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The 1973 Georgia Bulldogs football team represented the Georgia Bulldogs of the University of Georgia during the 1973 NCAA Division I football season .
Schedule [ ] Date Opponent Site TV Result Attendance September 15 Pittsburgh * T 7–752,005 September 22 Clemson * Sanford Stadium Athens, GA (rivalry ) W 31–1448,280 September 29 No. 19 NC State * Sanford Stadium Athens, GA W 31–1252,700 October 6 at No. 3 Alabama L 14–2857,790 October 13 Ole Miss Sanford Stadium Athens, GA W 20–057,800 October 20 at Vanderbilt L 14–1821,500 October 27 Kentucky Sanford Stadium Athens, GA L 7–1254,500 November 3 at No. 11 Tennessee W 35–3170,812 November 10 vs. Florida ABC L 10–1170,266 November 17 Auburn W 28–1459,700 December 1 at Georgia Tech W 10–360,316 December 28 vs. No. 18 Maryland * Mizlou W 17–1638,107 *Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
Source: 1974 Georgia Bulldogs Football Media Guide/YearbookRoster [ ]
1973 Georgia Bulldogs football team roster
Players
Coaches
Offense
Defense
Special teams
Pos.
#
Name
Class
K
Allan Leavitt
Head coach Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain(S) Suspended(I) Ineligible
Game summaries [ ] Clemson [ ]
1
2 3 4 Total
Clemson
0
7 0 7
14
• Georgia
0
3 14 14
31
Date: September 23Location: Sanford Stadium , Athens, GA Game attendance: 48,290 Scoring summary 2 UGA Leavitt 23-yard field goal UGA 3-0 2 0:54 CLEM J. Washington 3-yard run (Burgess kick) CLEM 7-3 3 UGA Jackson 4-yard run (Leavitt kick) UGA 10-7 3 UGA Harrison 17-yard run (Leavitt kick) UGA 17-7 4 UGA Page 1-yard run (Leavitt kick) UGA 24-7 4 CLEM Pengitore 15-yard run (Burgess kick) UGA 24-14 4 UGA G. Washington 97-yard kickoff return (Leavitt kick) UGA 31-14
[1]
Tennessee [ ]
1
2 3 4 Total
• Georgia
7
14 0 14
35
Tennessee
14
0 17 0
31
Date: November 3Location: Neyland Stadium , Knoxville, TN Game attendance: 70,812 Scoring summary 1 TEN Condredge Holloway 7-yard run (Townsend kick)TEN 7-0 1 UGA Jimmy Poulos 9-yard run (Leavitt kick) Tied 7-7 1 TEN Steve Chancey 6-yard pass from Condredge Holloway (Townsend kick) TEN 14-7 2 UGA King 8-yard run (Leavitt kick) Tied 14-14 2 UGA King 1-yard run (Leavitt kick) UGA 21-14 3 TEN Townsend 40-yard field goal UGA 21-17 3 TEN Eddie Brown 85-yard punt return (Townsend kick) TEN 24-21 3 TEN Haskel Stanback 1-yard run (Townsend kick) TEN 31-21 4 4:27 UGA Jimmy Poulos 4-yard pass from Andy Johnson (Leavitt kick) TEN 31-28 4 UGA Andy Johnson 8-yard run (Leavitt kick) UGA 35-31
Andy Johnson scored the game-winning touchdown in the final minute after Tennessee went for it on a fourth-and-two at their own 28 with 2:32 remaining.[2]
References [ ]
^ "Freshman Sparks Georgia Victory." Ocala Star-Banner . 1973 Sept 23.
^ "Vols Gamble and Lose to Georgia." Palm Beach Post. 1973 Nov 4.
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