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College head coaching tenure
Vince Dooley was the 22nd head coach of the University of Georgia Bulldogs college football team and served in that role from 1964 to 1988. He compiled a 201–77–10 record (.715 winning percentage).
Coaching Summary
Year
Team
Overall
Conference
Standing
Bowl/playoffs
Coaches#
AP°
Vince Dooley (SEC ) (1964–1988)
1964
Georgia
7–3–1
4–2–0
T2
W Sun Bowl
NR
NR
1965
Georgia
6–4–0
3–3–0
T6
15
NR
1966
Georgia
10–1–0
6–0–0
T1
W Cotton Bowl Classic
4
4
1967
Georgia
7–4–0
3–2–0
5
L Liberty Bowl
18
NR
1968
Georgia
8–1–2
5–0–1
1
L Sugar Bowl
4
8
1969
Georgia
5–5–1
2–3–1
5
L Sun Bowl
NR
NR
1970
Georgia
5–5–0
3–3–0
T5
NR
NR
1971
Georgia
11–1–0
5–1–0
T2
W Gator Bowl
8
7
1972
Georgia
7–4–0
4–3–0
5
NR
NR
1973
Georgia
7–4–1
3–4–0
T5
W Peach Bowl
NR
NR
1974
Georgia
6–6–0
4–2–0
T2
L Tangerine Bowl
NR
NR
1975
Georgia
9–3–0
5–1–0
T2
L Cotton Bowl Classic
19
19
1976
Georgia
10–2–0
5–1–0
1
L Sugar Bowl
10
10
1977
Georgia
5–6–0
2–4–0
T6
NR
NR
1978
Georgia
9–2–1
5–0–1
2
L Bluebonnet Bowl
15
16
1979
Georgia
6–5–0
5–1–0
2
NR
NR
1980
Georgia
12–0–0
6–0–0
1
W Sugar Bowl
1
1
1981
Georgia
10–2–0
6–0–0
T1
L Sugar Bowl
5
6
1982
Georgia
11–1–0
6–0–0
1
L Sugar Bowl
4
4
1983
Georgia
10–1–1
5–1–0
2
W Cotton Bowl Classic
4
4
1984
Georgia
7–4–1
4–2–0
T3
T Citrus Bowl
NR
NR
1985
Georgia
7–3–2
3–2–1
5
T Sun Bowl
NR
NR
1986
Georgia
8–4–0
4–2–0
T2
L Hall of Fame Bowl
NR
NR
1987
Georgia
9–3–0
4–2–0
T4
W Liberty Bowl
14
13
1988
Georgia
9–3–0
5–2–0
3
W Gator Bowl
15
15
Vince Dooley:
201–77–10
Total:
National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth
Date Opponent Site TV Result Attendance 1964-09-19 at No. 6 Alabama L 3–3142,525
1964-09-26 at Vanderbilt W 7–019,500
1964-10-03 at South Carolina * T 7–717,994
1964-10-10 Clemson * W 19–731,000
1964-10-17 No. 10 Florida State * Sanford Stadium Athens, Georgia L 14–1731,000
1964-10-24 Kentucky Sanford Stadium Athens, Georgia W 21–739,000
1964-10-31 North Carolina * Sanford Stadium Athens, Georgia W 24–840,000
1964-11-07 vs. No. 9 Florida W 14–748,000
1964-11-16 at Auburn L 7–1443,000
1964-11-28 Georgia Tech * W 7–052,050
1964-12-26 vs. Texas Tech * CBS W 7–023,292
*Non-conference game HomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
Source : 1965 Georgia Bulldogs Football Media Guide/Yearbook
Date Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance 1965-09-18 No. 5 Alabama ABC W 18–1741,500
1965-09-25 Vanderbilt Sanford Stadium Athens, Georgia W 24–1045,000
1965-10-02 at No. 7 Michigan * No. 10 W 15–759,470
1965-10-09 Clemson * No. 4 Sanford Stadium Athens, Georgia W 23–945,000
1965-10-16 at Florida State * No. 5 L 3–1040,112
1965-10-23 at Kentucky No. 10 L 10–2837,300
1965-10-30 at North Carolina * W 47–3543,000
1965-11-06 vs. Florida L 10–1461,527
1965-11-13 Auburn L 19–2146,812
1965-11-27 Georgia Tech * W 17–752,013
*Non-conference game HomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
Source : 1966 Georgia Bulldogs Football Media Guide/Yearbook
Date Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance 1966-09-17 at Mississippi State W 20–1734,000
