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1956 Georgia Bulldogs football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record3–6–1 (1–6 SEC)
Head coach
Home stadiumSanford Stadium
Seasons
← 1955
1957 →
1956 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 2 Tennessee $ 6 – 0 – 0 10 – 1 – 0
No. 4 Georgia Tech 7 – 1 – 0 10 – 1 – 0
Florida 5 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 1
Ole Miss 4 – 2 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Auburn 4 – 3 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Kentucky 4 – 4 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Tulane 3 – 3 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Vanderbilt 2 – 5 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Alabama 2 – 5 – 0 2 – 7 – 1
Mississippi State 2 – 5 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
LSU 1 – 5 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
Georgia 1 – 6 – 0 3 – 6 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1956 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 1956 college football season. In their 18th year under head coach Wally Butts, the Bulldogs complied an overall record of 3–6–1, with a conference record of 1–6, and finished 12th in the SEC.[1]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 22at Vanderbilt
L 0–1428,000[2]
September 29Florida State*
W 3–0[3]
October 6Mississippi State
  • Sanford Stadium
  • Athens, GA
L 7–1920,000[4]
October 13at North Carolina*
W 26–1219,000[5]
October 19at No. 11 Miami (FL)*
T 7–742,682[6]
October 27Kentuckydagger
  • Sanford Stadium
  • Athens, GA
L 7–14[7]
November 3at Alabama
W 16–1325,000[8]
November 10vs. No. 13 Florida
L 0–2837,000[9]
November 17vs. Auburn
L 0–2028,000[10]
December 1No. 4 Georgia Tech
  • Sanford Stadium
  • Athens, GA (rivalry)
L 0–3550,000[11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Roster

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References

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  1. ^ "1956 Georgia Bulldogs Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 7, 2023.
  2. ^ "Vanderbilt whips Geoegia, 14–0". The Commercial Appeal. September 23, 1956. Retrieved October 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Late field goal gives 'Dogs win". The Knoxville Journal. September 30, 1956. Retrieved October 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Mississippi State whips Georgia's Bulldogs, 19–7". The Macon Telegraph & News. October 7, 1956. Retrieved October 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Georgia rallies to whip North Carolina, 26 to 12". The Virginian-Pilot. October 14, 1956. Retrieved October 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Georgia gains moral win by tying favored Miami". Nashville Banner. October 20, 1956. Retrieved October 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Kentucky barely beats Georgia, 14–7". The Roanoke Times. October 28, 1956. Retrieved October 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Georgia rally trips Tide, 16 to 13". The Birmingham News. November 4, 1956. Retrieved October 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Gators 2nd in SEC with 28–0 trounce of Georgia". St. Lucie News Tribune. November 11, 1956. Retrieved October 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Auburn whips Georgia 20 to 0; Fistsicuffs feature of game". The Decatur Daily. November 18, 1956. Retrieved October 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Gator-bound Tech lays it on Georgia, 35 to 0". The Birmingham News. December 2, 1956. Retrieved October 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "1956 Football Schedule". GeorgiaDogs.com. Archived from the original on January 1, 2011. Retrieved December 16, 2012.


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