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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.
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Schedule
Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 10 |
Oregon* | No. 19 | | | W 27–16 | 45,000 |
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September 17 |
Clemson* | No. 17 | - Sanford Stadium
- Athens, GA (
rivalry)
| | L 6–7 | 55,100 |
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September 24 | at
South Carolina* | | | | W 15–13 | 56,784 |
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October 1 | at No. 10
Alabama | | | | L 10–18 | 60,210 |
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October 8 |
Ole Miss | | - Sanford Stadium
- Athens, GA
| | W 14–13 | 56,200 |
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October 15 | at
Vanderbilt | | | | W 24–13 | 25,700 |
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October 22 | No. 8
Kentucky | | - Sanford Stadium
- Athens, GA
| | L 0–33 | 59,100 |
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October 29 |
Richmond* | | - Sanford Stadium
- Athens, GA
| | W 23–7 | 48,500 |
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November 5 | vs.
Florida | | |
ABC | L 17–22 | 68,538 |
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November 12 |
Auburn | | - Sanford Stadium
- Athens, GA (
rivalry)
| | L 14–33 | 57,500 |
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November 26 |
Georgia Tech* | | | | L 7–16 | 60,104 |
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- *Non-conference game
- Homecoming
- Rankings from
AP Poll released prior to the game
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Roster
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
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Injured
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Redshirt
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References
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"1977 Georgia Bulldogs Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 29, 2023.
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"Georgia defeats hustling Oregon". The Spokesman-Review. September 11, 1977. Retrieved October 29, 2023 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Clemson stuns 'Dogs, 7–6". The Tampa Tribune. September 18, 1977. Retrieved October 29, 2023 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Georgia beats Gamecocks". Florence Morning News. September 25, 1977. Retrieved October 29, 2023 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Tide hands 'Dogs 18–10 SEC setback". The Selma Times-Journal. October 2, 1977. Retrieved October 29, 2023 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Georgia holds off late Ole Miss rally, 14–13". The Pensacola News-Journal. October 9, 1977. Retrieved October 29, 2023 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Pyburn runs, passes Dogs past Vandy". Alexandria Daily Town Talk. October 16, 1977. Retrieved October 29, 2023 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Georgia blanked 33–0 by 'Cats". The Times Recorder. October 23, 1977. Retrieved October 29, 2023 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Victory bothers Dooley". The Sunday Ledger-Enquirer. October 30, 1977. Retrieved October 28, 2022 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Chandler Ace, Gators win". The Tennessean. November 6, 1977. Retrieved October 29, 2023 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Georgia fumbles, Auburn recovers". The Dothan Eagle. November 13, 1977. Retrieved October 29, 2023 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Tech slashes Georgia, 16–7". The Montgomery Advertiser. November 27, 1977. Retrieved October 29, 2023 – via
Newspapers.com.
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