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2023 Georgia

13–⁠1 (8–⁠0 Southeastern Conference), coached by Kirby Smart, finished No. 4 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Georgia in 2023, game by game: won vs. UT Martin 48–7; won vs. Ball State 45–3; won vs. South Carolina 24–14; won vs. UAB 49–21; won at Auburn 27–20; won vs. No. 20 Kentucky 51–13; won at Vanderbilt 37–20; won vs. Florida 43–20; won vs. No. 14 Missouri 30–21; won vs. No. 10 Ole Miss 52–17; won at No. 21 Tennessee 38–10; won at Georgia Tech 31–23; lost vs. No. 8 Alabama 24–27; won vs. No. 4 Florida State 63–3+60−3Won 48–7 vs. UT Martin+41UT MartinWon 45–3 vs. Ball State+42Ball StateWon 24–14 vs. South Carolina+10South CarolinaWon 49–21 vs. UAB+28UABWon 27–20 at Auburn+7AuburnWon 51–13 vs. No. 20 Kentucky+38No. 20 KentuckyWon 37–20 at Vanderbilt+17VanderbiltWon 43–20 vs. Florida+23FloridaWon 30–21 vs. No. 14 Missouri+9No. 14 MissouriWon 52–17 vs. No. 10 Ole Miss+35No. 10 Ole MissWon 38–10 at No. 21 Tennessee+28No. 21 TennesseeWon 31–23 at Georgia Tech+8Georgia TechLost 24–27 vs. No. 8 Alabama-3No. 8 AlabamaWon 63–3 vs. No. 4 Florida State+60No. 4 Florida State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 2vsUT MartinW 48–⁠793%
Sep 9vsBall StateW 45–⁠390%
Sep 16vsSouth CarolinaW 24–⁠1484%
Sep 23vsUABW 49–⁠2188%
Sep 30atAuburnW 27–⁠2077%
Oct 7vs20KentuckyW 51–⁠1379%
Oct 14atVanderbiltW 37–⁠2090%
Oct 28vsFloridaW 43–⁠2082%
Nov 4vs14MissouriW 30–⁠2183%
Nov 11vs10Ole MissW 52–⁠1778%
Nov 18at21TennesseeW 38–⁠1070%
Nov 25atGeorgia TechW 31–⁠2386%
Dec 2vs8AlabamaSEC ChampionshipL 24–⁠2758%
Dec 30Bowls & playoffvs4Florida StateOrange BowlW 63–⁠360%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Florida State 63–⁠3 in the Orange Bowl; No. 4 in the final AP poll; tied for first in the Southeastern Conference.

In program history: The 2nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 on file).

AP poll, week by week

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

SEC East champions8–⁠0 in the conference

John Mackey AwardBrock Bowers, TE

Wuerffel TrophyLadd McConkey, WR

2 consensus All-AmericansBrock Bowers, TE; Malaki Starks, DB

Record
13–⁠1
Conference
8–⁠0 shared first in Southeastern Conference
AP final
No. 4 peak No. 1
Points
562–⁠219
Coach
Kirby Smart
Elo
1888 +123 this season
SP+ rating
31.2 No. 2 of 133; offense No. 4, defense No. 5, special teams No. 3
SRS
23.3 No. 2 of 133 in FBS
Returning
43% of last season’s EPA, No. 82 of 131
Recruiting class
No. 2 roster talent No. 2 in FBS
Offensive coordinator
Mike Bobo
Defensive coordinators
Glenn Schumann and Will Muschamp
Offense
Pro spread
Defense
3–⁠4

How good, play by play

  • Offense3rd of 133
  • Defense22nd of 133
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted3rd of 133
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted15th of 133
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.3553%1.243rd of 133
Defense0.0238%1.2522nd of 133
Opponent-adjusted0.31 off
0.00 def		53% off
38% def		—3rd off
15th 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
Offense5.0own 2913% allowed
Defense3.5own 2617% caused

CORE rating 27.0, 5th of 133 (offense 20.2, defense -6.8).

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 yardsCarson Beck QB3,941 yds
Passing touchdownsCarson Beck QB24 TD
Rushing yardsDaijun Edwards RB881 yds
Rushing touchdownsKendall Milton RB14 TD
Receiving yardsBrock Bowers TE714 yds
Receiving touchdownsBrock Bowers TE6 TD
TacklesTykee Smith DB70 tkl
SacksJalon Walker LB5 sacks
InterceptionsTykee Smith DB4 INT

Top recruits in the 2023 class

Damon Wilson II DE★★★★★No. 21
Raylen Wilson LB★★★★★No. 28
Monroe Freeling OT★★★★★No. 33
Joenel Aguero S★★★★★No. 38
Jordan Hall DL★★★★★No. 40
A.J. Harris CB★★★★No. 42
Sam M’Pemba DE★★★★No. 48
Gabe Harris Jr. DE★★★★No. 66

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

The 2023 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Running backs23.50.901
Receivers54.00.941
Offensive line53.80.924
Defensive line54.40.970
Linebackers34.30.973
Defensive backs54.20.945
Athletes and specialists13.00.833
Whole class264.00.941

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 2024

The 2024 draft
Rd 1Brock Bowers TELas Vegas Raiders
Rd 1Amarius Mims OTCincinnati Bengals
Rd 2Ladd McConkey WRLos Angeles Chargers
Rd 2Kamari Lassiter CBHouston Texans
Rd 2Javon Bullard SGreen Bay Packers
Rd 3Tykee Smith STampa Bay Buccaneers
Rd 5Sedrick Van Pran-Granger CBuffalo Bills
Rd 6Zion Logue DTAtlanta Falcons

Roster 134

The 2023 roster

134 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2023 line; 78 have a stat line. See the roster

Transfers in 4

The 2023 portal
Dominic Lovett WR★★★★from Missouri
Smoke Bouie CB★★★★from Texas A&M
Rara Thomas WR★★★★from Mississippi State
Len’Neth Whitehead RB★★★★from Tennessee

Transfers out 15

Adonai Mitchell WR★★★★★to Texas
Bear Alexander DL★★★★to USC
Jaheim Singletary CB★★★★to Arkansas
Marcus Washington Jr. CB★★★★to Louisville
Arik Gilbert TE★★★★to Nebraska
Trezmen Marshall LB★★★★to Alabama
M.J. Sherman DE★★★★to Nebraska
Rian Davis LB★★★to UCF
Bill Norton DL★★★to Arizona
Jacob Hood OT★★★to Nebraska
Brett Seither TE★★★to Georgia Tech
Dominick Blaylock WR★★★to Georgia Tech

And 3 more, lower-rated or unrated.

All-SEC

4 first team, 6 second team

First team

Second team

From Wikipedia’s 2023 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

2023 Southeastern Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Georgia8–⁠013–⁠14
Alabama8–⁠012–⁠25
Missouri6–⁠211–⁠28
Ole Miss6–⁠211–⁠2
LSU6–⁠210–⁠312
Tennessee4–⁠49–⁠417
Texas A&M4–⁠47–⁠6
Kentucky3–⁠57–⁠6
Auburn3–⁠56–⁠7
South Carolina3–⁠55–⁠7
Florida3–⁠55–⁠7
Mississippi State1–⁠75–⁠79
Arkansas1–⁠74–⁠8
Vanderbilt0–⁠82–⁠10

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