American college football season
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]
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 29 | Wake Forest* | | L 7–14 | 8,500 | [2] |
October 6 | Presbyterian* | - Sanford Stadium
- Athens, GA
| W 67–0 | | [3] |
October 13 | Kentucky | - Sanford Stadium
- Athens, GA
| W 13–12 | 9,000 | [4] |
October 20 | Daniel Field* | - Sanford Stadium
- Athens, GA
| W 53–6 | 3,000 | [5] |
October 28 | vs. LSU | | L 7–15 | | [6] |
November 4 | at No. 19 Alabama | | W 14–7 | 22,000 | [7][8] |
November 11 | vs. Florida | | W 38–12 | 18,000 | [9] |
November 18 | vs. Auburn | | W 49–13 | 20,000 | [10] |
November 24 | Clemson* | - Sanford Stadium
- Athens, GA (rivalry)
| W 21–7 | 3,500 | [11] |
December 2 | Georgia Tech![dagger](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/37/Dagger-14-plain.png) | - Sanford Stadium
- Athens, GA (rivalry)
| L 0–44 | 26,000 | [12] |
- *Non-conference game
Homecoming- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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- ^ "1944 Georgia Bulldogs Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 1, 2023.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Georgia has field day against PC". The State. October 7, 1944. Retrieved October 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Georgia 4th-quarter rally beats Kentucky, 13 to 12". The Atlanta Constitution. October 14, 1944. Retrieved April 29, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ 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
. - ^ "LSU kicking deadly as Georgia loses, 15–7". The Atlanta Journal. October 29, 1944. Retrieved October 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Georgia upsets Alabama, 14–7". The Pittsburgh Press. Google News Archives. UP. October 31, 1944. p. 7. Retrieved August 26, 2012.
- ^ "Georgia beats Florida, 38–12". The Selma Times-Journal. November 12, 1944. Retrieved October 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Georgia bops Auburn to raise bowl hopes". The Commercial Appeal. November 19, 1944. Retrieved October 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Weary Georgia Bulldogs easily defeat Clemson". The Atlanta Constitution. November 25, 1944. Retrieved October 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tech romps over Georgia, 44 to 0". The Atlanta Constitution. December 3, 1944. Retrieved October 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "1944 Football Schedule". GeorgiaDogs.com. Archived from the original on January 1, 2011. Retrieved December 15, 2012.
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