Vince Dooley was the 22nd head coach of the University of Georgia Bulldogs college football team and served in that role from 1964 to 1988. He compiled a 201–77–10 record (.715 winning percentage).
Coaching Summary
Year
|
Team
|
Overall
|
Conference |
Standing
|
Bowl/playoffs
|
Coaches#
|
AP°
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Vince Dooley (SEC) (1964–1988)
|
1964
|
Georgia
|
7–3–1 |
4–2–0 |
T2 |
W Sun Bowl |
NR |
NR
|
1965
|
Georgia
|
6–4–0 |
3–3–0 |
T6 |
|
15 |
NR
|
1966
|
Georgia
|
10–1–0 |
6–0–0 |
T1 |
W Cotton Bowl Classic |
4 |
4
|
1967
|
Georgia
|
7–4–0 |
3–2–0 |
5 |
L Liberty Bowl |
18 |
NR
|
1968
|
Georgia
|
8–1–2 |
5–0–1 |
1 |
L Sugar Bowl |
4 |
8
|
1969
|
Georgia
|
5–5–1 |
2–3–1 |
5 |
L Sun Bowl |
NR |
NR
|
1970
|
Georgia
|
5–5–0 |
3–3–0 |
T5 |
|
NR |
NR
|
1971
|
Georgia
|
11–1–0 |
5–1–0 |
T2 |
W Gator Bowl |
8 |
7
|
1972
|
Georgia
|
7–4–0 |
4–3–0 |
5 |
|
NR |
NR
|
1973
|
Georgia
|
7–4–1 |
3–4–0 |
T5 |
W Peach Bowl |
NR |
NR
|
1974
|
Georgia
|
6–6–0 |
4–2–0 |
T2 |
L Tangerine Bowl |
NR |
NR
|
1975
|
Georgia
|
9–3–0 |
5–1–0 |
T2 |
L Cotton Bowl Classic |
19 |
19
|
1976
|
Georgia
|
10–2–0 |
5–1–0 |
1 |
L Sugar Bowl |
10 |
10
|
1977
|
Georgia
|
5–6–0 |
2–4–0 |
T6 |
|
NR |
NR
|
1978
|
Georgia
|
9–2–1 |
5–0–1 |
2 |
L Bluebonnet Bowl |
15 |
16
|
1979
|
Georgia
|
6–5–0 |
5–1–0 |
2 |
|
NR |
NR
|
1980
|
Georgia
|
12–0–0 |
6–0–0 |
1 |
W Sugar Bowl |
1 |
1
|
1981
|
Georgia
|
10–2–0 |
6–0–0 |
T1 |
L Sugar Bowl |
5 |
6
|
1982
|
Georgia
|
11–1–0 |
6–0–0 |
1 |
L Sugar Bowl |
4 |
4
|
1983
|
Georgia
|
10–1–1 |
5–1–0 |
2 |
W Cotton Bowl Classic |
4 |
4
|
1984
|
Georgia
|
7–4–1 |
4–2–0 |
T3 |
T Citrus Bowl |
NR |
NR
|
1985
|
Georgia
|
7–3–2 |
3–2–1 |
5 |
T Sun Bowl |
NR |
NR
|
1986
|
Georgia
|
8–4–0 |
4–2–0 |
T2 |
L Hall of Fame Bowl |
NR |
NR
|
1987
|
Georgia
|
9–3–0 |
4–2–0 |
T4 |
W Liberty Bowl |
14 |
13
|
1988
|
Georgia
|
9–3–0 |
5–2–0 |
3 |
W Gator Bowl |
15 |
15
|
Vince Dooley:
|
201–77–10 |
|
|
Total: |
|
|
National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth
|
|
1964 season
Date | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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1964-09-19 | at No. 6 Alabama | | | L 3–31 | 42,525 |
1964-09-26 | at Vanderbilt | | | W 7–0 | 19,500 |
1964-10-03 | at South Carolina* | | | T 7–7 | 17,994 |
1964-10-10 | Clemson* | | | W 19–7 | 31,000 |
1964-10-17 | No. 10 Florida State* | - Sanford Stadium
- Athens, Georgia
| | L 14–17 | 31,000 |
1964-10-24 | Kentucky | - Sanford Stadium
- Athens, Georgia
| | W 21–7 | 39,000 |
1964-10-31 | North Carolina* | - Sanford Stadium
- Athens, Georgia
| | W 24–8 | 40,000 |
1964-11-07 | vs. No. 9 Florida | | | W 14–7 | 48,000 |
1964-11-16 | at Auburn | | | L 7–14 | 43,000 |
1964-11-28 | Georgia Tech* | | | W 7–0 | 52,050 |
1964-12-26 | vs. Texas Tech* | | CBS | W 7–0 | 23,292 |
- *Non-conference game
- Homecoming
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
|
- Source: 1965 Georgia Bulldogs Football Media Guide/Yearbook
1965 season
Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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1965-09-18 | No. 5 Alabama | | | ABC | W 18–17 | 41,500 |
1965-09-25 | Vanderbilt | | - Sanford Stadium
- Athens, Georgia
| | W 24–10 | 45,000 |
1965-10-02 | at No. 7 Michigan* | No. 10 | | | W 15–7 | 59,470 |
1965-10-09 | Clemson* | No. 4 | - Sanford Stadium
- Athens, Georgia
| | W 23–9 | 45,000 |
1965-10-16 | at Florida State* | No. 5 | | | L 3–10 | 40,112 |
1965-10-23 | at Kentucky | No. 10 | | | L 10–28 | 37,300 |
1965-10-30 | at North Carolina* | | | | W 47–35 | 43,000 |
