1976_Georgia_Bulldogs_football_team
1976 Georgia Bulldogs football team
American college football season
The 1976 Georgia Bulldogs football team represented the University of Georgia as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1976 NCAA Division I football season. Led by 13th-year head coach Vince Dooley, the Bulldogs compiled an overall record of 10–2, with a mark of 5–1 in conference play, and finished as SEC champion.[1]
Quick Facts Georgia Bulldogs football, SEC champion ...
| 1976 Georgia Bulldogs football | |
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SEC champion | |
Sugar Bowl, L 3–27 vs. Pittsburgh | |
| Conference | Southeastern Conference |
| Ranking | |
| Coaches | No. 10 |
| AP | No. 10 |
| Record | 10–2 (5–1 SEC) |
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| Defensive coordinator | Erk Russell (13th season) |
| Base defense | 4–4 |
| Captain | Ray Goff |
| Home stadium | Sanford Stadium |
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More information Conf, Overall ...
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| No. 10 Georgia $ | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 11 Alabama | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 20 Mississippi State | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Florida | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 18 Kentucky | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| LSU | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Auburn | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ole Miss | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tennessee | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vanderbilt | 0 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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More information Date, Opponent ...
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 11 | No. 15 California* | No. 16 | W 36–24 | 47,000 | [2] | ||
| September 18 | at Clemson* | No. 9 | ABC | W 41–0 | 41,000 | [3] | |
| September 25 | South Carolina* | No. 7 |
| W 20–12 | 59,935 | [4] | |
| October 2 | No. 10 Alabama | No. 6 |
| W 21–0 | 60,200 | [5] | |
| October 9 | at Ole Miss | No. 4 | L 17–21 | 36,471 | [6] | ||
| October 16 | Vanderbilt | No. 11 |
| W 45–0 | 59,100 | [7] | |
| October 23 | at Kentucky | No. 10 | W 31–7 | 57,733 | [8] | ||
| October 30 | Cincinnati* | No. 7 |
| W 31–17 | 49,500 | [9] | |
| November 6 | vs. No. 10 Florida | No. 7 | ABC | W 41–27 | 70,314 | [10] | |
| November 13 | at Auburn | No. 7 | W 28–0 | 63,912 | [11] | ||
| November 27 | Georgia Tech* | No. 4 |
| W 13–10 | 60,500 | [12] | |
| January 1, 1977 | vs. No. 1 Pittsburgh* | No. 5 | ABC | L 3–27 | 76,117 | [13] | |
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- "1976 Georgia Bulldogs Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 29, 2023.
- "Roth gets Cal off fast, Georgia steals it, 36–24". The Los Angeles Times. September 12, 1976. Retrieved October 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Ninth-ranked Bulldogs rout Clemson, 41–0". Florence Morning News. September 19, 1976. Retrieved October 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Bulldogs rally, tip Gamecocks". The Tampa Tribune. September 26, 1976. Retrieved October 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Georgia defense shackles Crimson Tide wishbone". The Selma Times-Journal. October 3, 1976. Retrieved October 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Ellis is redeemed by leading Ole Miss to big win over Georgia". The Courier-Journal. October 10, 1976. Retrieved October 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "'Dogs junk Vandy". The Pensacola News-Journal. October 17, 1976. Retrieved October 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Georgia chills Kentucky 31–7". The Tennessean. October 24, 1976. Retrieved October 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "UC's lights go out in Georgia, 31–17". The Cincinnati Enquirer. October 31, 1976. Retrieved October 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Georgia ruins Florida hopes". Sunday Journal & Star. November 7, 1976. Retrieved October 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Bulldogs blank Auburn 28–0". The Sunday Ledger-Enquirer. November 14, 1976. Retrieved October 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Georgia struggles by Tech". The News and Observer. November 28, 1976. Retrieved October 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Pitt: How sweet it is!". The Pittsburgh Press. January 2, 1977. Retrieved October 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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