1979 Georgia Bulldogs football team

The 1979 Georgia Bulldogs football team represented the Georgia Bulldogs of the University of Georgia during the 1979 NCAA Division I-A football season.

1979 Georgia Bulldogs football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
1979 record6–5 (5–1 SEC)
Head coachVince Dooley (16th season)
Defensive coordinatorErk Russell (16th season)
Home stadiumSanford Stadium (59,200)
1979 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 1 Alabama $ 6 0 0  12 0 0
Georgia 5 1 0  6 5 0
No. 16 Auburn 4 2 0  8 3 0
LSU 4 2 0  7 5 0
Tennessee 3 3 0  7 5 0
Kentucky 3 3 0  5 6 0
Ole Miss 3 3 0  4 7 0
Mississippi State 2 4 0  3 8 0
Vanderbilt 0 6 0  1 10 0
Florida 0 6 0  0 10 1
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 15Wake Forest*No. 12L 21–2257,500
September 22at Clemson*L 7–1263,500
September 29South Carolina*
  • Sanford Stadium
  • Athens, GA (rivalry)
L 20–2760,100
October 6at Ole MissW 24–2135,912
October 13No. 13 LSU
  • Sanford Stadium
  • Athens, GA
W 21–1461,000
October 20at Vanderbilt
W 31–1024,700
October 27Kentucky
  • Sanford Stadium
  • Athens, GA
W 20–660,300
November 3Virginia*
  • Sanford Stadium
  • Athens, GA
L 0–3159,100
November 10vs. FloridaABCW 33–1068,148
November 17Auburn
L 13–3363,000
November 24Georgia Tech*ABCW 16–358,781
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

1979 Georgia Bulldogs football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
WR 82 Anthony Arnold
QB 8 Buck Belue
C 53 Ray Donaldson Sr
  Carmon Prince
WR 24 Lindsay Scott So
RB 11 Matt Simon
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
S 49 Jeff Hipp
DB 19 Scott Woerner Jr
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
K 6 Rex Robinson Jr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • Injured
    • Redshirt

    Game summaries

    LSU

    1 234Total
    LSU 0 707 14
    Georgia 0 7140 21

    Scott Woerner recovered a fumble with just over two minutes remaining with LSU driving at the Georgia 22 to seal the upset.

    [1][2]

    References

    1. Ocala Star-Banner. 1979 Oct 14. Retrieved 2018-Oct-28.


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