1965-11-06 | vs. Florida | | | | L 10–14 | 61,527 |
1965-11-13 | Auburn | | | | L 19–21 | 46,812 |
1965-11-27 | Georgia Tech* | | | | W 17–7 | 52,013 |
- *Non-conference game
- Homecoming
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
|
- Source: 1966 Georgia Bulldogs Football Media Guide/Yearbook
1966 season
Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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1966-09-17 | at Mississippi State | | | | W 20–17 | 34,000 |
1966-09-24 | vs. VMI* | | | | W 43–7 | 15,000 |
1966-10-01 | at South Carolina* | | | | W 7–0 | 31,141 |
1966-10-08 | Mississippi | | | | W 9–3 | 45,200 |
1966-10-14 | at Miami (FL)* | | | | L 6–7 | 41,756 |
1966-10-22 | Kentucky | | - Sanford Stadium
- Athens, Georgia
| | W 27–15 | 45,348 |
1966-10-29 | North Carolina* | | - Sanford Stadium
- Athens, Georgia
| | W 28–3 | 45,321 |
1966-11-05 | vs. No. 7 Florida | | | | W 27–10 | 62,820 |
1966-11-12 | at Auburn | No. 9 | | | W 21–13 | 47,000 |
1966-11-26 | No. 5 Georgia Tech* | No. 7 | | | W 27–14 | 48,782 |
1966-12-31 | vs. No. 10 SMU* | No. 4 | | CBS | W 24–9 | 75,504 |
- *Non-conference game
- Homecoming
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
|
- Source: 1967 Georgia Bulldogs Football Media Guide/Yearbook
1967 season
Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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1967-09-23 | Mississippi State | No. 7 | | | W 30–0 | 54,512 |
1967-09-30 | at Clemson* | No. 5 | | | W 24–17 | 46,000 |
1967-10-07 | South Carolina* | No. 5 | - Sanford Stadium
- Athens, Georgia
| | W 21–0 | 58,182 |
1967-10-14 | at Mississippi | No. 3 | | | L 20–29 | 38,900 |
1967-10-21 | VMI* | No. 8 | - Sanford Stadium
- Athens, Georgia
| | W 56–6 | 50,307 |
1967-10-28 | at Kentucky | No. 6 | | | W 31–7 | 28,000 |
1967-11-04 | at Houston* | No. 5 | | | L 14–15 | 53,356 |
1967-11-11 | vs. Florida | | | ABC | L 16–17 | 69,489 |
1967-11-18 | Auburn | | | | W 17–0 | 59,060 |
1967-11-25 | Georgia Tech* | | | ABC | W 21–14 | 53,699 |
1967-12-16 | vs. North Carolina State* | | | ABC | L 7–14 | 35,045 |
- *Non-conference game
- Homecoming
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
|
- Source: 1968 Georgia Bulldogs Football Media Guide/Yearbook
1968 season
Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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1968-09-14 | at No. 9 Tennessee | | | ABC | T 17–17 | 60,603 |
1968-09-28 | Clemson* | | | | W 31–13 | 59,008 |
1968-10-05 | at South Carolina | No. 16 | | | W 21–20 | 42,800 |
1968-10-12 | No. 13 Mississippi | No. 17 | - Sanford Stadium
- Athens, Georgia
| ABC | W 21–7 | 56,111 |
1968-10-19 | Vanderbilt | No. 10 | - Sanford Stadium
- Athens, Georgia
| | W 32–6 | 54,342 |
1968-10-26 | at Kentucky | No. 8 | | | W 35–14 | 32,000 |
1968-11-02 | No. 15 Houston* | No. 7 | - Sanford Stadium
- Athens, Georgia
| | T 10–10 | 59,381 |
1968-11-09 | vs. Florida | No. 9 | | | W 51–0 | 70,012 |
1968-11-16 | at No. 12 Auburn | No. 5 | | | W 17–3 | 50,009 |
1968-11-30 | Georgia Tech* | No. 4 | | | W 47–8 | 59,537 |
1969-01-01 | vs. No. 9 Arkansas* | No. 4 | | NBC | L 2–16 | 82,113 |
- *Non-conference game
- Homecoming
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
|
- Source: 1969 Georgia Bulldogs Football Media Guide/Yearbook
1969 season
Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
---|
1969-09-20 | Tulane* | No. 8 | | | W 35–0 | 55,235 |
1969-09-27 | at Clemson* | No. 7 | | | W 30–0 | 43,000 |
1969-10-04 | South Carolina* | No. 7 | - Sanford Stadium
- Athens, Georgia
| | W 41–16 | 59,452 |
