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1996 Georgia

5–⁠6 (3–⁠5 Southeastern Conference), coached by Jim Donnan.

Schedule and results

Georgia in 1996, game by game: lost vs. Southern Miss 7–11; lost at South Carolina 14–23; won vs. Texas Tech 15–12; won at Mississippi State 38–19; lost vs. No. 7 Tennessee 17–29; won vs. Vanderbilt 13–2; lost at Kentucky 17–24; lost vs. No. 1 Florida 7–47; won at No. 20 Auburn 56–49; lost vs. Ole Miss 27–31; won vs. Georgia Tech 19–10+19−40Lost 7–11 vs. Southern Miss-4Southern MissLost 14–23 at South Carolina-9South CarolinaWon 15–12 vs. Texas Tech+3Texas TechWon 38–19 at Mississippi State+19Mississippi Sta…Lost 17–29 vs. No. 7 Tennessee-12No. 7 TennesseeWon 13–2 vs. Vanderbilt+11VanderbiltLost 17–24 at Kentucky-7KentuckyLost 7–47 vs. No. 1 Florida-40No. 1 FloridaWon 56–49 at No. 20 Auburn+7No. 20 AuburnLost 27–31 vs. Ole Miss-4Ole MissWon 19–10 vs. Georgia Tech+9Georgia Tech
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 31vsSouthern MissL 7–⁠1157%
Sep 14atSouth CarolinaL 14–⁠2341%
Sep 21vsTexas TechW 15–⁠1240%
Oct 5atMississippi StateW 38–⁠1946%
Oct 12vs7TennesseeL 17–⁠2933%
Oct 19vsVanderbiltW 13–⁠273%
Oct 26atKentuckyL 17–⁠2465%
Nov 2vs1FloridaL 7–⁠4715%
Nov 16at20AuburnW 56–⁠4922%
Nov 23vsOle MissL 27–⁠3167%
Nov 30vsGeorgia TechW 19–⁠1060%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Georgia Tech 19–⁠10; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 7th in the Southeastern Conference.

In program history: The 100th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 on file).

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 1996.

Record
5–⁠6
Conference
3–⁠5 tied for 7th in Southeastern Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
230–⁠257
Coach
Jim Donnan
Elo
1516 +2 this season
SP+ rating
6.0 No. 45 of 111; offense No. 67, defense No. 35
SRS
2.5 No. 49 of 111 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Greg Briner
Defensive coordinator
Joe Kines
Offense
Pro-style
Defense
4–⁠3

Drafted in 1997

The 1997 draft
Rd 2Adam Meadows OTIndianapolis Colts
Rd 4Jermaine Smith DTGreen Bay Packers
Rd 7Jason Ferguson DTNew York Jets

All-SEC

1 first team, 5 second team

First team

Second team

From Wikipedia’s 1996 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1996 Southeastern Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Florida8–⁠012–⁠11
Tennessee7–⁠110–⁠29
LSU6–⁠210–⁠212
Alabama6–⁠210–⁠311
Auburn4–⁠48–⁠424
South Carolina4–⁠46–⁠5
Georgia3–⁠55–⁠6
Mississippi State3–⁠55–⁠6
Kentucky3–⁠54–⁠7
Ole Miss2–⁠65–⁠6
Arkansas2–⁠64–⁠7
Vanderbilt0–⁠82–⁠9

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