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2015 Georgia

10–⁠3 (5–⁠3 Southeastern Conference), coached by Mark Richt, then Bryan McClendon (interim, bowl game).

Schedule and results

Georgia in 2015, game by game: won vs. UL Monroe 51–14; won at Vanderbilt 31–14; won vs. South Carolina 52–20; won vs. Southern 48–6; lost vs. No. 13 Alabama 10–38; lost at Tennessee 31–38; won vs. Missouri 9–6; lost vs. No. 11 Florida 3–27; won vs. Kentucky 27–3; won at Auburn 20–13; won vs. Georgia Southern 23–17; won at Georgia Tech 13–7; won vs. Penn State 24–17+42−28Won 51–14 vs. UL Monroe+37UL MonroeWon 31–14 at Vanderbilt+17VanderbiltWon 52–20 vs. South Carolina+32South CarolinaWon 48–6 vs. Southern+42SouthernLost 10–38 vs. No. 13 Alabama-28No. 13 AlabamaLost 31–38 at Tennessee-7TennesseeWon 9–6 vs. Missouri+3MissouriLost 3–27 vs. No. 11 Florida-24No. 11 FloridaWon 27–3 vs. Kentucky+24KentuckyWon 20–13 at Auburn+7AuburnWon 23–17 vs. Georgia Southern+6Georgia SouthernWon 13–7 at Georgia Tech+6Georgia TechWon 24–17 vs. Penn State+7Penn State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 5vsUL MonroeW 51–⁠1484%
Sep 12atVanderbiltW 31–⁠1474%
Sep 19vsSouth CarolinaW 52–⁠2072%
Sep 26vsSouthernW 48–⁠691%
Oct 3vs13AlabamaL 10–⁠3856%
Oct 10atTennesseeL 31–⁠3859%
Oct 17vsMissouriW 9–⁠660%
Oct 31vs11FloridaL 3–⁠2748%
Nov 7vsKentuckyW 27–⁠377%
Nov 14atAuburnW 20–⁠1346%
Nov 21vsGeorgia SouthernW 23–⁠1769%
Nov 28atGeorgia TechW 13–⁠763%
Jan 2Bowls & playoffvsPenn StateTaxSlayer BowlW 24–⁠1768%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Penn State 24–⁠17 in the TaxSlayer Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 4th in the Southeastern Conference.

In program history: The tied 31st-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 9
  2. Wk 2: 10
  3. Wk 3: 7
  4. Wk 4: 7
  5. Wk 5: 8
  6. Wk 6: 19

Led the nationNick Chubb: yards per carry (8.1)

Record
10–⁠3
Conference
5–⁠3 tied for 4th in Southeastern Conference
AP final
Unranked peak No. 7
Points
342–⁠220
Coach
Mark Richt, then Bryan McClendon (interim, bowl game)
Elo
1694 +39 this season
SP+ rating
16.8 No. 17 of 128; offense No. 68, defense No. 2, special teams No. 97
SRS
9.1 No. 29 of 128 in FBS
Returning
46% of last season’s EPA, No. 94 of 128
Recruiting class
No. 6 roster talent No. 6 in FBS
Offensive coordinator
Brian Schottenheimer
Defensive coordinator
Jeremy Pruitt
Offense
Pro-style
Defense
3–⁠4

How good, play by play

  • Offense59th of 128
  • Defense7th of 128
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted40th of 128
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted10th of 128
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.0944%1.1359th of 128
Defense-0.0635%1.147th of 128
Opponent-adjusted0.14 off
-0.03 def		46% off
37% def		—40th off
10th 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
Offense3.2own 33— allowed
Defense2.2own 30— 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.

Leaders

Passing yardsGreyson Lambert QB1,959 yds
Passing touchdownsGreyson Lambert QB12 TD
Rushing yardsSony Michel 1,161 yds
Rushing touchdownsSony Michel 8 TD
Receiving yardsMalcolm Mitchell 865 yds
Receiving touchdownsMalcolm Mitchell 5 TD
InterceptionsDominick Sanders 6 INT

Top recruits in the 2015 class

Trenton Thompson DT★★★★★No. 1
Terry Godwin ATH★★★★★No. 27
Roquan Smith OLB★★★★No. 48
Jonathan Ledbetter SDE★★★★No. 65
Natrez Patrick WDE★★★★No. 88
D’Andre Walker WDE★★★★No. 114
Rashad Roundtree S★★★★No. 135
Rico McGraw CB★★★★No. 143

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

The 2015 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Receivers43.50.881
Offensive line14.00.917
Defensive line64.20.953
Linebackers24.00.937
Defensive backs33.70.902
Athletes and specialists24.00.900
Whole class183.90.919

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 2016

The 2016 draft
Rd 1Leonard Floyd OLBChicago Bears
Rd 3Jordan Jenkins OLBNew York Jets
Rd 4Malcolm Mitchell WRNew England Patriots
Rd 5John Theus OTSan Francisco 49ers
Rd 7Keith Marshall RBWashington Redskins

Roster 131

The 2015 roster

131 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2015 line; 32 have a stat line. See the roster

All-SEC

2 first team, 2 second team

First team

Second team

From Wikipedia’s 2015 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

2015 Southeastern Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Alabama7–⁠114–⁠11
Florida7–⁠110–⁠425
Ole Miss6–⁠210–⁠310
Georgia5–⁠310–⁠3
LSU5–⁠39–⁠316
Tennessee5–⁠39–⁠422
Arkansas5–⁠38–⁠5
Mississippi State4–⁠49–⁠4
Texas A&M4–⁠48–⁠5
Auburn2–⁠67–⁠6
Kentucky2–⁠65–⁠7
Vanderbilt2–⁠64–⁠8
Missouri1–⁠75–⁠7
South Carolina1–⁠73–⁠9

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