Georgia Bulldogs football under Vince Dooley

Vince Dooley was the 22nd head coach of the University of Georgia Bulldogs college football team and served in that role from 1964 to 1988. He compiled a 201–77–10 record (.715 winning percentage).

Coaching Summary

Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs Coaches# AP°
Vince Dooley (SEC) (1964–1988)
1964 Georgia 7–3–1 3–2 5 W Sun Bowl NR NR
1965 Georgia 6–4 2–3 8 15 NR
1966 Georgia 10–1 5–0 1 W Cotton Bowl Classic 4 4
1967 Georgia 7–4 3–2 5 L Liberty Bowl 18 NR
1968 Georgia 8–1–2 5–0–1 1 L Sugar Bowl 4 8
1969 Georgia 5–5–1 2–3–1 5 L Sun Bowl NR NR
1970 Georgia 5–5 3–3 T5 NR NR
1971 Georgia 11–1 5–1 T2 W Gator Bowl 8 7
1972 Georgia 7–4 4–3 5 NR NR
1973 Georgia 7–4–1 3–4 T5 W Peach Bowl NR NR
1974 Georgia 6–6 4–2 T2 L Tangerine Bowl NR NR
1975 Georgia 9–3 5–1 T2 L Cotton Bowl Classic 19 19
1976 Georgia 10–2 5–1 1 L Sugar Bowl 10 10
1977 Georgia 5–6 2–4 T6 NR NR
1978 Georgia 9–2–1 5–0–1 2 L Bluebonnet Bowl 15 16
1979 Georgia 6–5 5–1 2 NR NR
1980 Georgia 12–0 6–0 1 W Sugar Bowl 1 1
1981 Georgia 10–2 6–0 T1 L Sugar Bowl 5 6
1982 Georgia 11–1 6–0 1 L Sugar Bowl 4 4
1983 Georgia 10–1–1 5–1 2 W Cotton Bowl Classic 4 4
1984 Georgia 7–4–1 4–2 T3 T Citrus Bowl NR NR
1985 Georgia 7–3–2 3–2–1 5 T Sun Bowl NR NR
1986 Georgia 8–4 4–2 T2 L Hall of Fame Bowl NR NR
1987 Georgia 9–3 4–2 T4 W Liberty Bowl 14 13
1988 Georgia 9–3 5–2 3 W Gator Bowl 15 15
Vince Dooley: 201–77–10
Total:
      National championship         Conference title         Conference division title
Indicates BCS bowl game. #Rankings from final Coaches' Poll.
°Rankings from final AP Poll.


Contents:

1964 Season1965 Season1966 Season1967 Season1968 Season1969 Season1970 Season1971 Season1972 Season1973 Season1974 Season1975 Season1976 Season1977 Season1978 Season1979 Season1980 Season1981 Season1982 Season1983 Season1984 Season1985 Season1986 Season1987 Season1988 SeasonRelated pagesSources

1964 season

1964 Georgia Bulldogs football
1964 Sun Bowl vs. Texas Tech, W, 7–0
Conference Southeastern Conference
1964 record 7–3–1 (3–2 SEC)
Head coach Vince Dooley
Home stadium Sanford Stadium
Seasons
« 1963 1965 »
Date Opponent# Rank# Site Result
September 19 at Alabama Denny StadiumTuscaloosa, AL L 3–31  
September 26 at Vanderbilt Vanderbilt StadiumNashville, TN W 7–0  
October 3 at South Carolina* Carolina StadiumColumbia, SC T 7–7  
October 10 Clemson* Sanford StadiumAthens, GA W 19–7  
October 17 Florida State* Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA L 14–17  
October 24 Kentucky Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA W 21–7  
October 31 North Carolina* Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA W 24–8  
November 7 vs. Florida Gator Bowl StadiumJacksonville, FL (The World's Largest Outdoor Cocktail Party) W 14–7  
November 16 at Auburn Cliff Hare StadiumAuburn, AL (Deep South's Oldest Rivalry) L 7–14  
November 28 Georgia Tech* Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA (Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate) W 7–0  
December 26 vs. Texas Tech* Sun Bowl StadiumEl Paso, TX (Sun Bowl) W 7–0  
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central.

