UGA Bowl History
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Georgia Upset by Arkansas Razorbacks In 1969 Sugar Bowl
A huge Sugar Bowl crowd of 82,113 saw Arkansas, champion of the Southwest Conference, upset Georgia, champion of the Southeastern Conference, 16-2, on Jan. 1, 1969. The Bulldogs had the ball six times in the first quarter but lost possession three times on fumbles and once on a pass interception. But the Georgia defense played well and the quarter ended scoreless. The Razorbacks moved 65 yards for a TD early in the second quarter, scoring on a 27-yard pass, Montgomery-Dicus. White’s PAT made it 7-0. Midway the second quarter David McKnight tossed Burnett for a six-yard loss and a safety to make it 7-2, but a Bulldog fumble a few plays later gave Arkansas position for a 34-yard field goal by White which made it 10-2 at halftime. Georgia ‘‘blew’’ a good chance early in the third quarter after recovering an Arkansas fumble on the kickoff. Brad Johnson fumbled on the goal line on third down, and the ball went out of the end zone. A fumble and pass interception in the fourth quarter put Arkansas in position for two more field goals by White (24 and 31 yards).
Georgia 0 Arkansas 0
2 10
0 0
0 6
— 2 — 16
AR—Dicus 27-yard pass from Montgomery (White kick) 14:55-2nd Q GA—McKnight tackles Burnett in end zone for safety 9:44-2nd Q AR—White 34-yard field goal 1:59-2nd Q AR—White 24-yard field goal 8:58-4th Q AR—White 31-yard field goal 6:23 4th Q TEAM STATISTICS Arkansas Georgia First Downs 13 13 Rushing Yards 40 75 Passing Yards 185 117 Passes (Att.-Comp.-Int.) 17-39-1 11-31-3 Return Yardage 10 62 Fumbles/Lost 2/2 5/5 Punts 10-33.6 10-38.6 Yards Penalized 4-31 4-25 Rushing Johnson (UGA) Maxwell (AR)
Att. Comp. 39 17 22 9
Receiving Dicus (AR) Whittemore (UGA)
Rec. Yds. TD 12 169 1 5 56 0
2017 SEC Champions
Yds. 185 103
Nebraska turned out to be every bit as good as advertised. ‘‘They were the best team we played all season,’’ said Captain Steve Greer following the Cornhuskers’ 45-6 victory before a sun-baked Sun Bowl crowd of 31,176 in El Paso Dec. 20. The Cornhuskers took advantage of a strong wind to kick four field goals in the exceptionally-long first quarter (scoreboard clock broke and officials admitted afterwards that the first quarter was too long). Trailing 18-0 after the first quarter, Georgia fought back to hold the big and fast Big Eight co-champions scoreless in the second quarter. But the Nebraskans took advantage of six pass interceptions and two fumble recoveries to run up the score, 14 points in the third quarter and 13 in the fourth. Paul Gilbert directed Georgia’s lone TD in the fourth quarter. He completed passes of 16 yards to Charley Whittemore, 11 to Dennis Hughes, then scored himself from the six. Jim McCullough’s PAT kick was wide.
Georgia Nebraska
TD 1 0
0 0 0 6 — 18 0 14 13 —
6 45
UN—Rogers 50-yard field goal-1st Q UN—Rogers 32-yard field goal-1st Q UN—Kinney 10-yard run (kick failed)-1st Q UN—Rogers 42-yard field goal-1st Q UN—Rogers 37-yard field goal-1st Q UN—Green 7-yard pass from Brownson (Rogers kick)-3rd Q UN—Brownson 1-yard run (Rogers kick)-3rd Q UN—Schneiss 1-yard run (kick failed)-4th Q GA—Gilbert 6-yard run (kick failed)-4th Q UN—Taggae 2-yard run (Rogers kick)-4th Q TEAM STATISTICS Nebraska Georgia First Downs 17 11 Rushing Yards 190 55 Passing Yards 165 130 Passes (Att.-Comp.-Int.) 35-18-2 35-11-6 Return Yardage 34 86 Fumbles/Lost 1/0 2/2 Punts 7 (35.6) 10-42.2 Yards Penalized 6-50 3-31 Rushing Green (UN) Paine (UGA)
INDIVIDUAL LEADERS Att. Yds. TD 12 45 0 20 31 0
Passing Montgomery (AR) Cavan (UGA)
Nebraska Too Much for Dogs In 1969 Sun Bowl
INDIVIDUAL LEADERS Att. Yds. TD 13 46 0 13 41 0
Passing Brownson (UN) Gilbert (UGA)
Att. Comp. 18 11 30 10
Receiving Whittemore (UGA) Ingles (UN)
Rec. Yds. TD 5 86 0 4 55 0
2017 Georgia Bulldogs • College Football Playoff Guide
Yds. 109 116
TD 1 0
georgia 81