1944 Georgia Bulldogs football team

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1944 Georgia Bulldogs football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record7–3 (4–2 SEC)
Head coach
Home stadiumSanford Stadium
Seasons
← 1943
1945 →
1944 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 13 Georgia Tech $ 4 – 0 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
No. 12 Tennessee 5 – 0 – 1 7 – 1 – 1
Georgia 4 – 2 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Alabama 3 – 1 – 2 5 – 2 – 2
Mississippi State 3 – 2 – 0 6 – 2 – 0
LSU 2 – 3 – 1 2 – 5 – 1
Ole Miss 2 – 3 – 0 2 – 6 – 0
Tulane 1 – 2 – 0 4 – 3 – 0
Kentucky 1 – 5 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Florida 0 – 3 – 0 4 – 3 – 0
Auburn 0 – 4 – 0 4 – 4 – 0
Vanderbilt 0 – 0 – 0 3 – 0 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from
AP Poll

The 1944 Georgia Bulldogs football team was an American football team that represented the University of Georgia as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1944 college football season. In their sixth year under head coach Wally Butts, the Bulldogs complied an overall record of 7–3, with a conference record of 4–2, and finished third in the SEC.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 29Wake Forest*
L 7–148,500[2]
October 6Presbyterian*
  • Sanford Stadium
  • Athens, GA
W 67–0[3]
October 13Kentucky
  • Sanford Stadium
  • Athens, GA
W 13–129,000[4]
October 20Daniel Field*
  • Sanford Stadium
  • Athens, GA
W 53–63,000[5]
October 28vs. LSU
L 7–15[6]
November 4at No. 19 Alabama
W 14–722,000[7][8]
November 11vs.
Fairfield Stadium
  • Jacksonville, FL (rivalry)
    		• W 38–1218,000[9]
    November 18vs. Auburn
    		W 49–1320,000[10]
    November 24Clemson*
    • Sanford Stadium
    • Athens, GA (rivalry)
    		W 21–73,500[11]
    December 2Georgia Techdagger
    • Sanford Stadium
    • Athens, GA (rivalry)
    		L 0–4426,000[12]
    • *Non-conference game
    • daggerHomecoming
    • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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    References

    1. ^ "1944 Georgia Bulldogs Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 1, 2023.
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    7. ^ "Georgia rallies in last half to beat Tide, 14–7". The Tuscaloosa News. Google News Archives. November 5, 1944. p. 6. Retrieved August 26, 2012.
    8. ^ "Georgia upsets Alabama, 14–7". The Pittsburgh Press. Google News Archives. UP. October 31, 1944. p. 7. Retrieved August 26, 2012.
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    13. ^ "1944 Football Schedule". GeorgiaDogs.com. Archived from the original on January 1, 2011. Retrieved December 15, 2012.
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