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2023 Georgia Bulldogs football team

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2023 Georgia Bulldogs football team
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The 2023 Georgia Bulldogs football team represented the University of Georgia in the 2023 NCAA Division I FBS football season as a member of the Southeastern Conference. The team was led by Kirby Smart in his eighth year as Georgia's head coach. The Bulldogs entered this season as the two-time defending consensus national champions.

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This was also the final year for the East division, as Texas and Oklahoma would join the SEC in 2024. [1]

Georgia began the season as the two-time defending national champions aiming for a three-peat. Georgia produced the longest win streak in SEC history at 29 games. Alabama ended the Bulldogs' 29 game win streak in the SEC Championship game with a 27–24 win. Georgia would not only fail to make the College Football Playoff and play for a third consecutive national title, but the team also became the first to miss the playoffs after being ranked number one going into championship weekend.

With Georgia's 63–3 win over Florida State in the Orange Bowl, the team set a new record for the largest margin of victory of any bowl game result with a 60-point margin, breaking the old record of 58 set during the 2023 CFP National Championship, when Georgia beat TCU 65–7.[2]

The Georgia Bulldogs football team drew an average home attendance of 92,746 in 2023.[3]

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Offseason

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Team departures

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Transfer portal

Outgoing transfers

Sixteen Georgia Bulldogs players via NCAA Transfer Portal during or after the 2022 season.

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Incoming transfers

Over the off-season, Georgia added four scholarship players via transfer portal. According to 247 Sports, Georgia had the No. 40 ranked transfer class in the country.[21]

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Returning starters

Recruiting class

Georgia signed 26 players in the class of 2023. The Bulldogs' recruiting class ranks No. 2 in the 247Sports and Rivals rankings. 19 signees were ranked in the ESPN 300 top prospect list. Georgia also signed walk-ons during national signing period.

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*= 247Sports Composite rating; ratings are out of 1.00. (five stars= 1.00–.98, four stars= .97–.90, three stars= .80–.89, two stars= .79–.70, no stars= <70)
= Despite being rated as a four and five star recruit by ESPN, On3.com, Rivals.com and 247Sports.com, TBD received a four-five star 247Sports Composite rating.
Δ= Left the Georgia program following signing but prior to the 2023 season.

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2024 recruiting class

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2024 overall class rankings

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Preseason

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Spring game

The Bulldogs held spring practices in March and April 2023, with the Georgia football spring game "G-Day" taking place in Athens, GA on April 15, 2023.

2023 G-Day Spring Game
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at Sanford Stadium, Athens, GA

  • Date: April 15, 2023
  • Game time: 2:00 pm EDT

Award watch lists

Listed in the order that they were released

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SEC media days

The 2023 SEC Media days were held in July 2023 at TBD. The Preseason Polls were released July 2023. Each team had their head coach available to talk to the media at the event. Coverage of the event was televised on SEC Network and ESPN.

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Preseason All-SEC teams and All-American honors

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Schedule

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Personnel

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Coaching staff

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Support staff

  • Eric Black – Director of Football Creative – Football
  • Mike Cavan Director of football administration
  • Austin Chambers – Assistant director of player development
  • Jay Chapman – Director of Football Management
  • David Cooper – Director of Recruiting Relations
  • Anna Courson - Football Operations Assistant
  • Chandler Eldridge – Co-director of Football Creative – Design
  • Hunter Parker - Football Operations Assistant
  • Bryant Gantt – Director of Player Support and operations
  • Matt Godwin - Player Personnel Coordinator
  • Christina Harris – Director of Recruiting Administration
  • Hailey Hughes - Football Operations Coordinator
  • Ann Hunt – Administrative assistant to Head Coach
  • Jonas Jennings Director of player development
  • Angela Kirkpatrick - On Campus Recruiting Coordinator
  • Jeremy Klawsky – Director of Football Technology
  • Collier Madaleno – Director of football performance Nutrition
  • John Meshad – Director of Equipment Operations
  • Chad Morehead – Co-director of Football Creative Design
  • Neyland Raper – Assistant director of football operations & Recruiting
  • Logen Reed – Assistant recruiting coordinator
  • Maurice Sims – Associate director of strength and conditioning
  • Juwan Taylor - Player Development Assistant
  • Meaghan Turcotte – Assistant director of football performance Nutrition
  • Tersoo Uhaa – Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach
  • Gage Whitten – Director of Football Equipment and Apparel

Graduate assistants

  • Garrett Murphy – Defensive assistant
  • Adam Ray – Special teams Assistant
  • Jacob Russell – Offensive assistant
  • Rashawn Scott - Offensive assistant

