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2018 Georgia

11–⁠3 (7–⁠1 Southeastern Conference), coached by Kirby Smart, finished No. 7 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Georgia in 2018, game by game: won vs. Austin Peay 45–0; won at No. 24 South Carolina 41–17; won vs. Middle Tennessee 49–7; won at Missouri 43–29; won vs. Tennessee 38–12; won vs. Vanderbilt 41–13; lost at No. 13 LSU 16–36; won vs. No. 9 Florida 36–17; won at No. 11 Kentucky 34–17; won vs. Auburn 27–10; won vs. Massachusetts 66–27; won vs. Georgia Tech 45–21; lost vs. No. 1 Alabama 28–35; lost vs. No. 14 Texas 21–28+45−20Won 45–0 vs. Austin Peay+45Austin PeayWon 41–17 at No. 24 South Carolina+24No. 24 South CarolinaWon 49–7 vs. Middle Tennessee+42Middle TennesseeWon 43–29 at Missouri+14MissouriWon 38–12 vs. Tennessee+26TennesseeWon 41–13 vs. Vanderbilt+28VanderbiltLost 16–36 at No. 13 LSU-20No. 13 LSUWon 36–17 vs. No. 9 Florida+19No. 9 FloridaWon 34–17 at No. 11 Kentucky+17No. 11 KentuckyWon 27–10 vs. Auburn+17AuburnWon 66–27 vs. Massachusetts+39MassachusettsWon 45–21 vs. Georgia Tech+24Georgia TechLost 28–35 vs. No. 1 Alabama-7No. 1 AlabamaLost 21–28 vs. No. 14 Texas-7No. 14 Texas
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 1vsAustin PeayW 45–⁠093%
Sep 8at24South CarolinaW 41–⁠1760%
Sep 15vsMiddle TennesseeW 49–⁠786%
Sep 22atMissouriW 43–⁠2966%
Sep 29vsTennesseeW 38–⁠1290%
Oct 6vsVanderbiltW 41–⁠1387%
Oct 13at13LSUL 16–⁠3656%
Oct 27vs9FloridaW 36–⁠1765%
Nov 3at11KentuckyW 34–⁠1762%
Nov 10vsAuburnW 27–⁠1074%
Nov 17vsMassachusettsW 66–⁠2795%
Nov 24vsGeorgia TechW 45–⁠2180%
Dec 1vs1AlabamaSEC Championship GameL 28–⁠3538%
Jan 1Bowls & playoffvs14TexasSugar BowlL 21–⁠2869%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Texas 28–⁠21 in the Sugar Bowl; No. 7 in the final AP poll; 2nd in the Southeastern Conference.

In program history: The 12th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 on file).

AP poll, week by week

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

SEC East champions7–⁠1 in the conference

Jim Thorpe AwardDeandre Baker, CB

Consensus All-AmericanDeandre Baker, CB

Record
11–⁠3
Conference
7–⁠1 2nd in Southeastern Conference
AP final
No. 7 peak No. 2
Points
530–⁠269
Coach
Kirby Smart
Elo
1764 +59 this season
SP+ rating
32.9 No. 2 of 130; offense No. 3, defense No. 7, special teams No. 18
SRS
22.5 No. 3 of 130 in FBS
Returning
63% of last season’s EPA, No. 68 of 130
Recruiting class
No. 1 roster talent No. 3 in FBS
Offensive coordinators
Jim Chaney and James Coley
Defensive coordinator
Mel Tucker
Offense
Pro-style
Defense
3–⁠4

How good, play by play

  • Offense5th of 130
  • Defense19th of 130
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted3rd of 130
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted9th of 130
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.3052%1.215th of 130
Defense0.0042%1.0419th of 130
Opponent-adjusted0.29 off
-0.03 def		52% off
39% def		—3rd off
9th 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 2913% allowed
Defense3.1own 2816% caused

CORE rating 30.7, 3rd of 130 (offense 19.1, defense -11.5).

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 QB2,749 yds
Passing touchdownsJake Fromm QB30 TD
Rushing yardsD’Andre Swift RB1,049 yds
Rushing touchdownsD’Andre Swift RB10 TD
Receiving yardsRiley Ridley WR570 yds
Receiving touchdownsRiley Ridley WR9 TD
TacklesRichard LeCounte III DB74 tkl
SacksD’Andre Walker OLB7.5 sacks
InterceptionsDeandre Baker DB2 INT

Top recruits in the 2018 class

Justin Fields DUAL★★★★★No. 2
Zamir White RB★★★★★No. 9
Jamaree Salyer OG★★★★★No. 10
Tyson Campbell CB★★★★★No. 12
Adam Anderson OLB★★★★★No. 18
Cade Mays OT★★★★★No. 22
Brenton Cox SDE★★★★★No. 23
Quay Walker OLB★★★★No. 31

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

The 2018 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks15.01.000
Running backs24.50.987
Receivers44.00.935
Offensive line63.80.921
Defensive line43.80.921
Linebackers44.30.971
Defensive backs44.30.934
Athletes and specialists13.00.839
Whole class264.00.938

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 2019

The 2019 draft
Rd 1Deandre Baker CBNew York Giants
Rd 2Mecole Hardman WRKansas City Chiefs
Rd 4Riley Ridley WRChicago Bears
Rd 5D’Andre Walker OLBTennessee Titans
Rd 6Lamont Gaillard CArizona Cardinals
Rd 7Isaac Nauta TEDetroit Lions
Rd 7Terry Godwin WRCarolina Panthers

Roster 121

The 2018 roster

121 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2018 line; 70 have a stat line. See the roster

All-SEC

3 first team, 5 second team

First team

Second team

From Wikipedia’s 2018 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

2018 Southeastern Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Alabama8–⁠014–⁠12
Georgia7–⁠111–⁠37
Kentucky5–⁠310–⁠312
Florida5–⁠310–⁠37
LSU5–⁠310–⁠36
Texas A&M5–⁠39–⁠416
Missouri4–⁠48–⁠5
Mississippi State4–⁠48–⁠5
South Carolina4–⁠47–⁠6
Auburn3–⁠58–⁠5
Vanderbilt3–⁠56–⁠7
Tennessee2–⁠65–⁠7
Ole Miss1–⁠75–⁠7
Arkansas0–⁠82–⁠10

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