[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Res. 496 Agreed to Senate (ATS)]
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117th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. RES. 496
Congratulating the University of Georgia Bulldogs football team for
winning the 2022 National Collegiate Athletic Association College
Football Playoff National Championship.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
January 20, 2022
Mr. Ossoff (for himself and Mr. Warnock) submitted the following
resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science,
and Transportation
February 1, 2022
Considered, amended, and agreed to
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RESOLUTION
Congratulating the University of Georgia Bulldogs football team for
winning the 2022 National Collegiate Athletic Association College
Football Playoff National Championship.
Whereas the University of Georgia Bulldogs football team (referred to in this
preamble as the ``Georgia Bulldogs'') went 14-1 during the 2021 college
football season and won the 2022 National Collegiate Athletic
Association College Football Playoff National Championship (referred to
in this preamble as the ``2022 National Championship''), defeating the
University of Alabama Crimson Tide by a score of 33 to 18 at the Lucas
Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, Indiana, on January 10, 2022;
Whereas this victory marks the first college football national championship for
the University of Georgia since the 1980 college football season and its
third national championship overall;
Whereas the 2022 National Championship was the 59th football bowl appearance and
the 34th football bowl victory for the University of Georgia;
Whereas the 2021-2022 Georgia Bulldogs achieved a 14-1 overall record for the
season, the most single-season wins in the history of the University of
Georgia football program;
Whereas the 2021-2022 defensive unit for the Georgia Bulldogs allowed on average
only 10.2 points and 153 opposing yards per game, making it one of the
most dominant defensive units in the history of college football;
Whereas the 2021-2022 Georgia Bulldogs overcame a loss in the Southeastern
Conference Championship to the University of Alabama on December 4,
2021, achieving a historic victory over the University of Alabama in the
2022 National Championship;
Whereas Georgia Bulldogs quarterback and Blackshear, Georgia, native Stetson
Bennett IV, a former walk-on player and junior college transfer,
demonstrated tremendous leadership and skill throughout the 2021 college
football season, and was named the 2022 National Championship Offensive
Player of the Game;
Whereas Georgia Bulldogs defensive back, Lewis Cine, was named the 2022 National
Championship Defensive Player of the Game;
Whereas the University of Georgia head football coach, Kirby Smart, a University
of Georgia alumnus and former Georgia Bulldogs defensive back, has now
led his team to 5 consecutive Associated Press Top 10 finishes and the
first national championship since the end of the 1980 college football
season;
Whereas this victory extends the record of Coach Smart to 66 wins and 15 losses
during his tenure as the 26th Football Head Coach at the University of
Georgia, his first stint as a head coach;
Whereas members of the 2021-2022 Georgia Bulldogs have been honored by various
awards throughout the 2021 college football season and during the post-
season, including the 2021 Chuck Bednarik Award and Outland Trophy
winner, Jordan Davis, and the 37th Dick Butkus Award winner, Nakobe
Dean;
Whereas President Jere Morehead, Athletic Director Josh Brooks, and Coach Kirby
Smart have emphasized the importance of academic success to the Georgia
Bulldogs and all student-athletes at the University of Georgia; and
Whereas the 2021-2022 Georgia Bulldogs have brought great pride and honor to the
University of Georgia, loyal fans of the Georgia Bulldogs, and the
entire State of Georgia: Now, therefore, be it
Resolved, That the Senate--
(1) congratulates the University of Georgia Bulldogs
football team for a great season and winning the 2022 National
Collegiate Athletic Association College Football Playoff
National Championship game;
(2) recognizes the achievements of all players, coaches,
and staff who contributed to the championship season; and
(3) respectfully requests that the Secretary of the Senate
transmit an enrolled copy of this resolution to--
(A) the President of the University of Georgia,
Jere Morehead;
(B) the Athletic Director of the University of
Georgia, Josh Brooks; and
(C) the Head Coach of the University of Georgia
Bulldogs football team, Kirby Smart.
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