2016 The Winning Chapter

Georgia's 2016 season (8-5) is a middle chapter: table-stakes progress, no crown in the ledger, the program still writing the book.

Record 8-5
Final Result Bowl season
AP Final #25 post-bowls
SP+ +5.8 last-week
Era The Smart Dynasty
The Shape — week-by-week · cumulative W–L below
W @ UNC 33-24 W vs Nicholls 26-24 W @ Missouri 28-27 L @ Ole Miss 14-45 L vs Tennes 31-34 W @ S Caro 28-14 L vs Vander 16-17 L vs Florida 10-24 W @ Kentucky 27-24 W vs Auburn 13-7 W vs Louisi 35-21 L vs Geor Tec 27-28 W @ TCU 31-23 CFP

Who carried it

Season leaders, 2016.

Defining Moments
The Statement

The 2016 season's largest margin: Georgia 28, South Carolina 14. A 14-point win — the year's high-water mark.

The Setback

The season's deepest loss: Georgia 14, Ole Miss 45. A 31-point margin the season is remembered by.

The Postseason

The season's last act: Georgia beat TCU 31-23 in the postseason.

"How 'bout them Dawgs."
— Georgia fanbase voice · 2016· synthesized
What It Meant

2016 is a middle chapter for Georgia — neither a crown year nor a crisis. It is the kind of season that fills the ledger between the named ones and gives the arc its shape.