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American college football season
The 1976 Georgia Bulldogs football team represented the Georgia Bulldogs of the University of Georgia during the 1976 NCAA Division I football season.
Schedule
Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 11 | No. 15 California* | No. 16 | | | W 36–24 | 47,000 |
September 18 | at Clemson* | No. 9 | | ABC | W 41–0 | 41,000 |
September 25 | South Carolina* | No. 7 | - Sanford Stadium
- Athens, GA (rivalry)
| | W 20–12 | 59,935 |
October 2 | No. 10 Alabama | No. 6 | - Sanford Stadium
- Athens, GA (rivalry)
| | W 21–0 | 60,200 |
October 9 | at Ole Miss | No. 4 | | | L 17–21 | 36,471 |
October 16 | Vanderbilt | No. 11 | - Sanford Stadium
- Athens, GA (rivalry)
| | W 45–0 | 59,100 |
October 23 | at Kentucky | No. 10 | | | W 31–7 | 57,733 |
October 30 | Cincinnati* | No. 7 | - Sanford Stadium
- Athens, GA
| | W 31–17 | 49,500 |
November 6 | vs. No. 10 Florida | No. 7 | | ABC | W 41–27 | 70,314 |
November 13 | at Auburn | No. 7 | | | W 28–0 | 63,912 |
November 27 | Georgia Tech* | No. 4 | | | W 13–10 | 60,500 |
January 1, 1977 | vs. No. 1 Pittsburgh* | No. 5 | | ABC | L 3–27 | 76,117 |
- *Non-conference game
- Homecoming
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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Roster
1976 Georgia Bulldogs football team roster
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Players
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Coaches
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Offense
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Defense
Pos. |
# |
Name |
Class
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DE
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87
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Dicky Clark
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Sr
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DE
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92
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Lawrence Craft
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Sr
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CB
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32
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Johnny Henderson
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Jr
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DL
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99
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Jeff Sanders
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Sr
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DL
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78
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Ronnie Swoopes
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Jr
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LB
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44
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Ben Zambiasi
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Jr
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Special teams
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- Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
- Injured
- Redshirt
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Game summaries
Alabama
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Alabama |
0 |
0 | 0 | 0 |
0 |
• Georgia |
0 |
7 | 7 | 7 |
21 |
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Scoring summary |
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| 2 | | UGA | Robinson 3-yard run (Leavitt kick) | UGA 7-0 |
| 3 | | UGA | Williams 2-yard run (Leavitt kick) | UGA 14-0 |
| 4 | | UGA | Norris 6-yard pass from Robinson (Leavitt kick) | UGA 21-0 |
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Georgia's first win versus Alabama since 1965.
References
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National championship seasons in bold |
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National championships in bold |