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2024 Georgia

11–⁠3 (6–⁠2 Southeastern Conference), coached by Kirby Smart, finished No. 6 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Georgia in 2024, game by game: won vs. No. 14 Clemson 34–3; won vs. Tennessee Tech 48–3; won at Kentucky 13–12; lost at No. 4 Alabama 34–41; won vs. Auburn 31–13; won vs. Mississippi State 41–31; won at No. 1 Texas 30–15; won vs. Florida 34–20; lost at No. 16 Ole Miss 10–28; won vs. No. 6 Tennessee 31–17; won vs. Massachusetts 59–21; won vs. Georgia Tech 44–42; won vs. No. 2 Texas 22–19; lost vs. No. 3 Notre Dame 10–23+45−18Won 34–3 vs. No. 14 Clemson+31No. 14 ClemsonWon 48–3 vs. Tennessee Tech+45Tennessee TechWon 13–12 at Kentucky+1KentuckyLost 34–41 at No. 4 Alabama-7No. 4 AlabamaWon 31–13 vs. Auburn+18AuburnWon 41–31 vs. Mississippi State+10Mississippi Sta…Won 30–15 at No. 1 Texas+15No. 1 TexasWon 34–20 vs. Florida+14FloridaLost 10–28 at No. 16 Ole Miss-18No. 16 Ole MissWon 31–17 vs. No. 6 Tennessee+14No. 6 TennesseeWon 59–21 vs. Massachusetts+38MassachusettsWon 44–42 vs. Georgia Tech+2Georgia TechWon 22–19 vs. No. 2 Texas+3No. 2 TexasLost 10–23 vs. No. 3 Notre Dame-13No. 3 Notre Dame
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 31vs14ClemsonW 34–⁠368%
Sep 7vsTennessee TechW 48–⁠397%
Sep 14atKentuckyW 13–⁠1276%
Sep 28at4AlabamaL 34–⁠4146%
Oct 5vsAuburnW 31–⁠1389%
Oct 12vsMississippi StateW 41–⁠3191%
Oct 19at1TexasW 30–⁠1541%
Nov 2vsFloridaW 34–⁠2083%
Nov 9at16Ole MissL 10–⁠2856%
Nov 16vs6TennesseeW 31–⁠1768%
Nov 23vsMassachusettsW 59–⁠2196%
Nov 29vsGeorgia TechW 44–⁠4284%
Dec 7vs2TexasSEC ChampionshipW 22–⁠1951%
Jan 2Bowls & playoffvs3Notre DameSugar Bowl, CFP QuarterfinalL 10–⁠2350%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Notre Dame 23–⁠10 in the Sugar Bowl, CFP Quarterfinal; No. 6 in the final AP poll; Southeastern Conference champions.

In program history: The 6th-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: 2
  5. Wk 5: 2
  6. Wk 6: 5
  7. Wk 7: 5
  8. Wk 8: 5
  9. Wk 9: 2
  10. Wk 10: 2
  11. Wk 11: 2
  12. Wk 12: 11
  13. Wk 13: 8
  14. Wk 14: 6
  15. Wk 15: 5
  16. Wk 16: 2
  17. Final: 6

Southeastern Conference champions6–⁠2 in the conference

Butkus AwardJalon Walker, LB

Record
11–⁠3
Conference
6–⁠2 tied for 2nd in Southeastern Conference
AP final
No. 6 peak No. 1
Points
441–⁠288
Coach
Kirby Smart
Elo
1792 +33 this season
SP+ rating
24.3 No. 6 of 134; offense No. 10, defense No. 9, special teams No. 8
SRS
16.3 No. 9 of 134 in FBS
Returning
60% of last season’s EPA, No. 38 of 133
Recruiting class
No. 1 roster talent No. 2 in FBS
Offensive coordinator
Mike Bobo
Defensive coordinators
Glenn Schumann and Travaris Robinson
Offense
Pro spread
Defense
3–⁠4

How good, play by play

  • Offense42nd of 134
  • Defense37th of 134
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted18th of 134
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted17th of 134
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.1545%1.2242nd of 134
Defense0.0539%1.2437th of 134
Opponent-adjusted0.20 off
0.01 def		48% off
36% def		—18th off
17th 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
Offense4.6own 2916% allowed
Defense3.2own 2716% caused

CORE rating 16.9, 17th of 134 (offense 7.7, defense -9.3).

