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2007 Georgia

11–⁠2 (6–⁠2 Southeastern Conference), coached by Mark Richt, finished No. 2 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Georgia in 2007, game by game: won vs. Oklahoma State 35–14; lost vs. South Carolina 12–16; won vs. Western Carolina 45–16; won at No. 16 Alabama 26–23; won vs. Ole Miss 45–17; lost at Tennessee 14–35; won at Vanderbilt 20–17; won vs. No. 9 Florida 42–30; won vs. Troy 44–34; won vs. No. 18 Auburn 45–20; won vs. No. 22 Kentucky 24–13; won at Georgia Tech 31–17; won vs. No. 11 Hawai’i 41–10+31−21Won 35–14 vs. Oklahoma State+21Oklahoma StateLost 12–16 vs. South Carolina-4South CarolinaWon 45–16 vs. Western Carolina+29Western CarolinaWon 26–23 at No. 16 Alabama+3No. 16 AlabamaWon 45–17 vs. Ole Miss+28Ole MissLost 14–35 at Tennessee-21TennesseeWon 20–17 at Vanderbilt+3VanderbiltWon 42–30 vs. No. 9 Florida+12No. 9 FloridaWon 44–34 vs. Troy+10TroyWon 45–20 vs. No. 18 Auburn+25No. 18 AuburnWon 24–13 vs. No. 22 Kentucky+11No. 22 KentuckyWon 31–17 at Georgia Tech+14Georgia TechWon 41–10 vs. No. 11 Hawai’i+31No. 11 Hawai’i
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 1vsOklahoma StateW 35–⁠1471%
Sep 8vsSouth CarolinaL 12–⁠1666%
Sep 15vsWestern CarolinaW 45–⁠1694%
Sep 22at16AlabamaW 26–⁠2351%
Sep 29vsOle MissW 45–⁠1785%
Oct 6atTennesseeL 14–⁠3550%
Oct 13atVanderbiltW 20–⁠1766%
Oct 27vs9FloridaW 42–⁠3037%
Nov 3vsTroyW 44–⁠3469%
Nov 10vs18AuburnW 45–⁠2062%
Nov 17vs22KentuckyW 24–⁠1374%
Nov 24atGeorgia TechW 31–⁠1758%
Jan 1Bowls & playoffvs11Hawai’iSugar BowlW 41–⁠1053%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Hawai’i 41–⁠10 in the Sugar Bowl; No. 2 in the final AP poll; tied for first in the Southeastern Conference.

In program history: The 11th-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: 11
  3. Wk 3: 23
  4. Wk 4: 22
  5. Wk 5: 15
  6. Wk 6: 12
  7. Wk 7: 24
  8. Wk 8: 21
  9. Wk 9: 20
  10. Wk 10: 10
  11. Wk 11: 10
  12. Wk 12: 8
  13. Wk 13: 6
  14. Wk 14: 4
  15. Final: 2

SEC East champions6–⁠2 in the conference, shared with Tennessee

Record
11–⁠2
Conference
6–⁠2 shared first in Southeastern Conference
AP final
No. 2 peak No. 2
Points
424–⁠262
Coach
Mark Richt
Elo
1765 +136 this season
SP+ rating
23.6 No. 10 of 120; offense No. 16, defense No. 18, special teams No. 13
SRS
16.0 No. 10 of 119 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 8
Offensive coordinator
Mike Bobo
Defensive coordinator
Willie Martinez
Offense
Pro-style
Defense
4–⁠3

How good, play by play

  • Offense51st of 119
  • Defense40th of 119
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.0441%1.0051st of 119
Defense0.0240%0.9140th 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
Defense0.0own 314% 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 2007 class

Caleb King RB★★★★No. 34
Aron White TE★★★★No. 63
Israel Troupe WR★★★★No. 86
Logan Gray DUAL★★★★No. 108
Trinton Sturdivant OT★★★★No. 131

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

The 2007 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks14.00.944
Running backs14.00.982
Receivers24.00.964
Offensive line33.30.882
Defensive backs13.00.868
Athletes and specialists12.00.722
Whole class93.40.899

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 2008

The 2008 draft
Rd 5Marcus Howard OLBIndianapolis Colts
Rd 6Thomas Brown RBAtlanta Falcons
Rd 7Chester Adams OGChicago Bears
Rd 7Brandon Coutu KSeattle Seahawks

All-SEC

2 first team, 2 second team

First team

Second team

From Wikipedia’s 2007 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

2007 Southeastern Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
LSU6–⁠212–⁠21
Georgia6–⁠211–⁠22
Tennessee6–⁠210–⁠412
Florida5–⁠39–⁠413
Auburn5–⁠39–⁠415
Arkansas4–⁠48–⁠5
Mississippi State4–⁠48–⁠5
Alabama4–⁠47–⁠6
Kentucky3–⁠58–⁠5
South Carolina3–⁠56–⁠6
Vanderbilt2–⁠65–⁠7
Ole Miss0–⁠83–⁠9

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