1992 Georgia Bulldogs football team

The 1992 Georgia Bulldogs football team represented the University of Georgia as a member of the Eastern Division of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1992 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Ray Goff, the Bulldogs compiled an overall record of 10–2, with a mark of 6–2 in conference play, finished as SEC Eastern Division co-champion, and with a victory over Ohio State in the Florida Citrus Bowl.[1]

1992 Georgia Bulldogs football
SEC Eastern Division co-champion
Florida Citrus Bowl champion
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
DivisionEastern Division
Ranking
CoachesNo. 8
APNo. 8
Record10–2 (6–2 SEC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorWayne McDuffie (2nd season)
Offensive schemeNo-huddle spread
Defensive coordinatorRichard Bell (4th season)
Base defense3–4
Home stadiumSanford Stadium
Seasons
← 1991
1993 →
1992 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Eastern Division
No. 10 Florida xy 6 2 0 9 4 0
No. 8 Georgia x 6 2 0 10 2 0
No. 12 Tennessee 5 3 0 9 3 0
South Carolina 3 5 0 5 6 0
Vanderbilt 2 6 0 4 7 0
Kentucky 2 6 0 4 7 0
Western Division
No. 1 Alabama x$ 8 0 0 13 0 0
No. 16 Ole Miss 5 3 0 9 3 0
No. 23 Mississippi State 4 4 0 7 5 0
Arkansas 3 4 1 3 7 1
Auburn 2 5 1 5 5 1
LSU 1 7 0 2 9 0
Championship: Alabama 28, Florida 21
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 58:00 p.m.at South CarolinaNo. 14ESPNW 28–675,060[2]
September 123:30 p.m.No. 20 TennesseeNo. 14ABCL 31–3485,434[3]
September 191:00 p.m.Cal State Fullerton*No. 19
  • Sanford Stadium
  • Athens, GA
W 56–075,515[4]
September 263:30 p.m.Ole MissNo. 18
  • Sanford Stadium
  • Athens, GA
ABCW 37–1184,278[5]
October 312:30 p.m.at ArkansasNo. 16JPSW 27–349,412[6]
October 101:00 p.m.No. 19 (I-AA) Georgia Southern*No. 12
  • Sanford Stadium
  • Athens, GA
PPVW 34–785,434[7]
October 1712:30 p.m.Vanderbilt No. 10
  • Sanford Stadium
  • Athens, GA (rivalry)
JPSW 30–2083,067[8]
October 247:00 p.m.at KentuckyNo. 7W 40–758,200[9]
October 313:30 p.m.vs. No. 20 FloridaNo. 7ABCL 24–2682,429[10]
November 143:30 p.m.at AuburnNo. 12ABCW 14–1085,214[11]
November 284:00 p.m.Georgia Tech*No. 9
  • Sanford Stadium
  • Athens, GA (rivalry)
ESPNW 31–1785,434[12]
January 1, 19931:30 p.m.vs. No. 15 Ohio State*No. 8ABCW 21–1465,861[13]
  • *Non-conference game
  •  Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

Roster

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1992 Georgia Bulldogs football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
RB 5 Garrison Hearst Jr
OT 73 Bernard Williams Jr
QB 10 Eric Zeier
WR Brian Bohannon Jr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  •   Injured
  •   Redshirt

References

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  1. ^ "1992 Georgia Bulldogs Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 14, 2023.
  2. ^ "USC coming-out party spoiled". The Herald. September 6, 1992. Retrieved November 14, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Vols shock 'Dogs, 34–31". Kingsport Times-News. September 13, 1992. Retrieved November 14, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Ray Glier (September 20, 1992). "Titans Fumble Away Any Hopes for Upset". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. p. C-7. Retrieved February 13, 2017 – via Newspapers.com. 
  5. ^ "Georgia rips Ole Miss, 37–11". The Jackson Sun. September 27, 1992. Retrieved November 14, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Georgia's defense rang true during Bell's big homecoming". Anderson Independent-Mail. October 4, 1992. Retrieved November 14, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Big-play Dogs smash Eagles". The Macon Telegraph. October 11, 1992. Retrieved November 14, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Georgia survives Vanderbilt scare; takes 1st in East". The Greenville News. October 18, 1992. Retrieved November 14, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Dawgs' 1-2-3 punch KO's Cats 40–7". The Courier-Journal. October 25, 1992. Retrieved November 14, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Gators' Dawg-gone good day". The Miami Herald. November 1, 1992. Retrieved November 14, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Wild finish gives Georgia win over Auburn". The Index-Journal. November 15, 1992. Retrieved November 14, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Hearst, Dogs run over Tech 31–17". The Atlanta Journal & Constitution. November 29, 1992. Retrieved November 14, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Georgia downs OSU, 21–14". The Urbana Daily Citizen. January 2, 1993. Retrieved November 14, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.