Kirby Smart

<h2 id="early-life">Early life</h2>
Smart was born in <a href="/facts/Montgomery%2c_Alabama/vHKx3dzU">Montgomery, Alabama</a>, to Sonny and Sharon Smart, and grew up in <a href="/facts/Bainbridge%2c_Georgia/eLoCrj3s">Bainbridge, Georgia</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:2" href="#fn:2">2</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:3" href="#fn:3">3</a> He has a brother, Karl and a sister, Kendall.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:4" href="#fn:4">4</a> His father, Sonny Smart, was a high school football coach and coached Smart in high school.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:5" href="#fn:5">5</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:6" href="#fn:6">6</a> Smart began his playing career at <a href="/facts/Bainbridge_High_School_(Georgia)/nndobqUo">Bainbridge High School</a> and went on to play college football at the <a href="/facts/Georgia_Bulldogs_football/QaNLXxTJ">University of Georgia</a>, where he was teammates with defensive linemen <a href="/facts/Antonio_Cochran/p51pQgqh">Antonio Cochran</a>, Emarlos Leroy, linebacker Brandon Tolbert, <a href="/facts/Pro_Football_Hall_of_Fame/RsETBMlT">Pro Football Hall of Fame</a> cornerback <a href="/facts/Champ_Bailey/RW8BTlfo">Champ Bailey</a>, and <a href="/facts/Super_Bowl_MVP/CjnlgVEg">Super Bowl MVP</a> <a href="/facts/Hines_Ward/DEh5hLKB">Hines Ward</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:7" href="#fn:7">7</a> Smart was a four-year letterman at defensive back for Georgia and a first-team All-<a href="/facts/Southeastern_Conference/kNJFJC2e">SEC</a> selection as a senior.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:8" href="#fn:8">8</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:9" href="#fn:9">9</a> He finished his career with 13 interceptions, which ranked fourth all-time at Georgia, and led the Bulldogs with six interceptions in <a href="/facts/1997_Georgia_Bulldogs_football_team/WuqxhKaS">1997</a> and five in <a href="/facts/1998_Georgia_Bulldogs_football_team/YI3syfUP">1998</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:10" href="#fn:10">10</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:11" href="#fn:11">11</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:12" href="#fn:12">12</a> He was also a four-time member of the SEC Academic Honor Roll.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:13" href="#fn:13">13</a> Smart graduated from the <a href="/facts/Terry_College_of_Business/AQNomrfh">Terry College of Business</a> in 1998 with a bachelor's degree in finance. He went undrafted in the <a href="/facts/1999_NFL_draft/t6oNAyuo">1999 NFL draft</a> and signed a free-agent contract with the <a href="/facts/1999_Indianapolis_Colts_season/0RzRjNW5">Indianapolis Colts</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:14" href="#fn:14">14</a> He spent the 1999 preseason with the team but was cut before the start of the regular season.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:15" href="#fn:15">15</a> In 2003, Kirby attended <a href="/facts/Florida_State_University/bBMePujY">Florida State University</a> for graduate school.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:16" href="#fn:16">16</a>

