1911 Georgia Bulldogs football team

1911 Georgia Bulldogs football
Conference Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
1911 record 7–1–1 (5–1–1 SIAA)
Head coach W. A. Cunningham (1st season)
Captain George Cecil Woodruff
Home stadium Sanford Field
1911 SIAA football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Vanderbilt $ 5 0 0  8 1 0
Auburn 4 0 1  4 2 1
Georgia 5 1 1  7 1 1
Georgia Tech 5 2 1  6 2 1
LSU 2 1 0  6 3 0
Mississippi A&M 5 2 1  7 2 1
Alabama 2 2 2  5 2 2
Ole Miss 2 2 0  6 3 0
Tulane 3 3 0  5 3 1
Sewanee 2 3 0  6 3 1
Clemson 2 4 0  3 5 0
The Citadel 1 1 0  5 2 2
Mercer 2 5 0  4 6 1
Tennessee 0 2 0  3 4 2
Mississippi College 0 4 0  1 5 0
Howard 0 6 0  1 6 1
  • $ Conference champion

The 1911 Georgia Bulldogs football team represented the Georgia Bulldogs of the University of Georgia during the 1911 college football season. The Bulldogs completed the season with a 7–1–1 record.[1] The only blemishes on the season were a loss to Vanderbilt and a tie with Auburn. Vanderbilt went on to win its second straight SIAA conference title. The season provided second consecutive victories over Alabama and Georgia Tech and the first victory in a number of years against Sewanee. The captain of the 1911 team and one of the star players was quarterback George Cecil Woodruff. Woodruff became the third Georgia player to later become head coach of the Bulldogs when he assumed that role in 1923.

The 1911 season was Georgia's 20th football season. After 20 years of football, the Bulldogs had played 127 games and had a 60–55–12 record (.520 winning percentage).

Schedule

Date Opponent Site Result
September 30 Alabama Presbyterian* Sanford FieldAthens, Georgia W 51–0  
October 7 South Carolina* Sanford Field • Athens, Georgia (Rivalry) W 38–0  
October 14 at Alabama Birmingham FairgroundsBirmingham, Alabama W 11–3  
October 21 Sewanee Sanford Field • Athens, Georgia W 12–3  
October 28 Mercer Sanford Field • Athens, Georgia W 8–5  
November 4 at Vanderbilt Dudley FieldNashville, Tennessee (Rivalry) L 0–17  
November 9 Clemson Augusta, Georgia (Rivalry) W 22–0  
November 18 at Georgia Tech Ponce de Leon ParkAtlanta (Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate) W 5–0  
November 29 vs. Auburn Savannah, Georgia (Deep South's Oldest Rivalry) T 0–0  
*Non-conference game.

References

  1. "1911 Georgia Bulldogs Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 29, 2015.


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