Vince Dooley head coach of the University of Georgia Bulldogs college football team and served in that role from 1964 to 1988. He compiled a 201–77–10 record (.715 winning percentage).
Coaching Summary
Year
Team
Overall
Conference
Standing
Bowl/playoffs
Coaches#
AP°
Vince Dooley (SEC ) (1964–1988)
1964
Georgia
7–3–1
4–2–0
T2
W Sun Bowl NR
NR
1965
Georgia
6–4–0
3–3–0
T6
15
NR
1966
Georgia
10–1–0
6–0–0
T1
W Cotton Bowl Classic 4
4
1967
Georgia
7–4–0
3–2–0
5
L Liberty Bowl 18
NR
1968
Georgia
8–1–2
5–0–1
1
L Sugar Bowl 4
8
1969
Georgia
5–5–1
2–3–1
5
L Sun Bowl NR
NR
1970
Georgia
5–5–0
3–3–0
T5
NR
NR
1971
Georgia
11–1–0
5–1–0
T2
W Gator Bowl 8
7
1972
Georgia
7–4–0
4–3–0
5
NR
NR
1973
Georgia
7–4–1
3–4–0
T5
W Peach Bowl NR
NR
1974
Georgia
6–6–0
4–2–0
T2
L Tangerine Bowl NR
NR
1975
Georgia
9–3–0
5–1–0
T2
L Cotton Bowl Classic 19
19
1976
Georgia
10–2–0
5–1–0
1
L Sugar Bowl 10
10
1977
Georgia
5–6–0
2–4–0
T6
NR
NR
1978
Georgia
9–2–1
5–0–1
2
L Bluebonnet Bowl 15
16
1979
Georgia
6–5–0
5–1–0
2
NR
NR
1980
Georgia
12–0–0
6–0–0
1
W Sugar Bowl 1
1
1981
Georgia
10–2–0
6–0–0
T1
L Sugar Bowl 5
6
1982
Georgia
11–1–0
6–0–0
1
L Sugar Bowl 4
4
1983
Georgia
10–1–1
5–1–0
2
W Cotton Bowl Classic 4
4
1984
Georgia
7–4–1
4–2–0
T3
T Citrus Bowl NR
NR
1985
Georgia
7–3–2
3–2–1
5
T Sun Bowl NR
NR
1986
Georgia
8–4–0
4–2–0
T2
L Hall of Fame Bowl NR
NR
1987
Georgia
9–3–0
4–2–0
T4
W Liberty Bowl 14
13
1988
Georgia
9–3–0
5–2–0
3
W Gator Bowl 15
15
Vince Dooley:
201–77–10
Total:
National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth
1964 season [ ] 1964 Georgia Bulldogs football Conference Southeastern Conference 1964 record 7–3–1 (3–2 SEC) Head coach Home stadium Sanford Stadium (43,621)Seasons
Date Opponent Site TV Result Attendance 1964-09-19 at No. 6 Alabama Denny Stadium Tuscaloosa, Alabama L 3–3142,525 1964-09-26 at Vanderbilt Dudley Field Nashville, Tennessee W 7–019,500 1964-10-03 at South Carolina * Carolina Stadium Columbia, South Carolina T 7–717,994 1964-10-10 Clemson * Sanford Stadium Athens, Georgia W 19–731,000 1964-10-17 No. 10 Florida State * Sanford Stadium Athens, Georgia L 14–1731,000 1964-10-24 Kentucky Sanford Stadium Athens, Georgia W 21–739,000 1964-10-31 North Carolina * Sanford Stadium Athens, Georgia W 24–840,000 1964-11-07 vs. No. 9 Florida W 14–748,000 1964-11-16 at Auburn L 7–1443,000 1964-11-28 Georgia Tech * W 7–052,050 1964-12-26 vs. Texas Tech * Sun Bowl Stadium El Paso, Texas (Sun Bowl )CBS W 7–023,292 *Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
Source : 1965 Georgia Bulldogs Football Media Guide/Yearbook1965 season [ ] 1965 Georgia Bulldogs football Conference Southeastern Conference Coaches No. 15 AP No. NR 1965 record 6–4 (2–3 SEC) Head coach Vince Dooley (2nd season) Defensive coordinator Erk Russell Home stadium Sanford Stadium (43,621)Seasons
Date Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance 1965-09-18 No. 5 Alabama Sanford Stadium Athens, Georgia ABC W 18–1741,500 1965-09-25 Vanderbilt Sanford Stadium Athens, Georgia W 24–1045,000 1965-10-02 at No. 7 Michigan * No. 10 Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, Michigan W 15–759,470 1965-10-09 Clemson * No. 4 Sanford Stadium Athens, Georgia W 23–945,000 1965-10-16 at Florida State * No. 5 Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, Florida L 3–1040,112 1965-10-23 at Kentucky No. 10 Stoll Field/McLean Stadium Lexington, Kentucky L 10–2837,300 1965-10-30 at North Carolina * Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, North Carolina W 47–3543,000 1965-11-06 vs. Florida L 10–1461,527 1965-11-13 Auburn L 19–2146,812 1965-11-27 Georgia Tech * W 17–752,013 *Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
Source : 1966 Georgia Bulldogs Football Media Guide/Yearbook1966 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 Home stadium Sanford Stadium (43,621)Seasons