1969-10-11 | at Mississippi | No. 6 | | | L 17–25 | 42,581 |
1969-10-18 | at Vanderbilt | No. 14 | | | W 40–8 | 25,450 |
1969-10-25 | Kentucky | No. 13 | - Sanford Stadium
- Athens, Georgia
| | W 30–0 | 55,781 |
1969-11-01 | No. 3 Tennessee | No. 11 | - Sanford Stadium
- Athens, Georgia
| | L 3–17 | 59,781 |
1969-11-08 | vs. No. 13 Florida | No. 16 | | ABC | T 13–13 | 70,862 |
1969-11-15 | No. 11 Auburn | No. 16 | | | L 3–16 | 59,306 |
1969-11-29 | at Georgia Tech* | | | | L 0–6 | 60,106 |
1969-12-20 | vs. No. 14 Nebraska* | | | CBS | L 6–45 | 29,723 |
- *Non-conference game
- Homecoming
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
|
- Source: 1970 Georgia Bulldogs Football Media Guide/Yearbook
1970 season
Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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1970-09-19 | at Tulane* | No. 19 | | | L 14–17 | 30,924 |
1970-09-26 | Clemson* | | | | W 38–0 | 55,682 |
1970-10-03 | at Mississippi State | | | | L 6–7 | 25,044 |
1970-10-10 | No. 5 Mississippi | | - Sanford Stadium
- Athens, Georgia
| | L 21–31 | 59,310 |
1970-10-17 | Vanderbilt | | - Sanford Stadium
- Athens, Georgia
| | W 37–3 | 53,241 |
1970-10-24 | at Kentucky | | | | W 19–3 | 34,000 |
1970-10-31 | South Carolina* | | - Sanford Stadium
- Athens, Georgia
| ABC | W 52–34 | 57,391 |
1970-11-07 | vs. Florida | | | ABC | L 17–24 | 70,294 |
1970-11-14 | at No. 8 Auburn | | | ABC | W 31–17 | 61,791 |
1970-11-28 | No. 16 Georgia Tech* | | | | L 7–17 | 59,803 |
- *Non-conference game
- Homecoming
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
|
- Source: 1971 Georgia Bulldogs Football Media Guide/Yearbook
1971 season
Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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1971-09-11 | Oregon State* | No. 18 | | | W 56–25 | 50,709 |
1971-09-18 | Tulane* | No. 11 | - Sanford Stadium
- Athens, Georgia
| | W 17–7 | 51,542 |
1971-09-25 | at Clemson* | No. 14 | | | W 28–0 | 38,000 |
1971-10-02 | Mississippi State | No. 11 | - Sanford Stadium
- Athens, Georgia
| | W 35–7 | 53,003 |
1971-10-09 | at Mississippi | No. 10 | | | W 38–7 | 42,000 |
1971-10-16 | at Vanderbilt | No. 8 | | | W 24–0 | 16,000 |
1971-10-23 | Kentucky | No. 8 | - Sanford Stadium
- Athens, Georgia
| | W 34–0 | 57,852 |
1971-10-30 | at South Carolina* | No. 7 | | | W 24–0 | 54,613 |
1971-11-06 | vs. Florida | No. 7 | | ABC | W 49–7 | 67,383 |
1971-11-13 | No. 6 Auburn | No. 7 | | | L 20–35 | 62,891 |
1971-11-25 | at Georgia Tech | No. 7 | | ABC | W 28–24 | 60,124 |
1971-12-31 | vs. North Carolina* | No. 6 | | NBC | W 7–3 | 71,208 |
- *Non-conference game
- Homecoming
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
|
- Source: 1972 Georgia Bulldogs Football Media Guide/Yearbook
1972 season
Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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1972-09-16 | Baylor* | No. 16 | | | W 24–14 | 53,201 |
1972-09-23 | at Tulane* | No. 16 | | ABC | L 13–24 | 43,084 |
1972-09-30 | NC State* | | - Sanford Stadium
- Athens, Georgia
| | W 28–22 | 56,613 |
1972-10-07 | No. 4 Alabama | | - Sanford Stadium
- Athens, Georgia
| | L 7–25 | 60,013 |
1972-10-14 | at Mississippi | | | | W 14–13 | 42,800 |
1972-10-21 | Vanderbilt | | - Sanford Stadium
- Athens, Georgia
| | W 28–3 | 58,141 |
1972-10-28 | at Kentucky | | | | W 13–7 | 37,500 |
1972-11-04 | No. 13 Tennessee | | - Sanford Stadium
- Athens, Georgia
| | L 0–14 | 60,086 |
1972-11-11 | vs. Florida | | | ABC | W 10–7 | 66,252 |
1972-11-18 | at No. 11 Auburn | | | ABC | L 10–27 | 61,348 |
