Football
Bobo, Mike
Mike Bobo
- Title:
- John and Alice Sands Offensive Coordinator - Quarterbacks Coach
A Georgia native who played quarterback for the Bulldogs from 1994-97 and was an on-field coach for the program from 2001-14, Mike Bobo began his second stint as UGA’s Offensive Coordinator in February 2023 after serving a season in a Quality Control position for the Bulldogs’ offense.
In 2024, Bobo utilized a new corps of running backs and a familiar quarterback and top three receiving targets to help Georgia capture its second Southeastern Conference championship in three years. The Bulldogs ranked 12th nationally in Passing Offense (281.0 ypg, third in the SEC) to help knock off No. 1 Texas in Austin, the then No. 2 Longhorns in the SEC Championship Game and two other top 15 opponents. Thanks in part to his offense’s 31.5 ppg, Georgia advanced to its fourth College Football Playoff appearance since 2017.
His 2023 offense was instrumental in the Bulldogs’ undefeated regular season, SEC Eastern Division title and 13-1 overall record highlighted by a 63-3 win over No. 5 Florida State in the 2023 Capital One Orange Bowl. The Georgia offense ranked second in the SEC and fifth nationally in Total Offense (496.5 ypg) and Scoring Offense (40.1 ppg) and second in the SEC and 11th nationally in Passing Offense (305.3 ypg), helping him earn a second Broyles Award finalist accolade (2012).
A veteran coach in the SEC, Bobo spent the 2021 season as offensive coordinator at Auburn. He worked in 2020 at South Carolina as OC and QBs coach after his five-year stint as head coach at Colorado State. At CSU, he guided the Rams to bowl games in each of his first three seasons, making him the lone coach in program history to accomplish that feat.
He is part of a coaching and support staff that led the 15-0 Bulldogs to the 2022 CFP National Championship with a 65-7 victory over TCU in the title game following a semifinal win over Ohio State in the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl semifinal, 42-41.
The Georgia offense ranked among the top five nationally in both Scoring Offense (41.1 ppg) and Total Offense (501.1 ypg) in 2022. The ‘Dogs also finished first nationally in Red Zone Offense (97.6%), First Downs (375), and Fourth Down Conversion Percentage (86.7%). Senior quarterback Stetson Bennett became the first player to be named the offensive Most Valuable Player in four CFP games, including twice in a CFP National Championship Game.
A veteran coach in the SEC, Bobo spent the 2021 season as offensive coordinator at Auburn. He worked in 2020 at South Carolina as offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach after his five-year stint as head coach at Colorado State.
At Colorado State, he guided the Rams to bowl games in each of his first three seasons, making him the lone coach in program history to accomplish that feat. Bobo also joined Sonny Lubick as the only two to coach the Rams in multiple bowl games in their careers.
Overall, Bobo’s teams left their marks on the offensive record book at CSU, as his squads own three of the top six marks for total offense in a season as well as the school record for most yards per game in a season (492.5, 2017). His Rams also posted three of the top seven scoring seasons in CSU history.
Bobo spent all but one of the first 22 years of his adult life at Georgia as a player or assistant coach. While in Athens as an undergraduate, he was a record-breaking starting quarterback and then spent 16 seasons working for the program.
Bobo’s initial 14-year stint at Georgia as a full-time coach began in January 2001 when Mark Richt hired him as quarterbacks coach. Bobo had previously worked on the football staff in an administrative role in 1998, then as a graduate assistant in 1999.
Bobo coached the Bulldog quarterbacks through the 2006 season. He then added the duties of offensive coordinator in 2007 and stayed in that post until accepting the Colorado State head coaching position after the 2014 season.
Bobo played four seasons with head coach Kirby Smart from 1994-97 at Georgia and coached alongside him in 2005 when Smart was running backs coach for a year.
During his time at UGA, Bobo helped lead the Bulldogs to 135 victories, including two SEC championships, five SEC Eastern Division titles and eight bowl victories. The 2012 Broyles Award finalist held the offensive coordinator spot for 92 games with the Bulldogs, scoring 30-plus points 57 times, 40-plus points 29 times and more than 50 points 13 times. In fact, four of the top five seasons for average yards per game in history for the Bulldogs came under Bobo, including the school record mark of 484.15 in 2012.
