1948 Georgia Bulldogs football team

1948 Georgia Bulldogs football
SEC champion
Orange Bowl, L 28–41 vs. Texas
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Ranking
AP	No. 8
Record	9–2 (6–0 SEC)
Head coach	Wally Butts (10th season)
Home stadium	Sanford Stadium

1948 Southeastern Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 8 Georgia $	6	–	0	–	0			9	–	2	–	0
No. 15 Ole Miss	6	–	1	–	0			8	–	1	–	0
No. 13 Tulane	5	–	1	–	0			9	–	1	–	0
No. 12 Vanderbilt	4	–	2	–	1			8	–	2	–	1
Georgia Tech	4	–	3	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
Alabama	4	–	4	–	1			6	–	4	–	1
Mississippi State	3	–	3	–	0			4	–	4	–	1
Tennessee	2	–	3	–	1			4	–	4	–	2
Kentucky	1	–	3	–	1			5	–	3	–	2
Florida	1	–	5	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
LSU	1	–	5	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
Auburn	0	–	7	–	0			1	–	8	–	1
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1948 Georgia Bulldogs football team represented the Georgia Bulldogs of the University of Georgia during the 1948 college football season.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result
September 25	Chattanooga*		Sanford Stadium Athens, GA	W 14–7
October 2	North Carolina*		Sanford Stadium Athens, GA	L 14–21
October 9	Kentucky		Sanford Stadium Athens, GA	W 35–12
October 16	at LSU	No. 16	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	W 22–0
October 22	at Miami (FL)*		Burdine Stadium Miami, FL	W 42–21
October 30	at Alabama	No. 18	Legion Field Birmingham, AL (rivalry)	W 35–0
November 6	vs. Florida	No. 13	Fairfield Stadium Jacksonville, FL (rivalry)	W 20–12
November 13	vs. Auburn	No. 13	A. J. McClung Memorial Stadium Columbus, GA (Deep South's Oldest Rivalry)	W 42–14
November 20	Furman*	No. 11	Sanford Stadium Athens, GA	W 33–0
November 27	Georgia Tech	No. 12	Sanford Stadium Athens, GA (Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate)	W 21–13
January 1, 1949	vs. Texas*	No. 8	Burdine Stadium Miami, FL (Orange Bowl)	L 28–41
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

• Source: GeorgiaDogs.com: 1948 football schedule