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. 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.
Preseason All-SEC teams The Bulldogs had eleven players selected to the preseason all-SEC teams.
Offense
1st team
D'Andre Swift – RB
Andrew Thomas – OL
2nd team
Jake Fromm – QB
Solomon Kindley – OL
Isaiah Wilson – OL
3rd team
Charlie Woerner – TE
Ben Cleveland – OL
Defense
1st team
J. R. Reed – DB
3rd team
Tyler Clark – DL
Richard LeCounte – DB
Specialists
1st team
Rodrigo Blankenship – K
Schedule Georgia announced its 2019 football schedule on September 18, 2018. The 2019 schedule consisted of seven home and four away games in the regular season along with a neutral site game.
Roster
Game summaries
At Vanderbilt
Murray State
Arkansas State
#7 Notre Dame
At Tennessee
South Carolina
Kentucky
Vs. Florida
Missouri
At Auburn
Texas A&M
At Georgia Tech
Vs. LSU (SEC Championship)
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Statistics Statistics GeorgiaLSU First downs 2026 Total yards 286481 Rushes–yards 25–6136–132 Passing yards 225349 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 20–43–228–38–0 Time of possession 26:2233:38
Vs. Baylor (Sugar Bowl)
Rankings
Players drafted into the NFL
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
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