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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: Jim Donnan
Conference: Southeastern-East

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1891 <-- 1997 <- 1998 -> 1999 --> 2024

1998 Season Highlights

Jim Donnan enters his 3rd season as Head Coach at Georgia.

1998 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 5	vs. Kent	56	3	W
Sat., Sep. 12	@ South Carolina	17	3	W
Sat., Sep. 19	vs. Wyoming	16	9	W
Sat., Oct. 3	@ Louisiana State	28	27	W
Sat., Oct. 10	vs. Tennessee	3	22	L
Sat., Oct. 17	vs. Vanderbilt	31	6	W
Sat., Oct. 24	@ Kentucky	28	26	W
Sat., Oct. 31	vs. Florida	7	38	L	@ Jacksonville, FL
Sat., Nov. 14	@ Auburn	28	17	W
Sat., Nov. 21	vs. Mississippi	24	17	W
Sat., Nov. 28	vs. Georgia Tech	19	21	L
Thu., Dec. 31	Virginia	35	33	W	@ Atlanta, GA	Peach Bowl

1998 Season Totals
Record	9-3
Points Scored	292
Scoring Average	24.3
Points Allowed	222
Defense Average	18.5
Opponents Record	74-54
Conference Record	6-2
Home Record	4-3
Away Record	4-0

1998 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
14	9-3-0	AP
14	9-3-0	Coaches
14	9-3-0	USA Today/ESPN

1998 Southeastern-East Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Tennessee	13-0	431	189	Won 23-16	8-0	271	106	Phillip Fulmer
Florida	10-2	380	165	Won 31-10	7-1	246	112	Steve Spurrier
Georgia	9-3	292	222	Won 35-33	6-2	166	156	Jim Donnan
Kentucky	7-5	431	375	Lost 14-26	4-4	266	281	Hal Clay Mumme
Vanderbilt	2-9	142	369		1-7	66	290	Woody Widenhofer
South Carolina	1-10	207	330		0-8	129	258	Brad Scott

1998 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1998 All Southeastern Conference Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
Coming Someday

Some records may be incomplete.

Great Moments in College Football History

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