AHSFHS.org

Search Site

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-

Select Year:

1891 <-- 1972 <- 1973 -> 1974 --> 2024

1973 Season Highlights

Vince Dooley enters his 10th season as Head Coach at Georgia.

1973 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 15	vs. Pittsburgh	7	7	T
Sat., Sep. 22	vs. Clemson	31	14	W
Sat., Sep. 29	vs. North Carolina State	31	12	W
Sat., Oct. 6	@ Alabama	14	28	L
Sat., Oct. 13	vs. Mississippi	20	0	W
Sat., Oct. 20	@ Vanderbilt	14	18	L
Sat., Oct. 27	vs. Kentucky	7	12	L
Sat., Nov. 3	@ Tennessee	35	31	W
Sat., Nov. 10	vs. Florida	10	11	L	@ Jacksonville, FL
Sat., Nov. 17	vs. Auburn	28	14	W
Sat., Dec. 1	@ Georgia Tech	10	3	W
Fri., Dec. 28	Maryland	17	16	W	@ Atlanta, GA	Peach Bowl

1973 Season Totals
Record	7-4 -1
Points Scored	224
Scoring Average	18.7
Points Allowed	166
Defense Average	13.8
Opponents Record	81-57
Conference Record	3-4
Home Record	4-2 -1
Away Record	2-2

1973 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1973 Southeastern- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Alabama	11-1	477	113	Lost 23-24	8-0	268	70	Paul W. Bear Bryant
Louisiana State	9-3	267	169	Lost 9-16	5-1	156	72	Charles McClendon
Mississippi	6-5	202	177		4-3	124	137	Billy R. Kinard
Tennessee	8-4	291	247	Lost 19-28	3-3	127	136	Bill Battle
Florida	7-5	187	187		3-4	82	141	Doug Dickey
Georgia	7-4-1	224	166	Won 17-16	3-4	128	114	Vince Dooley
Kentucky	5-6	226	196		3-4	148	130	Fran Curci
Auburn	6-6	170	193	Lost 17-34	2-5	73	140	Ralph Shug Jordan
Mississippi State	4-5-2	219	255		2-5	133	205	Bob Tyler
Vanderbilt	5-6	181	262		1-5	87	181	Steve Sloan

1973 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1973 All Southeastern Conference Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
Coming Someday

Some records may be incomplete.

Great Moments in College Football History

Quarterbacks from Alabama won the first three Super Bowls. They also have more Super Bowl wins than quarterbacks from any other school (Kenny Stabler 1, Joe Namath 1 and Bart Starr 2).