2025 Georgia Bulldogs football team

2025 Georgia Bulldogs football
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Head coach	Kirby Smart (10th season)
Offensive coordinator	Mike Bobo (11th season)
Defensive coordinator	Glenn Schumann (7th season)
Co-defensive coordinator	Travaris Robinson (2nd season)
Home stadium	Sanford Stadium
Uniform

2025 Southeastern Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Alabama		0	–	0					0	–	0
Arkansas		0	–	0					0	–	0
Auburn		0	–	0					0	–	0
Florida		0	–	0					0	–	0
Georgia		0	–	0					0	–	0
Kentucky		0	–	0					0	–	0
LSU		0	–	0					0	–	0
Mississippi State		0	–	0					0	–	0
Missouri		0	–	0					0	–	0
Oklahoma		0	–	0					0	–	0
Ole Miss		0	–	0					0	–	0
South Carolina		0	–	0					0	–	0
Tennessee		0	–	0					0	–	0
Texas		0	–	0					0	–	0
Texas A&M		0	–	0					0	–	0
Vanderbilt		0	–	0					0	–	0
Championship: December 6, 2025
$ – Conference champion y – Championship game participant As of April 22, 2025 Rankings from AP Poll

The 2025 Georgia Bulldogs football team will represent the University of Georgia as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 2025 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team is led by tenth-year head coach Kirby Smart.

Offseason

Positions key

C	Center		CB	Cornerback		DB	Defensive back		DE	Defensive end[a]
DL	Defensive lineman		DT	Defensive tackle		FB	Fullback		FS	Free safety
G	Guard[b]		K	Kicker[c]		KR	Kickoff returner		LB	Linebacker
LS	Long snapper		MLB	Middle linebacker[d]		OT	Offensive tackle		OL	Offensive lineman
OLB	Outside linebacker[a]		NT	Nose tackle		P	Punter		PR	Punt returner
QB	Quarterback		RS	Return specialist		RB	Running back		S	Safety
SS	Strong safety		TE	Tight end		WR	Wide receiver

1. May sometimes be referred to as an edge rusher (EDGE)
2. Also known as offensive guard (OG)
3. Also known as placekicker (PK)
4. Also known as inside linebacker (ILB)

Entered NFL draft

Main article: 2025 NFL draft

In December 2024, QB Carson Beck (#15) announced he would enter the NFL draft, although he later decided instead to transfer.^[1] Safety Malaki Starks (#24), linebacker Jalon Walker (#11), and defensive end Mykel Williams (#13) declared for the draft on January 6, 2025.^[2][3]

The deadline for players to declare for the NFL draft is January 15, 2025.^[3]

Transfer portal

As of January 10, 2025^[update], 12 Georgia Bulldogs players have entered the NCAA transfer portal during or after the 2024 season.^[4] Over the off-season, as of January 10, 2025^[update], Georgia has added six players from the transfer portal.^[5]

Departures

Jaden Rashada (#10) plans to enter the portal in early January 2025. Speaking about his time at Georgia, Rashada said, "I feel like I needed this year a lot, and it's exceeded every expectation plus some more."^[6] Outside linebacker Damon Wilson II (#10) will also transfer.^[4]

Departing transfers

Name	No.	Pos.	Height/weight	Class	Hometown	New school	Sources
Troy Bowles	#0	LB	6'1", 185	Sophomore	Tampa, FL	Michigan	[7][8]
Anthony Evans III	#5	WR	5'11", 165	Sophomore	Converse, TX	Mississippi State	[9][10]
Justyn Rhett	#9	S	6'1", 200	Freshman	Las Vegas, NV	Nebraska	[11][12]
Jaden Rashada	#10	QB	6'4", 190	Freshman	Pittsburg, CA		[13]
Damon Wilson II	#10	OLB	6'4", 250	Sophomore	Nokomis, FL	Missouri	[4][14]
Julian Humphrey	#12	CB	6'1", 195	Sophomore	Webster, TX	Texas A&M	[15]
Michael Jackson III	#13	WR	6'0", 209	Senior	Las Vegas, NV		[16]
David Daniel-Sisavanh	#14	S	6'2", 185	Senior	Woodstock, GA	Troy	[17]
Carson Beck	#15	QB	6'4", 220	Senior	Jacksonville, FL	Miami	[18]
Jake Pope	#22	S	5'11", 200	Sophomore	Buford, GA	UNLV	[19]
Collin Gill	#25	CB	6'0", 215	Freshman	Fort Washington, MD		[20]
Samuel M'Pemba	#26	OLB	6'3", 205	Sophomore	Olivette, MO	Texas A&M	[21][22]
Jamaal Jarrett	#55	DL	6'5", 350	Sophomore	Greensboro, NC	USC	[23][24]

