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
Florida Citrus Bowl, W 21–14 vs. Ohio State
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Division	Eastern Division
Ranking
Coaches	No. 8
AP	No. 8
Record	10–2 (6–2 SEC)
Head coach	Ray Goff (4th season)
Offensive coordinator	Wayne McDuffie (2nd season)
Offensive scheme	No-huddle spread
Defensive coordinator	Richard Bell (4th season)
Base defense	3–4
Home stadium	Sanford Stadium
Seasons ← 1991 1993 →

1992 Southeastern Conference football standings

v t e	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

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 5	8:00 p.m.	at South Carolina	No. 14	Williams–Brice Stadium Columbia, SC (rivalry)	ESPN	W 28–6	75,060	^[2]
September 12	3:30 p.m.	No. 20 Tennessee	No. 14	Sanford Stadium Athens, GA (rivalry)	ABC	L 31–34	85,434	^[3]
September 19	1:00 p.m.	Cal State Fullerton*	No. 19	Sanford Stadium Athens, GA		W 56–0	75,515	^[4]
September 26	3:30 p.m.	Ole Miss	No. 18	Sanford Stadium Athens, GA	ABC	W 37–11	84,278	^[5]
October 3	12:30 p.m.	at Arkansas	No. 16	Razorback Stadium Fayetteville, AR	JPS	W 27–3	49,412	^[6]
October 10	1:00 p.m.	No. 19 (I-AA) Georgia Southern*	No. 12	Sanford Stadium Athens, GA	PPV	W 34–7	85,434	^[7]
October 17	12:30 p.m.	Vanderbilt	No. 10	Sanford Stadium Athens, GA (rivalry)	JPS	W 30–20	83,067	^[8]
October 24	7:00 p.m.	at Kentucky	No. 7	Commonwealth Stadium Lexington, KY		W 40–7	58,200	^[9]
October 31	3:30 p.m.	vs. No. 20 Florida	No. 7	Gator Bowl Stadium Jacksonville, FL (rivalry)	ABC	L 24–26	82,429	^[10]
November 14	3:30 p.m.	at Auburn	No. 12	Jordan–Hare Stadium Auburn, AL (rivalry)	ABC	W 14–10	85,214	^[11]
November 28	4:00 p.m.	Georgia Tech*	No. 9	Sanford Stadium Athens, GA (rivalry)	ESPN	W 31–17	85,434	^[12]
January 1, 1993	1:30 p.m.	vs. No. 15 Ohio State*	No. 8	Florida Citrus Bowl Orlando, FL (Florida Citrus Bowl)	ABC	W 21–14	65,861	^[13]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

Roster

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	Defense Pos. # Name Class	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach Ray Goff Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible   Injured   Redshirt

References

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.