1899 Georgia Bulldogs football team

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.

1899 Georgia Bulldogs football
ConferenceSouthern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
1899 record2–3–1 (2–3–1 SIAA)
Head coach
CaptainW. R. Ritchie
Home stadiumHerty Field
1899 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association 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
North Carolina 1 1 0  7 3 0
Ole Miss 3 4 0  3 4 0
Georgia 2 3 1  2 3 1
Clemson 1 2 0  4 2 0
Central (KY) 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 (TN) 0 3 0  0 3 0
Georgia Tech 0 5 0  0 5 0
Tulane 0 5 0  0 6 1
  • $ Conference champion

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

DateOpponentSiteResult
October 7ClemsonW 11–0
October 21SewaneeAtlanta, GAL 0–12
October 28Georgia Tech
W 33–0
November 11at TennesseeL 0–5
November 18vs. AuburnAtlanta, GA (rivalry)T 0–0
November 30North CarolinaAtlanta, GAL 0–5

[1]

References

  1. "Georgia 1899 results". georgiadogs.com. Archived from the original on February 4, 2014. 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.