1975 Georgia Bulldogs football team

The 1975 Georgia Bulldogs football team represented the Georgia Bulldogs of the University of Georgia during the 1975 NCAA Division I football season.

1975 Georgia Bulldogs football
Cotton Bowl Classic, L 10–31 vs. Arkansas
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 19
AP	No. 19
1975 record	9–3 (5–1 SEC)
Head coach	Vince Dooley (12th season)
Defensive coordinator	Erk Russell (12th season)
Home stadium	Sanford Stadium (59,200)

1975 Southeastern Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 3 Alabama $	6	–	0	–	0			11	–	1	–	0
Florida	5	–	1	–	0			9	–	3	–	0
No. 19 Georgia	5	–	1	–	0			9	–	3	–	0
Ole Miss	5	–	1	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Tennessee	3	–	3	–	0			7	–	5	–	0
Vanderbilt	2	–	4	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
LSU	2	–	4	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Auburn	2	–	4	–	0			3	–	6	–	2
Mississippi State	1	–	4	–	1			6	–	4	–	1
Kentucky	0	–	6	–	0			2	–	8	–	1
$ – Conference champion Mississippi State later forfeited all 1975 wins and one tie due to NCAA violations. Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 6	Pittsburgh*		Sanford Stadium Athens, GA		L 9–19	40,000
September 20	Mississippi State		Sanford Stadium Athens, GA		W 28–6	43,500
September 27	at South Carolina*		Williams-Brice Stadium Columbia, SC (rivalry)		W 28–20	66,944
October 4	Clemson*		Sanford Stadium Athens, GA (rivalry)		W 35–7	57,800
October 11	at Ole Miss		Vaught–Hemingway Stadium Oxford, MS		L 13–28	31,200
October 18	at Vanderbilt		Dudley Field Nashville, TN (rivalry)		W 47–3	20,538
October 25	Kentucky		Sanford Stadium Athens, GA		W 21–13	50,000
November 1	Richmond*		Sanford Stadium Athens, GA		W 28–24	41,500
November 8	vs. No. 11 Florida		Gator Bowl Stadium Jacksonville, FL (rivalry)	ABC	W 10–7	70,416
November 15	Auburn	No. 20	Sanford Stadium Athens, GA (Deep South's Oldest Rivalry)	ABC	W 28–13	57,500
November 27	at Georgia Tech*	No. 15	Grant Field Atlanta, GA (Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate)	ABC	W 42–26	55,135
January 1, 1976	vs. No. 18 Arkansas*	No. 12	Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX (Cotton Bowl Classic)	CBS	L 10–31	77,500
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

1975 Georgia Bulldogs football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class   Richard Appleby QB Ray Goff   Gene Washington	Defense Pos. # Name Class LB Ben Zambiasi So	Special teams Pos. # Name Class K Allan Leavitt	Head coach Vince Dooley Coordinators/assistant coaches Erk Russell (DC) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt

Game summaries

Florida

1 2 3 4 Total Florida 7 0 0 0 7 • Georgia 0 3 0 7 10 Date: November 8 Location: Gator Bowl Game start: Jacksonville, Florida Game attendance: 70,416

Scoring summary 1 FLA Tony Green 2-yard run (David Posey kick) FLA 7-0 2 UGA Allan Leavitt 21-yard field goal FLA 7-3 4 3:12 UGA Gene Washington 80-yard pass from Richard Appleby (Allan Leavitt kick) UGA 10-7

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References

1. "Georgia shocks Florida as late field goal try fizzles." Eugene Register-Guard. 1975 Nov 9.