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1975 Georgia Bulldogs football team

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]

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

Schedule edit

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* 
  • 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
  •  Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster edit

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
  •   Redshirt

References edit

  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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