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Georgia Football: How other coaches fared in their second year at Georgia

By Kyle Funderburk

Sep 10, 2016; Athens, GA, USA; Georgia Bulldogs head coach Kirby Smart walks through the Dawgwalk prior to the game against the Nicholls State Colonels at Sanford Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Dale Zanine-USA TODAY Sports
Sep 10, 2016; Athens, GA, USA; Georgia Bulldogs head coach Kirby Smart walks through the Dawgwalk prior to the game against the Nicholls State Colonels at Sanford Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Dale Zanine-USA TODAY Sports /
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Oct 1, 2016; Athens, GA, USA; Georgia Bulldogs mascot UGA shown during the game against the Tennessee Volunteers during the first half at Sanford Stadium. Tennessee defeated Georgia 34-31. Mandatory Credit: Dale Zanine-USA TODAY Sports
Oct 1, 2016; Athens, GA, USA; Georgia Bulldogs mascot UGA shown during the game against the Tennessee Volunteers during the first half at Sanford Stadium. Tennessee defeated Georgia 34-31. Mandatory Credit: Dale Zanine-USA TODAY Sports /

1990: Ray Goff, 4-7

Georgia was already off to a rocky start in the Ray Goff era and 1990 did not help anything. Vince Dooley ended his coaching career with a 9-3 season in 1988 and he hired offensive coordinator and former Georgia quarterback Ray Goff to take his place.

In Goff’s first year in Athens, the Bulldogs dropped to 6-6 but in 1990 they dropped even further to 4-7. That year the Bulldogs were beaten soundly by Florida, Auburn and Georgia Tech. It certainly was not the way Georgia football wanted to begin this new era.

Georgia did begin to improve immediately after though. A couple of offensive stars in Eric Zeier and Garrison Hearst took the spotlight and led Georgia to a 9-3 season in 1991. And in 1992, Georgia finished 10-2 and defeated Ohio State in the Citrus Bowl.

However, that was as good as the ray Goff era would get. As mentioned in the last slide, Georgia would not duplicate the success of that 1992 season and Goff was fired after the 1995 season.

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