1906 Georgia Bulldogs football team

1906 Georgia Bulldogs football
Conference Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
1906 record 2–4–1 (1–3–1 SIAA)
Head coach W. S. Whitney
Home stadium Herty Field
1906 SIAA football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
Vanderbilt + 5 0 0     8 1 0
Clemson + 4 0 1     4 0 3
Sewanee 5 1 0     8 1 0
Alabama 3 1 0     5 1 0
Texas A&M 2 1 0     6 1 0
Ole Miss 3 2 0     4 2 0
Georgia Tech 4 3 0     6 3 1
Texas 1 1 0     9 1 0
Davidson 1 1 1     3 2 2
Georgia 2 3 1     2 4 1
Mississippi A&M 0 2 1     2 2 1
LSU 0 2 1     2 2 2
Mercer 0 2 0     1 4 0
Tulane 0 3 0     0 4 1
Tennessee 0 4 1     1 6 2
Auburn 0 5 0     1 5 1
Nashville            
  • + Conference co-champions

The 1906 Georgia Bulldogs football team represented the Georgia Bulldogs of the University of Georgia during the 1906 college 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

Date Opponent Site Result
10/13/1906 Davidson Herty FieldAthens, GA L 0-15  
10/20/1906 at Clemson Clemson, SC L 0-6  
11/03/1906 at Mercer* Macon, GA W 55-0  
11/10/1906 Georgia Tech Herty Field • Athens (Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate) L 0-17  
11/21/2006 Tennessee Herty Field • Athens T 0-0  
11/29/1906 vs. Auburn Macon, GA (Deep South's Oldest Rivalry) W 4-0  
12/02/1906 at Savannah A.C.* Savannah, GA L 0-12  
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming.

See also

References

  1. "1906 Georgia Bulldogs Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 29, 2015.
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