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Georgia: a football coaching history

Blue Blood#3 of 138–

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Program GOAT

Kirby Smart

2 Dynasty · 6 Blue-Blood seasons

Built by

Vince Dooley

National Program I → Blue Blood (+28.9)

The fall

Johnny Griffith

Power Program III → National Program I (−9.3)

Right now

Kirby Smart

already the greatest coach in Georgia history by the numbers

Stature & coaches, 1936–2026

The program’s standing over time, with every coach’s tenure beneath it — read down to see who was there for each rise and fall.

Every coach

2016–now

Kirby Smarttransformer🏆 COY

Kirby Smart took Georgia from Power Program I to Dynasty — 2 Dynasty seasons.

+20.5

117–21

2001–2015

Mark Richtbuilder

Mark Richt raised Georgia from Power Program II to Power Program I.

+12.2

145–51

1996–2000

Jim Donnancaretaker

Jim Donnan held Georgia at Power Program II for 5 seasons.

Power Program II

40–19

1989–1995

Ray Goffinheritor

Ray Goff inherited a Power Program I Georgia and won with it.

Power Program I

46–34

1964–1988

Vince Dooleytransformer

Vince Dooley took Georgia from National Program I to Blue Blood.

+28.9

201–77

1961–1963

Johnny Griffithcaretaker

Johnny Griffith held Georgia at Power Program III for 3 seasons.

−9.3

10–16

1939–1960

Wallace Buttstransformer

Wallace Butts took Georgia from National Program II to Power Program I.

+23.9

140–86

1938–1938

Joel Huntshort tenure

5–4

1936–1937

Harry Mehreshort tenure

11–7