1895 Georgia Bulldogs football team

1895 Georgia Bulldogs football
Conference Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
1895 record 3–4 (2–4 SIAA)
Head coach Pop Warner
Home stadium Herty Field
1895 SIAA football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
North Carolina $ 3 – 0 – 1     7 – 1 – 1
Vanderbilt 3 – 1 – 0     5 – 3 – 1
Auburn 2 – 1 – 0     2 – 1 – 0
Georgia 2 – 4 – 0     3 – 4 – 0
Tulane 1 – 2 – 0     3 – 2 – 0
Sewanee 0 – 2 – 1     2 – 2 – 1
Alabama 0 – 4 – 0     0 – 4 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1895 Georgia Bulldogs football team represented the Georgia Bulldogs of the University of Georgia during the 1895 college football season. The Bulldogs competed as a member of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA)and completed the season with a 3–4 record, Georgia's first losing season. Georgia's entire student body consisted of 126 students.[1] This was Georgia's first year in the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA), a conference that it founded along with Alabama, Auburn, Georgia Tech, North Carolina and Vanderbilt. Georgia lost twice to North Carolina, the eventual winner of the SIAA in 1895, and played Alabama for the first time.[2] This was the Georgia Bulldogs' first season under the guidance of head coach Pop Warner. Warner was hired at a salary of $34 per week.[3] While at Georgia, Warner also served as a co-coach at Iowa State.[4]

It was in 1895, in the first of the two games between Georgia and North Carolina, in which North Carolina completed the first recorded forward pass,[5] even though the play was illegal at the time. According to John Heisman, the North Carolina quarterback was trying to punt the ball but, because the punt was about to be blocked, he threw the ball instead. Another North Carolina player caught the ball and scored a touchdown on a 70-yard play. Georgia coach Pop Warner complained to the referee that the play was illegal, however, the referee let the play stand because he did not see the pass.[5]

Schedule

Date Opponent Site Result
October 19 Wofford* Herty Field • Athens, GA W 34–0  
October 26 North Carolina Piedmont Park • Atlanta, GA L 0–6  
October 31 North Carolina Piedmont Park • Atlanta, GA L 6–10  
November 2 vs. Alabama Wildwood Park • Columbus, GA W 30–6  
November 18 Sewanee Piedmont Park • Atlanta, GA W 22–0  
November 23 at Vanderbilt Dudley Field • Nashville, TN L 0–6  
November 28 vs. Auburn Piedmont Park • Atlanta, GA (Deep South's Oldest Rivalry) L 6–16  
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming.

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See also

References

  1. ↑ Reed, Thomas Walter (c. 1949). "Chapter XI: The Administration of Chancellor William E. Boggs Through the Session of 1898". History of the University of Georgia. Athens, Georgia: University of Georgia. p. 1696.
  2. ↑ "Alabama All-Time Vs Georgia". prideofthetide.com. 2006. Retrieved 2011-07-12.
  3. ↑ Reed, Thomas Walter (c. 1949). "Chapter XVII: Athletics at the University from the Beginning Through 1947". History of the University of Georgia. Athens, Georgia: University of Georgia.
  4. ↑ 2006 Iowas State Cyclone Football, page 136
  5. 1 2 "Tar Heels Credited with Throwing First Forward Pass". Tar Heel Times. tarheeltimes.com. Archived from the original on 2006-12-19. Retrieved 2011-07-12.
  6. ↑ "Georgia 1895 results". georgiadogs.com. Retrieved 2011-07-12.
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