Under Richt, Florida State had one of college football's most explosive offenses. In his seven years as offensive coordinator, the Seminoles ranked in the nation’s top five scoring offenses for five seasons, they were top twelve in total offense for five seasons, and top twelve in passing offense for five seasons. Richt coached two Heisman Trophy-winning quarterbacks:
Charlie Ward and
Chris Weinke. Richt coached a total of six FSU quarterbacks to the NFL, including Ward, Weinke,
Brad Johnson (
Tampa Bay Buccaneers),
Danny Kanell (
New York Giants),
Danny McManus (
Kansas City Chiefs) and
Peter Tom Willis (
Chicago Bears). During this period, FSU won seven consecutive ACC titles and two
national championships (1993 and 1999).
Richt was hired as head coach of the
Georgia Bulldogs before the 2001 season, replacing
Jim Donnan. Richt's teams won two
Southeastern Conference (SEC) championships (2002 and 2005), six SEC Eastern Division titles (2002, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2011 and 2012), and nine
bowl games. His teams represented the SEC in three
BCS bowl appearances with a record of 2–1 and finished in the top ten of the final AP Poll seven times (2002–2005, 2007, 2012, 2014). His 2008 team also finished in the top ten of the coaches poll.