Saturday, April 12, 2008

A Little UGA History

A couple of days ago, in response to reading just a few too many quotes from the South Carolina fanbase, I posted these wonderful tidbits regarding USC's storied football history (or lack thereof).

But in the interest of fairness, here's a list of some of the historical UGA highlights and lowlights.

ALL TIME RECORDS VS SEC OPPONENTS


  • ALABAMA 25-35-4
  • ARKANSAS 8-3
  • AUBURN 50-53-8
  • FLORIDA 46-37-2
  • KENTUCKY 48-11-2
  • LSU 11-14-1
  • OLE MISS 30-12-1
  • MISS ST. 16-5
  • SOUTH CAROLINA 44-14-2
  • TENNESSEE 15-20-2
  • VANDY 49-18-2

OTHER RIVALS OF NOTE (MORE THAN 25 GAMES)

  • CLEMSON 41-17-4
  • GEORGIA TECH 59-38-5
  • NORTH CAROLINA 16-12-2

MORE STUFF

  • 43 BOWL APPEARANCES (6th most)
  • 24-16-3 overall bowl record (5th most wins)
  • 9 Sugar, 3 Cotton, 3 Orange, 1 Rose Bowl appearances
  • 2 National Championships (1942, 1980)
  • 12 SEC Championships (3rd)

10+ WIN SEASONS

  • 1942
  • 1946 (11-0-0 & not recognized as NC???)
  • 1959
  • 1966 Vince Dooley
  • 1971
  • 1976
  • 1978
  • 1980
  • 1981
  • 1982
  • 1983
  • 1992
  • 1997
  • 2002 Mark Richt
  • 2003
  • 2004
  • 2005
  • 2007

SEASONS WITH ONLY ONE LOSS OR TIE (CULPRIT)

  • 1920 8-0-1 (VIRGINIA)
  • 1927 9-1-0 (GA TECH)
  • 1942 11-1-0 (AUBURN)
  • 1959 10-1-0 (SOUTH CAROLINA)
  • 1966 10-1-0 (MIAMI)
  • 1971 11-1-0 (AUBURN)
  • 1982 11-1-0 (PENN ST)
  • 2002 13-1 (FLORIDA)

Auburn with 2 entries makes them #1 on my sh!t list.

SEASONS THAT WE'VE BEEN THE LONE BLEMISH TO RUIN A SEASON

  • 1914 AUBURN 8-0-1
  • 1915 GA TECH 7-0-1
  • 1920 ALABAMA 10-1
  • 1921 VANDY 7-0-1
  • 1927 YALE 7-1 (back in the day when Yale was a powerhouse)
  • 1929 NORTH CAROLINA 9-1
  • 1978 CLEMSON 11-1
  • 1983 TEXAS 11-1
  • 2007 HAWAII 12-1

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

What about 1976 Junkyard Dogs that went 10-2?

jacksrbettor said...

Thanks for the correction. I've added it to the list.