1946 Georgia Bulldogs football team

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1946 Georgia Bulldogs football
Georgia Athletics logo.svg
National champion (Williamson)
SEC co-champion
Sugar Bowl champion
Sugar Bowl, W 20–10 vs. North Carolina
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Ranking
APNo. 3
1946 record11–0 (5–0 SEC)
Head coach
  • Wally Butts (8th season)
Home stadiumSanford Stadium
Seasons
← 1945
1947 →
1946 Southeastern Conference football standings
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 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 3 Georgia + 5 – 0 – 0 11 – 0 – 0
No. 7 Tennessee + 5 – 0 – 0 9 – 2 – 0
No. 8 LSU 5 – 1 – 0 9 – 1 – 1
No. 11 Georgia Tech 4 – 2 – 0 9 – 2 – 0
Mississippi State 3 – 2 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
Alabama 4 – 3 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
Vanderbilt 3 – 4 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Kentucky 2 – 3 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Tulane 2 – 4 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
Auburn 1 – 5 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Ole Miss 1 – 6 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
Florida 0 – 5 – 0 0 – 9 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1946 Georgia Bulldogs football team represented the Georgia Bulldogs of the University of Georgia during the 1946 college football season. The Williamson System, an NCAA-designated major selector, named the Bulldogs as national champion.[1] The final AP Poll, issued before bowl season, ranked the Bulldogs #3.

Schedule[]

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 27Clemson*
  • Sanford Stadium
  • Athens, GA (rivalry)
W 35–12
October 4at Temple*
W 35–735,000[2]
October 11No. 19 KentuckyNo. 8
  • Sanford Stadium
  • Athens, GA
W 28–13
October 19Oklahoma A&M*No. 8
  • Sanford Stadium
  • Athens, GA
W 33–13
October 26at Furman*No. 8
  • Sirrine Stadium
  • Greenville, SC
W 70–712,000[3]
November 2at No. 15 AlabamaNo. 5
  • Sanford Stadium
  • Athens, GA (rivalry)
W 14–030,000
November 9vs. FloridaNo. 3
  • Fairfield Stadium
  • Jacksonville, FL (rivalry)
W 33–14
November 16vs. AuburnNo. 3
W 41–0
November 23at Chattanooga*No. 3
W 48–2710,000[4]
November 30No. 7 Georgia TechdaggerNo. 3
W 35–7
January 1, 1947vs. No. 9 North Carolina*No. 3
W 20–1073,300
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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After the season[]

Main article: 1947 NFL Draft

The 1947 NFL Draft was held on December 16, 1946. The following Bulldogs were selected.[6]

Round Pick Player Position NFL Club
7 55 Reid Moseley End Chicago Bears
16 142 Charles Smith Halfback Chicago Cardinals
24 220 Herbert St. John Guard Green Bay Packers
29 271 Ray Sellers End Green Bay Packers
30 284 John Wright Back New York Giants

References[]

  1. ^ 2017 NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision Records (PDF). Indianapolis: The National Collegiate Athletic Association. July 2017. p. 112. Retrieved January 24, 2018.
  2. ^ Bradberry, Johnny (October 5, 1946). "Bulldogs Roll Over Temple, 35 to 7; Georgia Takes to Air to Ice Game in 3rd as Trippi, Rauch Shine". The Atlanta Constitution. Atlanta, Ga. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Georgia smothers Furman, 70 to 7". The Atlanta Constitution. October 27, 1946. Retrieved August 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Georgia wins, 48–27; reserves given run". The Atlanta Constitution. November 24, 1946. Retrieved September 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "1946 Football Schedule". GeorgiaDogs.com. Retrieved December 15, 2012.[permanent dead link]
  6. ^ "1947 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 29, 2020.
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