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2026 Georgia

6–⁠1 (4–⁠1 Southeastern Conference), coached by Kirby Smart. The season’s Wikipedia article records 6–⁠0, over six games to the seven on file here.

Schedule and results

Georgia in 2026, game by game: won vs. Tennessee State 63–3; won vs. Western Kentucky 70–20; won at Arkansas 45–17; won vs. Oklahoma 41–13; won vs. Vanderbilt 38–14; won at No. 6 Alabama 20–17; lost vs. Auburn 24–27+60−3Won 63–3 vs. Tennessee State+60Tennessee StateWon 70–20 vs. Western Kentucky+50Western KentuckyWon 45–17 at Arkansas+28ArkansasWon 41–13 vs. Oklahoma+28OklahomaWon 38–14 vs. Vanderbilt+24VanderbiltWon 20–17 at No. 6 Alabama+3No. 6 AlabamaLost 24–27 vs. Auburn-3Auburn
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 5vsTennessee StateW 63–⁠396%
Sep 12vsWestern KentuckyW 70–⁠2084%
Sep 19atArkansasW 45–⁠1777%
Sep 26vsOklahomaW 41–⁠1373%
Oct 3vsVanderbiltW 38–⁠1474%
Oct 10at6AlabamaW 20–⁠1746%
Oct 17vsAuburnL 24–⁠2785%
Oct 31vsFloridaPreview76%
Nov 7atOle MissPreview45%
Nov 14vsMissouriPreview74%
Nov 21atSouth CarolinaPreview71%
Nov 28vsGeorgia TechPreview86%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 3
  2. Wk 2: 2
  3. Wk 3: 2
  4. Wk 4: 2
  5. Wk 5: 2
  6. Wk 6: 2
  7. Wk 7: 1
Record
6–⁠1
Conference
4–⁠1 shared first in Southeastern Conference
AP now
No. 1 in the week 7 poll; peak No. 1
Points
301–⁠111
Coach
Kirby Smart
Elo
1754 +47 this season
SP+ rating
28.3 No. 2 of 138; offense No. 4, defense No. 3, special teams No. 1
SRS
24.0 No. 3 of 138 in FBS
Returning
69% of last season’s EPA, No. 25 of 136
Recruiting class
No. 6 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

  • Offense9th of 138
  • Defense29th of 138
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted2nd of 138
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted28th of 138
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.3049%1.259th of 138
Defense0.0236%1.3129th of 138
Opponent-adjusted0.26 off
0.04 def		48% off
38% def		—2nd off
28th def

Passing and running

Pass successDepth of targetDeep throwsLine yardsStuffed
Offense57%8.3 yds16%3.6010%
Defense40%7.3 yds11%2.7016%
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
Offense5.2own 3112% allowed
Defense3.0own 2818% caused

CORE rating 26.0, 3rd of 138 (offense 15.2, defense -10.8).

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 yardsGunner Stockton QB1,570 yds
Passing touchdownsGunner Stockton QB16 TD
Rushing yardsDwight Phillips Jr. RB348 yds
Rushing touchdownsChauncey Bowens RB6 TD
Receiving yardsCraig Dandridge WR310 yds
Receiving touchdownsLondon Humphreys WR3 TD
TacklesRaylen Wilson LB43 tkl
SacksRaylen Wilson LB4 sacks
InterceptionsBlake Stewart S1 INT

Top recruits in the 2026 class

Ekene Ogboko OT★★★★★No. 37
Kaiden Prothro TE★★★★No. 39
Craig Dandridge WR★★★★No. 81
Caden Harris CB★★★★No. 95
Justice Fitzpatrick CB★★★★No. 98
Jordan Smith S★★★★No. 100
P.J. Dean DE★★★★No. 108
Tyriq Green ATH★★★★No. 129

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

The 2026 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Running backs14.00.921
Receivers64.00.935
Offensive line53.80.916
Defensive line63.80.918
Linebackers33.70.887
Defensive backs54.00.940
Athletes and specialists43.30.854
Whole class303.80.913

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.

Roster 128

The 2026 roster

128 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2026 line; 76 have a stat line. See the roster

Transfers in 9

The 2026 portal
Amaris Williams DE★★★★from Auburn
Isiah Canion WR★★★★from Georgia Tech
Bryson Beaver QB★★★★from Oregon
Dante Dowdell RB★★★★from Kentucky
Gentry Williams CB★★★from Oklahoma
Ja’Marley Riddle S★★★from East Carolina
Khalil Barnes S★★★from Clemson
TyQuez Richardson OT★★★from Alabama A&M
Braylon Conley CB★★★from USC

Transfers out 16

Dominick Kelly CB★★★★to Ohio State
Elo Modozie DE★★★★to Purdue
Bo Hughley OT★★★to Colorado
Daniel Harris CB★★★to California
Joenel Aguero S★★★to Ole Miss
Jordan Thomas DL★★★to South Carolina
Kris Jones LB★★★to Boston College
Ondre Evans CB★★★to NC State
Adrian Maddox S★★★to Kansas State
Jamal Meriweather OT★★★to Miami
Kelton Smith OL★★★to Georgia State
Pearce Spurlin III TE★★★to Colorado State

And 4 more, lower-rated or unrated.

2026 Southeastern Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Kentucky4–⁠16–⁠1
Georgia4–⁠16–⁠1
Tennessee3–⁠16–⁠1
Ole Miss3–⁠15–⁠1
Florida3–⁠25–⁠2
Alabama3–⁠25–⁠2
LSU2–⁠25–⁠2
Missouri2–⁠25–⁠2
Mississippi State2–⁠24–⁠2
Auburn2–⁠24–⁠2
Texas1–⁠24–⁠2
Oklahoma1–⁠23–⁠3
Texas A&M1–⁠34–⁠3
South Carolina1–⁠33–⁠3
Arkansas1–⁠33–⁠4
Vanderbilt0–⁠43–⁠4

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