdown dominating the 2010 defending national champion Auburn Tigers 45–7, the largest routing of Auburn by a Georgia Bulldogs team since 1946.