1959 Georgia Bulldogs football team

1959 Georgia Bulldogs football
SEC champion
Orange Bowl champion
Orange Bowl, W 14–0 vs. Missouri
Conference Southeastern Conference
Ranking
Coaches No. 5
AP No. 5
1959 record 10–1 (7–0 SEC)
Head coach Wally Butts (21st season)
Home stadium Sanford Stadium
1959 SEC football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 5 Georgia $ 7 –0 –0  10 –1 –0
No. 3 LSU 5 –1 –0  9 –2 –0
No. 2 Ole Miss 5 –1 –0  10 –1 –0
No. 10 Alabama 4 –1 –2  7 –2 –2
Auburn 4 –3 –0  7 –3 –0
Vanderbilt 3 –2 –2  5 –3 –2
Georgia Tech 3 –3 –0  6 –5 –0
Tennessee 3 –4 –1  5 –4 –1
No. 19 Florida 2 –4 –0  5 –4 –1
Kentucky 1 –6 –0  4 –6 –0
Tulane 0 –5 –1  3 –6 –1
Mississippi State 0 –7 –0  2 –7 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1959 Georgia Bulldogs football team represented the Georgia Bulldogs of the University of Georgia during the 1959 college football season.

Schedule

Date Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result
September 19 Alabama Sanford Stadium • Athens, Georgia W 17–13  
September 26 Vanderbilt No. 17 Sanford Stadium • Athens, Georgia (Rivalry) W 21–6  
October 3 at No. 16 South Carolina* No. 13 Carolina Stadium • Columbia, South Carolina (Rivalry) L 14–30  
October 10 Hardin–Simmons* Sanford Stadium • Athens, Georgia W 35–6  
October 17 Mississippi State Grant Field • Atlanta W 15–0  
October 24 at Kentucky McLean Stadium • Lexington, Kentucky W 14–7  
October 31 Florida State*dagger No. 14 Sanford Stadium • Athens, Georgia W 42–0  
November 7 vs. Florida No. 11 Gator Bowl Stadium • Jacksonville, Florida (Rivalry) W 21–10  
November 14 No. 8 Auburn No. 12 Sanford Stadium • Athens, Georgia (Deep South's Oldest Rivalry) W 14–13  
November 28 at Georgia Tech No. 6 Grant Field • Atlanta, Georgia (Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate) W 21–14  
January 1, 1960 vs. No. 18 Missouri* No. 5 Burdine Stadium • Miami (Orange Bowl) CBS W 14–0  
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game.
  • Source: GeorgiaDogs.com: 1959 football schedule[1]

References

  1. ↑ "1959 Football Schedule". GeorgiaDogs.com. Retrieved December 16, 2012.


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