1978 Georgia Bulldogs football team

1978 Georgia Bulldogs football
Bluebonnet Bowl vs. Stanford, L, 22-25
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Ranking
Coaches	#15
AP	#16
1978 record	9–2–1 (5-1 SEC)
Head coach	Vince Dooley
Home stadium	Sanford Stadium (59,200)

1978 SEC football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
#1 Alabama $	6	–	0	–	0			11	–	1	–	0
#16 Georgia	5	–	0	–	1			9	–	2	–	1
Auburn	3	–	2	–	1			6	–	4	–	1
LSU	3	–	3	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
Tennessee	3	–	3	–	0			5	–	5	–	1
Florida	3	–	3	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Mississippi State	2	–	4	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Ole Miss	2	–	4	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Kentucky	2	–	4	–	0			4	–	6	–	1
Vanderbilt	0	–	6	–	0			2	–	9	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1978 Georgia Bulldogs football team represented the Georgia Bulldogs of the University of Georgia during the 1978 college football season.

Schedule

Date	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
1978-09-16	Baylor*		Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA	ABC	W 16–14	43,000
1978-09-23	Clemson*		Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA		W 12–0	60,000
1978-09-30	at South Carolina*	#19	Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC		L 10–27	56,514
1978-10-07	Mississippi		Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA		W 42–3	58,800
1978-10-14	at #11 LSU		Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA		W 24–17	77,158
1978-10-21	Vanderbilt	#18	Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA		W 31–10	53,800
1978-10-28	at Kentucky	#16	Commonwealth Stadium • Lexington, KY		W 17–16	56,918
1978-11-04	VMI*	#13	Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA		W 41–3	50,200
1978-11-11	vs. Florida	#11	Gator Bowl Stadium • Jacksonville, FL (World's Largest Outdoor Cocktail Party)		W 24–22	68,232
1978-11-18	at Auburn	#8	Jordan-Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL (Deep South's Oldest Rivalry)		T 22–22	64,761
1978-12-02	Georgia Tech*	#11	Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA (Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate)	ABC	W 29–28	59,700
1978-12-31	vs. Stanford*	#11	Astrodome • Houston, TX (Bluebonnet Bowl)	Mizlou	L 22–25	34,084
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll.