1966 Georgia Bulldogs football team

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The 1966 Georgia Bulldogs football team represented the University of Georgia as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1966 NCAA University Division football season. Led by third-year head coach Vince Dooley, the Bulldogs compiled an overall record of 10–1 with a mark of 6–0 in conference play, sharing the SEC title with Alabama.[1][2] The Bulldogs had wins over seventh-ranked Florida and fifth-ranked Georgia Tech in the regular season and a win over tenth-ranked SMU in the Cotton Bowl Classic by a score of 24–9.

CoachesNo. 4
APNo. 4
Record10–1 (6–0 SEC)
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1966 Georgia Bulldogs football
SEC co-champion
Cotton Bowl Classic champion
Cotton Bowl Classic, W 24–9 vs. SMU
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 4
APNo. 4
Record10–1 (6–0 SEC)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorErk Russell (3rd season)
Home stadiumSanford Stadium
Seasons
 1965
1967 
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1966 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 3 Alabama +6001100
No. 4 Georgia +6001010
Florida510920
Ole Miss520830
Tennessee420830
LSU330541
Kentucky240361
Auburn150460
Mississippi State060280
Vanderbilt060190
  • + Conference co-champions
  • Georgia's game against North Carolina; Florida, LSU, and Vanderbilt's games against Tulane; and Tennessee's game against South Carolina counted in the conference standings.
Rankings from AP Poll
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Schedule

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DateOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 17at Mississippi StateW 20–1734,000[3]
September 24vs. VMI*W 43–715,000[4]
October 1at South Carolina*W 7–031,141[5]
October 8Ole MissW 9–345,200[6]
October 14at Miami (FL)*L 6–741,756[7]
October 22Kentuckydagger
  • Sanford Stadium
  • Athens, GA
W 27–1545,348[8]
October 29North Carolina[n 1]
  • Sanford Stadium
  • Athens, GA
W 28–345,321[9]
November 5vs. No. 7 FloridaW 27–1062,820[10]
November 12at AuburnNo. 9W 21–1347,000[11]
November 26No. 5 Georgia Tech*No. 7
  • Sanford Stadium
  • Athens, GA (rivlary)
W 23–1448,782[12]
December 31vs. No. 10 SMU*No. 4CBSW 24–975,504[13]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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Roster

More information Players, Coaches ...
1966 Georgia Bulldogs football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
QB 14 Kirby Moore Jr
TB 24 Kent Lawrence So
FB 41 Brad Johnson
FB 44 Ronnie Jenkins
SE 87 Billy Payne So
QB Danny Cronic So
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
S 16 Lynn Hughes
LB 57 Happyn Dicks
DT 76 George Patton Sr
DT 77 Bill Stanfill So
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
PK 11 Bob Etter Jr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

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Notes

  1. Georgia's game against North Carolina counted in the SEC standings.

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