Georgia Bulldogs football under Wally Butts

Wallace “Wally” Butts was the 20th head coach of the University of Georgia Bulldogs college football team and served in that role from 1939 to 1960. He compiled a 140–86–9 record (.615 winning percentage). Butts played his college football at Mercer University under Bernie Moore.

Coaching Summary

Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs Coaches# AP°
Wally Butts (SEC) (1939–1960)
1939 Georgia 5–6 1–3 9th
1940 Georgia 5–4–1 2–3–1 7th
1941 Georgia 8–1–1 3–1–1 4th 14th
1942 Georgia 10–1 6–1 1st 2nd
1943 Georgia 6–4 0–3 4th
1944 Georgia 7–3 4–2 3rd
1945 Georgia 8–2 4–2 4th 18th
1946 Georgia 10–0 5–0 T-1st 3rd
1947 Georgia 8–3 3–3 5th
1948 Georgia 9–1 6–0 1st 8th
1949 Georgia 4–6–1 1–4–1 11th
1950 Georgia 6–2–3 3–2–1 6th
1951 Georgia 5–5 2–4 9th
1952 Georgia 7–4 4–3 5th
1953 Georgia 3–8–0 1–5 11th
1954 Georgia 6–3–1 3–2–1 5th
1955 Georgia 4–6 2–5 11th
1956 Georgia 3–6–1 1–6 12th
1957 Georgia 3–7 3–4 9th
1958 Georgia 4–6 2–4 10th
1959 Georgia 9–1 5th 5th
1960 Georgia 6–4 4–4 6th
Wally Butts: 140–86–9
Total:
      National championship         Conference title         Conference division title
Indicates BCS bowl game. #Rankings from final Coaches' Poll.
°Rankings from final AP Poll.
Contents:

1939 Season1940 Season1941 Season1942 Season1943 Season1944 Season1945 Season1946 Season1947 Season1948 Season1949 Season1950 Season1951 Season1952 Season1953 Season1954 Season1955 Season1956 Season1957 Season1958 Season1959 Season1960 Season

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1939 season

1939 Georgia Bulldogs football
Conference Southeastern Conference
1939 record 5–6 ( SEC)
Head coach
Home stadium Sanford Stadium
Seasons
« 1938 1940 »
Date Opponent# Rank# Site Result
September 30, 1939 Citadel Athens GA •    
26–0
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game.

1940 season

1940 Georgia Bulldogs football
Conference Southeastern Conference
1940 record ( SEC)
Head coach
Home stadium Sanford Stadium
Seasons
« 1939 1941 »
Date Opponent# Rank# Site Result
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*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game.

1941 season

1941 Georgia Bulldogs football
Conference Southeastern Conference
1941 record ( SEC)
Head coach
Home stadium Sanford Stadium
Seasons
« 1940 1942 »
Date Opponent# Rank# Site Result
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*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game.

1942 season

1942 Georgia Bulldogs football
Conference Southeastern Conference
1942 record ( SEC)
Head coach
Home stadium Sanford Stadium
Seasons
« 1941 1943 »
Date Opponent# Rank# Site Result
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*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game.

1943 season

1943 Georgia Bulldogs football
Conference Southeastern Conference
1943 record ( SEC)
Head coach
Home stadium Sanford Stadium
Seasons
« 1942 1944 »
Date Opponent# Rank# Site Result
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*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game.

1944 season

1944 Georgia Bulldogs football
Conference Southeastern Conference
1944 record ( SEC)
Head coach
Home stadium Sanford Stadium
Seasons
« 1943 1945 »
Date Opponent# Rank# Site Result
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*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game.

1945 season

1945 Georgia Bulldogs football
Conference Southeastern Conference
1945 record ( SEC)
Head coach
Home stadium Sanford Stadium
Seasons
« 1944 1946 »
Date Opponent# Rank# Site Result
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*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game.

1946 season

1946 Georgia Bulldogs football
Conference Southeastern Conference
1946 record ( SEC)
Head coach
Home stadium Sanford Stadium
Seasons
« 1945 1947 »
Date Opponent# Rank# Site Result
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*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game.