1966-09-24 vs. VMI * W 43–715,000
1966-10-01 at South Carolina * W 7–031,141
1966-10-08 Mississippi W 9–345,200
1966-10-14 at Miami (FL) * L 6–741,756
1966-10-22 Kentucky Sanford Stadium Athens, Georgia W 27–1545,348
1966-10-29 North Carolina * Sanford Stadium Athens, Georgia W 28–345,321
1966-11-05 vs. No. 7 Florida W 27–1062,820
1966-11-12 at Auburn No. 9 W 21–1347,000
1966-11-26 No. 5 Georgia Tech * No. 7 W 27–1448,782
1966-12-31 vs. No. 10 SMU * No. 4 CBS W 24–975,504
*Non-conference game HomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
Source : 1967 Georgia Bulldogs Football Media Guide/Yearbook
Date Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance 1967-09-23 Mississippi State No. 7 W 30–054,512
1967-09-30 at Clemson * No. 5 W 24–1746,000
1967-10-07 South Carolina * No. 5 Sanford Stadium Athens, Georgia W 21–058,182
1967-10-14 at Mississippi No. 3 L 20–2938,900
1967-10-21 VMI * No. 8 Sanford Stadium Athens, Georgia W 56–650,307
1967-10-28 at Kentucky No. 6 W 31–728,000
1967-11-04 at Houston * No. 5 L 14–1553,356
1967-11-11 vs. Florida ABC L 16–1769,489
1967-11-18 Auburn W 17–059,060
1967-11-25 Georgia Tech * ABC W 21–1453,699
1967-12-16 vs. North Carolina State * ABC L 7–1435,045
*Non-conference game HomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
Source: 1968 Georgia Bulldogs Football Media Guide/Yearbook
Date Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance 1968-09-14 at No. 9 Tennessee ABC T 17–1760,603
1968-09-28 Clemson * W 31–1359,008
1968-10-05 at South Carolina No. 16 W 21–2042,800
1968-10-12 No. 13 Mississippi No. 17 Sanford Stadium Athens, Georgia ABC W 21–756,111
1968-10-19 Vanderbilt No. 10 Sanford Stadium Athens, Georgia W 32–654,342
1968-10-26 at Kentucky No. 8 W 35–1432,000
1968-11-02 No. 15 Houston * No. 7 Sanford Stadium Athens, Georgia T 10–1059,381
1968-11-09 vs. Florida No. 9 W 51–070,012
1968-11-16 at No. 12 Auburn No. 5 W 17–350,009
1968-11-30 Georgia Tech * No. 4 W 47–859,537
1969-01-01 vs. No. 9 Arkansas * No. 4 NBC L 2–1682,113
*Non-conference game HomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
Source: 1969 Georgia Bulldogs Football Media Guide/Yearbook
Date Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance 1969-09-20 Tulane * No. 8 W 35–055,235
1969-09-27 at Clemson * No. 7 W 30–043,000
1969-10-04 South Carolina * No. 7 Sanford Stadium Athens, Georgia W 41–1659,452
1969-10-11 at Mississippi No. 6 L 17–2542,581
1969-10-18 at Vanderbilt No. 14 W 40–825,450
1969-10-25 Kentucky No. 13 Sanford Stadium Athens, Georgia W 30–055,781
1969-11-01 No. 3 Tennessee No. 11 Sanford Stadium Athens, Georgia L 3–1759,781
1969-11-08 vs. No. 13 Florida No. 16 ABC T 13–1370,862
1969-11-15 No. 11 Auburn No. 16 L 3–1659,306
1969-11-29 at Georgia Tech * L 0–660,106
1969-12-20 vs. No. 14 Nebraska * CBS L 6–4529,723
*Non-conference game HomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
Source: 1970 Georgia Bulldogs Football Media Guide/Yearbook
Date Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance 1970-09-19 at Tulane * No. 19 L 14–1730,924
1970-09-26 Clemson * W 38–055,682
