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1966 Georgia

10–⁠1 (5–⁠0 Southeastern Conference), coached by Vince Dooley, finished No. 4 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Georgia in 1966, game by game: won at Mississippi State 20–17; won at VMI 43–7; won at South Carolina 7–0; won vs. Ole Miss 9–3; lost at Miami 6–7; won vs. Kentucky 27–15; won vs. North Carolina 28–3; won vs. No. 7 Florida 27–10; won at Auburn 21–13; won vs. No. 5 Georgia Tech 23–14; won vs. No. 10 SMU 24–9+36−1Won 20–17 at Mississippi State+3Mississippi Sta…Won 43–7 at VMI+36VMIWon 7–0 at South Carolina+7South CarolinaWon 9–3 vs. Ole Miss+6Ole MissLost 6–7 at Miami-1MiamiWon 27–15 vs. Kentucky+12KentuckyWon 28–3 vs. North Carolina+25North CarolinaWon 27–10 vs. No. 7 Florida+17No. 7 FloridaWon 21–13 at Auburn+8AuburnWon 23–14 vs. No. 5 Georgia Tech+9No. 5 Georgia TechWon 24–9 vs. No. 10 SMU+15No. 10 SMU
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 17atMississippi StateW 20–⁠1755%
Sep 24atVMIW 43–⁠768%
Oct 1atSouth CarolinaW 7–⁠066%
Oct 8vsOle MissW 9–⁠360%
Oct 14atMiamiL 6–⁠755%
Oct 22vsKentuckyW 27–⁠1576%
Oct 29vsNorth CarolinaW 28–⁠376%
Nov 5vs7FloridaW 27–⁠1043%
Nov 12atAuburnW 21–⁠1368%
Nov 26vs5Georgia TechW 23–⁠1458%
Dec 31Bowls & playoffvs10SMUCotton BowlW 24–⁠968%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat SMU 24–⁠9 in the Cotton Bowl; No. 4 in the final AP poll; Southeastern Conference champions.

In program history: The 19th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 9: 9
  2. Wk 10: 9
  3. Wk 11: 7
  4. Wk 12: 4
  5. Final: 4

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 1966.

Southeastern Conference champions5–⁠0 in the conference, shared with Alabama

Record
10–⁠1
Conference
5–⁠0 shared first in Southeastern Conference
AP final
No. 4 peak No. 4
Points
235–⁠98
Coach
Vince Dooley
Elo
1736 +163 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
18.0 No. 12 of 119 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Defensive coordinator
Erk Russell

Drafted in 1967

The 1967 draft
Rd 7Frank Richter OGDenver Broncos

All-SEC

7 first team

First team

  • Edgar ChandlerOTAP-1; UPI
  • Don HayesOGAP-1
  • Ronnie JenkinsRBAP-2; UPI
  • Larry KohnDEAP-1
  • George PattonDTAP-1; UPI
  • Lynn HughesDBAP-1; UPI
  • Bob EtterKAP

From Wikipedia’s 1966 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1966 Southeastern Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Alabama6–⁠011–⁠03
Georgia5–⁠010–⁠14
Florida4–⁠19–⁠2
Ole Miss5–⁠28–⁠3
Tennessee3–⁠28–⁠3
LSU2–⁠35–⁠4–⁠1
Kentucky2–⁠43–⁠6–⁠1
Auburn1–⁠54–⁠6
Mississippi State0–⁠62–⁠8
Vanderbilt0–⁠51–⁠9

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