1966 Georgia Bulldogs football team

American college football season

1966 Georgia Bulldogs football

SEC co-champion
Cotton Bowl Classic champion

Cotton Bowl Classic, W 24–9 vs. SMU

Conference| Southeastern Conference
Ranking
Coaches| No. 4
AP| No. 4
Record| 10–1 (5–0 SEC)
Head coach|

* Vince Dooley (3rd season)

Defensive coordinator| Erk Russell (3rd season)
Home stadium| Sanford Stadium (43,621)

Seasons

<- 1965

1967 ->

1966 Southeastern Conference football standings

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Team | W |  | L |  | T |  |  | W |  | L |  | T
No. 3 Alabama \+  | 6  | - | 0  | - | 0 |  |  | 11  | - | 0  | - | 0
No. 4 Georgia \+  | 5  | - | 0  | - | 0 |  |  | 10  | - | 1  | - | 0
Florida | 5  | - | 1  | - | 0 |  |  | 9  | - | 2  | - | 0
Ole Miss | 5  | - | 2  | - | 0 |  |  | 8  | - | 3  | - | 0
Tennessee | 3  | - | 2  | - | 0 |  |  | 8  | - | 3  | - | 0
LSU | 3  | - | 3  | - | 0 |  |  | 5  | - | 4  | - | 1
Kentucky | 2  | - | 4  | - | 0 |  |  | 3  | - | 6  | - | 1
Auburn | 1  | - | 5  | - | 0 |  |  | 4  | - | 6  | - | 0
Vanderbilt | 0  | - | 5  | - | 0 |  |  | 1  | - | 9  | - | 0
Mississippi State | 0  | - | 6  | - | 0 |  |  | 2  | - | 8  | - | 0

* \+ - Conference co-champions

Rankings from AP Poll

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 5–0 in conference play, and finished as SEC co-champion.[1] In 1966, 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. Georgia finished as Southeastern Conference (SEC) co-champion with Alabama.

## Schedule[edit]

Date| Opponent| Rank| Site| TV| Result| Attendance| Source

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September 17| at Mississippi State| |

* Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
* Jackson, MS

| | W 20–17| 34,000| [2]
September 24| vs. VMI*| |

* Victory Stadium
* Roanoke, VA (Harvest Bowl)

| | W 43–7| 15,000| [3]
October 1| at South Carolina*| |

* Carolina Stadium
* Columbia, SC (rivalry)

| | W 7–0| 31,141| [4]
October 8| Ole Miss| |

* Sanford Stadium
* Athens, GA

| | W 9–3| 45,200| [5]
October 14| at Miami (FL)*| |

* Orange Bowl
* Miami, FL

| | L 6–7| 41,756| [6]
October 22| Kentucky| |

* Sanford Stadium
* Athens, GA

| | W 27–15| 45,348| [7]
October 29| North Carolina*| |

* Sanford Stadium
* Athens, GA

| | W 28–3| 45,321| [8]
November 5| vs. No. 7 Florida| |

* Gator Bowl Stadium
* Jacksonville, FL (rivalry)

| | W 27–10| 62,820| [9]
November 12| at Auburn| No. 9|

* Cliff Hare Stadium
* Auburn, AL (rivalry)

| | W 21–13| 47,000| [10]
November 26| No. 5 Georgia Tech*| No. 7|

* Sanford Stadium
* Athens, GA (rivlary)

| | W 23–14| 48,782| [11]
December 31| vs. No. 10 SMU*| No. 4|

* Cotton Bowl
* Dallas, TX (Cotton Bowl Classic)

| CBS| W 24–9| 75,504| [12]

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

## Roster[edit]

1966 Georgia Bulldogs football team roster

Players  | Coaches
Offense | Pos. | # | Name | Class

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QB | `14` | Kirby Moore | Jr
TB | `24` | Kent Lawrence | So
FB | `41` | Brad Johnson
FB | `44` | Ronnie Jenkins
SE | `87` | Billy Payne | So
Defense | Pos. | # | Name | Class

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S | `16` | Lynn Hughes
DT | `76` | George Patton | Sr
DT | `77` | Bill Stanfill | So
Special teams | Pos. | # | Name | Class

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PK | `11` | Bob Etter | Jr

Head coach

* Vince Dooley (3rd year)

