A Renaissance Legend
Georgia vs. Georgia Tech 2022
Georgia vs. Georgia Tech 2022
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VINCE DOOLEY’S<br />
25 YEARS<br />
BY JEFF DANTZLER<br />
PHOTOS BY: GEORGIA ATHLETICS<br />
COACHING TIMELINE<br />
NOVEMBER 28, 1964 - Georgia tops Tech 7-0 between the hedges and earns a<br />
berth in the Sun Bowl. The Bulldogs beat Texas Tech by an identical 7-0 score<br />
to finish 7-3-1 in Dooley’s first season in Athens. The win over the Jackets<br />
broke a three-game losing streak to Tech, and Georgia’s win over Florida<br />
snapped a string of eight Gator wins over the previous nine seasons.<br />
SEPTEMBER 18, 1965 - Highlighted by the “flea flicker” Moore to Hodgson to<br />
Taylor, Georgia upset defending and eventual national champion Alabama<br />
18-17 on national television in Athens, setting the stage for soon to come<br />
glory days. Two weeks later, the Bulldogs upset Michigan in Ann Arbor. These<br />
two wins helped catapult “Dooley’s Dogs” onto college football’s big stage.<br />
NOVEMBER 26, 1966 - In Bobby Dodd’s final regular season game as Tech’s<br />
head coach, 8-1 Georgia beat the undefeated Yellow Jackets 23-14 between<br />
the hedges. The win gave Dooley a 3-0 mark vs. Dodd. Georgia would go on<br />
to defeat SMU 24-9 in the Cotton Bowl to finish 10-1, No. 4 in the final national<br />
polls and hoist the Southeastern Conference championship banner.<br />
NOVEMBER 25, 1971 - In one of the most thrilling victories in Georgia history,<br />
Andy Johnson led a last-minute drive and Jimmy Poulos went over the top<br />
for the winning touchdown, as the Bulldogs came back to top Tech 28-24 in<br />
Atlanta. Georgia went on to defeat North Carolina and brother Bill Dooley 7-3<br />
in the Gator Bowl to cap the campaign with an 11-1 record.<br />
NOVEMBER 6, 1976 - Trailing Florida 27-13 at intermission, Georgia dominated<br />
the second half, with Erk Russell’s Junkyard Dawgs defense and quarterback<br />
Ray Goff shining in a 41-27 triumph. Johnny Henderson had the big stop on<br />
Florida’s “fourth-and-dumb,” swinging the momentum the Bulldogs way. A<br />
win at Auburn the next week clinched the SEC title.<br />
DECEMBER 2, 1978<br />
- Down 20-0 to Tech<br />
in Athens, Georgia<br />
turned the tables and<br />
delivered a stirring<br />
29-28 victory over<br />
the Jackets. Scott<br />
Woerner’s punt<br />
return, Buck Belue’s<br />
connection to Amp<br />
Arnold, the subsequent<br />
two-pointer and David<br />
Archer’s clinching<br />
interception on his<br />
lone play of the day<br />
highlighted the heroics.<br />
The Wonderdogs<br />
finished the regular<br />
season at 9-1-1.<br />
NOVEMBER 1, 1980 - Billed as a showdown between senior George Rogers<br />
and freshman Herschel Walker, Georgia beat South Carolina 13-10 on national<br />
television. Walker’s electrifying 76-yard touchdown, Robinson’s 57-yard field<br />
goal and Chris Welton’s fumble recovery were the biggest plays, and the<br />
freshman outshined the eventual Heisman Trophy winner.<br />
NOVEMBER 8, 1980 - The biggest play in Georgia football history delivered<br />
an incredible 26-21 victory over Florida, as Buck Belue hit Lindsay Scott for a<br />
93-yard touchdown on third-and-11 with the clock winding down. It was the<br />
magical moment a great team needed. The Bulldogs, with help from Tech’s<br />
3-3 tie with Notre Dame, then ascended to No. 1 in the national polls.<br />
NOVEMBER 29, 1980 - On the heels of a the SEC clinching 31-21 win at<br />
Auburn, the Dogs turned back Tech 38-20 to finish 11-0 and set up a Sugar<br />
