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American college football season
The 1966 Georgia Bulldogs football team represented the University of Georgia as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1966 NCAA University Division football season. Led by third-year head coach Vince Dooley, the Bulldogs compiled an overall record of 10–1, with a mark of 5–0 in conference play, and finished as SEC co-champion.[1] In 1966, The Bulldogs had wins over seventh-ranked Florida and fifth-ranked Georgia Tech in the regular season and a win over tenth-ranked SMU in the Cotton Bowl Classic by a score of 24–9. Georgia finished as Southeastern Conference (SEC) co-champion with Alabama.
Schedule
Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 17 | at Mississippi State | | | | W 20–17 | 34,000 | [2] |
September 24 | vs. VMI* | | | | W 43–7 | 15,000 | [3] |
October 1 | at South Carolina* | | | | W 7–0 | 31,141 | [4] |
October 8 | Ole Miss | | | | W 9–3 | 45,200 | [5] |
October 14 | at Miami (FL)* | | | | L 6–7 | 41,756 | [6] |
October 22 | Kentucky | | - Sanford Stadium
- Athens, GA
| | W 27–15 | 45,348 | [7] |
October 29 | North Carolina* | | - Sanford Stadium
- Athens, GA
| | W 28–3 | 45,321 | [8] |
November 5 | vs. No. 7 Florida | | | | W 27–10 | 62,820 | [9] |
November 12 | at Auburn | No. 9 | | | W 21–13 | 47,000 | [10] |
November 26 | No. 5 Georgia Tech* | No. 7 | - Sanford Stadium
- Athens, GA (rivlary)
| | W 23–14 | 48,782 | [11] |
December 31 | vs. No. 10 SMU* | No. 4 | | CBS | W 24–9 | 75,504 | [12] |
- *Non-conference game
- Homecoming
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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Roster
1966 Georgia Bulldogs football team roster
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Coaches
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Defense
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Special teams
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- Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
- Injured
- Redshirt
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References
- ^ "1966 Georgia Bulldogs Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 29, 2015.
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