1975 Georgia Bulldogs football team

The 1975 Georgia Bulldogs football team represented the Georgia Bulldogs of the University of Georgia during the 1975 NCAA Division I football season.

1975 Georgia Bulldogs football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 19
APNo. 19
Record9–3 (5–1 SEC)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorErk Russell (12th season)
Home stadiumSanford Stadium (59,200)
1975 Southeastern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 3 Alabama $ 6 –0 –011 –1 –0
Florida 5 –1 –09 –3 –0
No. 19 Georgia 5 –1 –09 –3 –0
Ole Miss 5 –1 –06 –5 –0
Tennessee 3 –3 –07 –5 –0
Vanderbilt 2 –4 –07 –4 –0
LSU 2 –4 –05 –6 –0
Auburn 2 –4 –03 –6 –2
Mississippi State 1 –4 –16 –4 –1
Kentucky 0 –6 –02 –8 –1
  • $ – Conference champion
  • Mississippi State later forfeited all 1975 wins and one tie due to NCAA violations.
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule
DateOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 6Pittsburgh*No. 11
L 9–1940,000
September 20Mississippi State
  • Sanford Stadium
  • Athens, GA
W 28–643,500
September 27at South Carolina*
W 28–2066,944
October 4Clemson*dagger
  • Sanford Stadium
  • Athens, GA (rivalry)
W 35–757,800
October 11at Ole Miss
L 13–2831,200
October 18at Vanderbilt
W 47–320,538
October 25Kentucky
  • Sanford Stadium
  • Athens, GA
W 21–1350,000
November 1Richmond*
  • Sanford Stadium
  • Athens, GA
W 28–2441,500[1]
November 8vs. No. 11 Florida
ABCW 10–770,416
November 15AuburnNo. 20
ABCW 28–1357,500
November 27at Georgia Tech*No. 15
ABCW 42–2655,135
January 1, 1976vs. No. 18 Arkansas*No. 12
CBSL 10–3177,500
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster
1975 Georgia Bulldogs football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
  Richard Appleby
QB Ray Goff
  Gene Washington
 Defense
Pos.#NameClass
LB Ben Zambiasi So
 Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
P 4 Bucky Dilts Jr
K Allan Leavitt Jr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Game summaries

Florida
1 234Total
Florida 7 000 7
• Georgia 0 307 10
Scoring summary
1FLATony Green 2-yard run (David Posey kick)FLA 7-0
2UGAAllan Leavitt 21-yard field goalFLA 7-3
43:12UGAGene Washington 80-yard pass from Richard Appleby (Allan Leavitt kick)UGA 10-7

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References
  1. "Bulldogs' easy walk is 28–24 hard run". The Atlanta Constitution. November 2, 1975. Retrieved February 2, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Georgia shocks Florida as late field goal try fizzles." Eugene Register-Guard. 1975 Nov 9.


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