Analysts

Roster

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Depth chart

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Injury report

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Game summaries

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vs UT Martin (FCS)

Game One – UT Martin Skyhawks (FCS) (0-0) at No. 1 Georgia Bulldogs (0-0) – Game summary
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at Sanford StadiumAthens, Georgia

  • Date: Saturday, September 2, 2023
  • Game time: 6:00 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: -
  • Game attendance: 92,756
  • Referee: Kyle Olson
  • TV announcers (SEC Network+): Clay Matvick (play-by-play), Aaron Murray (color) and Ashley ShahAhmadi (sideline)
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vs Ball State

Game Two – Ball State Cardinals (0–1) at No. 1 Georgia Bulldogs (1-0) – Game summary
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at Sanford StadiumAthens, Georgia

  • Date: Saturday, September 9, 2023
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: -
  • Game attendance: 92,756
  • Referee: Jason McArthur
  • TV announcers (SEC Network): Taylor Zarzour (play-by-play), Matt Stinchcomb (color) and Alyssa Lang (sideline)
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vs South Carolina (rivalry)

Game Three – South Carolina Gamecocks (1–1) at No. 1 Georgia Bulldogs (2-0) – Game summary
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at Sanford StadiumAthens, Georgia

  • Date: Saturday, September 16, 2023
  • Game time: 3:30 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: -
  • Game attendance: 92,756
  • Referee: Ken Williamson
  • TV announcers (CBS): Brad Nessler (play-by-play), Gary Danielson (color) and Jenny Dell (sideline)
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vs UAB

Game Four – UAB Blazers (1–2) at No. 1 Georgia Bulldogs (3-0) – Game summary
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at Sanford StadiumAthens, Georgia

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at Auburn (rivalry)

Game Five – No. 1 Georgia Bulldogs (4–0) at Auburn Tigers (3-1) – Game summary
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at Jordan-Hare StadiumAuburn, Alabama

  • Date: Saturday, September 30, 2023
  • Game time: 3:30 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: -
  • Game attendance: 88,043
  • Referee: Jason Autrey
  • TV announcers (CBS): Brad Nessler (play-by-play), Gary Danielson (color) and Jenny Dell (sideline)
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vs No. 20 Kentucky

Game Six – No. 20 Kentucky Wildcats (5-0) at No. 1 Georgia Bulldogs (5-0) – Game summary
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at Sanford StadiumAthens, Georgia

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at Vanderbilt (rivalry)

Game Seven – No. 1 Georgia Bulldogs (6–0) at Vanderbilt Commodores (2-5) – Game summary
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at FirstBank StadiumNashville, Tennessee

  • Date: Saturday, October 14, 2023
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: -
  • Game attendance: 28,500
  • Referee: Lee Hedrick
  • TV announcers (CBS): Tom McCarthy (play-by-play), Ross Tucker (analyst), Tiffany Blackmon (sideline)
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vs Florida (rivalry)

Game Eight – No. 1 Georgia Bulldogs (7-0) vs Florida Gators (5-2) – Game summary
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at EverBank StadiumJacksonville, Florida

  • Date: Saturday, October 28, 2023
  • Game time: 3:30 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: -
  • Game attendance: 76,251
  • Referee: Matt Loeffler
  • TV announcers (CBS): Brad Nessler (play-by-play), Gary Danielson (analyst), Jenny Dell (sideline)
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vs No. 12 Missouri

Game Nine – No. 12 Missouri Tigers (7-1) at No. 2 Georgia Bulldogs (8-0) – Game summary
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at Sanford StadiumAthens, Georgia

  • Date: Saturday, November 4, 2023
  • Game time: 3:30 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: -
  • Game attendance: 92,746
  • Referee: Steve Marlowe
  • TV announcers (CBS): Rich Waltz (play-by-play), Aaron Taylor (analyst), Amanda Guerra (sideline)
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vs No. 9 Ole Miss

Game Ten – No. 9 Ole Miss Rebels at No. 2 Georgia Bulldogs – Game summary
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at Sanford StadiumAthens, Georgia

  • Date: Saturday, November 11, 2023
  • Game time: 7:00 pm EST
  • Game weather: Light Rain • Temperature: 51 °F (11 °C)
  • Game attendance: 92,746
  • Referee: Jason Autrey
  • TV announcers (ESPN): Chris Fowler (play-by-play), Kirk Herbstreit (analyst), Holly Rowe (sideline)
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at No. 18 Tennessee (rivalry)

