1972 Georgia

7–⁠4 (4–⁠3 Southeastern Conference), coached by Vince Dooley.

Schedule and results

Georgia in 1972, game by game: won vs. Baylor 24–14; lost at Tulane 13–24; won vs. NC State 28–22; lost vs. No. 4 Alabama 7–25; won at Ole Miss 14–13; won vs. Vanderbilt 28–3; won at Kentucky 13–7; lost vs. No. 13 Tennessee 0–14; won vs. Florida 10–7; lost at No. 11 Auburn 10–27; won vs. Georgia Tech 27–7+25−18Won 24–14 vs. Baylor+10BaylorLost 13–24 at Tulane-11TulaneWon 28–22 vs. NC State+6NC StateLost 7–25 vs. No. 4 Alabama-18No. 4 AlabamaWon 14–13 at Ole Miss+1Ole MissWon 28–3 vs. Vanderbilt+25VanderbiltWon 13–7 at Kentucky+6KentuckyLost 0–14 vs. No. 13 Tennessee-14No. 13 TennesseeWon 10–7 vs. Florida+3FloridaLost 10–27 at No. 11 Auburn-17No. 11 AuburnWon 27–7 vs. Georgia Tech+20Georgia Tech
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Georgia Tech 27–⁠7; unranked in the final AP poll; 5th in the Southeastern Conference.

In program history: The 60th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 17
  2. Wk 2: 16
  3. Wk 3: 16

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 1972.

Record
7–⁠4
Conference
4–⁠3 5th in Southeastern Conference
AP final
Unranked peak No. 16
Points
174–⁠163
Coach
Vince Dooley
Elo
1626 −21 this season
SP+ rating
16.3 No. 16 of 121; offense No. 64, defense No. 8
SRS
15.0 No. 18 of 127 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Defensive coordinator
Erk Russell

All-SEC

1 second team

Second team

  • Chris HammondCAP-2

From Wikipedia’s 1972 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1972 Southeastern Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Alabama7–⁠110–⁠27
Auburn6–⁠110–⁠15
LSU4–⁠1–⁠19–⁠2–⁠111
Tennessee4–⁠210–⁠28
Georgia4–⁠37–⁠4
Florida3–⁠3–⁠15–⁠5–⁠1
Ole Miss2–⁠55–⁠5
Kentucky2–⁠53–⁠8
Mississippi State1–⁠64–⁠7
Vanderbilt0–⁠63–⁠8

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