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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 <-- 1938 <- 1939 -> 1940 --> 2024

1939 Season Highlights

Wallace Butts enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Georgia.

1939 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 30	vs. Citadel	26	0	W
Sat., Oct. 7	@ Furman	0	20	L
Sat., Oct. 14	vs. Holy Cross	0	13	L
Sat., Oct. 21	@ Kentucky	6	13	L	@ Louisville, KY
Sat., Oct. 28	@ New York University	13	14	L	@ Bronx, NY
Fri., Nov. 3	vs. Mercer	16	9	W
Sat., Nov. 11	vs. Florida	6	2	W	@ Jacksonville, FL
Sat., Nov. 18	vs. South Carolina	33	7	W
Sat., Nov. 25	vs. Auburn	0	7	L	@ Columbus, GA
Sat., Dec. 2	@ Georgia Tech	0	13	L
Fri., Dec. 8	@ Miami	13	0	W

1939 Season Totals
Record	5-6
Points Scored	113
Scoring Average	10.3
Points Allowed	98
Defense Average	8.9
Opponents Record	32-25
Conference Record	1-3
Home Record	4-2
Away Record	1-4

1939 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1939 Southeastern- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Tennessee	10-1	212	14	Lost 0-14	6-0	120	0	Robert R. Bob Neyland
Georgia Tech	8-2	150	56	Won 21-7	6-0	74	25	William A. Bill Alexander
Tulane	8-1-1	194	60	Lost 13-14	4-0	76	26	Lowell P. Red Dawson
Mississippi State	8-2	216	32		3-2	47	32	Allyn McKeen
Auburn	5-5-1	71	69		3-3-1	48	40	John F. Jack Meagher
Mississippi	7-2	230	64		2-2	40	50	Harry J. Mehre
Kentucky	6-2-1	161	64		2-2-1	47	58	A.D. Kirwan
Alabama	5-3-1	101	53		2-2-1	53	41	Frank W. Thomas
Georgia	5-6	113	98		1-3	12	35	Wallace Butts
Louisiana State	4-5	111	116		1-5	58	109	Bernie H. Moore
Florida	5-5-1	78	66		0-3-1	16	48	Josh C. Cody
Vanderbilt	2-7-1	96	165		0-6	32	113	Ray Morrison

1939 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1939 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).