Georgia football: Best and Worst of the 2016 season

Nov 12, 2016; Athens, GA, USA; Georgia Bulldogs defensive back Maurice Smith (2) reacts with safety Dominick Sanders (24) after he intercepted a pass and returned it for a touchdown against the Auburn Tigers during the second half at Sanford Stadium. Georgia defeated Auburn 13-7. Mandatory Credit: Dale Zanine-USA TODAY Sports
Nov 12, 2016; Athens, GA, USA; Georgia Bulldogs defensive back Maurice Smith (2) reacts with safety Dominick Sanders (24) after he intercepted a pass and returned it for a touchdown against the Auburn Tigers during the second half at Sanford Stadium. Georgia defeated Auburn 13-7. Mandatory Credit: Dale Zanine-USA TODAY Sports /
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Oct 29, 2016; Jacksonville, FL, USA; Florida Gators running back Lamical Perine (22) runs with the ball as Georgia Bulldogs safety Quincy Mauger (20) attempted to defend during the second half at EverBank Field. Florida Gators defeated the Georgia Bulldogs 24-10. Mandatory Credit: Kim Klement-USA TODAY Sports
Oct 29, 2016; Jacksonville, FL, USA; Florida Gators running back Lamical Perine (22) runs with the ball as Georgia Bulldogs safety Quincy Mauger (20) attempted to defend during the second half at EverBank Field. Florida Gators defeated the Georgia Bulldogs 24-10. Mandatory Credit: Kim Klement-USA TODAY Sports /

Worst: Bad offense in losses to Vanderbilt and Florida

After the win over South Carolina and a pretty good performance versus Tennessee, fans began to expect more from Georgia’s offense. But that proved to be wishful thinking with awful performances against Vanderbilt and Florida.

Georgia’s offense was not too terrible against Vanderbilt. Jacob Eason did have 346 passing yards and as a team the Bulldogs had 421 yards to go along with 23 first downs. But the team only scored 16 points and the run game only had 75 yards on 35 carries.

A bad special teams performance lost the game, but the offense didn’t help.

But the game against Florida was just bad. Georgia only had 164 yards with 143 passing yards and an atrocious 21 rushing yards. Georgia’s defense played a great game, but they didn’t get any help from the offense. In the end, Georgia lost 24-10 to suffer their fourth loss in five games.