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1962 Georgia

3–⁠4–⁠3 (2–⁠3–⁠1 Southeastern Conference), coached by Johnny Griffith.

Schedule and results

Georgia in 1962, game by game: lost at No. 3 Alabama 0–35; won at Vanderbilt 10–0; tied at South Carolina 7–7; won at Clemson 24–16; lost vs. Florida State 0–18; tied vs. Kentucky 7–7; tied vs. NC State 10–10; lost vs. Florida 15–23; won at Auburn 30–21; lost vs. Georgia Tech 6–37+10−35Lost 0–35 at No. 3 Alabama-35No. 3 AlabamaWon 10–0 at Vanderbilt+10VanderbiltTied 7–7 at South Carolina0South CarolinaWon 24–16 at Clemson+8ClemsonLost 0–18 vs. Florida State-18Florida StateTied 7–7 vs. Kentucky0KentuckyTied 10–10 vs. NC State0NC StateLost 15–23 vs. Florida-8FloridaWon 30–21 at Auburn+9AuburnLost 6–37 vs. Georgia Tech-31Georgia Tech
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 22at3AlabamaL 0–⁠3517%
Sep 29atVanderbiltW 10–⁠052%
Oct 6atSouth CarolinaT 7–⁠749%
Oct 13atClemsonW 24–⁠1630%
Oct 20vsFlorida StateL 0–⁠1858%
Oct 27vsKentuckyT 7–⁠753%
Nov 3vsNC StateT 10–⁠1067%
Nov 10vsFloridaL 15–⁠2338%
Nov 17atAuburnW 30–⁠2123%
Dec 1vsGeorgia TechL 6–⁠3734%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Georgia Tech 37–⁠6; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 7th in the Southeastern Conference.

In program history: The 110th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 on file).

Players on this team

Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1962.

Record
3–⁠4–⁠3
Conference
2–⁠3–⁠1 tied for 7th in Southeastern Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
109–⁠174
Coach
Johnny Griffith
Elo
1469 +7 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
4.9 No. 47 of 120 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

All-SEC

1 second team

Second team

From Wikipedia’s 1962 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1962 Southeastern Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Ole Miss6–⁠010–⁠03
Alabama6–⁠110–⁠15
LSU5–⁠19–⁠1–⁠17
Georgia Tech5–⁠27–⁠3–⁠1
Florida4–⁠27–⁠4
Auburn4–⁠36–⁠3–⁠1
Georgia2–⁠3–⁠13–⁠4–⁠3
Kentucky2–⁠3–⁠13–⁠5–⁠2
Mississippi State2–⁠53–⁠6
Tennessee2–⁠64–⁠6
Vanderbilt1–⁠61–⁠9
Tulane0–⁠70–⁠10

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.