Date Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance 1966-09-17 at Mississippi State Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, Mississippi W 20–1734,000 1966-09-24 vs. VMI * Victory Stadium Roanoke, Virginia W 43–715,000 1966-10-01 at South Carolina * Carolina Stadium Columbia, South Carolina W 7–031,141 1966-10-08 Mississippi Sanford Stadium Athens, Georgia W 9–345,200 1966-10-14 at Miami (FL) * L 6–741,756 1966-10-22 Kentucky Sanford Stadium Athens, Georgia W 27–1545,348 1966-10-29 North Carolina * Sanford Stadium Athens, Georgia W 28–345,321 1966-11-05 vs. No. 7 Florida W 27–1062,820 1966-11-12 at Auburn No. 9 W 21–1347,000 1966-11-26 No. 5 Georgia Tech * No. 7 W 27–1448,782 1966-12-31 vs. No. 10 SMU * No. 4 Cotton Bowl Dallas (Cotton Bowl Classic )CBS W 24–975,504 *Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
Source : 1967 Georgia Bulldogs Football Media Guide/Yearbook1967 season [ ] 1967 Georgia Bulldogs football Conference Southeastern Conference Coaches No. 18 AP No. NR 1967 record 7–4 (3–2 SEC) Head coach Home stadium Sanford Stadium (59,200)Seasons
Date Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance 1967-09-23 Mississippi State No. 7 Sanford Stadium Athens, Georgia W 30–054,512 1967-09-30 at Clemson * No. 5 Memorial Stadium Clemson, South Carolina W 24–1746,000 1967-10-07 South Carolina * No. 5 Sanford Stadium Athens, Georgia W 21–058,182 1967-10-14 at Mississippi No. 3 Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, Mississippi L 20–2938,900 1967-10-21 VMI * No. 8 Sanford Stadium Athens, Georgia W 56–650,307 1967-10-28 at Kentucky No. 6 Stoll Field/McLean Stadium Lexington, Kentucky W 31–728,000 1967-11-04 at Houston * No. 5 L 14–1553,356 1967-11-11 vs. Florida ABC L 16–1769,489 1967-11-18 Auburn W 17–059,060 1967-11-25 Georgia Tech * ABC W 21–1453,699 1967-12-16 vs. North Carolina State * Memphis Memorial Stadium Memphis, Tennessee (Liberty Bowl )ABC L 7–1435,045 *Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
Source: 1968 Georgia Bulldogs Football Media Guide/Yearbook1968 season [ ] 1968 Georgia Bulldogs football Conference Southeastern Conference Coaches No. 4 AP No. 8 1968 record 8–1–2 (5-0-1 SEC) Head coach Home stadium Sanford Stadium (59,200)Seasons
Date Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance 1968-09-14 at No. 9 Tennessee Neyland Stadium Knoxville, Tennessee ABC T 17–1760,603 1968-09-28 Clemson * Sanford Stadium Athens, Georgia W 31–1359,008 1968-10-05 at South Carolina No. 16 Carolina Stadium Columbia, South Carolina W 21–2042,800 1968-10-12 No. 13 Mississippi No. 17 Sanford Stadium Athens, Georgia ABC W 21–756,111 1968-10-19 Vanderbilt No. 10 Sanford Stadium Athens, Georgia W 32–654,342 1968-10-26 at Kentucky No. 8 Stoll Field/McLean Stadium Lexington, Kentucky W 35–1432,000 1968-11-02 No. 15 Houston * No. 7 Sanford Stadium Athens, Georgia T 10–1059,381 1968-11-09 vs. Florida No. 9 W 51–070,012 1968-11-16 at No. 12 Auburn No. 5 W 17–350,009 1968-11-30 Georgia Tech * No. 4 W 47–859,537 1969-01-01 vs. No. 9 Arkansas * No. 4 Tulane Stadium New Orleans (Sugar Bowl )NBC L 2–1682,113 *Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
Source: 1969 Georgia Bulldogs Football Media Guide/Yearbook1969 season [ ] 1969 Georgia Bulldogs football Conference Southeastern Conference 1969 record 5–5–1 ( 2–3–1 SEC) Head coach Home stadium Sanford Stadium (59,200)Seasons
