1892 Georgia Bulldogs football team
| 1892 Georgia Bulldogs football | |
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| Conference | Independent |
| 1892 record | 1–1 |
| Head coach | Charles Herty |
| Home stadium | Herty Field |
The 1892 Georgia Bulldogs football team represented the Georgia Bulldogs of the University of Georgia during the 1892 college football season and was its first football team ever fielded. The team completed its inaugural season with a 1–1 record. The Bulldogs played their first inter-collegiate football game in history against Mercer and won by a final score of 50–0. Georgia's second and final game of 1892 was against Auburn, which marked the beginning of a rivalry that would later become known as the Deep South's Oldest Rivalry. This was the Georgia Bulldogs' one and only season under the guidance of head coach Charles Herty, the so-called father of football at Georgia.
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 30 | Mercer* | Herty Field • Athens, GA | W 50–0 | ||||||
| February 20 | vs. Auburn* | Piedmont Park • Atlanta, GA (Deep South's Oldest Rivalry) | L 0–10 | ||||||
*Non-conference game.  Homecoming. | |||||||||
Source:"1892 Football Schedule". georgiadogs.com. Retrieved 2012-12-15.
See also
Sources
- "2010 Georgia Football Media Guide". 2010 Georgia Football Media Guide. georgiadogs.com. 2011. Retrieved 2011-02-24.
- Reed, Thomas Walter (c. 1949). "Athletics at the University from the Beginning Through 1947". History of the University of Georgia. dlg.galileo.usg.edu. pp. 3425–3433. Retrieved 2006-12-21.