2020 Georgia Bulldogs football | |
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Peach Bowl champion | |
Conference | Southeastern Conference |
Eastern Division | |
Ranking | |
Coaches | No. 7 |
AP | No. 7 |
Record | 8–2 (7–2 SEC) |
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Offensive coordinator | Todd Monken (1st season) |
Offensive scheme | Pro spread |
Defensive coordinator | Dan Lanning (2nd season) |
Co-defensive coordinator | Glenn Schumann (2nd season) |
Base defense | 3–4 |
Home stadium | Sanford Stadium |
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No. 13 Florida x | 8 | – | 2 | 8 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 7 Georgia | 7 | – | 2 | 8 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Missouri | 5 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kentucky | 4 | – | 6 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tennessee* | 3 | – | 7 | 3 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
South Carolina | 2 | – | 8 | 2 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Vanderbilt | 0 | – | 9 | 0 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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No. 1 Alabama x$#^ | 10 | – | 0 | 13 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 4 Texas A&M | 8 | – | 1 | 9 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Auburn | 6 | – | 4 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
LSU* | 5 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ole Miss | 4 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arkansas | 3 | – | 7 | 3 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mississippi State | 3 | – | 7 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Championship: Alabama 52, Florida 46 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2020 Georgia Bulldogs football team represented the University of Georgia in the 2020 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Bulldogs played their home games at Sanford Stadium in Athens, Georgia and were led by fifth-year head coach Kirby Smart. For the first time since 2016, the Bulldogs did not win the Eastern Division of the Southeastern Conference (SEC), finishing second behind rival Florida.
In the preseason media poll, Georgia was predicted to finish in second in the East Division behind Florida. Georgia received the second-most votes (tied with LSU) to win the SEC Championship Game. [1]
Georgia's 2020 college football recruiting class was rated as the best in the country by Rivals.com, 247Sports, and On3. Highly-rated recruits included cornerback Kelee Ringo, defensive tackle Jalen Carter, offensive tackle Broderick Jones and Tate Ratledge, linebacker Mekhail Sherman, and tight end Darnell Washington.
Georgia announced its 2020 football schedule on August 7, 2019.
The Bulldogs had games scheduled against East Tennessee State, Georgia Tech, Louisiana–Monroe and Virginia, which were all canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [2] [3] [4] This was the first season since 1924 that the Bulldogs did not play Georgia Tech. [5]
Georgia played two additional SEC West opponents this season: Arkansas and Mississippi State. [5] The game scheduled against SEC East opponent Vanderbilt was postponed and eventually canceled. [6]
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 26 | 4:00 p.m. | at Arkansas | No. 4 | SECN | W 37–10 | 16,500 | |
October 3 | 7:30 p.m. | No. 7 Auburn ![]() | No. 4 | ESPN | W 27–6 | 20,524 | |
October 10 | 3:30 p.m. | No. 14 Tennessee | No. 3 |
| CBS | W 44–21 | 20,524 |
October 17 | 8:00 p.m. | at No. 2 Alabama | No. 3 | CBS | L 24–41 | 19,424 | |
October 31 | 12:00 p.m. | at Kentucky | No. 5 | SECN | W 14–3 | 12,000 | |
November 7 | 3:30 p.m. | vs. No. 8 Florida | No. 5 | CBS | L 28–44 | 19,210 | |
November 21 | 7:30 p.m. | Mississippi State | No. 13 |
| SECN | W 31–24 | 20,524 |
November 28 | 7:30 p.m. | at South Carolina | No. 9 | SECN | W 45–16 | 16,444 | |
December 12 | 12:00 p.m. | at No. 25 Missouri | No. 9 | SECN | W 49–14 | 10,830 | |
January 1 | 12:00 p.m. | vs. No. 8 Cincinnati * | No. 9 | ESPN | W 24–21 | 15,301 | |
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | Final |
AP | 4 | 4* | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 (1) | 4 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 7 |
Coaches | 4 | 4* | 4 | 3T | 4 | 3T | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 7 |
CFP | Not released | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | Not released |
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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No. 4 Bulldogs | 0 | 5 | 22 | 10 | 37 |
Razorbacks | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 |
at Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, Arkansas
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Statistics | UGA | ARK |
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First downs | 19 | 15 |
Plays–yards | 89–387 | 67–280 |
Rushes–yards | 42–121 | 28–77 |
Passing yards | 266 | 203 |
Passing: comp–att–int | 28–47–1 | 20–39–3 |
