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Georgia Football Team History


Georgia Bulldogs
University of Georgia
 Athens, GA
Founded: 1785
Stadium: Sanford Stadium
Capacity: 92,746
Colors: Red & Black
Coach: Wallace Butts
Conference: Southeastern-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1891  <-- 1941 <- 1942 -> 1943 --> 2024
1942 Season Highlights
 Wallace Butts enters his 4th season as Head Coach at Georgia.
 The Bulldogs won the Southeastern Conference Championship.
 The Bulldogs won the National Championship.
 
1942 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 19  @ Kentucky  7   6   W    @ Louisville, KY   
 Fri., Sep. 25  vs. Jacksonville NAS  14   0   W    @ Macon, GA   
 Sat., Oct. 3  vs. Furman  40   7   W       
 Sat., Oct. 10  @ Mississippi  48   13   W    @ Memphis, TN   
 Sat., Oct. 17  vs. Tulane  40   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 24  @ Cincinnati  35   13   W       
 Sat., Oct. 31  vs. Alabama  21   10   W    @ Atlanta, GA   
 Sat., Nov. 7  vs. Florida  75   0   W    @ Jacksonville, FL   
 Sat., Nov. 14  @ Tennessee-Chattanooga  40   0   W       
 Sat., Nov. 21  vs. Auburn  13   27   L    @ Columbus, GA   
 Sat., Nov. 28  vs. Georgia Tech  34   0   W       
 Fri., Jan. 1   UCLA  9   0   W    @ Pasadena, CA   Rose Bowl
 
1942 Season Totals
  Record11-1
  Points Scored376
  Scoring Average31.3
  Points Allowed76
  Defense Average6.3
  Opponents Record50-40
  Conference Record6-1
  Home Record6-1
  Away Record4-0
1942 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
2 10-1-0 AP
  
1942 Southeastern- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Georgia 11-137676Won  9-06-123856  Wallace Butts
Mississippi State 8-220077 5-211862  Allyn McKeen
Georgia Tech 9-221987Lost  7-144-18948  William A. Bill Alexander
Tennessee 9-1-125961Won  14-74-18515  John Barnhill
Alabama 8-324697Won  37-214-18034  Frank W. Thomas
Louisiana State 7-3192117 3-26270  Bernie H. Moore
Auburn 6-4-1174133 3-37960  John F. Jack Meagher
Vanderbilt 6-4232113 2-461113  Harry R. Red Sanders
Tulane 4-5121154 1-447113  Claude Simons, Jr.
Florida 3-7106185 1-325121  Thomas J. Tom Lieb
Kentucky 3-6-1155154 0-519101  A.D. Kirwan
Mississippi 2-7132163 0-533136  Harry J. Mehre

1942 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1942 All Southeastern Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


Great Moments in College Football History

The biggest crowd for a college football game was 114,000 for the 1926 Army-Navy Game. The game ended in a tie when it became too dark to play.