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 4–2 in conference play, and tying for third place in the SEC.^[1] Georgia was invited to the Liberty Bowl, where the Bulldogs lost to NC State. The team played home games at Sanford Stadium in Athens, Georgia.

1967 Georgia Bulldogs football
Liberty Bowl, L 7–14 vs. NC State
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 18
Record	7–4 (4–2 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
Georgia	4	–	2	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
Florida	4	–	2	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Ole Miss	4	–	2	–	1			6	–	4	–	1
LSU	3	–	2	–	1			7	–	3	–	1
Auburn	3	–	3	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Kentucky	1	–	6	–	0			2	–	8	–	0
Vanderbilt	0	–	6	–	0			2	–	7	–	1
Mississippi State	0	–	6	–	0			1	–	9	–	0
$ – Conference champion Georgia's game against Clemson and Vanderbilt's game against Tulane counted in the conference standings. 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[n 1]	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

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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

Notes

1. Georgia's game against Clemson counted in the SEC standings.