1901 Georgia Bulldogs football team

The 1901 Georgia Bulldogs football team was an American football team that represented the University of Georgia during the 1901 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football season. The Bulldogs completed the season with a 1–5–2 record.[1] Georgia's only victory in the 1901 season came in the first game of the season against South Carolina. The two ties came against Auburn and Alabama. The season also included Georgia's third consecutive loss to Sewanee. This was the Georgia Bulldogs' first season under the guidance of head coach Billy Reynolds.

1901 Georgia Bulldogs football
ConferenceSouthern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record1–5–2 (0–3–2 SIAA)
Head coach
CaptainFrank M. Ridley
Home stadiumHerty Field
1901 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Vanderbilt $ 4 –0 –06 –1 –1
Clemson 2 –0 –13 –1 –1
LSU 2 –1 –05 –1 –0
North Carolina 2 –1 –07 –2 –0
Tulane 2 –1 –04 –2 –0
Alabama 2 –1 –22 –1 –2
Auburn 2 –2 –12 –3 –1
Tennessee 1 –1 –23 –3 –2
Mississippi A&M 1 –2 –02 –2 –1
Cumberland (TN) 0 –1 –00 –1 –0
Kentucky State 0 –2 –02 –6 –1
Georgia 0 –3 –21 –5 –2
Ole Miss 0 –4 –02 –4 –0
  • $ – Conference champion

The end of the 1901 season marked the end of the first decade of football at the University of Georgia. In those ten years, the team had eight different coaches and a combined record of 26–23–4, a winning percentage of .528.

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultSource
October 12vs. South Carolina*
W 10–5[2]
October 19at Vanderbilt
L 0–47[3]
October 21at SewaneeSewanee, TNL 0–47[4]
October 26Clemson
L 5–29[5]
November 2vs. North CarolinaAtlanta, GAL 0–27[6]
November 9vs. Alabama
T 0–0[7]
November 15Davidson*
  • Herty Field
  • Athens, GA
L 6–16[8]
November 28vs. AuburnAtlanta, GA (rivalry)T 0–0[9]
  • *Non-conference game

References
  1. "Georgia 2018 Media Guide". University of Georgia. 2018. p. 163.
  2. "Not a bad showing for the Carolinas". The State. October 13, 1901. Retrieved January 23, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Georgia's Waterloo: So Game With Vanderbilt On Dudley Field Proves". The Nashville American. October 20, 1901. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Sewanee 47; Georgia 0". The Nashville American. October 22, 1901. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Clemson Defeats Georgia". The Atlanta Constitution. October 27, 1901. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Tarheels Take Easy Victory From Georgia's Light Team". The Atlanta Constitution. November 3, 1901. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Neither Side Could Score: Alabama and Georgia at Football". The Montgomery Advertiser. November 10, 1901. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Davidson College 16; Georgia University 6". The Atlanta Constitution. November 16, 1901. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Auburn Barely Escapes Defeat From Georgia's Steady On-Rush". The Atlanta Constitution. November 29, 1901. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.


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