Coordinators/assistant coaches

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Legend

* (C) Team captain
* (S) Suspended
* (I) Ineligible

* Injured
* Redshirt

## References[edit]

1. ^ "1966 Georgia Bulldogs Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 29, 2015.
2. ^ "Georgia wins; Late field go by Etter gives Bulldogs edge". Daily Press. September 18, 1966. Retrieved October 21, 2023 - via Newspapers.com.
3. ^ "Georgia looking more and more like SEC title threat". St. Petersburg Times. September 25, 1966. Retrieved January 30, 2022 - via Newspapers.com.
4. ^ "Bulldogs win, 7–0, over South Carolina". Asheville Citizen-Times. October 2, 1966. Retrieved October 21, 2023 - via Newspapers.com.
5. ^ "Georgia Bulldogs outfight Ole Miss for 9–3 victory". Fort Myers News-Press. October 9, 1966. Retrieved October 21, 2023 - via Newspapers.com.
6. ^ "Georgia jarred". The Cincinnati Enquirer. October 15, 1966. Retrieved October 21, 2023 - via Newspapers.com.
7. ^ "Georgia rallies break Kentucky in 27–15 contest". The Commercial Appeal. October 23, 1966. Retrieved October 21, 2023 - via Newspapers.com.
8. ^ "Georgia turns back UNC for 28–3 football victory". The Danville Register. October 30, 1966. Retrieved October 21, 2023 - via Newspapers.com.
9. ^ "Bulldogs halt Spurrier for first Gator loss". The Palm Beach Post-Times. November 6, 1966. Retrieved October 21, 2023 - via Newspapers.com.
10. ^ "Bulldogs rally 21–13". Tallahassee Democrat. November 13, 1966. Retrieved October 21, 2023 - via Newspapers.com.
11. ^ "Georgia spoils Tech's record with dazzling 23–14 victory". The Selma Times-Journal. November 27, 1966. Retrieved October 21, 2023 - via Newspapers.com.
12. ^ "Georgia wins; Southern Methodist can't defense Bulldogs speedster". The Terre Haute Tribune. January 1, 1967. Retrieved October 21, 2023 - 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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* 1892
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National championship seasons in bold

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Southeastern Conference football champions

* Alabama (1933)
* Alabama & Tulane (1934)
* LSU (1935)
* LSU (1936)
* Alabama (1937)
* Tennessee (1938)
* Georgia Tech, Tennessee, & Tulane (1939)
* Tennessee (1940)
* Mississippi State (1941)
* Georgia (1942)
* Georgia Tech (1943)
* Georgia Tech (1944)
* Alabama (1945)
* Georgia & Tennessee (1946)
* Ole Miss (1947)
* Georgia (1948)
* Tulane (1949)
* Kentucky (1950)
* Georgia Tech & Tennessee (1951)
* Georgia Tech (1952)
* Alabama (1953)
* Ole Miss (1954)
* Ole Miss (1955)
* Tennessee (1956)
* Auburn (1957)
* LSU (1958)
* Georgia (1959)
* Ole Miss (1960)
* Alabama & LSU (1961)
* Ole Miss (1962)
* Ole Miss (1963)
* Alabama (1964)
* Alabama (1965)
* Alabama & Georgia (1966)
* Tennessee (1967)
* Georgia (1968)
* Tennessee (1969)
* LSU (1970)
* Alabama (1971)
* Alabama (1972)
* Alabama (1973)
* Alabama (1974)
* Alabama (1975)
* Georgia (1976)
* Alabama (1977)
* Alabama (1978)
* Alabama (1979)
* Georgia (1980)
* Alabama & Georgia (1981)
* Georgia (1982)
* Auburn (1983)
* Florida (1984) vacated
* Tennessee (1985)
* LSU (1986)
* Auburn (1987)
* Auburn & LSU (1988)
* Alabama, Auburn, & Tennessee (1989)
* Tennessee (1990)
* Florida (1991)
* Alabama (1992)
* Florida (1993)
* Florida (1994)
* Florida (1995)
* Florida (1996)
* Tennessee (1997)
* Tennessee (1998)
* Alabama (1999)
* Florida (2000)
* LSU (2001)
* Georgia (2002)
* LSU (2003)
* Auburn (2004)
* Georgia (2005)
* Florida (2006)
* LSU (2007)
* Florida (2008)
* Alabama (2009)
* Auburn (2010)
* LSU (2011)
* Alabama (2012)
* Auburn (2013)
* Alabama (2014)
* Alabama (2015)
* Alabama (2016)
* Georgia (2017)
* Alabama (2018)
* LSU (2019)
* Alabama (2020)
* Alabama (2021)
* Georgia (2022)
* Alabama (2023)

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