1977 Georgia Bulldogs football team

The 1977 Georgia Bulldogs football team represented the Georgia Bulldogs of the University of Georgia during the 1977 NCAA Division I football season.

1977 Georgia Bulldogs football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
1977 record5–6 (2–4 SEC)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorErk Russell (14th season)
Home stadiumSanford Stadium (59,200)
1977 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 2 Alabama $ 7 0 0  11 1 0
No. 6 Kentucky 6 0 0  10 1 0
Auburn 5 1 0  6 5 0
LSU 4 2 0  8 4 0
Florida 3 3 0  6 4 1
Georgia 2 4 0  5 6 0
Mississippi State 2 4 0  5 6 0
Ole Miss 2 5 0  5 6 0
Tennessee 1 5 0  4 7 0
Vanderbilt 0 6 0  2 9 0
  • $ Conference champion
  • Kentucky ineligible for SEC championship due to NCAA probation. Mississippi State later forfeited all 1977 wins due to NCAA violations.
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 10Oregon*No. 19W 27–1645,000
September 17Clemson*No. 17
  • Sanford Stadium
  • Athens, GA (rivalry)
L 6–755,100
September 24at South Carolina*W 15–1356,784
October 1at No. 10 AlabamaL 10–1860,210
October 8Ole Miss
  • Sanford Stadium
  • Athens, GA
W 14–1356,200
October 15at VanderbiltW 24–1325,700
October 22No. 8 Kentucky
  • Sanford Stadium
  • Athens, GA
L 0–3359,100
October 29Richmond*
  • Sanford Stadium
  • Athens, GA
W 23–748,500
November 5vs. FloridaABCL 17–2268,538
November 12Auburn
L 14–3357,500
November 26Georgia TechL 7–1660,104
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

1977 Georgia Bulldogs football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
T 66 George Collins Sr
RB 36 Willie McClendon Jr
RB 39 Kevin McLee Sr
TE 86 Ulysses Norris Jr
QB 7 Jeff Pyburn So
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
LB 93 Ray Donaldson So
LB 44 Ben Zambiasi Sr
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
P 6 Mike Garrett So
K 5 Rex Robinson Fr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

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

Game summaries

Ole Miss

1 234Total
Ole Miss 0 0013 13
Georgia 7 070 14
  • Date: October 8
  • Location: Sanford Stadium

[1]

Vanderbilt

1 234Total
Georgia 10 0014 24
Vanderbilt 0 1300 13

[2]

References

  1. Ocala Star-Banner. 1977 Oct 9. Retrieved 2018-Nov-03.
  2. Palm Beach Post. 1977 Oct 16.


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