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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  <-- 1978 <- 1979 -> 1980 --> 2024
1979 Season Highlights
 Vince Dooley enters his 16th season as Head Coach at Georgia.
 
1979 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 15  vs. Wake Forest  21   22   L       
 Sat., Sep. 22  @ Clemson  7   12   L       
 Sat., Sep. 29  vs. South Carolina  20   27   L       
 Sat., Oct. 6  @ Mississippi  24   21   W       
 Sat., Oct. 13  vs. Louisiana State  21   14   W       
 Sat., Oct. 20  @ Vanderbilt  31   10   W       
 Sat., Oct. 27  vs. Kentucky  20   6   W       
 Sat., Nov. 3  vs. Virginia  0   31   L       
 Sat., Nov. 10  vs. Florida  33   10   W    @ Jacksonville, FL   
 Sat., Nov. 17  vs. Auburn  13   33   L       
 Sat., Nov. 24  @ Georgia Tech  16   3   W       
 
1979 Season Totals
  Record6-5
  Points Scored206
  Scoring Average18.7
  Points Allowed189
  Defense Average17.2
  Opponents Record59-64
  Conference Record5-1
  Home Record3-4
  Away Record3-1
1979 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1979 Southeastern- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Alabama 12-038367Won  24-96-018545  Paul W. Bear Bryant
Georgia 6-5206189 5-114294  Vince Dooley
Auburn 8-3330238 4-2153124  Doug Barfield
Louisiana State 7-5275151Won  34-104-210673  Charles McClendon
Tennessee 7-5311235Lost  22-273-3132143  Johnny Majors
Kentucky 5-6180143 3-311679  Fran Curci
Mississippi 4-7251298 3-3169123  Steve Sloan
Mississippi State 3-8162179 2-47492  Emory Bellard
Vanderbilt 1-10179418 0-696272  George MacIntyre
Florida 0-10-1106265 0-639167  Charley Pell

1979 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1979 All Southeastern Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


Great Moments in College Football History

While playing for the University of Hawaii from 2000 to 2004, quarterback Timmy Chang set an NCAA passing record with 17,072 yards.