1906 Georgia Bulldogs football team

1906 Georgia Bulldogs football
Conference Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
1906 record 2–4–1 (2–3–1 SIAA)
Head coach George S. Whitney (1st season)
Captain Dan Sage
Home stadium Herty Field
1906 SIAA football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Vanderbilt + 5 0 0  8 1 0
Clemson + 4 0 1  4 0 3
Sewanee 5 1 0  8 1 0
Alabama 3 1 0  5 1 0
Texas A&M 2 1 0  6 1 0
Ole Miss 3 2 0  4 2 0
Georgia Tech 4 3 0  6 3 1
Texas 1 1 0  9 1 0
Davidson 1 1 1  3 2 2
Georgia 2 3 1  2 4 1
Mississippi A&M 0 2 1  2 2 1
LSU 0 2 1  2 2 2
Mercer 0 2 0  1 4 0
Tennessee 0 3 1  1 6 2
Tulane 0 3 0  0 4 1
Auburn 0 5 0  1 5 1
Cumberland         
Nashville         
  • + Conference co-champions

The 1906 Georgia Bulldogs football team represented the Georgia Bulldogs of the University of Georgia during the 1906 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football season. The Bulldogs completed the season with a 2–4–1 record. Georgia’s only victories in the 1906 season came against Mercer and Auburn.[1] The season included Georgia's third straight loss to Georgia Tech and the seventh straight loss to Clemson. During the 1906 season, the forward pass was legalized and the team tried to use this new play, however, an errant pass contributed to the loss to Davidson. This was the Georgia Bulldogs' first season under the guidance of head coach Bull Whitney.

Schedule

Date Opponent Site Result
October 13 Davidson Herty FieldAthens, GA L 0–15  
October 20 at Clemson Bowman Field • Calhoun, SC (Rivalry) L 0–6  
November 3 at Mercer Macon, GA W 55–0  
November 10 at Georgia Tech The Flats • Atlanta, GA (Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate) L 0–17  
November 21 Tennessee Herty Field • Athens, GA (Rivalry) T 0–0  
November 29 vs. Auburn Macon, GA (Deep South's Oldest Rivalry) W 4–0  
December 2 at Savannah A.C.* Savannah, GA L 0–12  
*Non-conference game.

References

  1. "1906 Georgia Bulldogs Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 29, 2015.
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