Date Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance 1969-09-20 Tulane * No. 8 Sanford Stadium Athens, Georgia W 35–055,235 1969-09-27 at Clemson * No. 7 Memorial Stadium Clemson, South Carolina W 30–043,000 1969-10-04 South Carolina * No. 7 Sanford Stadium Athens, Georgia W 41–1659,452 1969-10-11 at Mississippi No. 6 Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, Mississippi L 17–2542,581 1969-10-18 at Vanderbilt No. 14 Dudley Field Nashville, Tennessee W 40–825,450 1969-10-25 Kentucky No. 13 Sanford Stadium Athens, Georgia W 30–055,781 1969-11-01 No. 3 Tennessee No. 11 Sanford Stadium Athens, Georgia L 3–1759,781 1969-11-08 vs. No. 13 Florida No. 16 ABC T 13–1370,862 1969-11-15 No. 11 Auburn No. 16 L 3–1659,306 1969-11-29 at Georgia Tech * L 0–660,106 1969-12-20 vs. No. 14 Nebraska * Sun Bowl Stadium El Paso, Texas (Sun Bowl )CBS L 6–4529,723 *Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
Source: 1970 Georgia Bulldogs Football Media Guide/Yearbook1970 season [ ] 1970 Georgia Bulldogs football Conference Southeastern Conference 1970 record 5–5 ( 3–3 SEC) Head coach Defensive coordinator Erk Russell Home stadium Sanford Stadium (59,200)Seasons
Date Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance 1970-09-19 at Tulane * No. 19 Tulane Stadium New Orleans L 14–1730,924 1970-09-26 Clemson * Sanford Stadium Athens, Georgia W 38–055,682 1970-10-03 at Mississippi State Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, Mississippi L 6–725,044 1970-10-10 No. 5 Mississippi Sanford Stadium Athens, Georgia L 21–3159,310 1970-10-17 Vanderbilt Sanford Stadium Athens, Georgia W 37–353,241 1970-10-24 at Kentucky Stoll Field/McLean Stadium Lexington, Kentucky W 19–334,000 1970-10-31 South Carolina * Sanford Stadium Athens, Georgia ABC W 52–3457,391 1970-11-07 vs. Florida ABC L 17–2470,294 1970-11-14 at No. 8 Auburn ABC W 31–1761,791 1970-11-28 No. 16 Georgia Tech * L 7–1759,803 *Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
Source: 1971 Georgia Bulldogs Football Media Guide/Yearbook1971 season [ ] 1971 Georgia Bulldogs football Conference Southeastern Conference Coaches No. 8 AP No. 7 1971 record 11–1 (5-1 SEC) Head coach Home stadium Sanford Stadium (59,200)Seasons
Date Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance 1971-09-11 Oregon State * No. 18 Sanford Stadium Athens, Georgia W 56–2550,709 1971-09-18 Tulane * No. 11 Sanford Stadium Athens, Georgia W 17–751,542 1971-09-25 at Clemson * No. 14 Memorial Stadium Clemson, South Carolina W 28–038,000 1971-10-02 Mississippi State No. 11 Sanford Stadium Athens, Georgia W 35–753,003 1971-10-09 at Mississippi No. 10 Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, Mississippi W 38–742,000 1971-10-16 at Vanderbilt No. 8 Dudley Field Nashville, Tennessee W 24–016,000 1971-10-23 Kentucky No. 8 Sanford Stadium Athens, Georgia W 34–057,852 1971-10-30 at South Carolina * No. 7 Carolina Stadium Columbia, South Carolina W 24–054,613 1971-11-06 vs. Florida No. 7 ABC W 49–767,383 1971-11-13 No. 6 Auburn No. 7 L 20–3562,891 1971-11-25 at Georgia Tech No. 7 ABC W 28–2460,124 1971-12-31 vs. North Carolina * No. 6 Gator Bowl Stadium Jacksonville, Florida (Gator Bowl )NBC W 7–371,208 *Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
Source: 1972 Georgia Bulldogs Football Media Guide/Yearbook1972 season [ ] 1972 Georgia Bulldogs football Conference Southeastern Conference 1972 record 7–4 ( 4–3 SEC) Head coach Home stadium Sanford Stadium (59,200)Seasons
Date Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance 1972-09-16 Baylor * No. 16 Sanford Stadium Athens, Georgia W 24–1453,201 1972-09-23 at Tulane * No. 16 Tulane Stadium New Orleans ABC L 13–2443,084 1972-09-30 NC State * Sanford Stadium Athens, Georgia W 28–2256,613 1972-10-07 No. 4 Alabama Sanford Stadium Athens, Georgia L 7–2560,013 1972-10-14 at Mississippi Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, Mississippi W 14–1342,800 1972-10-21 Vanderbilt Sanford Stadium Athens, Georgia W 28–358,141 1972-10-28 at Kentucky Stoll Field/McLean Stadium Lexington, Kentucky W 13–737,500 1972-11-04 No. 13 Tennessee Sanford Stadium Athens, Georgia L 0–1460,086 1972-11-11 vs. Florida ABC W 10–766,252 1972-11-18 at No. 11 Auburn ABC L 10–2761,348 1972-12-02 Georgia Tech W 27–760,241 *Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