<h2 id="coaching-career">Coaching career</h2>
<h3>Early career</h3>
Smart began his coaching career with the <a href="/facts/University_of_Georgia/SkqyQmok">University of Georgia</a> in 1999, serving as an administrative assistant.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:17" href="#fn:17">17</a> He moved to <a href="/facts/Valdosta_State_University/4a0uw2jf">Valdosta State</a> where he spent one season as defensive backs coach before being promoted to defensive coordinator for the 2001 season.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:18" href="#fn:18">18</a> From 2002 to 2003, Smart worked as a <a href="/facts/Graduate_assistant/lcL27EtU">graduate assistant</a> under <a href="/facts/Bobby_Bowden/ASHsyVvT">Bobby Bowden</a> at <a href="/facts/Florida_State_University/bBMePujY">Florida State</a> while pursuing a master's degree.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:19" href="#fn:19">19</a> He received his master's degree from <a href="/facts/Florida_State_University/bBMePujY">FSU</a> in 2003.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:20" href="#fn:20">20</a> Smart then spent one season as defensive backs coach at <a href="/facts/Louisiana_State_University/yg8S4Tyy">LSU</a> under head coach <a href="/facts/Nick_Saban/dttHL8rd">Nick Saban</a> in <a href="/facts/2004_LSU_Tigers_football_team/y0eYXjHr">2004</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:21" href="#fn:21">21</a> Smart rejoined the Georgia Bulldogs football program to serve as running backs coach for the <a href="/facts/2005_Georgia_Bulldogs_football_team/etcShaye">2005 season</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:22" href="#fn:22">22</a> His only season in the NFL came in <a href="/facts/2006_NFL_season/Ke3I0E7o">2006</a>, during which time he coached under Saban again, this time as the <a href="/facts/2006_Miami_Dolphins_season/2rPrsDtG">Miami Dolphins</a> <a href="/facts/Safety_(football_position)/vKIgzauE">safeties</a> coach.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:23" href="#fn:23">23</a>

<h3>Alabama</h3>
Smart followed Nick Saban to the <a href="/facts/University_of_Alabama/AzXHD8IG">University of Alabama</a> in 2007. He was hired by Saban as an assistant coach on January 9.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:24" href="#fn:24">24</a> On February 27, 2008, Smart was promoted to defensive coordinator.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:25" href="#fn:25">25</a> On December 8, 2009, Smart was awarded the <a href="/facts/Broyles_Award/p0aTbfq4">Broyles Award</a> as the nation's best assistant coach.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:26" href="#fn:26">26</a> He was the first Alabama assistant coach to win the award.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:27" href="#fn:27">27</a> Alabama went on to win the <a href="/facts/2010_BCS_National_Championship_Game/1Kdl7B1P">BCS National Championship</a> over <a href="/facts/2009_Texas_Longhorns_football_team/xJkFFFSL">Texas</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:28" href="#fn:28">28</a> Smart considered a lucrative contract to be the defensive coordinator at his alma mater, the <a href="/facts/University_of_Georgia/SkqyQmok">University of Georgia</a> but chose to stay with the Crimson Tide in early January 2010.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:29" href="#fn:29">29</a> In 2011, Smart's defense helped Alabama win another championship, beating <a href="/facts/2011_LSU_Tigers_football_team/pWnDv9xD">LSU</a> in the <a href="/facts/2012_BCS_National_Championship_Game/SjTwDYbN">2012 BCS National Championship Game</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:30" href="#fn:30">30</a> On March 27, 2012, the University of Alabama System's Board Of Trustees voted to increase Smart's salary and extend his contract.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:31" href="#fn:31">31</a> On November 20, 2012, Smart was recognized as the 2012 <a href="/facts/AFCA_Coach_of_the_Year/QMYQzVet">AFCA FBS Assistant Coach of the Year</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:32" href="#fn:32">32</a> Alabama would win another <a href="/facts/2013_BCS_National_Championship_Game/UxkNFSAp">national championship</a>, beating <a href="/facts/2012_Notre_Dame_Fighting_Irish_football_team/xcx4ugn2">Notre Dame</a> with a bruising defense.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:33" href="#fn:33">33</a> On April 16, 2013, Smart was granted a $200,000 salary increase to make him the highest-paid defensive coordinator in college football.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:34" href="#fn:34">34</a> He was part of the Alabama staff that won the <a href="/facts/2016_College_Football_Playoff_National_Championship/cgDbIKa7">National Championship</a> over <a href="/facts/2015_Clemson_Tigers_football_team/SJBjwdq3">Clemson</a> in the 2015 season.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:35" href="#fn:35">35</a>

