After a bit of a rough freshman season with the Georgia Bulldogs, quarterback Matthew Stafford began to turn things around as he improved his touchdown-to-interception ratio drastically over the previous year. In 2006 he threw just seven touchdowns to 13 interceptions. In 2007, he threw nearly twice as many touchdown passes as interceptions with 19 TDs and 10 INTs.
He also threw for more than 2,500 yards and raised his completion percentage to more than 55%.

He also led the team to a 10-2 record and a birth in the Sugar Bowl in New Orleans. All in all, he started all 13 games, completing 194-of-348 passes for an average of 194.1 yards per game.