COACHING
Head Coach: Mark Richt
(Career Rec: 32-8-0)
Offensive Coordinator: Neil Callaway
Defensive Coordinator: Brian VanGorder
2003 Record: 11-3 overall (5-2 SEC)
2003 NCAA STATS RANKINGS
Total Offense: 58th (380.3)
Rushing Offense: 74th (134.9)
Passing Offense: 37th (245.4)
Scoring Offense: 64th (26.5)
Total Defense: 4th (276.9)
Rushing Defense: 13th (102.4)
Pass Defense: 6th (174.5)
Scoring Defense: 3rd (14.5)
STARTERS RETURNING
Offense (10):
SE Reggie Brown (6-1, 195, Sr.)
ST Daniel Inman (6-7, 321, So.)
SG Josh Brock (6-3, 284, Jr.)
TG Bartley Miller (6-4, 302, Jr.)
C Russ Tanner (6-4, 290, Jr.)
TT Max Jean-Gilles (6-4, 340, Jr.)
*QB David Greene (6-3, 230, Sr.)
FB Jeremy Thomas (5-11, 238, Sr.)
TB Michael Cooper (5-11, 215, So.)
FL Fred Gibson (6-4, 196, Sr.)
Defense (7):
DT Gerald Anderson (6-2, 318, Jr.)
*DE David Pollack (6-3, 276, Sr.)
SLB Arnold Harrison (6-3, 225, Sr.)
MLB Odell Thurman (6-1, 230, Jr.)
WLB Tony Taylor (6-1, 225, Jr.)
*FS Thomas Davis (6-1, 220, Jr.)
WC Tim Jennings (5-8, 164, Jr.)
* All-Star Candidates
Roster
TEAM STRENGTHS
Quarterback, offensive line, linebacker, defensive line.
TEAM QUESTION MARKS
Defensive secondary depth.
KEY GAME
Oct 2, LSU. The winner of this game will be in great shape to win their respective division.
HEAD COACH'S COMMENTS
"I think the leadership we have is outstanding. When you have a David Pollack and David Greene, that's very good to have. Men of high character. Good players, good students."
"Real curious to see if the OL will really gel and play as good as I hope they can. We've moved Max-Jean Gilles to guard, more of his natural position. But he was by far the best tackle we had. We think we have three who can hold the fort at tackle and let Max move inside."
"I think they have to name somebody No. 1. People look at what did last year, who you're losing, how many starters return. I don't know if we're in any better position to win it this year. All comes down to if you win the close games. There will be a lot of close games, I can tell you that."
VandyMania Projection
2004 SCHEDULE AND GAME PREDICTIONS
Sept. 4 GEORGIA SOUTHERN, W 31-9
Sept. 11 at South Carolina, W 21-14
Sept. 18 MARSHALL, W 35-10
Oct. 2 LSU, W 13-10
Oct. 9 TENNESSEE, W 31-17
Oct. 16 VANDERBILT, W 27-17
Oct. 23 at Arkansas, W 30-17
Oct. 30 vs. Florida, W 20-17
Nov. 6 at Kentucky, W 35-21
Nov. 13 at Auburn, W 24-21
Nov. 27 GEORGIA TECH, W 45-20
VandyMania's 2004 Georgia prediction: 12-0, (8-0 SEC)