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1952 Georgia Bulldogs football team

The 1952 Georgia Bulldogs football team was an American football team that represented the University of Georgia as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1952 college football season. In their 14th year under head coach Wally Butts, the Bulldogs complied an overall record of 7–4, with a conference record of 4–3, and finished fifth in the SEC.[1]

1952 Georgia Bulldogs football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record7–4 (4–3 SEC)
Head coach
Home stadiumSanford Stadium
Seasons
← 1951
1953 →
1952 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 2 Georgia Tech $ 7 – 0 – 0 12 – 0 – 0
No. 8 Tennessee 5 – 0 – 1 8 – 2 – 1
No. 7 Ole Miss 4 – 0 – 2 8 – 1 – 2
No. 9 Alabama 4 – 2 – 0 10 – 2 – 0
Georgia 4 – 3 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
No. 15 Florida 3 – 3 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
Mississippi State 3 – 4 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Tulane 3 – 5 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
No. 20 Kentucky 1 – 3 – 2 5 – 4 – 2
LSU 2 – 5 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
Vanderbilt 1 – 4 – 1 3 – 5 – 2
Auburn 0 – 7 – 0 2 – 8 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule edit

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 20at Vanderbilt
W 19–724,000[2]
September 27at Tulane
W 21–1640,000[3]
October 4NC State*
W 49–022,000[4]
October 11No. 4 Maryland*No. 19
  • Sanford Stadium
  • Athens, GA
L 0–3734,000[5]
October 18at LSU
W 27–1437,000[6]
October 25vs. Florida
L 0–3037,000[7]
November 1at No. 19 Alabama
L 19–3430,000[8]
November 8at Penn*
W 34–2745,000[9]
November 15vs. Auburn
W 13–723,000[10]
November 29No. 3 Georgia Tech 
  • Sanford Stadium
  • Athens, GA (rivalry)
L 9–2350,000[11]
December 5at Miami (FL)*
W 35–1321,557[12]
  • *Non-conference game
  •  Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

[13]

Roster edit

  • Zeke Bratkowski, Jr.
  • Robert (Bobby) Dellinger, RB
  • Robert K West, DE #52 Captain 1952

References edit

  1. ^ "1952 Georgia Bulldogs Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 3, 2023.
  2. ^ "101-yd. run tops Georgia victory". Waco Tribune-Herald. September 21, 1952. Retrieved October 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Tulane fumbles away victory to Georgia". Monroe Morning World. September 28, 1952. Retrieved September 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Georgia stomps State 49–0". Greensboro Daily News. October 5, 1952. Retrieved October 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Maryland rolls to 37–0 triumph over Georgia". Fort Myers News-Press. October 12, 1952. Retrieved October 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Georgia surprises L.S.U. 27–14". The Courier-Journal. October 19, 1952. Retrieved October 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Gators pulverize Georgia, 30–0". Orlando Sunday Sentinel-Star. October 26, 1952. Retrieved October 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Alabama decisions Georgia, 34–19". The Huntsville Times. November 2, 1952. Retrieved October 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Georgia passes turn back Penn, 34–27". The Philadelphia Inquirer. November 9, 1952. Retrieved October 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Campagna sparks Georgia victory". The Atlanta Journal. November 16, 1952. Retrieved October 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Georgia Tech rallies in 4th period to win". The Arizona Daily Star. November 30, 1952. Retrieved October 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Zeke Bratkowski sets mark, Georgia romps". Daily Press. December 6, 1952. Retrieved October 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "1952 Football Schedule". GeorgiaDogs.com. Archived from the original on December 7, 2014. Retrieved December 15, 2012.
 

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