Source: 1973 Georgia Bulldogs Football Media Guide/Yearbook1973 season [ ] 1973 Georgia Bulldogs football Conference Southeastern Conference 1973 record 7–4–1 ( 3–4 SEC) Head coach Defensive coordinator Erk Russell Home stadium Sanford Stadium (59,200)Seasons
Date Opponent Site TV Result Attendance 1973-09-15 Pittsburgh * Sanford Stadium Athens, Georgia T 7–752,005 1973-09-22 Clemson * Sanford Stadium Athens, Georgia W 31–1448,280 1973-09-29 No. 19 NC State * Sanford Stadium Athens, Georgia W 31–1252,700 1973-10-06 at No. 3 Alabama Denny Stadium Tuscaloosa, Alabama L 14–2857,790 1973-10-13 Mississippi Sanford Stadium Athens, Georgia W 20–057,800 1973-10-20 at Vanderbilt Dudley Field Nashville, Tennessee L 14–1821,500 1973-10-27 Kentucky Sanford Stadium Athens, Georgia L 7–1254,500 1973-11-03 at No. 11 Tennessee Neyland Stadium Knoxville, Tennessee W 35–3170,812 1973-11-10 vs. Florida ABC L 10–1170,266 1973-11-17 Auburn W 28–1459,700 1973-12-01 at Georgia Tech W 10–360,316 1973-12-28 vs. No. 18 Maryland * Atlanta Stadium Atlanta (Peach Bowl )Mizlou W 17–1638,107 *Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
Source: 1974 Georgia Bulldogs Football Media Guide/Yearbook1974 season [ ] 1974 Georgia Bulldogs football Conference Southeastern Conference 1974 record 6–6 ( 4–2 SEC) Head coach Home stadium Sanford Stadium (59,200)Seasons
Date Opponent Site TV Result Attendance 1974-09-14 Oregon State * Sanford Stadium Athens, Georgia W 48–3542,200 1974-09-21 at Mississippi State Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, Mississippi L 14–3838,077 1974-09-28 South Carolina * Sanford Stadium Athens, Georgia W 52–1450,200 1974-10-05 at Clemson * Memorial Stadium Clemson, South Carolina L 24–2842,800 1974-10-12 Mississippi Sanford Stadium Athens, Georgia W 49–048,500 1974-10-19 Vanderbilt Sanford Stadium Athens, Georgia W 38–3151,100 1974-10-26 at Kentucky Commonwealth Stadium Lexington, Kentucky W 24–2054,362 1974-11-02 Houston * Sanford Stadium Athens, Georgia L 24–3148,100 1974-11-09 vs. No. 6 Florida W 17–1670,716 1974-11-16 at No. 7 Auburn L 13–1764,748 1974-11-30 Georgia Tech L 14–3447,500 1974-12-21 vs. No. 15 Miami (OH) * Mizlou L 10–2120,246 *Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
1975 season [ ] 1975 Georgia Bulldogs football Conference Southeastern Conference Coaches No. 19 AP No. 19 1975 record 9–3 (5-1 SEC) Head coach Home stadium Sanford Stadium (59,200)Seasons
Date Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance 1975-09-06 Pittsburgh * Sanford Stadium Athens, Georgia L 9–1940,000 1975-09-20 Mississippi State Sanford Stadium Athens, Georgia W 28–643,500 1975-09-27 at South Carolina * Williams-Brice Stadium Columbia, South Carolina W 28–2066,944 1975-10-04 Clemson * Sanford Stadium Athens, Georgia W 35–757,800 1975-10-11 at Mississippi L 13–2831,200 1975-10-18 at Vanderbilt Dudley Field Nashville, Tennessee W 47–320,538 1975-10-25 Kentucky Sanford Stadium Athens, Georgia W 21–1350,000 1975-11-01 Richmond * Sanford Stadium Athens, Georgia W 28–2441,500 1975-11-08 vs. No. 11 Florida ABC W 10–770,416 1975-11-15 Auburn No. 20 ABC W 28–1357,500 1975-11-27 at Georgia Tech * No. 15 ABC W 42–2655,135 1976-01-01 vs. No. 18 Arkansas * No. 12 Cotton Bowl Dallas (Cotton Bowl Classic )CBS L 10–3177,500 *Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
1976 season [ ] 1976 Georgia Bulldogs football Conference Southeastern Conference Coaches No. 10 AP No. 10 1976 record 10–2 (5-1 SEC) Head coach Captain Ray Goff Home stadium Sanford Stadium (59,200)Seasons
