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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  <-- 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
  Record8-4
  Points Scored309
  Scoring Average25.8
  Points Allowed233
  Defense Average19.4
  Opponents Record68-51
  Conference Record4-2
  Home Record5-2
  Away Record3-1
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 9-3306185Lost  15-305-115678  Bill Arnsparger
Alabama 10-3351163Won  28-64-218483  Ray Perkins
Auburn 10-2395122Won  16-74-215478  Pat Dye
Georgia 8-4309233Lost  24-274-2136105  Vince Dooley
Mississippi 8-3-1240167Won  20-174-212683  Billy Brewer
Tennessee 7-5293249Won  21-143-3144156  Johnny Majors
Florida 6-5223173 2-486111  Galen Hall
Mississippi State 6-5195275 2-455177  Rockey Felker
Kentucky 5-5-1228207 2-491142  Jerry Claiborne
Vanderbilt 1-10193347 0-689208  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

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.