1970-10-03 at Mississippi State L 6–725,044
1970-10-10 No. 5 Mississippi Sanford Stadium Athens, Georgia L 21–3159,310
1970-10-17 Vanderbilt Sanford Stadium Athens, Georgia W 37–353,241
1970-10-24 at Kentucky W 19–334,000
1970-10-31 South Carolina * Sanford Stadium Athens, Georgia ABC W 52–3457,391
1970-11-07 vs. Florida ABC L 17–2470,294
1970-11-14 at No. 8 Auburn ABC W 31–1761,791
1970-11-28 No. 16 Georgia Tech * L 7–1759,803
*Non-conference game HomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
Source: 1971 Georgia Bulldogs Football Media Guide/Yearbook
Date Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance 1971-09-11 Oregon State * No. 18 W 56–2550,709
1971-09-18 Tulane * No. 11 Sanford Stadium Athens, Georgia W 17–751,542
1971-09-25 at Clemson * No. 14 W 28–038,000
1971-10-02 Mississippi State No. 11 Sanford Stadium Athens, Georgia W 35–753,003
1971-10-09 at Mississippi No. 10 W 38–742,000
1971-10-16 at Vanderbilt No. 8 W 24–016,000
1971-10-23 Kentucky No. 8 Sanford Stadium Athens, Georgia W 34–057,852
1971-10-30 at South Carolina * No. 7 W 24–054,613
1971-11-06 vs. Florida No. 7 ABC W 49–767,383
1971-11-13 No. 6 Auburn No. 7 L 20–3562,891
1971-11-25 at Georgia Tech No. 7 ABC W 28–2460,124
1971-12-31 vs. North Carolina * No. 6 NBC W 7–371,208
*Non-conference game HomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
Source: 1972 Georgia Bulldogs Football Media Guide/Yearbook
Date Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance 1972-09-16 Baylor * No. 16 W 24–1453,201
1972-09-23 at Tulane * No. 16 ABC L 13–2443,084
1972-09-30 NC State * Sanford Stadium Athens, Georgia W 28–2256,613
1972-10-07 No. 4 Alabama Sanford Stadium Athens, Georgia L 7–2560,013
1972-10-14 at Mississippi W 14–1342,800
1972-10-21 Vanderbilt Sanford Stadium Athens, Georgia W 28–358,141
1972-10-28 at Kentucky W 13–737,500
1972-11-04 No. 13 Tennessee Sanford Stadium Athens, Georgia L 0–1460,086
1972-11-11 vs. Florida ABC W 10–766,252
1972-11-18 at No. 11 Auburn ABC L 10–2761,348
1972-12-02 Georgia Tech W 27–760,241
*Non-conference game HomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
Source: 1973 Georgia Bulldogs Football Media Guide/Yearbook
Date Opponent Site TV Result Attendance 1973-09-15 Pittsburgh * T 7–752,005
1973-09-22 Clemson * Sanford Stadium Athens, Georgia W 31–1448,280
1973-09-29 No. 19 NC State * Sanford Stadium Athens, Georgia W 31–1252,700
1973-10-06 at No. 3 Alabama L 14–2857,790
1973-10-13 Mississippi Sanford Stadium Athens, Georgia W 20–057,800
1973-10-20 at Vanderbilt L 14–1821,500
1973-10-27 Kentucky Sanford Stadium Athens, Georgia L 7–1254,500
1973-11-03 at No. 11 Tennessee W 35–3170,812
1973-11-10 vs. Florida ABC L 10–1170,266
1973-11-17 Auburn W 28–1459,700
1973-12-01 at Georgia Tech W 10–360,316
1973-12-28 vs. No. 18 Maryland * Mizlou W 17–1638,107
*Non-conference game HomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
Source: 1974 Georgia Bulldogs Football Media Guide/Yearbook
Date Opponent Site TV Result Attendance 1974-09-14 Oregon State * W 48–3542,200
1974-09-21 at Mississippi State L 14–3838,077