1972-12-02 | Georgia Tech | | | | W 27–7 | 60,241 |
- *Non-conference game
- Homecoming
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
|
- Source: 1973 Georgia Bulldogs Football Media Guide/Yearbook
1973 season
Date | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
---|
1973-09-15 | Pittsburgh* | | | T 7–7 | 52,005 |
1973-09-22 | Clemson* | - Sanford Stadium
- Athens, Georgia
| | W 31–14 | 48,280 |
1973-09-29 | No. 19 NC State* | - Sanford Stadium
- Athens, Georgia
| | W 31–12 | 52,700 |
1973-10-06 | at No. 3 Alabama | | | L 14–28 | 57,790 |
1973-10-13 | Mississippi | - Sanford Stadium
- Athens, Georgia
| | W 20–0 | 57,800 |
1973-10-20 | at Vanderbilt | | | L 14–18 | 21,500 |
1973-10-27 | Kentucky | - Sanford Stadium
- Athens, Georgia
| | L 7–12 | 54,500 |
1973-11-03 | at No. 11 Tennessee | | | W 35–31 | 70,812 |
1973-11-10 | vs. Florida | | ABC | L 10–11 | 70,266 |
1973-11-17 | Auburn | | | W 28–14 | 59,700 |
1973-12-01 | at Georgia Tech | | | W 10–3 | 60,316 |
1973-12-28 | vs. No. 18 Maryland* | | Mizlou | W 17–16 | 38,107 |
- *Non-conference game
- Homecoming
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
|
- Source: 1974 Georgia Bulldogs Football Media Guide/Yearbook
1974 season
Date | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
---|
1974-09-14 | Oregon State* | | | W 48–35 | 42,200 |
1974-09-21 | at Mississippi State | | | L 14–38 | 38,077 |
1974-09-28 | South Carolina* | - Sanford Stadium
- Athens, Georgia
| | W 52–14 | 50,200 |
1974-10-05 | at Clemson* | | | L 24–28 | 42,800 |
1974-10-12 | Mississippi | - Sanford Stadium
- Athens, Georgia
| | W 49–0 | 48,500 |
1974-10-19 | Vanderbilt | - Sanford Stadium
- Athens, Georgia
| | W 38–31 | 51,100 |
1974-10-26 | at Kentucky | | | W 24–20 | 54,362 |
1974-11-02 | Houston* | - Sanford Stadium
- Athens, Georgia
| | L 24–31 | 48,100 |
1974-11-09 | vs. No. 6 Florida | | | W 17–16 | 70,716 |
1974-11-16 | at No. 7 Auburn | | | L 13–17 | 64,748 |
1974-11-30 | Georgia Tech | | | L 14–34 | 47,500 |
1974-12-21 | vs. No. 15 Miami (OH)* | | Mizlou | L 10–21 | 20,246 |
- *Non-conference game
- Homecoming
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
|
1975 season
Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
---|
1975-09-06 | Pittsburgh* | | | | L 9–19 | 40,000 |
1975-09-20 | Mississippi State | | - Sanford Stadium
- Athens, Georgia
| | W 28–6 | 43,500 |
1975-09-27 | at South Carolina* | | | | W 28–20 | 66,944 |
1975-10-04 | Clemson* | | - Sanford Stadium
- Athens, Georgia
| | W 35–7 | 57,800 |
1975-10-11 | at Mississippi | | | | L 13–28 | 31,200 |
1975-10-18 | at Vanderbilt | | | | W 47–3 | 20,538 |
1975-10-25 | Kentucky | | - Sanford Stadium
- Athens, Georgia
| | W 21–13 | 50,000 |
1975-11-01 | Richmond* | | - Sanford Stadium
- Athens, Georgia
| | W 28–24 | 41,500 |
1975-11-08 | vs. No. 11 Florida | | | ABC | W 10–7 | 70,416 |
1975-11-15 | Auburn | No. 20 | | ABC | W 28–13 | 57,500 |
1975-11-27 | at Georgia Tech* | No. 15 | | ABC | W 42–26 | 55,135 |
1976-01-01 | vs. No. 18 Arkansas* | No. 12 | | CBS | L 10–31 | 77,500 |
- *Non-conference game
- Homecoming
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
|
1976 season
Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
---|
1976-09-11 | No. 15 California* | No. 16 | | | W 36–24 | 47,000 |
1976-09-18 | at Clemson* | No. 9 | | ABC | W 41–0 | 41,000 |
1976-09-25 | South Carolina* | No. 7 | - Sanford Stadium
- Athens, Georgia
| | W 20–12 | 59,935 |
1976-10-02 | No. 10 Alabama | No. 6 | - Sanford Stadium
- Athens, Georgia
| | W 21–0 | 60,200 |
1976-10-09 | at Mississippi | No. 4 | | | L 17–21 | 36,471 |
