1956 Georgia Bulldogs football team

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 NCAA University Division 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]

1956 Georgia Bulldogs football
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Record	3–6–1 (1–6 SEC)
Head coach	Wally Butts (18th season)
Home stadium	Sanford Stadium
Seasons ← 1955 1957 →

1956 Southeastern Conference football standings

v t e	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

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 22	at Vanderbilt	Dudley Field Nashville, TN (rivalry)	L 0–14	28,000	^[2]
September 29	Florida State*	Sanford Stadium Athens, GA	W 3–0		^[3]
October 6	Mississippi State	Sanford Stadium Athens, GA	L 7–19	20,000	^[4]
October 13	at North Carolina*	Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC	W 26–12	19,000	^[5]
October 19	at No. 11 Miami (FL)*	Burdine Stadium Miami, FL	T 7–7	42,682	^[6]
October 27	Kentucky	Sanford Stadium Athens, GA	L 7–14		^[7]
November 3	at Alabama	Legion Field Birmingham, AL (rivalry)	W 16–13	25,000	^[8]
November 10	vs. No. 13 Florida	Gator Bowl Stadium Jacksonville, FL (rivalry)	L 0–28	37,000	^[9]
November 17	vs. Auburn	Memorial Stadium Columbus, GA (rivalry)	L 0–20	28,000	^[10]
December 1	No. 4 Georgia Tech	Sanford Stadium Athens, GA (rivalry)	L 0–35	50,000	^[11]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Roster

• E Ken Cooper

References

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. . GeorgiaDogs.com. Archived from the original on January 1, 2011. Retrieved December 16, 2012.