1965 Georgia Bulldogs football team

The 1965 Georgia Bulldogs football team represented the Georgia Bulldogs of the University of Georgia during the 1965 NCAA University Division football season.[1]

1965 Georgia Bulldogs football
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 15
1965 record	6–4 (2–3 SEC)
Head coach	Vince Dooley (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator	Erk Russell (2nd season)
Home stadium	Sanford Stadium (43,621)

1965 Southeastern Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 1 Alabama $	6	–	1	–	1			9	–	1	–	1
Auburn	4	–	1	–	1			5	–	5	–	1
Florida	4	–	2	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
No. 7 Tennessee	2	–	1	–	2			8	–	1	–	2
Ole Miss	5	–	3	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
No. 8 LSU	3	–	3	–	0			8	–	3	–	0
Kentucky	3	–	3	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Georgia	2	–	3	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Vanderbilt	1	–	5	–	0			2	–	7	–	1
Tulane	1	–	5	–	0			2	–	8	–	0
Mississippi State	1	–	5	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 18	No. 5 Alabama		Sanford Stadium Athens, GA (rivalry)	ABC	W 18–17	41,500
September 25	Vanderbilt		Sanford Stadium Athens, GA (rivalry)		W 24–10	45,000
October 2	at No. 7 Michigan*	No. 10	Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, MI		W 15–7	59,470	[2]
October 9	Clemson*	No. 4	Sanford Stadium Athens, GA (rivalry)		W 23–9	45,000
October 16	at Florida State*	No. 5	Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL		L 3–10	40,112
October 23	at Kentucky	No. 10	Stoll Field/McLean Stadium Lexington, KY		L 10–28	37,300
October 30	at North Carolina*		Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC		W 47–35	43,000
November 6	vs. Florida		Gator Bowl Stadium Jacksonville, FL (rivalry)		L 10–14	61,527
November 13	Auburn		Sanford Stadium Athens, GA (Deep South's Oldest Rivalry)		L 19–21	46,812
November 27	Georgia Tech*		Grant Field Atlanta, GA (Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate)		W 17–7	52,013
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

• Source: 1966 Georgia Bulldogs Football Media Guide/Yearbook

Roster

1965 Georgia Bulldogs football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class QB Kirby Moore So QB Preston Ridlehuber Sr	Defense Pos. # Name Class	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach Vince Dooley Coordinators/assistant coaches Erk Russell Defensive Coordinator Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt

Game summaries

Michigan

1 2 3 4 Total • Georgia 3 3 0 9 15 Michigan 0 7 0 0 7 Date: October 2 Location: Michigan Stadium, Ann Arbor, Michigan

Scoring summary 1 UGA Etter 34-yard field goal UGA 3-0 2 MICH Radigan 1-yard run (Sygar kick) MICH 7-3 2 UGA Etter 44-yard field goal MICH 7-6 4 UGA Hodgson 10-yard pass from Ridlehauber (pass failed) UGA 12-7 4 UGA Etter 31-yard field goal UGA 15-9

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Clemson

1 2 3 4 Total Clemson 6 0 3 0 9 • Georgia 6 0 14 3 23 Date: October 9 Location: Sanford Stadium, Athens, Georgia Game attendance: 45,000

Scoring summary 1 CLEM Hugh Mauldin 10-yard run (Frank Pearce kick failed) CLEM 6-0 1 UGA Pat Hodgson 34-yard pass from Preston Ridlehuber (kick failed) Tied 6-6 3 CLEM Frank Pearce 34-yard field goal CLEM 9-6 3 UGA Larry Kohn recovered blocked punt in end zone (Bob Etter kick) UGA 13-9 3 UGA Ronnie Jenkins 3-yard run (Bob Etter kick) UGA 20-9 4 UGA Bob Etter 37-yard field goal UGA 23-9

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References

1. "1965 Georgia Bulldogs Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 29, 2015.
2. Bob Pille (October 3, 1965). "U-M Upset: Wolverines Fall, 15-7, To Georgia". Detroit Free Press. pp. 1E, 3E – via Newspapers.com.
3. Palm Beach Post
4. "Georgia Rolls Over Clemson." Palm Beach Post. 1965 Oct 10.