<Tr> <Td> Georgia--Tennessee football rivalry </Td> <Td> Tennessee Volunteers </Td> <Td> 47 </Td> <Td> 1899 </Td> <Td> 2017 </Td> <Td> 22 </Td> <Td> 23 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td>. 478 </Td> <Td> 1 win </Td> <Td> 2017, 41--0 </Td> </Tr> <P> The Bulldogs have played in 54 bowl games, tied for second all - time . UGA has a bowl record of 31--20--3 . Their 31 wins rank the Dawgs third all - time in bowl wins . They have played in a record 17 different bowls including appearances in five of the New Years Six Bowl Games (2 Rose, 3 Orange, 3 Cotton, 5 Peach and 9 Sugar Bowls) and an appearance in the 2018 College Football Playoff National Championship . </P> <Table> Georgia Bulldogs bowl games by year <Tr> <Th> W / L / T </Th> <Th> Date </Th> <Th> Bowl </Th> <Th> Opponent </Th> <Th> PF </Th> <Th> PA </Th> <Th> Coach </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> 1942 - 01 - 01 </Td> <Td> Orange Bowl </Td> <Td> TCU </Td> <Td> 40 </Td> <Td> 26 </Td> <Td> Wally Butts </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> 1943 - 01 - 01 </Td> <Td> Rose Bowl </Td> <Td> UCLA </Td> <Td> 9 </Td> <Td> 0 </Td> <Td> Wally Butts </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> 1946 - 01 - 01 </Td> <Td> Oil Bowl </Td> <Td> Tulsa </Td> <Td> 20 </Td> <Td> 6 </Td> <Td> Wally Butts </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> 1947 - 01 - 01 </Td> <Td> Sugar Bowl </Td> <Td> North Carolina </Td> <Td> 20 </Td> <Td> 10 </Td> <Td> Wally Butts </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> 1948 - 01 - 01 </Td> <Td> Gator Bowl </Td> <Td> Maryland </Td> <Td> 20 </Td> <Td> 20 </Td> <Td> Wally Butts </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> 1949 - 01 - 01 </Td> <Td> Orange Bowl </Td> <Td> Texas </Td> <Td> 28 </Td> <Td> 41 </Td> <Td> Wally Butts </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> 1950 - 12 - 09 </Td> <Td> Presidential Cup </Td> <Td> Texas A&M </Td> <Td> 20 </Td> <Td> 40 </Td> <Td> Wally Butts </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> 1960 - 01 - 01 </Td> <Td> Orange Bowl </Td> <Td> Missouri </Td> <Td> 14 </Td> <Td> 0 </Td> <Td> Wally Butts </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="7"> Wally Butts's bowl record: 5--2--1 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> 1964 - 12 - 26 </Td> <Td> Sun Bowl </Td> <Td> Texas Tech </Td> <Td> 7 </Td> <Td> 0 </Td> <Td> Vince Dooley </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> 1966 - 12 - 31 </Td> <Td> Cotton Bowl Classic </Td> <Td> SMU </Td> <Td> 24 </Td> <Td> 9 </Td> <Td> Vince Dooley </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> 1967 - 12 - 16 </Td> <Td> Liberty Bowl </Td> <Td> NC State </Td> <Td> 7 </Td> <Td> 14 </Td> <Td> Vince Dooley </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> 1969 - 01 - 01 </Td> <Td> Sugar Bowl </Td> <Td> Arkansas </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 16 </Td> <Td> Vince Dooley </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> 1969 - 12 - 20 </Td> <Td> Sun Bowl </Td> <Td> Nebraska </Td> <Td> 6 </Td> <Td> 45 </Td> <Td> Vince Dooley </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> 1971 - 12 - 31 </Td> <Td> Gator Bowl </Td> <Td> North Carolina </Td> <Td> 7 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Vince Dooley </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> 1973 - 12 - 28 </Td> <Td> Peach Bowl </Td> <Td> Maryland </Td> <Td> 17 </Td> <Td> 16 </Td> <Td> Vince Dooley </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> 1974 - 12 - 21 </Td> <Td> Tangerine Bowl </Td> <Td> Miami (Ohio) </Td> <Td> 10 </Td> <Td> 21 </Td> <Td> Vince Dooley </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> 1976 - 01 - 01 </Td> <Td> Cotton Bowl Classic </Td> <Td> Arkansas </Td> <Td> 10 </Td> <Td> 31 </Td> <Td> Vince Dooley </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> 1977 - 01 - 01 </Td> <Td> Sugar Bowl </Td> <Td> Pittsburgh </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 27 </Td> <Td> Vince Dooley </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> 1978 - 12 - 31 </Td> <Td> Astro - Bluebonnet Bowl </Td> <Td> Stanford </Td> <Td> 22 </Td> <Td> 25 </Td> <Td> Vince Dooley </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> 1981 - 01 - 01 </Td> <Td> Sugar Bowl </Td> <Td> Notre Dame </Td> <Td> 17 </Td> <Td> 10 </Td> <Td> Vince Dooley </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> 1982 - 01 - 01 </Td> <Td> Sugar Bowl </Td> <Td> Pittsburgh </Td> <Td> 20 </Td> <Td> 24 </Td> <Td> Vince Dooley </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> 1983 - 01 - 01 </Td> <Td> Sugar Bowl </Td> <Td> Penn State </Td> <Td> 23 </Td> <Td> 27 </Td> <Td> Vince Dooley </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> 1984 - 01 - 01 </Td> <Td> Cotton Bowl Classic </Td> <Td> Texas </Td> <Td> 10 </Td> <Td> 9 </Td> <Td> Vince Dooley </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> 1984 - 12 - 22 </Td> <Td> Citrus Bowl </Td> <Td> Florida State </Td> <Td> 17 </Td> <Td> 17 </Td> <Td> Vince Dooley </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> 1985 - 12 - 28 </Td> <Td> Sun Bowl </Td> <Td> Arizona </Td> <Td> 13 </Td> <Td> 13 </Td> <Td> Vince Dooley </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> 1986 - 12 - 23 </Td> <Td> Hall of Fame Bowl </Td> <Td> Boston College </Td> <Td> 24 </Td> <Td> 27 </Td> <Td> Vince Dooley </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> 1987 - 12 - 29 </Td> <Td> Liberty Bowl </Td> <Td> Arkansas </Td> <Td> 20 </Td> <Td> 17 </Td> <Td> Vince Dooley </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> 1989 - 01 - 01 </Td> <Td> Gator Bowl </Td> <Td> Michigan State </Td> <Td> 34 </Td> <Td> 27 </Td> <Td> Vince Dooley </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="7"> Vince Dooley's bowl record: 8--10--2 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> 1989 - 12 - 30 </Td> <Td> Peach Bowl </Td> <Td> Syracuse </Td> <Td> 18 </Td> <Td> 19 </Td> <Td> Ray Goff </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> 1991 - 12 - 29 </Td> <Td> Independence Bowl </Td> <Td> Arkansas </Td> <Td> 24 </Td> <Td> 15 </Td> <Td> Ray Goff </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> 1993 - 01 - 01 </Td> <Td> Florida Citrus Bowl </Td> <Td> Ohio State </Td> <Td> 21 </Td> <Td> 14 </Td> <Td> Ray Goff </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> 1995 - 12 - 30 </Td> <Td> Peach Bowl </Td> <Td> Virginia </Td> <Td> 27 </Td> <Td> 34 </Td> <Td> Ray Goff </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="7"> Ray Goff's bowl record: 2--2 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> 1998 - 01 - 01 </Td> <Td> Outback Bowl </Td> <Td> Wisconsin </Td> <Td> 33 </Td> <Td> 6 </Td> <Td> Jim Donnan </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> 1998 - 12 - 30 </Td> <Td> Peach Bowl </Td> <Td> Virginia </Td> <Td> 35 </Td> <Td> 33 </Td> <Td> Jim Donnan </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> 2000 - 01 - 01 </Td> <Td> Outback Bowl </Td> <Td> Purdue </Td> <Td> 28 </Td> <Td> 25 </Td> <Td> Jim Donnan </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> 2000 - 12 - 24 </Td> <Td> Oahu Bowl </Td> <Td> Virginia </Td> <Td> 37 </Td> <Td> 14 </Td> <Td> Jim Donnan </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="7"> Jim Donnan's bowl record: 