1946 Georgia Bulldogs football team

The 1946 Georgia Bulldogs football team represented the Georgia Bulldogs of the University of Georgia during the 1946 college football season. The Williamson System, an NCAA-designated major selector, named the Bulldogs as national champion.[1] The final AP Poll, issued before bowl season, ranked the Bulldogs #3.

1946 Georgia Bulldogs football
National champion (Williamson)
SEC co-champion
Sugar Bowl champion
Sugar Bowl, W 20–10 vs. North Carolina
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Ranking
APNo. 3
1946 record11–0 (5–0 SEC)
Head coach
Home stadiumSanford Stadium
1946 Southeastern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 3 Georgia + 5 0 011 0 0
No. 7 Tennessee + 5 0 09 2 0
No. 8 LSU 5 1 09 1 1
No. 11 Georgia Tech 4 2 09 2 0
Mississippi State 3 2 08 2 0
Alabama 4 3 07 4 0
Vanderbilt 3 4 05 4 0
Kentucky 2 3 07 3 0
Tulane 2 4 03 7 0
Auburn 1 5 04 6 0
Ole Miss 1 6 02 7 0
Florida 0 5 00 9 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 27Clemson*W 35–12
October 4at Temple*W 35–735,000[2]
October 11No. 19 KentuckyNo. 8
  • Sanford Stadium
  • Athens, GA
W 28–13
October 19Oklahoma A&M*No. 8
  • Sanford Stadium
  • Athens, GA
W 33–13
October 26at Furman*No. 8W 70–712,000[3]
November 2at No. 15 AlabamaNo. 5
  • Sanford Stadium
  • Athens, GA (rivalry)
W 14–030,000
November 9vs. FloridaNo. 3W 33–14
November 16vs. AuburnNo. 3W 41–0
November 23at Chattanooga*No. 3W 48–2710,000[4]
November 30No. 7 Georgia TechNo. 3
W 35–7
January 1, 1947vs. No. 9 North Carolina*No. 3W 20–1073,300
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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After the season

The 1947 NFL Draft was held on December 16, 1946. The following Bulldogs were selected.[6]

Round Pick Player Position NFL Club
755Reid MoseleyEndChicago Bears
16142Charles SmithHalfbackChicago Cardinals
24220Herbert St. JohnGuardGreen Bay Packers
29271Ray SellersEndGreen Bay Packers
30284John WrightBackNew York Giants

References

  1. 2017 NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision Records (PDF). Indianapolis: The National Collegiate Athletic Association. July 2017. p. 112. Retrieved January 24, 2018.
  2. Bradberry, Johnny (October 5, 1946). "Bulldogs Roll Over Temple, 35 to 7; Georgia Takes to Air to Ice Game in 3rd as Trippi, Rauch Shine". The Atlanta Constitution. Atlanta, Ga. p. 3 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Georgia smothers Furman, 70 to 7". The Atlanta Constitution. October 27, 1946. Retrieved August 21, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Georgia wins, 48–27; reserves given run". The Atlanta Constitution. November 24, 1946. Retrieved September 8, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "1946 Football Schedule". GeorgiaDogs.com. Retrieved December 15, 2012.
  6. "1947 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 29, 2020.
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