2011 Georgia Bulldogs football team The 2011 Georgia Bulldogs football team represented the University of Georgia in the 2011 NCAA Division I FBS football season . The Bulldogs were led by 11th year head coach Mark Richt and played their home games at Sanford Stadium . They are a member of the Eastern Division of the Southeastern Conference . They finished the season 10 – 4 , 7 – 1 in SEC play to be champions of the Eastern Division . They represented the division in the SEC Championship Game where they lost to Western Division representative LSU 10 – 42 . They were invited to the Outback Bowl where they lost to Michigan State 30 – 33 in three overtimes . Game notes . Boise State . Georgia opened up the 2011 season against the Boise State Broncos in the Chick - Fil - A College Kickoff game held in the Georgia Dome . The matchup was only the second in both schools ' history , the previous meeting being in 2005 where Georgia won 48 – 13 in Athens . The game initially got off to a slow start , until Georgia scored first late in the first quarter . However , in the second half , Boise State was able to pull away with 3 touchdowns to make the final score 35 – 21 . Notably , both teams wore Nike Pro Combat jerseys as part of an agreement . South Carolina . Georgia ' s first conference game was against the South Carolina Gamecocks , the defending champion of the SEC ' s Eastern Division . Despite major improvements following the Boise State game , Carolina committed three turnovers , on which the Dawgs capitalized . Coastal Carolina . Following two losses , Georgia looked to get its first victory over the FCS Chanticleers . For the first time since 2000 , the game was not sold out . However , Georgia outplayed the Chanticleers to get their first win as well as their first shutout since a 2010 win over the Vanderbilt Commodores . Ole Miss . Georgia game against the Ole Miss Rebels was considered the first true road game of the season . While Bulldogs were able to rack up 24 points in the first half , they would only score 3 points in the second half . However , the Georgia defense was able to hold Ole Miss to 13 points , granting the Bulldogs their first conference win . Mississippi State . In a home game against the Mississippi State Bulldogs , the Georgia offense manages to rack up 21 points during the first half while holding Mississippi State to a field goal . However , Georgia again had issues scoring in the second half , only scoring a field goal . However , Mississippi State would only score one more touchdown in the fourth quarter , allowing Georgia to improve to 3 – 2 . Tennessee . Coming into this game , Georgia had not won an away game at Tennessee since 2005 . In addition , the last two visits to Tennessee had been lopsided victories in favor of Tennessee . Early offensive problems led to a tie game at halftime . However , Georgia would score 14 points in the second half , for a 20 – 12 win . The win was historic in that it was the 100th career win at Georgia for head coach Mark Richt . Vanderbilt . Georgia ' s game against Vanderbilt was a difficult win , though the Bulldogs would eventually win 33 – 28 . However , the game was marred for several on - field incidents . These incidents would lead to three players being suspended . Commodore center Logan Stewart and Georgia nose guard Kwame Geathers would be forced to sit out the first half of their teams respective games for a fight , while Georgia safety Shawn Willams was suspended for a play violation . Following the game , a heated argument broke out been Vanderbilt head coach James Franklin and Georgia defensive coordinator Todd Grantham . However , neither coach was punished . Florida . Georgia and Florida both came off a bye week coming to the game , with the game considered a must - win for Georgia coach Mark Richt . Meanwhile , Florida coach Will Muschamp had guaranteed a win over Georgia . Florida quarterback John Brantley made his return following an ankle sprain four weeks prior . During the game , Georgia ' s special teams problems became apparent as Florida was able to make huge returns , while Georgia kicker Blair Walsh missed two field goals . 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 . In the second half , the Gators were held to 3 points , but maintained a lead well into the 4th quarter , when Georgia running back Richard Samuel scored on a 4 yd run . Georgia would manage to hold off Florida despite poor field position to win 24 – 20 . New Mexico State . 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 . Murray never came back into the game and the second and third strings added 14 more points on their way to a 63 – 16 rout of the Aggies . The games marks the most yards gained and the most points scored in the Mark Richt era . Auburn . This matchup was played on November 12 , 2011 3 : 30 PM Considered the " Deep South ' s Oldest Rivalry " Pregame The Georgia Bulldogs are favored to win by 17 but Auburn Tigers fans are hungry to disrupt Georgia ' s seven game winning streak . Both teams strike quickly with Georgia scoring first a few minutes into the first quarter . Auburn immediately answered on the ensuing drive with a touchdown making it 7 – 7 . Auburn sputtered and never scored again or had the lead . Georgia went on a romp with QB Aaron Murray throwing four touchdown passes in the first half going 14 – 18 ( no interceptions ) surpassing former Georgia QB ( current NFL QB of the Detroit Lions ) Matthew Stafford ' s single season touchdown record of 25 . Georgia Safety Bacarri Rambo ' s pick six on Auburn QB Clint Moseley seals the momentum for the Bulldogs and after an impressive start Georgia Bulldogs are up 35 – 7 over Auburn Tigers at the half . Georgia ' s defense stepped up again to hold Auburn to 51 yards rushing and 144 yards passing in the game with 3 forced turnovers . In the second half Georgia pounded the ball on the groud and only tried two pass plays , scoring a field goal and touchdown dominitating the 2010 defending national champion Auburn Tigers 45 – 7 , the largest routing of Auburn by a Georgia Bulldogs team since 1946 . Time Of Possession was lopsided . Georgia TOP 40 : 55 Georgia total offense : 528 Georgia Rushing : 304 Georgia Passing : 224 Georgia 3rd Down : 12 of 15 Georgia Turnovers : 2 Auburn TOP 19 : 05 Auburn total offense : 195 Auburn Rushing : 51 Auburn Passing : 144 Auburn 3rd Down : 3 of 11 Auburn Turnovers : 3