<h3>Georgia</h3>
On December 6, 2015, Smart was announced as the <a href="/facts/List_of_Georgia_Bulldogs_head_football_coaches/5XqrHMAN">26th head football coach</a> at the <a href="/facts/Georgia_Bulldogs_football/QaNLXxTJ">University of Georgia</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:36" href="#fn:36">36</a>

 Smart has had 6 of his assistant coaches become head coaches at the FBS level: <a href="/facts/Shane_Beamer/Eq8zo33D">Shane Beamer</a> for <a href="/facts/South_Carolina_Gamecocks_football/pkS57Vvg">South Carolina</a>, <a href="/facts/Sam_Pittman/k4bYAqD2">Sam Pittman</a> for <a href="/facts/Arkansas_Razorbacks_football/oSyw4TGs">Arkansas</a>, <a href="/facts/Mel_Tucker/0S3WoJxY">Mel Tucker</a> for <a href="/facts/Colorado_Buffaloes_football_team/e4v1Hefm">Colorado</a> and <a href="/facts/Michigan_State_Spartans_football/4uE8yhSr">Michigan State</a>, <a href="/facts/Dan_Lanning/jegx9JtN">Dan Lanning</a> for <a href="/facts/Oregon_Ducks_football/5Cbe3xqF">Oregon</a>, <a href="/facts/Fran_Brown/N8V0al2h">Fran Brown</a> for <a href="/facts/Syracuse_Orange_football/BcF6xc01">Syracuse</a>, and <a href="/facts/Dell_McGee/1ymbj1jv">Dell McGee</a> for <a href="/facts/Georgia_State_Panthers_football/UHv5kwFs">Georgia State</a>.
<h4>2016 season</h4>
Smart earned his first victory as head coach of the Bulldogs in a 33–24 victory over #22 <a href="/facts/2016_North_Carolina_Tar_Heels_football_team/lKdewylp">North Carolina</a> in Georgia's first game.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:37" href="#fn:37">37</a> Smart led Georgia to a 13–7 victory over #8 <a href="/facts/2016_Auburn_Tigers_football_team/smL8qYBo">Auburn</a> on November 12.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:38" href="#fn:38">38</a> Smart went 8–5 in his first season as the head coach of the Bulldogs in <a href="/facts/2016_Georgia_Bulldogs_football_team/bFGr83Yr">2016</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:39" href="#fn:39">39</a> The Bulldogs finished tied for second in the SEC East division.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:40" href="#fn:40">40</a>
Smart's first year as Georgia's head coach ended with a 31–23 victory over <a href="/facts/2016_TCU_Horned_Frogs_football_team/lLeKL16x">TCU</a> in the <a href="/facts/2016_Liberty_Bowl_(December)/48xwp4KH">Liberty Bowl</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:41" href="#fn:41">41</a>

