Biggest Impacts in UGA History

Bryan Lynn-USA TODAY Sports It’s easy to talk about the great moments in Georgia football history. But what about ones that made the most impact.

In other words - if not for one event, something significant, good and bad does not happen for the Dawgs.

Here’s a few of the top ones.

Hiring of Joel Eaves

Anything significant that happened for Georgia football into the late 1970s was a credit to one person - Joel Eaves. The Bulldogs athletics director from 1963 to 1979, his hiring of Vince Dooley as head coach laid the groundwork for any and all fortunes, including of course the 1980 season.

Erk comes to Athens

A defining characteristic of Georgia’s teams, among others, was being tough defensively.…