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The 1947 Georgia Bulldogs football team was an American football team that represented the University of Georgia in the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1947 college football season. In its ninth season under head coach Wally Butts, the team compiled a 7–4–1 record (3–3 against SEC opponents), tied for fifth place in the SEC, and outscored opponents by a total of 212 to 135. The team was invited to play in the 1948 Gator Bowl on New Year's Day, playing Maryland to a 20–20 tie.[1]

Record7–4–1 (3–3 SEC)
Headcoach
HomestadiumSanford Stadium
Quick facts Georgia Bulldogs football, Gator Bowl, T 20–20 vs. Maryland ...
1947 Georgia Bulldogs football
Gator Bowl, T 20–20 vs. Maryland
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record7–4–1 (3–3 SEC)
Head coach
Home stadiumSanford Stadium
Seasons
 1946
1948 
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1947 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 13 Ole Miss $610920
No. 10 Georgia Tech4101010
No. 6 Alabama520830
Mississippi State220730
Georgia330741
Vanderbilt330640
Tulane232252
LSU231531
Kentucky230830
Tennessee230550
Auburn150270
Florida031451
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll
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Quarterback John Rauch led the team on offense. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2003.

Three Georgia players received honors from the Associated Press (AP) on the 1947 All-SEC football team: end Dan Edwards (AP-1); quarterback John Rauch (AP-2); and guard Herbert St. John (AP-2).[2][3]

Georgia was ranked at No. 40 (out of 500 college football teams) in the final Litkenhous Ratings for 1947.[4]

Schedule

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DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 19Furman*W 13–717,000[5]
September 27at North Carolina*L 7–1444,000[6]
October 4LSU
  • Sanford Stadium
  • Athens, GA
W 35–1945,000[7]
October 11at KentuckyNo. 9L 0–2624,000[8]
October 18at Oklahoma A&M*W 20–721,000[9]
October 25No. 18 Alabamadagger
L 7–1746,000[10]
October 31Clemson*
W 21–618,000[11]
November 8vs. FloridaW 34–623,000[12]
November 15vs. AuburnW 28–622,000[13]
November 22at Chattanooga*W 27–05,000[14][15]
November 29at No. 9 Georgia TechL 0-738,000[16]
January 1, 1948vs. Maryland*
T 20–2021,000[17]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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