1966 Georgia Bulldogs football team

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1966 Georgia Bulldogs football
SEC co-champion
Cotton Bowl Classic champion
Cotton Bowl Classic, W 24–9 vs. SMU
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 4
APNo. 4
Record10–1 (5–0 SEC)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorErk Russell (3rd season)
Home stadiumSanford Stadium (43,621)
Seasons
← 1965
1967 →
1966 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 3 Alabama + 6 0 0 11 0 0
No. 4 Georgia + 5 0 0 10 1 0
Florida 5 1 0 9 2 0
Ole Miss 5 2 0 8 3 0
Tennessee 3 2 0 8 3 0
LSU 3 3 0 5 4 1
Kentucky 2 4 0 3 6 1
Auburn 1 5 0 4 6 0
Vanderbilt 0 5 0 1 9 0
Mississippi State 0 6 0 2 8 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from
AP Poll

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

DateOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 17at Mississippi StateW 20–1734,000[2]
September 24vs. VMI*W 43–715,000[3]
October 1at South Carolina*W 7–031,141[4]
October 8Ole MissW 9–345,200[5]
October 14at Miami (FL)*L 6–741,756[6]
October 22Kentuckydagger
  • Sanford Stadium
  • Athens, GA
W 27–1545,348[7]
October 29North Carolina*
  • Sanford Stadium
  • Athens, GA
W 28–345,321[8]
November 5vs. No. 7 FloridaW 27–1062,820[9]
November 12at AuburnNo. 9W 21–1347,000[10]
November 26No. 5 Georgia Tech*No. 7
  • Sanford Stadium
  • Athens, GA (rivlary)
W 23–1448,782[11]
December 31vs. No. 10 SMU*No. 4CBSW 24–975,504[12]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

1966 Georgia Bulldogs football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
QB 14 Kirby Moore Jr
TB 24 Kent Lawrence So
FB 41 Brad Johnson
FB 44 Ronnie Jenkins
SE 87 Billy Payne So
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
S 16 Lynn Hughes
DT 76 George Patton Sr
DT 77 Bill Stanfill So
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
PK 11 Bob Etter Jr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

References

  1. ^ "1966 Georgia Bulldogs Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 29, 2015.
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