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1983 Georgia

10–⁠1–⁠1 (5–⁠1 Southeastern Conference), coached by Vince Dooley, finished No. 4 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Georgia in 1983, game by game: won vs. No. 20 UCLA 19–8; tied at Clemson 16–16; won vs. South Carolina 31–13; won vs. Mississippi State 20–7; won at Ole Miss 36–11; won at Vanderbilt 20–13; won vs. Kentucky 47–21; won vs. Temple 31–14; won vs. No. 9 Florida 10–9; lost vs. No. 3 Auburn 7–13; won at Georgia Tech 27–24; won vs. No. 2 Texas 10–9+26−6Won 19–8 vs. No. 20 UCLA+11No. 20 UCLATied 16–16 at Clemson0ClemsonWon 31–13 vs. South Carolina+18South CarolinaWon 20–7 vs. Mississippi State+13Mississippi Sta…Won 36–11 at Ole Miss+25Ole MissWon 20–13 at Vanderbilt+7VanderbiltWon 47–21 vs. Kentucky+26KentuckyWon 31–14 vs. Temple+17TempleWon 10–9 vs. No. 9 Florida+1No. 9 FloridaLost 7–13 vs. No. 3 Auburn-6No. 3 AuburnWon 27–24 at Georgia Tech+3Georgia TechWon 10–9 vs. No. 2 Texas+1No. 2 Texas
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 3vs20UCLAW 19–⁠862%
Sep 17atClemsonT 16–⁠1652%
Sep 24vsSouth CarolinaW 31–⁠1380%
Oct 1vsMississippi StateW 20–⁠779%
Oct 8atOle MissW 36–⁠1182%
Oct 15atVanderbiltW 20–⁠1372%
Oct 22vsKentuckyW 47–⁠2185%
Oct 29vsTempleW 31–⁠1488%
Nov 5vs9FloridaW 10–⁠960%
Nov 12vs3AuburnL 7–⁠1364%
Nov 26atGeorgia TechW 27–⁠2479%
Jan 2Bowls & playoffvs2TexasCotton BowlW 10–⁠944%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Texas 10–⁠9 in the Cotton Bowl; No. 4 in the final AP poll; 2nd in the Southeastern Conference.

In program history: The 18th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 15
  2. Wk 2: 10
  3. Wk 3: 11
  4. Wk 4: 14
  5. Wk 5: 11
  6. Wk 6: 11
  7. Wk 7: 8
  8. Wk 8: 7
  9. Wk 9: 6
  10. Wk 10: 4
  11. Wk 11: 4
  12. Wk 12: 7
  13. Wk 13: 7
  14. Wk 14: 7
  15. Wk 15: 7
  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 1983.

Heisman voteTerry Hoage, fifth

Consensus All-AmericanTerry Hoage, S

Record
10–⁠1–⁠1
Conference
5–⁠1 2nd in Southeastern Conference
AP final
No. 4 peak No. 4
Points
274–⁠158
Coach
Vince Dooley
Elo
1747 +67 this season
SP+ rating
21.9 No. 7 of 108; offense No. 31, defense No. 5
SRS
16.6 No. 7 of 112 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
George Haffner
Defensive coordinator
Bill Lewis

Drafted in 1984

The 1984 draft
Rd 3Terry Hoage DBNew Orleans Saints
Rd 3Guy McIntyre OGSan Francisco 49ers
Rd 7Daryll Jones DBGreen Bay Packers
Rd 7Clarence Kay TEDenver Broncos

All-SEC

5 first team, 3 second team

First team

Second team

From Wikipedia’s 1983 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1983 Southeastern Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Auburn6–⁠011–⁠13
Georgia5–⁠110–⁠1–⁠14
Florida4–⁠29–⁠2–⁠16
Tennessee4–⁠29–⁠3
Alabama4–⁠28–⁠415
Ole Miss4–⁠26–⁠6
Kentucky2–⁠46–⁠5–⁠1
Mississippi State1–⁠53–⁠8
LSU0–⁠64–⁠7
Vanderbilt0–⁠62–⁠9

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