1977 Georgia Bulldogs football team

The 1977 Georgia Bulldogs football team represented the Georgia Bulldogs of the University of Georgia during the 1977 NCAA Division I football season.

1977 Southeastern Conference football standings
	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 2 Alabama $	7	–	0	–	0	11	–	1	–	0
No. 6 Kentucky	6	–	0	–	0	10	–	1	–	0
Auburn	5	–	1	–	0	6	–	5	–	0
LSU	4	–	2	–	0	8	–	4	–	0
Florida	3	–	3	–	0	6	–	4	–	1
Georgia	2	–	4	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
Mississippi State	2	–	4	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
Ole Miss	2	–	5	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
Tennessee	1	–	5	–	0	4	–	7	–	0
Vanderbilt	0	–	6	–	0	2	–	9	–	0

$ – Conference champion Kentucky ineligible for SEC championship due to NCAA probation. Mississippi State later forfeited all 1977 wins due to NCAA violations. Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 10	Oregon*	No. 19	Sanford Stadium Athens, GA		W 27–16	45,000
September 17	Clemson*	No. 17	Sanford Stadium Athens, GA (rivalry)		L 6–7	55,100
September 24	at South Carolina*		Williams–Brice Stadium Columbia, SC (rivalry)		W 15–13	56,784
October 1	at No. 10 Alabama		Bryant–Denny Stadium Tuscaloosa, AL (rivalry)		L 10–18	60,210
October 8	Ole Miss		Sanford Stadium Athens, GA		W 14–13	56,200
October 15	at Vanderbilt		Dudley Field Nashville, TN (rivalry)		W 24–13	25,700
October 22	No. 8 Kentucky		Sanford Stadium Athens, GA		L 0–33	59,100
October 29	Richmond*		Sanford Stadium Athens, GA		W 23–7	48,500	[1]
November 5	vs. Florida		Gator Bowl Stadium Jacksonville, FL (rivalry)	ABC	L 17–22	68,538
November 12	Auburn		Sanford Stadium Athens, GA (Deep South's Oldest Rivalry)		L 14–33	57,500
November 26	Georgia Tech*		Grant Field Atlanta, GA (Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate)		L 7–16	60,104
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

1977 Georgia Bulldogs football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
OT	`66`	George Collins	Sr
RB	`36`	Willie McClendon	Jr
RB	`39`	Kevin McLee	Sr
TE	`86`	Ulysses Norris	Jr
QB	`7`	Jeff Pyburn	So

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
LB	`93`	Ray Donaldson	So
LB	`44`	Ben Zambiasi	Sr

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class
P	`6`	Mike Garrett	So
K	`5`	Rex Robinson	Fr

	1	2	3	4	Total
Ole Miss	0	0	0	13	13
• Georgia	7	0	7	0	14

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Georgia	10	0	0	14	24
Vanderbilt	0	13	0	0	13

"Victory bothers Dooley". The Columbus Ledger. October 30, 1977. Retrieved October 28, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
Ocala Star-Banner. 1977 Oct 9. Retrieved 2018-Nov-03.
Palm Beach Post. 1977 Oct 16.

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