ESPN's FPI predicts the remaining games on Georgia's schedule
Struggling out of the gate, the Georgia Bulldogs replaced redshirt freshman quarterback D’Wan Mathis with redshirt junior Stetson Bennett in the 2nd quarter of the season-opener against Arkansas.
Bennett promptly engineered 5 scoring drives, 3 of them ending in touchdowns, and piloted the Bulldogs to what ended up being a comfortable 37-10 victory.
Jumped by the rival Florida Gators for the No. 3 spot in Sunday’s Associated Press Poll, Georgia faces ranked opponents in 4 of the next 5 games, which ESPN’s Football Power Index (FPI) provided their updated projections for.
Here is a quick reminder of how FPI is calculated.
The Football Power Index (FPI) is a measure of team strength meant to be the best predictor of a team’s success for the rest of the season.
FPI represents how many points above or below average a team is. Projected results are based on 10,000 simulations of the rest of the season using FPI, results to date, and the remaining schedule. Ratings and projections update daily.
The Bulldogs’ remaining slate:
- Oct. 3 vs. No. 7 Auburn (57.4 percent)
- Oct. 10 vs. No. 21 Tennessee (86.9 percent)
- Oct. 17 at No. 2 Alabama (25.8 percent)
- Oct. 24 at Kentucky (79.4 percent)
- Nov. 7 vs. No. 3 Florida (53.8 percent)
- Nov. 14 at Missouri (84.4 percent)
- Nov. 21 vs. No. 16 Mississippi State (88.1 percent)
- Nov. 28 at South Carolina (86.8 percent)
- Dec. 5 vs. Vanderbilt (96.3 percent)
Saturday’s top 10 showdown at Sanford Stadium will kick at 7:30 p.m. ET on ESPN.
Shocked that they have us beating Miss. State 88.1%
Doesn’t seem right
Costello and the Leach Air Raid should be fun to watch and a real test against our defense.
25.8% Alabama.
“So you’re saying there’s a chance.”
If UGA is going to get to where they want to be, Daniels needs to be cleared and the player people are projecting him to be.
LSUSMC, may be. Bennett looks a lot like Fromm, capable and knows what to do, but not a game breaker. Depending on the Daniels time line, it may be time to get Carson Beck some reps.
Although, if it’s Bennett the rest of the way, I think GA still has a chance. The offense was going to be a work in progress no matter what. It will show steady improvement over the season.
The defense is already set. Special teams seems to be in good hands, despite all the wishful thinking by Alabama fans.
Great defense and special teams gives you a chance. It will take at least a good offense to go all the way. We will see…
LOL
“the player people are projecting him to be”, that is the key and the great unknown
Tennessee gets no respect. And MSU? Can Stetson Heisman Bennet win a shootout with Costello? Or will Daniels be finally cleared and run away with the Heisman as expected?
Vols gonna whoop that but SON!
Butt*