1965 Georgia Bulldogs football team

The 1965 Georgia Bulldogs football team represented the University of Georgia as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1965 NCAA University Division football season. Led by second-year head coach Vince Dooley, the Bulldogs compiled an overall record of 6–4 with a mark of 2–3 in conference play, and finished eighth in the SEC.^[1]

1965 Southeastern Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 1 Alabama $	6	–	1	–	1	9	–	1	–	1
Auburn	4	–	1	–	1	5	–	5	–	1
Florida	4	–	2	–	0	7	–	4	–	0
No. 7 Tennessee	2	–	1	–	2	8	–	1	–	2
Ole Miss	5	–	3	–	0	7	–	4	–	0
No. 8 LSU	3	–	3	–	0	8	–	3	–	0
Kentucky	3	–	3	–	0	6	–	4	–	0
Georgia	2	–	3	–	0	6	–	4	–	0
Vanderbilt	1	–	5	–	0	2	–	7	–	1
Tulane	1	–	5	–	0	2	–	8	–	0
Mississippi State	1	–	5	–	0	4	–	6	–	0

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule edit

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 18	No. 5 Alabama		Sanford Stadium Athens, GA (rivalry)	ABC	W 18–17	41,500	^[2]
September 25	Vanderbilt		Sanford Stadium Athens, GA (rivalry)		W 24–10	45,000	^[3]
October 2	at No. 7 Michigan*	No. 10	Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, MI		W 15–7	59,470	^[4]
October 9	Clemson*	No. 4	Sanford Stadium Athens, GA (rivalry)		W 23–9	45,000	^[5]
October 16	at Florida State*	No. 5	Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL		L 3–10	40,112	^[6]
October 23	at Kentucky	No. 10	McLean Stadium Lexington, KY		L 10–28	37,300	^[7]
October 30	at North Carolina*		Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC		W 47–35	43,000	^[8]
November 6	vs. Florida		Gator Bowl Stadium Jacksonville, FL (rivalry)		L 10–14	61,527	^[9]
November 13	Auburn		Sanford Stadium Athens, GA (rivalry)		L 19–21	46,812	^[10]
November 27	Georgia Tech*		Grant Field Atlanta, GA (rivalry)		W 17–7	52,013	^[11]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

1965 Georgia Bulldogs football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
QB		Kirby Moore	So
QB		Preston Ridlehuber	Sr

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class

^ "1965 Georgia Bulldogs Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 29, 2015.
^ "Explosive Georgia upsets Alabamans, 18–17". The Arizona Republic. September 19, 1965. Retrieved October 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "In 24–10 SEC tilt, Georgia advances". The Orlando Sentinel. September 26, 1965. Retrieved October 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Bob Pille (October 3, 1965). "U-M Upset: Wolverines Fall, 15-7, To Georgia". Detroit Free Press. pp. 1E, 3E – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Georgia rolls over Clemson". The Palm Beach Post-Times. October 10, 1965. Retrieved October 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Georgia upset by Florida State". The Clarion-Ledger. October 17, 1965. Retrieved October 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Kentucky rebounds for 28–10 win over Georgia". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. October 24, 1965. Retrieved October 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Georgia 4th period tumbles Tar Heels". The Progress-Index. October 31, 1965. Retrieved October 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Florida shocks Georgia". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 7, 1965. Retrieved October 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Auburn wins by one foot". The Dothan Eagle. November 14, 1965. Retrieved October 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Aroused Georgia whips Tech, 17–7". The Roanoke Times. November 28, 1965. Retrieved October 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.

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