Georgia football: Top 10 decades in the Bulldogs 125 year history

5. 1970’s (75-38-2)

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Much like another decade that we’ll see later on this list, the seventies could and should be higher. For as great as Georgia played in the 1970’s you’d think that Georgia won multiple SEC titles but Dooley’s Dawgs only won one SEC Championship.

The decade started great with an 11-1 season in 1971 led by Andy Johnson. But a 35-20 loss to Auburn forced the Bulldogs to settle for second place behind Alabama.

Then in 1975, the Bulldogs finished 9-3 and 5-1 in the SEC. That one loss came against Ole Miss and just like in 1971, allowed Alabama to be the lone winner of the SEC.

Georgia finally ended their SEC Championship drought by going 10-2 in 1976 despite finishing 5-1 in the SEC again. Fortunately in 1976, Alabama lost two SEC games so the Bulldogs got to sit alone at no. 1 in the conference. However a loss to no. 1 Pittsburgh in the Sugar Bowl kept Georgia from possibly winning a National Championship.

Georgia made one last run at an SEC title in 1978 with an undefeated conference record. But a 22-22 tie against Auburn once again allowed Alabama to sit alone atop the SEC standings at the years end. Georgia finished 9-2-1 in 1978.

75 wins with not enough championships makes no. 5 the perfect spot for the 1970’s.