1967 Georgia Bulldogs football team

The 1967 Georgia Bulldogs football team represented the University of Georgia as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1967 NCAA University Division football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Vince Dooley, the Bulldogs compiled an overall record of 7–4, with a mark of 3–2 in conference play, and finished tied for fifth in the SEC.^[1]

1967 Georgia Bulldogs football
Liberty Bowl, L 7–14 vs. NC State
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 18
Record	7–4 (3–2 SEC)
Head coach	Vince Dooley (4th season)
Defensive coordinator	Erk Russell (4th season)
Home stadium	Sanford Stadium
Seasons ← 1966 1968 →

1967 Southeastern Conference football standings

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

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 23	Mississippi State	No. 7	Sanford Stadium Athens, GA		W 30–0	54,512	[2]
September 30	at Clemson*	No. 5	Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC (rivalry)		W 24–17	46,362	[3][4]
October 7	South Carolina*	No. 5	Sanford Stadium Athens, GA (rivalry)		W 21–0	58,182	[5]
October 14	at Ole Miss	No. 3	Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, MS		L 20–29	38,900	[6]
October 21	VMI*	No. 8	Sanford Stadium Athens, GA		W 56–6	50,307	[7]
October 28	at Kentucky	No. 6	McLean Stadium Lexington, KY		W 31–7	28,000	[8]
November 4	at Houston*	No. 5	Houston Astrodome Houston, TX		L 14–15	53,356	[9]
November 11	vs. Florida		Gator Bowl Stadium Jacksonville, FL (rivalry)	ABC	L 16–17	69,489	[10]
November 18	Auburn		Sanford Stadium Athens, GA (rivalry)		W 17–0	59,060–56,709	[11]
November 25	Georgia Tech*		Grant Field Atlanta, GA (rivalry)	ABC	W 21–14	53,699	[12]
December 16	vs. NC State*		Memphis Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN (Liberty Bowl)	ABC	L 7–14	35,045	[13]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

1967 Georgia Bulldogs football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class QB Kirby Moore Sr	Defense Pos. # Name Class	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach Vince Dooley Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt

References

1. "1967 Georgia Bulldogs Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 21, 2023.
2. "Georgia crushes State". Pensacola News Journal. September 24, 1967. Retrieved October 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Bulldogs nip Tigers". The News and Observer. October 1, 1967. Retrieved October 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Clemson Football Media Guide - 1967". Clemson University. 1967. p. 9. Retrieved November 9, 2023.
5. "USC runs out of comebacks". The Charlotte Observer. October 8, 1967. Retrieved October 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Bown leads Ole Miss over Georgia, 29–20". Fort Lauderdale News & Sun-Sentinel. October 15, 1967. Retrieved October 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Jenkins, Johnson sparkle as Georgia rips VMI 56–6". The Tampa Tribune-Times. October 22, 1967. Retrieved January 30, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Sixth-ranked Georgia humbles Kentucky, 31–7". The Shreveport Times. October 29, 1967. Retrieved October 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "U of H scores late, nips Georgia 15–14". Victoria Advocate. November 5, 1967. Retrieved October 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
10. "Georgia trapp(ed) 17–16 by fired up Gator team". The Selma Times-Journal. November 12, 1967. Retrieved October 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
11. "Georgia stuns Auburn's Sugar Bowl hopes". The Anniston Star. November 19, 1967. Retrieved October 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
12. "Georgia halts Georgia Tech". Austin American-Statesman. November 26, 1967. Retrieved October 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
13. "Wolfpack fangs battling Georgia". The Commercial Appeal. December 17, 1967. Retrieved October 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.