1966 Georgia Bulldogs football team

The 1966 Georgia Bulldogs football team represented the University of Georgia during the 1966 NCAA University Division football season. In 1966, The Bulldogs went 10–1,[1] with wins over seventh-ranked Florida and fifth-ranked Georgia Tech in the regular season and a win over tenth-ranked SMU in the Cotton Bowl Classic by a score of 24–9. Georgia finished as Southeastern Conference (SEC) co-champion with Alabama.

1966 Georgia Bulldogs football
SEC co-champion
Cotton Bowl Classic champion
Cotton Bowl Classic, W 24–9 vs. SMU
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 4
APNo. 4
1966 record10–1 (5–0 SEC)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorErk Russell (3rd season)
Home stadiumSanford Stadium (43,621)
1966 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 3 Alabama + 6 0 0  11 0 0
No. 4 Georgia + 5 0 0  10 1 0
Florida 5 1 0  9 2 0
Ole Miss 5 2 0  8 3 0
Tennessee 3 2 0  8 3 0
LSU 3 3 0  5 4 1
Kentucky 2 4 0  3 6 1
Auburn 1 5 0  4 6 0
Vanderbilt 0 5 0  1 9 0
Mississippi State 0 6 0  2 8 0
  • + Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 17at Mississippi StateW 20–1734,000
September 24vs. VMI*W 43–715,000
October 1at South Carolina*W 7–031,141
October 8Ole MissW 9–345,200
October 14at Miami (FL)*L 6–741,756
October 22Kentucky
  • Sanford Stadium
  • Athens, GA
W 27–1545,348
October 29North Carolina*
  • Sanford Stadium
  • Athens, GA
W 28–345,321
November 5vs. No. 7 FloridaW 27–1062,820
November 12at AuburnNo. 9W 21–1347,000
November 26No. 5 Georgia Tech*No. 7
  • Sanford Stadium
  • Athens, GA (rivlary)
W 23–1448,782
December 31vs. No. 10 SMU*No. 4CBSW 24–975,504
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • Source: 1967 Georgia Bulldogs Football Media Guide/Yearbook

Roster

1966 Georgia Bulldogs football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
QB 14 Kirby Moore Jr
TB 24 Kent Lawrence So
FB 41 Brad Johnson
FB 44 Ronnie Jenkins
SE 87 Billy Payne So
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
S 16 Lynn Hughes
DT 76 George Patton Sr
DT 77 Bill Stanfill So
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
PK 11 Bob Etter Jr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • Injured
    • Redshirt

    Game summaries

    at Miami (FL)


    Florida

    1 2Total
    Georgia 3 24 27
    #7 Florida 10 3 13

    [2]

    Auburn

    1 2Total
    Georgia 0 21 21
    Auburn 13 0 13

    Georgia clinched a share of the SEC with the win, rallying in the second half after Auburn scored on its first two possessions.

    [3]

    References

    1. "1966 Georgia Bulldogs Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 29, 2015.
    2. "Gators Dumped." Eugene Register-Guard. 1966 Nov 6.
    3. Eugene-Register Guard. 1966 Nov 13.


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