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2005 Georgia

10–⁠3 (6–⁠2 Southeastern Conference), coached by Mark Richt, finished No. 10 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Georgia in 2005, game by game: won vs. No. 18 Boise State 48–13; won vs. South Carolina 17–15; won vs. UL Monroe 44–7; won at Mississippi State 23–10; won at No. 8 Tennessee 27–14; won at Vanderbilt 34–17; won vs. Arkansas 23–20; lost vs. No. 16 Florida 10–14; lost vs. No. 15 Auburn 30–31; won vs. Kentucky 45–13; won at No. 20 Georgia Tech 14–7; won vs. No. 3 LSU 34–14; lost vs. No. 12 West Virginia 35–38+37−4Won 48–13 vs. No. 18 Boise State+35No. 18 Boise StateWon 17–15 vs. South Carolina+2South CarolinaWon 44–7 vs. UL Monroe+37UL MonroeWon 23–10 at Mississippi State+13Mississippi Sta…Won 27–14 at No. 8 Tennessee+13No. 8 TennesseeWon 34–17 at Vanderbilt+17VanderbiltWon 23–20 vs. Arkansas+3ArkansasLost 10–14 vs. No. 16 Florida-4No. 16 FloridaLost 30–31 vs. No. 15 Auburn-1No. 15 AuburnWon 45–13 vs. Kentucky+32KentuckyWon 14–7 at No. 20 Georgia Tech+7No. 20 Georgia TechWon 34–14 vs. No. 3 LSU+20No. 3 LSULost 35–38 vs. No. 12 West Virginia-3No. 12 West Virginia
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 3vs18Boise StateW 48–⁠1357%
Sep 10vsSouth CarolinaW 17–⁠1578%
Sep 17vsUL MonroeW 44–⁠791%
Sep 24atMississippi StateW 23–⁠1076%
Oct 8at8TennesseeW 27–⁠1452%
Oct 15atVanderbiltW 34–⁠1780%
Oct 22vsArkansasW 23–⁠2085%
Oct 29vs16FloridaL 10–⁠1468%
Nov 12vs15AuburnL 30–⁠3158%
Nov 19vsKentuckyW 45–⁠1391%
Nov 26at20Georgia TechW 14–⁠756%
Dec 3vs3LSUSEC Championship GameW 34–⁠1448%
Jan 2Bowls & playoffvs12West VirginiaSugar BowlL 35–⁠3857%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to West Virginia 38–⁠35 in the Sugar Bowl; No. 10 in the final AP poll; Southeastern Conference champions.

In program history: The 16th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 on file).

AP poll, week by week

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

Southeastern Conference champions6–⁠2 in the conference, won the SEC Championship Game

2 consensus All-AmericansMax Jean-Gilles, OL; Greg Blue, DB

Record
10–⁠3
Conference
6–⁠2 tied for 3rd in Southeastern Conference
AP final
No. 10 peak No. 4
Points
384–⁠213
Coach
Mark Richt
Elo
1752 +99 this season
SP+ rating
22.3 No. 8 of 118; offense No. 18, defense No. 12
SRS
14.6 No. 11 of 119 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
No. 7
Offensive coordinator
Neil Callaway
Defensive coordinator
Willie Martinez
Offense
Pro-style
Defense
4–⁠3

How good, play by play

  • Offense30th of 119
  • Defense73rd of 119
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.1143%1.0130th of 119
Defense0.0939%1.0173rd of 119
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
Offense-0.1own 332% allowed
Defense-0.1own 252% 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 2005 class

Kade Weston DT★★★★★No. 27
C.J. Byrd S★★★★No. 53
Mohamed Massaquoi WR★★★★No. 66
Bryan Evans CB★★★★No. 74
Darius Dewberry ILB★★★★No. 104
Jeff Owens DT★★★★No. 123

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

The 2005 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Receivers14.00.975
Offensive line13.00.878
Defensive line24.50.955
Linebackers14.00.942
Defensive backs24.00.974
Whole class74.00.951

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 2006

The 2006 draft
Rd 2Tim Jennings DBIndianapolis Colts
Rd 3Leonard Pope TEArizona Cardinals
Rd 4Max Jean-Gilles OGPhiladelphia Eagles
Rd 5Greg Blue DBMinnesota Vikings
Rd 5DeMario Minter DBCleveland Browns
Rd 6Kedric Golston DTWashington Redskins
Rd 7D.J. Shockley QBAtlanta Falcons

All-SEC

8 first team, 2 second team

First team

Second team

From Wikipedia’s 2005 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

2005 Southeastern Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
LSU7–⁠111–⁠26
Auburn7–⁠19–⁠314
Alabama6–⁠210–⁠28
Georgia6–⁠210–⁠310
Florida5–⁠39–⁠312
South Carolina5–⁠37–⁠5
Vanderbilt3–⁠55–⁠6
Tennessee3–⁠55–⁠6
Arkansas2–⁠64–⁠7
Kentucky2–⁠63–⁠8
Mississippi State1–⁠73–⁠8
Ole Miss1–⁠73–⁠8

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