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American college football season
The 1939 Georgia Bulldogs football team was an
American football team that represented the
University of Georgia as a member of the
Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the
1939 college football season. In their first year under head coach
Wally Butts, the Bulldogs complied an overall record of 5–6, with a conference record of 1–3, and finished 9th in the SEC.
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Georgia was ranked at No. 69 (out of 609 teams) in the final
Litkenhous Ratings for 1939.
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Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 30 | |
The Citadel* | | W 26–0 | 15,000 |
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October 6 | | at
Furman* | | L 0–20 | 12,000 |
[4] |
October 14 | |
Holy Cross* | - Sanford Stadium
- Athens, GA
| L 0–13 | 15,000 |
[5] |
October 21 | | at
Kentucky | | L 6–13 | 14,000 |
[6] |
October 28 | | at
NYU* | | L 13–14 | 15,000 |
[7] |
November 3 | |
Mercer* | - Sanford Stadium
- Athens, GA
| W 16–9 | 6,000 |
[8] |
November 11 | | vs.
Florida | | W 6–2 | 20,000 |
[9] |
November 18 | |
South Carolina* | - Sanford Stadium
- Athens, GA (
rivalry)
| W 33–7 | 7,000 |
[10] |
November 25 | | vs.
Auburn | | L 0–7 | 17,500 |
[11] |
December 2 | | at
Georgia Tech | | L 0–13 | 30,000 |
[12] |
December 8 | 8:15 p.m. | at
Miami (FL)* | | W 13–0 | 16,402 |
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References
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"1939 Georgia Bulldogs Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 30, 2023.
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^ E. E. Litkenhous (December 31, 1939).
"Vols Second In Final Litkenhous Grid Rankings; Southern California Tenth". Johnson City Sunday Press. p. 11 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Georgia overwhelms The Citadel gridders, 26–0". Florence Morning News. October 1, 1939. Retrieved September 30, 2023 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Furman pulls big upset in beating Georgia eleven, 20 to 0". The Atlanta Constitution. October 7, 1939. Retrieved September 11, 2022 – via
Newspapers.com.
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^ Jack Troy (October 15, 1939).
"Georgia Bows, 13-0: Holy Cross Breaks Bulldogs' Yank Jinx". The Atlanta Constitution. pp. 1B, 5B – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Kentucky's passes defeat Georgia in last quarter, 13 to 6". Lexington Herald-Leader. October 22, 1939. Retrieved September 30, 2023 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Heroic Bulldogs bow to N.Y.U., 14 to 13". The Atlanta Constitution. October 29, 1939. Retrieved June 22, 2021 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Billy Mims' pass beats Mercer with 25 seconds to play, 16–9". The Atlanta Constitution. November 4, 1939. Retrieved August 24, 2021 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Bulldogs beat Gators, 6–2". The Macon Telegraph and News. November 12, 1939. Retrieved September 30, 2023 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Georgia gets going, scores 33–7 triumph". The Birmingham News. November 19, 1939. Retrieved September 30, 2023 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Jack Troy's running story of Auburn–Georgia game". The Atlanta Constitution. November 26, 1939. Retrieved September 30, 2023 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Georgia Tech wins, 13 to 0, over Bulldogs". Tampa Sunday Tribune. December 3, 1939. Retrieved September 30, 2023 – via
Newspapers.com.
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^ Bell, Bell (December 8, 1939).
"Miami's Football Thousands To Watch Miami, Georgia End '39 Season Tonight".
Miami Daily News.
Miami, Florida. p. 2B. Retrieved July 17, 2023 – via
Newspapers.com
.
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^ Evans, Luther (December 9, 1939).
"Georgia Whip Hurricanes In 13-0 Tussle".
Miami Herald.
Miami, Florida. p. 2B. Retrieved July 17, 2023 – via
Newspapers.com
.
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"1939 Football Schedule". GeorgiaDogs.com. Archived from
the original on January 1, 2011. Retrieved December 15, 2012.
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