Date Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance 1976-09-11 No. 15 California * No. 16 Sanford Stadium Athens, Georgia W 36–2447,000 1976-09-18 at Clemson * No. 9 Memorial Stadium Clemson, South Carolina ABC W 41–041,000 1976-09-25 South Carolina * No. 7 Sanford Stadium Athens, Georgia W 20–1259,935 1976-10-02 No. 10 Alabama No. 6 Sanford Stadium Athens, Georgia W 21–060,200 1976-10-09 at Mississippi No. 4 L 17–2136,471 1976-10-16 Vanderbilt No. 11 Sanford Stadium Athens, Georgia W 45–059,100 1976-10-23 at Kentucky No. 10 Commonwealth Stadium Lexington, Kentucky W 31–757,733 1976-10-30 Cincinnati * No. 7 Sanford Stadium Athens, Georgia W 31–1749,500 1976-11-06 vs. No. 10 Florida No. 7 ABC W 41–2770,314 1976-11-13 at Auburn No. 7 W 28–063,912 1976-11-27 Georgia Tech * No. 4 W 13–1060,500 1977-01-01 vs. No. 1 Pittsburgh * No. 5 Louisiana Superdome New Orleans (Sugar Bowl )ABC L 3–2776,117 *Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
1977 season [ ] 1977 Georgia Bulldogs football Conference Southeastern Conference 1977 record 5–6 (2-4 SEC) Head coach Home stadium Sanford Stadium (59,200)Seasons
Date Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance 1977-09-10 Oregon * No. 19 Sanford Stadium Athens, Georgia W 27–1645,000 1977-09-17 Clemson * No. 17 Sanford Stadium Athens, Georgia L 6–755,100 1977-09-24 at South Carolina * Williams-Brice Stadium Columbia, South Carolina W 15–1356,784 1977-10-01 at No. 10 Alabama L 10–1860,210 1977-10-08 Mississippi Sanford Stadium Athens, Georgia W 14–1356,200 1977-10-15 at Vanderbilt Dudley Field Nashville, Tennessee W 24–1325,700 1977-10-22 No. 8 Kentucky Sanford Stadium Athens, Georgia L 0–3359,100 1977-10-29 Richmond * Sanford Stadium Athens, Georgia W 23–748,500 1977-11-05 vs. Florida ABC L 17–2268,538 1977-11-12 Auburn L 14–3357,500 1977-11-26 Georgia Tech L 7–1660,104 *Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
1978 season [ ] 1978 Georgia Bulldogs football Conference Southeastern Conference Coaches No. 15 AP No. 16 1978 record 9–2–1 (5-1 SEC) Head coach Home stadium Sanford Stadium (59,200)Seasons
Date Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance 1978-09-16 Baylor * Sanford Stadium Athens, Georgia ABC W 16–1443,000 1978-09-23 Clemson * Sanford Stadium Athens, Georgia W 12–060,000 1978-09-30 at South Carolina No. 19 Williams-Brice Stadium Columbia, South Carolina L 10–2756,514 1978-10-07 Mississippi Sanford Stadium Athens, Georgia W 42–358,800 1978-10-14 at No. 11 LSU Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, Louisiana W 24–1777,158 1978-10-21 Vanderbilt No. 18 Sanford Stadium Athens, Georgia W 31–1053,800 1978-10-28 at Kentucky No. 16 Commonwealth Stadium Lexington, Kentucky W 17–1656,918 1978-11-04 VMI * No. 13 Sanford Stadium Athens, Georgia W 41–350,200 1978-11-11 vs. Florida No. 11 W 24–2268,232 1978-11-18 at Auburn No. 8 T 22–2264,761 1978-12-02 Georgia Tech * No. 11 ABC W 29–2859,700 1978-12-31 vs. Stanford * No. 11 Mizlou L 22–2534,084 *Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
1979 season [ ] 1979 Georgia Bulldogs football Conference Southeastern Conference 1979 record 6–5 (5–1 SEC) Head coach Defensive coordinator Erskine "Erk" Russell Home stadium Sanford Stadium (59,200)Seasons
Date Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance 1979-09-15 Wake Forest * No. 12 Sanford Stadium Athens, Georgia L 22-2157,500 1979-09-22 at Clemson * Memorial Stadium Clemson, South Carolina L 12-763,500 1979-09-29 South Carolina * Sanford Stadium Athens, Georgia L 27-2060,100 1979-10-06 at Mississippi W 24-2135,912 1979-10-13 No. 13 LSU Sanford Stadium Athens, Georgia W 21-1461,000 1979-10-20 at Vanderbilt Dudley Field Nashville, Tennessee W 31-1024,700 1979-10-27 Kentucky Sanford Stadium Athens, Georgia W 20-660,300 1979-11-03 Virginia * Sanford Stadium Athens, Georgia L 31-059,100 1979-11-10 vs. Florida ABC W 33-1068,148 1979-11-17 Auburn L 33-1363,000 1979-12-01 Georgia Tech * ABC W 16-358,781 *Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