1965 season

1965 Georgia Bulldogs football
Conference Southeastern Conference
1965 record 6–4 (2–3 SEC)
Head coach Vince Dooley
Home stadium Sanford Stadium
Seasons
« 1964 1966 »
Date Opponent# Rank# Site Result
September 18 Alabama Sanford StadiumAthens, GA W 18–17  
September 25 Vanderbilt Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA W 24–10  
October 2 at Michigan* #10 Michigan StadiumAnn Arbor, MI W 15–7  
October 9 Clemson* #4 Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA W 23–9  
October 16 at Florida State* #5 Doak Campbell StadiumTallahassee, FL L 3–10  
October 23 at Kentucky Commonwealth StadiumLexington, KY L 10–28  
October 30 North Carolina* Kenan Memorial StadiumChapel Hill, NC W 47–35  
November 6 vs. Florida Gator Bowl StadiumJacksonville, FL (The World's Largest Outdoor Cocktail Party) L 10–14  
November 13 Auburn Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA (Deep South's Oldest Rivalry) L 19–21  
November 27 Georgia Tech* Grant FieldAtlanta, GA (Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate) W 17–7  
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game.

1966 season

1966 Georgia Bulldogs football
SEC Co-Champions
Cotton Bowl Classic vs. SMU, W, 24–9
Conference Southeastern Conference
1966 record 10–1 (5–0 SEC)
Head coach Vince Dooley
Home stadium Sanford Stadium
Seasons
« 1965 1967 »
Date Opponent# Rank# Site Result
September 17 vs. Mississippi State Mississippi Veterans Memorial StadiumJackson, MS W 20–17  
September 24 vs. VMI* Victory StadiumRoanoke, VA W 43–7  
October 1 at South Carolina* Carolina StadiumColumbia, SC W 7–0  
October 8 Mississippi Sanford StadiumAthens, GA W 9–3  
October 14 at Miami* Orange Bowl StadiumMiami, FL L 6–7  
October 22 Kentucky Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA W 27–15  
October 29 North Carolina* Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA W 28–3  
November 5 vs. Florida Gator Bowl StadiumJacksonville, FL (The World's Largest Outdoor Cocktail Party) W 27–10  
November 12 at Auburn #9 Cliff Hare StadiumAuburn, AL (Deep South's Oldest Rivalry) W 21–13  
November 26 Georgia Tech* #7 Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA (Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate) W 23–14  
December 31 vs. SMU* Cotton BowlDallas, TX (Cotton Bowl Classic) W 24–9  
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central.

1967 season

1967 Georgia Bulldogs football
1967 Liberty Bowl vs. North Carolina State, L, 7–14
Conference Southeastern Conference
1967 record 7–4 (3–2 SEC)
Head coach Vince Dooley
Home stadium Sanford Stadium
Seasons
« 1966 1968 »
Date Opponent# Rank# Site Result
September 23 Mississippi State #5 Sanford StadiumAthens, GA W 30–0  
September 30 at Clemson* #5 Memorial StadiumClemson, SC W 24–17  
October 7 South Carolina* #5 Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA W 21–0  
October 14 vs. Mississippi #3 Mississippi Veterans Memorial StadiumJackson, MS L 20–29  
October 21 VMI* #8 Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA W 56–6  
October 28 at Kentucky #6 Commonwealth StadiumLexington, KY W 31–7  
November 4 at Houston* Robertson StadiumHouston, TX L 14–15  
November 11 vs. Florida Gator Bowl StadiumJacksonville, FL (The World's Largest Outdoor Cocktail Party) L 16–17  
November 18 Auburn Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA (Deep South's Oldest Rivalry) W 17–0  
November 25 Georgia Tech* Grant FieldAtlanta, GA (Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate) W 21–14  
December 16 vs. North Carolina State* Liberty Bowl StadiumMemphis, TN (Liberty Bowl) L 7–14  
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game.

