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American college football season
The 1968 Georgia Bulldogs football team represented the
University of Georgia as a member of the
Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the
1968 NCAA University Division football season. Led by fifth-year head coach
Vince Dooley, the Bulldogs compiled an overall record of 8–1–2, with a mark of 5–0–1 in conference play, and finished as SEC champion.
[1] The team was named national champion by NCAA-designated major selector
Litkenhous.
[2]
Schedule
Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 14 | at No. 9
Tennessee | | |
ABC | T 17–17 | 60,603 |
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September 28 |
Clemson* | | | | W 31–13 | 59,008 |
[4] |
October 5 | at
South Carolina | No. 16 | | | W 21–20 | 42,800 |
[5] |
October 12 | No. 13
Ole Miss | No. 17 | - Sanford Stadium
- Athens, GA
| ABC | W 21–7 | 56,111 |
[6] |
October 19 |
Vanderbilt | No. 10 | - Sanford Stadium
- Athens, GA (
rivalry)
| | W 32–6 | 54,342 |
[7] |
October 26 | at
Kentucky | No. 8 | | | W 35–14 | 32,000 |
[8] |
November 2 | No. 15
Houston* | No. 7 | - Sanford Stadium
- Athens, GA
| | T 10–10 | 59,381 |
[9] |
November 9 | vs.
Florida | No. 9 | | | W 51–0 | 70,012 |
[10] |
November 16 | at No. 12
Auburn | No. 5 | | | W 17–3 | 51,650 |
[11] |
November 30 |
Georgia Tech* | No. 4 | - Sanford Stadium
- Athens, GA (
rivalry)
| | W 47–8 | 59,537 |
[12] |
January 1, 1969 | vs. No. 9
Arkansas* | No. 4 | |
NBC | L 2–16 | 82,113 |
[13] |
- *Non-conference game
- Homecoming
- Rankings from
AP Poll released prior to the game
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Roster
1968 Georgia Bulldogs football team roster
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Players
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Coaches
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Offense
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Defense
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Special teams
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- Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
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Injured
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Redshirt
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References
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"1968 Georgia Bulldogs Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 21, 2023.
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2017 NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision Records (PDF). Indianapolis: The National Collegiate Athletic Association. July 2017. pp. 114, 120. Retrieved January 24, 2018.
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"Wyche jolts Bulldogs with last-gasp bomb". The Atlanta Journal & Constitution. September 15, 1968. Retrieved October 21, 2023 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Georgia air attack routs Clemson, 31–13". Winston-Salem Journal & Sentinel. September 29, 1968. Retrieved October 21, 2023 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Georgia edges S.C." Asheville Citizen-Times. October 6, 1968. Retrieved October 21, 2023 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Georgia Bulldogs clamp 21–7 chomp on reeling Rebels". The Commercial Appeal. October 13, 1968. Retrieved October 21, 2023 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Unbeaten Georgia rolls by Vandy, 32–6". The Times and Democrat. October 20, 1968. Retrieved October 21, 2023 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Georgia coasts to easy 35–14 win over Kentucky". The Alexandria Daily Town Talk. October 27, 1968. Retrieved October 21, 2023 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Bulldogs tie U of H, 10–10". The Corpus Christi Caller-Times. November 3, 1968. Retrieved October 21, 2023 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Soph quarterback leads Georgia win". The Spokesman-Review. November 10, 1968. Retrieved October 21, 2023 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Georgia wins SEC crown". The Jackson Sun. November 17, 1968. Retrieved October 21, 2023 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Georgia bombs rival Tech, 47–8". The Palm Beach Post-Times. December 1, 1968. Retrieved October 21, 2023 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Arkansas tops 'Dogs". Birmingham Post-Herald. January 2, 1969. Retrieved October 21, 2023 – via
Newspapers.com.
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