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Weekly Top 10: Greatest running backs in Georgia football history

By Kyle Funderburk

Sep 3, 2016; Atlanta, GA, USA; Georgia Bulldogs running back Nick Chubb (27) runs for yards during the 2016 Chick-Fil-A Kickoff game against the North Carolina Tar Heels at Georgia Dome. Georgia won 33-24. Mandatory Credit: Jason Getz-USA TODAY Sports
Sep 3, 2016; Atlanta, GA, USA; Georgia Bulldogs running back Nick Chubb (27) runs for yards during the 2016 Chick-Fil-A Kickoff game against the North Carolina Tar Heels at Georgia Dome. Georgia won 33-24. Mandatory Credit: Jason Getz-USA TODAY Sports /
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Sep 3, 2016; Atlanta, GA, USA; Georgia Bulldogs mascot Uga on the sidelines during the third quarter of the 2016 Chick-Fil-A Kickoff game against the North Carolina Tar Heels at Georgia Dome. Mandatory Credit: Brett Davis-USA TODAY Sports
Sep 3, 2016; Atlanta, GA, USA; Georgia Bulldogs mascot Uga on the sidelines during the third quarter of the 2016 Chick-Fil-A Kickoff game against the North Carolina Tar Heels at Georgia Dome. Mandatory Credit: Brett Davis-USA TODAY Sports /

Honorable Mentions

Musa Smith

Since Vince Dooley retired from coaching Georgia football, the Bulldogs have only gotten close to the National Championship three times. Each of those three teams had great running games and two of them have running backs in the top 10.

But Musa Smith still deserves to be mentioned for his performance in the 2002 season. As a back-up in 2000 and 2001, Smith only had a career total of 878 yards with 11 touchdowns. But in 2002, Smith rushed for 1,324 yards with eight touchdowns and he didn’t even play in every game that year.

As we all know, the Bulldogs finished the year 13-1, blewout Arkansas to win Georgia’s first SEC Championship game and defeated Florida State in Georgia’s first Sugar Bowl appearance since 1982.

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