ESPN’s model is predicting the Georgia Bulldogs will lose multiple games in 2024.

The Football Power Index (FPI) is a measure of team strength that is meant to be the best predictor of a team’s performance going forward for the rest of the season. According to the most recent FPI update, Georgia is predicted to lose its road trips to Alabama and Texas and Ole Miss.

Below are the projected chances for Georgia to win each of its remaining games:

  • Sept. 28: at Alabama — 33%
  • Oct. 5: vs. Auburn — 87.1%
  • Oct. 12: vs. Mississippi State — 94.4%
  • Oct. 19: at Texas — 29.4%
  • Nov. 2: vs. Florida — 91%
  • Nov. 9: at Ole Miss — 46.5%
  • Nov. 16: vs. Tennessee — 54.1%
  • Nov. 23: vs. UMass — 99%
  • Nov. 29: vs. Georgia Tech — 89.9%

Of the 9 games remaining on Georgia’s schedule, FPI is projecting the Bulldogs to finish the season with 6.2 wins. Given that Georgia has already won 3 games, that means the model is expecting UGA to win approximately 9 games during the 2024 regular season.

Excluding the COVID-shortened 2020 season, this would be the first time Georgia has won fewer than 10 games in a season since the first year of the Kirby Smart era in 2016.

It’s fair to assume the Bulldogs could struggle against Alabama, where they currently have just a 33 percent chance of winning on the road on Sept. 28. The Crimson Tide have looked strong on both sides of the ball and are coming off a huge road win over Wisconsin.

ESPN gives Georgia the lowest percentage of winning on their Oct. 19 trip to battle No. 1 Texas, with just a 29.4 percent chance the Bulldogs win on the road in Austin.

Finally, the ESPN FPI gives Ole Miss a slight edge over Georgia on Nov. 9, with the Bulldogs slated with a 46.5 percent chance to knock off the Rebels on the road.

Georgia fans won’t be thrilled to see these projections, but it’s clear Georgia’s performance against Kentucky has played a major role in how the ESPN FPI views Georgia’s season moving forward.