Consensus national champion SEC champion Sugar Bowl champion
Sugar Bowl, W 17–10 vs. Notre Dame
Conference
Southeastern Conference
Ranking
Coaches
No. 1
AP
No. 1
Record
12–0 (6–0 SEC)
Head coach
Vince Dooley (17th season)
Offensive coordinator
George Haffner (1st season)
Offensive scheme
I formation
Defensive coordinator
Erk Russell (17th season)
Base defense
4–4
Home stadium
Sanford Stadium
Seasons
← 1979
1981 →
1980 Southeastern Conference football standings
v
t
e
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
No. 1 Georgia $
6
–
0
–
0
12
–
0
–
0
No. 19 Mississippi State
5
–
1
–
0
9
–
3
–
0
No. 6 Alabama
5
–
1
–
0
10
–
2
–
0
LSU
4
–
2
–
0
7
–
4
–
0
Florida
4
–
2
–
0
8
–
4
–
0
Tennessee
3
–
3
–
0
5
–
6
–
0
Ole Miss
2
–
4
–
0
3
–
8
–
0
Kentucky
1
–
5
–
0
3
–
8
–
0
Auburn
0
–
6
–
0
5
–
6
–
0
Vanderbilt
0
–
6
–
0
2
–
9
–
0
$ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll
The 1980 Georgia Bulldogs football team represented the Georgia Bulldogs of the University of Georgia during the 1980 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Bulldogs completed the season with a 12–0 record. The Bulldogs had a regular season Southeastern Conference (SEC) record of 6–0. The Bulldogs completed their season with a 17–10 victory over Notre Dame in the Sugar Bowl.
The team was named national champion by NCAA-designated major selectors of Associated Press, Berryman, Billingsley, Football News, Football Writers, Helms, National Championship Foundation, National Football Foundation, Poling System, Sporting News, and UPI (coaches), while co-champion by Rothman and Sagarin (ELO-Chess), resulting in a consensus national champion designation.[1]
^2017 NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision Records(PDF). Indianapolis: The National Collegiate Athletic Association. July 2017. pp. 114, 120. Retrieved January 24, 2018.
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