1956 Georgia
3–6–1 (1–6 Southeastern Conference), coached by Wallace Butts. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat North Carolina 26–12Oct 13
By 14 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 22 | at Vanderbilt | L 0–14 | 31% |
| Sep 29 | vs Florida State | W 3–0 | 56% |
| Oct 6 | vs Mississippi State | L 7–19 | 59% |
| Oct 13 | at North Carolina | W 26–12 | 50% |
| Oct 19 | at 11Miami | T 7–7 | 22% |
| Oct 27 | vs Kentucky | L 7–14 | 50% |
| Nov 3 | at Alabama | W 16–13 | 57% |
| Nov 10 | vs 13Florida | L 0–28 | 31% |
| Nov 17 | vs Auburn | L 0–20 | 33% |
| Dec 1 | vs 4Georgia Tech | L 0–35 | 18% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Georgia Tech 35–0; unranked in the final AP poll; 12th in the Southeastern Conference.
In program history: The 120th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 on file).
- Record
- 3–6–1
- Conference
- 1–6 12th in Southeastern Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 66–162
- Coach
- Wallace Butts
- Elo
- 1414 −61 this season
- SP+ rating
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- SRS
- 1.8 No. 52 of 111 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
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Drafted in 1957
The 1957 draft| Rd 6 | Roy Wilkins E | Los Angeles Rams |
1956 Southeastern Conference standings
Conference page| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
 Tennessee | 6–0 | 10–1 | 2 |
| Georgia Tech | 7–1 | 10–1 | 4 |
| Florida | 5–2 | 6–3–1 | |
 Ole Miss | 4–2 | 7–3 | |
| Auburn | 4–3 | 7–3 | |
| Kentucky | 4–4 | 6–4 | |
 Tulane | 3–3 | 6–4 | |
| Vanderbilt | 2–5 | 5–5 | |
| Mississippi State | 2–5 | 4–6 | |
| Alabama | 2–5 | 2–7–1 | |
 LSU | 1–5 | 3–7 | |
 Georgia | 1–6 | 3–6–1 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.