1899 Georgia Bulldogs football team

1899 Georgia Bulldogs football
Conference Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
1899 record 2–3–1 (2–2–1 SIAA)
Head coach Gordon Saussy (1st season)
Captain W. R. Ritchie
Home stadium Herty Field
1899 SIAA football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Sewanee $ 11 0 0  12 0 0
Vanderbilt 5 0 0  7 2 0
Alabama 1 0 0  3 1 0
Nashville 3 1 0  3 1 0
Tennessee 2 1 0  6 2 0
Auburn 2 1 1  3 1 1
Texas 3 2 0  6 2 0
Georgia 2 2 1  2 3 1
Ole Miss 3 4 0  3 4 0
Clemson 1 2 0  4 2 0
Central 1 2 0  1 2 0
LSU 1 3 0  1 4 0
Kentucky State 0 1 0  5 2 2
SW Presbyterian 0 1 0  1 1 0
Cumberland 0 3 0  0 3 0
Georgia Tech 0 5 0  0 5 0
Tulane 0 5 0  0 6 1
  • $ Conference champion

The 1899 Georgia Bulldogs football team represented the Georgia Bulldogs of the University of Georgia during the 1899 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football season. The team competed as a member of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA) and completed the season with a disappointing 2–3–1 record. However, a season highlight was the third-straight victory over Georgia Tech. 1899 also saw the first meeting between the Georgia Bulldogs and Tennessee (a loss for Georgia). This was the team's first and only season under the guidance of head coach Gordon Saussy.

The 1890s saw the football program at Georgia get a good start. Through the eight seasons that the Bulldogs played in the 1890s, Georgia had a cumulative record of 23–14–2, a winning percentage of .615.

Schedule

Date Opponent Site Result
October 7 Clemson Herty FieldAthens, GA (Rivalry) W 11–0  
October 21 Sewanee Atlanta, GA L 0–12  
October 28 Georgia Tech Herty Field • Athens, GA (Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate) W 33–0  
November 11 at Tennessee Waite FieldKnoxville, TN (Rivalry) L 0–5  
November 18 vs. Auburn Atlanta, GA (Deep South's Oldest Rivalry) T 0–0  
November 30 North Carolina* Atlanta, GA L 0–5  
*Non-conference game.

[1]

References

  1. "Georgia 1899 results". georgiadogs.com. Retrieved December 14, 2012.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.