1968 Georgia Bulldogs football team
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| 1968 Georgia Bulldogs football | |
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National champion (Litkenhous) SEC champion | |
Sugar Bowl, L 2–16 vs. Arkansas | |
| Conference | Southeastern Conference |
| Ranking | |
| Coaches | No. 4 |
| AP | No. 8 |
| Record | 8–1–2 (5–0–1 SEC) |
| Head coach |
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| Defensive coordinator | Erk Russell (5th season) |
| Home stadium | Sanford Stadium (59,200) |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 8 Georgia $ | 5 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 8 | – | 1 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 13 Tennessee | 4 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 17 Alabama | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| LSU | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 16 Auburn | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Florida | 3 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ole Miss | 3 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vanderbilt | 1 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mississippi State | 0 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 0 | – | 8 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kentucky | 0 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1968 Georgia Bulldogs football team represented the Georgia Bulldogs of the University of Georgia during the 1968 NCAA University Division football season. The team was named national champion by NCAA-designated major selector Litkenhous.[1]
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| September 14 | at No. 9 Tennessee | ABC | T 17–17 | 60,603 | ||
| September 28 | Clemson* | W 31–13 | 59,008 | |||
| October 5 | at South Carolina | No. 16 | W 21–20 | 42,800 | ||
| October 12 | No. 13 Ole Miss | No. 17 |
| ABC | W 21–7 | 56,111 |
| October 19 | Vanderbilt | No. 10 |
| W 32–6 | 54,342 | |
| October 26 | at Kentucky | No. 8 | W 35–14 | 32,000 | ||
| November 2 | No. 15 Houston* | No. 7 |
| T 10–10 | 59,381 | |
| November 9 | vs. Florida | No. 9 | W 51–0 | 70,012 | ||
| November 16 | at No. 12 Auburn | No. 5 | W 17–3 | 50,009 | ||
| November 30 | Georgia Tech* | No. 4 |
| W 47–8 | 59,537 | |
| January 1, 1969 | vs. No. 9 Arkansas* | No. 4 | NBC | L 2–16 | 82,113 | |
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Roster
| 1968 Georgia Bulldogs football team roster | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Players | Coaches | ||||||||||||||||||
Offense
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Defense
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Special teams
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References
- ^ 2017 NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision Records (PDF). Indianapolis: The National Collegiate Athletic Association. July 2017. pp. 114, 120. Retrieved January 24, 2018.
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