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2019 Georgia Bulldogs football
SEC Eastern Division champion
Sugar Bowl champion
SEC Championship Game, L 10–37 vs. LSU
Sugar Bowl, W 26–14 vs. Baylor
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
DivisionEastern Division
Ranking
CoachesNo. 4
APNo. 4
Record12–2 (7–1 SEC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJames Coley
Defensive coordinatorDan Lanning
Home stadiumSanford Stadium
(Capacity: 92,746)
Uniform
Seasons
← 2018
2020 →
2019 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
East Division
No. 4 Georgia x   7 – 1     12 – 2  
No. 6 Florida   6 – 2     11 – 2  
Tennessee   5 – 3     8 – 5  
Kentucky   3 – 5     8 – 5  
Missouri *   3 – 5     6 – 6  
South Carolina   3 – 5     4 – 8  
Vanderbilt   1 – 7     3 – 9  
West Division
No. 1 LSU x$#^   8 – 0     15 – 0  
No. 8 Alabama   6 – 2     11 – 2  
No. 14 Auburn   5 – 3     9 – 4  
Texas A&M   4 – 4     8 – 5  
Mississippi State   3 – 5     6 – 7  
Ole Miss   2 – 6     4 – 8  
Arkansas   0 – 8     2 – 10  
Championship: LSU 37, Georgia 10
  • # – College Football Playoff champion
  • ^ – College Football Playoff participant
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • * – ineligible for postseason due to NCAA sanctions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2019 Georgia Bulldogs football team represented the University of Georgia in the 2019 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 fourth-year head coach Kirby Smart.

Georgia began the year ranked third in the AP Poll, and were considered the favorite to represent the East Division in the SEC Championship Game for a third consecutive year. On September 21, the team secured a win over then-No. 7 Notre Dame, 23–17. They suffered their first loss of the year when they were upset by unranked South Carolina at home. Georgia rebounded with wins over highly ranked rivals No. 6 Florida and No. 12 Auburn, and ended the regular season atop the East Division with an 11–1 record, 7–1 in SEC play, and ranked fourth in the College Football Playoff rankings. In the SEC Championship Game, Georgia fell to West Division champion and eventual national champion LSU, 37–10. Georgia fell out of contention for the Playoff and received a bid to the Sugar Bowl to play Big 12 Conference runner-up Baylor, which Georgia won 26–14. The Bulldogs were ranked fourth in the season's final polls.

Georgia led FBS in scoring defense, but was 49th in scoring offense.[1][2] Safety J. R. Reed and offensive tackle Andrew Thomas were named consensus All-Americans. Kicker Rodrigo Blankenship was the recipient of the Lou Groza Award as the nation's best placekicker. Quarterback Jake Fromm led the team in passing with 2,860 yards and 24 touchdowns. Running back D'Andre Swift led the team in rushing with 1,218 yards.

Preseason

SEC Media Days

The 2019 SEC Media Days were held July 15–18 in Birmingham, Alabama. In the preseason media poll, Georgia was projected to repeat as East Division Champion and SEC runner-up.[3]

Preseason All-SEC teams

The Bulldogs had eleven players selected to the preseason all-SEC teams.

Schedule

Georgia announced its 2019 football schedule on September 18, 2018.[4] The 2019 schedule consists of 7 home and 4 away games in the regular season along with a neutral site game.

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
August 31, 20197:30 p.m.at VanderbiltNo. 3
ESPNW 30–640,350
September 74:00 p.m.Murray State*No. 3
ESPN2W 63–1792,746
September 1412:00 p.m.Arkansas State*No. 3
  • Sanford Stadium
  • Athens, GA
ESPN2W 55–092,746
September 218:00 p.m.No. 7 Notre Dame*No. 3
CBSW 23–1793,246
October 57:00 p.m.at TennesseeNo. 3
ESPNW 43–1492,709
October 1212:00 p.m.South CarolinaNo. 3
  • Sanford Stadium
  • Athens, GA (rivalry)
ESPNL 17–20 2OT92,746
October 196:00 p.m.KentuckydaggerNo. 10
  • Sanford Stadium
  • Athens, GA
ESPNW 21–092,746
November 23:30 p.m.vs. No. 6 FloridaNo. 8
CBSW 24–1784,789
November 97:30 p.m.MissouriNo. 6
  • Sanford Stadium
  • Athens, GA
ESPNW 27–092,746
November 163:30 p.m.at No. 12 AuburnNo. 4
CBSW 21–1487,451
November 233:30 p.m.Texas A&MNo. 4
  • Sanford Stadium
  • Athens, GA
CBSW 19–1392,746
November 3012:00 p.m.at Georgia Tech*No. 4
ABCW 52–755,000
December 74:00 p.m.vs. No. 2 LSUNo. 4
CBSL 10–3774,150
January 1, 20208:45 p.m.vs. No. 7 Baylor*No. 5
ESPNW 26–1455,211
Schedule Source:[5]

Game summaries

at Vanderbilt

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 3 Bulldogs 14 7 3 6 30
Commodores 0 6 0 0 6
See also: 2019 Vanderbilt Commodores football team
Overall record Last ten meetings Last meeting Result
57–20–2 8–2 Oct. 6, 2018 W, 41–13

Murray State

1 2 3 4 Total
Racers 7 0 10 0 17
No. 3 Bulldogs 7 35 7 14 63
See also: 2019 Murray State Racers football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
First meeting

