1975 Georgia Bulldogs football team

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1975 Georgia Bulldogs football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 19
APNo. 19
Record9–3 (5–1 SEC)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorErk Russell (12th season)
Base defense4–4
Home stadiumSanford Stadium
Seasons
← 1974
1976 →
1975 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 3 Alabama $ 6 0 0 11 1 0
Florida 5 1 0 9 3 0
No. 19 Georgia 5 1 0 9 3 0
Ole Miss 5 1 0 6 5 0
Tennessee 3 3 0 7 5 0
Vanderbilt 2 4 0 7 4 0
LSU 2 4 0 5 6 0
Auburn 2 4 0 3 6 2
Mississippi State 1 4 1 6 4 1
Kentucky 0 6 0 2 8 1
  • $ – Conference champion
  • Mississippi State later forfeited all 1975 wins and one tie due to NCAA violations.
Rankings from
AP Poll

The 1975 Georgia Bulldogs football team represented the University of Georgia as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1975 NCAA Division I football season. Led by 12th-year head coach Vince Dooley, the Bulldogs compiled an overall record of 9–3, with a mark of 5–1 in conference play, and finished tied for second in the SEC.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 6Pittsburgh*L 9–1940,000[2]
September 20Mississippi State
  • Sanford Stadium
  • Athens, GA
W 28–643,500[3]
September 27at South Carolina*W 28–2066,944[4]
October 4Clemson*dagger
  • Sanford Stadium
  • Athens, GA (rivalry)
W 35–757,800[5]
October 11at Ole MissL 13–2831,200[6]
October 18at VanderbiltW 47–320,538[7]
October 25Kentucky
  • Sanford Stadium
  • Athens, GA
W 21–1350,000[8]
November 1Richmond*
  • Sanford Stadium
  • Athens, GA
W 28–2441,500[9]
November 8vs. No. 11
ABC
W 10–770,416[10]
November 15AuburnNo. 20
  • Sanford Stadium
  • Athens, GA (rivalry)
ABCW 28–1357,500[11]
November 27at Georgia Tech*No. 15ABCW 42–2655,135[12]
January 1, 1976vs. No. 18 Arkansas*No. 12CBSL 10–3174,500[13]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

1975 Georgia Bulldogs football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
  Richard Appleby
QB Ray Goff
  Gene Washington
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
LB Ben Zambiasi So
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
P
4 Bucky Dilts Jr
K Allan Leavitt Jr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

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

References

  1. ^ "1975 Georgia Bulldogs Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 28, 2023.
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