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1971 Georgia

11–⁠1 (5–⁠1 Southeastern Conference), coached by Vince Dooley, finished No. 7 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Georgia in 1971, game by game: won vs. Oregon State 56–25; won vs. Tulane 17–7; won at Clemson 28–0; won vs. Mississippi State 35–7; won at Ole Miss 38–7; won at Vanderbilt 24–0; won vs. Kentucky 34–0; won at South Carolina 24–0; won vs. Florida 49–7; lost vs. No. 6 Auburn 20–35; won at Georgia Tech 28–24; won vs. North Carolina 7–3+42−15Won 56–25 vs. Oregon State+31Oregon StateWon 17–7 vs. Tulane+10TulaneWon 28–0 at Clemson+28ClemsonWon 35–7 vs. Mississippi State+28Mississippi Sta…Won 38–7 at Ole Miss+31Ole MissWon 24–0 at Vanderbilt+24VanderbiltWon 34–0 vs. Kentucky+34KentuckyWon 24–0 at South Carolina+24South CarolinaWon 49–7 vs. Florida+42FloridaLost 20–35 vs. No. 6 Auburn-15No. 6 AuburnWon 28–24 at Georgia Tech+4Georgia TechWon 7–3 vs. North Carolina+4North Carolina
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 11vsOregon StateW 56–⁠2558%
Sep 18vsTulaneW 17–⁠763%
Sep 25atClemsonW 28–⁠071%
Oct 2vsMississippi StateW 35–⁠780%
Oct 9atOle MissW 38–⁠745%
Oct 16atVanderbiltW 24–⁠071%
Oct 23vsKentuckyW 34–⁠091%
Oct 30atSouth CarolinaW 24–⁠064%
Nov 6vsFloridaW 49–⁠780%
Nov 13vs6AuburnL 20–⁠3560%
Nov 25atGeorgia TechW 28–⁠2456%
Dec 31Bowls & playoffvsNorth CarolinaGator BowlW 7–⁠360%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat North Carolina 7–⁠3 in the Gator Bowl; No. 7 in the final AP poll; tied for 2nd in the Southeastern Conference.

In program history: The 25th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 18
  2. Wk 2: 11
  3. Wk 3: 14
  4. Wk 4: 11
  5. Wk 5: 10
  6. Wk 6: 8
  7. Wk 7: 8
  8. Wk 8: 7
  9. Wk 9: 7
  10. Wk 10: 7
  11. Wk 11: 8
  12. Wk 12: 7
  13. Wk 13: 7
  14. Wk 14: 6
  15. Final: 7

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 1971.

Consensus All-AmericanRoyce Smith, OG

Record
11–⁠1
Conference
5–⁠1 tied for 2nd in Southeastern Conference
AP final
No. 7 peak No. 6
Points
360–⁠115
Coach
Vince Dooley
Elo
1719 +165 this season
SP+ rating
23.7 No. 8 of 120; offense No. 14, defense No. 7
SRS
26.1 No. 5 of 128 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Defensive coordinator
Erk Russell

Drafted in 1972

The 1972 draft
Rd 1Royce Smith OGNew Orleans Saints
Rd 5Mike Greene LBSan Francisco 49ers

All-SEC

6 first team, 2 second team

First team

  • Tom NashOTAP-1; UPI
  • Royce SmithOGAP-1; UPI
  • Kendall KeithCAP-1
  • Mixon RobinsonDEAP-2; UPI
  • Chip WisdomLBAP-2; UPI
  • Buzy RosenbergDBAP-1; UPI

Second team

From Wikipedia’s 1971 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1971 Southeastern Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Alabama7–⁠011–⁠14
Georgia5–⁠111–⁠17
Auburn5–⁠19–⁠212
Ole Miss4–⁠210–⁠215
Tennessee4–⁠210–⁠29
LSU3–⁠29–⁠311
Vanderbilt1–⁠54–⁠6–⁠1
Florida1–⁠64–⁠7
Kentucky1–⁠63–⁠8
Mississippi State1–⁠72–⁠9

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