1974-09-28 South Carolina * Sanford Stadium Athens, Georgia W 52–1450,200
1974-10-05 at Clemson * L 24–2842,800
1974-10-12 Mississippi Sanford Stadium Athens, Georgia W 49–048,500
1974-10-19 Vanderbilt Sanford Stadium Athens, Georgia W 38–3151,100
1974-10-26 at Kentucky W 24–2054,362
1974-11-02 Houston * Sanford Stadium Athens, Georgia L 24–3148,100
1974-11-09 vs. No. 6 Florida W 17–1670,716
1974-11-16 at No. 7 Auburn L 13–1764,748
1974-11-30 Georgia Tech L 14–3447,500
1974-12-21 vs. No. 15 Miami (OH) * Mizlou L 10–2120,246
*Non-conference game HomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
Date Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance 1975-09-06 Pittsburgh * L 9–1940,000
1975-09-20 Mississippi State Sanford Stadium Athens, Georgia W 28–643,500
1975-09-27 at South Carolina * W 28–2066,944
1975-10-04 Clemson * Sanford Stadium Athens, Georgia W 35–757,800
1975-10-11 at Mississippi L 13–2831,200
1975-10-18 at Vanderbilt W 47–320,538
1975-10-25 Kentucky Sanford Stadium Athens, Georgia W 21–1350,000
1975-11-01 Richmond * Sanford Stadium Athens, Georgia W 28–2441,500
1975-11-08 vs. No. 11 Florida ABC W 10–770,416
1975-11-15 Auburn No. 20 ABC W 28–1357,500
1975-11-27 at Georgia Tech * No. 15 ABC W 42–2655,135
1976-01-01 vs. No. 18 Arkansas * No. 12 CBS L 10–3177,500
*Non-conference game HomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
Date Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance 1976-09-11 No. 15 California * No. 16 W 36–2447,000
1976-09-18 at Clemson * No. 9 ABC W 41–041,000
1976-09-25 South Carolina * No. 7 Sanford Stadium Athens, Georgia W 20–1259,935
1976-10-02 No. 10 Alabama No. 6 Sanford Stadium Athens, Georgia W 21–060,200
1976-10-09 at Mississippi No. 4 L 17–2136,471
1976-10-16 Vanderbilt No. 11 Sanford Stadium Athens, Georgia W 45–059,100
1976-10-23 at Kentucky No. 10 W 31–757,733
1976-10-30 Cincinnati * No. 7 Sanford Stadium Athens, Georgia W 31–1749,500
1976-11-06 vs. No. 10 Florida No. 7 ABC W 41–2770,314
1976-11-13 at Auburn No. 7 W 28–063,912
1976-11-27 Georgia Tech * No. 4 W 13–1060,500
1977-01-01 vs. No. 1 Pittsburgh * No. 5 ABC L 3–2776,117
*Non-conference game HomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
Date Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance 1977-09-10 Oregon * No. 19 W 27–1645,000
1977-09-17 Clemson * No. 17 Sanford Stadium Athens, Georgia L 6–755,100
1977-09-24 at South Carolina * W 15–1356,784
1977-10-01 at No. 10 Alabama L 10–1860,210
1977-10-08 Mississippi Sanford Stadium Athens, Georgia W 14–1356,200
1977-10-15 at Vanderbilt W 24–1325,700
1977-10-22 No. 8 Kentucky Sanford Stadium Athens, Georgia L 0–3359,100
1977-10-29 Richmond * Sanford Stadium Athens, Georgia W 23–748,500
1977-11-05 vs. Florida ABC L 17–2268,538
1977-11-12 Auburn L 14–3357,500
1977-11-26 Georgia Tech L 7–1660,104
*Non-conference game HomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
Date Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance 1978-09-16 Baylor * ABC W 16–1443,000
1978-09-23 Clemson * Sanford Stadium Athens, Georgia W 12–060,000
1978-09-30 at South Carolina No. 19 L 10–2756,514
