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{{short description|American college football season}}
{{short description|American college football season}}
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{{Infobox NCAA team season
{{Infobox college sports team season
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|mode = football
|year = 1954
| year = 1954
|team = Georgia Bulldogs
| team = Georgia Bulldogs
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| sport = football
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| image =
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|conference = Southeastern Conference
|short_conf = SEC
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| conference = [[Southeastern Conference]]
|CoachRank =
|APRank =
| short_conf = SEC
|record = 6–3–1
| record = 6–3–1
|conf_record = 3–2–1
| conf_record = 3–2–1
|head_coach = [[Wally Butts]]
| head_coach = [[Wally Butts]]
|hc_year = 16th
| hc_year = 16th
|stadium = [[Sanford Stadium]]
| captain =
| stadium = [[Sanford Stadium]]
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{{1954 SEC football standings}}
{{1954 Southeastern Conference football standings}}
The '''1954 Georgia Bulldogs football team''' represented the [[Georgia Bulldogs football|Georgia Bulldogs]] of the [[University of Georgia]] during the [[1954 college football season]].
The '''1954 Georgia Bulldogs football team''' was an [[American football]] team that represented the [[University of Georgia]] as a member of the [[Southeastern Conference]] (SEC) during the [[1954 college football season]]. In their 16th year under head coach [[Wally Butts]], the Bulldogs complied an overall record of 6–3–1, with a conference record of 3–2–1, and finished fifth in the SEC.<ref>{{cite news|title=1954 Georgia Bulldogs Schedule and Results|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=SR/College Football|accessdate=October 6, 2023|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/georgia/1954-schedule.html}}</ref>


