American college football season
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]
Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 5 | 5:00 p.m. | Kent State* | No. 19 | | PPV | W 56–3 | 86,003 | |
September 12 | 6:00 p.m. | at South Carolina | No. 15 | | ESPN2 | W 17–3 | 83,411 | |
September 19 | 2:00 p.m. | Wyoming* | No. 12 | - Sanford Stadium
- Athens, GA
| FSN | W 16–9 | 86,117 | |
October 3 | 7:00 p.m. | at No. 6 LSU | No. 12 | | ESPN | W 28–27 | 80,792 | [2] |
October 10 | 3:30 p.m. | No. 4 Tennessee | No. 7 | | CBS | L 3–22 | 86,117 | |
October 17 | 12:30 p.m. | Vanderbilt![dagger](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/37/Dagger-14-plain.png) | No. 13 | - Sanford Stadium
- Athens, GA (rivalry)
| JPS | W 31–6 | 83,911 | |
October 24 | 12:30 p.m. | at Kentucky | No. 11 | | JPS | W 28-26 | 57,838 | |
October 31 | 3:30 p.m. | vs. No. 6 Florida | No. 11 | | CBS | L 7–38 | 84,321 | |
November 14 | 7:30 p.m. | at Auburn | No. 17 | | ESPN | W 28–17 | 85,214 | |
November 21 | 1:00 p.m. | Ole Miss | No. 14 | - Sanford Stadium
- Athens, GA
| | W 24–17 | 85,445 | [3] |
November 28 | 12:00 p.m. | No. 17 Georgia Tech* | No. 12 | | CBS | L 19–21 | 86,117 | [4] |
December 31 | 5:00 p.m. | vs. No. 13 Virginia* | No. 19 | | ESPN | W 35–33 | 72,876 | [5] |
- *Non-conference game
Homecoming- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
- All times are in Eastern time
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Rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked | Week |
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Final |
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AP | 19 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 7 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 19 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 19 | 19 | 14 |
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Coaches Poll | 18 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 19 | 19 | 14 |
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BCS | Not released | 13 | — | 17 | 15 | 15 | — | — | Not released |
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Roster
1998 Georgia Bulldogs football team roster
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Players
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Coaches
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Offense
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Defense
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Special teams
Pos. |
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Name |
Class
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PK
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41
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Hap Hines
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Jr
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PK
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32
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Chad Holleman
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So
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- Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
Injured
Redshirt
Roster
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References
- ^ "Georgia Hangs On At Peach Bowl". CBS Sports. December 31, 1998. Retrieved February 6, 2024.
- ^ "Carter TDs lifts Georgia past LSU". The Commercial Appeal. October 4, 1998. Retrieved July 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Ole Miss gets close but loses". Hattiesburg American. November 22, 1998. Retrieved July 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Final kick stings Bulldogs". Anderson Independent-Mail. November 29, 1998. Retrieved July 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "This time, Bulldogs don't get the boot". The Macon Telegraph. January 2, 1999. Retrieved July 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
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