1899 Georgia Bulldogs football team

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1899 Georgia Bulldogs football
ConferenceSouthern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
1899 record2–3–1 (2–3–1 SIAA)
Head coach
CaptainW. R. Ritchie
Home stadiumHerty Field
Seasons
← 1898
1900 →
1899 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   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 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.

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[]

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
October 7ClemsonW 11–0
October 21SewaneeAtlanta, GAL 0–12
October 28Georgia Tech
W 33–0
November 11at Tennessee
L 0–5[1]
November 18vs. AuburnAtlanta, GA (rivalry)T 0–0
November 30North CarolinaAtlanta, GAL 0–5

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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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