Bobo guided several talented quarterbacks at Georgia, including Aaron Murray, NFL Pro Bowler Matthew Stafford and David Greene, along with All-Pro wide receiver A.J. Green, running back Todd Gurley and many others. In all, Bobo helped mold four first-round NFL draft choices at Georgia: Stafford (No. 1 in 2009), running back Knowshon Moreno (No. 12 in 2009), Green (No. 4 in 2011) and Gurley (No. 10 in 2015).
Prior to joining Richt’s staff at Georgia, Bobo served one year as an assistant
coach at Jacksonville State.
Bobo was a quarterback for the Bulldogs from 1994-97, throwing for 6,334 yards, the eighth-most all-time by a Georgia quarterback, and set several Georgia passing records. As a senior in 1997, he threw for 2,751 yards on 199 completions in 306 attempts and had 19 TD to just eight interceptions.
Bobo, a native of Thomasville, Ga., and his wife, Lainie, have five children, a son Drew, who is a Bulldog center; triplets Olivia, Jake and Ava Grace; and Kate. His father, George, was a long-time successful high school coach in Georgia.
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Birthdate: April 9,1974
Birthplace: Augusta, Ga.
Family: Wife Lainie, children Drew, Olivia, Jake, Ava Grace, and Kate
High School: Thomasville
College: Georgia ‘97
Coaching Experience:
1998…………..Georgia (Admin. Asst.)
1999…….…….Georgia (Grad. Asst.)
2000……….….Jacksonville State (QB’s)
2001-06………Georgia (QB’s)
2007-14………Georgia (Off. Coord./QB’s)
2015-19……….Colorado State (Head Coach)
2020…………..South Carolina (Off. Coord./QB’s)
2021……….….Auburn (Off. Coord.)
2022-present….Georgia (Analyst-Offense)
2023…………...Georgia (Off. Coord.)
Playing Experience:
1993-97……….Georgia – Finished career ranked second in the UGA record books in passing yards (6,334), pass attempts (766), pass completions (445), and TD passes (38)…1996 and’97 team captain..MVP of 1998 Outback Bowl.
1990-93……..Thomasville H.S. – USA Today Georgia Player of the Year…Atlanta Journal-Constitution Class AAA Offensive Player of the Year…broke every school and region career passing mark and the Georgia high school career yardage record.
In 2024, Bobo utilized a new corps of running backs and a familiar quarterback and top three receiving targets to help Georgia capture its second Southeastern Conference championship in three years. The Bulldogs ranked 12th nationally in Passing Offense (281.0 ypg, third in the SEC) to help knock off No. 1 Texas in Austin, the then No. 2 Longhorns in the SEC Championship Game and two other top 15 opponents. Thanks in part to his offense’s 31.5 ppg, Georgia advanced to its fourth College Football Playoff appearance since 2017.
His 2023 offense was instrumental in the Bulldogs’ undefeated regular season, SEC Eastern Division title and 13-1 overall record highlighted by a 63-3 win over No. 5 Florida State in the 2023 Capital One Orange Bowl. The Georgia offense ranked second in the SEC and fifth nationally in Total Offense (496.5 ypg) and Scoring Offense (40.1 ppg) and second in the SEC and 11th nationally in Passing Offense (305.3 ypg), helping him earn a second Broyles Award finalist accolade (2012).
A veteran coach in the SEC, Bobo spent the 2021 season as offensive coordinator at Auburn. He worked in 2020 at South Carolina as OC and QBs coach after his five-year stint as head coach at Colorado State. At CSU, he guided the Rams to bowl games in each of his first three seasons, making him the lone coach in program history to accomplish that feat.
He is part of a coaching and support staff that led the 15-0 Bulldogs to the 2022 CFP National Championship with a 65-7 victory over TCU in the title game following a semifinal win over Ohio State in the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl semifinal, 42-41.
The Georgia offense ranked among the top five nationally in both Scoring Offense (41.1 ppg) and Total Offense (501.1 ypg) in 2022. The ‘Dogs also finished first nationally in Red Zone Offense (97.6%), First Downs (375), and Fourth Down Conversion Percentage (86.7%). Senior quarterback Stetson Bennett became the first player to be named the offensive Most Valuable Player in four CFP games, including twice in a CFP National Championship Game.
