1906 Georgia Bulldogs football team

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1906 Georgia Bulldogs football
ConferenceSouthern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
1906 record2–4–1 (2–3–1 SIAA)
Head coach
CaptainDan Sage
Home stadiumHerty Field
Seasons
← 1905
1907 →
1906 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Vanderbilt + 4 0 0 8 1 0
Clemson + 4 0 0 4 0 3
Sewanee 5 1 0 8 1 0
Alabama 3 1 0 5 1 0
Ole Miss 3 2 0 4 2 0
Georgia Tech 3 3 0 6 3 1
Georgia 2 2 1 2 4 1
LSU 0 1 1 2 2 2
Mississippi A&M 0 2 1 2 2 1
Tennessee 0 3 1 1 6 2
Mercer 0 2 0 1 4 0
Tulane 0 2 0 0 4 1
Auburn 0 5 0 1 5 1
Cumberland (TN)        
Nashville        
  • + – Conference co-champions

The 1906 Georgia Bulldogs football team represented the Georgia Bulldogs of the University of Georgia during the 1906 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football season. The Bulldogs completed the season with a 2–4–1 record. Georgia’s only victories in the 1906 season came against Mercer and Auburn.[1] The season included Georgia's third straight loss to Georgia Tech and the seventh straight loss to Clemson. During the 1906 season, the forward pass was legalized and the team tried to use this new play, however, an errant pass contributed to the loss to Davidson. This was the Georgia Bulldogs' first season under the guidance of head coach Bull Whitney.

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
October 13DavidsonL 0–15
October 20at Clemson
L 0–6
November 3at MercerMacon, GAW 55–0
November 10at Georgia TechL 0–17
November 21Tennessee
T 0–0[2]
November 29vs. AuburnMacon, GA (Deep South's Oldest Rivalry)W 4–0
December 2at Savannah A.C.*Savannah, GAL 0–12
  • *Non-conference game

References[]

  1. ^ "1906 Georgia Bulldogs Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 29, 2015.
  2. ^ "Neither score in Athens game". The Atlanta Constitution. November 22, 1906. Retrieved August 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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