1947 season

1947 Georgia Bulldogs football
Conference Southeastern Conference
1947 record ( SEC)
Head coach
Home stadium Sanford Stadium
Seasons
« 1946 1948 »
Date Opponent# Rank# Site Result
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*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game.

1948 season

1948 Georgia Bulldogs football
Conference Southeastern Conference
1948 record ( SEC)
Head coach
Home stadium Sanford Stadium
Seasons
« 1947 1949 »
Date Opponent# Rank# Site Result
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*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game.

1949 season

1949 Georgia Bulldogs football
Conference Southeastern Conference
1949 record ( SEC)
Head coach
Home stadium Sanford Stadium
Seasons
« 1948 1950 »
Date Opponent# Rank# Site Result
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*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game.

1950 season

1950 Georgia Bulldogs football
Conference Southeastern Conference
1950 record ( SEC)
Head coach
Home stadium Sanford Stadium
Seasons
« 1949 1951 »
Date Opponent# Rank# Site Result
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*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game.

1951 season

1951 Georgia Bulldogs football
Conference Southeastern Conference
1951 record ( SEC)
Head coach
Home stadium Sanford Stadium
Seasons
« 1950 1952 »
Date Opponent# Rank# Site Result
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*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game.

1952 season

1952 Georgia Bulldogs football
Conference Southeastern Conference
1952 record ( SEC)
Head coach
Home stadium Sanford Stadium
Seasons
« 1951 1953 »
Date Opponent# Rank# Site Result
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*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game.

1953 season

1953 Georgia Bulldogs football
Conference Southeastern Conference
1953 record ( SEC)
Head coach
Home stadium Sanford Stadium
Seasons
« 1952 1954 »
Date Opponent Site Result
{{{date}}} Villanova W 32–19  
{{{date}}} Tulane W 16–14  
{{{date}}} Texas A&M L 12–14  
{{{date}}} Maryland L 13–40  
{{{date}}} LSU L 6–14  
{{{date}}} North Carolina W 27–14  
{{{date}}} Alabama L 12–33  
{{{date}}} #Florida  L 7–21  
{{{date}}} Auburn L 18–33  
{{{date}}} Mississippi Southern L 0–14  
{{{date}}} Georgia Tech L 12–28  
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game.

1954 season

1954 Georgia Bulldogs football
Conference Southeastern Conference
1954 record ( SEC)
Head coach
Home stadium Sanford Stadium
Seasons
« 1953 1955 »
Date Opponent# Rank# Site Result
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*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game.

1955 season

1955 Georgia Bulldogs football
Conference Southeastern Conference
1955 record ( SEC)
Head coach
Home stadium Sanford Stadium
Seasons
« 1954 1956 »
Date Opponent# Rank# Site Result
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*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game.

1956 season

1956 Georgia Bulldogs football
Conference Southeastern Conference
1956 record ( SEC)
Head coach
Home stadium Sanford Stadium
Seasons
« 1955 1957 »
Date Opponent# Rank# Site Result
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*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game.

1957 season

1957 Georgia Bulldogs football
Conference Southeastern Conference
1957 record ( SEC)
Head coach
Home stadium Sanford Stadium
Seasons
« 1956 1958 »
Date Opponent# Rank# Site Result
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*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game.

1958 season

1958 Georgia Bulldogs football
Conference Southeastern Conference
1958 record ( SEC)
Head coach
Home stadium Sanford Stadium
Seasons
« 1957 1959 »
Date Opponent# Rank# Site Result
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*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game.

1959 season

1959 Georgia Bulldogs football
Conference Southeastern Conference
1959 record ( SEC)
Head coach
Home stadium Sanford Stadium
Seasons
« 1958 1960 »
Date Opponent# Rank# Site Result
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*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game.

1960 season

1960 Georgia Bulldogs football
Conference Southeastern Conference
1960 record ( SEC)
Head coach
Home stadium Sanford Stadium
Seasons
« 1959 1961 »
Date Opponent# Rank# Site Result
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*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game.

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