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1998 Georgia

9–⁠3 (6–⁠2 Southeastern Conference), coached by Jim Donnan, finished No. 14 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Georgia in 1998, game by game: won vs. Kent State 56–3; won at South Carolina 17–3; won vs. Wyoming 16–9; won at No. 6 LSU 28–27; lost vs. No. 4 Tennessee 3–22; won vs. Vanderbilt 31–6; won at Kentucky 28–26; lost vs. No. 6 Florida 7–38; won at Auburn 28–17; won vs. Ole Miss 24–17; lost vs. No. 17 Georgia Tech 19–21; won vs. No. 13 Virginia 35–33+53−31Won 56–3 vs. Kent State+53Kent StateWon 17–3 at South Carolina+14South CarolinaWon 16–9 vs. Wyoming+7WyomingWon 28–27 at No. 6 LSU+1No. 6 LSULost 3–22 vs. No. 4 Tennessee-19No. 4 TennesseeWon 31–6 vs. Vanderbilt+25VanderbiltWon 28–26 at Kentucky+2KentuckyLost 7–38 vs. No. 6 Florida-31No. 6 FloridaWon 28–17 at Auburn+11AuburnWon 24–17 vs. Ole Miss+7Ole MissLost 19–21 vs. No. 17 Georgia Tech-2No. 17 Georgia TechWon 35–33 vs. No. 13 Virginia+2No. 13 Virginia
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 5vsKent StateW 56–⁠387%
Sep 12atSouth CarolinaW 17–⁠357%
Sep 19vsWyomingW 16–⁠974%
Oct 3at6LSUW 28–⁠2743%
Oct 10vs4TennesseeL 3–⁠2251%
Oct 17vsVanderbiltW 31–⁠689%
Oct 24atKentuckyW 28–⁠2657%
Oct 31vs6FloridaL 7–⁠3837%
Nov 14atAuburnW 28–⁠1754%
Nov 21vsOle MissW 24–⁠1771%
Nov 28vs17Georgia TechL 19–⁠2163%
Dec 31Bowls & playoffvs13VirginiaPeach BowlW 35–⁠3344%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Virginia 35–⁠33 in the Peach Bowl; No. 14 in the final AP poll; tied for 3rd in the Southeastern Conference.

In program history: The 42nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 on file).

AP poll, week by week

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

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 1998.

Bronko Nagurski TrophyChamp Bailey, CB

William V. Campbell TrophyMatt Stinchcomb, OT

2 consensus All-AmericansMatt Stinchcomb, OT; Champ Bailey, CB

Record
9–⁠3
Conference
6–⁠2 tied for 3rd in Southeastern Conference
AP final
No. 14 peak No. 7
Points
292–⁠222
Coach
Jim Donnan
Elo
1663 +42 this season
SP+ rating
10.3 No. 32 of 112; offense No. 59, defense No. 15
SRS
7.1 No. 35 of 112 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Defensive coordinator
Joe Kines
Offense
Multiple
Defense
4–⁠3

Drafted in 1999

The 1999 draft
Rd 1Champ Bailey DBWashington Redskins
Rd 1Matt Stinchcomb OTOakland Raiders
Rd 2Chris Terry OTCarolina Panthers
Rd 4Antonio Cochran DESeattle Seahawks
Rd 4Olandis Gary RBDenver Broncos
Rd 6Emarlos Leroy DTJacksonville Jaguars

All-SEC

3 first team, 2 second team

First team

Second team

From Wikipedia’s 1998 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1998 Southeastern Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Tennessee8–⁠013–⁠01
Florida7–⁠110–⁠25
Georgia6–⁠29–⁠314
Arkansas6–⁠29–⁠316
Mississippi State6–⁠28–⁠5
Alabama4–⁠47–⁠5
Kentucky4–⁠47–⁠5
Ole Miss3–⁠57–⁠5
LSU2–⁠64–⁠7
Auburn1–⁠73–⁠8
Vanderbilt1–⁠72–⁠9
South Carolina0–⁠81–⁠10

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