1979 Georgia Bulldogs football team

1979 Georgia Bulldogs football
Conference Southeastern Conference
1979 record 6–5 (5–1 SEC)
Head coach Vince Dooley (16th season)
Defensive coordinator Erk Russell (16th season)
Home stadium Sanford Stadium (59,200)
1979 SEC football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 1 Alabama $ 6 0 0  12 0 0
Georgia 5 1 0  6 5 0
No. 16 Auburn 4 2 0  8 3 0
LSU 4 2 0  7 5 0
Tennessee 3 3 0  7 5 0
Kentucky 3 3 0  5 6 0
Ole Miss 3 3 0  4 7 0
Mississippi State 2 4 0  3 8 0
Vanderbilt 0 6 0  1 10 0
Florida 0 6 0  0 10 1
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1979 Georgia Bulldogs football team represented the Georgia Bulldogs of the University of Georgia during the 1979 NCAA Division I-A football season.

Schedule

Date Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
September 15 Wake Forest* No. 12 Sanford StadiumAthens, Georgia L 21–22   57,500
September 22 at Clemson* Memorial StadiumClemson, South Carolina (Rivalry) L 7–12   63,500
September 29 South Carolina* Sanford Stadium • Athens, Georgia (Rivalry) L 20–27   60,100
October 6 at Ole Miss Vaught–Hemingway StadiumOxford, Mississippi W 24–21   35,912
October 13 No. 13 LSU Sanford Stadium • Athens, Georgia W 21–14   61,000
October 20 at Vanderbilt Dudley FieldNashville, Tennessee (Rivalry) W 31–10   24,700
October 27 Kentucky Sanford Stadium • Athens, Georgia W 20–6   60,300
November 3 Virginia*dagger Sanford Stadium • Athens, Georgia L 0–31   59,100
November 10 vs. Florida Gator Bowl StadiumJacksonville, Florida (Rivalry) ABC W 33–10   68,148
November 17 Auburn Sanford Stadium • Athens, Georgia (Deep South's Oldest Rivalry) L 13–33   63,000
December 1 Georgia Tech* Grant FieldAtlanta (Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate) ABC W 16–3   58,781
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll.

Game summaries

LSU

1 234Total
LSU 0 707 14
Georgia 0 7140 21
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