Georgia Football Team History
Georgia Bulldogs
University of Georgia
Athens, GA
Founded: 1785 Stadium: Sanford Stadium Capacity: 92,746 Colors: Red & Black Coach: Jim Donnan Conference: Southeastern-East
1997 Season Highlights
Jim Donnan enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Georgia.
1997 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Aug. 30 vs.
Arkansas State
38
7
W
Sat., Sep. 13 vs.
South Carolina
31
15
W
Sat., Sep. 20 vs.
Louisiana Monroe
42
3
W
Sat., Oct. 4 vs.
Mississippi State
47
0
W
Sat., Oct. 11 @
Tennessee
13
38
L
Sat., Oct. 18 @
Vanderbilt
34
13
W
Sat., Oct. 25 vs.
Kentucky
23
13
W
Sat., Nov. 1 vs.
Florida
37
17
W
@ Jacksonville, FL
Sat., Nov. 15 vs.
Auburn
34
45
L
Sat., Nov. 22 @
Mississippi
21
14
W
Sat., Nov. 29 @
Georgia Tech
27
24
W
Thu., Jan. 1
Wisconsin
33
6
W
@ Tampa, FL
Outback Bowl
1997 Season Totals
Record 10-2
Points Scored 380
Scoring Average 31.7
Points Allowed 195
Defense Average 16.3
Opponents Record 81-61
Conference Record 7-2
Home Record 6-1
Away Record 3-1
1997 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
10 10-2-0
AP
10 10-2-0
Coaches
10 10-2-0
USA Today/ESPN
1997 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1997 All Southeastern Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
During the 1990s, Prairie View College put together an 80-game losing streak. One season, they were outscored each game by an average margin of 56 to 4.