1980 season [ ] Main article: 1980 Georgia Bulldogs football team
1980 Georgia Bulldogs football Conference Southeastern Conference Coaches No. 1 AP No. 1 1980 record 12–0 (6–0 SEC) Head coach Offensive coordinator George Haffner Defensive coordinator Erskine "Erk" Russell Home stadium Sanford Stadium (59,200)Seasons
The 1980 Georgia Bulldogs football team completed the season with a 12–0 record. The Bulldogs had a regular season SEC record of 6–0. The Bulldogs completed their season with a victory over Notre Dame in the Sugar Bowl by a score of 17–10, and were crowned the 1980 National Champions
Date Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance 1980-09-06 at Tennessee No. 16 Neyland Stadium Knoxville, Tennessee W 16–1595,288 1980-09-13 Texas A&M * No. 12 Sanford Stadium Athens, Georgia W 42–060,150 1980-09-20 Clemson * No. 10 Sanford Stadium Athens, Georgia W 20–1661,800 1980-09-27 TCU * No. 10 Sanford Stadium Athens, Georgia W 34–359,200 1980-10-11 Mississippi No. 6 Sanford Stadium Athens, Georgia W 28–2160,300 1980-10-18 Vanderbilt No. 6 Sanford Stadium Athens, Georgia W 41–059,300 1980-10-25 at Kentucky No. 5 Commonwealth Stadium Lexington, Kentucky W 27–057,239 1980-11-01 No. 14 South Carolina * No. 4 Sanford Stadium Athens, Georgia ABC W 13–1062,200 1980-11-08 vs. No. 20 Florida No. 2 ABC W 26–2168,528 1980-11-15 at Auburn No. 1 W 31–2174,900 1980-11-29 Georgia Tech * No. 1 W 38–2062,800 1981-01-01 vs. No. 7 Notre Dame * No. 1 ABC W 17–1077,896 *Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
1981 season [ ] Main article: 1981 Georgia Bulldogs football team
1981 Georgia Bulldogs football Conference Southeastern Conference Coaches No. 5 AP No. 6 1981 record 10–2 ( 6–0 SEC) Head coach Home stadium Sanford Stadium (82,122)Seasons
Date Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance 1981-09-05 Tennessee No. 10 Sanford Stadium Athens, Georgia W 44–079,600 1981-09-12 California * No. 6 Sanford Stadium Athens, Georgia W 27–1379,400 1981-09-19 at Clemson * No. 4 Memorial Stadium Clemson, South Carolina L 3–1362,466 1981-09-26 South Carolina * No. 17 Sanford Stadium Athens, Georgia W 24–082,100 1981-10-10 at Mississippi No. 11 W 37–741,125 1981-10-17 at Vanderbilt No. 9 Vanderbilt Stadium Nashville, Tennessee ABC W 53–2139,657 1981-10-24 Kentucky No. 7 Sanford Stadium Athens, Georgia W 21–080,780 1981-10-31 Temple * No. 5 Sanford Stadium Athens, Georgia W 49–380,117 1981-11-07 vs. Florida No. 4 ABC W 26–2168,648 1981-11-14 Auburn No. 4 W 24–1382,165 1981-12-05 at Georgia Tech * No. 2 ABC W 44–758,623 1982-01-01 vs. No. 8 Pittsburgh * No. 2 Louisiana Superdome New Orleans (Sugar Bowl )ABC L 20–2477,224 *Non-conference game Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game
1982 season [ ] Main article: 1982 Georgia Bulldogs football team
1982 Georgia Bulldogs football Conference Southeastern Conference Coaches No. 4 AP No. 4 1982 record 11–1–0 (6–0–0 SEC) Head coach Home stadium Sanford Stadium (82,122)Seasons
The 1982 Bulldogs season would be defined by Herschel Walker's accomplishments. Walker would win the Heisman Trophy ,[1] [2]
Date Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance 1982-09-06 Clemson * No. 7 Sanford Stadium Athens, Georgia ABC W 13-782,122 1982-09-11 BYU * No. 6 Sanford Stadium Athens, Georgia W 17-1480,207 1982-09-25 at South Carolina * No. 7 Williams-Brice Stadium Columbia, South Carolina W 34-1874,200 1982-10-02 at Mississippi State No. 6 Scott Field Starkville, Mississippi CBS W 29-2233,158 1982-10-09 Mississippi No. 5 Sanford Stadium Athens, Georgia W 33-1082,122 1982-10-16 Vanderbilt No. 4 Sanford Stadium Athens, Georgia W 27-1382,122 1982-10-23 at Kentucky No. 3 Commonwealth Stadium Lexington, Kentucky W 27-1456,697 1982-10-30 Memphis State * No. 3 Sanford Stadium Athens, Georgia W 34-382,122 1982-11-06 vs. Florida No. 3 CBS W 44-080,749 1982-11-13 at Auburn No. 1 W 19-1474,900 1982-11-27 Georgia Tech * No. 1 W 38-1882,122 1983-01-01 vs. No. 2 Penn State * No. 1 ABC L 23-2778,124 *Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
