1951 Georgia Bulldogs football team

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1951 Georgia Bulldogs football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record5–5 (2–4 SEC)
Head coach
Home stadiumSanford Stadium
Seasons
← 1950
1952 →
1951 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 5 Georgia Tech + 7 0 0 11 0 1
No. 1 Tennessee + 5 0 0 10 1 0
LSU 4 2 1 7 3 1
Ole Miss 4 2 1 6 3 1
No. 15 Kentucky 3 3 0 8 4 0
Auburn 3 4 0 5 5 0
Vanderbilt 3 5 0 6 5 0
Alabama 3 5 0 5 6 0
Florida 2 4 0 5 5 0
Georgia 2 4 0 5 5 0
Mississippi State 2 5 0 4 5 0
Tulane 1 5 0 4 6 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1951 Georgia Bulldogs football team represented the Georgia Bulldogs of the University of Georgia during the 1951 college football season.

Schedule[edit]

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 22George Washington*W 33–015,000[1]
September 29at North Carolina*W 28–1636,000–41,000[2]
October 6at Mississippi StateNo. 13L 0–620,000[3]
October 13No. 10 Maryland*
  • Sanford Stadium
  • Athens, GA
L 7–4330,000[4]
October 20LSU
  • Sanford Stadium
  • Athens, GA
L 0–7[5]
October 27Boston College*
  • Sanford Stadium
  • Athens, GA
W 35–2810,000[6]
November 3Alabamadagger
  • Sanford Stadium
  • Athens, GA (rivalry)
L 14–1632,000[7]
November 10vs. FloridaW 7–637,216[8]
November 17vs. AuburnW 46–14[9]
December 1at No. 5 Georgia TechL 6–4840,000[10]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Georgia wins opener, 33–0". The News and Observer. September 23, 1951. Retrieved February 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Georgia batters Tar Heels, 28–16". The Charlotte Observer. September 30, 1951. Retrieved February 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Miss. State Maroons upset Georgia, 6–0". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. October 7, 1951. Retrieved February 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Terps slug Georgia U. by 43 to 7". The Times Dispatch. October 14, 1951. Retrieved February 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Louisiana State tops Georgia 7–0 on blocked kick". News-Press. October 21, 1951. Retrieved February 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Georgia beats BC on flashy air attack". The Birmingham News. October 28, 1951. Retrieved February 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Clell Hobson leads Alabama to 16–14 win over Georgia". The Knoxville Journal. November 4, 1951. Retrieved February 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Georgia edges Florida, 7 to 6". The Orlando Sentinel. November 11, 1951. Retrieved February 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Bulldogs slaughter Auburn". The Selma Times-Journal. November 18, 1951. Retrieved February 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Tech overshadows Georgia, 48–6". The Chattanooga Times. December 2, 1951. Retrieved February 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.