1959 Georgia Bulldogs football team

1959 Georgia Bulldogs football
SEC champion
Orange Bowl champion
Orange Bowl, W 14–0 vs. Missouri
Conference Southeastern Conference
Ranking
Coaches No. 5
AP No. 5
1959 record 10–1 (7–0 SEC)
Head coach Wally Butts
Home stadium Sanford Stadium
1959 SEC football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
#5 Georgia $ 7 – 0 – 0     10 – 1 – 0
#3 LSU 5 – 1 – 0     9 – 2 – 0
#2 Ole Miss 5 – 1 – 0     10 – 1 – 0
#10 Alabama 4 – 1 – 2     7 – 2 – 2
Auburn 4 – 3 – 0     7 – 3 – 0
Vanderbilt 3 – 2 – 2     5 – 3 – 2
Georgia Tech 3 – 3 – 0     6 – 5 – 0
Tennessee 3 – 4 – 1     5 – 4 – 1
#19 Florida 2 – 4 – 0     5 – 4 – 1
Kentucky 1 – 6 – 0     4 – 6 – 0
Tulane 0 – 5 – 1     3 – 6 – 1
Mississippi State 0 – 7 – 0     2 – 7 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1959 Georgia Bulldogs football team represented the Georgia Bulldogs of the University of Georgia during the 1959 college football season.

Schedule

Date Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result
September 19 Alabama Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA W 17–13  
September 26 Vanderbilt No. 17 Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA W 21–6  
October 3 at No. 16 South Carolina* No. 13 Carolina Stadium • Columbia, SC (Rivalry) L 14–30  
October 10 Hardin–Simmons* Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA W 35–6  
October 17 Mississippi State Grant Field • Atlanta, GA W 15–0  
October 24 at Kentucky McLean Stadium • Lexington, KY W 14–7  
October 31 Florida State*dagger No. 14 Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA W 42–0  
November 7 vs. Florida No. 11 Gator Bowl Stadium • Jacksonville, FL (Rivalry) W 21–10  
November 14 No. 8 Auburn No. 12 Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA (Deep South's Oldest Rivalry) W 14–13  
November 28 at Georgia Tech No. 6 Grant Field • Atlanta, GA (Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate) W 21–14  
January 1, 1960 vs. No. 18 Missouri* No. 5 Burdine Stadium • Miami, FL (Orange Bowl) CBS W 14–0  
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game.

References

  1. ↑ "1959 Football Schedule". GeorgiaDogs.com. Retrieved December 16, 2012.
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