<h4>2017 season</h4>
In the <a href="/facts/2017_Georgia_Bulldogs_football_team/GSN1qL9I">2017 season</a>, Smart led the Bulldogs to their first 9–0 start since <a href="/facts/1982_Georgia_Bulldogs_football_team/41bI7leo">1982</a> and won the SEC East after a victory over the <a href="/facts/2017_South_Carolina_Gamecocks_football_team/Hb5KqgaR">South Carolina Gamecocks</a> on November 4.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:42" href="#fn:42">42</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:43" href="#fn:43">43</a> On December 2, 2017, Smart coached Georgia to its first SEC title since <a href="/facts/2005_Georgia_Bulldogs_football_team/etcShaye">2005</a>, and only the fourth 12-win season in school history (<a href="/facts/1980_Georgia_Bulldogs_football_team/6mRguQE5">1980</a>, <a href="/facts/2002_Georgia_Bulldogs_football_team/5KMELYr7">2002</a>, <a href="/facts/2012_Georgia_Bulldogs_football_team/71PIQtMQ">2012</a>).<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:44" href="#fn:44">44</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:45" href="#fn:45">45</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:46" href="#fn:46">46</a> On December 3, Georgia was ranked No. 3 by the College Football Playoff Committee.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:47" href="#fn:47">47</a> Georgia played No. 2 <a href="/facts/2017_Oklahoma_Sooners_football_team/QmKvBEgT">Oklahoma</a> in the <a href="/facts/College_Football_Playoff/SMlf6BTR">College Football Playoff</a> semifinal game at the <a href="/facts/2018_Rose_Bowl/o3teKakz">Rose Bowl</a>. Georgia rallied from a 31–14 first-half deficit, ultimately defeating Oklahoma 54–48 in double overtime.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:48" href="#fn:48">48</a> The Bulldogs went on to lose to <a href="/facts/2017_Alabama_Crimson_Tide_football_team/cwWUHfo0">Alabama</a> in the <a href="/facts/2018_College_Football_Playoff_National_Championship/zHcAXXg2">National Championship Game</a> 26–23, where Alabama freshman quarterback <a href="/facts/Tua_Tagovailoa/5weAgsrU">Tua Tagovailoa</a> relieved <a href="/facts/Jalen_Hurts/BaIhx38F">Jalen Hurts</a> late in the contest and ended the game on a 41-yard touchdown completion to <a href="/facts/DeVonta_Smith/YbCwI2t3">DeVonta Smith</a> in overtime.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:49" href="#fn:49">49</a> Smart was named SEC Coach of the Year for the 2017 season and received the <a href="/facts/George_Munger_Award/GXXeQlro">George Munger Award</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:50" href="#fn:50">50</a>

<h4>2018 season</h4>
In the <a href="/facts/2018_Georgia_Bulldogs_football_team/CyFY41px">2018 season</a>, Georgia completed the regular season with an 11–1 record. The one loss was a 36–16 defeat to #13 <a href="/facts/2018_LSU_Tigers_football_team/YCottkFn">LSU</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:51" href="#fn:51">51</a> Georgia earned a spot in the <a href="/facts/2018_SEC_Championship_Game/rHhF0okg">SEC Championship game</a> as the Eastern Division Champions, but lost to <a href="/facts/2018_Alabama_Crimson_Tide_football_team/UWNFuwPe">Alabama</a>, 35–28.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:52" href="#fn:52">52</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:53" href="#fn:53">53</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:54" href="#fn:54">54</a> The No. 5 Georgia Bulldogs earned an invitation to play in the <a href="/facts/2019_Sugar_Bowl/lQchBxLS">Sugar Bowl</a>, where they lost to No. 15 <a href="/facts/2018_Texas_Longhorns_football_team/znjPotUK">Texas</a>, 28–21.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:55" href="#fn:55">55</a>

<h4>2019 season</h4>
In <a href="/facts/2019_Georgia_Bulldogs_football_team/zqg4ztkG">2019</a>, Georgia had a regular-season record of 11–1. The team recorded victories over #7 <a href="/facts/2019_Notre_Dame_Fighting_Irish_football_team/N8MmDF7z">Notre Dame</a> and #6 <a href="/facts/2019_Florida_Gators_football_team/RNJX39tF">Florida</a> during the season.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:56" href="#fn:56">56</a> The one loss was a 20–17 setback to <a href="/facts/2019_South_Carolina_Gamecocks_football_team/YHfTEVbC">South Carolina</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:57" href="#fn:57">57</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:58" href="#fn:58">58</a> Georgia won the SEC East for the third consecutive season, but lost to <a href="/facts/2019_LSU_Tigers_football_team/Nvsk1sCC">LSU</a> in the <a href="/facts/2019_SEC_Championship_Game/WWx34fUb">SEC Championship game</a>, 37–10.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:59" href="#fn:59">59</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:60" href="#fn:60">60</a> Georgia, ranked No. 5 entering the <a href="/facts/2019%25E2%2580%259320_NCAA_football_bowl_games/lanmRKPv">bowl season</a>, beat No. 7 <a href="/facts/2019_Baylor_Bears_football_team/KYX71w9I">Baylor</a> in the <a href="/facts/2020_Sugar_Bowl/HakpI7bU">Sugar Bowl</a>, 26–14.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:61" href="#fn:61">61</a>

