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1999 Georgia

8–⁠4 (5–⁠3 Southeastern Conference), coached by Jim Donnan, finished No. 16 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Georgia in 1999, game by game: won vs. Utah State 38–7; won vs. South Carolina 24–9; won vs. UCF 24–23; won vs. LSU 23–22; lost at No. 6 Tennessee 20–37; won at Vanderbilt 27–17; won vs. Kentucky 49–34; lost vs. No. 5 Florida 14–30; lost vs. Auburn 21–38; won at No. 16 Ole Miss 20–17; lost at No. 20 Georgia Tech 48–51; won vs. No. 19 Purdue 28–25+31−17Won 38–7 vs. Utah State+31Utah StateWon 24–9 vs. South Carolina+15South CarolinaWon 24–23 vs. UCF+1UCFWon 23–22 vs. LSU+1LSULost 20–37 at No. 6 Tennessee-17No. 6 TennesseeWon 27–17 at Vanderbilt+10VanderbiltWon 49–34 vs. Kentucky+15KentuckyLost 14–30 vs. No. 5 Florida-16No. 5 FloridaLost 21–38 vs. Auburn-17AuburnWon 20–17 at No. 16 Ole Miss+3No. 16 Ole MissLost 48–51 at No. 20 Georgia Tech-3No. 20 Georgia TechWon 28–25 vs. No. 19 Purdue+3No. 19 Purdue
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 4vsUtah StateW 38–⁠780%
Sep 11vsSouth CarolinaW 24–⁠983%
Sep 25vsUCFW 24–⁠2375%
Oct 2vsLSUW 23–⁠2273%
Oct 9at6TennesseeL 20–⁠3729%
Oct 16atVanderbiltW 27–⁠1768%
Oct 23vsKentuckyW 49–⁠3467%
Oct 30vs5FloridaL 14–⁠3034%
Nov 13vsAuburnL 21–⁠3873%
Nov 20at16Ole MissW 20–⁠1737%
Nov 27at20Georgia TechL 48–⁠5137%
Jan 1Bowls & playoffvs19PurdueOutback BowlW 28–⁠2542%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Purdue 28–⁠25 in the Outback Bowl; No. 16 in the final AP poll; 5th in the Southeastern Conference.

In program history: The 65th-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: 12
  3. Wk 3: 12
  4. Wk 4: 11
  5. Wk 5: 11
  6. Wk 6: 10
  7. Wk 7: 10
  8. Wk 8: 14
  9. Wk 9: 14
  10. Wk 10: 10
  11. Wk 11: 14
  12. Wk 12: 14
  13. Wk 13: 21
  14. Wk 14: 16
  15. Wk 15: 21
  16. Wk 16: 21
  17. Final: 16

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 1999.

Record
8–⁠4
Conference
5–⁠3 5th in Southeastern Conference
AP final
No. 16 peak No. 10
Points
336–⁠310
Coach
Jim Donnan
Elo
1612 +4 this season
SP+ rating
6.4 No. 46 of 114; offense No. 36, defense No. 61
SRS
6.3 No. 36 of 114 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Defensive coordinator
Kevin Ramsey
Offense
Pro-style
Defense
4–⁠3

Drafted in 2000

The 2000 draft
Rd 7Orantes Grant LBDallas Cowboys
Rd 7Jeff Harris DBMiami Dolphins
Rd 7Patrick Pass RBNew England Patriots

All-SEC

3 first team, 3 second team

First team

Second team

From Wikipedia’s 1999 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1999 Southeastern Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Alabama7–⁠110–⁠38
Florida7–⁠19–⁠412
Mississippi State6–⁠210–⁠213
Tennessee6–⁠29–⁠39
Georgia5–⁠38–⁠416
Ole Miss4–⁠48–⁠422
Arkansas4–⁠48–⁠417
Kentucky4–⁠46–⁠6
Auburn2–⁠65–⁠6
Vanderbilt2–⁠65–⁠6
LSU1–⁠73–⁠8
South Carolina0–⁠80–⁠11

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