1998 Georgia Bulldogs football team

The 1998 Georgia Bulldogs football team represented the University of Georgia during the 1998 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Bulldogs completed the season with a 9–3 record and defeated Virginia in the Peach Bowl, 35–33.^[1]

1998 Georgia Bulldogs football
Peach Bowl champion
Peach Bowl, W 35–33 vs. Virginia
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Division	Eastern Division
Ranking
Coaches	No. 14
AP	No. 14
Record	9–3 (6–2 SEC)
Head coach	Jim Donnan (3rd season)
Offensive scheme	Pro-style
Defensive coordinator	Joe Kines (4th season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Sanford Stadium
Seasons ← 1997 1999 →

1998 Southeastern Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Eastern Division
No. 1 Tennessee x$#		8	–	0					13	–	0
No. 5 Florida  %		7	–	1					10	–	2
No. 14 Georgia		6	–	2					9	–	3
Kentucky		4	–	4					7	–	5
Vanderbilt		1	–	7					2	–	9
South Carolina		0	–	8					1	–	10
Western Division
Mississippi State xy		6	–	2					8	–	5
No. 16 Arkansas x		6	–	2					9	–	3
Alabama		4	–	4					7	–	5
Ole Miss		3	–	5					7	–	5
LSU		2	–	6					4	–	7
Auburn		1	–	7					3	–	8
Championship: Tennessee 24, Mississippi State 14
# – BCS National Champion $ – BCS representative as conference champion % – BCS at-large representative 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	5:00 p.m.	Kent State*	No. 19	Sanford Stadium Athens, GA	PPV	W 56–3	86,003	[2]
September 12	6:00 p.m.	at South Carolina	No. 15	Williams–Brice Stadium Columbia, SC (rivalry)	ESPN2	W 17–3	83,411	[3]
September 19	2:00 p.m.	Wyoming*	No. 12	Sanford Stadium Athens, GA	FSN	W 16–9	86,117	[4]
October 3	7:00 p.m.	at No. 6 LSU	No. 12	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	ESPN	W 28–27	80,792	[5]
October 10	3:30 p.m.	No. 4 Tennessee	No. 7	Sanford Stadium Athens, GA (rivalry, College GameDay)	CBS	L 3–22	86,117	[6]
October 17	12:30 p.m.	Vanderbilt	No. 13	Sanford Stadium Athens, GA (rivalry)	JPS	W 31–6	83,911	[7]
October 24	12:30 p.m.	at Kentucky	No. 11	Commonwealth Stadium Lexington, KY	JPS	W 28-26	57,838	[8]
October 31	3:30 p.m.	vs. No. 6 Florida	No. 11	Alltel Stadium Jacksonville, FL (rivalry)	CBS	L 7–38	84,321	[9]
November 14	7:30 p.m.	at Auburn	No. 17	Jordan-Hare Stadium Auburn, AL (Deep South's Oldest Rivalry)	ESPN	W 28–17	85,214	[10]
November 21	1:00 p.m.	Ole Miss	No. 14	Sanford Stadium Athens, GA		W 24–17	85,445	[11]
November 28	12:00 p.m.	No. 17 Georgia Tech*	No. 12	Sanford Stadium Athens, GA (Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate)	CBS	L 19–21	86,117	[12]
December 31	5:00 p.m.	vs. No. 13 Virginia*	No. 19	Georgia Dome Atlanta, GA (Peach Bowl)	ESPN	W 35–33	72,876	[13]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

Rankings

See also: 1998 NCAA Division I-A football rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	Final
AP	19	15	12	13	12	7	13	11	11	19	17	14	12	19	19	14
Coaches Poll	18	13	12	12	12	7	14	11	11	18	18	15	12	19	19	14
BCS	Not released								13	—	17	15	15	—	—	Not released

Roster

1998 Georgia Bulldogs football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class RB 25 Ronnie Bradley Sr RB 47 Johnny Brown So TE 87 Larry Brown Sr QB 17 Quincy Carter Fr RB 22 Olandis Gary Sr OT 75 Jonas Jennings So G 60 Bronson Sweatt  Fr WR 81 Chad Talton So OT 70 Chris Terry Sr QB 19 Mike Usry So TE 89 Jermaine Wiggins Sr RB 35 Dave Williams Sr OT 61 Kelvin Williams Jr C 77 Matt Wilson  Fr	Defense Pos. # Name Class CB 4 Champ Bailey Jr LB 58 Orantes Grant Jr CB 13 Jeff Harris Jr CB 31 Jamie Henderson So MLB 44 Adrian Hollingshed So DT 98 Josh Mallard So FS 1 Larry Mann Sr DT 51 Brandon Miller Sr SS 16 Kirby Smart Sr NG 94 Emarlos Leroy Sr CB 2 Tim Wansley Fr MLB 46 Will Witherspoon Fr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class PK 41 Hap Hines Jr PK 32 Chad Holleman So	Head coach Jim Donnan Coordinators/assistant coaches Phil Jones (graduate assistant) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster

References

1. "Georgia Hangs On At Peach Bowl". CBS Sports. December 31, 1998. Retrieved February 6, 2024.
2. "Georgia hammers Kent St". The Plain Dealer. September 6, 1998. Retrieved October 16, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Bulldogs' bite as bad as bark". The Index-Journal. September 13, 1998. Retrieved October 16, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "UGA overcomes blunders, tops Wyoming". Anderson Independent-Mail. September 20, 1998. Retrieved October 16, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Carter TDs lifts Georgia past LSU". The Commercial Appeal. October 4, 1998. Retrieved July 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "For Vols, there's no hedging". Chicago Tribune. October 11, 1998. Retrieved October 16, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Bulldogs hand Vandy yet another defeat". The Montgomery Advertiser. October 18, 1998. Retrieved October 16, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Botched kick snaps Couch's final march". The Paducah Sun. October 25, 1998. Retrieved October 16, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "Gators shoot down 'Dogs". Anderson Independent-Mail. November 1, 1998. Retrieved October 16, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
10. "Plains become Carter country". Ledger-Enquirer. November 15, 1998. Retrieved October 16, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
11. "Ole Miss gets close but loses". Hattiesburg American. November 22, 1998. Retrieved July 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
12. "Final kick stings Bulldogs". Anderson Independent-Mail. November 29, 1998. Retrieved July 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
13. "This time, Bulldogs don't get the boot". The Macon Telegraph. January 2, 1999. Retrieved July 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.