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1976 Georgia

10–⁠2 (5–⁠1 Southeastern Conference), coached by Vince Dooley, finished No. 10 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Georgia in 1976, game by game: won vs. No. 15 California 36–24; won at Clemson 41–0; won vs. South Carolina 20–12; won vs. No. 10 Alabama 21–0; lost at Ole Miss 17–21; won vs. Vanderbilt 45–0; won at Kentucky 31–7; won vs. No. 20 Cincinnati 31–17; won vs. No. 10 Florida 41–27; won at Auburn 28–0; won vs. Georgia Tech 13–10; lost vs. No. 1 Pittsburgh 3–27+45−24Won 36–24 vs. No. 15 California+12No. 15 CaliforniaWon 41–0 at Clemson+41ClemsonWon 20–12 vs. South Carolina+8South CarolinaWon 21–0 vs. No. 10 Alabama+21No. 10 AlabamaLost 17–21 at Ole Miss-4Ole MissWon 45–0 vs. Vanderbilt+45VanderbiltWon 31–7 at Kentucky+24KentuckyWon 31–17 vs. No. 20 Cincinnati+14No. 20 CincinnatiWon 41–27 vs. No. 10 Florida+14No. 10 FloridaWon 28–0 at Auburn+28AuburnWon 13–10 vs. Georgia Tech+3Georgia TechLost 3–27 vs. No. 1 Pittsburgh-24No. 1 Pittsburgh
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 11vs15CaliforniaW 36–⁠2458%
Sep 18atClemsonW 41–⁠069%
Sep 25vsSouth CarolinaW 20–⁠1267%
Oct 2vs10AlabamaW 21–⁠049%
Oct 9atOle MissL 17–⁠2160%
Oct 16vsVanderbiltW 45–⁠084%
Oct 23atKentuckyW 31–⁠762%
Oct 30vs20CincinnatiW 31–⁠1769%
Nov 6vs10FloridaW 41–⁠2757%
Nov 13atAuburnW 28–⁠074%
Nov 27vsGeorgia TechW 13–⁠1086%
Jan 1Bowls & playoffvs1PittsburghSugar BowlL 3–⁠2750%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Pittsburgh 27–⁠3 in the Sugar Bowl; No. 10 in the final AP poll; Southeastern Conference champions.

In program history: The 24th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 on file).

AP poll, week by week

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

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 1976.

Southeastern Conference champions5–⁠1 in the conference, shared with Kentucky

Consensus All-AmericanJoel Parrish, OG

Bobby Dodd Coach of the YearVince Dooley, coach

Record
10–⁠2
Conference
5–⁠1 first in Southeastern Conference
AP final
No. 10 peak No. 4
Points
327–⁠145
Coach
Vince Dooley
Elo
1723 +129 this season
SP+ rating
27.2 No. 3 of 132; offense No. 13, defense No. 5
SRS
22.7 No. 5 of 137 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Defensive coordinator
Erk Russell
Captain
Ray Goff
Defense
4–⁠4

Drafted in 1977

The 1977 draft
Rd 4Allan Leavitt KAtlanta Falcons
Rd 4Mike Wilson OTCincinnati Bengals

All-SEC

8 first team, 1 second team

First team

Second team

  • Gene WashingtonWRAP-2

From Wikipedia’s 1976 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1976 Southeastern Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Georgia5–⁠110–⁠210
Alabama5–⁠29–⁠311
Mississippi State4–⁠29–⁠220
Kentucky4–⁠28–⁠418
Florida4–⁠28–⁠4
Ole Miss3–⁠45–⁠6
LSU2–⁠46–⁠4–⁠1
Tennessee2–⁠46–⁠5
Auburn2–⁠43–⁠8
Vanderbilt0–⁠62–⁠9

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