1976-10-16 | Vanderbilt | No. 11 | - Sanford Stadium
- Athens, Georgia
| | W 45–0 | 59,100 |
1976-10-23 | at Kentucky | No. 10 | | | W 31–7 | 57,733 |
1976-10-30 | Cincinnati* | No. 7 | - Sanford Stadium
- Athens, Georgia
| | W 31–17 | 49,500 |
1976-11-06 | vs. No. 10 Florida | No. 7 | | ABC | W 41–27 | 70,314 |
1976-11-13 | at Auburn | No. 7 | | | W 28–0 | 63,912 |
1976-11-27 | Georgia Tech* | No. 4 | | | W 13–10 | 60,500 |
1977-01-01 | vs. No. 1 Pittsburgh* | No. 5 | | ABC | L 3–27 | 76,117 |
- *Non-conference game
- Homecoming
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
|
1977 season
Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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1977-09-10 | Oregon* | No. 19 | | | W 27–16 | 45,000 |
1977-09-17 | Clemson* | No. 17 | - Sanford Stadium
- Athens, Georgia
| | L 6–7 | 55,100 |
1977-09-24 | at South Carolina* | | | | W 15–13 | 56,784 |
1977-10-01 | at No. 10 Alabama | | | | L 10–18 | 60,210 |
1977-10-08 | Mississippi | | - Sanford Stadium
- Athens, Georgia
| | W 14–13 | 56,200 |
1977-10-15 | at Vanderbilt | | | | W 24–13 | 25,700 |
1977-10-22 | No. 8 Kentucky | | - Sanford Stadium
- Athens, Georgia
| | L 0–33 | 59,100 |
1977-10-29 | Richmond* | | - Sanford Stadium
- Athens, Georgia
| | W 23–7 | 48,500 |
1977-11-05 | vs. Florida | | | ABC | L 17–22 | 68,538 |
1977-11-12 | Auburn | | | | L 14–33 | 57,500 |
1977-11-26 | Georgia Tech | | | | L 7–16 | 60,104 |
- *Non-conference game
- Homecoming
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
|
1978 season
Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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1978-09-16 | Baylor* | | | ABC | W 16–14 | 43,000 |
1978-09-23 | Clemson* | | - Sanford Stadium
- Athens, Georgia
| | W 12–0 | 60,000 |
1978-09-30 | at South Carolina | No. 19 | | | L 10–27 | 56,514 |
1978-10-07 | Mississippi | | - Sanford Stadium
- Athens, Georgia
| | W 42–3 | 58,800 |
1978-10-14 | at No. 11 LSU | | | | W 24–17 | 77,158 |
1978-10-21 | Vanderbilt | No. 18 | - Sanford Stadium
- Athens, Georgia
| | W 31–10 | 53,800 |
1978-10-28 | at Kentucky | No. 16 | | | W 17–16 | 56,918 |
1978-11-04 | VMI* | No. 13 | - Sanford Stadium
- Athens, Georgia
| | W 41–3 | 50,200 |
1978-11-11 | vs. Florida | No. 11 | | | W 24–22 | 68,232 |
1978-11-18 | at Auburn | No. 8 | | | T 22–22 | 64,761 |
1978-12-02 | Georgia Tech* | No. 11 | | ABC | W 29–28 | 59,700 |
1978-12-31 | vs. Stanford* | No. 11 | | Mizlou | L 22–25 | 34,084 |
- *Non-conference game
- Homecoming
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
|
1979 season
Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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1979-09-15 | Wake Forest* | No. 12 | | | L 22-21 | 57,500 |
1979-09-22 | at Clemson* | | | | L 12-7 | 63,500 |
1979-09-29 | South Carolina* | | - Sanford Stadium
- Athens, Georgia
| | L 27-20 | 60,100 |
1979-10-06 | at Mississippi | | | | W 24-21 | 35,912 |
1979-10-13 | No. 13 LSU | | - Sanford Stadium
- Athens, Georgia
| | W 21-14 | 61,000 |
1979-10-20 | at Vanderbilt | | | | W 31-10 | 24,700 |
1979-10-27 | Kentucky | | - Sanford Stadium
- Athens, Georgia
| | W 20-6 | 60,300 |
1979-11-03 | Virginia* | | - Sanford Stadium
- Athens, Georgia
| | L 31-0 | 59,100 |
1979-11-10 | vs. Florida | | | ABC | W 33-10 | 68,148 |
1979-11-17 | Auburn | | | | L 33-13 | 63,000 |
1979-12-01 | Georgia Tech* | | | ABC | W 16-3 | 58,781 |
- *Non-conference game
- Homecoming
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
|
1980 season