Incoming

Brothers Zachariah and Zion Branch have committed to Georgia from USC.^[25] On January 7, 2025, Noah Thomas transferred to Georgia from Texas A&M.^[5]

Incoming transfers

Name	No.	Pos.	Height/weight	Year	Hometown	Prev. school	Sources
Zachariah Branch	#1	WR/RS	5'10", 175	Sophomore	Las Vegas, NV	USC	[25]
Zion Branch	#2	S	6'2", 210	Sophomore	Las Vegas, NV	USC	[25]
Noah Thomas	#5	WR	6'6", 200	Junior	Pearland, TX	Texas A&M	[5]
Jaden Harris	#12	S	6'0", 195	Sophomore	Atlanta, GA	Miami (FL)	[26]
Adrian Maddox	#14	S	6'3", 200	Junior	Conyers, GA	UAB	[27]
Micah Bell	#26	RB	5'10", 177	Junior	Houston, TX	Vanderbilt	[28]

G-Day

The Bulldogs' annual practice game known as "G-Day", April 2025

Georgia's final spring practice, annually open to the public and known as "G-Day", took place at 1:00 p.m. on April 12, 2025. Although the scrimmage is usually broadcast on TV, it was not televised this year.^[29] The red team defeated the black team 34–17 in front of a crowd of 35,000.^[30]

2025 G-Day Spring Game

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
UGA Red	3	10	14	7	34
UGA Black	0	3	14	0	17

at Sanford Stadium, Athens, GA

• Date: April 12, 2025
• Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT
• Game attendance: 35,003

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
August 30	Marshall*	Sanford Stadium Athens, GA
September 6	Austin Peay*	Sanford Stadium Athens, GA
September 13	at Tennessee	Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN (rivalry)
September 27	Alabama	Sanford Stadium Athens, GA (rivalry)
October 4	Kentucky	Sanford Stadium Athens, GA
October 11	at Auburn	Jordan-Hare Stadium Auburn, AL (Deep South's Oldest Rivalry)
October 18	Ole Miss	Sanford Stadium Athens, GA
November 1	vs. Florida	EverBank Stadium Jacksonville, FL (rivalry)
November 8	at Mississippi State	Davis Wade Stadium Starkville, MS
November 15	Texas	Sanford Stadium Athens, GA
November 22	Charlotte*	Sanford Stadium Athens, GA
November 28	vs. Georgia Tech*	Mercedes-Benz Stadium Atlanta, GA (Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate)
*Non-conference game Source: [31][32]

Rankings

Further information: 2025 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings

Ranking movements

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	Final
AP
Coaches
CFP	Not released																Not released

Game summaries

vs. Marshall

See also: 2025 Marshall Thundering Herd football team

Pregame line	Over/under

Marshall Thundering Herd (0–0) vs. Georgia Bulldogs (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	Total
Thundering Herd			0
Bulldogs			0

at Sanford Stadium • Athens, Georgia

• Date: August 30

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	MRSH	UGA
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Marshall	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Georgia	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

vs. Austin Peay

See also: 2025 Austin Peay Governors football team

Pregame line	Over/under

Austin Peay Governors (0–0) vs. Georgia Bulldogs (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	Total
Governors			0
Bulldogs			0

at Sanford Stadium • Athens, Georgia

• Date: September 6

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	APSU	UGA
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Austin Peay	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Georgia	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at Tennessee

See also: 2025 Tennessee Volunteers football team and Georgia–Tennessee football rivalry

Pregame line	Over/under

Georgia Bulldogs (0–0) at Tennessee Volunteers (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	Total
Bulldogs			0
Volunteers			0

at Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, Tennessee

• Date: September 13

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	UGA	TENN
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Georgia	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Tennessee	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

vs. Alabama

See also: 2025 Alabama Crimson Tide football team and Alabama–Georgia football rivalry

