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2004 Georgia

10–⁠2 (6–⁠2 Southeastern Conference), coached by Mark Richt, finished No. 7 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Georgia in 2004, game by game: won vs. Georgia Southern 48–28; won at South Carolina 20–16; won vs. Marshall 13–3; won vs. No. 13 LSU 45–16; lost vs. No. 17 Tennessee 14–19; won vs. Vanderbilt 33–3; won at Arkansas 20–14; won vs. Florida 31–24; won at Kentucky 62–17; lost at No. 3 Auburn 6–24; won vs. Georgia Tech 19–13; won vs. No. 17 Wisconsin 24–21+45−18Won 48–28 vs. Georgia Southern+20Georgia SouthernWon 20–16 at South Carolina+4South CarolinaWon 13–3 vs. Marshall+10MarshallWon 45–16 vs. No. 13 LSU+29No. 13 LSULost 14–19 vs. No. 17 Tennessee-5No. 17 TennesseeWon 33–3 vs. Vanderbilt+30VanderbiltWon 20–14 at Arkansas+6ArkansasWon 31–24 vs. Florida+7FloridaWon 62–17 at Kentucky+45KentuckyLost 6–24 at No. 3 Auburn-18No. 3 AuburnWon 19–13 vs. Georgia Tech+6Georgia TechWon 24–21 vs. No. 17 Wisconsin+3No. 17 Wisconsin
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 4vsGeorgia SouthernW 48–⁠2891%
Sep 11atSouth CarolinaW 20–⁠1666%
Sep 18vsMarshallW 13–⁠375%
Oct 2vs13LSUW 45–⁠1655%
Oct 9vs17TennesseeL 14–⁠1974%
Oct 16vsVanderbiltW 33–⁠391%
Oct 23atArkansasW 20–⁠1459%
Oct 30vsFloridaW 31–⁠2468%
Nov 6atKentuckyW 62–⁠1787%
Nov 13at3AuburnL 6–⁠2444%
Nov 27vsGeorgia TechW 19–⁠1377%
Jan 1Bowls & playoffvs17WisconsinOutback BowlW 24–⁠2165%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Wisconsin 24–⁠21 in the Outback Bowl; No. 7 in the final AP poll; tied for 3rd in the Southeastern Conference.

In program history: The 23rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 on file).

AP poll, week by week

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

Lombardi AwardDavid Pollack, DE; also the Hendricks and Bednarik

2 consensus All-AmericansDavid Pollack, DE; Thomas Davis Sr., DB

Record
10–⁠2
Conference
6–⁠2 tied for 3rd in Southeastern Conference
AP final
No. 7 peak No. 3
Points
335–⁠198
Coach
Mark Richt
Elo
1729 +61 this season
SP+ rating
21.8 No. 9 of 120; offense No. 41, defense No. 3
SRS
13.3 No. 15 of 119 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
No. 7
Offensive coordinator
Neil Callaway
Defensive coordinator
Brian VanGorder
Offense
Pro-style
Defense
4–⁠3

How good, play by play

  • Offense24th of 118
  • Defense41st of 118
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.0138%1.0924th of 118
Defense-0.0732%1.0741st of 118
How these are measured

Play-weighted averages over games against FBS opponents; raw numbers, not adjusted for the strength of the opponent. EPA (expected points added) measures how much each play changed the expected score; success rate counts plays that kept the offense on schedule; explosiveness is the average EPA on successful plays. Lower is better on defense. Ranked by EPA per play among teams that were FBS that season.

Drives and havoc

Points per trip inside the 40Average startHavoc
Offense0.0own 301% allowed
Defense0.0own 302% caused

A trip inside the 40 is a drive that reaches the opponent’s 40-yard line; points per trip is how many it scored on average (allowed, on defense). Average start is where drives began (the defense’s line is where its opponents started). Havoc is the share of plays ending in a tackle for loss, a forced fumble, an interception or a pass broken up. From CollegeFootballData.com.

Top recruits in the 2004 class

Brandon Miller WDE★★★★★No. 5
Charles Johnson WDE★★★★★No. 21
Thomas Brown RB★★★★No. 41
A.J. Bryant ATH★★★★No. 42
Josh Johnson ILB★★★★No. 73
Alonzo Bryant ATH★★★★No. 108
Dannell Ellerbe OLB★★★★No. 123

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

The 2004 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Running backs14.00.983
Defensive line25.00.995
Linebackers24.00.947
Athletes and specialists24.00.963
Whole class74.30.970

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 2005

The 2005 draft
Rd 1Thomas Davis DBCarolina Panthers
Rd 1David Pollack LBCincinnati Bengals
Rd 2Reggie Brown WRPhiladelphia Eagles
Rd 2Odell Thurman LBCincinnati Bengals
Rd 3David Greene QBSeattle Seahawks
Rd 4Fred Gibson WRPittsburgh Steelers

All-SEC

7 first team, 1 second team

First team

Second team

From Wikipedia’s 2004 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

2004 Southeastern Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Auburn8–⁠013–⁠02
Tennessee7–⁠110–⁠313
Georgia6–⁠210–⁠27
LSU6–⁠29–⁠316
Florida4–⁠47–⁠5
South Carolina4–⁠46–⁠5
Alabama3–⁠56–⁠6
Arkansas3–⁠55–⁠6
Ole Miss3–⁠54–⁠7
Mississippi State2–⁠63–⁠8
Vanderbilt1–⁠72–⁠9
Kentucky1–⁠72–⁠9

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