1968 season

1968 Georgia Bulldogs football
Southeastern Conference
Conference Southeastern Conference
1968 record 8–1–1 ( 5–0–1 SEC)
Head coach Vince Dooley
Home stadium Sanford Stadium
Seasons
« 1967 1969 »

1969 season

1969 Georgia Bulldogs football
Conference Southeastern Conference
1969 record 5–5–1 ( 2–3–1 SEC)
Head coach Vince Dooley
Home stadium Sanford Stadium
Seasons
« 1968 1970 »

1970 season

1970 Georgia Bulldogs football
Conference Southeastern Conference
1970 record 5–5 ( 3–3 SEC)
Head coach Vince Dooley
Home stadium Sanford Stadium
Seasons
« 1969 1971 »

1971 season

1971 Georgia Bulldogs football
Conference Southeastern Conference
1971 record 11–1 ( 5–1 SEC)
Head coach Vince Dooley
Home stadium Sanford Stadium
Seasons
« 1970 1972 »

1972 season

1972 Georgia Bulldogs football
Conference Southeastern Conference
1972 record 7–4 ( 4–3 SEC)
Head coach Vince Dooley
Home stadium Sanford Stadium
Seasons
« 1971 1973 »

1973 season

1973 Georgia Bulldogs football
Conference Southeastern Conference
1973 record 7–4–1 ( 3–4 SEC)
Head coach Vince Dooley
Home stadium Sanford Stadium
Seasons
« 1972 1974 »

1974 season

1974 Georgia Bulldogs football
Conference Southeastern Conference
1974 record 6–6 ( 4–2 SEC)
Head coach Vince Dooley
Home stadium Sanford Stadium
Seasons
« 1973 1975 »

1975 season

1975 Georgia Bulldogs football
Conference Southeastern Conference
1975 record 9–3 ( 5–1 SEC)
Head coach Vince Dooley
Home stadium Sanford Stadium
Seasons
« 1974 1976 »

1976 season

1976 Georgia Bulldogs football
SEC Champions
Conference Southeastern Conference
1976 record 10–2 (5-1 SEC)
Head coach Vince Dooley
Captain Ray Goff
Home stadium Sanford Stadium
Seasons
« 1975 1977 »
1976 SEC football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
#10/10 Georgia 5 1 0     10 2 0
#11/9 Alabama 5 2 0     9 3 0
#20/NR Mississippi State 4 2 0     9 2 0
Florida 4 2 0     8 4 0
#NR/19 Kentucky 4 2 0     8 4 0
Ole Miss 3 4 0     5 6 0
LSU 2 4 0     6 4 1
Tennessee 2 4 0     6 5 0
Auburn 2 4 0     3 8 0
Vanderbilt 0 6 0     2 9 0
† – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll / Coaches Poll

1977 season

1977 Georgia Bulldogs football
Conference Southeastern Conference
1977 record 5–6 ( 2–4 SEC)
Head coach Vince Dooley
Home stadium Sanford Stadium
Seasons
« 1976 1978 »

1978 season

1978 Georgia Bulldogs football
Conference Southeastern Conference
1978 record 9–2–1 ( 5–1 SEC)
Head coach Vince Dooley
Home stadium Sanford Stadium
Seasons
« 1977 1979 »

