1944 Georgia Bulldogs football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record7–3 (4–2 SEC)
Head coach
Home stadiumSanford Stadium
1944 Southeastern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 13 Georgia Tech $ 4 –0 –08 –3 –0
No. 12 Tennessee 5 –0 –17 –1 –1
Georgia 4 –2 –07 –3 –0
Alabama 3 –1 –25 –2 –2
Mississippi State 3 –2 –06 –2 –0
LSU 2 –3 –12 –5 –1
Ole Miss 2 –3 –02 –6 –0
Tulane 1 –2 –04 –3 –0
Kentucky 1 –5 –03 –6 –0
Florida 0 –3 –04 –3 –0
Auburn 0 –4 –04 –4 –0
Vanderbilt 0 –0 –03 –0 –1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1944 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 1944 college football season. In their sixth year under head coach Wally Butts, the Bulldogs complied an overall record of 7–3, with a conference record of 4–2, and finished third in the SEC.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 29Wake Forest*
L 7–148,500[2]
October 6Presbyterian*
  • Sanford Stadium
  • Athens, GA
W 67–0[3]
October 13Kentucky
  • Sanford Stadium
  • Athens, GA
W 13–129,000[4]
October 20Daniel Field*
  • Sanford Stadium
  • Athens, GA
W 53–63,000[5]
October 28vs. LSU
L 7–15[6]
November 4at No. 19 Alabama
W 14–722,000[7][8]
November 11vs. Florida
W 38–1218,000[9]
November 18vs. Auburn
W 49–1320,000[10]
November 24Clemson*
  • Sanford Stadium
  • Athens, GA (rivalry)
W 21–73,500[11]
December 2Georgia Techdagger
  • Sanford Stadium
  • Athens, GA (rivalry)
L 0–4426,000[12]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

[13]

References

  1. ↑ "1944 Georgia Bulldogs Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 1, 2023.
  2. ↑ Jack Troy (September 30, 1944). "14-7 In Rain: 8,500 See Georgia Bow To Deacons". The Atlanta Constitution. pp. 1, 5 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Georgia has field day against PC". The State. October 7, 1944. Retrieved October 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Georgia 4th-quarter rally beats Kentucky, 13 to 12". The Atlanta Constitution. October 14, 1944. Retrieved April 29, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ Kuettner, Al (October 21, 1944). "Cripples Bulldogs Stop Daniel Field". The Macon Telegraph. Macon, Georgia. United Press. p. 5. Retrieved April 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  6. ↑ "LSU kicking deadly as Georgia loses, 15–7". The Atlanta Journal. October 29, 1944. Retrieved October 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Georgia rallies in last half to beat Tide, 14–7". The Tuscaloosa News. Google News Archives. November 5, 1944. p. 6. Retrieved August 26, 2012.
  8. ↑ "Georgia upsets Alabama, 14–7". The Pittsburgh Press. Google News Archives. UP. October 31, 1944. p. 7. Retrieved August 26, 2012.
  9. ↑ "Georgia beats Florida, 38–12". The Selma Times-Journal. November 12, 1944. Retrieved October 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Georgia bops Auburn to raise bowl hopes". The Commercial Appeal. November 19, 1944. Retrieved October 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "Weary Georgia Bulldogs easily defeat Clemson". The Atlanta Constitution. November 25, 1944. Retrieved October 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ "Tech romps over Georgia, 44 to 0". The Atlanta Constitution. December 3, 1944. Retrieved October 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ↑ "1944 Football Schedule". GeorgiaDogs.com. Archived from the original on January 1, 2011. Retrieved December 15, 2012.
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