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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-

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1891 <-- 1985 <- 1986 -> 1987 --> 2024

1986 Season Highlights

Vince Dooley enters his 23rd season as Head Coach at Georgia.

1986 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 13	vs. Duke	31	7	W
Sat., Sep. 20	vs. Clemson	28	31	L
Sat., Sep. 27	@ South Carolina	31	26	W
Sat., Oct. 4	vs. Mississippi	14	10	W
Sat., Oct. 11	@ Louisiana State	14	23	L
Sat., Oct. 18	vs. Vanderbilt	38	16	W
Sat., Oct. 25	@ Kentucky	31	9	W
Sat., Nov. 1	vs. Richmond	28	13	W
Sat., Nov. 8	vs. Florida	19	31	L	@ Jacksonville, FL
Sat., Nov. 15	@ Auburn	20	16	W
Sat., Nov. 29	vs. Georgia Tech	31	24	W
Tue., Dec. 23	Boston College	24	27	L	@ Tampa, FL	Outback Bowl

1986 Season Totals
Record	8-4
Points Scored	309
Scoring Average	25.8
Points Allowed	233
Defense Average	19.4
Opponents Record	68-51
Conference Record	4-2
Home Record	5-2
Away Record	3-1

1986 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
23	8-4-0	USA Today/CNN

1986 Southeastern- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Louisiana State	9-3	306	185	Lost 15-30	5-1	156	78	Bill Arnsparger
Alabama	10-3	351	163	Won 28-6	4-2	184	83	Ray Perkins
Auburn	10-2	395	122	Won 16-7	4-2	154	78	Pat Dye
Georgia	8-4	309	233	Lost 24-27	4-2	136	105	Vince Dooley
Mississippi	8-3-1	240	167	Won 20-17	4-2	126	83	Billy Brewer
Tennessee	7-5	293	249	Won 21-14	3-3	144	156	Johnny Majors
Florida	6-5	223	173		2-4	86	111	Galen Hall
Mississippi State	6-5	195	275		2-4	55	177	Rockey Felker
Kentucky	5-5-1	228	207		2-4	91	142	Jerry Claiborne
Vanderbilt	1-10	193	347		0-6	89	208	Watson Brown

1986 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1986 All Southeastern Conference Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
Coming Someday

Some records may be incomplete.

Great Moments in College Football History

College football's largest margin of victory came in 1916, when Georgia Tech defeated Cumberland by a score of 222 to 0. The game was cut short by 15 minutes.