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1982 Georgia

11–⁠1 (6–⁠0 Southeastern Conference), coached by Vince Dooley, finished No. 4 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Georgia in 1982, game by game: won vs. No. 11 Clemson 13–7; won vs. BYU 17–14; won at South Carolina 34–18; won at Mississippi State 29–22; won vs. Ole Miss 33–10; won vs. Vanderbilt 27–13; won at Kentucky 27–14; won vs. Memphis 34–3; won vs. No. 20 Florida 44–0; won at Auburn 19–14; won vs. Georgia Tech 38–18; lost vs. No. 2 Penn State 23–27+44−4Won 13–7 vs. No. 11 Clemson+6No. 11 ClemsonWon 17–14 vs. BYU+3BYUWon 34–18 at South Carolina+16South CarolinaWon 29–22 at Mississippi State+7Mississippi Sta…Won 33–10 vs. Ole Miss+23Ole MissWon 27–13 vs. Vanderbilt+14VanderbiltWon 27–14 at Kentucky+13KentuckyWon 34–3 vs. Memphis+31MemphisWon 44–0 vs. No. 20 Florida+44No. 20 FloridaWon 19–14 at Auburn+5AuburnWon 38–18 vs. Georgia Tech+20Georgia TechLost 23–27 vs. No. 2 Penn State-4No. 2 Penn State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 6vs11ClemsonW 13–⁠756%
Sep 11vsBYUW 17–⁠1456%
Sep 25atSouth CarolinaW 34–⁠1863%
Oct 2atMississippi StateW 29–⁠2255%
Oct 9vsOle MissW 33–⁠1084%
Oct 16vsVanderbiltW 27–⁠1386%
Oct 23atKentuckyW 27–⁠1486%
Oct 30vsMemphisW 34–⁠395%
Nov 6vs20FloridaW 44–⁠070%
Nov 13atAuburnW 19–⁠1464%
Nov 27vsGeorgia TechW 38–⁠1889%
Jan 1Bowls & playoffvs2Penn StateSugar BowlL 23–⁠2745%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Penn State 27–⁠23 in the Sugar Bowl; No. 4 in the final AP poll; Southeastern Conference champions.

In program history: The 8th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 7
  2. Wk 2: 6
  3. Wk 3: 7
  4. Wk 4: 7
  5. Wk 5: 6
  6. Wk 6: 5
  7. Wk 7: 4
  8. Wk 8: 3
  9. Wk 9: 3
  10. Wk 10: 3
  11. Wk 11: 1
  12. Wk 12: 1
  13. Wk 13: 1
  14. Wk 14: 1
  15. Wk 15: 1
  16. Final: 4

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 1982.

Southeastern Conference champions6–⁠0 in the conference

Heisman TrophyHerschel Walker, RB; also the Maxwell and Walter Camp

2 consensus All-AmericansHerschel Walker, RB; Terry Hoage, S

Record
11–⁠1
Conference
6–⁠0 first in Southeastern Conference
AP final
No. 4 peak No. 1
Points
338–⁠160
Coach
Vince Dooley
Elo
1770 +116 this season
SP+ rating
22.2 No. 7 of 109; offense No. 19, defense No. 8
SRS
20.5 No. 6 of 113 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
George Haffner
Defensive coordinator
Bill Lewis

Drafted in 1983

The 1983 draft
Rd 4Jimmy Payne DEBuffalo Bills

All-SEC

8 first team, 2 second team

First team

Second team

From Wikipedia’s 1982 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1982 Southeastern Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Georgia6–⁠011–⁠14
LSU4–⁠1–⁠18–⁠3–⁠111
Auburn4–⁠29–⁠314
Vanderbilt4–⁠28–⁠4
Tennessee3–⁠2–⁠16–⁠5–⁠1
Florida3–⁠38–⁠4
Alabama3–⁠38–⁠4
Mississippi State2–⁠45–⁠6
Ole Miss0–⁠64–⁠7
Kentucky0–⁠60–⁠10–⁠1

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