1959_Georgia_Bulldogs_football_team

1959 Georgia Bulldogs football team

1959 Georgia Bulldogs football team

American college football season

The 1959 Georgia Bulldogs football team represented the University of Georgia as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1959 NCAA University Division football season. Led by 21st-year head coach Wally Butts, the Bulldogs compiled an overall record of 10–1 with a mark of 7–0 in conference play, and finished as SEC champion.[1]

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The Bulldogs won nine games in the regular season and lost only once, an early-season non-conference loss to South Carolina. Georgia's perfect conference record of 7–0, combined with conference losses by pre-season favorites LSU and Ole Miss, was enough to give the Bulldogs the Southeastern Conference championship. They also earned a trip to the Orange Bowl, where they defeated Missouri 14–0.

The highlight of the regular season was a come-from-behind win over Auburn to clinch the championship. Trailing the Tigers 13–7 with less than 40 seconds left in the game, The Bulldogs scored on a fourth-down fourteen-yard touchdown pass from quarterback Fran Tarkenton to End Bill Herron. Kicker Durward Pennington converted the extra point and Georgia won the game by a score of 14–13.

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Roster

  • QB Fran Tarkenton, Jr.
  • G Pat Dye Jr.
  • HB Fred Brown Jr.
  • HB/P Bobby Walden Jr.-
  • K Durward Pennington Soph.
  • FB Bill Godfrey Soph.
  • E Jimmy Vickers
  • E Aaron Box
  • E Bill Herron
  • QB Charley Britt Sr.
  • C 'Dude' Thompson Sr.
  • Fred Farah Sr.
  • G Billy Roland
  • HB Don Soberdash Sr. (Team Captain)

References

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    "1959 Georgia Bulldogs Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 8, 2023.
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    "Georgia slams Alabama, 17–3". The Macon Telegraph & News. September 20, 1959. Retrieved October 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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    "Georgia rambles over Vanderbilt Commodores, 21–6". The Selma Times-Journal. September 27, 1959. Retrieved October 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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    "South Carolina surprises Georgia". The Spokesman-Review. October 4, 1959. Retrieved October 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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    "Georgia gets victory over HSU, 35–6". San Angelo Standard-Times. October 11, 1959. Retrieved October 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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    "Georgia wins, 15–0". The Atlanta Journal. October 18, 1959. Retrieved October 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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    "Georgia downs Kentucky 14–7". The Paducah Sun. October 25, 1959. Retrieved October 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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    "Georgia's power game too much for FSU, 42–0". Pensacola News Journal. November 1, 1959. Retrieved October 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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    "Georgia whips Florida, 21–10". Fort Lauderdale News. November 8, 1959. Retrieved October 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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    "Georgia upsets Auburn, 14–13". The Honolulu Advertiser. November 15, 1959. Retrieved October 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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    "Georgia tumbles Tech, takes Orange Bowl bid". Chattanooga Sunday Times. November 29, 1959. Retrieved October 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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    "Missouri moves ball better, but Georgia passes to victory". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. January 2, 1960. Retrieved October 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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    "1959 Football Schedule". GeorgiaDogs.com. Archived from the original on January 1, 2011. Retrieved December 16, 2012.
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