Bowl national championship date with Notre Dame. Herschel broke loose for<br />
a 67-yard TD to put the game, breaking the NCAA freshman rushing record<br />
with 1,616 yards. The All-American would finish third in the Heisman voting.<br />
JANUARY 1, 1981 - Georgia won the undisputed national championship with<br />
a 17-10 Sugar Bowl triumph over Notre Dame. Walker amassed 150 yards,<br />
Woerner had a pair of interceptions, and fellow senior defensive backs Welton,<br />
Bob Kelly and Mike Fisher all came up with critical turnovers. This would be<br />
the great Erk Russell’s final game as Georgia’s defensive coordinator.<br />
1964<br />
NOVEMBER 5, 1966 - Once-beaten Georgia bests undefeated Florida and<br />
eventual Heisman winning quarterback Steve Spurrier 27-10 in Jacksonville.<br />
The pivotal victory helped pave the way to the first of Dooley’s six<br />
Southeastern Conference championships, clinched the following week at<br />
Auburn. The Bulldog defense held Florida to zero second half first downs.<br />
NOVEMBER 16, 1968 - Georgia wins 17-3 at Auburn to clinch the Bulldogs<br />
second SEC title in a three year period. The victory on the plains came on the<br />
heels of a 51-0 rout of Florida, and was followed by a 47-8 pounding of Tech in<br />
Athens. The Bulldogs would finish the regular season 8-0-2, and All-American<br />
defensive tackle Bill Stanfill won the Outland Trophy.<br />
NOVEMBER 8, 1975 - Richard Appleby to Gene Washington on the end<br />
around pass, and Larry Munson’s iconic call made Georgia’s 10-7 upset win<br />
over Florida unforgettable. The Bulldogs would then beat Auburn in Athens<br />
and roll Tech in Atlanta to finish the regular season with a 9-2 record and earn<br />
a berth in the Cotton Bowl. The Dogs came up just short of the SEC title.<br />
OCTOBER 2, 1976 - Before one of the most frenzied atmospheres in Sanford<br />
Stadium and Athens history, Georgia took down five time defending SEC<br />
Champion Alabama 21-0. The railroad tracks were filled by Thursday and<br />
Milledge Avenue had to be shut down after the game due to the raucous<br />
celebration, which featured rampant streaking. This was an epic happening.<br />
SEPTEMBER 6, 1980 - Wearing red pants on the boiling Knoxville turf, the<br />
Bulldogs trailed Tennessee 15-0 in the third quarter. A national championship<br />
seemed utter fantasy. But Herschel Walker was introduced to the college<br />
football world, and Larry Munson was at his absolute best, as the Bulldogs<br />
came back to win 16-15. Something special was happening.<br />
SEPTEMBER 20,<br />
1980 - All-American<br />
Scott Woerner had his<br />
greatest day, scoring<br />
on a 67-yard punt<br />
return and setting<br />
up Georgia’s other<br />
touchdown with a<br />
98-yard interception<br />
return in the Bulldogs<br />
knee-knocking 20-16<br />
win over Clemson. All-<br />
American Rex Robinson<br />
booted two field<br />
goals, Captain Frank<br />
Ros tipped a pass, and<br />
All-American Jeff Hipp<br />
picked it off to seal<br />
the win.<br />
NOVEMBER 7, 1981 - It was 26-21 Part II, as the Bulldogs beat Florida by an<br />
identical score as the year before. Herschel was incredible with 47 carries for<br />
192 yards on the ground, and four touchdowns, two rushing and two through<br />
the air from Belue. The following week, Georgia defeated Auburn 24-13<br />
between the hedges to clinch a second straight SEC championship.<br />
BULLDAWGILLUSTRATED 36 ISSUE FOURTEEN • GEORGIA TECH
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