==Schedule==
==Schedule==
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| nonconf = y
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| away = y
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| rank =
| opponent = [[1954 Florida State Seminoles football team|Florida State]]
| opponent = [[1954 Florida State Seminoles football team|Florida State]]
| site_stadium = [[Doak Campbell Stadium]]
| site_stadium = [[Doak Campbell Stadium]]
| site_cityst = [[Tallahassee, Florida|Tallahassee, FL]]
| site_cityst = [[Tallahassee, Florida|Tallahassee, FL]]
| score = 14–0
| score = 14–0
| attend = 15,000
| source = <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-tampa-tribune-georgia-scores-140-wi/132997527/|work=Tampa Sunday Tribune|title=Georgia scores 14–0 win over Seminoles|date=September 19, 1954|accessdate=October 6, 2023|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
|{{CFB schedule entry
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| w/l = w
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| nonconf = y
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| rank =
| opponent = [[1954 Clemson Tigers football team|Clemson]]
| opponent = [[1954 Clemson Tigers football team|Clemson]]
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| gamename = [[Clemson–Georgia football rivalry|rivalry]]
| site_stadium = [[Sanford Stadium]]
| site_stadium = [[Sanford Stadium]]
| site_cityst = [[Athens, Georgia|Athens, GA]]
| site_cityst = [[Athens, Georgia|Athens, GA]]
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| gamename = [[Clemson–Georgia football rivalry|rivalry]]
| score = 14–7
| score = 14–7
| attend = 28,000
| source = <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/news-and-record-clemson-bows-146/132997605/|work=Greensboro Daily News|title=Clemson bows 14–6|date=September 26, 1954|accessdate=October 6, 2023|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
|{{CFB schedule entry
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| w/l = l
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| nonconf = y
| rank =
| opponent = [[1954 Texas A&M Aggies football team|Texas A&M]]
| opponent = [[1954 Texas A&M Aggies football team|Texas A&M]]
| site_stadium = Sanford Stadium
| site_stadium = Sanford Stadium
| site_cityst = Athens, GA
| site_cityst = Athens, GA
| score = 0–6
| score = 0–6
| attend = 23,000
| source = <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/chattanooga-daily-times-texas-aggies-bea/132997713/|work=Chattanooga Sunday Times|title=Texas Aggies beat Georgia|date=October 3, 1954|accessdate=October 6, 2023|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
|{{CFB schedule entry
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| nonconf = y
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| away = y
| rank =
| opponent = [[1954 North Carolina Tar Heels football team|North Carolina]]
| opponent = [[1954 North Carolina Tar Heels football team|North Carolina]]
| site_stadium = [[Kenan Memorial Stadium]]
| site_stadium = [[Kenan Memorial Stadium]]
| site_cityst = [[Chapel Hill, North Carolina|Chapel Hill, NC]]
| site_cityst = [[Chapel Hill, North Carolina|Chapel Hill, NC]]
| score = 21–7
| score = 21–7
| attend = 20,000
| source = <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/evening-star-georgia-defeats-north-carol/132997791/|work=Evening Star|title=Georgia defeats North Carolina, 21–7|date=October 10, 1954|accessdate=October 6, 2023|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 26
| date = October 16
| w/l = w
| w/l = w
| homecoming = y
| homecoming = y
| rank =
| opponent = [[1954 Vanderbilt Commodores football team|Vanderbilt]]
| opponent = [[1954 Vanderbilt Commodores football team|Vanderbilt]]
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| gamename = [[Georgia–Vanderbilt football rivalry|rivalry]]
| site_stadium = Sanford Stadium
| site_stadium = Sanford Stadium
| site_cityst = Athens, GA
| site_cityst = Athens, GA
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| gamename = [[Georgia–Vanderbilt football rivalry|rivalry]]
| score = 16–14
| score = 16–14
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| attend =
| source = <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-birmingham-news-late-georgia-field-g/132997899/|work=The Birmingham News|title=Late Georgia field goal beats weary Vandy, 16–14|date=October 17, 1954|accessdate=October 6, 2023|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
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}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 23
| date = October 23
| w/l = w
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| away = y
| rank =
| opponent = [[1954 Tulane Green Wave football team|Tulane]]
| opponent = [[1954 Tulane Green Wave football team|Tulane]]
| site_stadium = [[Tulane Stadium]]
| site_stadium = [[Tulane Stadium]]
| site_cityst = [[New Orleans|New Orleans, LA]]
| site_cityst = [[New Orleans|New Orleans, LA]]
| score = 7–0
| score = 7–0
| attend = 18,000
| source = <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/85625978/ga-turns-wave-fumble-to-70-win/|work=The Birmingham News|title=Ga. turns Wave fumble to 7–0 win|date=October 24, 1954|accessdate=September 19, 2021|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
|{{CFB schedule entry
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| w/l = t
| w/l = t
| away = y
| away = y
| rank =
| opponent = [[1954 Alabama Crimson Tide football team|Alabama]]
| opponent = [[1954 Alabama Crimson Tide football team|Alabama]]
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| gamename = [[Alabama–Georgia football rivalry|rivalry]]
| site_stadium = [[Legion Field]]
| site_stadium = [[Legion Field]]
| site_cityst = [[Birmingham, Alabama|Birmingham, AL]]
| site_cityst = [[Birmingham, Alabama|Birmingham, AL]]
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| gamename = [[Alabama–Georgia football rivalry|rivalry]]
| score = 0–0
| score = 0–0
| attend = 30,000
| source = <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-montgomery-advertiser-georgia-ties-a/132997988/|work=The Montgomery Advertiser|title=Georgia ties Alabama, 0–0|date=October 31, 1954|accessdate=October 6, 2023|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
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}}
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|{{CFB schedule entry
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| w/l = w
| w/l = w
| neutral = y
| neutral = y
| rank =
| opponent = [[1954 Florida Gators football team|Florida]]
| opponent = [[1954 Florida Gators football team|Florida]]
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| gamename = [[Florida–Georgia football rivalry|rivalry]]
| site_stadium = [[Gator Bowl Stadium]]
| site_stadium = [[Gator Bowl Stadium]]
| site_cityst = [[Jacksonville, Florida|Jacksonville, FL]]
| site_cityst = [[Jacksonville, Florida|Jacksonville, FL]]
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| gamename = [[Florida–Georgia football rivalry|rivalry]]
| score = 14–13
| score = 14–13
| attend = 39,000
| source = <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-birmingham-news-bulldogs-trip-florid/132994210/|work=The Birmingham News|title=Bulldogs trip Florida, 14–13|date=November 7, 1954|accessdate=October 6, 2023|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
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}}
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| rank = 20
| rank = 20
| opponent = [[1954 Auburn Tigers football team|Auburn]]
| opponent = [[1954 Auburn Tigers football team|Auburn]]
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| site_stadium = [[A. J. McClung Memorial Stadium|Memorial Stadium]]
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| gamename = [[Deep South's Oldest Rivalry]]
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| site_stadium = [[A. J. McClung Memorial Stadium]]
| site_cityst = [[Columbus, Georgia|Columbus, GA]]
| site_cityst = [[Columbus, Georgia|Columbus, GA]]
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| gamename = [[Deep South's Oldest Rivalry|rivalry]]
| score = 0–35
| score = 0–35
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| attend =
| source = <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-roanoke-times-auburn-routs-georgia/132998109/|work=The Roanoke Times|title=Auburn routs Georgia, 35–0|date=November 14, 1954|accessdate=October 6, 2023|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
|{{CFB schedule entry
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| w/l = l
| w/l = l
| away = y
| away = y
| rank =
| opponent = [[1954 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team|Georgia Tech]]
| opponent = [[1954 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team|Georgia Tech]]
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| gamename = [[Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate]]
| site_stadium = Sanford Stadium
| site_stadium = Sanford Stadium
| site_cityst = Athens, GA
| site_cityst = Athens, GA
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| gamename = [[Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate|rivalry]]
| score = 3–7
| score = 3–7
| attend = 50,000
| source = <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-atlanta-journal-jackets-pass-crumple/132993572/|work=The Atlanta Journal|title=Jackets pass crumples fighting Bulldogs, 7–3|date=November 28, 1954|accessdate=October 6, 2023|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
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*<small>Source: GeorgiaDogs.com: 1954 football schedule<ref name="1954schedule">{{cite web | url=http://www.georgiadogs.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/1954-schedule.html | title=1954 Football Schedule | publisher=GeorgiaDogs.com | access-date=December 15, 2012 }}{{Dead link|date=February 2021 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref></small>
<ref name="1954schedule">{{cite web | url=http://www.georgiadogs.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/1954-schedule.html | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110101024251/http://www.georgiadogs.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/1954-schedule.html | url-status=dead | archive-date=January 1, 2011 | title=1954 Football Schedule | publisher=GeorgiaDogs.com | access-date=December 15, 2012 }}</ref>


==References==
==References==
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[[Category:1954 Southeastern Conference football season|Georgia]]
[[Category:1954 Southeastern Conference football season|Georgia]]
[[Category:Georgia Bulldogs football seasons]]
[[Category:Georgia Bulldogs football seasons]]
[[Category:1954 in sports in Georgia (U.S. state)|Bulldogs]]
[[Category:1954 in sports in Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia Bulldogs football]]



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Latest revision as of 15:17, 6 October 2023

1954 Georgia Bulldogs football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record6–3–1 (3–2–1 SEC)
Head coach
Home stadiumSanford Stadium
Seasons
← 1953
1955 →
1954 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 6 Ole Miss $ 5 – 0 – 0 9 – 2 – 0
Georgia Tech 6 – 2 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
Florida 5 – 2 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Kentucky 5 – 2 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Georgia 3 – 2 – 1 6 – 3 – 1
No. 13 Auburn 3 – 3 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
Mississippi State 3 – 3 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Alabama 3 – 3 – 2 4 – 5 – 2
LSU 2 – 5 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Tulane 1 – 6 – 1 1 – 6 – 3
Vanderbilt 1 – 5 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
Tennessee 1 – 5 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1954 Georgia Bulldogs football team was an American football team that represented the University of Georgia as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1954 college football season. In their 16th year under head coach Wally Butts, the Bulldogs complied an overall record of 6–3–1, with a conference record of 3–2–1, and finished fifth in the SEC.[1]

Schedule[edit]

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 18at Florida State*
W 14–015,000[2]
September 25Clemson*
W 14–728,000[3]
October 2Texas A&M*
  • Sanford Stadium
  • Athens, GA
L 0–623,000[4]
October 9at North Carolina*
W 21–720,000[5]
October 16Vanderbiltdagger
  • Sanford Stadium
  • Athens, GA (rivalry)
W 16–14[6]
October 23at Tulane
W 7–018,000[7]
October 30at Alabama
T 0–030,000[8]
November 6vs. Florida
W 14–1339,000[9]
November 13vs. AuburnNo. 20
L 0–35[10]
November 27at Georgia Tech
  • Sanford Stadium
  • Athens, GA (rivalry)
L 3–750,000[11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game

[12]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "1954 Georgia Bulldogs Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 6, 2023.
  2. ^ "Georgia scores 14–0 win over Seminoles". Tampa Sunday Tribune. September 19, 1954. Retrieved October 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Clemson bows 14–6". Greensboro Daily News. September 26, 1954. Retrieved October 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Texas Aggies beat Georgia". Chattanooga Sunday Times. October 3, 1954. Retrieved October 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Georgia defeats North Carolina, 21–7". Evening Star. October 10, 1954. Retrieved October 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Late Georgia field goal beats weary Vandy, 16–14". The Birmingham News. October 17, 1954. Retrieved October 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Ga. turns Wave fumble to 7–0 win". The Birmingham News. October 24, 1954. Retrieved September 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Georgia ties Alabama, 0–0". The Montgomery Advertiser. October 31, 1954. Retrieved October 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Bulldogs trip Florida, 14–13". The Birmingham News. November 7, 1954. Retrieved October 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Auburn routs Georgia, 35–0". The Roanoke Times. November 14, 1954. Retrieved October 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Jackets pass crumples fighting Bulldogs, 7–3". The Atlanta Journal. November 28, 1954. Retrieved October 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "1954 Football Schedule". GeorgiaDogs.com. Archived from the original on January 1, 2011. Retrieved December 15, 2012.
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