1973 Georgia Bulldogs football team

1973 Georgia Bulldogs football
Peach Bowl champion
Peach Bowl, W 17–16 vs. Maryland
Conference Southeastern Conference
1973 record 7–4–1 (3–4 SEC)
Head coach Vince Dooley (10th season)
Defensive coordinator Erk Russell (10th season)
Home stadium Sanford Stadium (59,200)
1973 SEC football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 4 Alabama $ 8 –0 –0  11 –1 –0
No. 13 LSU 5 –1 –0  9 –3 –0
Ole Miss 4 –3 –0  6 –5 –0
No. 19 Tennessee 3 –3 –0  8 –4 –0
Georgia 3 –4 –0  7 –4 –1
Florida 3 –4 –0  7 –5 –0
Kentucky 3 –4 –0  5 –6 –0
Auburn 2 –5 –0  6 –6 –0
Mississippi State 2 –5 –0  4 –5 –2
Vanderbilt 1 –5 –0  5 –6 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1973 Georgia Bulldogs football team represented the Georgia Bulldogs of the University of Georgia during the 1973 NCAA Division I football season.

Schedule

Date Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
September 15 Pittsburgh* Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA T 7–7   52,005
September 22 Clemson* Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA (Rivalry) W 31–14   48,280
September 29 No. 19 NC State* Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA W 31–12   52,700
October 6 at No. 3 Alabama Denny Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL L 14–28   57,790
October 13 Ole Miss Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA W 20–0   57,800
October 20 at Vanderbilt Dudley Field • Nashville, TN (Rivalry) L 14–18   21,500
October 27 Kentuckydagger Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA L 7–12   54,500
November 3 at No. 11 Tennessee Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN (Rivalry) W 35–31   70,812
November 10 vs. Florida Gator Bowl Stadium • Jacksonville, FL (Rivalry) ABC L 10–11   70,266
November 17 Auburn Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA (Deep South's Oldest Rivalry) W 28–14   59,700
December 1 at Georgia Tech Grant Field • Atlanta, GA (Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate) W 10–3   60,316
December 28 vs. No. 18 Maryland* Atlanta Stadium • Atlanta, GA (Peach Bowl) Mizlou W 17–16   38,107
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll.
  • Source: 1974 Georgia Bulldogs Football Media Guide/Yearbook

Game summaries

Clemson

1 234Total
Clemson 0 707 14
• Georgia 0 31414 31

[1]

Tennessee

1 234Total
• Georgia 7 14014 35
Tennessee 14 0170 31

Andy Johnson scored the game-winning touchdown in the final minute after Tennessee went for it on a fourth-and-two at their own 28 with 2:32 remaining.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "Freshman Sparks Georgia Victory." Ocala Star-Banner. 1973 Sept 23.
  2. ↑ "Vols Gamble and Lose to Georgia." Palm Beach Post. 1973 Nov 4.


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