Arkansas State

1 2 3 4 Total
Red Wolves 0 0 0 0 0
No. 3 Bulldogs 13 21 14 7 55
See also: 2019 Arkansas State Red Wolves football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
2–0 Sept. 1, 2001 W, 45–17

Notre Dame

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 7 Fighting Irish 0 10 0 7 17
No. 3 Bulldogs 0 7 6 10 23
See also: 2019 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
2–0 Sept. 9, 2017 W, 20–19

at Tennessee

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 3 Bulldogs 10 16 3 14 43
Volunteers 7 7 0 0 14
See also: 2019 Tennessee Volunteers football team
Overall record Last ten meetings Last meeting Result
23–23–2 7–3 Sept. 29, 2018 W, 38–12

South Carolina

1 2 3 4OT2OT Total
Gamecocks 7 10 0 003 20
No. 3 Bulldogs 3 7 0 700 17
See also: 2019 South Carolina Gamecocks football team
Overall record Last ten meetings Last meeting Result
51–18–2 6–4 Sept. 8, 2018 W, 41–17

Kentucky

1 2 3 4 Total
Wildcats 0 0 0 0 0
No. 10 Bulldogs 0 0 14 7 21
See also: 2019 Kentucky Wildcats football team
Overall record Last ten meetings Last meeting Result
58–12–2 9–1 Nov. 3, 2018 W, 34–17

vs. Florida

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 8 Bulldogs 3 10 3 8 24
No. 6 Gators 0 3 0 14 17
See also: 2019 Florida Gators football team
Overall record Last ten meetings Last meeting Result
51–43–2 5–5 Oct. 27, 2018 W, 36–17

Missouri

1 2 3 4 Total
Tigers 0 0 0 0 0
No. 6 Bulldogs 7 9 3 8 27
See also: 2019 Missouri Tigers football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
7–1 Sept. 22, 2018 W, 43–29

at Auburn

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 4 Bulldogs 7 7 7 0 21
No. 12 Tigers 0 0 0 14 14
See also: 2019 Auburn Tigers football team
Overall record Last ten meetings Last meeting Result
59–56–8 7–3 Nov. 10, 2018 W, 27–10

Texas A&M

1 2 3 4 Total
Aggies 0 3 3 7 13
No. 4 Bulldogs 3 10 3 3 19
See also: 2019 Texas A&M Aggies football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
2–3 2009 Independence Bowl W, 44–20

at Georgia Tech

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 4 Bulldogs 17 0 21 14 52
Yellow Jackets 0 7 0 0 7
See also: 2019 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team
Overall record Last ten meetings Last meeting Result
67–41–5 8–2 Nov. 24, 2018 W, 45–21

vs. LSU (SEC Championship)

See also: 2019 LSU Tigers football team and 2019 SEC Championship Game
SEC Championship Game
1 234Total
No. 4 Bulldogs 0 307 10
• No. 2 Tigers 14 3173 37
  • Date: December 7
  • Location: Atlanta, GA
  • Game start: 3:00 p.m.
  • Game weather: Indoors
  • TV announcers (CBS): Brad Nessler (play-by-play), Gary Danielson (color), Jamie Erdahl (sideline)
  • Sources:
Scoring summary
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
Overall record Last meeting Result
13–17–1 2018 L, 16–36


Statistics

Statistics Georgia LSU
First downs 20 26
Total yards 286 481
Rushes–yards 25–61 36–132
Passing yards 225 349
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 20–43–2 28–38–0
Time of possession 26:22 33:38
Team Category Player Statistics
Georgia Passing Jake Fromm 20/42, 225 yards, 1 TD, 2 INT
Rushing Brian Herrien 8 carries, 24 yards
Receiving George Pickens 4 receptions, 54 yards, 1 TD
LSU Passing Joe Burrow 28/38, 349 yards, 4 TD
Rushing Clyde Edwards-Helaire 15 carries, 57 yards
Receiving Justin Jefferson 7 receptions, 115 yards, 1 TD

vs. Baylor (Sugar Bowl)

Main articles: 2020 Sugar Bowl and 2019 Baylor Bears football team
1 2 3 4 Total
No. 7 Bears 0 0 14 0 14
No. 5 Bulldogs 3 16 7 0 26
Overall record Last meeting Result
4–0 Sept. 16, 1989 W, 15–3

Rankings

Further information: 2019 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings


Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
т = Tied with team above or below ( ) = First-place votes
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415Final
AP333333 (4)3 T (3)101086544454
Coaches333333 (1)310976544454
CFPNot released644445Not released

Players drafted into the NFL

See also: 2020 NFL Draft
Round Pick Player Position NFL Club
1 4 Andrew Thomas OT New York Giants
1 29 Isaiah Wilson OT Tennessee Titans
2 35 D'Andre Swift RB Detroit Lions
4 111 Solomon Kindley OG Miami Dolphins
5 167 Jake Fromm QB Buffalo Bills
6 190 Charlie Woerner TE San Francisco 49ers
7 255 Tae Crowder LB New York Giants

References

  1. ^ "2019 Team Defense". sports-reference.com. Retrieved February 6, 2020.
  2. ^ "2019 Team Offense". sports-reference.com. Retrieved February 6, 2020.
  3. ^ "Media predicts Alabama to win 2019 SEC Championship". SECSports.com. Southeastern Conference. July 19, 2019.
  4. ^ "NOTRE DAME, TEXAS A&M HIGHLIGHT 2019 FOOTBALL SCHEDULE". University of Georgia Department of Athletics. September 18, 2018. Retrieved January 15, 2019.
  5. ^ "2019 Georgia Bulldogs Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved January 15, 2019.
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