1939–40 Georgia Bulldogs basketball team

1939–40 Georgia Bulldogs men's basketball
1939–40 Georgia Bulldogs men's basketball
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Record	20-5 (9-4 SEC)
Head coach	Elmer Lampe (2nd season);
	Seasons ← 1938–39 1940–41 →

Last updated January 30, 2026

The 1939-40 Georgia Bulldogs basketball team represented the University of Georgia during the 1939-40 college men's basketball season. The team captain of the 1939-40 season was Cecil Kelley.^[1]

Schedule

Date time, TV	Opponent	Result	Record	Site city, state
12/20/1939	Buford Semi-Pro	W 50-29	1–0	Athens, GA
12/22/1939	Buford Semi-Pro	W 39-19	2–0	Athens, GA
1/2/1940	Mercer	W 51-41	3–0	Athens, GA
1/3/1940	Chattanooga	W 62-28	4–0	Athens, GA
1/5/1940	South Carolina	W 47-31	5–0	Athens, GA
1/6/1940	at Clemson	W 32-29	6–0
1/9/1940	Sewanee	W 41-25	7–0	Athens, GA
1/10/1940	Albany	W 55-45	8–0	Athens, GA
1/12/1940	at Florida	L 36-45	8–1
1/13/1940	at Florida	L 25-36	8–2
1/16/1940	South Carolina	W 40-33	9–2	Athens, GA
1/19/1940	Ole Miss	W 45-41	10–2	Athens, GA
1/27/1940	at Georgia Tech	W 46-31	11–2
2/1/1940	at Alabama	W 36-22	12–2
2/3/1940	Auburn	W 32-28	13–2	Athens, GA
2/5/1940	at Alabama	L 21-33	13–3
2/9/1940	at Auburn	W 48-47	14–3
2/12/1940	Florida	W 46-36	15–3	Athens, GA
2/13/1940	Florida	W 54-37	16–3	Athens, GA
2/17/1940	Georgia Tech	W 40-31	17–3	Athens, GA
2/25/1940	Tennessee	L 41-48	17–4	Athens, GA
2/28/1940	Auburn	W 48-41	18–4	Athens, GA
2/29/1940	Ole Miss	W 45-28	19–4	Athens, GA
3/1/1940	Alabama	W 30-28	20–4	Athens, GA
3/2/1940	Kentucky	L 43-51	20–5	Athens, GA
*Non-conference game. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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References

↑ "1939-40 Georgia Bulldogs basketball Results" . Retrieved January 28, 2026.
↑ "Georgia Bulldogs Year-by-Year results" . Retrieved January 28, 2026.

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[1] "1939-40 Georgia Bulldogs basketball Results" . Retrieved January 28, 2026.

[2] "Georgia Bulldogs Year-by-Year results" . Retrieved January 28, 2026.

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