T-Formation quarterback John Rauch started every game (45 games total) for the Bulldogs between 1945 and 1948 and was the first player in NCAA history to start in four consecutive bowl games. Rauch was named All-SEC and All-American in his senior…
Joel Hunt coached at UGA for only one season, going 5-5-1 in 1938. He had no previous head coaching experience, having been an assistant at Texas A&M and LSU. After UGA, he was head coach for one season at Wyoming.
1947 was a rebuilding year for the Bulldogs with the departure of Charley Trippi and most of the core of returning GIs. The team managed a respectable 7-4-1 record for the season.
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…