The 1980 Georgia Bulldogs football team completed the season with a 12–0 record. The Bulldogs had a regular season SEC record of 6–0. The Bulldogs completed their season with a victory over Notre Dame in the Sugar Bowl by a score of 17–10, and were crowned the 1980 National Champions
Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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1980-09-06 | at Tennessee | No. 16 | | | W 16–15 | 95,288 |
1980-09-13 | Texas A&M* | No. 12 | | | W 42–0 | 60,150 |
1980-09-20 | Clemson* | No. 10 | - Sanford Stadium
- Athens, Georgia
| | W 20–16 | 61,800 |
1980-09-27 | TCU* | No. 10 | - Sanford Stadium
- Athens, Georgia
| | W 34–3 | 59,200 |
1980-10-11 | Mississippi | No. 6 | - Sanford Stadium
- Athens, Georgia
| | W 28–21 | 60,300 |
1980-10-18 | Vanderbilt | No. 6 | - Sanford Stadium
- Athens, Georgia
| | W 41–0 | 59,300 |
1980-10-25 | at Kentucky | No. 5 | | | W 27–0 | 57,239 |
1980-11-01 | No. 14 South Carolina* | No. 4 | - Sanford Stadium
- Athens, Georgia
| ABC | W 13–10 | 62,200 |
1980-11-08 | vs. No. 20 Florida | No. 2 | | ABC | W 26–21 | 68,528 |
1980-11-15 | at Auburn | No. 1 | | | W 31–21 | 74,900 |
1980-11-29 | Georgia Tech* | No. 1 | | | W 38–20 | 62,800 |
1981-01-01 | vs. No. 7 Notre Dame* | No. 1 | | ABC | W 17–10 | 77,896 |
- *Non-conference game
- Homecoming
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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1981 season
Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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1981-09-05 | Tennessee | No. 10 | | | W 44–0 | 79,600 |
1981-09-12 | California* | No. 6 | - Sanford Stadium
- Athens, Georgia
| | W 27–13 | 79,400 |
1981-09-19 | at Clemson* | No. 4 | | | L 3–13 | 62,466 |
1981-09-26 | South Carolina* | No. 17 | - Sanford Stadium
- Athens, Georgia
| | W 24–0 | 82,100 |
1981-10-10 | at Mississippi | No. 11 | | | W 37–7 | 41,125 |
1981-10-17 | at Vanderbilt | No. 9 | | ABC | W 53–21 | 39,657 |
1981-10-24 | Kentucky | No. 7 | - Sanford Stadium
- Athens, Georgia
| | W 21–0 | 80,780 |
1981-10-31 | Temple* | No. 5 | - Sanford Stadium
- Athens, Georgia
| | W 49–3 | 80,117 |
1981-11-07 | vs. Florida | No. 4 | | ABC | W 26–21 | 68,648 |
1981-11-14 | Auburn | No. 4 | | | W 24–13 | 82,165 |
1981-12-05 | at Georgia Tech* | No. 2 | | ABC | W 44–7 | 58,623 |
1982-01-01 | vs. No. 8 Pittsburgh* | No. 2 | | ABC | L 20–24 | 77,224 |
- *Non-conference game
- Homecoming
- Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game
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1982 season
The 1982 Bulldogs season would be defined by Herschel Walker's accomplishments. Walker would win the Heisman Trophy,[1] the Maxwell Award, and the Walter Camp Award.[2]
Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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1982-09-06 | Clemson* | No. 7 | | ABC | W 13-7 | 82,122 |
1982-09-11 | BYU* | No. 6 | - Sanford Stadium
- Athens, Georgia
| | W 17-14 | 80,207 |
1982-09-25 | at South Carolina* | No. 7 | | | W 34-18 | 74,200 |
1982-10-02 | at Mississippi State | No. 6 | | CBS | W 29-22 | 33,158 |
1982-10-09 | Mississippi | No. 5 | - Sanford Stadium
- Athens, Georgia
| | W 33-10 | 82,122 |
1982-10-16 | Vanderbilt | No. 4 | - Sanford Stadium
- Athens, Georgia
| | W 27-13 | 82,122 |
1982-10-23 | at Kentucky | No. 3 | | | W 27-14 | 56,697 |
1982-10-30 | Memphis State* | No. 3 | - Sanford Stadium
- Athens, Georgia
| | W 34-3 | 82,122 |
1982-11-06 | vs. Florida | No. 3 | | CBS | W 44-0 | 80,749 |
1982-11-13 | at Auburn | No. 1 | | | W 19-14 | 74,900 |
1982-11-27 | Georgia Tech* | No. 1 | | | W 38-18 | 82,122 |
