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 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.

2020 Georgia Bulldogs football
Peach Bowl champion
Peach Bowl, W 24–21 vs. Cincinnati
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
DivisionEastern Division
Ranking
CoachesNo. 7
APNo. 7
2020 record8–2 (7–2 SEC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorTodd Monken (1st season)
Offensive schemePro Spread
Defensive coordinatorDan Lanning (2nd season)
Co-defensive coordinatorGlenn Schumann (2nd season)
Home stadiumSanford Stadium
(Capacity: 92,746)
Uniform
2020 Southeastern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
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  
West Division
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
  • # – College Football Playoff champion
  • ^ – College Football Playoff participant
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • * – ineligible for postseason due to self imposed ban
    Note: Due to COVID-19, the SEC played a conference-only schedule.
Rankings from AP Poll.

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]

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 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]

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 264:00 p.m.at ArkansasNo. 4
SECNW 37–1016,500
October 37:30 p.m.No. 7 AuburnNo. 4
ESPNW 27–620,524
October 103:30 p.m.No. 14 TennesseeNo. 3
  • Sanford Stadium
  • Athens, GA (rivalry)
CBSW 44–2120,524
October 178:00 p.m.at No. 2 AlabamaNo. 3
CBSL 24–4119,424
October 3112:00 p.m.at KentuckyNo. 5
SECNW 14–312,000
November 73:30 p.m.vs. No. 8 FloridaNo. 5
CBSL 28–4419,210
November 217:30 p.m.Mississippi StateNo. 13
  • Sanford Stadium
  • Athens, Georgia
SECNW 31–2420,524
November 287:30 p.m.at South CarolinaNo. 9
SECNW 45–1616,444
December 1212:00 p.m.at No. 25 MissouriNo. 9
SECNW 49–1410,830
January 112:00 p.m.vs. No. 8 Cincinnati*No. 9
ESPNW 24–2115,301
Schedule Source:[6]

Rankings
Further information: 2020 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings


Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
т = Tied with team above or below.
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415Final
AP44*44434512131311
Coaches44*43 T434511111010
CFPNot released98Not released

Game summaries

at Arkansas
See also: 2020 Arkansas Razorbacks football team
Game One – No. 4 Georgia Bulldogs (0–0) at Arkansas Razorbacks (0–0)
1 2 34Total
No. 4 Bulldogs 0 5 221037
Razorbacks 7 0 3010

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
First quarter
Second quarter
  • (14:30) UGA – Arkansas fumble through the back of the end zone, safety (Arkansas 7–2)
  • (0:00) UGA – Jack Podlesny 38 yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 59 yards, 1:00; Arkansas 7–5)
Third quarter
  • (8:23) ARK – A.J. Reed 25 yard field goal (Drive: 11 plays, 43 yards, 4:15; Arkansas 10–5)
  • (6:00) UGA – George Pickens 19 yard pass from Stetson Bennett, 2-point run good (Drive: 6 plays, 57 yards, 2:23; Georgia 13–10)
  • (3:20) UGA – John FitzPatrick 7 yard pass from Stetson Bennett, Jack Podlesny kick (Drive: 4 plays, 24 yards, 1:11; Georgia 20–10)
  • (2:53) UGA – Eric Stokes 30 yard interception return, Jack Podlesny kick (Georgia 27–10)
Fourth quarter
  • (11:15) UGA – Zamir White 6 yard rush, Jack Podlesny kick (Drive: 13 plays, 81 yards, 5:38; Georgia 34–10)
  • (1:23) UGA – Jack Podlesny 38 yard field goal (Drive: 6 plays, 22 yards, 2:36; Georgia 37–10)
StatisticsUGAARK
First downs1915
Plays–yards89–38767–280
Rushes–yards42–12128–77
Passing yards266203
Passing: Comp–Att–Int28–47–120–39–3
Time of possession35:4624:14
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
GeorgiaPassingStetson Bennett20/29, 211 yards, 2 TD
RushingZamir White13 carries, 71 yards, 1 TD
ReceivingKearis Jackson6 receptions, 62 yards
ArkansasPassingFeleipe Franks19/36, 200 yards, 1 TD, 2 INT
RushingTrelon Smith6 carries, 38 yards
ReceivingTreylon Burks7 receptions, 102 yards, 1 TD