1979 season

1979 Georgia Bulldogs football
Conference Southeastern Conference
1979 record 6–5 ( 5–1 SEC)
Head coach Vince Dooley
Defensive coordinator Erskine "Erk" Russell
Home stadium Sanford Stadium
Seasons
« 1978 1980 »
Date Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result
1979-09-15 at Wake Forest* #12 Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA L 22-21  
1979-09-22 at Clemson Tigers* Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC L 12-7  
1979-09-29 at South Carolina Gamecocks* Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA L 27-20  
1979-10-06 at Ole Miss Rebels Vaught–Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, MS W 24-21  
1979-10-13 at LSU Tigers Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA W 21-14  
1979-10-20 at Vanderbilt Commodores Vanderbilt Stadium • Nashville, TN W 31-10  
1979-10-27 Kentucky Wildcats Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA W 20-6  
1979-11-03 Virginia Cavailers* Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA L 31-0  
1979-11-10 vs. Florida Gators Jacksonville Municipal Stadium • Jacksonville, FL (The World's Largest Outdoor Cocktail Party) ABC W 33-10  
1979-11-17 at Auburn Tigers Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA (The Deep South's Oldest Rivalry) L 33-13  
1979-12-01 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets* Bobby Dodd Stadium • Atlanta, GA (Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate) ABC W 16-3  
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game.

1980 season

1980 Georgia Bulldogs football
National and Southeastern Conference Champions
Sugar Bowl, Won, 17–10
Conference Southeastern Conference East
1980 record 12–0 (6–0 SEC)
Head coach Vince Dooley
Offensive coordinator George Haffner
Defensive coordinator Erskine "Erk" Russell
Home stadium Sanford Stadium (59,000)
Seasons
« 1979 1981 »

The 1980 Georgia Bulldogs football team completed the season with a 12–0 record. The Bulldogs had a regular season SEC record of 7–0. The Bulldogs completed their season with a victory over Notre Dame in the Sugar Bowl by a score of 17–10, and were crowned the 1980 National Champions

Date Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
1980-09-06 at Tennessee Volunteers #16 Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN W 16–15  
1980-09-13 Texas A&M Aggies* #12 Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA W 42–0   60,150
1980-09-20 Clemson Tigers* #10 Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA W 20–16   61,800
1980-09-27 TCU Horned Frogs* #10 Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA W 34–3   59,200
1980-10-11 Ole Miss Rebels #6 Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA W 28–21   60,300
1980-10-18 Vanderbilt Commodores #6 Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA W 41–0   59,300
1980-10-25 at Kentucky Wildcats #5 Commonwealth Stadium • Lexington, KY W 27–0  
1980-11-01 South Carolina Gamecocks* #4 Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA ABC W 13–10   62,200
1980-11-08 vs. Florida Gators #2 Jacksonville Municipal Stadium • Jacksonville, FL (The World's Largest Outdoor Cocktail Party) ABC W 26–21  
1980-11-15 at Auburn Tigers #1 Jordan-Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL (The Deep South's Oldest Rivalry) W 31–21  
1980-11-29 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets* #1 Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA (Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate) W 38–20   62,800
1981-01-01 vs. Notre Dame Fighting Irish* #1 SuperDome • New Orleans, LA (Sugar Bowl) ABC W 17–10  
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game.

1981 season

1981 Georgia Bulldogs football
Southeastern Conference
Sugar Bowl, Lost, 24–20
Conference Southeastern Conference
1981 record 10–2 ( 6–0 SEC)
Head coach Vince Dooley
Home stadium Sanford Stadium
Seasons
« 1980 1982 »
Date Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result
1981-09-05 at Tennessee Volunteers #10 Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA W 44–0  
1981-09-12 California Golden Bears* #6 Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA W 27–13  
1981-09-19 at Clemson Tigers* #4 Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC L 3–13  
1981-09-26 South Carolina Gamecocks* #17 Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA W 24–0  
1981-10-10 at Ole Miss Rebels #11 Vaught-Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, MS W 37–7  
1981-10-17 at Vanderbilt Commodores #9 Vanderbilt Stadium • Nashville, TN ABC W 41–0  
1981-10-24 Kentucky Wildcats #7 Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA W 21–0  
1981-10-31 Temple Owls* #5 Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA W 49–3  
1981-11-07 vs. Florida Gators #4 Jacksonville Municipal Stadium • Jacksonville, FL (The World's Largest Outdoor Cocktail Party) ABC W 26–21  
1981-11-14 Auburn Tigers #4 Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA (The Deep South's Oldest Rivalry) W 24–13  
1981-12-05 at Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets* #2 Bobby Dodd Stadium • Atlanta, GA (Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate) ABC W 44–7  
1982-01-01 vs. Pittsburgh Panthers* #2 SuperDome • New Orleans, LA (Sugar Bowl) ABC L 20–24  
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game.

