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2014 Georgia

10–⁠3 (6–⁠2 Southeastern Conference), coached by Mark Richt, finished No. 9 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Georgia in 2014, game by game: won vs. No. 16 Clemson 45–21; lost at No. 24 South Carolina 35–38; won vs. Troy 66–0; won vs. Tennessee 35–32; won vs. Vanderbilt 44–17; won at No. 23 Missouri 34–0; won at Arkansas 45–32; lost vs. Florida 20–38; won at Kentucky 63–31; won vs. No. 9 Auburn 34–7; won vs. Charleston Southern 55–9; lost vs. No. 16 Georgia Tech 24–30; won vs. No. 20 Louisville 37–14+66−18Won 45–21 vs. No. 16 Clemson+24No. 16 ClemsonLost 35–38 at No. 24 South Carolina-3No. 24 South CarolinaWon 66–0 vs. Troy+66TroyWon 35–32 vs. Tennessee+3TennesseeWon 44–17 vs. Vanderbilt+27VanderbiltWon 34–0 at No. 23 Missouri+34No. 23 MissouriWon 45–32 at Arkansas+13ArkansasLost 20–38 vs. Florida-18FloridaWon 63–31 at Kentucky+32KentuckyWon 34–7 vs. No. 9 Auburn+27No. 9 AuburnWon 55–9 vs. Charleston Southern+46Charleston Sout…Lost 24–30 vs. No. 16 Georgia Tech-6No. 16 Georgia TechWon 37–14 vs. No. 20 Louisville+23No. 20 Louisville
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 30vs16ClemsonW 45–⁠2151%
Sep 13at24South CarolinaL 35–⁠3839%
Sep 20vsTroyW 66–⁠087%
Sep 27vsTennesseeW 35–⁠3271%
Oct 4vsVanderbiltW 44–⁠1780%
Oct 11at23MissouriW 34–⁠037%
Oct 18atArkansasW 45–⁠3265%
Nov 1vsFloridaL 20–⁠3878%
Nov 8atKentuckyW 63–⁠3168%
Nov 15vs9AuburnW 34–⁠754%
Nov 22vsCharleston SouthernW 55–⁠990%
Nov 29vs16Georgia TechL 24–⁠3066%
Dec 30Bowls & playoffvs20LouisvilleBelk BowlW 37–⁠1448%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Louisville 37–⁠14 in the Belk Bowl; No. 9 in the final AP poll; tied for 3rd in the Southeastern Conference.

In program history: The 21st-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 12
  2. Wk 2: 6
  3. Wk 3: 6
  4. Wk 4: 13
  5. Wk 5: 12
  6. Wk 6: 13
  7. Wk 7: 13
  8. Wk 8: 10
  9. Wk 9: 9
  10. Wk 10: 9
  11. Wk 11: 17
  12. Wk 12: 16
  13. Wk 13: 9
  14. Wk 14: 8
  15. Wk 15: 15
  16. Wk 16: 13
  17. Final: 9
Record
10–⁠3
Conference
6–⁠2 tied for 3rd in Southeastern Conference
AP final
No. 9 peak No. 6
Points
537–⁠269
Coach
Mark Richt
Elo
1733 +128 this season
SP+ rating
27.6 No. 3 of 128; offense No. 6, defense No. 10, special teams No. 58
SRS
22.3 No. 4 of 128 in FBS
Returning
51% of last season’s EPA, No. 85 of 125
Recruiting class
No. 8
Offensive coordinator
Mike Bobo
Defensive coordinator
Jeremy Pruitt
Offense
Pro-style
Defense
3–⁠4

How good, play by play

  • Offense11th of 128
  • Defense55th of 128
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted6th of 128
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted54th of 128
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.2849%1.2311th of 128
Defense0.1342%1.1755th of 128
Opponent-adjusted0.31 off
0.14 def		50% off
41% def		—6th off
54th 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
Offense4.4own 332% allowed
Defense3.1own 263% 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 2014 class

Lorenzo Carter WDE★★★★★No. 18
Sony Michel RB★★★★★No. 20
Nick Chubb RB★★★★★No. 33
Malkom Parrish CB★★★★No. 71
Isaiah Wynn OG★★★★No. 110
Jacob Park PRO★★★★No. 119
Jeb Blazevich TE★★★★No. 135
Lamont Gaillard DT★★★★No. 144

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

The 2014 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks14.00.945
Running backs25.00.988
Receivers43.80.896
Offensive line34.00.921
Defensive line34.30.955
Defensive backs33.30.885
Whole class164.00.924

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 2015

The 2015 draft
Rd 1Todd Gurley RBSt. Louis Rams
Rd 3Chris Conley WRKansas City Chiefs
Rd 4Ramik Wilson OLBKansas City Chiefs
Rd 5Damian Swann CBNew Orleans Saints
Rd 6Amarlo Herrera ILBIndianapolis Colts

Roster 128

The 2014 roster

128 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2014 line; 37 have a stat line. See the roster

All-SEC

2 first team, 4 second team

First team

Second team

From Wikipedia’s 2014 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

2014 Southeastern Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Alabama7–⁠112–⁠24
Missouri7–⁠111–⁠314
Mississippi State6–⁠210–⁠311
Georgia6–⁠210–⁠39
Ole Miss5–⁠39–⁠417
Auburn4–⁠48–⁠522
LSU4–⁠48–⁠5
Florida4–⁠47–⁠5
Texas A&M3–⁠58–⁠5
South Carolina3–⁠57–⁠6
Tennessee3–⁠57–⁠6
Arkansas2–⁠67–⁠6
Kentucky2–⁠65–⁠7
Vanderbilt0–⁠83–⁠9

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