Schedule
Date |
Opponent# |
Rank# |
Site |
TV |
Result |
Attendance |
September 23 |
Mississippi State |
No. 7 |
Sanford Stadium • Athens, Georgia |
|
W 30–0 |
54,512 |
September 30 |
at Clemson* |
No. 5 |
Memorial Stadium • Clemson, South Carolina (Rivalry) |
|
W 24–17 |
46,000 |
October 7 |
South Carolina* |
No. 5 |
Sanford Stadium • Athens, Georgia (Rivalry) |
|
W 21–0 |
58,182 |
October 14 |
at Ole Miss |
No. 3 |
Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium • Jackson, Mississippi |
|
L 20–29 |
38,900 |
October 21 |
VMI* |
No. 8 |
Sanford Stadium • Athens, Georgia |
|
W 56–6 |
50,307 |
October 28 |
at Kentucky |
No. 6 |
Stoll Field/McLean Stadium • Lexington, Kentucky |
|
W 31–7 |
28,000 |
November 4 |
at Houston* |
No. 5 |
Astrodome • Houston, Texas |
|
L 14–15 |
53,356 |
November 11 |
vs. Florida |
|
Gator Bowl Stadium • Jacksonville, Florida (Rivalry) |
ABC |
L 16–17 |
69,489 |
November 18 |
Auburn |
|
Sanford Stadium • Athens, Georgia (Deep South's Oldest Rivalry) |
|
W 17–0 |
59,060 |
November 25 |
Georgia Tech* |
|
Grant Field • Atlanta (Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate) |
ABC |
W 21–14 |
53,699 |
December 16 |
vs. NC State* |
|
Memphis Memorial Stadium • Memphis, Tennessee (Liberty Bowl) |
ABC |
L 7–14 |
35,045 |
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. |
- Source: 1968 Georgia Bulldogs Football Media Guide/Yearbook
Game summaries
Georgia Tech
|
1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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• Georgia |
7 |
7 | 0 | 7 |
21 |
Georgia Tech |
0 |
0 | 7 | 7 |
14 |
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Scoring summary |
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| 1 | | UGA | Jenkins 2-yard run (McCullough kick) | UGA 7-0 |
| 2 | | UGA | Hughes 66-yard pass from Moore (McCullough kick) | UGA 14-0 |
| 3 | | GT | Good 1-yard run (Carmichael kick) | UGA 14-7 |
| 4 | | UGA | Jenkins 2-yard run (McCullough kick) | UGA 21-7 |
| 4 | | GT | James 2-yard run (Carmichael kick) | UGA 21-14 |
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