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The 1941 Bulldogs had a season record of 9-1-1 (3-1-1 in the SEC). Wally Butts guided the team to the program's first-ever bowl game, defeating TCU 40-26 in the Orange Bowl. Frank Sinkwich set an Orange Bowl record with three touchdown passes and…

The 1940 Bulldogs went 5-4-1 (2-3-1 in the SEC) for the season.

The 1939 Georgia Bulldogs went 5-6 (1-3 in the SEC) in Wally Butts' first year as head coach.

Navy Pre-Flight School cadets eating. The University campus was in large part taken over by the Navy and existing facilities were either enlarged or changed to meet the needs of the Pre-Flight school. New facilities were also constructed on campus;…

Cadets of the U.S. Navy Pre-Flight School exercise on south campus of the University of Georgia.

Cadets of the U.S. Navy pre-flight school, which existed on the UGA campus from 1942 through 1945, parade in Sanford Stadium

Merola was Captain of the 1950 team. Yelvington played five seasons with the New York Giants after college and a stint in the military.

Mike Castronis was an All-SEC and All-American lineman during his playing days at Georgia. He returned to his alma mater after a period of coaching high school football. He would coach and serve the University in a variety of ways and became known…

The Bulldogs walking through Rose Bowl Stadium in their street clothes.

The first of many great Bulldog placekickers, Leo Costa scored at least one point in each game that he played.