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 yardsCarson Beck QB3,485 yds
Passing touchdownsCarson Beck QB28 TD
Rushing yardsNate Frazier RB671 yds
Rushing touchdownsTrevor Etienne RB9 TD
Receiving yardsArian Smith WR817 yds
Receiving touchdownsDominic Lovett WR6 TD
TacklesMalaki Starks DB77 tkl
SacksChaz Chambliss LB6.5 sacks
InterceptionsDaylen Everette DB3 INT

Top recruits in the 2024 class

Ellis Robinson IV CB★★★★★No. 2
Justin Williams LB★★★★★No. 5
K.J. Bolden S★★★★★No. 13
Joseph Jonah-Ajonye DL★★★★★No. 25
Chris Cole LB★★★★★No. 29
Nate Frazier RB★★★★No. 49
Demello Jones S★★★★No. 50
Jaden Reddell TE★★★★No. 69

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

The 2024 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks23.50.894
Running backs34.00.937
Receivers33.70.933
Offensive line73.70.908
Defensive line64.00.931
Linebackers34.70.975
Defensive backs54.20.955
Athletes and specialists23.50.865
Whole class313.90.928

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 2025

The 2025 draft
Rd 1Mykel Williams DESan Francisco 49ers
Rd 1Jalon Walker LBAtlanta Falcons
Rd 1Malaki Starks SBaltimore Ravens
Rd 2Tate Ratledge OGDetroit Lions
Rd 3Dylan Fairchild OGCincinnati Bengals
Rd 3Jared Wilson CNew England Patriots
Rd 4Arian Smith WRNew York Jets
Rd 4Trevor Etienne RBCarolina Panthers
Rd 5Tyrion Ingram-Dawkins DEMinnesota Vikings
Rd 5Smael Mondon Jr. LBPhiladelphia Eagles
Rd 6Warren Brinson DTGreen Bay Packers
Rd 7Dan Jackson SDetroit Lions
Rd 7Dominic Lovett WRDetroit Lions

Roster 136

The 2024 roster

136 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2024 line; 67 have a stat line. See the roster

Transfers in 11

The 2024 portal
London Humphreys WR★★★★from Vanderbilt
Colbie Young WR★★★★from Miami
Trevor Etienne RB★★★★from Florida
Jaden Rashada QB★★★★from Arizona State
Xzavier McLeod DL★★★★from South Carolina
Ben Yurosek TE★★★★from Stanford
Jake Pope S★★★from Alabama
Michael Jackson III WR★★★from USC
Collin Gill CB★★★from Oregon
Beau Gardner LS★★★from UCLA
Charlie Ham K★★from Duke

Transfers out 26

A.J. Harris CB★★★★to Penn State
Nyland Green CB★★★★to Purdue
Brock Vandagriff QB★★★★to Kentucky
Jamon Dumas-Johnson LB★★★★to Kentucky
Marvin Jones Jr. DE★★★★to Florida State
Tyler Williams WR★★★★to Minnesota
Darris Smith DE★★★★to Missouri
Xavian Sorey Jr. LB★★★★to Arkansas
C.J. Smith WR★★★to Purdue
De’Nylon Morrissette WR★★★to Purdue
Jonathan Jefferson DL★★★to SMU
Zeed Haynes WR★★★to Syracuse

And 14 more, lower-rated or unrated.

All-SEC

2 first team, 6 second team

First team

Second team

From Wikipedia’s 2024 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

2024 Southeastern Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Texas7–⁠113–⁠34
Georgia6–⁠211–⁠36
Tennessee6–⁠210–⁠39
Missouri5–⁠310–⁠322
Ole Miss5–⁠310–⁠311
South Carolina5–⁠39–⁠419
Alabama5–⁠39–⁠417
LSU5–⁠39–⁠4
Texas A&M5–⁠38–⁠5
Florida4–⁠48–⁠5
Vanderbilt3–⁠57–⁠6
Arkansas3–⁠57–⁠6
Oklahoma2–⁠66–⁠7
Auburn2–⁠65–⁠7
Kentucky1–⁠74–⁠8
Mississippi State0–⁠82–⁠10

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