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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-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1891  <-- 1946 <- 1947 -> 1948 --> 2024
1947 Season Highlights
 Wallace Butts enters his 9th season as Head Coach at Georgia.
 
1947 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Fri., Sep. 19  vs. Furman  13   7   W       
 Sat., Sep. 27  @ North Carolina  7   14   L       
 Sat., Oct. 4  vs. Louisiana State  35   19   W       
 Sat., Oct. 11  @ Kentucky  0   26   L       
 Sat., Oct. 18  @ Oklahoma State  20   7   W       
 Sat., Oct. 25  vs. Alabama  7   17   L       
 Fri., Oct. 31  vs. Clemson  21   6   W       
 Sat., Nov. 8  vs. Florida  34   6   W    @ Jacksonville, FL   
 Sat., Nov. 15  vs. Auburn  28   6   W    @ Columbus, GA   
 Sat., Nov. 22  @ Tennessee-Chattanooga  27   0   W       
 Sat., Nov. 29  @ Georgia Tech  0   7   L       
 Thu., Jan. 1   Maryland  20   20   T    @ Jacksonville, FL   Gator Bowl
 
1947 Season Totals
  Record7-4 -1
  Points Scored212
  Scoring Average17.7
  Points Allowed135
  Defense Average11.3
  Opponents Record59-38
  Conference Record3-3
  Home Record5-1
  Away Record2-3
1947 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1947 Southeastern- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Mississippi 9-2269110Won  13-96-115782  John H. Vaught
Georgia Tech 10-124049Won  20-144-18821  Bobby Dodd
Alabama 8-3210101Lost  7-274-210854  Harold D. Red Drew
Georgia 7-4-1212135Tied  20-203-310481  Wallace Butts
Vanderbilt 6-418285 3-37258  Harry R. Red Sanders
Kentucky 8-317573Won  24-142-35340  Paul W. Bear Bryant
Mississippi State 7-316989 2-25454  Allyn McKeen
Louisiana State 5-3-1149161 2-3-195121  Bernie H. Moore
Tennessee 5-5164152 2-33893  Robert R. Bob Neyland
Tulane 2-5-294192 2-3-288100  Henry E. Frnka
Auburn 2-778204 1-533151  Carl M. Voyles
Florida 4-5-1125156 0-3-13375  Raymond Bear Wolf

1947 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1947 All Southeastern Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


Great Moments in College Football History

College football's largest margin of victory came in 1916, when Georgia Tech defeated Cumberland by a score of 222 to 0. The game was cut short by 15 minutes.