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The 1942 Georgia Bulldogs football team went 11-1 on the season with a win over UCLA in the Rose Bowl. The team was named national champions by the following polls recognized by the NCAA: Berryman QPRS, Billingsley System, DeVold System, Houlgate…

The 1920 University of Georgia football team. The team had adopted the nickname 'Wildcats' prior to the beginning of the season, but renamed themselves the 'Bulldogs' halfway through that year. The team had a record of 8-0-1 and was named national…

This is a photograph of the 1927 Georgia Bulldogs football team. Nicknamed the 'Dream and Wonder' team, the 1927 Bulldogs finished with a 9-1 record. It was named national champions in three polls recognized by the NCAA.

Georgia Bulldogs head football coach Wally Butts in the Rose Bowl, likely during a practice before the game vs. UCLA.

James Wallace 'Wally' Butts (February 7, 1905-December 17, 1973).

Wally Butts graduated from Mercer University in Macon, GA. He began his coaching career on the high school level, coaching three different high schools in Georgia and Kentucky over…

Roster of the 1943 or '44 G-Day game.

The 1945 Bulldogs posted a 9-2 (4-2 in the SEC) record which included a 20-6 win over Tulsa in the Oil Bowl. The team was led by Charley Trippi, who returned from his military service during the season.

The 1943 team was composed of men too young to enter military service, men who were physically unfit for service, or men finishing degree programs so that they could go on to the military. The team had a 6-4 (0-3 in the SEC) record playing a limited…

Zippy Morocco was a two-sport star for the Bulldogs. He was a key player on the basketball team, and a record setting punt returner on the football team.

The '48 team was Coach Butts' last SEC Champion until 1959.