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2012 Georgia

12–⁠2 (7–⁠1 Southeastern Conference), coached by Mark Richt, finished No. 5 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Georgia in 2012, game by game: won vs. Buffalo 45–23; won at Missouri 41–20; won vs. Florida Atlantic 56–20; won vs. Vanderbilt 48–3; won vs. Tennessee 51–44; lost at No. 6 South Carolina 7–35; won at Kentucky 29–24; won vs. No. 3 Florida 17–9; won vs. Ole Miss 37–10; won at Auburn 38–0; won vs. Georgia Southern 45–14; won vs. Georgia Tech 42–10; lost vs. No. 2 Alabama 28–32; won vs. No. 23 Nebraska 45–31+45−28Won 45–23 vs. Buffalo+22BuffaloWon 41–20 at Missouri+21MissouriWon 56–20 vs. Florida Atlantic+36Florida AtlanticWon 48–3 vs. Vanderbilt+45VanderbiltWon 51–44 vs. Tennessee+7TennesseeLost 7–35 at No. 6 South Carolina-28No. 6 South CarolinaWon 29–24 at Kentucky+5KentuckyWon 17–9 vs. No. 3 Florida+8No. 3 FloridaWon 37–10 vs. Ole Miss+27Ole MissWon 38–0 at Auburn+38AuburnWon 45–14 vs. Georgia Southern+31Georgia SouthernWon 42–10 vs. Georgia Tech+32Georgia TechLost 28–32 vs. No. 2 Alabama-4No. 2 AlabamaWon 45–31 vs. No. 23 Nebraska+14No. 23 Nebraska
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 1vsBuffaloW 45–⁠2386%
Sep 8atMissouriW 41–⁠2045%
Sep 15vsFlorida AtlanticW 56–⁠2092%
Sep 22vsVanderbiltW 48–⁠381%
Sep 29vsTennesseeW 51–⁠4477%
Oct 6at6South CarolinaL 7–⁠3539%
Oct 20atKentuckyW 29–⁠2476%
Oct 27vs3FloridaW 17–⁠943%
Nov 3vsOle MissW 37–⁠1081%
Nov 10atAuburnW 38–⁠075%
Nov 17vsGeorgia SouthernW 45–⁠1480%
Nov 24vsGeorgia TechW 42–⁠1079%
Dec 1vs2AlabamaSEC Championship GameL 28–⁠3237%
Jan 1Bowls & playoffvs23NebraskaCapital One BowlW 45–⁠3161%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Nebraska 45–⁠31 in the Capital One Bowl; No. 5 in the final AP poll; tied for first in the Southeastern Conference.

In program history: The 14th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 on file).

AP poll, week by week

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

SEC East champions7–⁠1 in the conference, shared with Florida

Consensus All-AmericanJarvis Jones, LB

Record
12–⁠2
Conference
7–⁠1 shared first in Southeastern Conference
AP final
No. 5 peak No. 3
Points
529–⁠275
Coach
Mark Richt
Elo
1759 +141 this season
SP+ rating
28.0 No. 5 of 124; offense No. 5, defense No. 14, special teams No. 69
SRS
19.3 No. 5 of 124 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 9
Offensive coordinator
Mike Bobo
Defensive coordinator
Todd Grantham
Offense
Pro-style
Defense
3–⁠4

How good, play by play

  • Offense36th of 124
  • Defense58th of 124
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted17th of 124
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted58th of 124
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.1043%0.9936th of 124
Defense0.0638%1.0258th of 124
Opponent-adjusted0.11 off
0.06 def		44% off
38% def		—17th off
58th def
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. The opponent-adjusted row (offense / defense) is CollegeFootballData.com’s WEPA, which accounts for who each team played.

Drives and havoc

Points per trip inside the 40Average startHavoc
Offense-0.2own 313% allowed
Defense-0.1own 272% 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.

Player leaders are hidden for this season: our source’s player stats for Georgia are missing players (they add up to less than 85% of the team’s passing or rushing yards).

Top recruits in the 2012 class

Keith Marshall APB★★★★★No. 13
John Theus OT★★★★★No. 15
Josh Harvey-Clemons OLB★★★★★No. 22
Jordan Jenkins WDE★★★★★No. 34
Jonathan Taylor DT★★★★No. 53
Todd Gurley RB★★★★No. 73
Leonard Floyd OLB★★★★No. 140
Sheldon Dawson ATH★★★★No. 181

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

The 2012 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks13.00.883
Running backs34.00.947
Receivers23.00.880
Offensive line24.00.939
Defensive line44.30.942
Linebackers24.50.965
Athletes and specialists33.30.865
Whole class173.80.921

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 2013

The 2013 draft
Rd 1Jarvis Jones OLBPittsburgh Steelers
Rd 1Alec Ogletree ILBSt. Louis Rams
Rd 3John Jenkins DTNew Orleans Saints
Rd 3Shawn Williams SCincinnati Bengals
Rd 5Sanders Commings CBKansas City Chiefs
Rd 5Tavarres King WRDenver Broncos
Rd 6Cornelius Washington DEChicago Bears
Rd 6Bacarri Rambo SWashington Redskins

Roster 123

The 2012 roster

123 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2012 line; 32 have a stat line. See the roster

All-SEC

2 first team, 4 second team

First team

Second team

From Wikipedia’s 2012 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

2012 Southeastern Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Alabama7–⁠113–⁠11
Georgia7–⁠112–⁠25
Florida7–⁠111–⁠29
South Carolina6–⁠211–⁠28
Texas A&M6–⁠211–⁠25
LSU6–⁠210–⁠314
Vanderbilt5–⁠39–⁠423
Mississippi State4–⁠48–⁠5
Ole Miss3–⁠57–⁠6
Missouri2–⁠65–⁠7
Arkansas2–⁠64–⁠8
Tennessee1–⁠75–⁠7
Auburn0–⁠83–⁠9
Kentucky0–⁠82–⁠10

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