He juggled both jobs for a month until Jan. 6, 2015, he had unfinished business as defensive coordinator at Alabama, which was still chasing a national title. When Smart officially came home to Georgia on Dec. In addition to his coaching duties, Smart oversees the Kirby Smart Family Foundation, which is focused on being champions in the community by supporting needy children and families facing adversity. Smart has also made a profound impact in recruiting circles by posting the nation’s third-ranked class in 2017. He led the Bulldogs to an 8-5 final record, which included a victory over TCU in the AutoZone Liberty Bowl. Smith, Isaiah Wynn and Sony Michel were all taken in the first round of the 2018 NFL Draft, which also claimed seniors Nick Chubb, Lorenzo Carter and Javon Wims in subsequent rounds.Ģ016 - In Smart’s first season leading the Bulldogs, Georgia made its 20th straight bowl appearance and posted four fourth-quarter comebacks, including wins over No.
Roquan Smith earned first-team All-America honors and the Dick Butkus Award as the nation’s top linebacker. He was named George Munger National Coach of the Year by the Maxwell Football Club, SEC Coach of the Year by the Associated Press and SEC Coaches, and the Regional Coach of the Year by the AFCA. It was the first conference title since 2005 for the Red and Black.īoth Smart and his players reaped the bounty of their banner 2017 season. In the SEC championship game, the Bulldogs avenged their only regular-season loss with a 28-7 victory over Auburn. For his efforts, Smart was named a semifinalist in the Maxwell Club George Munger National Coach of the Year balloting and a finalist in the Bobby Dodd Trophy Coach of the Year competition.Ģ017 - Smart’s second season in 2017 was a special one, with an 11-1 regular-season record, an SEC title, a win over Oklahoma in the Rose Bowl Game (CFP semifinal) and advancement into the CFP National Championship Game. 1, 2019-the program’s tenth all-time appearance in the New Orleans classic. Georgia landed in the Allstate Sugar Bowl on Jan. The Bulldogs capped their season with a dominant victory over Baylor in the Allstate Sugar Bowl game.Ģ018 - Georgia in 2018 posted an 11-1 regular season record, a second straight SEC Eastern Division title, and a ranking as high as number four in the CFP poll. Along the 2019 schedule, Georgia defeated three Top 15 teams in the final CFP ranking - Notre Dame, Florida, and Auburn - and finished as the fourth-ranked team in the final polls. The senior class posted a four-year record of 44-12, matching the school record of 44 wins for a senior class. This was Smart’s fourth straight team to finish the regular season ranked in the top ten of the CFP rankings, the final AP poll, and the USA Today Coaches Poll (2017.Ģ019 - Smart’s 2019 Bulldogs became the first team in school history to win 11 or more games for a third straight season. 1, 2021, the 2020 Bulldog seniors tied the record for the most wins by a senior class in school history (44) set by the 20 teams. With a Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl victory over undefeated Cincinnati on Jan. The senior class also set the mark for most career wins by going 45-8.Ģ020 - Despite the challenges of practicing and playing in a pandemic, the 2020 Bulldogs became Smart’s fourth consecutive team to earn a New Year’s Six bowl game appearance. 1 Alabama, 33-18, in the championship game in Indianapolis. The third ranked Bulldogs defeated #2 Michigan, 34-11, in the Capitol One Orange Bowl in Miami and then No. The team set 21 school records highlighted by the nation’s top-ranked defense. It marked the fifth straight team to finish the regular season ranked in the top ten of the College Football Playoff rankings. His 2021 team became UGA’s first national championship team since 1980, the first since 1982 to record an undefeated SEC regular season record (8-0), a number one national ranking by all the major polls and the first ever to win 14 games. His impact, along with a stellar coaching staff, players, and a passionate fan base has put Georgia on the national stage six years running. That’s what Georgia got when it hired former Georgia player and Alabama defensive coordinator Kirby Smart to head the program in December of 2015. A 2021 College Football Playoff national championship, a 2018 CFP title game appearance, 2017 Southeastern Conference Championship, four SEC Eastern Division titles, 65 wins, and five bowl victories are more than respectable rewards over a six-year period.
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