Game Eleven – No. 1 Georgia Bulldogs at No. 18 Tennessee Volunteers – Game summary
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at Neyland StadiumKnoxville, Tennessee

  • Date: Saturday, November 18, 2023
  • Game time: 3:30 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: Sunny • 64 °F (18 °C)
  • Game attendance: 101,915
  • Referee: Daniel Gautreaux
  • TV announcers (CBS): Brad Nessler (play-by-play), Gary Danielson (color), and Jenny Dell (sidelines)
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at Georgia Tech (rivalry)

Game Twelve– Georgia Bulldogs at Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets – Game summary
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at Bobby Dodd StadiumAtlanta, Georgia

  • Date: Saturday, November 25, 2023
  • Game time: 7:30 p.m. EST
  • Game attendance: 51,447
  • Referee: Tim Hedgepath
  • TV: ABC
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vs No. 8 Alabama (SEC Championship)

SEC Championship - Georgia Bulldogs (12-0) vs Alabama Crimson Tide (11-1) – Game summary
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at Mercedes-Benz StadiumAtlanta, Georgia

  • Date: Saturday, December 2, 2023
  • Game time: 4:00 pm EST
  • Game weather: N/A (Indoor Stadium)
  • Game attendance: 78,320
  • Referee: Kyle Olson
  • TV announcers (CBS): Brad Nessler (Play-by-Play), Gary Danielson (Color Commentator), and Jenny Dell (Sideline Reporter)
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vs No. 5 Florida State (Orange Bowl)

Orange Bowl – No. 6 Georgia Bulldogs (12-1, 8-0) vs No. 5 Florida State Seminoles (13-0, 8-0) – Game summary
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at Hard Rock StadiumMiami Gardens, Florida

  • Date: Saturday, December 30th, 2023
  • Game time: 4:00 pm EST
  • Game weather: Fair, 70
  • Game attendance: 63,324
  • Referee: Greg Blum
  • TV: ESPN
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Statistics

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Individual leaders

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Defense

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Key: POS: Position, SOLO: Solo Tackles, AST: Assisted Tackles, TOT: Total Tackles, TFL: Tackles-for-loss, SACK: Quarterback Sacks, INT: Interceptions, BU: Passes Broken Up, PD: Passes Defended, QBH: Quarterback Hits, FR: Fumbles Recovered, FF: Forced Fumbles, BLK: Kicks or Punts Blocked, SAF: Safeties, TD : Touchdown

Special teams

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Scoring

Georgia vs Non-Conference Opponents

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Awards and SEC honors

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All-Americans

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Postseason

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Bowl games/College Football Playoff

Senior Bowl

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East–West Shrine Bowl

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NFL draft

The NFL draft will be held at Campus Martius Park in Detroit, MI.

Bulldogs who were picked in the 2024 NFL draft:[46]

NFL Draft combine

11 members of the 2023 team were invited to participate in drills at the 2024 NFL Combine.[47]

2024 NFL Combine Participants
NamePOSHTWTArmsHands40Bench PressVert JumpBroad Jump3 Cone Drill20-yd Shuttle60-yd ShuttleRef
Brock Bowers TE 6 ft 3+18 in (1.91 m) 243 lb (110 kg) 32+34 in (0.83 m) 9+34 in (0.25 m) [48]
Javon Bullard S 5 ft 10+12 in (1.79 m) 198 lb (90 kg) 30+34 in (0.78 m) 9 in (0.25 m) 4.47 s [49]
Daijun Edwards RB 5 ft 9+58 in (1.77 m) 207 lb (94 kg) 29+34 in (0.76 m) 9+12 in (0.24 m) 9 ft 6 in [50]
Kamari Lassiter CB 5 ft 11+12 in (1.82 m) 186 lb (84 kg) 30+78 in (0.78 m) 8+78 in (0.23 m) 6.62 s 4.12 s [51]
Zion Logue DT
Ladd McConkey WR
Kendall Milton RB
Amarius Mims OT
Sedrick Van Pran-Granger C
Marcus Rosemy-Jacksaint WR
Tykee Smith S

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DNP = Did not participate

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Media affiliates

Radio

  • Athens - WNGC-FM (106.1), WRFC-AM (960), WTSH-FM (107.1)
  • Atlanta - WSB-AM (750) and WSBB-FM (95.5)
  • Nationwide (ESPN Radio, Dish Network, Sirius XM, Varsity Network and iHeartRadio)

TV

TV ratings

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All totals via Sports Media Watch.[52][53] Streaming numbers not included. † - Data not available.

Rankings

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