The 1979 Georgia Bulldogs football team represented the University of Georgia as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1979 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by 16th-year head coach Vince Dooley, the Bulldogs compiled an overall record of 6–5, with a mark of 5–1 in conference play, and finished second in the SEC.^[1]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 15	Wake Forest*	No. 12	Sanford Stadium Athens, GA		L 21–22	57,500	[2]
September 22	at Clemson*		Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC (rivalry)		L 7–12	63,573	[3][4]
September 29	South Carolina*		Sanford Stadium Athens, GA (rivalry)		L 20–27	60,100	[5]
October 6	at Ole Miss		Hemingway Stadium Oxford, MS		W 24–21	35,912	[6]
October 13	No. 13 LSU		Sanford Stadium Athens, GA		W 21–14	61,000	[7]
October 20	at Vanderbilt		Dudley Field Nashville, TN (rivalry)		W 31–10	24,700	[8]
October 27	Kentucky		Sanford Stadium Athens, GA		W 20–6	60,300	[9]
November 3	Virginia*		Sanford Stadium Athens, GA		L 0–31	59,100	[10]
November 10	vs. Florida		Gator Bowl Stadium Jacksonville, FL (rivalry)	ABC	W 33–10	68,148	[11]
November 17	Auburn		Sanford Stadium Athens, GA (rivalry)		L 13–33	63,000	[12]
November 24	Georgia Tech*		Grant Field Atlanta, GA (rivalry)	ABC	W 16–3	48,781	[13]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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