FYI: Schedule and Results of 1st year Georgia coaches since 1938

Compare away. I formerly thought Kirby's 1st year was similar to Goff's, but now I think it may get worse. At least Goff's first year team smeared some opponents.

1938--Joel Hunt
UGA 20 Citadel 0
''' 7 South Carolina 6
'''38 Furman 7
'''28 Mercer 19
'''6 Holy Cross 29
'''19 Florida 6
'''6 Tulane 28
'''14 Auburn 23
'''0 Georgia Tech 0
'''7 Miami 13

1939--Wally Butts
UGA 26 Citadel 0
'''0 Furman 20
'''0 Holy Cross 13
'''6 Kentucky 13
'''13 NYU 14
'''16 Mercer 9
'''6 Florida 2
'''33 South Carolina 7
'''0 Auburn 7
'''0 Georgia Tech 13
'''13 Miami 0

1961--Johnny Griffith
UGA 6 Alabama 32
''' 0 Vanderbilt 7
'''17 South Carolina 14
'''0 Florida State 3
'''10 Mississippi State 7
'''16 Kentucky 15
'''7 Miami 32
'''14 Florida 21
'''7 Auburn 10
'''7 Georgia Tech 22

1964--Vince Dooley
UGA 3 Alabama 31
''' 7 Vanderbilt 0
'''7 South Carolina 7
'''19 Clemson 7
'''14 Florida State 17
'''21 Kentucky 7
'''24 North Carolina 8
'''14 Florida 7
'''7 Auburn 14
'''7 Georgia Tech 0
'''7 Texas Tech 0

1989--Ray Goff
UGA 15 Baylor 3
''' 23 Mississippi State 6
''' 20 South Carolina 24
''' 14 Tennessee 17
''' 13 Ole Miss 17
''' 35 Vanderbilt 19
''' 34 Kentucky 23
''' 37 Temple 10
''' 17 Florida 10
''' 3 Auburn 20
''' 22 Georgia Tech 33
''' 18 Syracuse 19

1996--Jim Donnan
UGA 7 Southern Mississippi 11
''' 14 South Carolina 23
''' 15 Texas Tech 12
''' 38 Mississippi State 19
''' 17 Tennessee 29
''' 13 Vanderbilt 2
''' 17 Kentucky 24
''' 7 Florida 47
''' 56 Auburn 49
''' 27 Ole Miss 31
''' 19 Georgia Tech 10

2001--Mark Richt
UGA 45 Arkansas State 17
''' 9 South Carolina 14
''' 34 Arkansas 23
''' 26 Tennessee 24
''' 30 Vanderbilt 14
''' 43 Kentucky 29
''' 10 Florida 24
''' 17 Auburn 24
''' 35 Ole Miss 15
''' 31 Georgia Tech 17
''' 35 Houston 7
''' 16 Boston College 20

The only Georgia coach since 1938 who followed up a bad first year with a successful career was Wally Butts. And he suffered a terrible decade in the 1950s that would not be tolerated in today's atmosphere.

Mark Richt and Vince Dooley had reasonably good first years and had successful careers.