American college football season
1966 Georgia Bulldogs football Conference Southeastern Conference Coaches No. 4 AP No. 4 1966 record 10��1 (5–0 SEC) Head coach Vince Dooley (3rd season)Defensive coordinator Erk Russell (3rd season)Home stadium Sanford Stadium (43,621)Seasons
1966 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
No. 3 Alabama +
6
–
0
–
0
11
–
0
–
0
No. 4 Georgia +
5
–
0
–
0
10
–
1
–
0
Florida
5
–
1
–
0
9
–
2
–
0
Ole Miss
5
–
2
–
0
8
–
3
–
0
Tennessee
3
–
2
–
0
8
–
3
–
0
LSU
3
–
3
–
0
5
–
4
–
1
Kentucky
2
–
4
–
0
3
–
6
–
1
Auburn
1
–
5
–
0
4
–
6
–
0
Vanderbilt
0
–
5
–
0
1
–
9
–
0
Mississippi State
0
–
6
–
0
2
–
8
–
0
+ – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll
The 1966 Georgia Bulldogs football team represented the University of Georgia during the 1966 NCAA University Division football season . In 1966, The Bulldogs went 10–1,[1] with wins over seventh-ranked Florida and fifth-ranked Georgia Tech in the regular season and a win over tenth-ranked SMU in the Cotton Bowl Classic by a score of 24–9. Georgia finished as Southeastern Conference (SEC) co-champion with Alabama .
Schedule [ ]
Date Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance Source September 17 at Mississippi State W 20–1734,000
September 24 vs. VMI * W 43–715,000 [2]
October 1 at South Carolina * Carolina Stadium Columbia, SC (rivalry )W 7–031,141
October 8 Ole Miss Sanford Stadium Athens, GA W 9–345,200
October 14 at Miami (FL) * L 6–741,756
October 22 Kentucky Sanford Stadium Athens, GA W 27–1545,348
October 29 North Carolina * Sanford Stadium Athens, GA W 28–345,321
November 5 vs. No. 7 Florida Gator Bowl Jacksonville, FL (rivalry )W 27–1062,820
November 12 at Auburn No. 9 Cliff Hare Stadium Auburn, AL (rivalry )W 21–1347,000
November 26 No. 5 Georgia Tech * No. 7 Sanford Stadium Athens, GA (rivlary ) W 23–1448,782
December 31 vs. No. 10 SMU * No. 4 Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX (Cotton Bowl )CBS W 24–975,504
*Non-conference game HomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
Source : 1967 Georgia Bulldogs Football Media Guide/Yearbook
Roster [ ]
1966 Georgia Bulldogs football team roster
Players
Coaches
Offense
Defense
Pos.
#
Name
Class
S
16
Lynn Hughes
DT
76
George Patton
Sr
DT
77
Bill Stanfill
So
Special teams
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
Injured
Redshirt
Game summaries [ ]
at Miami (FL) [ ]
Florida [ ]
1
2 Total
• Georgia
3
24
27
#7 Florida
10
3
13
Date: November 5Location: Gator Bowl , Jacksonville, Florida Game attendance: 62,820
Scoring summary 4 UGA Lynn Hughes 39-yard interception return
[3]
Auburn [ ]
1
2 Total
• Georgia
0
21
21
Auburn
13
0
13
Date: November 12Location: Cliff Hare Stadium , Auburn, Alabama Game attendance: 47,000
Georgia clinched a share of the SEC with the win, rallying in the second half after Auburn scored on its first two possessions.
[4]
References [ ]
Venues
Herty Field (1892–1910)
Sanford Field (1911–1928)
Sanford Stadium (1929–present)
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