1899 Georgia Bulldogs football team

The 1899 Georgia Bulldogs football team represented 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
Record2–3–1 (2–3–1 SIAA)
Head coach
CaptainW. R. Ritchie
Home stadiumHerty Field
1899 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Sewanee $ 11 0 012 0 0
Vanderbilt 5 0 07 2 0
Alabama 1 0 03 1 0
Nashville 3 1 03 1 0
Tennessee 2 1 06 2 0
Auburn 2 1 13 1 1
Texas 3 2 06 2 0
North Carolina 1 1 07 3 0
Ole Miss 3 4 03 4 0
Georgia 2 3 12 3 1
Clemson 1 2 04 2 0
Central (KY) 1 2 01 2 0
LSU 1 3 01 4 0
Kentucky State 0 1 05 2 2
SW Presbyterian 0 1 01 1 0
Cumberland (TN) 0 3 00 3 0
Georgia Tech 0 5 00 5 0
Tulane 0 5 00 6 1
  • $ Conference champion

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
October 7ClemsonW 11–0
October 21vs. SewaneeL 0–12
October 28Georgia Tech
W 33–0
November 11at Tennessee
L 0–5[1]
November 18vs. Auburn
T 0–0
November 30vs. North Carolina
  • Piedmont Park
  • Atlanta, GA
L 0–5

[2]

References

  1. "Tennessee beats Georgia eleven". The Atlanta Constitution. November 12, 1899. Retrieved July 8, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Georgia 1899 results". georgiadogs.com. Archived from the original on February 4, 2014. Retrieved December 14, 2012.


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