American college football season
The 1963 Georgia Bulldogs football team represented the University of Georgia as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1963 NCAA University Division football season. Led by third-year head coach Johnny Griffith, the Bulldogs compiled an overall record of 4–5–1 with a mark of 2–4 in conference play, and finished ninth in the SEC.[1]
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 21 | No. 3 Alabama | | L 7–32 | 34,980 | [2][3] |
September 28 | Vanderbilt | - Sanford Stadium
- Athens, GA (rivalry)
| W 20–0 | 17,000 | [4] |
October 5 | South Carolina* | - Sanford Stadium
- Athens, GA (rivalry)
| W 27–7 | 33,500 | [5] |
October 12 | at Clemson* | | T 7–7 | 24,000 | [6] |
October 18 | at Miami (FL)* | | W 31–14 | 45,895 | [7] |
October 26 | at Kentucky | | W 17–14 | 30,000 | [8] |
November 2 | at North Carolina* | | L 7–28 | 34,000 | [9] |
November 9 | vs. Florida | | L 14–21 | 48,235 | [10] |
November 16 | No. 9 Auburn![dagger](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/37/Dagger-14-plain.png) | - Sanford Stadium
- Athens, GA (rivalry)
| L 0–14 | 50,000 | [11] |
November 30 | at Georgia Tech | | L 3–14 | 53,052 | [12] |
- *Non-conference game
Homecoming- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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- ^ "1963 Georgia Bulldogs Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 12, 2023.
- ^ Land, Charles (September 22, 1963). "Alabama whips Georgia, 32–7". The Tuscaloosa News. p. 9. Retrieved March 23, 2013.
- ^ "Crimson Tide powers over Georgia Bulldogs, 32 to 7". Rome News-Tribune. Associated Press. September 22, 1963. p. 8. Retrieved March 23, 2013.
- ^ "Georgia wades to 20–0 win over Vanderbilt". The Tampa Tribune. September 29, 1963. Retrieved October 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Rakestraw leads Bulldogs to 27–7 win over Gamecocks". The Times and Democrat. October 6, 1963. Retrieved October 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Clemson ties Georgia, 7–7". Winston-Salem Journal. October 13, 1963. Retrieved October 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Records fall as Georgia jolts Miami". Chicago Tribune. October 19, 1963. Retrieved October 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Kentucky's late bid fails as Georgia wins". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. October 27, 1963. Retrieved October 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "UNC shocks Georgia 28–7". The Danville Register. November 3, 1963. Retrieved October 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Florida gains 21–14 victory over Georgia". The Daily Advertiser. November 10, 1963. Retrieved October 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Auburn shuts out Georgia by 14–0". The Anniston Star. November 17, 1963. Retrieved October 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tech ends slate with 14–3 count over Georgia". The Selma Times-Journal. December 1, 1963. Retrieved October 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "1963 Football Schedule". GeorgiaDogs.com. Archived from the original on January 1, 2011. Retrieved December 16, 2012.
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