1982 season

1982 Georgia Bulldogs football
Southeastern Conference
Sugar Bowl, Loss, 27–23, Penn State
Conference Southeastern Conference
Ranking
Coaches #4
AP #4
1982 record 11–1–0 (6–0–0 SEC)
Head coach Vince Dooley
Home stadium Sanford Stadium
Seasons
« 1981 1983 »

The 1982 Bulldogs season would be defined by Herschel Walker's accomplishments. Walker would win the Heisman Trophy[1], the Maxwell Award, and the Walter Camp Award.[2]

Date Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result
1982-09-06 Clemson Tigers* #7 Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA ABC W 13-7  
1982-09-11 Brigham Young Cougars* #6 Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA W 17-14  
1982-09-25 at South Carolina Gamecocks* #7 Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC W 34-18  
1982-10-02 at Mississippi State Bulldogs #6 Scott Field • Starkville, MS CBS W 29-22  
1982-10-09 Ole Miss Rebels #5 Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA W 33-10  
1982-10-16 Vanderbilt Commodores #4 Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA W 27-13  
1982-10-23 at Kentucky Wildcats #3 Commonwealth Stadium • Lexington, KY W 27-14  
1982-10-30 Memphis State Tigers* #3 Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA W 34-3  
1982-11-06 vs. Florida Gators #3 Jacksonville Municipal Stadium • Jacksonville, FL (The World's Largest Outdoor Cocktail Party) CBS W 44-0  
1982-11-13 at Auburn Tigers #1 Jordan-Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL (The Deep South's Oldest Rivalry) W 19-14  
1982-11-27 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets* #1 Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA (Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate) W 38-18  
1983-01-01 vs. Penn State Nittany Lions* #1 SuperDome • New Orleans, LA (Sugar Bowl) ABC L 23-27  
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game.

1983 season

1983 Georgia Bulldogs football
Cotton Bowl Classic champions
Cotton Bowl Classic, Win, 10–9, Texas
Conference Southeastern Conference
1983 record 10–1–1 ( 5–1 SEC)
Head coach Vince Dooley
Home stadium Sanford Stadium
Seasons
« 1982 1984 »

1984 season

1984 Georgia Bulldogs football
Conference Southeastern Conference
1984 record 7–4–1 ( 4–2 SEC)
Head coach Vince Dooley
Home stadium Sanford Stadium
Seasons
« 1983 1985 »

1985 season

1985 Georgia Bulldogs football
Conference Southeastern Conference
1985 record 7–3–2 ( 3–2–1 SEC)
Head coach Vince Dooley
Home stadium Sanford Stadium
Seasons
« 1984 1986 »

1986 season

1986 Georgia Bulldogs football
Conference Southeastern Conference
1986 record 8–4 ( 4–2 SEC)
Head coach Vince Dooley
Home stadium Sanford Stadium
Seasons
« 1985 1987 »

1987 season

1987 Georgia Bulldogs football
Conference Southeastern Conference
1987 record 9–3 ( 4–2 SEC)
Head coach Vince Dooley
Home stadium Sanford Stadium
Seasons
« 1986 1988 »

1988 season

1988 Georgia Bulldogs football
Conference Southeastern Conference
1988 record 9–3 ( 5–1 SEC)
Head coach Vince Dooley
Home stadium Sanford Stadium
Seasons
« 1987 1989 »

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