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American college football season
The 1956 Georgia Bulldogs football team was an American football team that represented the University of Georgia as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1956 NCAA University Division football season. In their 18th year under head coach Wally Butts, the Bulldogs complied an overall record of 3–6–1, with a conference record of 1–6, and finished 12th in the SEC.[1]
Schedule[edit]
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 22 | at Vanderbilt | | L 0–14 | 28,000 | [2] |
September 29 | Florida State* | | W 3–0 | | [3] |
October 6 | Mississippi State | - Sanford Stadium
- Athens, GA
| L 7–19 | 20,000 | [4] |
October 13 | at North Carolina* | | W 26–12 | 19,000 | [5] |
October 19 | at No. 11 Miami (FL)* | | T 7–7 | 42,682 | [6] |
October 27 | Kentucky | - Sanford Stadium
- Athens, GA
| L 7–14 | | [7] |
November 3 | at Alabama | | W 16–13 | 25,000 | [8] |
November 10 | vs. No. 13 Florida | | L 0–28 | 37,000 | [9] |
November 17 | vs. Auburn | | L 0–20 | 28,000 | [10] |
December 1 | No. 4 Georgia Tech | - Sanford Stadium
- Athens, GA (rivalry)
| L 0–35 | 50,000 | [11] |
- *Non-conference game
- Homecoming
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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References[edit]
- ^ "1956 Georgia Bulldogs Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 7, 2023.
- ^ "Vanderbilt whips Geoegia, 14–0". The Commercial Appeal. September 23, 1956. Retrieved October 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Late field goal gives 'Dogs win". The Knoxville Journal. September 30, 1956. Retrieved October 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Mississippi State whips Georgia's Bulldogs, 19–7". The Macon Telegraph & News. October 7, 1956. Retrieved October 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Georgia rallies to whip North Carolina, 26 to 12". The Virginian-Pilot. October 14, 1956. Retrieved October 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Georgia gains moral win by tying favored Miami". Nashville Banner. October 20, 1956. Retrieved October 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Kentucky barely beats Georgia, 14–7". The Roanoke Times. October 28, 1956. Retrieved October 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Georgia rally trips Tide, 16 to 13". The Birmingham News. November 4, 1956. Retrieved October 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Gators 2nd in SEC with 28–0 trounce of Georgia". St. Lucie News Tribune. November 11, 1956. Retrieved October 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Auburn whips Georgia 20 to 0; Fistsicuffs feature of game". The Decatur Daily. November 18, 1956. Retrieved October 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Gator-bound Tech lays it on Georgia, 35 to 0". The Birmingham News. December 2, 1956. Retrieved October 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "1956 Football Schedule". GeorgiaDogs.com. Archived from the original on January 1, 2011. Retrieved December 16, 2012.
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