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2019 Georgia

12–⁠2 (7–⁠1 Southeastern Conference), coached by Kirby Smart, finished No. 4 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Georgia in 2019, game by game: won at Vanderbilt 30–6; won vs. Murray State 63–17; won vs. Arkansas State 55–0; won vs. No. 7 Notre Dame 23–17; won at Tennessee 43–14; lost vs. South Carolina 17–20; won vs. Kentucky 21–0; won vs. No. 6 Florida 24–17; won vs. Missouri 27–0; won at No. 13 Auburn 21–14; won vs. No. 24 Texas A&M 19–13; won at Georgia Tech 52–7; lost vs. No. 1 LSU 10–37; won vs. No. 8 Baylor 26–14+55−27Won 30–6 at Vanderbilt+24VanderbiltWon 63–17 vs. Murray State+46Murray StateWon 55–0 vs. Arkansas State+55Arkansas StateWon 23–17 vs. No. 7 Notre Dame+6No. 7 Notre DameWon 43–14 at Tennessee+29TennesseeLost 17–20 vs. South Carolina-3South CarolinaWon 21–0 vs. Kentucky+21KentuckyWon 24–17 vs. No. 6 Florida+7No. 6 FloridaWon 27–0 vs. Missouri+27MissouriWon 21–14 at No. 13 Auburn+7No. 13 AuburnWon 19–13 vs. No. 24 Texas A&M+6No. 24 Texas A&MWon 52–7 at Georgia Tech+45Georgia TechLost 10–37 vs. No. 1 LSU-27No. 1 LSUWon 26–14 vs. No. 8 Baylor+12No. 8 Baylor
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 31atVanderbiltW 30–⁠667%
Sep 7vsMurray StateW 63–⁠1794%
Sep 14vsArkansas StateW 55–⁠078%
Sep 21vs7Notre DameW 23–⁠1759%
Oct 5atTennesseeW 43–⁠1481%
Oct 12vsSouth CarolinaL 17–⁠2083%
Oct 19vsKentuckyW 21–⁠079%
Nov 2vs6FloridaW 24–⁠1754%
Nov 9vsMissouriW 27–⁠078%
Nov 16at13AuburnW 21–⁠1452%
Nov 23vs24Texas A&MW 19–⁠1375%
Nov 30atGeorgia TechW 52–⁠786%
Dec 7vs1LSUSEC Championship GameL 10–⁠3746%
Jan 1Bowls & playoffvs8BaylorSugar BowlW 26–⁠1465%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Baylor 26–⁠14 in the Sugar Bowl; No. 4 in the final AP poll; 2nd in the Southeastern Conference.

In program history: The 7th-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: 3
  5. Wk 5: 3
  6. Wk 6: 3
  7. Wk 7: 3
  8. Wk 8: 10
  9. Wk 9: 10
  10. Wk 10: 8
  11. Wk 11: 6
  12. Wk 12: 5
  13. Wk 13: 4
  14. Wk 14: 4
  15. Wk 15: 4
  16. Wk 16: 5
  17. Final: 4

SEC East champions7–⁠1 in the conference

Lou Groza AwardRodrigo Blankenship, K

2 consensus All-AmericansAndrew Thomas, OL; J.R. Reed, DB

Record
12–⁠2
Conference
7–⁠1 2nd in Southeastern Conference
AP final
No. 4 peak No. 3
Points
431–⁠176
Coach
Kirby Smart
Elo
1787 +111 this season
SP+ rating
26.8 No. 5 of 130; offense No. 32, defense No. 1, special teams No. 1
SRS
19.3 No. 7 of 130 in FBS
Returning
53% of last season’s EPA, No. 82 of 130
Recruiting class
No. 2 roster talent No. 3 in FBS
Offensive coordinator
James Coley
Defensive coordinators
Dan Lanning and Glenn Schumann
Offense
Pro-style
Defense
3–⁠4

How good, play by play

  • Offense42nd of 130
  • Defense8th of 130
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted27th of 130
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted8th of 130
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.1546%1.1142nd of 130
Defense-0.0437%1.068th of 130
Opponent-adjusted0.17 off
-0.03 def		48% off
36% def		—27th off
8th 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 3014% allowed
Defense2.2own 2519% caused

CORE rating 18.2, 9th of 130 (offense 4.8, defense -13.4).

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 QB2,860 yds
Passing touchdownsJake Fromm QB24 TD
Rushing yardsD’Andre Swift RB1,218 yds
Rushing touchdownsD’Andre Swift RB7 TD
Receiving yardsGeorge Pickens WR727 yds
Receiving touchdownsGeorge Pickens WR8 TD
TacklesMonty Rice LB89 tkl
SacksAzeez Ojulari LB5.5 sacks
InterceptionsRichard LeCounte III DB4 INT

Top recruits in the 2019 class

Nolan Smith WDE★★★★★No. 1
Nakobe Dean ILB★★★★★No. 19
Travon Walker DT★★★★★No. 22
George Pickens WR★★★★★No. 24
Clay Webb OC★★★★★No. 26
Tyrique Stevenson CB★★★★No. 37
Dominick Blaylock WR★★★★No. 36
Lewis Cine S★★★★No. 45

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

The 2019 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks23.00.827
Running backs14.00.923
Receivers44.00.938
Offensive line34.30.939
Defensive line54.40.942
Linebackers34.30.965
Defensive backs24.00.980
Athletes and specialists14.00.919
Whole class214.10.935

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 2020

The 2020 draft
Rd 1Andrew Thomas OTNew York Giants
Rd 1Isaiah Wilson OTTennessee Titans
Rd 2D’Andre Swift RBDetroit Lions
Rd 4Solomon Kindley OGMiami Dolphins
Rd 5Jake Fromm QBBuffalo Bills
Rd 6Charlie Woerner TESan Francisco 49ers
Rd 7Tae Crowder ILBNew York Giants

Roster 132

The 2019 roster

132 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2019 line; 68 have a stat line. See the roster

All-SEC

4 first team, 5 second team

First team

Second team

From Wikipedia’s 2019 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

2019 Southeastern Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
LSU8–⁠015–⁠01
Georgia7–⁠112–⁠24
Alabama6–⁠211–⁠28
Florida6–⁠211–⁠26
Auburn5–⁠39–⁠414
Tennessee5–⁠38–⁠5
Texas A&M4–⁠48–⁠5
Kentucky3–⁠58–⁠5
Missouri3–⁠56–⁠6
Mississippi State3–⁠56–⁠7
South Carolina3–⁠54–⁠8
Ole Miss2–⁠64–⁠8
Vanderbilt1–⁠73–⁠9
Arkansas0–⁠82–⁠10

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