1978-10-07 Mississippi Sanford Stadium Athens, Georgia W 42–358,800
1978-10-14 at No. 11 LSU W 24–1777,158
1978-10-21 Vanderbilt No. 18 Sanford Stadium Athens, Georgia W 31–1053,800
1978-10-28 at Kentucky No. 16 W 17–1656,918
1978-11-04 VMI * No. 13 Sanford Stadium Athens, Georgia W 41–350,200
1978-11-11 vs. Florida No. 11 W 24–2268,232
1978-11-18 at Auburn No. 8 T 22–2264,761
1978-12-02 Georgia Tech * No. 11 ABC W 29–2859,700
1978-12-31 vs. Stanford * No. 11 Mizlou L 22–2534,084
*Non-conference game HomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
Date Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance 1979-09-15 Wake Forest * No. 12 L 22-2157,500
1979-09-22 at Clemson * L 12-763,500
1979-09-29 South Carolina * Sanford Stadium Athens, Georgia L 27-2060,100
1979-10-06 at Mississippi W 24-2135,912
1979-10-13 No. 13 LSU Sanford Stadium Athens, Georgia W 21-1461,000
1979-10-20 at Vanderbilt W 31-1024,700
1979-10-27 Kentucky Sanford Stadium Athens, Georgia W 20-660,300
1979-11-03 Virginia * Sanford Stadium Athens, Georgia L 31-059,100
1979-11-10 vs. Florida ABC W 33-1068,148
1979-11-17 Auburn L 33-1363,000
1979-12-01 Georgia Tech * ABC W 16-358,781
*Non-conference game HomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
The 1980 Georgia Bulldogs football team completed the season with a 12–0 record. The Bulldogs had a regular season SEC record of 6–0. The Bulldogs completed their season with a victory over Notre Dame in the Sugar Bowl by a score of 17–10, and were crowned the 1980 National Champions
Date Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance 1980-09-06 at Tennessee No. 16 W 16–1595,288
1980-09-13 Texas A&M * No. 12 W 42–060,150
1980-09-20 Clemson * No. 10 Sanford Stadium Athens, Georgia W 20–1661,800
1980-09-27 TCU * No. 10 Sanford Stadium Athens, Georgia W 34–359,200
1980-10-11 Mississippi No. 6 Sanford Stadium Athens, Georgia W 28–2160,300
1980-10-18 Vanderbilt No. 6 Sanford Stadium Athens, Georgia W 41–059,300
1980-10-25 at Kentucky No. 5 W 27–057,239
1980-11-01 No. 14 South Carolina * No. 4 Sanford Stadium Athens, Georgia ABC W 13–1062,200
1980-11-08 vs. No. 20 Florida No. 2 ABC W 26–2168,528
1980-11-15 at Auburn No. 1 W 31–2174,900
1980-11-29 Georgia Tech * No. 1 W 38–2062,800
1981-01-01 vs. No. 7 Notre Dame * No. 1 ABC W 17–1077,896
*Non-conference game HomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
Date Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance 1981-09-05 Tennessee No. 10 W 44–079,600
1981-09-12 California * No. 6 Sanford Stadium Athens, Georgia W 27–1379,400
1981-09-19 at Clemson * No. 4 L 3–1362,466
1981-09-26 South Carolina * No. 17 Sanford Stadium Athens, Georgia W 24–082,100
1981-10-10 at Mississippi No. 11 W 37–741,125
1981-10-17 at Vanderbilt No. 9 ABC W 53–2139,657
1981-10-24 Kentucky No. 7 Sanford Stadium Athens, Georgia W 21–080,780
1981-10-31 Temple * No. 5 Sanford Stadium Athens, Georgia W 49–380,117
1981-11-07 vs. Florida No. 4 ABC W 26–2168,648
1981-11-14 Auburn No. 4 W 24–1382,165
1981-12-05 at Georgia Tech * No. 2 ABC W 44–758,623
1982-01-01 vs. No. 8 Pittsburgh * No. 2 ABC L 20–2477,224
