1970 Georgia Bulldogs football team
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* |
No. 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 |
No. 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 |
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Gator Bowl Stadium • Jacksonville, FL (The World's Largest Outdoor Cocktail Party) |
ABC |
L 17–24 |
70,294 |
1970-11-14 |
at No. 8 Auburn |
|
Cliff Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL (Deep South's Oldest Rivalry) |
ABC |
W 31–17 |
61,791 |
1970-11-28 |
No. 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 |
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• Georgia |
6 |
8 | 3 | 14 |
31 |
Auburn |
0 |
17 | 0 | 0 |
17 |
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Scoring summary |
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|
1 |
| UGA | Whittemore 16-yard pass from Gilbert (kick failed) | UGA 6-0 |
|
2 |
| AUB | Sullivan 1-yard run (Jett kick) | AUB 7-6 |
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2 |
| UGA | Lake 1-yard run (Gilbert to Whittemore pass) | UGA 14-7 |
|
2 |
| AUB | Jett 31-yard field goal | UGA 14-10 |
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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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[1]
References
- ↑ "Georgia Shocks Auburn, 31-17." Palm Beach Post. 1970 Nov 15.
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