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2025 Georgia

12–⁠2 (7–⁠1 Southeastern Conference), coached by Kirby Smart, finished No. 6 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Georgia in 2025, game by game: won vs. Marshall 45–7; won vs. Austin Peay 28–6; won at No. 15 Tennessee 44–41; lost vs. No. 17 Alabama 21–24; won vs. Kentucky 35–14; won at Auburn 20–10; won vs. No. 5 Ole Miss 43–35; won vs. Florida 24–20; won at Mississippi State 41–21; won vs. No. 10 Texas 35–10; won vs. Charlotte 35–3; won vs. No. 23 Georgia Tech 16–9; won vs. No. 10 Alabama 28–7; lost vs. No. 6 Ole Miss 34–39+38−5Won 45–7 vs. Marshall+38MarshallWon 28–6 vs. Austin Peay+22Austin PeayWon 44–41 at No. 15 Tennessee+3No. 15 TennesseeLost 21–24 vs. No. 17 Alabama-3No. 17 AlabamaWon 35–14 vs. Kentucky+21KentuckyWon 20–10 at Auburn+10AuburnWon 43–35 vs. No. 5 Ole Miss+8No. 5 Ole MissWon 24–20 vs. Florida+4FloridaWon 41–21 at Mississippi State+20Mississippi Sta…Won 35–10 vs. No. 10 Texas+25No. 10 TexasWon 35–3 vs. Charlotte+32CharlotteWon 16–9 vs. No. 23 Georgia Tech+7No. 23 Georgia TechWon 28–7 vs. No. 10 Alabama+21No. 10 AlabamaLost 34–39 vs. No. 6 Ole Miss-5No. 6 Ole Miss
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 30vsMarshallW 45–⁠771%
Sep 6vsAustin PeayW 28–⁠692%
Sep 13at15TennesseeW 44–⁠4151%
Sep 27vs17AlabamaL 21–⁠2470%
Oct 4vsKentuckyW 35–⁠1485%
Oct 11atAuburnW 20–⁠1067%
Oct 18vs5Ole MissW 43–⁠3558%
Nov 1vsFloridaW 24–⁠2074%
Nov 8atMississippi StateW 41–⁠2179%
Nov 15vs10TexasW 35–⁠1064%
Nov 22vsCharlotteW 35–⁠397%
Nov 28vs23Georgia TechW 16–⁠977%
Dec 6vs10AlabamaSEC ChampionshipW 28–⁠759%
Jan 1Bowls & playoffvs6Ole MissSugar Bowl, CFP QuarterfinalL 34–⁠3956%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Ole Miss 39–⁠34 in the Sugar Bowl, CFP Quarterfinal; No. 6 in the final AP poll; Southeastern Conference champions.

In program history: The 4th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 on file).

AP poll, week by week

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

Southeastern Conference champions7–⁠1 in the conference

Ray Guy AwardBrett Thorson, P

Consensus All-AmericanC.J. Allen, LB

Record
12–⁠2
Conference
7–⁠1 shared first in Southeastern Conference
AP final
No. 6 peak No. 2
Points
449–⁠246
Coach
Kirby Smart
Elo
1809 +115 this season
SP+ rating
24.1 No. 6 of 136; offense No. 14, defense No. 8, special teams No. 1
SRS
16.0 No. 10 of 136 in FBS
Returning
37% of last season’s EPA, No. 63 of 134
Recruiting class
No. 2 roster talent No. 1 in FBS
Offensive coordinator
Mike Bobo
Defensive coordinators
Glenn Schumann and Travaris Robinson
Offense
Pro spread
Defense
3–⁠4

How good, play by play

  • Offense21st of 136
  • Defense48th of 136
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted16th of 136
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted29th of 136
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.2046%1.2121st of 136
Defense0.0639%1.1548th of 136
Opponent-adjusted0.20 off
0.02 def		47% off
36% def		—16th off
29th def

Passing and running

Pass successDepth of targetDeep throwsLine yardsStuffed
Offense50%7.1 yds12%3.1018%
Defense42%7.6 yds12%2.7018%
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. Passing and running: depth of target is how far downfield passes traveled in the air; deep throws are the share thrown deep, of the passes whose depth and direction the play-by-play describes (about half); line yards are the running yards per carry credited to the blockers; stuffed is the share of carries stopped at or behind the line. The defense’s line is what its opponents did. From CollegeFootballData.com, 2025 on.

