The 1972 Georgia Bulldogs football team represented the University of Georgia as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1972 NCAA University Division football season. Led by ninth-year head coach Vince Dooley, the Bulldogs compiled an overall record of 7–4, with a mark of 4–3 in conference play, and finished fifth in the SEC.^[1]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 16	Baylor*	No. 16	Sanford Stadium Athens, GA		W 24–14	53,201	[2]
September 23	at Tulane*	No. 16	Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA	ABC	L 13–24	43,084	[3]
September 30	NC State*		Sanford Stadium Athens, GA		W 28–22	56,613	[4]
October 7	No. 4 Alabama		Sanford Stadium Athens, GA (rivalry)		L 7–25	60,013	[5]
October 14	at Ole Miss		Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, MS		W 14–13	42,800	[6]
October 21	Vanderbilt		Sanford Stadium Athens, GA (rivalry)		W 28–3	58,141	[7]
October 28	at Kentucky		McLean Stadium Lexington, KY		W 13–7	37,500	[8]
November 4	No. 13 Tennessee		Sanford Stadium Athens, GA (rivalry)		L 0–14	60,086	[9]
November 11	vs. Florida		Gator Bowl Stadium Jacksonville, FL (rivalry)	ABC	W 10–7	66,252	[10]
November 18	at No. 11 Auburn		Cliff Hare Stadium Auburn, AL (rivalry)	ABC	L 10–27	61,348	[11]
December 2	Georgia Tech*		Sanford Stadium Athens, GA (rivalry)		W 27–7	60,241	[12]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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