1948 Georgia Bulldogs football team

The 1948 Georgia Bulldogs football team represented the University of Georgia as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1948 college football season. Led by tenth-year head coach Wally Butts, the Bulldogs compiled an overall record of 9–2 with a mark of 6–0 in conference play, winning the SEC title. Georgia was invited to the Orange Bowl, where the Bulldogs lost to Texas. The team played home games at Sanford Stadium in Athens, Georgia.

1948 Georgia Bulldogs football
SEC champion
Orange Bowl, L 28–41 vs. Texas
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Ranking
APNo. 8
Record9–2 (6–0 SEC)
Head coach
Home stadiumSanford Stadium
1948 Southeastern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 8 Georgia $ 6 0 09 2 0
No. 15 Ole Miss 6 1 08 1 0
No. 13 Tulane 5 1 09 1 0
No. 12 Vanderbilt 4 2 18 2 1
Georgia Tech 4 3 07 3 0
Alabama 4 4 16 4 1
Mississippi State 3 3 04 4 1
Tennessee 2 3 14 4 2
Kentucky 1 3 15 3 2
Florida 1 5 05 5 0
LSU 1 5 03 7 0
Auburn 0 7 01 8 1
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 25Chattanooga*W 14–712,500[1]
October 2North Carolina*
  • Sanford Stadium
  • Athens, GA
L 14–21
October 9Kentucky
  • Sanford Stadium
  • Athens, GA
W 35–12
October 16at LSUNo. 16W 22–0
October 22at Miami (FL)*W 42–21
October 30at AlabamaNo. 18W 35–045,000[2]
November 6vs. FloridaNo. 13W 20–12
November 13vs. AuburnNo. 13W 42–14
November 20Furman*No. 11
  • Sanford Stadium
  • Athens, GA
W 33–017,000[3]
November 27Georgia TechdaggerNo. 12
W 21–13
January 1, 1949vs. Texas*No. 8
L 28–4160,523[4]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. "Bulldogs edge Moccasins, 14–7". The Atlanta Constitution. September 26, 1948. Retrieved September 8, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  2. Little, Tom (October 31, 1948). "Georgia air raids bury Tide, 35 to 0". The Tuscaloosa News. Google News Archives. p. 1. Retrieved October 13, 2012.
  3. "Furman wilts as Bulldogs win, 33 to 0". The Macon Telegraph and News. November 21, 1948. Retrieved September 12, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Longhorns batter Bulldogs, 41 to 28". Pensacola News Journal. January 2, 1949. Retrieved April 29, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
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