1939 Georgia Bulldogs football team

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The 1939 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 1939 college football season. In their first year under head coach Wally Butts, the Bulldogs compiled an overall record of 5–6, with a conference record of 1–3, and finished 9th in the SEC.[1]

ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record5–6 (1–3 SEC)
Headcoach
HomestadiumSanford Stadium
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1939 Georgia Bulldogs football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record5–6 (1–3 SEC)
Head coach
Home stadiumSanford Stadium
Seasons
← 1938
1940 â†’
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1939 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
No. 2 Tennessee +6–0–010–1–0
No. 16 Georgia Tech +6–0–08–2–0
No. 5 Tulane +5–0–08–1–1
Mississippi State3–2–08–2–0
Ole Miss2–2–07–2–0
Kentucky2–2–16–2–1
Auburn3–3–15–5–1
Alabama2–3–15–3–1
Georgia1–3–05–6–0
LSU1–5–04–5–0
Vanderbilt1–6–02–7–1
Florida0–3–15–5–1
Sewanee0–3–03–5–0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll
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Georgia was ranked at No. 69 (out of 609 teams) in the final Litkenhous Ratings for 1939.[2]

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 30The Citadel*
W 26–015,000[3]
October 6at Furman*
L 0–2012,000[4]
October 14Holy Cross*dagger
  • Sanford Stadium
  • Athens, GA
L 0–1315,000[5]
October 21at Kentucky
L 6–1314,000[6]
October 28at NYU*
L 13–1415,000[7]
November 3Mercer*
  • Sanford Stadium
  • Athens, GA
W 16–96,000[8]
November 11vs. Florida
W 6–220,000[9]
November 18South Carolina*
  • Sanford Stadium
  • Athens, GA (rivalry)
W 33–77,000[10]
November 25vs. Auburn
L 0–717,500[11]
December 2at Georgia Tech
L 0–1330,000[12]
December 88:15 p.m.at Miami (FL)*
W 13–016,402[13][14]
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