Georgia Football Team History
Georgia Bulldogs
University of Georgia
Athens, GA
Founded: 1785 Stadium: Sanford Stadium Capacity: 92,746 Colors: Red & Black Coach: Wallace Butts Conference: Southeastern-
1939 Season Highlights
Wallace Butts enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Georgia.
1939 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 30 vs. Citadel
26
0
W
Sat., Oct. 7 @ Furman
0
20
L
Sat., Oct. 14 vs. Holy Cross
0
13
L
Sat., Oct. 21 @
Kentucky
6
13
L
@ Louisville, KY
Sat., Oct. 28 @ New York University
13
14
L
@ Bronx, NY
Fri., Nov. 3 vs. Mercer
16
9
W
Sat., Nov. 11 vs.
Florida
6
2
W
@ Jacksonville, FL
Sat., Nov. 18 vs.
South Carolina
33
7
W
Sat., Nov. 25 vs.
Auburn
0
7
L
@ Columbus, GA
Sat., Dec. 2 @
Georgia Tech
0
13
L
Fri., Dec. 8 @
Miami
13
0
W
1939 Season Totals
Record 5-6
Points Scored 113
Scoring Average 10.3
Points Allowed 98
Defense Average 8.9
Opponents Record 32-25
Conference Record 1-3
Home Record 4-2
Away Record 1-4
1939 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1939 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1939 All Southeastern Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
Field goals in college football were originally worth five points. This was decreased to four points in 1904 and three points in 1909.