*Non-conference game HomecomingRankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game
The 1982 Bulldogs season would be defined by Herschel Walker's accomplishments. Walker would win the Heisman Trophy ,[ 1] the Maxwell Award, and the Walter Camp Award.[ 2]
Date Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance 1982-09-06 Clemson * No. 7 ABC W 13-782,122
1982-09-11 BYU * No. 6 Sanford Stadium Athens, Georgia W 17-1480,207
1982-09-25 at South Carolina * No. 7 W 34-1874,200
1982-10-02 at Mississippi State No. 6 CBS W 29-2233,158
1982-10-09 Mississippi No. 5 Sanford Stadium Athens, Georgia W 33-1082,122
1982-10-16 Vanderbilt No. 4 Sanford Stadium Athens, Georgia W 27-1382,122
1982-10-23 at Kentucky No. 3 W 27-1456,697
1982-10-30 Memphis State * No. 3 Sanford Stadium Athens, Georgia W 34-382,122
1982-11-06 vs. Florida No. 3 CBS W 44-080,749
1982-11-13 at Auburn No. 1 W 19-1474,900
1982-11-27 Georgia Tech * No. 1 W 38-1882,122
1983-01-01 vs. No. 2 Penn State * No. 1 ABC L 23-2778,124
*Non-conference game HomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
Date Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance 1983-09-03 No. 20 UCLA * No. 15 ABC W 19-882,122
1983-09-17 at Clemson * No. 11 T 16-1679,815
1983-09-24 South Carolina * No. 14 Sanford Stadium Athens, Georgia W 31-1382,122
1983-10-01 Mississippi State No. 11 Sanford Stadium Athens, Georgia W 20-782,122
1983-10-08 at Mississippi No. 11 W 36-1129,363
1983-10-15 at Vanderbilt No. 8 W 20-1341,223
1983-10-22 Kentucky No. 7 Sanford Stadium Athens, Georgia W 47-2182,122
1983-10-29 Temple * No. 6 Sanford Stadium Athens, Georgia W 31-1481,822
1983-11-05 vs. No. 9 Florida No. 4 CBS W 10-982,166
1983-11-12 No. 3 Auburn No. 4 Sanford Stadium Athens, Georgia ABC L 7-1382,122
1983-11-26 at Georgia Tech * No. 7 W 27-2459,113
1984-01-02 vs. No. 2 Texas * No. 7 CBS W 10-967,891
*Non-conference game HomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
Date Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance 1984-09-08 Southern Miss * W 26-1981,427
1984-09-22 No. 2 Clemson * No. 20 Sanford Stadium Athens, Georgia W 26-2382,122
1984-09-29 at South Carolina * No. 12 L 10-1774,325
1984-10-06 at Alabama No. 20 ABC W 24-1475,808
1984-10-13 Mississippi No. 15 Sanford Stadium Athens, Georgia TBS W 18-1282,122
1984-10-20 Vanderbilt No. 14 Sanford Stadium Athens, Georgia TBS W 62-3582,122
1984-10-27 at Kentucky No. 13 TBS W 37-756,032
1984-11-03 Memphis State * No. 8 Sanford Stadium Athens, Georgia W 13-382,122
1984-11-10 vs. No. 10 Florida No. 8 TBS L 0-2782,349
1984-11-17 at No. 18 Auburn No. 15 ESPN L 12-2175,300
1984-12-01 Georgia Tech * No. 18 L 18-3582,122
1984-12-22 vs. No. 15 Florida State * NBC T 17-1751,821
*Non-conference game HomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
Date Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance 1985-09-02 Alabama ABC L 16-2081,277
1985-09-14 Baylor * Sanford Stadium Athens, Georgia TBS W 17-1477,190
1985-09-21 at Clemson * CBS W 20-1380,473
1985-09-28 South Carolina * Sanford Stadium Athens, Georgia W 35-2182,122
