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1975 Georgia

9–⁠3 (5–⁠1 Southeastern Conference), coached by Vince Dooley, finished No. 19 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Georgia in 1975, game by game: lost vs. Pittsburgh 9–19; won vs. Mississippi State 28–6; won at South Carolina 28–20; won vs. Clemson 35–7; lost at Ole Miss 13–28; won at Vanderbilt 47–3; won vs. Kentucky 21–13; won vs. Richmond 28–24; won vs. No. 11 Florida 10–7; won vs. Auburn 28–13; won at Georgia Tech 42–26; lost vs. No. 18 Arkansas 10–31+44−21Lost 9–19 vs. Pittsburgh-10PittsburghWon 28–6 vs. Mississippi State+22Mississippi Sta…Won 28–20 at South Carolina+8South CarolinaWon 35–7 vs. Clemson+28ClemsonLost 13–28 at Ole Miss-15Ole MissWon 47–3 at Vanderbilt+44VanderbiltWon 21–13 vs. Kentucky+8KentuckyWon 28–24 vs. Richmond+4RichmondWon 10–7 vs. No. 11 Florida+3No. 11 FloridaWon 28–13 vs. Auburn+15AuburnWon 42–26 at Georgia Tech+16Georgia TechLost 10–31 vs. No. 18 Arkansas-21No. 18 Arkansas
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 6vsPittsburghL 9–⁠1956%
Sep 20vsMississippi StateW 28–⁠645%
Sep 27atSouth CarolinaW 28–⁠2047%
Oct 4vsClemsonW 35–⁠769%
Oct 11atOle MissL 13–⁠2860%
Oct 18atVanderbiltW 47–⁠345%
Oct 25vsKentuckyW 21–⁠1369%
Nov 1vsRichmondW 28–⁠2478%
Nov 8vs11FloridaW 10–⁠736%
Nov 15vsAuburnW 28–⁠1366%
Nov 27atGeorgia TechW 42–⁠2650%
Jan 1Bowls & playoffvs18ArkansasCotton BowlL 10–⁠3145%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Arkansas 31–⁠10 in the Cotton Bowl; No. 19 in the final AP poll; tied for 2nd in the Southeastern Conference.

In program history: The 51st-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 11: 20
  2. Wk 12: 15
  3. Wk 13: 15
  4. Wk 14: 12
  5. Final: 19

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 1975.

Consensus All-AmericanRandy Johnson, OG

Record
9–⁠3
Conference
5–⁠1 tied for 2nd in Southeastern Conference
AP final
No. 19 peak No. 12
Points
299–⁠197
Coach
Vince Dooley
Elo
1641 +116 this season
SP+ rating
18.6 No. 18 of 132; offense No. 19, defense No. 31
SRS
13.2 No. 25 of 137 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Defensive coordinator
Erk Russell
Defense
4–⁠4

Drafted in 1976

The 1976 draft
Rd 4Richard Appleby WRTampa Bay Buccaneers
Rd 4Randy Johnson OGSeattle Seahawks
Rd 5Steve Wilson OTTampa Bay Buccaneers

All-SEC

2 first team, 4 second team

First team

Second team

  • Mike WilsonOTAP-2
  • Kevin McLeeRBAP-2
  • Ben ZambiasiLBAP-2
  • Bill KrugDBAP-2

From Wikipedia’s 1975 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1975 Southeastern Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Alabama6–⁠011–⁠13
Georgia5–⁠19–⁠319
Florida5–⁠19–⁠3
Ole Miss5–⁠16–⁠5
Tennessee3–⁠37–⁠5
Vanderbilt2–⁠47–⁠4
Mississippi State1–⁠4–⁠16–⁠4–⁠1
Auburn1–⁠4–⁠13–⁠6–⁠2
LSU1–⁠54–⁠7
Kentucky0–⁠62–⁠8–⁠1

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