<h4>2020 season</h4>
In <a href="/facts/2020_Georgia_Bulldogs_football_team/LpRSh7P7">2020</a>, Georgia's regular-season record was 7–2.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:62" href="#fn:62">62</a> Georgia's two setbacks were to #2 <a href="/facts/2020_Alabama_Crimson_Tide_football_team/h4LnP9c4">Alabama</a> and #8 <a href="/facts/2020_Florida_Gators_football_team/27xKXzEm">Florida</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:63" href="#fn:63">63</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:64" href="#fn:64">64</a> The season was <a href="/facts/Impact_of_the_COVID-19_pandemic_on_gridiron_football/7aMDIA0h">shortened</a> because of the <a href="/facts/COVID-19_pandemic/0xTsh7Ut">COVID-19 pandemic</a>; all four games against non-SEC opponents were canceled, though Georgia played one more game than usual against SEC opponents.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:65" href="#fn:65">65</a> Georgia was slated to play ten games, but the game against <a href="/facts/2020_Vanderbilt_Commodores_football_team/bJrpgLL8">Vanderbilt</a> had to be cancelled due to COVID issues within the Commodore program.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:66" href="#fn:66">66</a> Georgia finished the regular season in second place in the SEC East.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:67" href="#fn:67">67</a> In the <a href="/facts/2020%25E2%2580%259321_NCAA_football_bowl_games/IuXBoXoX">subsequent bowl season</a>, the No. 9 Bulldogs beat No. 8 <a href="/facts/2020_Cincinnati_Bearcats_football_team/UkYwd0de">Cincinnati</a> in the <a href="/facts/2021_Peach_Bowl_(January)/z06zcqeU">Peach Bowl</a>, 24–21.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:68" href="#fn:68">68</a>

<h4>2021 season</h4>
In <a href="/facts/2021_Georgia_Bulldogs_football_team/Eg3gAGb7">2021</a>, Georgia went 12–0 in the regular season.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:69" href="#fn:69">69</a> Georgia lost to <a href="/facts/2021_Alabama_Crimson_Tide_football_team/xWB5seI2">Alabama</a> in the <a href="/facts/2021_SEC_Championship_Game/00k16yka">SEC Championship</a>, 41–24.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:70" href="#fn:70">70</a> Georgia was ranked No. 3 after this game and earned a College Football Playoff nomination.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:71" href="#fn:71">71</a> The Bulldogs defeated No. 2 <a href="/facts/2021_Michigan_Wolverines_football_team/2WlQXfCx">Michigan</a> in the College Football Playoff semifinal game at the <a href="/facts/2021_Orange_Bowl_(December)/v2UcgE3E">Orange Bowl</a>, 34–11.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:72" href="#fn:72">72</a> Georgia defeated No. 1 Alabama in the <a href="/facts/2022_College_Football_Playoff_National_Championship/3e3XebgH">National Championship game</a>, 33–18, to secure their first national championship since <a href="/facts/1980_Georgia_Bulldogs_football_team/6mRguQE5">1980</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:73" href="#fn:73">73</a> With this victory, Smart became the first of Saban's former assistants at Alabama and just the second overall to defeat Saban (<a href="/facts/Jimbo_Fisher/xauwWmz2">Jimbo Fisher</a>, a former assistant at <a href="/facts/Louisiana_State_Tigers_football/9IXvtSmF">LSU</a> and the head coach at <a href="/facts/Texas_A%2526M_Aggies_football/WHQzGHxC">Texas A&M</a>, was the first after his unranked Aggies team upset the Crimson Tide earlier in the season).<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:74" href="#fn:74">74</a> Smart was named SEC Coach of the Year for the 2021 season.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:75" href="#fn:75">75</a>