1983 season [ ] 1983 Georgia Bulldogs football Conference Southeastern Conference Coaches No. 4 AP No. 4 1983 record 10–1–1 (5–1 SEC) Head coach Home stadium Sanford Stadium (82,122)Seasons
Date Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance 1983-09-03 No. 20 UCLA * No. 15 Sanford Stadium Athens, Georgia ABC W 19-882,122 1983-09-17 at Clemson * No. 11 Memorial Stadium Clemson, South Carolina T 16-1679,815 1983-09-24 South Carolina * No. 14 Sanford Stadium Athens, Georgia W 31-1382,122 1983-10-01 Mississippi State No. 11 Sanford Stadium Athens, Georgia W 20-782,122 1983-10-08 at Mississippi No. 11 W 36-1129,363 1983-10-15 at Vanderbilt No. 8 Vanderbilt Stadium Nashville, Tennessee W 20-1341,223 1983-10-22 Kentucky No. 7 Sanford Stadium Athens, Georgia W 47-2182,122 1983-10-29 Temple * No. 6 Sanford Stadium Athens, Georgia W 31-1481,822 1983-11-05 vs. No. 9 Florida No. 4 CBS W 10-982,166 1983-11-12 No. 3 Auburn No. 4 Sanford Stadium Athens, Georgia ABC L 7-1382,122 1983-11-26 at Georgia Tech * No. 7 W 27-2459,113 1984-01-02 vs. No. 2 Texas * No. 7 CBS W 10-967,891 *Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
1984 season [ ] 1984 Georgia Bulldogs football Conference Southeastern Conference 1984 record 7–4–1 (4-2 SEC) Head coach Home stadium Sanford Stadium (82,122)Seasons
Date Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance 1984-09-08 Southern Miss * Sanford Stadium Athens, Georgia W 26-1981,427 1984-09-22 No. 2 Clemson * No. 20 Sanford Stadium Athens, Georgia W 26-2382,122 1984-09-29 at South Carolina * No. 12 Williams-Brice Stadium Columbia, South Carolina L 10-1774,325 1984-10-06 at Alabama No. 20 Legion Field Birmingham, Alabama ABC W 24-1475,808 1984-10-13 Mississippi No. 15 Sanford Stadium Athens, Georgia TBS W 18-1282,122 1984-10-20 Vanderbilt No. 14 Sanford Stadium Athens, Georgia TBS W 62-3582,122 1984-10-27 at Kentucky No. 13 Commonwealth Stadium Lexington, Kentucky TBS W 37-756,032 1984-11-03 Memphis State * No. 8 Sanford Stadium Athens, Georgia W 13-382,122 1984-11-10 vs. No. 10 Florida No. 8 TBS L 0-2782,349 1984-11-17 at No. 18 Auburn No. 15 ESPN L 12-2175,300 1984-12-01 Georgia Tech * No. 18 L 18-3582,122 1984-12-22 vs. No. 15 Florida State * Citrus Bowl Orlando, Florida (Citrus Bowl )NBC T 17-1751,821 *Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
1985 season [ ] 1985 Georgia Bulldogs football Conference Southeastern Conference 1985 record 7–3–2 (3-2-1 SEC) Head coach Home stadium Sanford Stadium (82,122)Seasons
Date Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance 1985-09-02 Alabama Sanford Stadium Athens, Georgia ABC L 16-2081,277 1985-09-14 Baylor * Sanford Stadium Athens, Georgia TBS W 17-1477,190 1985-09-21 at Clemson * Memorial Stadium Clemson, South Carolina CBS W 20-1380,473 1985-09-28 South Carolina * Sanford Stadium Athens, Georgia W 35-2182,122 1985-10-12 at Mississippi No. 18 Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, Mississippi W 49-2135,000 1985-10-19 at Vanderbilt No. 16 Vanderbilt Stadium Nashville, Tennessee T 13-1341,137 1985-10-26 Kentucky Sanford Stadium Athens, Georgia TBS W 26-681,498 1985-11-02 Tulane * No. 18 Sanford Stadium Athens, Georgia W 58-381,407 1985-11-09 vs. No. 1 Florida No. 17 W 24-382,327 1985-11-16 No. 14 Auburn No. 12 Sanford Stadium Athens, Georgia ABC L 10-2482,122 1985-11-30 at Georgia Tech * No. 20 TBS L 16-2059,206 1985-12-28 vs. Arizona * Sun Bowl Stadium El Paso, Texas (Sun Bowl )CBS T 13-1352,203 *Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
