Georgia Bulldogs Football Under Vince Dooley - 1966 Season

1966 Season

1966 Georgia Bulldogs football
Cotton Bowl Classic Champions
SEC Co-Champions
Cotton Bowl Classic vs. SMU, W, 24–9
Conference Southeastern Conference
Ranking
Coaches #4
AP #4
1966 record 10–1 (5–0 SEC)
Head coach Vince Dooley (3rd year)
Defensive coordinator Erk Russell
Home stadium Sanford Stadium (43,621)
Seasons
« 1965 1967 »
1966 SEC football standings
Conf Overall
Team W L T W L T
#3/3 Alabama 6 0 0 11 0 0
#4/4 Georgia 6 0 0 10 1 0
#NR/11 Florida 5 1 0 9 2 0
#NR/12 Ole Miss 5 2 0 8 3 0
#NR/14 Tennessee 4 2 0 8 3 0
LSU 3 3 0 5 4 1
Kentucky 2 4 0 3 6 1
Auburn 1 5 0 4 6 0
Mississippi State 0 6 0 2 8 0
Vanderbilt 0 6 0 1 9 0
§ – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll / Coaches' Poll


Date Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
1966-09-17 at Mississippi State Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium • Jackson, MS W 20–17 34,000
1966-09-24 vs. VMI* Victory Stadium • Roanoke, VA W 43–7 15,000
1966-10-01 at South Carolina* Carolina Stadium • Columbia, SC W 7–0 31,141
1966-10-08 Mississippi Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA W 9–3 45,200
1966-10-14 at Miami (FL)* Orange Bowl Stadium • Miami, FL L 6–7 41,756
1966-10-22 Kentucky Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA W 27–15 45,348
1966-10-29 North Carolina* Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA W 28–3 45,321
1966-11-05 vs. #7 Florida Gator Bowl Stadium • Jacksonville, FL (The World's Largest Outdoor Cocktail Party) W 27–10 62,820
1966-11-12 at Auburn #9 Cliff Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL (Deep South's Oldest Rivalry) W 21–13 47,000
1966-11-26 #5 Georgia Tech* #7 Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA (Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate) W 23–14 48,782
1966-12-31 vs. #10 SMU* #4 Cotton Bowl • Dallas, TX (Cotton Bowl Classic) CBS W 24–9 75,504
  • Source: 1967 Georgia Bulldogs Football Media Guide/Yearbook

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