No. 7 Auburn
See also: 2020 Auburn Tigers football team
Game Two – No. 7 Auburn Tigers (1–0) at No. 4 Georgia Bulldogs (1–0)
1 2 34Total
No. 7 Tigers 0 3 306
No. 4 Bulldogs 10 14 3027

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
First quarter
  • (9:31) UGA – Zamir White 1 yd rush, Jack Podlesny kick (Drive: 10 plays, 43 yds, 2:56; Georgia 7–0)
  • (4:00) UGA – Jack Podlesny 21 yd field goal (Drive: 11 plays, 59 yds, 3:56; Georgia 10–0)
Second quarter
  • (11:08) UGA – George Pickens 21 yd pass from Stetson Bennett, Jack Podlesny kick (Drive: 11 plays, 84 yds, 5:26; Georgia 17–0)
  • (6:26) UGA – Zamir White 1 yd rush, Jack Podlesny kick (Drive: 6 plays, 72 yds, 3:27; Georgia 24–0)
  • (1:38) AUB – Anders Carlson 20 yd field goal (Drive: 12 plays, 65 yds, 4:40; Georgia 24–3)
Third quarter
  • (10:09) AUB – Anders Carlson 45 yd field goal (Drive: 15 plays, 54 yds, 4:46; Georgia 24–6)
  • (5:51) UGA – Jack Podlesny 25 yd field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 67 yds, 4:18; Georgia 27–6)
Fourth quarter

No scoring

StatisticsAUBUGA
First downs1525
Plays–yards63–21673–442
Rushes–yards22–3945–202
Passing yards177240
Passing: Comp–Att–Int21–41–117–28–0
Time of possession25:5634:04
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
AuburnPassingBo Nix21/41, 177 yds, 1 INT
RushingTank Bigsby8 carries, 31 yds
ReceivingAnthony Schwartz8 receptions, 57 yds
GeorgiaPassingStetson Bennett17/28, 240 yds, 1 TD
RushingZamir White19 carries, 88 yds, 2 TD
ReceivingKearis Jackson9 receptions, 147 yds

Tennessee
See also: 2020 Tennessee Volunteers football team

Players drafted into the NFL
See also: 2021 NFL Draft
Round Pick Player Position NFL Club
129Eric StokesCBGreen Bay Packers
233Tyson CampbellCBJacksonville Jaguars
250Azeez OjulariOLBNew York Giants
392Monty RiceILBTennessee Titans
394Ben ClevelandOGBaltimore Ravens
397Tre' McKittyTELos Angeles Chargers
5169Richard LeCounteSCleveland Browns
6190Trey HillCCincinnati Bengals

Coaching staff
Name Position Consecutive season at
Georgia in current position
Kirby SmartHead coach5th
Todd MonkenOffensive coordinator/Quarterbacks Coach1st
Matt LukeAssociate head coach / Offensive line coach1st
Scott CochranSpecial teams coordinator1st
Dan LanningDefensive coordinator/Outside linebackers coach2nd
Glenn SchumannCo-Defensive Coordinator/Inside linebackers coach2nd
Cortez HanktonPass Game coordinator/Wide receivers coach3rd
Dell McGeeRun Game coordinator/Running backs coach2nd
Todd HartleyTight Ends coach2nd
Tray ScottDefensive line coach4th
Reference:[7]

References
  1. "Preseason SEC media poll, All-SEC Team announced". SECSports.com. Southeastern Conference. September 23, 2020.
  2. Talty, John (30 July 2020). "SEC moves to conference-only 2020 schedule, pushes back start of season". AL.com. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
  3. Dellenger, Ross (30 July 2020). "Sources: SEC Adopts Conference-Only Schedule With Sept. 26 Start". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
  4. Kelley, Kevin (30 July 2020). "All three Chick-fil-A Kickoff games canceled in 2020". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
  5. Dellenger, Ross (7 August 2020). "SEC's New Schedule: Winners, Losers and... Mizzou". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
  6. "2020 Georgia Bulldogs Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved January 28, 2020.
  7. 2021 Georgia Bulldogs Football Media Guide, p. 2
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