Time of possession | 35:46 | 24:14 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Georgia | Passing | Stetson Bennett | 20/29, 211 yards, 2 TD |
Rushing | Zamir White | 13 carries, 71 yards, 1 TD | |
Receiving | Kearis Jackson | 6 receptions, 62 yards | |
Arkansas | Passing | Feleipe Franks | 19/36, 200 yards, 1 TD, 2 INT |
Rushing | Trelon Smith | 6 carries, 38 yards | |
Receiving | Treylon Burks | 7 receptions, 102 yards, 1 TD |
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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No. 7 Tigers | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
No. 4 Bulldogs | 10 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 27 |
at Sanford Stadium • Athens, Georgia
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Statistics | AUB | UGA |
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First downs | 15 | 25 |
Plays–yards | 63–216 | 73–442 |
Rushes–yards | 22–39 | 45–202 |
Passing yards | 177 | 240 |
Passing: comp–att–int | 21–41–1 | 17–28–0 |
Time of possession | 25:56 | 34:04 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Auburn | Passing | Bo Nix | 21/41, 177 yds, 1 INT |
Rushing | Tank Bigsby | 8 carries, 31 yds | |
Receiving | Anthony Schwartz | 8 receptions, 57 yds | |
Georgia | Passing | Stetson Bennett | 17/28, 240 yds, 1 TD |
Rushing | Zamir White | 19 carries, 88 yds, 2 TD | |
Receiving | Kearis Jackson | 9 receptions, 147 yds |
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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No. 14 Volunteers | 7 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
No. 3 Bulldogs | 7 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 44 |
at Sanford Stadium • Athens, Georgia
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Statistics | TENN | UGA |
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First downs | 13 | 24 |
Plays–yards | 63-214 | 77-431 |
Rushes–yards | 27-(-1) | 50-193 |
Passing yards | 215 | 238 |
Passing: comp–att–int | 23-36-1 | 16-27-0 |
Time of possession | 23:22 | 26:38 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Tennessee | Passing | Jarrett Guarantano | 23/36, 215 yds, 1 INT |
Rushing | Eric Gray | 8 carries, 25 yds | |
Receiving | Joshua Palmer | 4 receptions, 71 yds | |
Georgia | Passing | Stetson Bennett | 16/278, 238 yds, 2 TD |
Rushing | Kendall Milton | 8 carries, 56 yds | |
Receiving | Kearis Jackson | 4 receptions, 91 yds, 1 TD |
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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No. 3 Bulldogs | 7 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
No. 2 Crimson Tide | 7 | 13 | 14 | 7 | 41 |
at Bryant-Denny Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama
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24 41 |
Statistics | UGA | ALA |
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First downs | 20 | 33 |
Plays–yards | 48-414 | 67-564 |
Rushes–yards | 30-145 | 43-147 |
Passing yards | 269 | 417 |
Passing: comp–att–int | 18-40-3 | 24-33-1 |
Time of possession | 26:01 | 33:59 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Georgia | Passing | Stetson Bennett | 18/40, 269 yds, 2 TD, 3 INT |
Rushing | Zamir White | 10 carries, 57 yds, 1 TD | |
Receiving | James Cook | 4 receptions, 101 yds, 1 TD | |
Alabama | Passing | Mac Jones | 24-32, 417 yds, 4 TD, 1 INT |
Rushing | Najee Harris | 31 carries, 152 yds, 1 TD | |
Receiving | DeVonta Smith | 11 receptions, 167 yds, 2 TD |
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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No. 5 Bulldogs | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
Wildcats | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
at Kroger Field • Lexington, Kentucky
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Statistics | UGA | UK |
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First downs | 20 | 15 |
Plays–yards | 58-346 | 65-229 |
Rushes–yards | 43-215 | 39-138 |
Passing yards | 131 | 91 |
Passing: comp–att–int | 9-14-2 | 15-25-0 |
Time of possession | 25:00 | 35:00 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Georgia | Passing | Stetson Bennett | 9/13, 131 yds, 2 INT |
Rushing | Zamir White | 26 carries, 136 yds, 1 TD | |
Receiving | James Cook | 4 receptions, 62 yds, | |
Kentucky | Passing | Joey Gatewood | 15-25, 91 yds |
Rushing | Chris Rodriguez | 20 carries, 108 yds | |
Receiving | Josh Ali | 5 receptions, 35 yds |
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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No. 8 Florida | 14 | 24 | 3 | 3 | 44 |
No. 5 Georgia | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 28 |
at TIAA Bank Field • Jacksonville, FL
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Statistics | UGA | FLA |
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First downs | 12 | 29 |
Plays–yards | 58-277 | 80-577 |
Rushes–yards | 29-165 | 37-97 |
Passing yards | 112 | 474 |
Passing: comp–att–int | 9-29-3 | 30-42-1 |
