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1943 Georgia Bulldogs football
Conference Southeastern Conference
Record6–4 (0–3 SEC)
Head coach
Home stadium Sanford Stadium
Seasons
←  1942
1944 →
1943 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 13 Georgia Tech $ 3 0 0 8 3 0
LSU 2 2 0 6 3 0
Tulane 1 1 0 3 3 0
Georgia 0 3 0 6 4 0
Vanderbilt 0 0 0 5 0 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • Seven other SEC schools did not field a team due to World War II. [1]
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1943 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 1943 college football season. In their fifth year under head coach Wally Butts, the Bulldogs complied an overall record of 6–4, with a conference record of 0–3, and finished fourth in the SEC. [2]

In the final Litkenhous Ratings, Georgia ranked 72nd among the nation's college and service teams with a rating of 74.9. [3]

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 17 Presbyterian*W 25–76,000 [4]
September 25at LSUL 27–3220,000 [5]
October 1 Tennessee Tech*
  • Sanford Stadium
  • Athens, GA
W 67–0 [6]
October 8 Wake Forest*
  • Sanford Stadium
  • Athens, GA
W 7–07,500 [7]
October 16at Daniel Field*No. 20
L 7–185,000 [8] [9] [10]
October 23vs. LSUL 6–2713,000 [11]
October 29 Howard (AL)*
  • Sanford Stadium
  • Athens, GA
W 39–0 [12]
November 5Presbyterian*dagger
  • Sanford Stadium
  • Athens, GA
W 39–04,000 [13]
November 13vs. VMIW 46–75,000 [14]
November 27at No. 14 Georgia Tech
L 0–4828,000 [15]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Rankings

Ranking movements
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References

  1. ^ Scott, Richard (2008). SEC Football: 75 Years of Pride and Passion. MVP Books. p. 58. ISBN  1616731338. Retrieved March 13, 2014.
  2. ^ "1943 Georgia Bulldogs Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 1, 2023.
  3. ^ Litkenhous, E. E. (December 17, 1943). "Litkenhouse Selects U. S. Grid Leaders". The Salt Lake Tribune. Salt Lake City, Utah. p. 18. Retrieved April 16, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  4. ^ "Georgia soars over P.C. team, 25–7". The Greenville News. September 18, 1943. Retrieved October 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "LSU Tigers beat Georgia, 34 to 27, in free scoring game". The Macon Telegraph and News. September 26, 1943. Retrieved October 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Tenn. Tech loses, 67–0, to Georgia". Nashville Banner. October 2, 1943. Retrieved October 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Georgia beats Wake in close contest, 7 to 0". Winston-Salem Journal. October 9, 1943. Retrieved October 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ Williams, F. M. (October 17, 1943). "Georgia Bulldogs Fall Before Daniel Field, 18-7". The Atlanta Constitution. Atlanta, Georgia. p. 13C. Retrieved April 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  9. ^ Williams, F. M. (October 17, 1943). "Bulldogs Lose To Daniel Field (continued)". The Atlanta Constitution. Atlanta, Georgia. p. 14C. Retrieved April 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  10. ^ "Daniel Field Flyers Overpower Georgia Bulldogs, 18 to 7, At Augusta". The Macon Telegraph and News. Macon, Georgia. Associated Press. October 17, 1943. p. 20. Retrieved April 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  11. ^ "Louisiana State Tigers hang up 27–6 triumph over Georgia". The Knoxville Journal. October 24, 1943. Retrieved October 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Georgia whips Howard team by 39–0 score". The Birmingham News. October 30, 1943. Retrieved October 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Georgia wins over fighting Presbyterians, 40 to 12". The Macon Telegraph. November 6, 1943. Retrieved October 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ "Cook runs wild as Bulldogs triumph, 46 to 7". The Atlanta Constitution. November 14, 1943. Retrieved January 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  15. ^ "Jackets smash Georgia, 48–0". The Atlanta Journal. November 28, 1943. Retrieved October 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  16. ^ "1943 Football Schedule". GeorgiaDogs.com. Archived from the original on January 1, 2011. Retrieved December 15, 2012.