1961 Georgia Bulldogs football team

1961 Georgia Bulldogs football
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Record	3–7 (2–5 SEC)
Head coach	Johnny Griffith (1st season)
Home stadium	Sanford Stadium

1961 Southeastern Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 1 Alabama +	7	–	0	–	0			11	–	0	–	0
No. 4 LSU +	6	–	0	–	0			10	–	1	–	0
No. 5 Ole Miss	5	–	1	–	0			9	–	2	–	0
No. 13 Georgia Tech	4	–	3	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
Tennessee	4	–	3	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Florida	3	–	3	–	0			4	–	5	–	1
Auburn	3	–	4	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Kentucky	2	–	4	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Georgia	2	–	5	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
Mississippi State	1	–	5	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Tulane	1	–	5	–	0			2	–	8	–	0
Vanderbilt	1	–	6	–	0			2	–	8	–	0
+ – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

The 1961 Georgia Bulldogs football team represented the Georgia Bulldogs of the University of Georgia during the 1961 NCAA University Division football season. The Bulldogs completed the season with a 3–7 record.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 23	No. 3 Alabama	Sanford Stadium Athens, GA (rivalry)	L 6–32	44,000
September 30	Vanderbilt	Sanford Stadium Athens, GA (rivalry)	L 0–21
October 7	South Carolina*	Sanford Stadium Athens, GA (rivalry)	W 17–14	30,000
October 14	at Florida State*	Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL	L 0–3	21,200
October 21	vs. Mississippi State	Grant Field Atlanta, GA	W 10–7	18,000
October 28	Kentucky	Sanford Stadium Athens, GA	W 16–15	31,000
November 3	at Miami (FL)*	Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL	L 7–32	38,210
November 11	vs. Florida	Gator Bowl Stadium Jacksonville, FL (rivalry)	L 14–21	47,000
November 18	Auburn	Sanford Stadium Athens, GA (Deep South's Oldest Rivalry)	L 7–10	41,000
December 2	at Georgia Tech	Grant Field Atlanta, GA (Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate)	L 7–22	47,098
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game

• Source: GeorgiaDogs.com: 1961 football schedule