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1992 Georgia

10–⁠2 (6–⁠2 Southeastern Conference), coached by Ray Goff, finished No. 8 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Georgia in 1992, game by game: won at South Carolina 28–6; lost vs. No. 20 Tennessee 31–34; won vs. Cal State Fullerton 56–0; won vs. Ole Miss 37–11; won at Arkansas 27–3; won vs. Georgia Southern 34–7; won vs. Vanderbilt 30–20; won at Kentucky 40–7; lost vs. No. 20 Florida 24–26; won at Auburn 14–10; won vs. Georgia Tech 31–17; won vs. No. 15 Ohio State 21–14+56−3Won 28–6 at South Carolina+22South CarolinaLost 31–34 vs. No. 20 Tennessee-3No. 20 TennesseeWon 56–0 vs. Cal State Fullerton+56Cal State Fulle…Won 37–11 vs. Ole Miss+26Ole MissWon 27–3 at Arkansas+24ArkansasWon 34–7 vs. Georgia Southern+27Georgia SouthernWon 30–20 vs. Vanderbilt+10VanderbiltWon 40–7 at Kentucky+33KentuckyLost 24–26 vs. No. 20 Florida-2No. 20 FloridaWon 14–10 at Auburn+4AuburnWon 31–17 vs. Georgia Tech+14Georgia TechWon 21–14 vs. No. 15 Ohio State+7No. 15 Ohio State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 5atSouth CarolinaW 28–⁠656%
Sep 12vs20TennesseeL 31–⁠3454%
Sep 19vsCal State FullertonW 56–⁠088%
Sep 26vsOle MissW 37–⁠1170%
Oct 3atArkansasW 27–⁠367%
Oct 10vsGeorgia SouthernW 34–⁠792%
Oct 17vsVanderbiltW 30–⁠2084%
Oct 24atKentuckyW 40–⁠767%
Oct 31vs20FloridaL 24–⁠2654%
Nov 14atAuburnW 14–⁠1062%
Nov 28vsGeorgia TechW 31–⁠1776%
Jan 1Bowls & playoffvs15Ohio StateCitrus BowlW 21–⁠1450%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Ohio State 21–⁠14 in the Citrus Bowl; No. 8 in the final AP poll; tied for 2nd in the Southeastern Conference.

In program history: The 29th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 14
  2. Wk 2: 14
  3. Wk 3: 14
  4. Wk 4: 19
  5. Wk 5: 18
  6. Wk 6: 16
  7. Wk 7: 12
  8. Wk 8: 10
  9. Wk 9: 7
  10. Wk 10: 7
  11. Wk 11: 15
  12. Wk 12: 12
  13. Wk 13: 10
  14. Wk 14: 9
  15. Wk 15: 8
  16. Wk 16: 8
  17. Final: 8

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 1992.

SEC East champions6–⁠2 in the conference, shared with Florida

Heisman voteGarrison Hearst, third

Led the nationGarrison Hearst: rushing touchdowns (19 TD), points (126 pts), points per game (11.5)

Doak Walker AwardGarrison Hearst, RB

Consensus All-AmericanGarrison Hearst, RB

Record
10–⁠2
Conference
6–⁠2 tied for 2nd in Southeastern Conference
AP final
No. 8 peak No. 7
Points
373–⁠155
Coach
Ray Goff
Elo
1706 +125 this season
SP+ rating
20.0 No. 9 of 105; offense No. 17, defense No. 10
SRS
17.0 No. 9 of 107 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Wayne McDuffie
Defensive coordinator
Richard Bell
Offense
No-huddle spread
Defense
3–⁠4

Drafted in 1993

The 1993 draft
Rd 1Garrison Hearst RBPhoenix Cardinals
Rd 3Andre Hastings WRPittsburgh Steelers
Rd 7Alec Millen OTNew York Jets
Rd 7Todd Peterson KNew York Giants

All-SEC

5 first team, 1 second team

First team

Second team

From Wikipedia’s 1992 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1992 Southeastern Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Alabama8–⁠013–⁠01
Georgia6–⁠210–⁠28
Florida6–⁠29–⁠410
Tennessee5–⁠39–⁠312
Ole Miss5–⁠39–⁠316
Mississippi State4–⁠47–⁠523
Arkansas3–⁠4–⁠13–⁠7–⁠1
South Carolina3–⁠55–⁠6
Auburn2–⁠5–⁠15–⁠5–⁠1
Kentucky2–⁠64–⁠7
Vanderbilt2–⁠64–⁠7
LSU1–⁠72–⁠9

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