1966 Georgia Bulldogs football team

1966 Georgia Bulldogs football
Cotton Bowl Classic Champions SEC Co-Champions
Cotton Bowl Classic vs. SMU, W, 24–9
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Ranking
Coaches	#4
AP	#4
1966 record	10–1 (5–0 SEC)
Head coach	Vince Dooley (3rd year)
Defensive coordinator	Erk Russell
Home stadium	Sanford Stadium (43,621)

1966 SEC football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
#3 Alabama +	6	–	0	–	0			11	–	0	–	0
#4 Georgia +	6	–	0	–	0			10	–	1	–	0
Florida	5	–	1	–	0			9	–	2	–	0
Ole Miss	5	–	2	–	0			8	–	3	–	0
Tennessee	4	–	2	–	0			8	–	3	–	0
LSU	3	–	3	–	0			5	–	4	–	1
Kentucky	2	–	4	–	0			3	–	6	–	1
Auburn	1	–	5	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
Mississippi State	0	–	6	–	0			2	–	8	–	0
Vanderbilt	0	–	6	–	0			1	–	9	–	0
+ – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

The 1966 Georgia Bulldogs football team represented the University of Georgia during the 1966 college football season. In 1966, The Bulldogs went 10-1,^[1] with wins over seventh ranked Florida and fifth ranked Georgia Tech in the regular season, as well as convincingly defeating tenth ranked SMU in the Cotton Bowl by a score of 24-9. Georgia finished as SEC Co-champion with Alabama.

Schedule

Date	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
1966-09-17	at Mississippi State		Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium • Jackson, MS		W 20–17	34,000
1966-09-24	vs. VMI*		Victory Stadium • Roanoke, VA		W 43–7	15,000
1966-10-01	at South Carolina*		Carolina Stadium • Columbia, SC		W 7–0	31,141
1966-10-08	Mississippi		Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA		W 9–3	45,200
1966-10-14	at Miami (FL)*		Orange Bowl Stadium • Miami, FL		L 6–7	41,756
1966-10-22	Kentucky		Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA		W 27–15	45,348
1966-10-29	North Carolina*		Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA		W 28–3	45,321
1966-11-05	vs. #7 Florida		Gator Bowl Stadium • Jacksonville, FL (The World's Largest Outdoor Cocktail Party)		W 27–10	62,820
1966-11-12	at Auburn	#9	Cliff Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL (Deep South's Oldest Rivalry)		W 21–13	47,000
1966-11-26	#5 Georgia Tech*	#7	Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA (Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate)		W 27–14	48,782
1966-12-31	vs. #10 SMU*	#4	Cotton Bowl • Dallas, TX (Cotton Bowl Classic)	CBS	W 24–9	75,504
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll.

• Source: 1967 Georgia Bulldogs Football Media Guide/Yearbook

Game notes

Florida

1 2 Total • Georgia 3 24 27 #7 Florida 10 3 13 Date: November 5 Location: Gator Bowl, Jacksonville, FL Game attendance: 62,820

Scoring summary 4 UGA Lynn Hughes 39-yard interception return

^[2]

Auburn

1 2 Total • Georgia 0 21 21 Auburn 13 0 13 Date: November 12 Location: Cliff Hare Stadium, Auburn, AL Game attendance: 47,000

Georgia clinched a share of the SEC with the win, rallying in the second half after Auburn scored on its first two possessions.

^[3]

References

1. "1966 Georgia Bulldogs Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 29, 2015.
2. "Gators Dumped." Eugene Register-Guard. 1966 Nov 6.
3. Eugene-Register Guard. 1966 Nov 13.