Pregame line	Over/under

Alabama Crimson Tide (0–0) vs. Georgia Bulldogs (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	Total
Crimson Tide			0
Bulldogs			0

at Sanford Stadium • Athens, Georgia

• Date: September 27

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	ALA	UGA
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Alabama	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Georgia	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

vs. Kentucky

See also: 2025 Kentucky Wildcats football team

Pregame line	Over/under

Kentucky Wildcats (0–0) vs. Georgia Bulldogs (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	Total
Wildcats			0
Bulldogs			0

at Sanford Stadium • Athens, Georgia

• Date: October 4

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	UK	UGA
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Kentucky	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Georgia	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at Auburn

See also: 2025 Auburn Tigers football team and Deep South's Oldest Rivalry

Pregame line	Over/under

Georgia Bulldogs (0–0) at Auburn Tigers (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	Total
Bulldogs			0
Tigers			0

at Jordan–Hare Stadium • Auburn, Alabama

• Date: October 11

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	UGA	AUB
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Georgia	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Auburn	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

vs. Ole Miss

See also: 2025 Ole Miss Rebels football team

Pregame line	Over/under

Ole Miss Rebels (0–0) vs. Georgia Bulldogs (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	Total
Rebels			0
Bulldogs			0

at Sanford Stadium • Athens, Georgia

• Date: October 18

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	MISS	UGA
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Ole Miss	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Georgia	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

vs. Florida

See also: 2025 Auburn Tigers football team and Florida–Georgia football rivalry

Pregame line	Over/under

Georgia Bulldogs (0–0) vs. Florida Gators (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	Total
Bulldogs			0
Gators			0

at EverBank Stadium • Jacksonville, Florida

• Date: November 1

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	UGA	UF
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Georgia	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Florida	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at Mississippi State

See also: 2025 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team

Pregame line	Over/under

Georgia Bulldogs (0–0) at Mississippi State Bulldogs (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	Total
Georgia			0
Mississippi State			0

at Davis Wade Stadium • Starkville, Mississippi

• Date: November 8

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	UGA	MSST
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Georgia	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Mississippi State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

vs. Texas

See also: 2025 Texas Longhorns football team

Pregame line	Over/under

Texas Longhorns (0–0) vs. Georgia Bulldogs (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	Total
Longhorns			0
Bulldogs			0

at Sanford Stadium • Athens, Georgia

• Date: November 15

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	TEX	UGA
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Texas	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Georgia	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

vs. Charlotte

See also: 2025 Charlotte 49ers football team

Pregame line	Over/under

Charlotte 49ers (0–0) vs. Georgia Bulldogs (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	Total
49ers			0
Bulldogs			0

at Sanford Stadium • Athens, Georgia

• Date: November 22

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	CHAR	UGA
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Charlotte	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Georgia	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

vs. Georgia Tech

See also: 2025 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team and Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate

Pregame line	Over/under

Georgia Bulldogs (0–0) vs. Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	Total
Bulldogs			0
Yellow Jackets			0

at Mercedes-Benz Stadium • Atlanta, Georgia

• Date: November 29

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	UGA	GT
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Georgia	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Georgia Tech	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Personnel

Coaching staff

This will be coach Kirby Smart's tenth year at Georgia. He is under contract with Georgia through 2033, receiving $13 million annually.^[33]

References

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3. Riley, Connor (January 6, 2025). "Mykel Williams announces his plans for 2025 season". Dawg Nation. Retrieved January 6, 2025.
4. Riley, Connor (January 6, 2025). "Georgia outside linebacker Damon Wilson plans to enter transfer portal". Dawg Nation. Retrieved January 6, 2025.
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7. Hill, Jordan D. (December 13, 2024). "Georgia inside linebacker Troy Bowles to enter transfer portal, per report". 247Sports. Retrieved January 12, 2025.
8. Curtright, Austin. "Michigan football lands Georgia LB Troy Bowles via transfer portal". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved January 5, 2025.
9. Thombs, Palmer (January 5, 2025). "Georgia loses sophomore receiver, special teams playmaker to transfer portal". On3. Retrieved January 5, 2025.
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