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-
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
Record 6-5
Points Scored 206
Scoring Average 18.7
Points Allowed 189
Defense Average 17.2
Opponents Record 59-64
Conference Record 5-1
Home Record 3-4
Away Record 3-1
1979 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
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
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.