1943 Georgia Bulldogs football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record6–4 (0–3 SEC)
Head coach
Home stadiumSanford Stadium
1943 Southeastern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 13 Georgia Tech $ 3 –0 –08 –3 –0
LSU 2 –2 –06 –3 –0
Tulane 1 –1 –03 –3 –0
Georgia 0 –3 –06 –4 –0
Vanderbilt 0 –0 –05 –0 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • Seven other SEC schools did not field a team due to World War II.[1]
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1943 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 1943 college football season. In their fifth year under head coach Wally Butts, the Bulldogs complied an overall record of 6–4, with a conference record of 0–3, and finished fourth in the SEC.[2]

In the final Litkenhous Ratings, Georgia ranked 72nd among the nation's college and service teams with a rating of 74.9.[3]

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 17Presbyterian*
W 25–76,000[4]
September 25at LSU
L 27–3220,000[5]
October 1Tennessee Tech*
  • Sanford Stadium
  • Athens, GA
W 67–0[6]
October 8Wake Forest*
  • Sanford Stadium
  • Athens, GA
W 7–07,500[7]
October 16at Daniel Field*No. 20
L 7–185,000[8][9][10]
October 23vs. LSU
L 6–2713,000[11]
October 29Howard (AL)*
  • Sanford Stadium
  • Athens, GA
W 39–0[12]
November 5Presbyterian*dagger
  • Sanford Stadium
  • Athens, GA
W 39–04,000[13]
November 13vs. VMI
W 46–75,000[14]
November 27at No. 14 Georgia Tech
L 0–4828,000[15]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

[16]

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
— = Not ranked.
Week
Poll12345678Final
AP—20———————

References

  1. ↑ Scott, Richard (2008). SEC Football: 75 Years of Pride and Passion. MVP Books. p. 58. ISBN 1616731338. Retrieved March 13, 2014.
  2. ↑ "1943 Georgia Bulldogs Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 1, 2023.
  3. ↑ Litkenhous, E. E. (December 17, 1943). "Litkenhouse Selects U. S. Grid Leaders". The Salt Lake Tribune. Salt Lake City, Utah. p. 18. Retrieved April 16, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  4. ↑ "Georgia soars over P.C. team, 25–7". The Greenville News. September 18, 1943. Retrieved October 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "LSU Tigers beat Georgia, 34 to 27, in free scoring game". The Macon Telegraph and News. September 26, 1943. Retrieved October 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Tenn. Tech loses, 67–0, to Georgia". Nashville Banner. October 2, 1943. Retrieved October 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Georgia beats Wake in close contest, 7 to 0". Winston-Salem Journal. October 9, 1943. Retrieved October 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ Williams, F. M. (October 17, 1943). "Georgia Bulldogs Fall Before Daniel Field, 18-7". The Atlanta Constitution. Atlanta, Georgia. p. 13C. Retrieved April 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  9. ↑ Williams, F. M. (October 17, 1943). "Bulldogs Lose To Daniel Field (continued)". The Atlanta Constitution. Atlanta, Georgia. p. 14C. Retrieved April 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  10. ↑ "Daniel Field Flyers Overpower Georgia Bulldogs, 18 to 7, At Augusta". The Macon Telegraph and News. Macon, Georgia. Associated Press. October 17, 1943. p. 20. Retrieved April 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  11. ↑ "Louisiana State Tigers hang up 27–6 triumph over Georgia". The Knoxville Journal. October 24, 1943. Retrieved October 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ "Georgia whips Howard team by 39–0 score". The Birmingham News. October 30, 1943. Retrieved October 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ↑ "Georgia wins over fighting Presbyterians, 40 to 12". The Macon Telegraph. November 6, 1943. Retrieved October 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ↑ "Cook runs wild as Bulldogs triumph, 46 to 7". The Atlanta Constitution. November 14, 1943. Retrieved January 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  15. ↑ "Jackets smash Georgia, 48–0". The Atlanta Journal. November 28, 1943. Retrieved October 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  16. ↑ "1943 Football Schedule". GeorgiaDogs.com. Archived from the original on January 1, 2011. Retrieved December 15, 2012.
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