1949 Georgia Bulldogs football team

American college football season

1949 Georgia Bulldogs football

Conference| Southeastern Conference
Record| 4–6–1 (1–4–1 SEC)
Head coach|

* Wally Butts (11th season)

Home stadium| Sanford Stadium

Seasons

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1950 ->

1949 Southeastern Conference football standings

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Team | W |  | L |  | T |  |  | W |  | L |  | T
Tulane $  | 5  | - | 1  | - | 0 |  |  | 7  | - | 2  | - | 1
No. 11 Kentucky | 4  | - | 1  | - | 0 |  |  | 9  | - | 3  | - | 0
No. 17 Tennessee | 4  | - | 1  | - | 1 |  |  | 7  | - | 2  | - | 1
Georgia Tech | 5  | - | 2  | - | 0 |  |  | 7  | - | 3  | - | 0
No. 9 LSU | 4  | - | 2  | - | 0 |  |  | 8  | - | 3  | - | 0
Alabama | 4  | - | 3  | - | 1 |  |  | 6  | - | 3  | - | 1
Vanderbilt | 4  | - | 4  | - | 0 |  |  | 5  | - | 5  | - | 0
Auburn | 2  | - | 4  | - | 2 |  |  | 2  | - | 4  | - | 3
Ole Miss | 2  | - | 4  | - | 0 |  |  | 4  | - | 5  | - | 1
Florida | 1  | - | 4  | - | 1 |  |  | 4  | - | 5  | - | 1
Georgia | 1  | - | 4  | - | 1 |  |  | 4  | - | 6  | - | 1
Mississippi State | 0  | - | 6  | - | 0 |  |  | 0  | - | 8  | - | 1

* $ - Conference champion

Rankings from AP Poll

The 1949 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 1949 college football season. In their 11th year under head coach Wally Butts, the team compiled an overall record of 4–6–1, with a mark of 1–4–1 in conference play, placing 11th in the SEC.[1]

## Schedule

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Date| Opponent| Site| Result| Attendance| Source

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September 16| Furman*|

* Sanford Stadium
* Athens, GA

| W 25–0| 15,000| [2]
September 23| Chattanooga*|

* Sanford Stadium
* Athens, GA

| W 42–6| 12,500| [3]
October 1| at North Carolina*|

* Kenan Memorial Stadium
* Chapel Hill, NC

| L 14–21| 44,000| [4]
October 8| at No. 15 Kentucky|

* McLean Stadium
* Lexington, KY

| L 0–25| 36,000| [5]
October 14| LSU|

* Sanford Stadium
* Athens, GA

| W 7–0| 22,000| [6]
October 21| at Miami (FL)*|

* Burdine Stadium
* Miami, FL

| L 9–13| 37,138| [7]
October 29| Alabama|

* Sanford Stadium
* Athens, GA (rivalry)

| L 7–14| 35,000| [8]
November 5| vs. Florida|

* Fairfield Stadium
* Jacksonville, FL (rivalry)

| L 7–28| 36,500| [9]
November 12| vs. Auburn|

* Memorial Stadium
* Columbus, GA (rivalry)

| T 20–20| 22,000| [10]
November 19| Duquesne*|

* Sanford Stadium
* Athens, GA

| W 40–0| | [11]
November 26| at Georgia Tech|

* Grant Field
* Atlanta, GA (rivalry)

| L 6–7| 40,000| [12]

* *Non-conference game
* Homecoming
* Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

## References

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1. ^ "1949 Georgia Bulldogs Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 12, 2022.
2. ^ "Powerful Georgia Bulldogs smash Furman Hurricane". The Times and Democrat. September 17, 1949. Retrieved February 12, 2022 - via Newspapers.com.
3. ^ "Georgia drubs 'Nooga 42–6, on the ground". The Atlanta Constitution. September 24, 1949. Retrieved September 8, 2021 - via Newspapers.com.
4. ^ "UNC edges Bulldogs". Asheville Citizen-Times. October 2, 1949. Retrieved February 12, 2022 - via Newspapers.com.
5. ^ "Kentucky registers 25–0 rout of Georgia Bulldogs". The Birmingham News. October 9, 1949. Retrieved February 12, 2022 - via Newspapers.com.
6. ^ "Georgia wins over LSU by 7 to 0 score". The Tampa Tribune. October 15, 1949. Retrieved February 12, 2022 - via Newspapers.com.
7. ^ "Miami scores coveted win over Georgia". The Bradenton Herald. October 22, 1949. Retrieved February 12, 2022 - via Newspapers.com.
8. ^ "Ed Salem leads Alabama to 14–7 win over Georgia". The Montgomery Advertiser. October 30, 1949. Retrieved February 12, 2022 - via Newspapers.com.
9. ^ "Gators hammer Bulldogs, 28 to 7". The Atlanta Constitution. November 6, 1949. Retrieved February 12, 2022 - via Newspapers.com.
10. ^ "Auburn ties Georgia, 20–20". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. November 13, 1949. Retrieved February 12, 2022 - via Newspapers.com.
11. ^ "Georgia routs Duquesne, 40–0". The Atlanta Constitution. November 20, 1949. Retrieved February 12, 2022 - via Newspapers.com.
12. ^ "Georgia Tech tops Bulldogs by one point". The Selma Times-Journal. November 27, 1949. Retrieved February 12, 2022 - via Newspapers.com.

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Georgia Bulldogs football

Venues|

* Herty Field (1892–1910)
* Sanford Field (1911–1928)
* Sanford Stadium (1929–present)

Bowls & rivalries|

* Bowl games
* Alabama
* Auburn: Deep South's Oldest Rivalry
* Clemson
* Florida
* Georgia Tech: Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate
* South Carolina
* Tennessee
* Vanderbilt

Culture & lore|

* History
* Hairy Dawg
* Uga
* "Glory, Glory"
* Georgia Redcoat Marching Band
* First forward pass
* 1927 Yale game
* Prayer at Jordan-Hare

People|

* Head coaches
* Steadman V. Sanford
* Georgia Joker
* Larry Munson
* Morgan Blake
* NFL draftees
* Starting quarterbacks
* Statistical leaders

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