Time of possession | 22:34 | 37:26 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Georgia | Passing | Stetson Bennett | 5/16, 78 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT |
Rushing | Zamir White | 7 carries, 107 yds, 1 TD | |
Receiving | Kearis Jackson | 3 receptions, 48 yds, 1 TD | |
Florida | Passing | Kyle Trask | 30-43, 474 yds, 4 TDs, 1 INT |
Rushing | Dameon Pierce | 15 carries, 52 yds, 1 TD | |
Receiving | Malik Davis | 5 receptions, 100 yds, 1 TD |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Bulldogs | 3 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 24 |
No. 13 Bulldogs | 0 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 31 |
Statistics
Statistics | MSST | UGA |
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First downs | 20 | 18 |
Total yards | 358 | 409 |
Rushing yards | 22 | 8 |
Passing yards | 336 | 401 |
Turnovers | 0 | 0 |
Time of possession | 32:07 | 27:53 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Mississippi State | Passing | Will Rogers | 41–52, 336 yards, TD |
Rushing | Dillon Johnson | 8 rushes, 19 yards, 2 TD | |
Receiving | Jaden Walley | 7 receptions, 115 yards, TD | |
Georgia | Passing | JT Daniels | 28–38, 401 yards, 4 TD |
Rushing | Zamir White | 11 rushes, 21 yards | |
Receiving | Jermaine Burton | 8 receptions, 197 yards, 2 TD |
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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No. 9 Bulldogs | 21 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 45 |
Gamecocks | 0 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 16 |
at Williams–Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC
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Statistics | UGA | SC |
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First downs | 24 | 16 |
Total yards | 471 | 273 |
Rushes/yards | 46/332 | 43/83 |
Passing yards | 139 | 190 |
Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 10-16-1 | 18-22-1 |
Time of possession | 31:09 | 28:51 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Georgia | Passing | JT Daniels | 10-16, 139 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT |
Rushing | James Cook | 6 carries, 104 yards, 2 TD | |
Receiving | Tre' McKitty | 2 receptions, 46 yards, 1 TD | |
South Carolina | Passing | Luke Doty | 18-22, 190 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT |
Rushing | Kevin Harris | 17 carries, 53 yards, 1 TD | |
Receiving | Nick Muse | 8 receptions, 131 yards, 1 TD |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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No. 9 Georgia | 14 | 7 | 21 | 7 | 49 |
No. 25 Missouri | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
Pregame line | Over/under |
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UGA -7 | 50.5 [8] |
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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No. 9 Bulldogs | 7 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 24 |
No. 8 Bearcats | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 21 |
at Mercedes-Benz Stadium • Atlanta, Georgia
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Statistics | UGA | CIN |
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First downs | 19 | 16 |
Plays–yards | 63–449 | 64–305 |
Rushes–yards | 24–45 | 27–99 |
Passing yards | 404 | 206 |
Passing: comp–att–int | 27–39–1 | 24–37–0 |
Time of possession | 28:36 | 31:24 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Georgia | Passing | JT Daniels | 26/38, 392 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT |
Rushing | Zamir White | 11 carries, 41 yards, 1 TD | |
Receiving | George Pickens | 7 receptions, 135 yards, 1 TD | |
Cincinnati | Passing | Desmond Ridder | 24/37, 206 yards, 2 TD |
Rushing | Jerome Ford | 8 carries, 98 yards, 1 TD | |
Receiving | Michael Young Jr. | 4 receptions, 59 yards |
Georgia had nine players selected in the 2021 NFL draft. [9]
Round | Pick | Player | Position | NFL Club |
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1 | 29 | Eric Stokes | CB | Green Bay Packers |
2 | 33 | Tyson Campbell | CB | Jacksonville Jaguars |
2 | 50 | Azeez Ojulari | OLB | New York Giants |
3 | 92 | Monty Rice | ILB | Tennessee Titans |
3 | 94 | Ben Cleveland | OG | Baltimore Ravens |
3 | 97 | Tre' McKitty | TE | Los Angeles Chargers |
5 | 169 | Richard LeCounte | S | Cleveland Browns |
6 | 190 | Trey Hill | C | Cincinnati Bengals |
Name | Position | Consecutive season at Georgia in current position | |
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Kirby Smart | Head coach | 5th | |
Todd Monken | Offensive coordinator/Quarterbacks Coach | 1st | |
Matt Luke | Associate head coach / Offensive line coach | 1st | |
Scott Cochran | Special teams coordinator | 1st | |
Dan Lanning | Defensive coordinator/Outside linebackers coach | 2nd | |
Glenn Schumann | Co-defensive coordinator/Inside linebackers coach | 2nd | |
Cortez Hankton | Pass Game coordinator/Wide receivers coach | 3rd | |
Dell McGee | Run Game coordinator/Running backs coach | 2nd | |
Todd Hartley | Tight ends coach | 2nd | |
Tray Scott | Defensive line coach | 4th | |
Reference: [10] |