1939 Georgia Bulldogs football team

The 1939 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 1939 college football season. In their first year under head coach Wally Butts, the Bulldogs complied an overall record of 5–6, with a conference record of 1–3, and finished 9th in the SEC.[1]

1939 Georgia Bulldogs football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record5–6 (1–3 SEC)
Head coach
Home stadiumSanford Stadium
1939 Southeastern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 2 Tennessee + 6 –0 –010 –1 –0
No. 16 Georgia Tech + 6 –0 –08 –2 –0
No. 5 Tulane + 5 –0 –08 –1 –1
Mississippi State 3 –2 –08 –2 –0
Ole Miss 2 –2 –07 –2 –0
Kentucky 2 –2 –16 –2 –1
Auburn 3 –3 –15 –5 –1
Alabama 2 –3 –15 –3 –1
Georgia 1 –3 –05 –6 –0
LSU 1 –5 –04 –5 –0
Vanderbilt 1 –6 –02 –7 –1
Florida 0 –3 –15 –5 –1
Sewanee 0 –3 –03 –5 –0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

Georgia was ranked at No. 69 (out of 609 teams) in the final Litkenhous Ratings for 1939.[2]

Schedule
DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 30The Citadel*
W 26–015,000[3]
October 6at Furman*
L 0–2012,000[4]
October 14Holy Cross*dagger
  • Sanford Stadium
  • Athens, GA
L 0–1315,000[5]
October 21at Kentucky
L 6–1314,000[6]
October 28at NYU*
L 13–1415,000[7]
November 3Mercer*
  • Sanford Stadium
  • Athens, GA
W 16–96,000[8]
November 11vs. Florida
W 6–220,000[9]
November 18South Carolina*
  • Sanford Stadium
  • Athens, GA (rivalry)
W 33–77,000[10]
November 25vs. Auburn
L 0–717,500[11]
December 2at Georgia Tech
L 0–1330,000[12]
December 88:15 p.m.at Miami (FL)*
W 13–016,402[13][14]

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References
  1. "1939 Georgia Bulldogs Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 30, 2023.
  2. E. E. Litkenhous (December 31, 1939). "Vols Second In Final Litkenhous Grid Rankings; Southern California Tenth". Johnson City Sunday Press. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Georgia overwhelms The Citadel gridders, 26–0". Florence Morning News. October 1, 1939. Retrieved September 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Furman pulls big upset in beating Georgia eleven, 20 to 0". The Atlanta Constitution. October 7, 1939. Retrieved September 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. Jack Troy (October 15, 1939). "Georgia Bows, 13-0: Holy Cross Breaks Bulldogs' Yank Jinx". The Atlanta Constitution. pp. 1B, 5B – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Kentucky's passes defeat Georgia in last quarter, 13 to 6". Lexington Herald-Leader. October 22, 1939. Retrieved September 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Heroic Bulldogs bow to N.Y.U., 14 to 13". The Atlanta Constitution. October 29, 1939. Retrieved June 22, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Billy Mims' pass beats Mercer with 25 seconds to play, 16–9". The Atlanta Constitution. November 4, 1939. Retrieved August 24, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Bulldogs beat Gators, 6–2". The Macon Telegraph and News. November 12, 1939. Retrieved September 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Georgia gets going, scores 33–7 triumph". The Birmingham News. November 19, 1939. Retrieved September 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. "Jack Troy's running story of Auburn–Georgia game". The Atlanta Constitution. November 26, 1939. Retrieved September 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. "Georgia Tech wins, 13 to 0, over Bulldogs". Tampa Sunday Tribune. December 3, 1939. Retrieved September 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. Bell, Bell (December 8, 1939). "Miami's Football Thousands To Watch Miami, Georgia End '39 Season Tonight". Miami Daily News. Miami, Florida. p. 2B. Retrieved July 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  14. Evans, Luther (December 9, 1939). "Georgia Whip Hurricanes In 13-0 Tussle". Miami Herald. Miami, Florida. p. 2B. Retrieved July 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  15. "1939 Football Schedule". GeorgiaDogs.com. Archived from the original on January 1, 2011. Retrieved December 15, 2012.
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