Drives and havoc

Points per trip inside the 40Average startHavoc
Offense4.8own 2913% allowed
Defense3.7own 2615% caused

CORE rating 19.5, 14th of 136 (offense 10.0, defense -9.5).

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 yardsGunner Stockton QB2,894 yds
Passing touchdownsGunner Stockton QB24 TD
Rushing yardsNate Frazier RB947 yds
Rushing touchdownsGunner Stockton QB10 TD
Receiving yardsZachariah Branch WR811 yds
Receiving touchdownsZachariah Branch WR6 TD
TacklesC.J. Allen LB88 tkl
SacksChris Cole LB4.5 sacks
InterceptionsEllis Robinson IV DB4 INT

Top recruits in the 2025 class

Elijah Griffin DL★★★★★No. 3
Isaiah Gibson DE★★★★★No. 9
Talyn Taylor WR★★★★★No. 20
Zayden Walker LB★★★★★No. 24
Elyiss Williams TE★★★★★No. 29
Juan Gaston OT★★★★No. 52
C.J. Wiley WR★★★★No. 91
Darren Ikinnagbon DL★★★★No. 94

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

The 2025 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks23.50.908
Running backs14.00.902
Receivers84.10.930
Offensive line54.00.926
Defensive line64.00.938
Linebackers24.50.944
Defensive backs44.00.906
Athletes and specialists14.00.922
Whole class294.00.926

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 2026

The 2026 draft
Rd 1Monroe Freeling OTCarolina Panthers
Rd 2Christen Miller DTNew Orleans Saints
Rd 2C.J. Allen LBIndianapolis Colts
Rd 3Oscar Delp TENew Orleans Saints
Rd 3Zachariah Branch WRAtlanta Falcons
Rd 3Daylen Everette CBPittsburgh Steelers
Rd 4Colbie Young WRCincinnati Bengals
Rd 6Micah Morris OGPhiladelphia Eagles

Roster 132

The 2025 roster

132 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2025 line; 73 have a stat line. See the roster

Transfers in 10

The 2025 portal
Zachariah Branch WR★★★★from USC
Noah Thomas WR★★★★from Texas A&M
Elo Modozie DE★★★★from Army
Joshua McCray RB★★★from Illinois
Josh Horton DL★★★from Miami
Zion Branch S★★★from USC
Adrian Maddox S★★★from UAB
Jaden Harris S★★★from Miami
Waltclaire Flynn Jr. OL★★★from UCF
Micah Bell WR★★★from Vanderbilt

Transfers out 20

Damon Wilson Jr. DE★★★★★to Missouri
Carson Beck QB★★★★to Miami
Julian Humphrey CB★★★★to Texas A&M
Jamaal Jarrett DL★★★★to USC
Jaden Rashada QB★★★to Sacramento State
Branson Robinson RB★★★to Georgia State
Marques Easley OL★★★to Purdue
Nitro Tuggle WR★★★to Purdue
Anthony Evans III WR★★★to Mississippi State
Chris Peal CB★★★to Syracuse
Justyn Rhett S★★★to Nebraska
Samuel M’Pemba DE★★★to Texas A&M

And 8 more, lower-rated or unrated.

All-SEC

3 first team, 8 second team

First team

Second team

From Wikipedia’s 2025 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

2025 Southeastern Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Ole Miss7–⁠113–⁠23
Georgia7–⁠112–⁠26
Texas A&M7–⁠111–⁠28
Alabama7–⁠111–⁠49
Texas6–⁠210–⁠312
Oklahoma6–⁠210–⁠313
Vanderbilt6–⁠210–⁠315
Missouri4–⁠48–⁠5
Tennessee4–⁠48–⁠5
LSU3–⁠57–⁠6
Kentucky2–⁠65–⁠7
Florida2–⁠64–⁠8
Auburn1–⁠75–⁠7
Mississippi State1–⁠75–⁠8
South Carolina1–⁠74–⁠8
Arkansas0–⁠82–⁠10

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