Georgia Bulldogs Football Under Vince Dooley - 1979 Season

1979 Season

1979 Georgia Bulldogs football
Conference Southeastern Conference
1979 record 6–5 (5–1 SEC)
Head coach Vince Dooley
Defensive coordinator Erskine "Erk" Russell
Home stadium Sanford Stadium (59,200)
Seasons
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1979 SEC football standings
Conf Overall
Team W L T W L T
#1 Alabama 6 0 0 12 0 0
Georgia 5 1 0 6 5 0
#16 Auburn 4 2 0 8 3 0
LSU 4 2 0 7 5 0
Tennessee 3 3 0 7 5 0
Kentucky 3 3 0 5 6 0
Ole Miss 3 3 0 4 7 0
Mississippi State 2 4 0 3 8 0
Vanderbilt 0 6 0 1 10 0
Florida 0 6 0 0 10 1
† – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll
Date Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
1979-09-15 Wake Forest* #12 Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA L 22-21 57,500
1979-09-22 at Clemson* Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC L 12-7 63,500
1979-09-29 South Carolina* Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA L 27-20 60,100
1979-10-06 at Mississippi Vaught–Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, MS W 24-21 35,912
1979-10-13 #13 LSU Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA W 21-14 61,000
1979-10-20 at Vanderbilt Dudley Field • Nashville, TN W 31-10 24,700
1979-10-27 Kentucky Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA W 20-6 60,300
1979-11-03 Virginia* Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA L 31-0 59,100
1979-11-10 vs. Florida Gator Bowl Stadium • Jacksonville, FL (World's Largest Outdoor Cocktail Party) ABC W 33-10 68,148
1979-11-17 Auburn Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA (Deep South's Oldest Rivalry) L 33-13 63,000
1979-12-01 Georgia Tech* Grant Field • Atlanta, GA (Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate) ABC W 16-3 58,781

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