Georgia vs. SMU
Saturday, December 31, 1966, Cotton Bowl Share
No. 4 Georgia beat No. 10 SMU 24–9. It was their only meeting on record.
FinalTV: CBSAttendance 75,504Referee: Harold Matthews (SWC) (split crew: SWC, SEC)
MVPs Kent Lawrence (Georgia TB); George Patton (Georgia T)Wikipedia
On the newsreel
- BOWL GAMESIn the Sugar Bowl, third-ranked Alabama goes against Nebraska. Stabler-to-Perkins passes give Alabama a wide edge and they win, 34 to 7. Meanwhile, in the Cotton Bowl, Georgia dominates Southern Methodist, 24 to 9.
Universal Newsreel, National Archives (catalog record). Story titles and words as Universal’s release sheet gives them; the films themselves may still be under copyright, so we link to the record rather than show them.
Before kickoff
Our ratings going in
Our ratings (scores only)
Georgia 68% to win. Elo’s favorite won.
The series
Every Georgia–SMU gameGeorgia leads 1–0 in their only meeting.
Around this game
Georgia
- Next gamevs. Mississippi StateSept. 23, 1967
- SeasonGeorgia in 1966
- ProgramGeorgia history and records
SMU
- Next gameat Texas A&MSept. 16, 1967
- SeasonSMU in 1966
- ProgramSMU history and records