1968 Georgia Bulldogs football team

1968 Southeastern Conference football standings
	$ – Conference champion; Rankings from AP Poll

1968 Georgia Bulldogs football
1968 Georgia Bulldogs football
National champion (Litkenhous); SEC champion
Sugar Bowl, L 2–16 vs. Arkansas
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 4
AP	No. 8
1968 record	8–1–2 (5–0–1 SEC)
Head coach	Vince Dooley (5th season);
Defensive coordinator	Erk Russell (5th season)
Home stadium	Sanford Stadium (59,200)
	Seasons ← 1967 1969 →

The 1968 Georgia Bulldogs football team represented the Georgia Bulldogs of the University of Georgia during the 1968 NCAA University Division football season. The team was named national champion by NCAA-designated major selector Litkenhous.^[1]

Schedule[]

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 14	at No. 9 Tennessee		Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN (rivalry)	ABC	T 17–17	60,603
September 28	Clemson*		Sanford Stadium Athens, GA (rivalry)		W 31–13	59,008
October 5	at South Carolina	No. 16	Carolina Stadium Columbia, SC (rivalry)		W 21–20	42,800
October 12	No. 13 Ole Miss	No. 17	Sanford Stadium Athens, GA	ABC	W 21–7	56,111
October 19	Vanderbilt	No. 10	Sanford Stadium Athens, GA (rivalry)		W 32–6	54,342
October 26	at Kentucky	No. 8	Stoll Field/McLean Stadium Lexington, KY		W 35–14	32,000
November 2	No. 15 Houston*	No. 7	Sanford Stadium Athens, GA		T 10–10	59,381
November 9	vs. Florida	No. 9	Gator Bowl Stadium Jacksonville, FL (rivalry)		W 51–0	70,012
November 16	at No. 12 Auburn	No. 5	Cliff Hare Stadium Auburn, AL (Deep South's Oldest Rivalry)		W 17–3	50,009
November 30	Georgia Tech*	No. 4	Sanford Stadium Athens, GA (Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate)		W 47–8	59,537
January 1, 1969	vs. No. 9 Arkansas*	No. 4	Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA (Sugar Bowl)	NBC	L 2–16	82,113
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Source: 1969 Georgia Bulldogs Football Media Guide/Yearbook

Roster[]

1968 Georgia Bulldogs football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
QB	`12`	Mike Cavan	So

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class

Head coach

Vince Dooley

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible

Injured
Redshirt

References[]

^ 2017 NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision Records (PDF). Indianapolis: The National Collegiate Athletic Association. July 2017. pp. 114, 120. Retrieved January 24, 2018.

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National championship seasons in bold

1968 Georgia Bulldogs football

National champion (Litkenhous) SEC champion
Sugar Bowl, L 2–16 vs. Arkansas
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 4
AP	No. 8
1968 record	8–1–2 (5–0–1 SEC)
Head coach	Vince Dooley (5th season)
Defensive coordinator	Erk Russell (5th season)
Home stadium	Sanford Stadium (59,200)
Seasons ← 1967 1969 →

1968 Southeastern Conference football standings
v t	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 8 Georgia $	5	–	0	–	1	8	–	1	–	2
No. 13 Tennessee	4	–	1	–	1	8	–	2	–	1
No. 17 Alabama	4	–	2	–	0	8	–	3	–	0
LSU	4	–	2	–	0	8	–	3	–	0
No. 16 Auburn	4	–	2	–	0	7	–	4	–	0
Florida	3	–	2	–	1	6	–	3	–	1
Ole Miss	3	–	2	–	1	7	–	3	–	1
Vanderbilt	1	–	3	–	1	5	–	4	–	1
Mississippi State	0	–	4	–	1	0	–	8	–	2
Kentucky	0	–	7	–	0	3	–	7	–	0

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll