1970 Georgia Bulldogs football team

The 1970 Georgia Bulldogs football team represented the Georgia Bulldogs of the University of Georgia during the 1970 NCAA University Division football season.

1970 Georgia Bulldogs football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
1970 record5–5 (3–3 SEC)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorErk Russell (7th season)
Home stadiumSanford Stadium (59,200)
1970 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 7 LSU $ 5 0 0  9 3 0
No. 4 Tennessee 4 1 0  11 1 0
No. 10 Auburn 5 2 0  9 2 0
No. 20 Ole Miss 4 2 0  7 4 0
Florida 3 3 0  7 4 0
Georgia 3 3 0  5 5 0
Alabama 3 4 0  6 5 1
Mississippi State 3 4 0  6 5 0
Vanderbilt 1 5 0  4 7 0
Kentucky 0 7 0  2 9 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 19at Tulane*No. 19L 14–1730,924
September 26Clemson*W 38–055,682
October 3at Mississippi StateL 6–725,044
October 10No. 5 Ole Miss
  • Sanford Stadium
  • Athens, GA
L 21–3159,310
October 17Vanderbilt
  • Sanford Stadium
  • Athens, GA (rivalry)
W 37–353,241
October 24at KentuckyW 19–334,000
October 31South Carolina*
  • Sanford Stadium
  • Athens, GA (rivalry)
ABCW 52–3457,391
November 7vs. FloridaABCL 17–2470,294
November 14at No. 8 AuburnABCW 31–1761,791
November 28No. 16 Georgia Tech*
L 7–1759,803
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • Source: 1971 Georgia Bulldogs Football Media Guide/Yearbook

Roster

1970 Georgia Bulldogs football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
RB Donnie Allen
TE Billy Brice
RB Gregg Byrd
RB Johnny Campbell
QB 12 Mike Cavan Sr
QB Paul Gilbert
TE Mike Greene
RB Bob Honeycutt
WR Lynn Hunnicutt
OL John Jennings
RB Ricky Lake
OL Mike Lopatka
OL Tommy Lyons
WR Larry McKnight
RB Jack Montgomery
OL Tom Nash
WR Rex Putnal
QB James Ray
TE Mixon Robinson
WR Jimmy Shirer
RB Julian Smiley
OL Royce Smith
OL Mayo Tucker
WR Charles Whittemore
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DL Larry Brasher
DB Bill Darby
LB Steve Kitchens
DL Ronny Rogers
DB Buz Rosenberg
DL David Saye
DL Ken Shaw
DL Phil Sullivan
DB Buck Swindle
DL Dennis Watson
LB Chip Wisdom
DL Jimmy Wood
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
P Sam Burns
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

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

Game summaries

Auburn

1 234Total
Georgia 6 8314 31
Auburn 0 1700 17

[1]

References

  1. "Georgia Shocks Auburn, 31-17." Palm Beach Post. 1970 Nov 15.


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