1985-10-12 at Mississippi No. 18 W 49-2135,000
1985-10-19 at Vanderbilt No. 16 T 13-1341,137
1985-10-26 Kentucky Sanford Stadium Athens, Georgia TBS W 26-681,498
1985-11-02 Tulane * No. 18 Sanford Stadium Athens, Georgia W 58-381,407
1985-11-09 vs. No. 1 Florida No. 17 W 24-382,327
1985-11-16 No. 14 Auburn No. 12 Sanford Stadium Athens, Georgia ABC L 10-2482,122
1985-11-30 at Georgia Tech * No. 20 TBS L 16-2059,206
1985-12-28 vs. Arizona * CBS T 13-1352,203
*Non-conference game HomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
Date Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance 1986-09-13 Duke * No. 19 W 31-780,420
1986-09-20 Clemson * No. 14 Sanford Stadium Athens, Georgia ABC L 28-3181,377
1986-09-27 at South Carolina * ESPN W 31-2674,200
1986-10-04 Mississippi Sanford Stadium Athens, Georgia TBS W 14-1080,227
1986-10-11 at No. 16 LSU L 14-2378,252
1986-10-18 Vanderbilt Sanford Stadium Athens, Georgia TBS W 38-1678,642
1986-10-25 at Kentucky W 31-956,620
1986-11-01 Richmond * Sanford Stadium Athens, Georgia W 28-1374,785
1986-11-08 vs. Florida No. 19 L 19-3181,957
1986-11-15 at No. 8 Auburn ESPN W 20-1673,000
1986-11-29 Georgia Tech * No. 18 W 31-2482,122
1986-12-23 vs. Boston College * No. 17 Mizlou L 24-2725,358
*Non-conference game HomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
Date Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance 1987-09-05 Virginia * No. 20 W 30-2275,125
1987-09-12 Oregon State * No. 20 Sanford Stadium Athens, Georgia W 41-773,211
1987-09-19 at No. 8 Clemson * No. 18 CBS L 20-2181,875
1987-09-26 South Carolina * Sanford Stadium Athens, Georgia W 13-682,122
1987-10-03 at Mississippi No. 20 W 31-1432,000
1987-10-10 No. 7 LSU No. 16 Sanford Stadium Athens, Georgia ESPN L 23-2682,122
1987-10-17 at Vanderbilt No. 18 W 52-2440,878
1987-10-24 Kentucky No. 12 Sanford Stadium Athens, Georgia TBS W 17-1481,911
1987-11-07 vs. No. 17 Florida No. 10 TBS W 23-1081,975
1987-11-14 No. 12 Auburn No. 8 Sanford Stadium Athens, Georgia ESPN L 11-2782,122
1987-11-28 at Georgia Tech * No. 14 ESPN W 30-1645,103
1987-12-29 vs. Arkansas * No. 15 Raycom W 20-1753,240
*Non-conference game HomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
Date Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance 1988-09-03 No. 18 Tennessee No. 12 ESPN W 28-1782,122
1988-09-10 TCU * No. 8 Sanford Stadium Athens, Georgia W 38-1072,680
1988-09-17 at Mississippi State No. 7 W 42-3535,364
1988-09-24 at No. 14 South Carolina * No. 6 TBS L 10-2374,800
1988-10-01 Mississippi No. 15 Sanford Stadium Athens, Georgia W 36-1282,077
1988-10-08 Vanderbilt No. 15 Sanford Stadium Athens, Georgia W 41-2281,804
1988-10-22 at Kentucky No. 11 TBS L 10-1650,416
1988-10-29 William & Mary * No. 18 Sanford Stadium Athens, Georgia W 59-2480,712
1988-11-05 vs. Florida No. 19 TBS W 26-381,958
1988-11-12 at No. 9 Auburn No. 17 CBS L 10-2085,214
1988-11-26 Georgia Tech * No. 20 TBS W 24-382,011
1989-01-01 vs. Michigan State * No. 19 ESPN W 34-2776,236
*Non-conference game HomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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