2020 Georgia Bulldogs football team
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 competed in the Eastern Division of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). They were led by fifth-year head coach Kirby Smart.
2020 Georgia Bulldogs football | |
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Peach Bowl champion | |
Peach Bowl, W 24–21 vs. Cincinnati | |
Conference | Southeastern Conference |
Eastern Division | |
Ranking | |
Coaches | No. 7 |
AP | No. 7 |
CFP | No. 8 |
2020 record | 8–2 (7–2 SEC) |
Head coach |
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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) |
Home stadium | Sanford Stadium (Capacity: 92,746) |
Uniform | |
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East Division | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mississippi State | 3 | – | 7 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arkansas | 3 | – | 7 | 3 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Championship: Alabama 52, Florida 46 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Preseason
SEC Media Days
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]
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Schedule
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 will be the first season since 1924 that the Bulldogs do not play Georgia Tech.[5]
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 26 | 4:00 pm | at Arkansas | No. 4 | SECN | W 37–10 | 16,500 | |
October 3 | 7:30 pm | No. 7 Auburn | No. 4 | ESPN | W 27–6 | 20,524 | |
October 10 | 3:30 pm | No. 14 Tennessee | No. 3 |
| CBS | W 44–21 | 20,524 |
October 17 | 8:00 pm | at No. 2 Alabama | No. 3 | CBS | L 24–41 | 19,424 | |
October 31 | Noon | at Kentucky | No. 5 | SECN | W 14–3 | 12,000 | |
November 7 | 3:30 pm | 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 | Noon | at No. 25 Missouri | No. 9 | SECN | W 49–14 | 10,830 | |
January 1 | Noon | vs. No. 8 Cincinnati* | No. 9 | ESPN | W 24–21 | 15,301 | |
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- Schedule Source:[6]
Rankings
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | Final | ||||||||||||||||||||
AP | 4 | 4* | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coaches | 4 | 4* | 4 | 3 T | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
CFP | Not released | 9 | 8 | Not released |
Game summaries
at Arkansas
Overall record | Last 10 meetings | Last meeting | Result |
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10–4 | 8–2 | Oct. 18, 2014 | W 45–32 |
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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
- Date: Saturday, September 26, 2020
- Game time: 3:00 p.m. CDT
- Game weather: Clear • Temperature: 80 °F (27 °C) • Wind: S 11 mph
- Game attendance: 16,500
- TV announcers (SEC Network): Dave Neal (play-by-play), D. J. Shockley (analyist) and Tera Talmadge (sideline)
- Pregame line: Georgia −28 • Odds to win: Georgia 91.8%
Game information |
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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 |
No. 7 Auburn
Overall record | Last 10 meetings | Last meeting | Result |
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60–56–8 | 8–2 | Nov. 16, 2019 | W 21–14 |
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
- Date: Saturday, October 3, 2020
- Game time: 6:38 p.m. CDT
- Game weather: Fair • Temperature: 64 °F (18 °C) • Wind: 5 mph E
- Game attendance: 20,524
- Referee: James Carter
- TV announcers (ESPN): Chris Fowler (play-by-play), Kirk Herbstreit (analyst), Allison Williams (sideline reporter)
- Pregame line: Georgia −7.5 • Odds to win: Georgia 57.3%
Game information |
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No scoring |
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 |
Tennessee
References
- "Preseason SEC media poll, All-SEC Team announced". SECSports.com. Southeastern Conference. September 23, 2020.
- Talty, John. "SEC moves to conference-only 2020 schedule, pushes back start of season". AL.com. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
- Dellenger, Ross. "Sources: SEC Adopts Conference-Only Schedule With Sept. 26 Start". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
- Kelley, Kevin (30 July 2020). "All three Chick-fil-A Kickoff games canceled in 2020". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
- Dellenger, Ross (7 August 2020). "SEC's New Schedule: Winners, Losers and... Mizzou". si.com. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
- "2020 Georgia Bulldogs Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved January 28, 2020.