1986 Georgia Bulldogs football team

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1986 Georgia Bulldogs football
Hall of Fame Bowl, L 24–27 vs. Boston College
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record8–4 (4–2 SEC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorGeorge Haffner (7th season)
Offensive schemeI formation
Defensive coordinatorBill Lewis (6th season)
Home stadiumSanford Stadium
Seasons
← 1985
1987 →
1986 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 10 LSU $ 5 – 1 – 0 9 – 3 – 0
No. 6 Auburn 4 – 2 – 0 10 – 2 – 0
No. 9 Alabama 4 – 2 – 0 10 – 3 – 0
Georgia 4 – 2 – 0 8 – 4 – 0
Ole Miss 4 – 2 – 0 8 – 3 – 1
Tennessee 3 – 3 – 0 7 – 5 – 0
Mississippi State 2 – 4 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Kentucky 2 – 4 – 0 5 – 5 – 1
Florida 2 – 4 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Vanderbilt 0 – 6 – 0 1 – 10 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from
AP Poll

The 1986 Georgia Bulldogs football team represented the University of Georgia as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1986 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by 23rd-year head coach Vince Dooley, the Bulldogs compiled an overall record of 8–4, with a mark of 4–2 in conference play, and finished tied for second in the SEC.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 13Duke*No. 19
W 31–780,420[2]
September 20Clemson*No. 14
  • Sanford Stadium
  • Athens, GA (rivalry)
ABCL 28–3181,377[3]
September 27at South Carolina*
ESPNW 31–2674,200[4]
October 4
TBS
W 14–1080,227[5]
October 11at No. 16 LSU
TigerVisionL 14–2378,252[6]
October 18Vanderbilt
  • Sanford Stadium
  • Athens, GA (rivalry)
TBSW 38–1678,642[7]
October 25at Kentucky
W 31–956,820[8]
November 1Richmond*dagger
  • Sanford Stadium
  • Athens, GA
W 28–1374,785[9]
November 8vs. FloridaNo. 19
L 19–3181,957[10]
November 15at No. 8
Jordan-Hare Stadium
  • Auburn, AL (rivalry)
    		• ESPNW 20–1673,000[11]
    November 29Georgia Tech*No. 18
    • Sanford Stadium
    • Athens, GA (rivalry)
    		TBSW 31–2482,122[12]
    December 23vs. Boston College*No. 17
    		MizlouL 24–2725,368[13]
    • *Non-conference game
    • daggerHomecoming
    • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

    Roster

    1986 Georgia Bulldogs football team roster
    Players Coaches
    Offense
    Pos. # Name Class
    OL 69 Mack Burroughs Jr
    WR 10 David Dukes Jr
    RB 30 Keith Henderson So
    QB 1 Joey Hester RFr
    QB 14 James Jackson Jr
    RB 45 Kevin Jackson So
    RB 47 Randy Jackson So
    QB 18 Wayne Johnson So
    RB 4 Fred Lane Sr
    WR 8 Nate Lewis So
    RB 43 David McCluskey Sr
    WR 24 Cassius Osborn Jr
    OL 77 Victor Perry Sr
    TE 87 Troy Sadowski So
    OL 68 Kim Stephens Jr
    OL 79 Wilbur Strozier Sr
    RB 32 Lars Tate Jr
    WR 9 John Thomas So
    QB 11 Todd Wade Jr
    TE 83 Kirk Warner RFr
    OL 63 Todd Wheeler So
    QB 15 Todd Williams Sr
    RB 38 Tim Worley So
    		Defense
    Pos. # Name Class
    LB 44 Steve Boswell Sr
    LB 42 John Brantley Jr
    DL 72 Larry Brown Jr
    DB 49 Mike Brown Jr
    DL 28 Aaron Chubb So
    DL 91 Andy Dotson RFr
    DL 97 Paul Giles So
    DL 95 Bill Goldberg RFr
    DE 84 Mike Guthrie So
    DL 52 Henry Harris Sr
    DB 29 Will Jones Jr
    DB 19 John Little Sr
    DE 94 Wycliffe Lovelace Jr
    DL 99 Tyrone McClendon
    CB 3 Gary Moss Sr
    LB 86 Calvin Ruff Sr
    WR 2 Patrick Sulley Jr
    DE 92 Richard Tardits So
    LB 60 Terrie Webster So
    DB 23 Greg Williams Jr
    		Special teams
    Pos. # Name Class
    P
    		 Cris Carpenter
    PK Steve Crumley
    PK John Kasay
    Head coach
    Coordinators/assistant coaches
    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • Injured Injured
    • Redshirt Redshirt

    References

    1. ^ "1986 Georgia Bulldogs Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 11, 2023.
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