The 1899 Georgia Bulldogs football team represented the

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of the

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during the 1899 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football season. The team competed as a member of the

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(SIAA) and completed the season with a disappointing 2–3–1 record. However, a season highlight was the third-straight victory over

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. 1899 also saw the first meeting between the Georgia Bulldogs and

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(a loss for Georgia). This was the team's first and only season under the guidance of head coach

Gordon Saussy Gordon Saussy (February 14, 1872 – December 12, 1952) was an American football player and coach and a local politician from Georgia. He served as the head coach at the University of Georgia for one season in 1899, compiling a record of 2–3– ...

. The 1890s saw the football program at Georgia get a good start. Through the eight seasons that the Bulldogs played in the 1890s, Georgia had a cumulative record of 23–14–2, a winning percentage of .

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Georgia Bulldogs football seasons

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