1946 Georgia Bulldogs football team

1946 Georgia Bulldogs football
National Champion (Williamson)
SEC co-champion
Sugar Bowl champion
Sugar Bowl, W 20–10 vs. North Carolina
Conference Southeastern Conference
Ranking
AP No. 3
1946 record 11–0 (5–0 SEC)
Head coach Wally Butts (8th season)
Home stadium Sanford Stadium
1946 SEC football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 3 Georgia + 5 0 0  11 0 0
No. 7 Tennessee + 5 0 0  9 2 0
No. 8 LSU 5 1 0  9 1 1
No. 11 Georgia Tech 4 2 0  9 2 0
Mississippi State 3 2 0  8 2 0
Alabama 4 3 0  7 4 0
Vanderbilt 3 4 0  5 4 0
Kentucky 2 3 0  7 3 0
Tulane 2 4 0  3 7 0
Auburn 1 5 0  4 6 0
Ole Miss 1 6 0  2 7 0
Florida 0 5 0  0 9 0
  • + Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1946 Georgia Bulldogs football team represented the Georgia Bulldogs of the University of Georgia during the 1946 college football season. The Williamson poll, issued after the bowls, recognized the Bulldogs as National Champions as they were the only undefeated, untied team. The final AP Poll, issued before bowl season, ranked the Bulldogs #3.

Schedule

Date Opponent# Rank# Site Result
September 27 Clemson* Sanford StadiumAthens, GA (Rivalry) W 35–12  
October 4 at Temple* Temple StadiumPhiladelphia, PA W 35–7  
October 11 No. 19 Kentucky No. 8 Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA W 28–13  
October 19 Oklahoma A&M* No. 8 Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA W 33–13  
October 26 at Furman* No. 8 Sirrine StadiumGreenville, SC W 70–7  
November 2 at No. 15 Alabama No. 5 Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA W 14–0  
November 9 vs. Florida No. 3 Fairfield StadiumJacksonville, FL (Rivalry) W 33–14  
November 16 vs. Auburn No. 3 A. J. McClung Memorial StadiumColumbus, GA (Deep South's Oldest Rivalry) W 41–0  
November 23 at Chattanooga* No. 3 Chamberlain FieldChattanooga, TN W 48–27  
November 30 No. 7 Georgia Techdagger No. 3 Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA (Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate) W 35–7  
January 1, 1947 vs. No. 9 North Carolina* No. 3 Tulane StadiumNew Orleans, LA (Sugar Bowl) W 20–10  
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll.
  • Source: GeorgiaDogs.com: 1946 football schedule[1]

References

  1. "1946 Football Schedule". GeorgiaDogs.com. Retrieved December 15, 2012.
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