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1944 Georgia

7–⁠3 (4–⁠2 Southeastern Conference), coached by Wallace Butts.

Schedule and results

Georgia in 1944, game by game: lost vs. Wake Forest 7–14; won vs. Presbyterian 67–0; won vs. Kentucky 13–12; won vs. Daniel Field 57–6; lost vs. LSU 7–15; won at No. 19 Alabama 14–7; won vs. Florida 38–12; won vs. Auburn 49–13; won vs. Clemson 21–7; lost vs. Georgia Tech 0–44+67−44Lost 7–14 vs. Wake Forest-7Wake ForestWon 67–0 vs. Presbyterian+67PresbyterianWon 13–12 vs. Kentucky+1KentuckyWon 57–6 vs. Daniel Field+51Daniel FieldLost 7–15 vs. LSU-8LSUWon 14–7 at No. 19 Alabama+7No. 19 AlabamaWon 38–12 vs. Florida+26FloridaWon 49–13 vs. Auburn+36AuburnWon 21–7 vs. Clemson+14ClemsonLost 0–44 vs. Georgia Tech-44Georgia Tech
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 29vsWake ForestL 7–⁠1458%
Oct 6vsPresbyterianW 67–⁠093%
Oct 13vsKentuckyW 13–⁠1263%
Oct 20vsDaniel FieldW 57–⁠687%
Oct 28vsLSUL 7–⁠1560%
Nov 4at19AlabamaW 14–⁠724%
Nov 11vsFloridaW 38–⁠1262%
Nov 18vsAuburnW 49–⁠1353%
Nov 24vsClemsonW 21–⁠776%
Dec 2vsGeorgia TechL 0–⁠4449%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Georgia Tech 44–⁠0; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 3rd in the Southeastern Conference.

In program history: The 87th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 on file).

Players on this team

Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1944.

Led the nationReid Moseley: receptions (32 catches), receiving yards (506 yds)

Record
7–⁠3
Conference
4–⁠2 tied for 3rd in Southeastern Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
273–⁠130
Coach
Wallace Butts
Elo
1558 +33 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
1.7 No. 44 of 95 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

Drafted in 1945

The 1945 draft
Rd 1Charley Trippi RBChicago Cardinals
Rd 6Don Wells OTGreen Bay Packers

All-SEC

1 first team, 4 second team

First team

  • Herbert St. JohnOGAP-1

Second team

  • Reid MoseleyEAP-2
  • Don Ray WellsEUP-2
  • Andy PerbachOTAP-2
  • James RutlandRBUP-2

From Wikipedia’s 1944 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1944 Southeastern Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Georgia Tech4–⁠08–⁠313
Tennessee5–⁠0–⁠17–⁠1–⁠112
Georgia4–⁠27–⁠3
Alabama3–⁠1–⁠25–⁠2–⁠2
Mississippi State3–⁠26–⁠2
LSU2–⁠3–⁠12–⁠5–⁠1
Ole Miss2–⁠32–⁠6
Tulane1–⁠24–⁠3
Kentucky1–⁠53–⁠6
Florida0–⁠34–⁠3
Auburn0–⁠44–⁠4

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