1975 Georgia Bulldogs football team

1975 Georgia Bulldogs football
1975 Georgia Bulldogs football
Cotton Bowl Classic, L 10–31 vs. Arkansas
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 19
AP	No. 19
Record	9–3 (5–1 SEC)
Head coach	Vince Dooley (12th season);
Defensive coordinator	Erk Russell (12th season)
Base defense	4–4
Home stadium	Sanford Stadium
	Seasons ← 1974 1976 →

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]

CoachesNo. 19

APNo. 19

Record9–3 (5–1 SEC)

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1975 Southeastern Conference football standings
v t e	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 4 1975 wins and one tie due to NCAA violations. Rankings from AP Poll

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Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 6	Pittsburgh*		Sanford Stadium Athens, GA		L 9–19	40,000	^[2]
September 20	Mississippi State		Sanford Stadium Athens, GA		W 28–6	43,500	^[3]
September 27	at South Carolina*		Williams–Brice Stadium Columbia, SC (rivalry)		W 28–20	66,944	^[4]
October 4	Clemson*		Sanford Stadium Athens, GA (rivalry)		W 35–7	57,800	^[5]
October 11	at Ole Miss		Hemingway Stadium Oxford, MS		L 13–28	31,200	^[6]
October 18	at Vanderbilt		Dudley Field Nashville, TN (rivalry)		W 47–3	20,538	^[7]
October 25	Kentucky		Sanford Stadium Athens, GA		W 21–13	50,000	^[8]
November 1	Richmond*		Sanford Stadium Athens, GA		W 28–24	41,500	^[9]
November 8	vs. No. 11 Florida		Gator Bowl Stadium Jacksonville, FL (rivalry)	ABC	W 10–7	70,416	^[10]
November 15	Auburn	No. 20	Sanford Stadium Athens, GA (rivalry)	ABC	W 28–13	57,500	^[11]
November 27	at Georgia Tech*	No. 15	Grant Field Atlanta, GA (rivalry)	ABC	W 42–26	55,135	^[12]
January 1, 1976	vs. No. 18 Arkansas*	No. 12	Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX (Cotton Bowl Classic)	CBS	L 10–31	74,500	^[13]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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