1982 Georgia Bulldogs football team

1982 Georgia Bulldogs football
SEC champion
Sugar Bowl, L 27–23 vs. Penn State
Conference Southeast Conference
Ranking
Coaches #4
AP #4
1982 record 11–1 (6–0 SEC)
Head coach Vince Dooley
1982 SEC football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
#4 Georgia $ 6 – 0 – 0     11 – 1 – 0
#11 LSU 4 – 1 – 1     8 – 3 – 1
#14 Auburn 4 – 2 – 0     9 – 3 – 0
Vanderbilt 4 – 2 – 0     8 – 4 – 0
Tennessee 3 – 2 – 1     6 – 5 – 1
Alabama 3 – 3 – 0     8 – 4 – 0
Florida 3 – 3 – 0     8 – 4 – 0
Mississippi State 2 – 4 – 0     5 – 6 – 0
Ole Miss 0 – 6 – 0     4 – 7 – 0
Kentucky 0 – 6 – 0     0 – 10 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1982 Georgia Bulldogs football team represented the University of Georgia during the 1982 NCAA Division I-A football season. The offense scored 338 points while the defense allowed 160 points. Led by head coach Vince Dooley, the top ranked Bulldogs lost to number two Penn State 23-27 in the Sugar Bowl.

Schedule

Date Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
1982-09-06 #11 Clemson* #7 Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA ABC W 13-7   82,122
1982-09-11 BYU* #6 Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA W 17-14   80,207
1982-09-25 at South Carolina* #7 Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC W 34-18   74,200
1982-10-02 at Mississippi State #6 Scott Field • Starkville, MS CBS W 29-22   33,158
1982-10-09 Mississippi #5 Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA W 33-10   82,122
1982-10-16 Vanderbilt #4 Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA W 27-13   82,122
1982-10-23 at Kentucky #3 Commonwealth Stadium • Lexington, KY W 27-14   56,697
1982-10-30 Memphis State* #3 Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA W 34-3   82,122
1982-11-06 vs. Florida #3 Gator Bowl Stadium • Jacksonville, FL (World's Largest Outdoor Cocktail Party) CBS W 44-0   80,749
1982-11-13 at Auburn #1 Jordan-Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL (Deep South's Oldest Rivalry) W 19-14   74,900
1982-11-27 Georgia Tech* #1 Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA (Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate) W 38-18   82,122
1983-01-01 vs. #2 Penn State* #1 Louisiana Superdome • New Orleans, LA (Sugar Bowl) ABC L 23-27   78,124
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll.

[1]

Team players drafted into the NFL

Player Position Round Pick NFL Club
Jimmy Payne Defensive End4112 Buffalo Bills
Norris Brown Tight End8 213 Minnesota Vikings

[2]

Awards and honors

References

  1. ↑ http://cfreference.net/cfr/school.s?id=335&season=1982
  2. ↑ http://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/1983.htm
  3. ↑ http://www.heisman.com/winners/hsmn-winners.html
  4. ↑ http://collegefootball.about.com/od/collegefootballawards/a/award-camp.htm
  5. ↑ http://football.about.com/cs/history/a/maxwellaward.htm
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