1975 Georgia Bulldogs football team

1975 Georgia Bulldogs football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 19
APNo. 19
Record9–3 (5–1 SEC)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorErk Russell (12th season)
Base defense4–4
Home stadiumSanford Stadium
Seasons
← 1974
1976 →
1975 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 3 Alabama $ 6 – 0 – 0 11 – 1 – 0
Florida 5 – 1 – 0 9 – 3 – 0
No. 19 Georgia 5 – 1 – 0 9 – 3 – 0
Ole Miss 5 – 1 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Tennessee 3 – 3 – 0 7 – 5 – 0
Vanderbilt 2 – 4 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
LSU 2 – 4 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Auburn 2 – 4 – 0 3 – 6 – 2
Mississippi State 1 – 4 – 1 6 – 4 – 1
Kentucky 0 – 6 – 0 2 – 8 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion
  • Mississippi State later forfeited all 1975 wins and one tie due to NCAA violations.
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1975 Georgia Bulldogs football team represented the University of Georgia as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1975 NCAA Division I football season. Led by 12th-year head coach Vince Dooley, the Bulldogs compiled an overall record of 9–3, with a mark of 5–1 in conference play, and finished tied for second in the SEC.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 6Pittsburgh*
L 9–1940,000[2]
September 20Mississippi State
  • Sanford Stadium
  • Athens, GA
W 28–643,500[3]
September 27at South Carolina*
W 28–2066,944[4]
October 4Clemson*dagger
  • Sanford Stadium
  • Athens, GA (rivalry)
W 35–757,800[5]
October 11at Ole Miss
L 13–2831,200[6]
October 18at Vanderbilt
W 47–320,538[7]
October 25Kentucky
  • Sanford Stadium
  • Athens, GA
W 21–1350,000[8]
November 1Richmond*
  • Sanford Stadium
  • Athens, GA
W 28–2441,500[9]
November 8vs. No. 11 Florida
ABCW 10–770,416[10]
November 15AuburnNo. 20
  • Sanford Stadium
  • Athens, GA (rivalry)
ABCW 28–1357,500[11]
November 27at Georgia Tech*No. 15
ABCW 42–2655,135[12]
January 1, 1976vs. No. 18 Arkansas*No. 12
CBSL 10–3174,500[13]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

1975 Georgia Bulldogs football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
  Richard Appleby
QB Ray Goff
  Gene Washington
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
LB Ben Zambiasi So
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
P 4 Bucky Dilts Jr
K Allan Leavitt Jr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

References

  1. ^ "1975 Georgia Bulldogs Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 28, 2023.
  2. ^ "Pitt rally beats Georgia 19–9; Majors calls safety key play". The Courier-Journal. September 7, 1975. Retrieved October 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Georgia's Clark gets his revenge as Mississippi State falls 28–6". The Courier-Journal. September 21, 1975. Retrieved October 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Georgia clips South Carolina behind Goff". The Tennessean. September 28, 1975. Retrieved October 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Georgia tames Clemson Tigers". Bristol Herald Courier. October 5, 1975. Retrieved October 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Ole Miss upsets Georgia, 28–13". The Macon Telegraph & News. October 12, 1975. Retrieved October 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Georgia rolls past Vanderbilt 47–3". Sunday Herald-Leader. October 19, 1975. Retrieved October 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Georgia overturns Kentucky". The Paducah Sun-Democrat. October 26, 1975. Retrieved October 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Bulldogs' easy walk is 28–24 hard run". The Atlanta Constitution. November 2, 1975. Retrieved February 2, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Georgia bumps Florida, 10–7". The Lincoln Star. November 9, 1975. Retrieved October 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Georgia shackles Auburn behind sub". Tallahassee Democrat. November 16, 1975. Retrieved October 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Georgia defense shines in victory over Tech". The Arizona Daily Star. November 28, 1975. Retrieved October 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Hogs came up holding Ace". Alexandria Daily Town Talk. January 2, 1976. Retrieved October 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.


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