<h4>2022 season</h4>
In July 2022, Smart and Georgia agreed to a 10-year contract extension worth $112.5 million, making him the highest-paid coach in college football.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:76" href="#fn:76">76</a> Georgia started off the season with a #3 ranking in the AP Poll.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:77" href="#fn:77">77</a> The team started with a 49–3 victory over #11 <a href="/facts/2022_Oregon_Ducks_football_team/L7qVeJgy">Oregon</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:78" href="#fn:78">78</a> After the Oregon victory, Georgia earned the top spot in the AP Poll and reeled off seven more victories to set up an undefeated matchup against <a href="/facts/2022_Tennessee_Volunteers_football_team/kQEt0Nj8">Tennessee</a>, who was #1 in the College Football Playoff rankings and #2 in the AP Poll.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:79" href="#fn:79">79</a> Georgia defeated Tennessee 27–13.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:80" href="#fn:80">80</a> In the <a href="/facts/2022_Georgia_Bulldogs_football_team/V9ahqrqW">2022 season</a>, Georgia finished 12–0 once more in the regular season before defeating <a href="/facts/2022_LSU_Tigers_football_team/aYMVPsYE">LSU</a> in the <a href="/facts/2022_SEC_Championship_Game/rUrzN5Wn">SEC Championship game</a>, 50–30.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:81" href="#fn:81">81</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:82" href="#fn:82">82</a> Georgia defeated <a href="/facts/2022_Ohio_State_Buckeyes_football_team/MDj2H6Le">Ohio State</a> in the <a href="/facts/2022_Peach_Bowl/YVq1hThb">Peach Bowl</a> 42–41.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:83" href="#fn:83">83</a> In the <a href="/facts/2023_College_Football_Playoff_National_Championship/h46mVUBS">National Championship game</a>, Georgia defeated <a href="/facts/2022_TCU_Horned_Frogs_football_team/KuYSdKVp">TCU</a> 65–7, making Kirby Smart a back-to-back national championship-winning coach, the first one since <a href="/facts/Nick_Saban/dttHL8rd">Nick Saban</a> did so with Alabama in <a href="/facts/2011_Alabama_Crimson_Tide_football_team/G3HYpSmQ">2011</a> and <a href="/facts/2012_Alabama_Crimson_Tide_football_team/PctWLPJC">2012</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:84" href="#fn:84">84</a> Smart was named SEC Coach of the Year for the second consecutive season and the third time overall.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:85" href="#fn:85">85</a>

<h4>2023 season</h4>
Before the beginning of <a href="/facts/2023_Georgia_Bulldogs_football_team/3WoJXK5r">2023</a>, Georgia was ranked #1 in both the AP and coaches polls.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:86" href="#fn:86">86</a> Following a 49–21 victory over <a href="/facts/2023_UAB_Blazers_football_team/wAl0htun">UAB</a>, Smart's record as head coach of Georgia increased to 85–15, which became the highest total of wins and the highest win percentage achieved by an SEC coach through their first 100 games in history.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:87" href="#fn:87">87</a> Smart additionally led the Bulldogs to an SEC-record 29-game win-streak with a 31–23 win over in-state rival <a href="/facts/2023_Georgia_Tech_Yellow_Jackets_football_team/NF4KfkqU">Georgia Tech</a> in Week 12 of the regular season, finishing it 12–0.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:88" href="#fn:88">88</a> The win also resulted in the most recent instance of 3-consecutive seasons of undefeated in-conference SEC play, with the second most recent also being Georgia from 1980-82. The win streak ended with a loss to <a href="/facts/2023_Alabama_Crimson_Tide_football_team/ABuY3Lg5">Alabama</a> in the <a href="/facts/2023_SEC_Championship_Game/oTp1xt0d">SEC Championship Game</a>, 24–27.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:89" href="#fn:89">89</a> As a result of the loss, Georgia was not among the top four ranked teams that made the College Football Playoff, and instead played <a href="/facts/2023_Florida_State_Seminoles_football_team/dnlGBKhV">Florida State</a> in the <a href="/facts/2023_Orange_Bowl/ugJeJcR6">Orange Bowl</a>. Georgia defeated Florida State by a score of 63–3, the largest point differential in Orange Bowl and <a href="/facts/NCAA_Division_I_Football_Bowl_Subdivision/X7clxaKG">FBS</a> bowl game history, the latter breaking the record set in the previous year's National Championship game.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:90" href="#fn:90">90</a>

