1989 Georgia Bulldogs football team

The 1989 Georgia Bulldogs football team represented the University of Georgia as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1989 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by first-year head coach Ray Goff, the Bulldogs compiled an overall record of 6–6, with a mark of 4–3 in conference play, and finished tied for fifth in the SEC.^[1]

1989 Georgia Bulldogs football
Peach Bowl, L 18–19 vs. Syracuse
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Record	6–6 (4–3 SEC)
Head coach	Ray Goff (1st season)
Offensive coordinator	George Haffner (10th season)
Offensive scheme	Multiple
Defensive coordinator	Richard Bell (1st season)
Base defense	3–4
Home stadium	Sanford Stadium
Seasons ← 1988 1990 →

1989 Southeastern Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 5 Tennessee +	6	–	1	–	0			11	–	1	–	0
No. 9 Alabama +	6	–	1	–	0			10	–	2	–	0
No. 6 Auburn +	6	–	1	–	0			10	–	2	–	0
Florida	4	–	3	–	0			7	–	5	–	0
Ole Miss	4	–	3	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
Georgia	4	–	3	–	0			6	–	6	–	0
Kentucky	2	–	5	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
LSU	2	–	5	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Mississippi State	1	–	6	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Vanderbilt	0	–	7	–	0			1	–	10	–	0
+ – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 16	12:30 p.m.	Baylor*		Sanford Stadium Athens, GA	TBS	W 15–3	82,007	[2]
September 23	1:00 p.m.	Mississippi State		Sanford Stadium Athens, GA		W 23–6	82,122	[3]
September 30	1:00 p.m.	South Carolina*	No. 23	Sanford Stadium Athens, GA (rivalry)		L 20–24	80,961	[4]
October 7	7:00 p.m.	at No. 6 Tennessee		Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN (rivalry)	ESPN	L 14–17	96,058	[5]
October 14	12:30 p.m.	at Ole Miss		Vaught–Hemingway Stadium Oxford, MS	TBS	L 13–17	31,000	[6]
October 21	2:00 p.m.	at Vanderbilt		Vanderbilt Stadium Nashville, TN (rivalry)		W 35–16	40,691	[7]
October 28	1:00 p.m.	Kentucky		Sanford Stadium Athens, GA		W 34–23	81,987	[8]
November 4	1:00 p.m.	Temple*		Sanford Stadium Athens, GA		W 37–10	80,011	[9]
November 11	12:30 p.m.	vs. No. 20 Florida		Gator Bowl Jacksonville, FL (rivalry)	TBS	W 17–10	81,577	[10]
November 18	12:30 p.m.	No. 10 Auburn		Sanford Stadium Athens, GA (rivalry)	TBS	L 3–20	82,122	[11]
December 2	1:00 p.m.	at Georgia Tech*		Bobby Dodd Stadium Atlanta, GA (rivalry)		L 22–33	46,064	[12]
December 30	2:30 p.m.	vs. Syracuse*		Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium Atlanta, GA (Peach Bowl)	ABC	L 18–19	44,911	[13]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

Roster

1989 Georgia Bulldogs football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class TE 85 Chris Broom RB 7 Rodney Hampton Jr	Defense Pos. # Name Class LB 44 John Allen So DT 95 Bill Goldberg Sr SS 25 David Hargett Jr LB 57 Mo Lewis Jr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class P 1 Joey Hester Sr K 3 John Kasay Jr	Head coach Ray Goff Coordinators/assistant coaches Joe Hollis (Offensive line) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt

Team players drafted into the NFL

The following players were drafted into professional football following the season.

Player	Position	Round	Pick	Franchise
Bill Goldberg	Linebacker	11	301	Los Angeles Rams

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