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2017 Georgia

13–⁠2 (7–⁠1 Southeastern Conference), coached by Kirby Smart, finished No. 2 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Georgia in 2017, game by game: won vs. App State 31–10; won at No. 24 Notre Dame 20–19; won vs. Samford 42–14; won vs. No. 17 Mississippi State 31–3; won at Tennessee 41–0; won at Vanderbilt 45–14; won vs. Missouri 53–28; won vs. Florida 42–7; won vs. South Carolina 24–10; lost at No. 10 Auburn 17–40; won vs. Kentucky 42–13; won at Georgia Tech 38–7; won vs. No. 4 Auburn 28–7; won vs. No. 2 Oklahoma 54–48; lost vs. No. 4 Alabama 23–26+41−23Won 31–10 vs. App State+21App StateWon 20–19 at No. 24 Notre Dame+1No. 24 Notre DameWon 42–14 vs. Samford+28SamfordWon 31–3 vs. No. 17 Mississippi State+28No. 17 Mississippi Sta…Won 41–0 at Tennessee+41TennesseeWon 45–14 at Vanderbilt+31VanderbiltWon 53–28 vs. Missouri+25MissouriWon 42–7 vs. Florida+35FloridaWon 24–10 vs. South Carolina+14South CarolinaLost 17–40 at No. 10 Auburn-23No. 10 AuburnWon 42–13 vs. Kentucky+29KentuckyWon 38–7 at Georgia Tech+31Georgia TechWon 28–7 vs. No. 4 Auburn+21No. 4 AuburnWon 54–48 vs. No. 2 Oklahoma+6No. 2 OklahomaLost 23–26 vs. No. 4 Alabama-3No. 4 Alabama
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 2vsApp StateW 31–⁠1058%
Sep 9at24Notre DameW 20–⁠1949%
Sep 16vsSamfordW 42–⁠1486%
Sep 23vs17Mississippi StateW 31–⁠355%
Sep 30atTennesseeW 41–⁠052%
Oct 7atVanderbiltW 45–⁠1468%
Oct 14vsMissouriW 53–⁠2891%
Oct 28vsFloridaW 42–⁠767%
Nov 4vsSouth CarolinaW 24–⁠1080%
Nov 11at10AuburnL 17–⁠4050%
Nov 18vsKentuckyW 42–⁠1378%
Nov 25atGeorgia TechW 38–⁠766%
Dec 2vs4AuburnSEC Championship GameW 28–⁠749%
Jan 1Bowls & playoffvs2OklahomaRose Bowl, CFP SemifinalW 54–⁠4846%
Jan 8Bowls & playoffvs4AlabamaCFP National ChampionshipL 23–⁠2641%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Alabama 26–⁠23 in the CFP National Championship; No. 2 in the final AP poll; Southeastern Conference champions.

In program history: The 5th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 on file).

AP poll, week by week

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

Southeastern Conference champions7–⁠1 in the conference, won the SEC Championship Game

Butkus AwardRoquan Smith, OLB

Consensus All-AmericanRoquan Smith, OLB

Record
13–⁠2
Conference
7–⁠1 shared first in Southeastern Conference
AP final
No. 2 peak No. 2
Points
531–⁠246
Coach
Kirby Smart
Elo
1808 +211 this season
SP+ rating
26.7 No. 4 of 128; offense No. 7, defense No. 12, special teams No. 1
SRS
22.6 No. 5 of 130 in FBS
Returning
80% of last season’s EPA, No. 25 of 128
Recruiting class
No. 3 roster talent No. 4 in FBS
Offensive coordinators
Jim Chaney and James Coley
Defensive coordinator
Mel Tucker
Offense
Pro-style
Defense
3–⁠4

How good, play by play

  • Offense11th of 130
  • Defense15th of 130
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted4th of 130
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted6th of 130
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.2345%1.3511th of 130
Defense-0.0336%1.1215th of 130
Opponent-adjusted0.25 off
-0.06 def		47% off
34% def		—4th off
6th 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
Offense4.0own 3212% allowed
Defense3.0own 2918% caused

CORE rating 32.3, 1st of 130 (offense 16.2, defense -16.1).

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. CORE is CollegeFootballData.com’s context- and opponent-adjusted rating (points better than an average team; lower is better on defense). From CollegeFootballData.com.

Leaders

Passing yardsJake Fromm QB2,615 yds
Passing touchdownsJake Fromm QB24 TD
Rushing yardsNick Chubb 1,345 yds
Rushing touchdownsSony Michel 16 TD
Receiving yardsJavon Wims WR724 yds
Receiving touchdownsJavon Wims WR7 TD
TacklesRoquan Smith ILB125 tkl
SacksRoquan Smith ILB6.5 sacks
InterceptionsDominick Sanders 4 INT

Top recruits in the 2017 class

Isaiah Wilson OT★★★★★No. 16
Richard LeCounte III S★★★★★No. 25
D’Andre Swift RB★★★★★No. 33
Jake Fromm PRO★★★★No. 44
Andrew Thomas OT★★★★No. 45
Deangelo Gibbs S★★★★No. 49
Netori Johnson OG★★★★No. 87
Robert Beal WDE★★★★No. 107

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

The 2017 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks14.00.979
Running backs15.00.984
Receivers43.80.909
Offensive line44.00.954
Defensive line34.00.929
Linebackers44.00.920
Defensive backs73.90.920
Athletes and specialists12.00.767
Whole class253.90.924

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 2018

The 2018 draft
Rd 1Roquan Smith OLBChicago Bears
Rd 1Isaiah Wynn OGNew England Patriots
Rd 1Sony Michel RBNew England Patriots
Rd 2Nick Chubb RBCleveland Browns
Rd 3Lorenzo Carter OLBNew York Giants
Rd 7Javon Wims WRChicago Bears

Roster 130

The 2017 roster

130 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2017 line; 63 have a stat line. See the roster

All-SEC

3 first team, 4 second team

First team

Second team

From Wikipedia’s 2017 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

2017 Southeastern Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Alabama7–⁠113–⁠11
Georgia7–⁠113–⁠22
Auburn7–⁠110–⁠410
LSU6–⁠29–⁠418
South Carolina5–⁠39–⁠4
Mississippi State4–⁠49–⁠419
Kentucky4–⁠47–⁠6
Missouri4–⁠47–⁠6
Texas A&M4–⁠47–⁠6
Ole Miss3–⁠56–⁠6
Florida3–⁠54–⁠7
Vanderbilt1–⁠75–⁠7
Arkansas1–⁠74–⁠8
Tennessee0–⁠84–⁠8

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