1970 Georgia Bulldogs football team

1970 Georgia Bulldogs football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record5–5 (3–3 SEC)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorErk Russell (7th season)
Home stadiumSanford Stadium
1970 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 7 LSU $ 5 – 0 – 0 9 – 3 – 0
No. 4 Tennessee 4 – 1 – 0 11 – 1 – 0
No. 10 Auburn 5 – 2 – 0 9 – 2 – 0
No. 20 Ole Miss 4 – 2 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
Florida 3 – 3 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
Georgia 3 – 3 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Alabama 3 – 4 – 0 6 – 5 – 1
Mississippi State 3 – 4 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Vanderbilt 1 – 5 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Kentucky 0 – 7 – 0 2 – 9 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1970 Georgia Bulldogs football team represented the University of Georgia as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1970 NCAA University Division football season. Led by seventh-year head coach Vince Dooley, the Bulldogs compiled an overall record of 5–5, with a mark of 3–3 in conference play, and finished sixth in the SEC.[1]

This was the first season the NCAA permitted University Division teams to schedule 11 games, but Georgia was one of three SEC members which did not, along with Auburn and Ole Miss.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 19at Tulane*No. 19
L 14–1730,924[2]
September 26Clemson*
W 38–055,682[3]
October 3at Mississippi State
L 6–725,044[4]
October 10No. 5 Ole Miss
  • Sanford Stadium
  • Athens, GA
L 21–3159,310[5]
October 17Vanderbilt
  • Sanford Stadium
  • Athens, GA (rivalry)
W 37–353,241[6]
October 24at Kentucky
W 19–334,000[7]
October 31South Carolina*
  • Sanford Stadium
  • Athens, GA (rivalry)
ABCW 52–3457,391[8]
November 7vs. Florida
ABCL 17–2470,294[9]
November 14at No. 8 Auburn
ABCW 31–1761,791[10]
November 28No. 16 Georgia Tech*
  • Sanford Stadium
  • Athens, GA (rivalry)
L 7–1759,803[11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Game summaries

Auburn

Team 1 234Total
• Georgia 6 8314 31
Auburn 0 1700 17
Scoring summary
1UGAWhittemore 16-yard pass from Gilbert (kick failed)UGA 6-0
2AUBSullivan 1-yard run (Jett kick)AUB 7-6
2UGALake 1-yard run (Gilbert to Whittemore pass)UGA 14-7
2AUBJett 31-yard field goalUGA 14-10
2AUBZofko 1-yard run (Jett kick)AUB 17-14
3UGABraswell 26-yard field goalTied 17-17
412:07UGALake 4-yard run (Braswell kick)UGA 24-17
4UGAMontgomery 1-yard run (Braswell kick)UGA 31-17

[12]

Roster

1970 Georgia Bulldogs football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
RB Donnie Allen
TE Billy Brice
RB Gregg Byrd
RB Johnny Campbell
QB 12 Mike Cavan Sr
QB Paul Gilbert
TE Mike Greene
RB Bob Honeycutt
WR Lynn Hunnicutt
OL John Jennings
RB Ricky Lake
OL Mike Lopatka
OL Tommy Lyons
WR Larry McKnight
RB Jack Montgomery
OL Tom Nash
WR Rex Putnal
QB James Ray
TE Mixon Robinson
WR Jimmy Shirer
RB Julian Smiley
OL Royce Smith
OL Mayo Tucker
WR Charles Whittemore
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DL Larry Brasher
DB Bill Darby
LB Steve Kitchens
DL Ronny Rogers
DB Buz Rosenberg
DL David Saye
DL Ken Shaw
DL Phil Sullivan
DB Buck Swindle
DL Dennis Watson
LB Chip Wisdom
DL Jimmy Wood
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
P Sam Burns
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

References

  1. ^ "1970 Georgia Bulldogs Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 22, 2023.
  2. ^ "Georgia upset by Tulane 17–14". Tallahassee Democrat. September 20, 1970. Retrieved October 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Georgia dumps Clemson". Asheville Citizen-Times. September 27, 1970. Retrieved October 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Make room at the top for Mississippi State". The Commercial Appeal. October 4, 1970. Retrieved October 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Reb rally nails Georgia". Florida Today. October 11, 1970. Retrieved October 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Revived Cavan leads Georgia by Vandy Commodores, 37–3". The Clarion-Ledger. October 18, 1970. Retrieved October 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "More pesky bobbles, and UK loses to Georgia 19–3". The Courier-Journal. October 25, 1970. Retrieved October 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Gilbert's heroics lead Georgia past SC, 52–34". The Clarion-Ledger. November 1, 1970. Retrieved October 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Gators down Georgia". The News and Observer. November 8, 1970. Retrieved October 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Bulldogs not all bark, bite Tigers". The Macon Telegraph & News. November 15, 1970. Retrieved October 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Georgia Tech gets win over Georgia". Rocky Mount Telegram. November 29, 1970. Retrieved October 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Georgia Shocks Auburn, 31-17." Palm Beach Post. 1970 Nov 15.
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