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 will be led by fifth-year head coach Kirby Smart.

2020 Georgia Bulldogs football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
DivisionEastern Division
Ranking
CoachesNo. 4
2020 record0–0 (0–0 SEC)
Head coachKirby Smart (5th season)
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
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
East Division
Florida  0 –0      –  
Georgia  0 –0      –  
Kentucky  0 –0      –  
Missouri  0 –0      –  
South Carolina  0 –0      –  
Tennessee  0 –0      –  
Vanderbilt  0 –0      –  
West Division
Alabama  0 –0      –  
Arkansas  0 –0      –  
Auburn  0 –0      –  
LSU  0 –0      –  
Mississippi State  0 –0      –  
Ole Miss  0 –0      –  
Texas A&M  0 –0      –  
Championship: December 19, 2020
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • Note: Due to COVID-19, the SEC will play a conference-only schedule.
As of August 18, 2020; Rankings from AP Poll

Preseason

SEC Media Days

The 2020 SEC Media Days will be held July of 2020 in Birmingham, Alabama.


Media poll (East Division)
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1Georgia
2Florida
3Missouri
4South Carolina
5Tennessee
6Kentucky
7Vanderbilt

Preseason All-SEC teams


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 cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[1][2][3] This will be the first season since 1924 that the Bulldogs do not play Georgia Tech.[4]

DateOpponentSiteResult
September 26at Arkansas
October 3Auburn
  • Sanford Stadium
  • Athens, GA (Deep South's Oldest Rivalry)
October 10Tennessee
  • Sanford Stadium
  • Athens, GA (rivalry)
October 17at Alabama
October 24at Kentucky
November 7vs. Florida
November 14at Missouri
November 21Mississippi State
  • Sanford Stadium
  • Athens, Georgia
November 28at South Carolina
December 5Vanderbilt
  • Sanford Stadium
  • Athens, GA (rivalry)
Schedule Source:[5]

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  
Coaches 4  
CFP Not released Not released
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References
  1. Talty, John. "SEC moves to conference-only 2020 schedule, pushes back start of season". AL.com. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
  2. Dellenger, Ross. "Sources: SEC Adopts Conference-Only Schedule With Sept. 26 Start". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
  3. Kelley, Kevin (30 July 2020). "All three Chick-fil-A Kickoff games canceled in 2020". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
  4. Dellenger, Ross (7 August 2020). "SEC's New Schedule: Winners, Losers and... Mizzou". si.com. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
  5. "2020 Georgia Bulldogs Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved January 28, 2020.
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