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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-

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1891 <-- 1942 <- 1943 -> 1944 --> 2024

1943 Season Highlights

Wallace Butts enters his 5th season as Head Coach at Georgia.

1943 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Fri., Sep. 17	vs. Presbyterian	25	7	W
Sat., Sep. 25	@ Louisiana State	27	34	L
Fri., Oct. 1	vs. Tennessee Tech	67	0	W
Fri., Oct. 8	vs. Wake Forest	7	0	W
Sun., Oct. 10	@ Daniel Field	7	18	L
Sat., Oct. 23	vs. Louisiana State	6	27	L	@ Columbus, GA
Fri., Oct. 29	vs. Samford	39	0	W
Fri., Nov. 5	vs. Presbyterian	40	12	W
Sat., Nov. 13	vs. Virginia Military Institute	46	7	W	@ Atlanta, GA
Sat., Nov. 27	@ Georgia Tech	0	48	L

1943 Season Totals
Record	6-4
Points Scored	264
Scoring Average	26.4
Points Allowed	153
Defense Average	15.3
Opponents Record	24-14
Conference Record	0-3
Home Record	6-1
Away Record	0-3

1943 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1943 Southeastern- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Georgia Tech	8-3	300	142	Won 20-18	3-0	123	7	William A. Bill Alexander
Louisiana State	6-3	162	158	Won 19-14	2-2	68	102	Bernie H. Moore
Tulane	3-3	92	94		1-1	27	33	Claude Simons, Jr.
Georgia	6-4	264	153		0-3	33	109	Wallace Butts
Vanderbilt	5-0	155	33					E.H. Alley

1943 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1943 All Southeastern Conference Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
Coming Someday

Some records may be incomplete.

Great Moments in College Football History

The oldest college football bowl game is the Rose Bowl, which was first played in 1902.