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1974 Georgia

6–⁠6 (4–⁠2 Southeastern Conference), coached by Vince Dooley.

Schedule and results

Georgia in 1974, game by game: won vs. Oregon State 48–35; lost at Mississippi State 14–38; won vs. South Carolina 52–14; lost at Clemson 24–28; won vs. Ole Miss 49–0; won vs. Vanderbilt 38–31; won at Kentucky 24–20; lost vs. Houston 24–31; won vs. No. 6 Florida 17–16; lost at No. 7 Auburn 13–17; lost vs. Georgia Tech 14–34; lost vs. No. 15 Miami (OH) 10–21+49−24Won 48–35 vs. Oregon State+13Oregon StateLost 14–38 at Mississippi State-24Mississippi Sta…Won 52–14 vs. South Carolina+38South CarolinaLost 24–28 at Clemson-4ClemsonWon 49–0 vs. Ole Miss+49Ole MissWon 38–31 vs. Vanderbilt+7VanderbiltWon 24–20 at Kentucky+4KentuckyLost 24–31 vs. Houston-7HoustonWon 17–16 vs. No. 6 Florida+1No. 6 FloridaLost 13–17 at No. 7 Auburn-4No. 7 AuburnLost 14–34 vs. Georgia Tech-20Georgia TechLost 10–21 vs. No. 15 Miami (OH)-11No. 15 Miami (OH)
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 14vsOregon StateW 48–⁠3580%
Sep 21atMississippi StateL 14–⁠3856%
Sep 28vsSouth CarolinaW 52–⁠1471%
Oct 5atClemsonL 24–⁠2863%
Oct 12vsOle MissW 49–⁠060%
Oct 19vsVanderbiltW 38–⁠3170%
Oct 26atKentuckyW 24–⁠2054%
Nov 2vsHoustonL 24–⁠3153%
Nov 9vs6FloridaW 17–⁠1647%
Nov 16at7AuburnL 13–⁠1737%
Nov 30vsGeorgia TechL 14–⁠3470%
Dec 21Bowls & playoffvs15Miami (OH)Tangerine BowlL 10–⁠2124%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Miami (OH) 21–⁠10 in the Tangerine Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 2nd in the Southeastern Conference.

In program history: The 94th-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 1974.

Record
6–⁠6
Conference
4–⁠2 tied for 2nd in Southeastern Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
327–⁠285
Coach
Vince Dooley
Elo
1537 −55 this season
SP+ rating
16.3 No. 22 of 124; offense No. 5, defense No. 74
SRS
12.1 No. 25 of 129 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Defensive coordinator
Erk Russell

Drafted in 1975

The 1975 draft
Rd 4Steve Taylor DBDenver Broncos
Rd 4Craig Hertwig OTDetroit Lions
Rd 6Horace King RBDetroit Lions

All-SEC

3 first team, 6 second team

First team

Second team

From Wikipedia’s 1974 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1974 Southeastern Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Alabama6–⁠011–⁠15
Auburn4–⁠210–⁠28
Georgia4–⁠26–⁠6
Mississippi State3–⁠39–⁠317
Florida3–⁠38–⁠415
Kentucky3–⁠36–⁠5
Vanderbilt2–⁠3–⁠17–⁠3–⁠2
Tennessee2–⁠3–⁠17–⁠3–⁠220
LSU2–⁠45–⁠5–⁠1
Ole Miss0–⁠63–⁠8

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