American college football season
The 1977 Georgia Bulldogs football team represented the University of Georgia as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1977 NCAA Division I football season. Led by 14th-year head coach Vince Dooley, the Bulldogs compiled an overall record of 5–6, with a mark of 2–4 in conference play, and finished tied for sixth in the SEC.[1]
Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 10 | Oregon* | No. 19 | | | W 27–16 | 45,000 | [2] |
September 17 | Clemson* | No. 17 | - Sanford Stadium
- Athens, GA (rivalry)
| | L 6–7 | 55,100 | [3] |
September 24 | at South Carolina* | | | | W 15–13 | 56,784 | [4] |
October 1 | at No. 10 Alabama | | | | L 10–18 | 60,210 | [5] |
October 8 | Ole Miss | | - Sanford Stadium
- Athens, GA
| | W 14–13 | 56,200 | [6] |
October 15 | at Vanderbilt | | | | W 24–13 | 25,700 | [7] |
October 22 | No. 8 Kentucky | | - Sanford Stadium
- Athens, GA
| | L 0–33 | 59,100 | [8] |
October 29 | Richmond*![dagger](Https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/37/Dagger-14-plain.png) | | - Sanford Stadium
- Athens, GA
| | W 23–7 | 48,500 | [9] |
November 5 | vs. Florida | | | ABC | L 17–22 | 68,538 | [10] |
November 12 | Auburn | | - Sanford Stadium
- Athens, GA (rivalry)
| | L 14–33 | 57,500 | [11] |
November 26 | Georgia Tech* | | | | L 7–16 | 60,104 | [12] |
- *Non-conference game
Homecoming- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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1977 Georgia Bulldogs football team roster
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Players
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Coaches
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Offense
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Defense
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Special teams
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- Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
Injured
Redshirt
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- ^ "1977 Georgia Bulldogs Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 29, 2023.
- ^ "Georgia defeats hustling Oregon". The Spokesman-Review. September 11, 1977. Retrieved October 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Clemson stuns 'Dogs, 7–6". The Tampa Tribune. September 18, 1977. Retrieved October 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Georgia beats Gamecocks". Florence Morning News. September 25, 1977. Retrieved October 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tide hands 'Dogs 18–10 SEC setback". The Selma Times-Journal. October 2, 1977. Retrieved October 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Georgia holds off late Ole Miss rally, 14–13". The Pensacola News-Journal. October 9, 1977. Retrieved October 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Pyburn runs, passes Dogs past Vandy". Alexandria Daily Town Talk. October 16, 1977. Retrieved October 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Georgia blanked 33–0 by 'Cats". The Times Recorder. October 23, 1977. Retrieved October 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Victory bothers Dooley". The Sunday Ledger-Enquirer. October 30, 1977. Retrieved October 28, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Chandler Ace, Gators win". The Tennessean. November 6, 1977. Retrieved October 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Georgia fumbles, Auburn recovers". The Dothan Eagle. November 13, 1977. Retrieved October 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tech slashes Georgia, 16–7". The Montgomery Advertiser. November 27, 1977. Retrieved October 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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