The 1892 Georgia Bulldogs football team represented the
Georgia Bulldogs
The Georgia Bulldogs are the athletic teams that represent the University of Georgia. The female athletic teams are sometimes referred to as Lady Bulldogs. The Bulldogs compete in NCAA Division I and are members of the Southeastern Conference ( ...
of the
University of Georgia
, mottoeng = "To teach, to serve, and to inquire into the nature of things.""To serve" was later added to the motto without changing the seal; the Latin motto directly translates as "To teach and to inquire into the nature of things."
, establ ...
during the
1892 college football season
The 1892 college football season was the season of American football played among colleges and universities in the United States during the 1892–93 academic year.
The 1892 Yale Bulldogs football team, led by head coach Walter Camp, compiled a ...
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 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
See also
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List of the first college football game in each US state
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References
Georgia
Georgia most commonly refers to:
* Georgia (country), a country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia
* Georgia (U.S. state), a state in the Southeast United States
Georgia may also refer to:
Places
Historical states and entities
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Georgia Bulldogs football seasons
Georgia Bulldogs football
The Georgia Bulldogs football program represents the University of Georgia in the sport of American football. The Bulldogs compete in the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and the Eastern Div ...
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