2019 Georgia Bulldogs football team

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.

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
2019 record12–2 (7–1 SEC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJames Coley (4th season)
Offensive schemePro-style
Defensive coordinatorDan Lanning (1st season)
Co-defensive coordinatorGlenn Schumann (1st season)
Home stadiumSanford Stadium
(Capacity: 92,746)
Uniform
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 participant
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • * – ineligible for postseason due to NCAA sanctions
Rankings from AP Poll

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.KentuckyNo. 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

Week 1: at Vanderbilt
Week 1: #3 Georgia Bulldogs at Vanderbilt Commodores
1 2 34Total
#3 Georgia 14 7 3630
Vanderbilt 0 6 006

at Vanderbilt Stadium, Nashville, Tennessee

Game information
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

Week 2: vs. Murray State
Week 2: Murray State Racers at #3 Georgia Bulldogs
1 2 34Total
Murray State 7 0 10017
#3 Georgia 7 35 71463

at Sanford Stadium, Athens, Georgia

Game information
See also: 2019 Murray State Racers football team

Week 3: vs. Arkansas State
Week 3: Arkansas State Redwolves at #3 Georgia Bulldogs
1 2 34Total
Arkansas State 0 0 000
#3 Georgia 13 21 14755

at Sanford Stadium, Athens, Georgia

Game information
See also: 2019 Arkansas State Red Wolves football team

Week 4: vs. #7 Notre Dame
Week 4: #7 Notre Dame Fighting Irish at #3 Georgia Bulldogs
1 2 34Total
#7 Notre Dame 0 10 0717
#3 Georgia 0 7 61023

at Sanford Stadium, Athens, Georgia

Game information
See also: 2019 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team

Week 6: at Tennessee
Week 6: #3 Georgia Bulldogs at Tennessee Volunteers
1 2 34Total
#3 Georgia 10 16 31443
Tennessee 7 7 0014

at Neyland Stadium, Knoxville, Tennessee

Game information
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

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

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:


Statistics

StatisticsGeorgiaLSU
First downs2026
Total yards286481
Rushes–yards25–6136–132
Passing yards225349
Passing: Comp–Att–Int20–43–228–38–0
Time of possession26:2233:38
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
GeorgiaPassingJake Fromm20/42, 225 yards, 1 TD, 2 INT
RushingBrian Herrien8 carries, 24 yards
ReceivingGeorge Pickens4 receptions, 54 yards, 1 TD
LSUPassingJoe Burrow28/38, 349 yards, 4 TD
RushingClyde Edwards-Helaire15 carries, 57 yards
ReceivingJustin Jefferson7 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

Rankings
Further information: 2019 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings


Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = First place votes.
Week
Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Final 
AP 3 3 3 3 3 3 (4) 3 T (3) 10 10 8 6 5 4 4 4 5 4 
Coaches 3 3 3 3 3 3 (1) 3 10 9 7 6 5 4 4 4 5 4 
CFP Not released 6 4 4 4 4 5 Not released

Players drafted into the NFL
See also: 2020 NFL Draft
RoundPickPlayerPositionNFL Club
14Andrew ThomasOTNew York Giants
129Isaiah WilsonOTTennessee Titans
235D'Andre SwiftRBDetroit Lions
4111Solomon KindleyOGMiami Dolphins
5167Jake FrommQBBuffalo Bills
6190Charlie WoernerTESan Francisco 49ers
7255Tae CrowderLBNew 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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