JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Kirby Smart is pretty sure late Georgia coach Vince Dooley was looking down on the No. 1 Bulldogs on Saturday and probably enjoyed the first half -- but not so much the second -- in a 42-20 victory over the rival Florida Gators.
Dooley, who guided the Bulldogs to a national championship in 1980, died on Friday at his home in Athens, Georgia. He was 90.
"To the Dooleys back home in Athens, I know they are together," Smart said. "It meant a lot for us to win that game for them.