<h4>2024 season</h4>
In May 2024, Smart and Georgia agreed to a ten-year contract extension worth $130 million, once again making him the highest-paid coach in college football history.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:91" href="#fn:91">91</a> Smart earned his 100th career win as head coach in a 30–15 victory against #1 <a href="/facts/2024_Texas_Longhorns_football_team/9wfHztVK">Texas</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:92" href="#fn:92">92</a> Georgia finished with a 10–2 regular season record to qualify for the SEC Championship Game.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:93" href="#fn:93">93</a> <a href="/facts/2024_SEC_Championship_Game/pldgfEoh">In a rematch against Texas</a>, he led the Bulldogs to a conference title with a 22–19 overtime win,<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:94" href="#fn:94">94</a> clinching the #2-seed and a first-round bye for the <a href="/facts/2024%25E2%2580%259325_College_Football_Playoff/BByoA0n1">College Football Playoff</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:95" href="#fn:95">95</a> In the <a href="/facts/2025_Sugar_Bowl/qqMYcwVW">Sugar Bowl</a> against <a href="/facts/2024_Notre_Dame_Fighting_Irish_football_team/EXI1cEWt">Notre Dame</a>, Georgia lost 23–10.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:96" href="#fn:96">96</a>

<h2 id="personal-life">Personal life</h2>

Smart is married to Mary "Beth" Elizabeth Lycett, who played basketball for the University of Georgia.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:97" href="#fn:97">97</a> The couple have three children.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:98" href="#fn:98">98</a>
Smart's father, Sonny Smart, died on January 4, 2025.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:99" href="#fn:99">99</a>

