1974 Georgia Bulldogs football team

The 1974 Georgia Bulldogs football team represented the University of Georgia during the 1974 NCAA Division I football season.

1974 Georgia Bulldogs football
Tangerine Bowl, L 10–21 vs. Miami (OH)
Conference	Southeastern Conference
1974 record	6–6 (4–2 SEC)
Head coach	Vince Dooley (11th season)
Defensive coordinator	Erk Russell (11th season)
Home stadium	Sanford Stadium (c. 59,200)

1974 Southeastern Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 5 Alabama $	6	–	0	–	0			11	–	1	–	0
No. 8 Auburn	4	–	2	–	0			10	–	2	–	0
Georgia	4	–	2	–	0			6	–	6	–	0
No. 17 Mississippi State	3	–	3	–	0			9	–	3	–	0
No. 15 Florida	3	–	3	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
Kentucky	3	–	3	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
No. 20 Tennessee	2	–	3	–	1			7	–	3	–	2
Vanderbilt	2	–	3	–	1			7	–	3	–	2
LSU	2	–	4	–	0			5	–	5	–	1
Ole Miss	0	–	6	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 14	Oregon State*	Sanford Stadium Athens, GA		W 48–35	42,200
September 21	at Mississippi State	Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, MS		L 14–38	38,077
September 28	South Carolina*	Sanford Stadium Athens, GA (rivalry)		W 52–14	50,200
October 5	at Clemson*	Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC (rivalry)		L 24–28	42,800
October 12	Ole Miss	Sanford Stadium Athens, GA		W 49–0	48,500
October 19	Vanderbilt	Sanford Stadium Athens, GA (rivalry)		W 38–31	51,100
October 26	at Kentucky	Commonwealth Stadium Lexington, KY		W 24–20	54,362
November 2	Houston*	Sanford Stadium Athens, GA		L 24–31	48,100
November 9	vs. No. 6 Florida	Gator Bowl Stadium Jacksonville, FL (rivalry)		W 17–16	70,716
November 16	at No. 7 Auburn	Cliff Hare Stadium Auburn, AL (Deep South's Oldest Rivalry)		L 13–17	64,748
November 30	Georgia Tech*	Sanford Stadium Athens, GA (Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate)		L 14–34	47,500
December 21	vs. No. 15 Miami (OH)*	Tangerine Bowl Orlando, FL (Tangerine Bowl)	Mizlou	L 10–21	20,246
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

1974 Georgia Bulldogs football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class QB Matt Robinson	Defense Pos. # Name Class LB Ben Zambiasi Fr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach Vince Dooley Coordinators/assistant coaches Erk Russell (DC) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt

Game summaries

Oregon State

1 2 3 4 Total Oregon St 0 13 7 15 35 • Georgia 7 20 14 7 48 Date: September 14 Location: Sanford Stadium Game attendance: 42,200

Scoring summary Q1 4:47 UGA Box 28 yard pass from King (Leavitt kick) UGA 7–0 Q2 13:11 UGA Robinson 2 yard run (Leavitt kick) UGA 14–0 Q2 11:41 UGA Taylor 31 yard interception return (kick failed) UGA 20–0 Q2 6:43 ORST Taroli 2 yard run (two-point conversion failed) UGA 20–6 Q2 4:40 ORST Smith 5 yard run (Kulaas kick) UGA 20–13 Q2 1:11 UGA Harrison 12 yard pass from Clark (Leavitt kick) UGA 27–13 Q3 9:30 UGA Harrison 52 yard run (Leavitt kick) UGA 34–13 Q3 7:40 ORST White 1 yard run (Kulaas kick) UGA 34–20 Q3 5:24 UGA Davis 35 yard pass from Robinson (Leavitt kick) UGA 41–20 Q4 13:46 ORST Smith 1 yard run (Momon pass from White) UGA 41–28 Q4 7:04 UGA Clark 1 yard run (Leavitt kick) UGA 48–28 Q4 :33 ORST Overton 35 yard pass from White (Kulaas kick) UGA 48–35

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References

1. Eugene Register-Guard. 1974 Sept 15.