1983-01-01 | vs. No. 2 Penn State* | No. 1 | | ABC | L 23-27 | 78,124 |
- *Non-conference game
- Homecoming
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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1983 season
Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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1983-09-03 | No. 20 UCLA* | No. 15 | | ABC | W 19-8 | 82,122 |
1983-09-17 | at Clemson* | No. 11 | | | T 16-16 | 79,815 |
1983-09-24 | South Carolina* | No. 14 | - Sanford Stadium
- Athens, Georgia
| | W 31-13 | 82,122 |
1983-10-01 | Mississippi State | No. 11 | - Sanford Stadium
- Athens, Georgia
| | W 20-7 | 82,122 |
1983-10-08 | at Mississippi | No. 11 | | | W 36-11 | 29,363 |
1983-10-15 | at Vanderbilt | No. 8 | | | W 20-13 | 41,223 |
1983-10-22 | Kentucky | No. 7 | - Sanford Stadium
- Athens, Georgia
| | W 47-21 | 82,122 |
1983-10-29 | Temple* | No. 6 | - Sanford Stadium
- Athens, Georgia
| | W 31-14 | 81,822 |
1983-11-05 | vs. No. 9 Florida | No. 4 | | CBS | W 10-9 | 82,166 |
1983-11-12 | No. 3 Auburn | No. 4 | - Sanford Stadium
- Athens, Georgia
| ABC | L 7-13 | 82,122 |
1983-11-26 | at Georgia Tech* | No. 7 | | | W 27-24 | 59,113 |
1984-01-02 | vs. No. 2 Texas* | No. 7 | | CBS | W 10-9 | 67,891 |
- *Non-conference game
- Homecoming
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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1984 season
Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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1984-09-08 | Southern Miss* | | | | W 26-19 | 81,427 |
1984-09-22 | No. 2 Clemson* | No. 20 | - Sanford Stadium
- Athens, Georgia
| | W 26-23 | 82,122 |
1984-09-29 | at South Carolina* | No. 12 | | | L 10-17 | 74,325 |
1984-10-06 | at Alabama | No. 20 | | ABC | W 24-14 | 75,808 |
1984-10-13 | Mississippi | No. 15 | - Sanford Stadium
- Athens, Georgia
| TBS | W 18-12 | 82,122 |
1984-10-20 | Vanderbilt | No. 14 | - Sanford Stadium
- Athens, Georgia
| TBS | W 62-35 | 82,122 |
1984-10-27 | at Kentucky | No. 13 | | TBS | W 37-7 | 56,032 |
1984-11-03 | Memphis State* | No. 8 | - Sanford Stadium
- Athens, Georgia
| | W 13-3 | 82,122 |
1984-11-10 | vs. No. 10 Florida | No. 8 | | TBS | L 0-27 | 82,349 |
1984-11-17 | at No. 18 Auburn | No. 15 | | ESPN | L 12-21 | 75,300 |
1984-12-01 | Georgia Tech* | No. 18 | | | L 18-35 | 82,122 |
1984-12-22 | vs. No. 15 Florida State* | | | NBC | T 17-17 | 51,821 |
- *Non-conference game
- Homecoming
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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1985 season
Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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1985-09-02 | Alabama | | | ABC | L 16-20 | 81,277 |
1985-09-14 | Baylor* | | - Sanford Stadium
- Athens, Georgia
| TBS | W 17-14 | 77,190 |
1985-09-21 | at Clemson* | | | CBS | W 20-13 | 80,473 |
1985-09-28 | South Carolina* | | - Sanford Stadium
- Athens, Georgia
| | W 35-21 | 82,122 |
1985-10-12 | at Mississippi | No. 18 | | | W 49-21 | 35,000 |
1985-10-19 | at Vanderbilt | No. 16 | | | T 13-13 | 41,137 |
1985-10-26 | Kentucky | | - Sanford Stadium
- Athens, Georgia
| TBS | W 26-6 | 81,498 |
1985-11-02 | Tulane* | No. 18 | - Sanford Stadium
- Athens, Georgia
| | W 58-3 | 81,407 |
1985-11-09 | vs. No. 1 Florida | No. 17 | | | W 24-3 | 82,327 |
1985-11-16 | No. 14 Auburn | No. 12 | - Sanford Stadium
- Athens, Georgia
| ABC | L 10-24 | 82,122 |
1985-11-30 | at Georgia Tech* | No. 20 | | TBS | L 16-20 | 59,206 |
1985-12-28 | vs. Arizona* | | | CBS | T 13-13 | 52,203 |
- *Non-conference game
- Homecoming
