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1987 Georgia

9–⁠3 (4–⁠2 Southeastern Conference), coached by Vince Dooley, finished No. 13 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Georgia in 1987, game by game: won vs. Virginia 30–22; won vs. Oregon State 41–7; lost at No. 8 Clemson 20–21; won vs. South Carolina 13–6; won at Ole Miss 31–14; lost vs. No. 7 LSU 23–26; won at Vanderbilt 52–24; won vs. Kentucky 17–14; won vs. No. 17 Florida 23–10; lost vs. No. 12 Auburn 11–27; won at Georgia Tech 30–16; won vs. Arkansas 20–17+34−16Won 30–22 vs. Virginia+8VirginiaWon 41–7 vs. Oregon State+34Oregon StateLost 20–21 at No. 8 Clemson-1No. 8 ClemsonWon 13–6 vs. South Carolina+7South CarolinaWon 31–14 at Ole Miss+17Ole MissLost 23–26 vs. No. 7 LSU-3No. 7 LSUWon 52–24 at Vanderbilt+28VanderbiltWon 17–14 vs. Kentucky+3KentuckyWon 23–10 vs. No. 17 Florida+13No. 17 FloridaLost 11–27 vs. No. 12 Auburn-16No. 12 AuburnWon 30–16 at Georgia Tech+14Georgia TechWon 20–17 vs. Arkansas+3Arkansas
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 5vsVirginiaW 30–⁠2277%
Sep 12vsOregon StateW 41–⁠782%
Sep 19at8ClemsonL 20–⁠2140%
Sep 26vsSouth CarolinaW 13–⁠671%
Oct 3atOle MissW 31–⁠1461%
Oct 10vs7LSUL 23–⁠2652%
Oct 17atVanderbiltW 52–⁠2477%
Oct 24vsKentuckyW 17–⁠1470%
Nov 7vs17FloridaW 23–⁠1050%
Nov 14vs12AuburnL 11–⁠2754%
Nov 28atGeorgia TechW 30–⁠1677%
Dec 29Bowls & playoffvsArkansasLiberty BowlW 20–⁠1749%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Arkansas 20–⁠17 in the Liberty Bowl; No. 13 in the final AP poll; tied for 4th in the Southeastern Conference.

In program history: The 41st-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 20
  2. Wk 2: 20
  3. Wk 3: 18
  4. Wk 4: 20
  5. Wk 5: 20
  6. Wk 6: 16
  7. Wk 7: 18
  8. Wk 8: 12
  9. Wk 9: 12
  10. Wk 10: 10
  11. Wk 11: 8
  12. Wk 12: 14
  13. Wk 13: 14
  14. Wk 14: 14
  15. Wk 15: 15
  16. Final: 13

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 1987.

Record
9–⁠3
Conference
4–⁠2 tied for 4th in Southeastern Conference
AP final
No. 13 peak No. 8
Points
311–⁠204
Coach
Vince Dooley
Elo
1668 +76 this season
SP+ rating
18.9 No. 14 of 101; offense No. 22, defense No. 16
SRS
15.6 No. 13 of 104 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
George Haffner

Drafted in 1988

The 1988 draft
Rd 2Lars Tate RBTampa Bay Buccaneers

All-SEC

2 first team, 1 second team

First team

  • Kim StephensOGAP-1
  • John BrantleyLBAP-1

Second team

From Wikipedia’s 1987 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1987 Southeastern Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Auburn5–⁠0–⁠19–⁠1–⁠27
LSU5–⁠110–⁠1–⁠15
Tennessee4–⁠1–⁠110–⁠2–⁠114
Georgia4–⁠29–⁠313
Alabama4–⁠27–⁠5
Florida3–⁠36–⁠6
Kentucky1–⁠55–⁠6
Mississippi State1–⁠54–⁠7
Vanderbilt1–⁠54–⁠7
Ole Miss1–⁠53–⁠8

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