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

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 1942 Georgia Bulldogs were a deep and talented team, the culmination of the recruiting efforts of Coach Wally Butts since 1939. 1942 Heisman Trophy winner Frank Sinkwich ran behind a powerful line anchored by Walter Ruark. This team was a threat…

The powerful 1942 Bulldogs team ceased to exist as soon as the final gun sounded on the Rose Bowl. The 1943 team was made up of men waiting to be drafted, men classified as 4-F (undraftable), or men too young to join the military. Given the option at…

Charles Louis Trippi (b. Dec. 14 1921 in Pittston, PA) is one of the greatest football players to ever take the field for the Bulldogs. He was a threat as a runner, a passer, a pass receiver, punter, and as a safety. He was able to lead the Georgia…

The Georgia Bulldogs football team practicing in Sanford Stadium. Note the field house in the east end zone. The railroad tracks where Georgia fans watched games for free before the stadium was enclosed are in the background.

Frank Sinkwich runs the ball for the Georgia Bullpups against Georgia Tech Baby Jackets in the annual Thanksgiving Day match-up of the freshman teams from the two schools. As freshmen weren't eligible to play varsity football, freshman teams were a…

The 1939 Georgia Bulldogs coaching staff. Wally Butts was hired on the condition that he would be able to put together his own staff rather than to retain assistants already in place.

First row (l-r): Wallace Butts, Bill Hartman, Howell Hollis,…

Georgia defeated its long-time rival 20-0 in Sanford Stadium in this game played on September 29, 1945.

Jim Todd was to be a key piece of the 1942 offense until Frank Sinkwich's emergence as a passer led him to be a role player.