1970 Georgia Bulldogs football team

The 1970 Georgia Bulldogs football team represented the Georgia Bulldogs of the University of Georgia during the 1970 NCAA University Division football season.

1970 Georgia Bulldogs football
Conference	Southeastern Conference
1970 record	5–5 (3–3 SEC)
Head coach	Vince Dooley (7th season)
Defensive coordinator	Erk Russell (7th season)
Home stadium	Sanford Stadium (59,200)

1970 Southeastern Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 7 LSU $	5	–	0	–	0			9	–	3	–	0
No. 4 Tennessee	4	–	1	–	0			11	–	1	–	0
No. 10 Auburn	5	–	2	–	0			9	–	2	–	0
No. 20 Ole Miss	4	–	2	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
Florida	3	–	3	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
Georgia	3	–	3	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Alabama	3	–	4	–	0			6	–	5	–	1
Mississippi State	3	–	4	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Vanderbilt	1	–	5	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Kentucky	0	–	7	–	0			2	–	9	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 19	at Tulane*	No. 19	Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA		L 14–17	30,924
September 26	Clemson*		Sanford Stadium Athens, GA (rivalry)		W 38–0	55,682
October 3	at Mississippi State		Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, MS		L 6–7	25,044
October 10	No. 5 Ole Miss		Sanford Stadium Athens, GA		L 21–31	59,310
October 17	Vanderbilt		Sanford Stadium Athens, GA (rivalry)		W 37–3	53,241
October 24	at Kentucky		Stoll Field/McLean Stadium Lexington, KY		W 19–3	34,000
October 31	South Carolina*		Sanford Stadium Athens, GA (rivalry)	ABC	W 52–34	57,391
November 7	vs. Florida		Gator Bowl Stadium Jacksonville, FL (rivalry)	ABC	L 17–24	70,294
November 14	at No. 8 Auburn		Cliff Hare Stadium Auburn, AL (Deep South's Oldest Rivalry)	ABC	W 31–17	61,791
November 28	No. 16 Georgia Tech*		Sanford Stadium Athens, GA (Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate)		L 7–17	59,803
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

• Source: 1971 Georgia Bulldogs Football Media Guide/Yearbook

Roster

1970 Georgia Bulldogs football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class RB Donnie Allen TE Billy Brice RB Gregg Byrd RB Johnny Campbell QB 12 Mike Cavan Sr QB Paul Gilbert TE Mike Greene RB Bob Honeycutt WR Lynn Hunnicutt OL John Jennings RB Ricky Lake OL Mike Lopatka OL Tommy Lyons WR Larry McKnight RB Jack Montgomery OL Tom Nash WR Rex Putnal QB James Ray TE Mixon Robinson WR Jimmy Shirer RB Julian Smiley OL Royce Smith OL Mayo Tucker WR Charles Whittemore	Defense Pos. # Name Class DL Larry Brasher DB Bill Darby LB Steve Kitchens DL Ronny Rogers DB Buz Rosenberg DL David Saye DL Ken Shaw DL Phil Sullivan DB Buck Swindle DL Dennis Watson LB Chip Wisdom DL Jimmy Wood	Special teams Pos. # Name Class P Sam Burns	Head coach Vince Dooley Coordinators/assistant coaches Erk Russell Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt

Game summaries

Auburn

1 2 3 4 Total • Georgia 6 8 3 14 31 Auburn 0 17 0 0 17 Date: November 14 Location: Cliff Hare Stadium, Auburn, AL Game attendance: 61,791 Television network: ABC

Scoring summary 1 UGA Whittemore 16-yard pass from Gilbert (kick failed) UGA 6-0 2 AUB Sullivan 1-yard run (Jett kick) AUB 7-6 2 UGA Lake 1-yard run (Gilbert to Whittemore pass) UGA 14-7 2 AUB Jett 31-yard field goal UGA 14-10 2 AUB Zofko 1-yard run (Jett kick) AUB 17-14 3 UGA Braswell 26-yard field goal Tied 17-17 4 12:07 UGA Lake 4-yard run (Braswell kick) UGA 24-17 4 UGA Montgomery 1-yard run (Braswell kick) UGA 31-17

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References

1. "Georgia Shocks Auburn, 31-17." Palm Beach Post. 1970 Nov 15.