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1968 Georgia

8–⁠1–⁠2 (5–⁠0–⁠1 Southeastern Conference), coached by Vince Dooley, finished No. 8 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Georgia in 1968, game by game: tied at No. 9 Tennessee 17–17; won vs. Clemson 31–13; won at South Carolina 21–20; won vs. No. 13 Ole Miss 21–7; won vs. Vanderbilt 32–6; won at Kentucky 35–14; tied vs. No. 15 Houston 10–10; won vs. Florida 51–0; won at No. 12 Auburn 17–3; won vs. Georgia Tech 47–8; lost vs. No. 9 Arkansas 2–16+51−14Tied 17–17 at No. 9 Tennessee0No. 9 TennesseeWon 31–13 vs. Clemson+18ClemsonWon 21–20 at South Carolina+1South CarolinaWon 21–7 vs. No. 13 Ole Miss+14No. 13 Ole MissWon 32–6 vs. Vanderbilt+26VanderbiltWon 35–14 at Kentucky+21KentuckyTied 10–10 vs. No. 15 Houston0No. 15 HoustonWon 51–0 vs. Florida+51FloridaWon 17–3 at No. 12 Auburn+14No. 12 AuburnWon 47–8 vs. Georgia Tech+39Georgia TechLost 2–16 vs. No. 9 Arkansas-14No. 9 Arkansas
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 14at9TennesseeT 17–⁠1738%
Sep 28vsClemsonW 31–⁠1367%
Oct 5atSouth CarolinaW 21–⁠2069%
Oct 12vs13Ole MissW 21–⁠759%
Oct 19vsVanderbiltW 32–⁠684%
Oct 26atKentuckyW 35–⁠1475%
Nov 2vs15HoustonT 10–⁠1065%
Nov 9vsFloridaW 51–⁠070%
Nov 16at12AuburnW 17–⁠348%
Nov 30vsGeorgia TechW 47–⁠889%
Jan 1Bowls & playoffvs9ArkansasSugar BowlL 2–⁠1660%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Arkansas 16–⁠2 in the Sugar Bowl; No. 8 in the final AP poll; Southeastern Conference champions.

In program history: The 28th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 2: 18
  2. Wk 4: 16
  3. Wk 5: 17
  4. Wk 6: 10
  5. Wk 7: 8
  6. Wk 8: 7
  7. Wk 9: 9
  8. Wk 10: 5
  9. Wk 11: 5
  10. Wk 12: 4
  11. Wk 13: 4
  12. Final: 8

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 1968.

Southeastern Conference champions5–⁠0–⁠1 in the conference

Outland TrophyBill Stanfill, DT

2 consensus All-AmericansBill Stanfill, DT; Jake Scott, S

Record
8–⁠1–⁠2
Conference
5–⁠0–⁠1 first in Southeastern Conference
AP final
No. 8 peak No. 4
Points
284–⁠114
Coach
Vince Dooley
Elo
1707 +91 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
24.8 No. 2 of 119 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Defensive coordinator
Erk Russell

Drafted in 1969

The 1969 draft
Rd 1Bill Stanfill DEMiami Dolphins

All-SEC

6 first team, 4 second team

First team

Second team

  • Kent LawrenceWRAP-2
  • Mike CavanQBAP-2
  • Happy DicksLBAP-2
  • Jim McCulloughKAP-2

From Wikipedia’s 1968 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1968 Southeastern Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Georgia5–⁠0–⁠18–⁠1–⁠28
Tennessee4–⁠1–⁠18–⁠2–⁠113
Alabama4–⁠28–⁠317
Auburn4–⁠27–⁠416
Ole Miss3–⁠2–⁠17–⁠3–⁠1
LSU2–⁠28–⁠319
Florida2–⁠2–⁠16–⁠3–⁠1
Vanderbilt1–⁠3–⁠15–⁠4–⁠1
Mississippi State0–⁠4–⁠10–⁠8–⁠2
Kentucky0–⁠73–⁠7

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