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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  <-- 1970 <- 1971 -> 1972 --> 2024
1971 Season Highlights
 Vince Dooley enters his 8th season as Head Coach at Georgia.
 
1971 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 11  vs. Oregon State  56   25   W       
 Sat., Sep. 18  vs. Tulane  17   7   W       
 Sat., Sep. 25  @ Clemson  28   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 2  vs. Mississippi State  35   7   W       
 Sat., Oct. 9  @ Mississippi  38   7   W    @ Jackson, MS   
 Sat., Oct. 16  @ Vanderbilt  24   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 23  vs. Kentucky  34   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 30  @ South Carolina  24   0   W       
 Sat., Nov. 6  vs. Florida  49   7   W    @ Jacksonville, FL   
 Sat., Nov. 13  vs. Auburn  20   35   L       
 Thu., Nov. 25  @ Georgia Tech  28   24   W       
 Fri., Dec. 31   North Carolina  7   3   W    @ Jacksonville, FL   Gator Bowl
 
1971 Season Totals
  Record11-1
  Points Scored360
  Scoring Average30.0
  Points Allowed115
  Defense Average9.6
  Opponents Record66-68
  Conference Record6-1
  Home Record5-1
  Away Record5-0
1971 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
7 11-1-0 AP
8 10-1-0 Coaches
8 10-1-0 UPI
  
1971 Southeastern- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Alabama 11-1368122Lost  6-387-023845  Paul W. Bear Bryant
Georgia 11-1360115Won  7-36-121763  Vince Dooley
Auburn 9-2335182Lost  22-405-116094  Ralph Shug Jordan
Mississippi 10-2363222Won  41-184-2147127  Billy R. Kinard
Tennessee 10-2270121Won  14-134-29476  Bill Battle
Louisiana State 9-3353153Won  33-153-212261  Charles McClendon
Florida 4-7174298 1-679232  Doug Dickey
Vanderbilt 4-6-1136208 1-570146  Bill Pace
Kentucky 3-8144284 1-684186  John Ray
Mississippi State 2-9120311 1-780251  Charley Shira

1971 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1971 All Southeastern Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


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