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1961 Georgia Bulldogs football
Conference Southeastern Conference
Record3–7 (2–5 SEC)
Head coach
Home stadium Sanford Stadium
Seasons
←  1960
1962 →
1961 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 Alabama + 7 – 0 – 0 11 – 0 – 0
No. 4 LSU + 6 – 0 – 0 10 – 1 – 0
No. 5 Ole Miss 5 – 1 – 0 9 – 2 – 0
No. 13 Georgia Tech 4 – 3 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
Tennessee 4 – 3 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Florida 3 – 3 – 0 4 – 5 – 1
Auburn 3 – 4 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Kentucky 2 – 4 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Georgia 2 – 5 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
Mississippi State 1 – 5 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Tulane 1 – 5 – 0 2 – 8 – 0
Vanderbilt 1 – 6 – 0 2 – 8 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1961 Georgia Bulldogs football team represented the University of Georgia as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1961 college football season. Led by first-year head coach Johnny Griffith, the Bulldogs compiled an overall record of 3–7 with a mark of 2–5 in conference play, and placed ninth in the SEC. [1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 23No. 3 Alabama
L 6–3244,000 [2]
September 30 Vanderbilt
  • Sanford Stadium
  • Athens, GA ( rivalry)
L 0–2122,000 [3]
October 7 South Carolina*
  • Sanford Stadium
  • Athens, GA ( rivalry)
W 17–1430,000 [4]
October 14at Florida State*
L 0–321,200 [5]
October 21vs. Mississippi State
W 10–718,000 [6]
October 28 Kentuckydagger
  • Sanford Stadium
  • Athens, GA
W 16–1531,000 [7]
November 3at Miami (FL)*
L 7–3238,210 [8]
November 11vs. Florida
L 14–2147,000 [9]
November 18 Auburn
  • Sanford Stadium
  • Athens, GA ( rivalry)
L 7–1041,000 [10]
December 2at Georgia Tech
L 7–2247,098 [11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

[12]

References

  1. ^ "1961 Georgia Bulldogs Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 11, 2023.
  2. ^ "Alabama whips Georgia". Chattanooga Sunday Times. September 24, 1961. Retrieved October 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Vanderbilt vanquishes Georgia in 21–0 upset". The Clarion-Ledger. October 1, 1961. Retrieved October 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Georgia rallies to top Gamecocks, 17–14". The Times and Democrat. October 8, 1961. Retrieved October 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "FSU upsets Georgia 3–0 on Messer's field goal". The Tampa Tribune. October 15, 1961. Retrieved October 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Georgia over Maroons 10–7". The Decatur Daily. October 22, 1961. Retrieved October 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Georgia stops Kentucky, 16–15". The Macon Telegraph & News. October 29, 1961. Retrieved October 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Miami beats Georgia, 32–7; Mira scores two". The Warren County Observer. November 4, 1961. Retrieved October 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Florida stages rally in last 5 minutes, trims Georgia by 21–14". Chattanooga Sunday Times. November 12, 1961. Retrieved October 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Hunt triggers Tiger win over Dogs, 10–7". The Macon Telegraph & News. November 19, 1961. Retrieved October 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Ga. Tech whips Georgia, 22–7". Kingsport Times-News. December 3, 1961. Retrieved October 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "1961 Football Schedule". GeorgiaDogs.com. Archived from the original on July 21, 2015. Retrieved December 16, 2012.
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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

1961 Georgia Bulldogs football
Conference Southeastern Conference
Record3–7 (2–5 SEC)
Head coach
Home stadium Sanford Stadium
Seasons
←  1960
1962 →
1961 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 Alabama + 7 – 0 – 0 11 – 0 – 0
No. 4 LSU + 6 – 0 – 0 10 – 1 – 0
No. 5 Ole Miss 5 – 1 – 0 9 – 2 – 0
No. 13 Georgia Tech 4 – 3 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
Tennessee 4 – 3 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Florida 3 – 3 – 0 4 – 5 – 1
Auburn 3 – 4 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Kentucky 2 – 4 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Georgia 2 – 5 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
Mississippi State 1 – 5 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Tulane 1 – 5 – 0 2 – 8 – 0
Vanderbilt 1 – 6 – 0 2 – 8 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1961 Georgia Bulldogs football team represented the University of Georgia as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1961 college football season. Led by first-year head coach Johnny Griffith, the Bulldogs compiled an overall record of 3–7 with a mark of 2–5 in conference play, and placed ninth in the SEC. [1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 23No. 3 Alabama
L 6–3244,000 [2]
September 30 Vanderbilt
  • Sanford Stadium
  • Athens, GA ( rivalry)
L 0–2122,000 [3]
October 7 South Carolina*
  • Sanford Stadium
  • Athens, GA ( rivalry)
W 17–1430,000 [4]
October 14at Florida State*
L 0–321,200 [5]
October 21vs. Mississippi State
W 10–718,000 [6]
October 28 Kentuckydagger
  • Sanford Stadium
  • Athens, GA
W 16–1531,000 [7]
November 3at Miami (FL)*
L 7–3238,210 [8]
November 11vs. Florida
L 14–2147,000 [9]
November 18 Auburn
  • Sanford Stadium
  • Athens, GA ( rivalry)
L 7–1041,000 [10]
December 2at Georgia Tech
L 7–2247,098 [11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

[12]

References

  1. ^ "1961 Georgia Bulldogs Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 11, 2023.
  2. ^ "Alabama whips Georgia". Chattanooga Sunday Times. September 24, 1961. Retrieved October 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Vanderbilt vanquishes Georgia in 21–0 upset". The Clarion-Ledger. October 1, 1961. Retrieved October 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Georgia rallies to top Gamecocks, 17–14". The Times and Democrat. October 8, 1961. Retrieved October 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "FSU upsets Georgia 3–0 on Messer's field goal". The Tampa Tribune. October 15, 1961. Retrieved October 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Georgia over Maroons 10–7". The Decatur Daily. October 22, 1961. Retrieved October 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Georgia stops Kentucky, 16–15". The Macon Telegraph & News. October 29, 1961. Retrieved October 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Miami beats Georgia, 32–7; Mira scores two". The Warren County Observer. November 4, 1961. Retrieved October 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Florida stages rally in last 5 minutes, trims Georgia by 21–14". Chattanooga Sunday Times. November 12, 1961. Retrieved October 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Hunt triggers Tiger win over Dogs, 10–7". The Macon Telegraph & News. November 19, 1961. Retrieved October 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Ga. Tech whips Georgia, 22–7". Kingsport Times-News. December 3, 1961. Retrieved October 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "1961 Football Schedule". GeorgiaDogs.com. Archived from the original on July 21, 2015. Retrieved December 16, 2012.
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