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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1986 season
Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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1986-09-13 | Duke* | No. 19 | | | W 31-7 | 80,420 |
1986-09-20 | Clemson* | No. 14 | - Sanford Stadium
- Athens, Georgia
| ABC | L 28-31 | 81,377 |
1986-09-27 | at South Carolina* | | | ESPN | W 31-26 | 74,200 |
1986-10-04 | Mississippi | | - Sanford Stadium
- Athens, Georgia
| TBS | W 14-10 | 80,227 |
1986-10-11 | at No. 16 LSU | | | | L 14-23 | 78,252 |
1986-10-18 | Vanderbilt | | - Sanford Stadium
- Athens, Georgia
| TBS | W 38-16 | 78,642 |
1986-10-25 | at Kentucky | | | | W 31-9 | 56,620 |
1986-11-01 | Richmond* | | - Sanford Stadium
- Athens, Georgia
| | W 28-13 | 74,785 |
1986-11-08 | vs. Florida | No. 19 | | | L 19-31 | 81,957 |
1986-11-15 | at No. 8 Auburn | | | ESPN | W 20-16 | 73,000 |
1986-11-29 | Georgia Tech* | No. 18 | | | W 31-24 | 82,122 |
1986-12-23 | vs. Boston College* | No. 17 | | Mizlou | L 24-27 | 25,358 |
- *Non-conference game
- Homecoming
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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1987 season
Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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1987-09-05 | Virginia* | No. 20 | | | W 30-22 | 75,125 |
1987-09-12 | Oregon State* | No. 20 | - Sanford Stadium
- Athens, Georgia
| | W 41-7 | 73,211 |
1987-09-19 | at No. 8 Clemson* | No. 18 | | CBS | L 20-21 | 81,875 |
1987-09-26 | South Carolina* | | - Sanford Stadium
- Athens, Georgia
| | W 13-6 | 82,122 |
1987-10-03 | at Mississippi | No. 20 | | | W 31-14 | 32,000 |
1987-10-10 | No. 7 LSU | No. 16 | - Sanford Stadium
- Athens, Georgia
| ESPN | L 23-26 | 82,122 |
1987-10-17 | at Vanderbilt | No. 18 | | | W 52-24 | 40,878 |
1987-10-24 | Kentucky | No. 12 | - Sanford Stadium
- Athens, Georgia
| TBS | W 17-14 | 81,911 |
1987-11-07 | vs. No. 17 Florida | No. 10 | | TBS | W 23-10 | 81,975 |
1987-11-14 | No. 12 Auburn | No. 8 | - Sanford Stadium
- Athens, Georgia
| ESPN | L 11-27 | 82,122 |
1987-11-28 | at Georgia Tech* | No. 14 | | ESPN | W 30-16 | 45,103 |
1987-12-29 | vs. Arkansas* | No. 15 | | Raycom | W 20-17 | 53,240 |
- *Non-conference game
- Homecoming
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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1988 season
Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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1988-09-03 | No. 18 Tennessee | No. 12 | | ESPN | W 28-17 | 82,122 |
1988-09-10 | TCU* | No. 8 | - Sanford Stadium
- Athens, Georgia
| | W 38-10 | 72,680 |
1988-09-17 | at Mississippi State | No. 7 | | | W 42-35 | 35,364 |
1988-09-24 | at No. 14 South Carolina* | No. 6 | | TBS | L 10-23 | 74,800 |
1988-10-01 | Mississippi | No. 15 | - Sanford Stadium
- Athens, Georgia
| | W 36-12 | 82,077 |
1988-10-08 | Vanderbilt | No. 15 | - Sanford Stadium
- Athens, Georgia
| | W 41-22 | 81,804 |
1988-10-22 | at Kentucky | No. 11 | | TBS | L 10-16 | 50,416 |
1988-10-29 | William & Mary* | No. 18 | - Sanford Stadium
- Athens, Georgia
| | W 59-24 | 80,712 |
1988-11-05 | vs. Florida | No. 19 | | TBS | W 26-3 | 81,958 |
1988-11-12 | at No. 9 Auburn | No. 17 | | CBS | L 10-20 | 85,214 |
1988-11-26 | Georgia Tech* | No. 20 | | TBS | W 24-3 | 82,011 |
1989-01-01 | vs. Michigan State* | No. 19 | | ESPN | W 34-27 | 76,236 |
- *Non-conference game
- Homecoming
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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