1970 Georgia Bulldogs football team

1970 Georgia Bulldogs football
Conference	Southeastern Conference
1970 record	5–5 ( 3–3 SEC)
Head coach	Vince Dooley
Defensive coordinator	Erk Russell
Home stadium	Sanford Stadium (59,200)

1970 SEC football standings
	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
#7 LSU $	5	–	0	–	0	9	–	3	–	0
#4 Tennessee	4	–	1	–	0	11	–	1	–	0
#10 Auburn	5	–	2	–	0	9	–	2	–	0
#20 Ole Miss	4	–	2	–	0	7	–	4	–	0
Florida	3	–	3	–	0	7	–	4	–	0
Georgia	3	–	3	–	0	5	–	5	–	0
Alabama	3	–	4	–	0	6	–	5	–	1
Mississippi State	3	–	4	–	0	6	–	5	–	0
Vanderbilt	1	–	5	–	0	4	–	7	–	0
Kentucky	0	–	7	–	0	2	–	9	–	0

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1970 Georgia Bulldogs football team represented the Georgia Bulldogs of the University of Georgia during the 1970 college football season.

Schedule

Date	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
1970-09-19	at Tulane*	#19	Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA		L 14–17	30,924
1970-09-26	Clemson*		Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA		W 38–0	55,682
1970-10-03	at Mississippi State		Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium • Jackson, MS		L 6–7	25,044
1970-10-10	#5 Mississippi		Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA		L 21–31	59,310
1970-10-17	Vanderbilt		Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA		W 37–3	53,241
1970-10-24	at Kentucky		Stoll Field/McLean Stadium • Lexington, KY		W 19–3	34,000
1970-10-31	South Carolina*		Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA	ABC	W 52–34	57,391
1970-11-07	vs. Florida		Gator Bowl Stadium • Jacksonville, FL (The World's Largest Outdoor Cocktail Party)	ABC	L 17–24	70,294
1970-11-14	at #8 Auburn		Cliff Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL (Deep South's Oldest Rivalry)	ABC	W 31–17	61,791
1970-11-28	#16 Georgia Tech*		Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA (Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate)		L 7–17	59,803
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll.

Source: 1971 Georgia Bulldogs Football Media Guide/Yearbook

Game notes

Auburn

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Georgia	6	8	3	14	31
Auburn	0	17	0	0	17

Date: November 14
Location: Cliff Hare Stadium, Auburn, AL
Game attendance: 61,791
Television network: ABC

Scoring summary

1		UGA	Whittemore 16-yard pass from Gilbert (kick failed)	UGA 6-0

2		AUB	Sullivan 1-yard run (Jett kick)	AUB 7-6

2		UGA	Lake 1-yard run (Gilbert to Whittemore pass)	UGA 14-7

2		AUB	Jett 31-yard field goal	UGA 14-10

2		AUB	Zofko 1-yard run (Jett kick)	AUB 17-14

3		UGA	Braswell 26-yard field goal	Tied 17-17

4	12:07	UGA	Lake 4-yard run (Braswell kick)	UGA 24-17

4		UGA	Montgomery 1-yard run (Braswell kick)	UGA 31-17

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References

↑ "Georgia Shocks Auburn, 31-17." Palm Beach Post. 1970 Nov 15.

Georgia Bulldogs football

Venues	Herty Field (1892–1910) Sanford Field (1911–1928) Sanford Stadium (1929–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Auburn: Deep South's Oldest Rivalry Clemson Florida Georgia Tech: Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate South Carolina Tennessee Vanderbilt

Culture & lore	All games Hairy Dawg Uga "Glory, Glory" Georgia Redcoat Marching Band First forward pass 1927 Yale game

People	Head coaches Steadman V. Sanford Larry Munson Morgan Blake NFL draftees Starting quarterbacks Statistical leaders

Seasons	1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

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