1980 Season
1980 Georgia Bulldogs football | |||
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Consensus National Champions SEC Champions |
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Sugar Bowl vs. Notre Dame, W, 17–10 | |||
Conference | Southeastern Conference | ||
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Coaches | #1 | ||
AP | #1 | ||
1980 record | 12–0 (6–0 SEC) | ||
Head coach | Vince Dooley | ||
Offensive coordinator | George Haffner | ||
Defensive coordinator | Erskine "Erk" Russell | ||
Home stadium | Sanford Stadium (59,200) | ||
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
#1 Georgia | 6 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 12 | – | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
#6 Alabama | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
#19 Mississippi State | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Florida | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
LSU | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tennessee | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ole Miss | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kentucky | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Auburn | 0 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Vanderbilt | 0 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll |
The 1980 Georgia Bulldogs football team completed the season with a 12–0 record. The Bulldogs had a regular season SEC record of 6–0. The Bulldogs completed their season with a victory over Notre Dame in the Sugar Bowl by a score of 17–10, and were crowned the 1980 National Champions
Date | Opponent# | Rank# | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | ||
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1980-09-06 | at Tennessee | #16 | Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN | W 16–15 | 95,288 | |||
1980-09-13 | Texas A&M* | #12 | Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA | W 42–0 | 60,150 | |||
1980-09-20 | Clemson* | #10 | Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA | W 20–16 | 61,800 | |||
1980-09-27 | TCU* | #10 | Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA | W 34–3 | 59,200 | |||
1980-10-11 | Mississippi | #6 | Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA | W 28–21 | 60,300 | |||
1980-10-18 | Vanderbilt | #6 | Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA | W 41–0 | 59,300 | |||
1980-10-25 | at Kentucky | #5 | Commonwealth Stadium • Lexington, KY | W 27–0 | 57,239 | |||
1980-11-01 | #14 South Carolina* | #4 | Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA | ABC | W 13–10 | 62,200 | ||
1980-11-08 | vs. #20 Florida | #2 | Gator Bowl Stadium • Jacksonville, FL (World's Largest Outdoor Cocktail Party) | ABC | W 26–21 | 68,528 | ||
1980-11-15 | at Auburn | #1 | Jordan-Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL (Deep South's Oldest Rivalry) | W 31–21 | 74,900 | |||
1980-11-29 | Georgia Tech* | #1 | Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA (Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate) | W 38–20 | 62,800 | |||
1981-01-01 | vs. #7 Notre Dame* | #1 | Louisiana Superdome • New Orleans, LA (Sugar Bowl) | ABC | W 17–10 | 77,896 | ||
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