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Head Coach: Jim Donnan Donnan's Dogs Show PromiseThough inconsistency and turnovers plagued the Bulldogs throughout the season, Jim Donnan's first Georgia team still showed the promise of what hopefully lies ahead by defeating two of its three biggest rivals, Auburn and Georgia Tech, and topping stubborn Vanderbilt by a greater margin than Notre Dame, Alabama, Tennessee or Florida. Turnovers may have been the Bulldogs' most difficult obstacle during the season. When Georgia took care of the football, it showed the ability to defeat, or for certain compete with, anyone. Turn it over, and the result could be a loss to almost anyone. Pinpointing the reasons for the inconsistency is almost impossible and could be related to any or all of a variety of factors, including the transition to a new system, new coaches, new philosophy, and in general a new way of doing things. In general, growing pains. But through it all, the Bulldogs had their days, hopefully indicative of how things will be. The Auburn victory may have been the game of the year in college football as Georgia rallied from a 28-7 deficit to defeat the Tigers, 56-49, in four thrilling over-time periods on the plains of Auburn and in front of a CBS television audience. Georgia came back two weeks later to defeat Georgia Tech, 19-10, giving the Bulldogs their sixth straight victory over the Yellow Jackets. Honors
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