CollegeFootballDigestfrom CooperSearch

2000 Georgia

8–⁠4 (5–⁠3 Southeastern Conference), coached by Jim Donnan, finished No. 20 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Georgia in 2000, game by game: won vs. Georgia Southern 29–7; lost at South Carolina 10–21; won vs. New Mexico State 37–0; won at Arkansas 38–7; won vs. No. 21 Tennessee 21–10; won vs. Vanderbilt 29–19; won at Kentucky 34–30; lost vs. No. 8 Florida 23–34; lost at No. 22 Auburn 26–29; won vs. Ole Miss 32–14; lost vs. No. 18 Georgia Tech 15–27; won vs. Virginia 37–14+37−12Won 29–7 vs. Georgia Southern+22Georgia SouthernLost 10–21 at South Carolina-11South CarolinaWon 37–0 vs. New Mexico State+37New Mexico StateWon 38–7 at Arkansas+31ArkansasWon 21–10 vs. No. 21 Tennessee+11No. 21 TennesseeWon 29–19 vs. Vanderbilt+10VanderbiltWon 34–30 at Kentucky+4KentuckyLost 23–34 vs. No. 8 Florida-11No. 8 FloridaLost 26–29 at No. 22 Auburn-3No. 22 AuburnWon 32–14 vs. Ole Miss+18Ole MissLost 15–27 vs. No. 18 Georgia Tech-12No. 18 Georgia TechWon 37–14 vs. Virginia+23Virginia
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 2vsGeorgia SouthernW 29–⁠788%
Sep 9atSouth CarolinaL 10–⁠2168%
Sep 23vsNew Mexico StateW 37–⁠077%
Sep 30atArkansasW 38–⁠735%
Oct 7vs21TennesseeW 21–⁠1053%
Oct 14vsVanderbiltW 29–⁠1981%
Oct 21atKentuckyW 34–⁠3070%
Oct 28vs8FloridaL 23–⁠3443%
Nov 11at22AuburnL 26–⁠2946%
Nov 18vsOle MissW 32–⁠1464%
Nov 25vs18Georgia TechL 15–⁠2752%
Dec 24Bowls & playoffvsVirginiaOahu BowlW 37–⁠1459%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Virginia 37–⁠14 in the Oahu Bowl; No. 20 in the final AP poll; tied for 3rd in the Southeastern Conference.

In program history: The 57th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 10
  2. Wk 2: 10
  3. Wk 3: 9
  4. Wk 4: 23
  5. Wk 5: 24
  6. Wk 6: 25
  7. Wk 7: 19
  8. Wk 8: 14
  9. Wk 9: 12
  10. Wk 10: 13
  11. Wk 11: 17
  12. Wk 12: 14
  13. Wk 13: 22
  14. Wk 14: 19
  15. Wk 15: 24
  16. Wk 16: 24
  17. Final: 20

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 2000.

Record
8–⁠4
Conference
5–⁠3 tied for 3rd in Southeastern Conference
AP final
No. 20 peak No. 9
Points
331–⁠212
Coach
Jim Donnan
Elo
1633 +59 this season
SP+ rating
16.0 No. 18 of 116; offense No. 41, defense No. 10
SRS
12.2 No. 20 of 116 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
No. 23
Defensive coordinator
Gary Gibbs
Offense
Pro-style
Defense
4–⁠3

Top recruits in the 2000 class

Albert Hollis RB★★★★★No. 24

247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.

The 2000 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Running backs15.00.989

High-school signees by position group, with their average stars and 247Sports composite rating (out of 1), via CollegeFootballData.com. Athletes are signees with no set position.

Drafted in 2001

The 2001 draft
Rd 1Richard Seymour DTNew England Patriots
Rd 1Marcus Stroud DTJacksonville Jaguars
Rd 2Kendrell Bell LBPittsburgh Steelers
Rd 2Quincy Carter QBDallas Cowboys
Rd 3Jonas Jennings OTBuffalo Bills
Rd 4Jamie Henderson DBNew York Jets

All-SEC

1 first team, 3 second team

First team

Second team

From Wikipedia’s 2000 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

2000 Southeastern Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Florida7–⁠110–⁠310
Auburn6–⁠29–⁠418
South Carolina5–⁠38–⁠419
Tennessee5–⁠38–⁠4
Georgia5–⁠38–⁠420
LSU5–⁠38–⁠422
Mississippi State4–⁠48–⁠424
Ole Miss4–⁠47–⁠5
Arkansas3–⁠56–⁠6
Alabama3–⁠53–⁠8
Vanderbilt1–⁠73–⁠8
Kentucky0–⁠82–⁠9

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