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2020 Georgia

8–⁠2 (7–⁠2 Southeastern Conference), coached by Kirby Smart, finished No. 7 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Georgia in 2020, game by game: won at Arkansas 37–10; won vs. No. 7 Auburn 27–6; won vs. No. 14 Tennessee 44–21; lost at No. 2 Alabama 24–41; won at Kentucky 14–3; lost vs. No. 8 Florida 28–44; won vs. Mississippi State 31–24; won at South Carolina 45–16; won at Missouri 49–14; won vs. No. 6 Cincinnati 24–21+35−17Won 37–10 at Arkansas+27ArkansasWon 27–6 vs. No. 7 Auburn+21No. 7 AuburnWon 44–21 vs. No. 14 Tennessee+23No. 14 TennesseeLost 24–41 at No. 2 Alabama-17No. 2 AlabamaWon 14–3 at Kentucky+11KentuckyLost 28–44 vs. No. 8 Florida-16No. 8 FloridaWon 31–24 vs. Mississippi State+7Mississippi Sta…Won 45–16 at South Carolina+29South CarolinaWon 49–14 at Missouri+35MissouriWon 24–21 vs. No. 6 Cincinnati+3No. 6 Cincinnati
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 26atArkansasW 37–⁠1083%
Oct 3vs7AuburnW 27–⁠667%
Oct 10vs14TennesseeW 44–⁠2175%
Oct 17at2AlabamaL 24–⁠4139%
Oct 31atKentuckyW 14–⁠360%
Nov 7vs8FloridaL 28–⁠4457%
Nov 21vsMississippi StateW 31–⁠2483%
Nov 28atSouth CarolinaW 45–⁠1678%
Dec 12atMissouriW 49–⁠1464%
Jan 1Bowls & playoffvs6CincinnatiPeach BowlW 24–⁠2149%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Cincinnati 24–⁠21 in the Peach Bowl; No. 7 in the final AP poll; 4th in the Southeastern Conference.

In program history: The 13th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 4
  2. Wk 3: 4
  3. Wk 4: 4
  4. Wk 5: 4
  5. Wk 6: 3
  6. Wk 7: 3
  7. Wk 8: 4
  8. Wk 9: 5
  9. Wk 10: 5
  10. Wk 11: 12
  11. Wk 12: 13
  12. Wk 13: 13
  13. Wk 14: 11
  14. Wk 15: 12
  15. Wk 16: 10
  16. Final: 7
Record
8–⁠2
Conference
7–⁠2 4th in Southeastern Conference
AP final
No. 7 peak No. 3
Points
323–⁠200
Coach
Kirby Smart
Elo
1760 +68 this season
SP+ rating
19.1 No. 8 of 130; offense No. 44, defense No. 1
SRS
18.9 No. 5 of 77 in FBS
Returning
36% of last season’s EPA, No. 111 of 130
Recruiting class
No. 1 roster talent No. 1 in FBS
Offensive coordinator
Todd Monken
Defensive coordinators
Dan Lanning and Glenn Schumann
Offense
Pro spread
Defense
3–⁠4

How good, play by play

  • Offense34th of 127
  • Defense39th of 127
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted26th of 127
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted24th of 127
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.1744%1.3634th of 127
Defense0.0540%1.2139th of 127
Opponent-adjusted0.17 off
0.04 def		44% off
39% def		—26th off
24th 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
Offense3.6own 3617% allowed
Defense3.0own 2918% caused

CORE rating 14.7, 16th of 127 (offense 6.4, defense -8.3).

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 yardsJ.T. Daniels QB1,231 yds
Passing touchdownsJ.T. Daniels QB10 TD
Rushing yardsZamir White RB779 yds
Rushing touchdownsZamir White RB11 TD
Receiving yardsKearis Jackson WR514 yds
Receiving touchdownsGeorge Pickens WR6 TD
TacklesNakobe Dean LB71 tkl
SacksAzeez Ojulari LB9.5 sacks
InterceptionsEric Stokes DB4 INT

Top recruits in the 2020 class

Kelee Ringo CB★★★★★No. 4
Broderick Jones OT★★★★★No. 11
Jalen Carter DT★★★★★No. 18
Darnell Washington ATH★★★★★No. 23
M.J. Sherman OLB★★★★No. 33
Tate Ratledge OT★★★★No. 38
Kendall Milton RB★★★★No. 54
Marcus Rosemy-Jacksaint WR★★★★No. 55

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

The 2020 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks23.50.857
Running backs24.00.940
Receivers53.80.933
Offensive line73.70.923
Defensive line44.00.910
Linebackers14.00.983
Defensive backs44.00.937
Athletes and specialists24.00.910
Whole class273.90.923

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 2021

The 2021 draft
Rd 1Eric Stokes CBGreen Bay Packers
Rd 2Tyson Campbell CBJacksonville Jaguars
Rd 2Azeez Ojulari OLBNew York Giants
Rd 3Monty Rice ILBTennessee Titans
Rd 3Ben Cleveland OGBaltimore Ravens
Rd 3Tre’ McKitty TELos Angeles Chargers
Rd 5Richard LeCounte SCleveland Browns
Rd 6Trey Hill CCincinnati Bengals
Rd 7Mark Webb SLos Angeles Chargers

Roster 147

The 2020 roster

147 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2020 line; 63 have a stat line. See the roster

All-SEC

6 first team, 2 second team

First team

Second team

From Wikipedia’s 2020 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

2020 Southeastern Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Alabama10–⁠013–⁠01
Texas A&M8–⁠19–⁠14
Florida8–⁠28–⁠413
Georgia7–⁠28–⁠27
Auburn6–⁠46–⁠5
LSU5–⁠55–⁠5
Missouri5–⁠55–⁠5
Ole Miss4–⁠55–⁠5
Kentucky4–⁠65–⁠6
Mississippi State3–⁠74–⁠7
Arkansas3–⁠73–⁠7
Tennessee3–⁠73–⁠7
South Carolina2–⁠82–⁠8
Vanderbilt0–⁠90–⁠9

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