1959 Georgia Bulldogs football team

1959 Georgia Bulldogs football
SEC Champions Orange Bowl Champions
Orange Bowl, W 14–0 vs. Missouri
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Ranking
Coaches	#5
AP	#5
1959 record	10–1 (7–0 SEC)
Head coach	Wally Butts
Home stadium	Sanford Stadium

1959 SEC football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
#5 Georgia $	7	–	0	–	0			10	–	1	–	0
#3 LSU	5	–	1	–	0			9	–	2	–	0
#2 Ole Miss	5	–	1	–	0			10	–	1	–	0
#10 Alabama	4	–	1	–	2			7	–	2	–	2
Auburn	4	–	3	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
Vanderbilt	3	–	2	–	2			5	–	3	–	2
Georgia Tech	3	–	3	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Tennessee	3	–	4	–	1			5	–	4	–	1
#19 Florida	2	–	4	–	0			5	–	4	–	1
Kentucky	1	–	6	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
Tulane	0	–	5	–	1			3	–	6	–	1
Mississippi State	0	–	7	–	0			2	–	7	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1959 Georgia Bulldogs football team represented the Georgia Bulldogs of the University of Georgia during the 1959 college football season.

Schedule

Date	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Result
September 19	Alabama		Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA		W 17–13
September 26	Vanderbilt	#17	Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA		W 21–6
October 3	at #16 South Carolina*	#13	Carolina Stadium • Columbia, SC (Rivalry)		L 14–30
October 10	Hardin–Simmons*		Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA		W 35–6
October 17	Mississippi State		Grant Field • Atlanta, GA		W 15–0
October 24	at Kentucky		McLean Stadium • Lexington, KY		W 14–7
October 31	Florida State*	#14	Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA		W 42–0
November 7	vs. Florida	#11	Gator Bowl Stadium • Jacksonville, FL (Rivalry)		W 21–10
November 14	#8 Auburn	#12	Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA (Deep South's Oldest Rivalry)		W 14–13
November 28	at Georgia Tech	#6	Grant Field • Atlanta, GA (Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate)		W 21–14
January 1, 1960	vs. #18 Missouri*	#5	Burdine Stadium • Miami, FL (Orange Bowl)	CBS	W 14–0
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game.

• Source: GeorgiaDogs.com: 1959 football schedule^[1]

References

1. "1959 Football Schedule". GeorgiaDogs.com. Retrieved December 16, 2012.