1986 season [ ] 1986 Georgia Bulldogs football Conference Southeastern Conference 1986 record 8–4 (4-2 SEC) Head coach Home stadium Sanford Stadium (82,122)Seasons
Date Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance 1986-09-13 Duke * No. 19 Sanford Stadium Athens, Georgia W 31-780,420 1986-09-20 Clemson * No. 14 Sanford Stadium Athens, Georgia ABC L 28-3181,377 1986-09-27 at South Carolina * Williams-Brice Stadium Columbia, South Carolina ESPN W 31-2674,200 1986-10-04 Mississippi Sanford Stadium Athens, Georgia TBS W 14-1080,227 1986-10-11 at No. 16 LSU Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, Louisiana L 14-2378,252 1986-10-18 Vanderbilt Sanford Stadium Athens, Georgia TBS W 38-1678,642 1986-10-25 at Kentucky Commonwealth Stadium Lexington, Kentucky W 31-956,620 1986-11-01 Richmond * Sanford Stadium Athens, Georgia W 28-1374,785 1986-11-08 vs. Florida No. 19 L 19-3181,957 1986-11-15 at No. 8 Auburn ESPN W 20-1673,000 1986-11-29 Georgia Tech * No. 18 W 31-2482,122 1986-12-23 vs. Boston College * No. 17 Mizlou L 24-2725,358 *Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
1987 season [ ] 1987 Georgia Bulldogs football Conference Southeastern Conference Coaches No. 14 AP No. 13 1987 record 9–3 (4–2 SEC) Head coach Home stadium Sanford Stadium (82,122)Seasons
Date Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance 1987-09-05 Virginia * No. 20 Sanford Stadium Athens, Georgia W 30-2275,125 1987-09-12 Oregon State * No. 20 Sanford Stadium Athens, Georgia W 41-773,211 1987-09-19 at No. 8 Clemson * No. 18 Memorial Stadium Clemson, South Carolina CBS L 20-2181,875 1987-09-26 South Carolina * Sanford Stadium Athens, Georgia W 13-682,122 1987-10-03 at Mississippi No. 20 W 31-1432,000 1987-10-10 No. 7 LSU No. 16 Sanford Stadium Athens, Georgia ESPN L 23-2682,122 1987-10-17 at Vanderbilt No. 18 Vanderbilt Stadium Nashville, Tennessee W 52-2440,878 1987-10-24 Kentucky No. 12 Sanford Stadium Athens, Georgia TBS W 17-1481,911 1987-11-07 vs. No. 17 Florida No. 10 TBS W 23-1081,975 1987-11-14 No. 12 Auburn No. 8 Sanford Stadium Athens, Georgia ESPN L 11-2782,122 1987-11-28 at Georgia Tech * No. 14 ESPN W 30-1645,103 1987-12-29 vs. Arkansas * No. 15 Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, Tennessee (Liberty Bowl )Raycom W 20-1753,240 *Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
1988 season [ ] 1988 Georgia Bulldogs football Conference Southeastern Conference Coaches No. 15 AP No. 15 1988 record 9–3 (5-1 SEC) Head coach Home stadium Sanford Stadium (82,122)Seasons
Date Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance 1988-09-03 No. 18 Tennessee No. 12 Sanford Stadium Athens, Georgia ESPN W 28-1782,122 1988-09-10 TCU * No. 8 Sanford Stadium Athens, Georgia W 38-1072,680 1988-09-17 at Mississippi State No. 7 Scott Field Starkville, Mississippi W 42-3535,364 1988-09-24 at No. 14 South Carolina * No. 6 Williams-Brice Stadium Columbia, South Carolina TBS L 10-2374,800 1988-10-01 Mississippi No. 15 Sanford Stadium Athens, Georgia W 36-1282,077 1988-10-08 Vanderbilt No. 15 Sanford Stadium Athens, Georgia W 41-2281,804 1988-10-22 at Kentucky No. 11 Commonwealth Stadium Lexington, Kentucky TBS L 10-1650,416 1988-10-29 William & Mary * No. 18 Sanford Stadium Athens, Georgia W 59-2480,712 1988-11-05 vs. Florida No. 19 TBS W 26-381,958 1988-11-12 at No. 9 Auburn No. 17 CBS L 10-2085,214 1988-11-26 Georgia Tech * No. 20 TBS W 24-382,011 1989-01-01 vs. Michigan State * No. 19 Gator Bowl Stadium Jacksonville, Florida (Gator Bowl )ESPN W 34-2776,236 *Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
References [ ] Related pages [ ] Georgia Bulldogs football Southeastern Conference University of Georgia
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