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1939 Georgia

5–⁠6 (1–⁠3 Southeastern Conference), coached by Wallace Butts.

Schedule and results

Georgia in 1939, game by game: won vs. The Citadel 26–0; lost at Furman 0–20; lost vs. Holy Cross 0–13; lost at Kentucky 6–13; lost at No. 19 New York University 13–14; won vs. Mercer 16–9; won vs. Florida 6–2; won vs. South Carolina 33–7; lost vs. Auburn 0–7; lost at Georgia Tech 0–13; won at Miami 13–0+26−20Won 26–0 vs. The Citadel+26The CitadelLost 0–20 at Furman-20FurmanLost 0–13 vs. Holy Cross-13Holy CrossLost 6–13 at Kentucky-7KentuckyLost 13–14 at No. 19 New York University-1No. 19 New York Univer…Won 16–9 vs. Mercer+7MercerWon 6–2 vs. Florida+4FloridaWon 33–7 vs. South Carolina+26South CarolinaLost 0–7 vs. Auburn-7AuburnLost 0–13 at Georgia Tech-13Georgia TechWon 13–0 at Miami+13Miami
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 30vsThe CitadelW 26–⁠067%
Oct 7atFurmanL 0–⁠2077%
Oct 14vsHoly CrossL 0–⁠1340%
Oct 21atKentuckyL 6–⁠1338%
Oct 28at19New York UniversityL 13–⁠1431%
Nov 3vsMercerW 16–⁠989%
Nov 11vsFloridaW 6–⁠249%
Nov 18vsSouth CarolinaW 33–⁠766%
Nov 25vsAuburnL 0–⁠736%
Dec 2atGeorgia TechL 0–⁠1324%
Dec 8atMiamiW 13–⁠051%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Miami 13–⁠0; unranked in the final AP poll; 9th in the Southeastern Conference.

In program history: The 115th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 on file).

Record
5–⁠6
Conference
1–⁠3 9th in Southeastern Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
113–⁠98
Coach
Wallace Butts
Elo
1456 −29 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
4.6 No. 43 of 124 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

All-SEC

1 second team

Second team

  • FordhamFBUP-2

From Wikipedia’s 1939 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1939 Southeastern Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Tennessee6–⁠010–⁠12
Georgia Tech6–⁠08–⁠216
Tulane5–⁠08–⁠1–⁠15
Mississippi State3–⁠28–⁠2
Auburn3–⁠3–⁠15–⁠5–⁠1
Ole Miss2–⁠27–⁠2
Kentucky2–⁠2–⁠16–⁠2–⁠1
Alabama2–⁠3–⁠15–⁠3–⁠1
Georgia1–⁠35–⁠6
LSU1–⁠54–⁠5
Vanderbilt1–⁠62–⁠7–⁠1
Florida0–⁠3–⁠15–⁠5–⁠1
Sewanee0–⁠33–⁠5

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.