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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  <-- 1975 <- 1976 -> 1977 --> 2024
1976 Season Highlights
 Vince Dooley enters his 13th season as Head Coach at Georgia.
 The Bulldogs won the Southeastern Conference Championship.
 
1976 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 11  vs. California  36   24   W       
 Sat., Sep. 18  @ Clemson  41   0   W       
 Sat., Sep. 25  vs. South Carolina  20   12   W       
 Sat., Oct. 2  vs. Alabama  21   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 9  @ Mississippi  17   21   L       
 Sat., Oct. 16  vs. Vanderbilt  45   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 23  @ Kentucky  31   7   W       
 Sat., Oct. 30  vs. Cincinnati  31   17   W       
 Sat., Nov. 6  vs. Florida  41   27   W    @ Jacksonville, FL   
 Sat., Nov. 13  @ Auburn  28   0   W       
 Sat., Nov. 27  vs. Georgia Tech  13   10   W       
 Sat., Jan. 1   Pittsburgh  3   27   L    @ New Orleans, LA   Sugar Bowl
 
1976 Season Totals
  Record10-2
  Points Scored327
  Scoring Average27.3
  Points Allowed145
  Defense Average12.1
  Opponents Record75-58
  Conference Record5-1
  Home Record7-0
  Away Record3-1
1976 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
10 10-2-0 AP
10 10-2-0 Coaches
10 10-2-0 UPI
  
1976 Southeastern- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Georgia 10-2327145Lost  3-275-118355  Vince Dooley
Alabama 9-3327140Won  36-65-216999  Paul W. Bear Bryant
Kentucky 9-3209151Won  21-05-18461  Fran Curci
Mississippi State 9-2269178 4-2138118  Bob Tyler
Florida 8-4328292Lost  14-374-2142159  Doug Dickey
Louisiana State 7-3-1255149 3-3138118  Charles McClendon
Mississippi 5-6153180 3-468142  Ken Cooper
Auburn 4-7194267 3-393146  Doug Barfield
Tennessee 6-5237162 2-4104101  Bill Battle
Vanderbilt 2-9131282 0-647167  Fred Pancoast

1976 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1976 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 biggest crowd for a college football game was 114,000 for the 1926 Army-Navy Game. The game ended in a tie when it became too dark to play.