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1991 Georgia

9–⁠3 (4–⁠3 Southeastern Conference), coached by Ray Goff, finished No. 17 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Georgia in 1991, game by game: won vs. Western Carolina 48–0; won vs. LSU 31–10; lost at Alabama 0–10; won vs. Cal State Fullerton 27–14; won vs. No. 6 Clemson 27–12; won at No. 23 Ole Miss 37–17; lost at Vanderbilt 25–27; won vs. Kentucky 49–27; lost vs. No. 6 Florida 13–45; won vs. Auburn 37–27; won at Georgia Tech 18–15; won vs. Arkansas 24–15+48−32Won 48–0 vs. Western Carolina+48Western CarolinaWon 31–10 vs. LSU+21LSULost 0–10 at Alabama-10AlabamaWon 27–14 vs. Cal State Fullerton+13Cal State Fulle…Won 27–12 vs. No. 6 Clemson+15No. 6 ClemsonWon 37–17 at No. 23 Ole Miss+20No. 23 Ole MissLost 25–27 at Vanderbilt-2VanderbiltWon 49–27 vs. Kentucky+22KentuckyLost 13–45 vs. No. 6 Florida-32No. 6 FloridaWon 37–27 vs. Auburn+10AuburnWon 18–15 at Georgia Tech+3Georgia TechWon 24–15 vs. Arkansas+9Arkansas
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 31vsWestern CarolinaW 48–⁠082%
Sep 7vsLSUW 31–⁠1057%
Sep 21atAlabamaL 0–⁠1032%
Sep 28vsCal State FullertonW 27–⁠1481%
Oct 5vs6ClemsonW 27–⁠1233%
Oct 12at23Ole MissW 37–⁠1731%
Oct 19atVanderbiltL 25–⁠2779%
Oct 26vsKentuckyW 49–⁠2778%
Nov 9vs6FloridaL 13–⁠4529%
Nov 16vsAuburnW 37–⁠2755%
Nov 30atGeorgia TechW 18–⁠1534%
Dec 29Bowls & playoffvsArkansasIndependence BowlW 24–⁠1566%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Arkansas 24–⁠15 in the Independence Bowl; No. 17 in the final AP poll; tied for 4th in the Southeastern Conference.

In program history: The 62nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 4: 25
  2. Wk 7: 22
  3. Wk 8: 17
  4. Wk 9: 24
  5. Wk 10: 22
  6. Wk 11: 23
  7. Wk 13: 24
  8. Wk 14: 25
  9. Wk 15: 24
  10. Final: 17

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 1991.

Record
9–⁠3
Conference
4–⁠3 tied for 4th in Southeastern Conference
AP final
No. 17 peak No. 17
Points
336–⁠219
Coach
Ray Goff
Elo
1621 +147 this season
SP+ rating
13.3 No. 22 of 104; offense No. 24, defense No. 33
SRS
8.9 No. 24 of 107 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Wayne McDuffie
Defensive coordinator
Richard Bell
Offense
No-huddle spread
Defense
3–⁠4

All-SEC

1 first team, 3 second team

First team

  • Dwayne SimmonsLBAP-1; Coaches-1

Second team

From Wikipedia’s 1991 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1991 Southeastern Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Florida7–⁠010–⁠27
Alabama6–⁠111–⁠15
Tennessee5–⁠29–⁠314
Georgia4–⁠39–⁠317
Mississippi State4–⁠37–⁠5
Vanderbilt3–⁠45–⁠6
LSU3–⁠45–⁠6
Auburn2–⁠55–⁠6
Ole Miss1–⁠65–⁠6
Kentucky0–⁠73–⁠8

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