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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
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  • Conf Overall
    Team W   L   T W   L   T
    No.2Tennessee $ 6 0 0 10 1 0
    No.4Georgia 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[edit]

    DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
    September 22atVanderbilt
  • Nashville, TN (rivalry)
  • L 0–1428,000[2]
    September 29Florida State*
  • Athens, GA
  • W 3–0[3]
    October 6Mississippi State
    • Sanford Stadium
  • Athens, GA
  • L 7–1920,000[4]
    October 13atNorth Carolina*
  • Chapel Hill, NC
  • W 26–1219,000[5]
    October 19at No. 11Miami (FL)*
  • Miami, FL
  • T 7–742,682[6]
    October 27Kentuckydagger
    • Sanford Stadium
  • Athens, GA
  • L 7–14[7]
    November 3atAlabama
  • Birmingham, AL (rivalry)
  • W 16–1325,000[8]
    November 10vs. No. 13Florida
  • Jacksonville, FL (rivalry)
  • L 0–2837,000[9]
    November 17vs. Auburn
  • Columbus, GA (rivalry)
  • L 0–2028,000[10]
    December 1No. 4Georgia Tech
    • Sanford Stadium
  • Athens, GA (rivalry)
  • L 0–3550,000[11]
    • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • [12]

    Roster[edit]

    References[edit]

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