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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: Vince Dooley
Conference: Southeastern-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1891  <-- 1967 <- 1968 -> 1969 --> 2024
1968 Season Highlights
 Vince Dooley enters his 5th season as Head Coach at Georgia.
 The Bulldogs won the Southeastern Conference Championship.
 
1968 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 14  @ Tennessee  17   17   T       
 Sat., Sep. 28  vs. Clemson  31   13   W       
 Sat., Oct. 5  @ South Carolina  21   20   W       
 Sat., Oct. 12  vs. Mississippi  21   7   W       
 Sat., Oct. 19  vs. Vanderbilt  32   6   W       
 Sat., Oct. 26  @ Kentucky  35   14   W       
 Sat., Nov. 2  vs. Houston  10   10   T       
 Sat., Nov. 9  vs. Florida  51   0   W    @ Jacksonville, FL   
 Sat., Nov. 16  @ Auburn  17   3   W       
 Sat., Nov. 30  vs. Georgia Tech  47   8   W       
 Wed., Jan. 1   Arkansas  2   16   L    @ New Orleans, LA   Sugar Bowl
 
1968 Season Totals
  Record8-1 -2
  Points Scored284
  Scoring Average25.8
  Points Allowed114
  Defense Average10.4
  Opponents Record63-44
  Conference Record5-0
  Home Record5-0 -1
  Away Record3-0 -1
1968 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
8 8-1-2 AP
48-0-2 Coaches
48-0-2 UPI
  
1968 Southeastern- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Georgia 8-1-2284114Lost  2-165-0-117347  Vince Dooley
Alabama 8-3184139Lost  10-354-210863  Paul W. Bear Bryant
Tennessee 8-2-1261146Lost  13-364-1-110668  Doug Dickey
Auburn 7-4257159 4-212375  Ralph Shug Jordan
Mississippi 7-3-1212197Won  34-173-2-191115  John H. Vaught
Louisiana State 8-3221171Won  31-272-26462  Charles McClendon
Florida 6-3-1151175 2-2-174117  Ray Graves
Vanderbilt 5-4-1163147 1-3-14087  Bill Pace
Kentucky 3-7141206 0-759150  Charlie Bradshaw
Mississippi State 0-8-2146260 0-4-160114  Charley Shira

1968 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1968 All Southeastern Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


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