1959 Georgia Bulldogs football team

The 1959 Georgia Bulldogs football team represented the University of Georgia as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1959 NCAA University Division football season. Led by 21st-year head coach Wally Butts, the Bulldogs compiled an overall record of 10–1 with a mark of 7–0 in conference play, and finished as SEC champion.

The Bulldogs won nine games in the regular season and lost only once, an early-season non-conference loss to South Carolina. Georgia's perfect conference record of 7–0, combined with conference losses by pre-season favorites LSU and Ole Miss, was enough to give the Bulldogs the Southeastern Conference championship. They also earned a trip to the Orange Bowl, where they defeated Missouri 14–0.

The highlight of the regular season was a come-from-behind win over Auburn to clinch the championship. Trailing the Tigers 13–7 with less than 40 seconds left in the game, The Bulldogs scored on a fourth-down fourteen-yard touchdown pass from quarterback Fran Tarkenton to End Bill Herron. Kicker Durward Pennington converted the extra point and Georgia won the game by a score of 14–13.

Roster

 * QB Fran Tarkenton, Jr.
 * G Pat Dye Jr.
 * HB Fred Brown Jr.
 * HB/P Bobby Walden Jr.-
 * K Durward Pennington Soph.
 * FB Bill Godfrey Soph.
 * E Jimmy Vickers
 * E Aaron Box
 * E Bill Herron
 * QB Charley Britt Sr.
 * C 'Dude' Thompson Sr.
 * Fred Farah Sr.
 * G Billy Roland
 * HB Don Soberdash Sr. (Team Captain)