1948 Georgia Bulldogs football team

The 1948 Georgia Bulldogs football team represented the University of Georgia as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1948 college football season. Led by tenth-year head coach Wally Butts, the Bulldogs compiled an overall record of 9–2 with a mark of 6–0 in conference play, winning the SEC title. Georgia was invited to the Orange Bowl, where the Bulldogs lost to Texas.^[1] The team played home games at Sanford Stadium in Athens, Georgia.

1948 Georgia Bulldogs football
SEC champion
Orange Bowl, L 28–41 vs. Texas
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Ranking
AP	No. 8
Record	9–2 (6–0 SEC)
Head coach	Wally Butts (10th season)
Home stadium	Sanford Stadium
Seasons ← 1947 1949 →

1948 Southeastern Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 8 Georgia $	6	–	0	–	0			9	–	2	–	0
No. 15 Ole Miss	6	–	1	–	0			8	–	1	–	0
No. 13 Tulane	5	–	1	–	0			9	–	1	–	0
No. 12 Vanderbilt	4	–	2	–	1			8	–	2	–	1
Georgia Tech	4	–	3	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
Alabama	4	–	4	–	1			6	–	4	–	1
Mississippi State	3	–	3	–	0			4	–	4	–	1
Tennessee	2	–	3	–	1			4	–	4	–	2
Kentucky	1	–	3	–	1			5	–	3	–	2
Florida	1	–	5	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
LSU	1	–	5	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
Auburn	0	–	7	–	0			1	–	8	–	1
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 25	Chattanooga*		Sanford Stadium Athens, GA	W 14–7	12,500	[2]
October 2	North Carolina*		Sanford Stadium Athens, GA	L 14–21	44,000	[3]
October 9	Kentucky		Sanford Stadium Athens, GA	W 35–12	23,000	[4]
October 16	at LSU	No. 16	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	W 22–0	37,000	[5]
October 22	at Miami (FL)*		Burdine Stadium Miami, FL	W 42–21	46,127	[6]
October 30	at Alabama	No. 18	Legion Field Birmingham, AL (rivalry)	W 35–0	45,000	[7]
November 6	vs. Florida	No. 13	Fairfield Stadium Jacksonville, FL (rivalry)	W 20–12	34,129	[8]
November 13	vs. Auburn	No. 13	Memorial Stadium Columbus, GA (rivalry)	W 42–14	20,000	[9]
November 20	Furman*	No. 11	Sanford Stadium Athens, GA	W 33–0	17,000	[10]
November 27	Georgia Tech	No. 12	Sanford Stadium Athens, GA (rivalry)	W 21–13	52,000	[11]
January 1, 1949	vs. Texas*	No. 8	Burdine Stadium Miami, FL (Orange Bowl)	L 28–41	60,523	[12]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Rankings

See also: 1948 college football rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked ( ) = First-place votes

	Week
Poll	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	Final
AP	—	16	—	18	13	13 (1)	11 (2)	12 (1)	8 (5)