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1980 Georgia

12–⁠0 (6–⁠0 Southeastern Conference), coached by Vince Dooley, finished No. 1 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Georgia in 1980, game by game: won at Tennessee 16–15; won vs. Texas A&M 42–0; won vs. Clemson 20–16; won vs. TCU 34–3; won vs. Ole Miss 28–21; won vs. Vanderbilt 41–0; won at Kentucky 27–0; won vs. No. 14 South Carolina 13–10; won vs. No. 20 Florida 26–21; won at Auburn 31–21; won vs. Georgia Tech 38–20; won vs. No. 7 Notre Dame 17–10+42Won 16–15 at Tennessee+1TennesseeWon 42–0 vs. Texas A&M+42Texas A&MWon 20–16 vs. Clemson+4ClemsonWon 34–3 vs. TCU+31TCUWon 28–21 vs. Ole Miss+7Ole MissWon 41–0 vs. Vanderbilt+41VanderbiltWon 27–0 at Kentucky+27KentuckyWon 13–10 vs. No. 14 South Carolina+3No. 14 South CarolinaWon 26–21 vs. No. 20 Florida+5No. 20 FloridaWon 31–21 at Auburn+10AuburnWon 38–20 vs. Georgia Tech+18Georgia TechWon 17–10 vs. No. 7 Notre Dame+7No. 7 Notre Dame
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 6atTennesseeW 16–⁠1542%
Sep 13vsTexas A&MW 42–⁠049%
Sep 20vsClemsonW 20–⁠1653%
Sep 27vsTCUW 34–⁠382%
Oct 11vsOle MissW 28–⁠2176%
Oct 18vsVanderbiltW 41–⁠089%
Oct 25atKentuckyW 27–⁠063%
Nov 1vs14South CarolinaW 13–⁠1060%
Nov 8vs20FloridaW 26–⁠2165%
Nov 15atAuburnW 31–⁠2157%
Nov 29vsGeorgia TechW 38–⁠2090%
Jan 1Bowls & playoffvs7Notre DameSugar BowlW 17–⁠1047%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Notre Dame 17–⁠10 in the Sugar Bowl; No. 1 in the final AP poll; Southeastern Conference champions.

In program history: The 26th-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: 12
  3. Wk 3: 10
  4. Wk 4: 10
  5. Wk 5: 8
  6. Wk 6: 6
  7. Wk 7: 6
  8. Wk 8: 5
  9. Wk 9: 4
  10. Wk 10: 2
  11. Wk 11: 1
  12. Wk 12: 1
  13. Wk 13: 1
  14. Wk 14: 1
  15. Wk 15: 1
  16. Final: 1

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 1980.

National championsNo. 1 in the final AP poll, and a title the school claims

Southeastern Conference champions6–⁠0 in the conference

Heisman voteHerschel Walker, third

Led the nationScott Woerner: punt return average (15.7)

Consensus All-AmericanHerschel Walker, RB

Eddie Robinson Coach of the YearVince Dooley, coach; also the Walter Camp Coach

Record
12–⁠0
Conference
6–⁠0 first in Southeastern Conference
AP final
No. 1 peak No. 1
Points
333–⁠137
Coach
Vince Dooley
Elo
1717 +183 this season
SP+ rating
19.2 No. 17 of 133; offense No. 24, defense No. 17
SRS
20.4 No. 11 of 138 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
George Haffner
Defensive coordinator
Erk Russell
Offense
I formation
Defense
4–⁠4

Drafted in 1981

The 1981 draft
Rd 3Scott Woerner DBAtlanta Falcons
Rd 6Nat Hudson OGNew Orleans Saints
Rd 6Rex Robinson KCincinnati Bengals

All-SEC

9 first team

First team

From Wikipedia’s 1980 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1980 Southeastern Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Georgia6–⁠012–⁠01
Alabama6–⁠110–⁠26
Mississippi State5–⁠19–⁠319
Florida4–⁠28–⁠4
LSU4–⁠27–⁠4
Tennessee3–⁠35–⁠6
Ole Miss2–⁠53–⁠8
Kentucky1–⁠53–⁠8
Auburn0–⁠65–⁠6
Vanderbilt0–⁠62–⁠9

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