A veteran coach in the SEC, Bobo spent the 2021 season as offensive coordinator at Auburn. He worked in 2020 at South Carolina as offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach after his five-year stint as head coach at Colorado State.
At Colorado State, he guided the Rams to bowl games in each of his first three seasons, making him the lone coach in program history to accomplish that feat. Bobo also joined Sonny Lubick as the only two to coach the Rams in multiple bowl games in their careers.
Overall, Bobo’s teams left their marks on the offensive record book at CSU, as his squads own three of the top six marks for total offense in a season as well as the school record for most yards per game in a season (492.5, 2017). His Rams also posted three of the top seven scoring seasons in CSU history.
Bobo spent all but one of the first 22 years of his adult life at Georgia as a player or assistant coach. While in Athens as an undergraduate, he was a record-breaking starting quarterback and then spent 16 seasons working for the program.
Bobo’s initial 14-year stint at Georgia as a full-time coach began in January 2001 when Mark Richt hired him as quarterbacks coach. Bobo had previously worked on the football staff in an administrative role in 1998, then as a graduate assistant in 1999.
Bobo coached the Bulldog quarterbacks through the 2006 season. He then added the duties of offensive coordinator in 2007 and stayed in that post until accepting the Colorado State head coaching position after the 2014 season.
Bobo played four seasons with head coach Kirby Smart from 1994-97 at Georgia and coached alongside him in 2005 when Smart was running backs coach for a year.
During his time at UGA, Bobo helped lead the Bulldogs to 135 victories, including two SEC championships, five SEC Eastern Division titles and eight bowl victories. The 2012 Broyles Award finalist held the offensive coordinator spot for 92 games with the Bulldogs, scoring 30-plus points 57 times, 40-plus points 29 times and more than 50 points 13 times. In fact, four of the top five seasons for average yards per game in history for the Bulldogs came under Bobo, including the school record mark of 484.15 in 2012.
Bobo guided several talented quarterbacks at Georgia, including Aaron Murray, NFL Pro Bowler Matthew Stafford and David Greene, along with All-Pro wide receiver A.J. Green, running back Todd Gurley and many others. In all, Bobo helped mold four first-round NFL draft choices at Georgia: Stafford (No. 1 in 2009), running back Knowshon Moreno (No. 12 in 2009), Green (No. 4 in 2011) and Gurley (No. 10 in 2015).
Prior to joining Richt’s staff at Georgia, Bobo served one year as an assistant
coach at Jacksonville State.
Bobo was a quarterback for the Bulldogs from 1994-97, throwing for 6,334 yards, the eighth-most all-time by a Georgia quarterback, and set several Georgia passing records. As a senior in 1997, he threw for 2,751 yards on 199 completions in 306 attempts and had 19 TD to just eight interceptions.
Bobo, a native of Thomasville, Ga., and his wife, Lainie, have five children, a son Drew, who is a Bulldog center; triplets Olivia, Jake and Ava Grace; and Kate. His father, George, was a long-time successful high school coach in Georgia.
Bobo Thumbnail
Birthdate: April 9,1974
Birthplace: Augusta, Ga.
Family: Wife Lainie, children Drew, Olivia, Jake, Ava Grace, and Kate
High School: Thomasville
College: Georgia ‘97
Coaching Experience:
1998…………..Georgia (Admin. Asst.)
1999…….…….Georgia (Grad. Asst.)
2000……….….Jacksonville State (QB’s)
2001-06………Georgia (QB’s)
2007-14………Georgia (Off. Coord./QB’s)
2015-19……….Colorado State (Head Coach)
2020…………..South Carolina (Off. Coord./QB’s)
2021……….….Auburn (Off. Coord.)
2022-present….Georgia (Analyst-Offense)
2023…………...Georgia (Off. Coord.)
Playing Experience:
1993-97……….Georgia – Finished career ranked second in the UGA record books in passing yards (6,334), pass attempts (766), pass completions (445), and TD passes (38)…1996 and’97 team captain..MVP of 1998 Outback Bowl.
1990-93……..Thomasville H.S. – USA Today Georgia Player of the Year…Atlanta Journal-Constitution Class AAA Offensive Player of the Year…broke every school and region career passing mark and the Georgia high school career yardage record.
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