<h2 id="head-coaching-record">Head coaching record</h2>
<table><tbody><tr><th>Year</th><th>Team</th><th>Overall</th><th>Conference</th><th>Standing</th><th>Bowl/playoffs</th><th>Coaches#</th><th>AP°</th></tr><tr><td colspan="9"><a href="/facts/Georgia_Bulldogs_football/QaNLXxTJ">Georgia Bulldogs</a> (<a href="/facts/Southeastern_Conference/kNJFJC2e">Southeastern Conference</a>) (2016–present)</td></tr><tr><td scope="row"><a href="/facts/2016_NCAA_Division_I_FBS_football_season/14oUazxc">2016</a></td><td><a href="/facts/2016_Georgia_Bulldogs_football_team/bFGr83Yr">Georgia</a></td><td>8–5</td><td>4–4</td><td>T–2nd (Eastern)</td><td>W <a href="/facts/2016_Liberty_Bowl_(December)/48xwp4KH">Liberty</a></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td scope="row"><a href="/facts/2017_NCAA_Division_I_FBS_football_season/cnR06tqf">2017</a></td><td><a href="/facts/2017_Georgia_Bulldogs_football_team/GSN1qL9I">Georgia</a></td><td>13–2</td><td>7–1</td><td>1st (Eastern)</td><td>W <a href="/facts/2018_Rose_Bowl/o3teKakz">Rose</a>†, L <a href="/facts/2018_College_Football_Playoff_National_Championship/zHcAXXg2">CFP NCG</a>†</td><td>2</td><td>2</td></tr><tr><td scope="row"><a href="/facts/2018_NCAA_Division_I_FBS_football_season/9cmtyxaM">2018</a></td><td><a href="/facts/2018_Georgia_Bulldogs_football_team/CyFY41px">Georgia</a></td><td>11–3</td><td>7–1</td><td>1st (Eastern)</td><td>L <a href="/facts/2019_Sugar_Bowl/lQchBxLS">Sugar</a>†</td><td>8</td><td>7</td></tr><tr><td scope="row"><a href="/facts/2019_NCAA_Division_I_FBS_football_season/f7frbLDI">2019</a></td><td><a href="/facts/2019_Georgia_Bulldogs_football_team/zqg4ztkG">Georgia</a></td><td>12–2</td><td>7–1</td><td>1st (Eastern)</td><td>W <a href="/facts/2020_Sugar_Bowl/HakpI7bU">Sugar</a>†</td><td>4</td><td>4</td></tr><tr><td scope="row"><a href="/facts/2020_NCAA_Division_I_FBS_football_season/sPabTPdb">2020</a></td><td><a href="/facts/2020_Georgia_Bulldogs_football_team/LpRSh7P7">Georgia</a></td><td>8–2</td><td>7–2</td><td>2nd (Eastern)</td><td>W <a href="/facts/2021_Peach_Bowl_(January)/z06zcqeU">Peach</a>†</td><td>7</td><td>7</td></tr><tr><td scope="row"><a href="/facts/2021_NCAA_Division_I_FBS_football_season/2hqqGtVA">2021</a></td><td><a href="/facts/2021_Georgia_Bulldogs_football_team/Eg3gAGb7">Georgia</a></td><td>14–1</td><td>8–0</td><td>1st (Eastern)</td><td>W <a href="/facts/2021_Orange_Bowl_(December)/v2UcgE3E">Orange</a> †, W <a href="/facts/2022_College_Football_Playoff_National_Championship/3e3XebgH">CFP NCG</a>†</td><td>1</td><td>1</td></tr><tr><td scope="row"><a href="/facts/2022_NCAA_Division_I_FBS_football_season/Jfs3a8GN">2022</a></td><td><a href="/facts/2022_Georgia_Bulldogs_football_team/V9ahqrqW">Georgia</a></td><td>15–0</td><td>8–0</td><td>1st (Eastern)</td><td>W <a href="/facts/2022_Peach_Bowl/YVq1hThb">Peach</a>†, W <a href="/facts/2023_College_Football_Playoff_National_Championship/h46mVUBS">CFP NCG</a>†</td><td>1</td><td>1</td></tr><tr><td scope="row"><a href="/facts/2023_NCAA_Division_I_FBS_football_season/atBmXpgG">2023</a></td><td><a href="/facts/2023_Georgia_Bulldogs_football_team/3WoJXK5r">Georgia</a></td><td>13–1</td><td>8–0</td><td>1st (Eastern)</td><td>W <a href="/facts/2023_Orange_Bowl/ugJeJcR6">Orange</a>†</td><td>3</td><td>4</td></tr><tr><td scope="row"><a href="/facts/2024_NCAA_Division_I_FBS_football_season/25LF0zB7">2024</a></td><td><a href="/facts/2024_Georgia_Bulldogs_football_team/AvQsLAwN">Georgia</a></td><td>11–3</td><td>6–2</td><td>T–2nd</td><td>L <a href="/facts/2025_Sugar_Bowl/qqMYcwVW">Sugar</a>†</td><td>6</td><td>6</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" scope="row">Georgia:</td><td>105–19</td><td>62–11</td><td colspan="5"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" scope="row">Total:</td><td>105–19</td><td colspan="7"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="9">      National championship         Conference title         Conference division title or championship game berth</td></tr><tr><td colspan="9"><ul><li>†Indicates <a href="/facts/College_Football_Playoff/SMlf6BTR">CFP / New Years' Six</a> bowl.</li><li>#Rankings from final <a href="/facts/Coaches_Poll/toGLPSTJ">Coaches Poll</a>.</li><li>°Rankings from final <a href="/facts/AP_Poll/7j43FYYd">AP Poll</a>.</li></ul></td></tr></tbody></table>

<h2 id="external-links">External links</h2>

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<h2 id="references">References</h2>

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