4--0 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> 2001 - 12 - 28 </Td> <Td> Music City Bowl </Td> <Td> Boston College </Td> <Td> 16 </Td> <Td> 20 </Td> <Td> Mark Richt </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> 2003 - 01 - 01 </Td> <Td> Sugar Bowl </Td> <Td> Florida State </Td> <Td> 26 </Td> <Td> 13 </Td> <Td> Mark Richt </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> 2004 - 01 - 01 </Td> <Td> Capital One Bowl </Td> <Td> Purdue </Td> <Td> 34 </Td> <Td> 27 </Td> <Td> Mark Richt </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> 2005 - 01 - 01 </Td> <Td> Outback Bowl </Td> <Td> Wisconsin </Td> <Td> 24 </Td> <Td> 21 </Td> <Td> Mark Richt </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> 2006 - 01 - 01 </Td> <Td> Sugar Bowl </Td> <Td> West Virginia </Td> <Td> 35 </Td> <Td> 38 </Td> <Td> Mark Richt </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> 2006 - 12 - 30 </Td> <Td> Chick - fil - A Bowl </Td> <Td> Virginia Tech </Td> <Td> 31 </Td> <Td> 24 </Td> <Td> Mark Richt </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> 2008 - 01 - 01 </Td> <Td> Sugar Bowl </Td> <Td> Hawaii </Td> <Td> 41 </Td> <Td> 10 </Td> <Td> Mark Richt </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> 2009 - 01 - 01 </Td> <Td> Capital One Bowl </Td> <Td> Michigan State </Td> <Td> 24 </Td> <Td> 12 </Td> <Td> Mark Richt </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> 2009 - 12 - 28 </Td> <Td> Independence Bowl </Td> <Td> Texas A&M </Td> <Td> 44 </Td> <Td> 20 </Td> <Td> Mark Richt </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> 2010 - 12 - 31 </Td> <Td> Liberty Bowl </Td> <Td> Central Florida </Td> <Td> 6 </Td> <Td> 10 </Td> <Td> Mark Richt </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> 2012 - 01 - 02 </Td> <Td> Outback Bowl </Td> <Td> Michigan State </Td> <Td> 30 </Td> <Td> 33 </Td> <Td> Mark Richt </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> 2013 - 01 - 01 </Td> <Td> Capital One Bowl </Td> <Td> Nebraska </Td> <Td> 45 </Td> <Td> 31 </Td> <Td> Mark Richt </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> 2014 - 01 - 01 </Td> <Td> Gator Bowl </Td> <Td> Nebraska </Td> <Td> 19 </Td> <Td> 24 </Td> <Td> Mark Richt </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> 2014 - 12 - 30 </Td> <Td> Belk Bowl </Td> <Td> Louisville </Td> <Td> 37 </Td> <Td> 14 </Td> <Td> Mark Richt </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="7"> Mark Richt's bowl record: 9--5 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> 2016 - 01 - 02 </Td> <Td> TaxSlayer Bowl </Td> <Td> Penn State </Td> <Td> 24 </Td> <Td> 17 </Td> <Td> Bryan McClendon (interim) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="7"> Bryan McClendon's bowl record: 1--0 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> 2016 - 12 - 30 </Td> <Td> Liberty Bowl </Td> <Td> TCU </Td> <Td> 31 </Td> <Td> 23 </Td> <Td> Kirby Smart </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> 2018 - 01 - 01 </Td> <Td> Rose Bowl </Td> <Td> Oklahoma </Td> <Td> 54 </Td> <Td> 48 </Td> <Td> Kirby Smart </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> 2018 - 01 - 08 </Td> <Td> CFP National Championship </Td> <Td> Alabama </Td> <Td> 23 </Td> <Td> 26 </Td> <Td> Kirby Smart </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="7"> Kirby Smart's bowl record: 2--1 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="7"> Overall bowl record: 31--20--3 </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th> W / L / T </Th> <Th> Date </Th> <Th> Bowl </Th> <Th> Opponent </Th> <Th> PF </Th> <Th> PA </Th> <Th> Coach </Th> </Tr>

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