1899 Georgia Bulldogs football team

American college football season August 2023 February 2026 1899 Georgia Bulldogs football Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association SIAA 2–3–1 2–3–1 Gordon Saussy 1st W. R. Ritchie Herty Field The 1899 Georgia Bulldogs football team represented the University of Georgia during the 1899 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football season. The team competed as a member of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA) and completed the season with a disappointing 2–3–1 record. However, a season highlight was the third-straight victory over Georgia Tech. 1899 also saw the first meeting between the Georgia Bulldogs and Tennessee (a loss for Georgia). This was the team's first and only season under the guidance of head coach Gordon Saussy. Schedule October 7 w Clemson Herty Field Athens, GA rivalry 10–0 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-savannah-morning-news-georgia-eleven/145713503/ The Savannah Morning News Georgia eleven defeated by the Clemson College boys October 8, 1899 April 20, 2024 Newspapers.com October 21 l y Sewanee Piedmont Park Atlanta, GA 0–12 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-montgomery-advertiser-purple-triumph/145713884/ The Montgomery Advertiser Purple triumphs over Athens October 22, 1899 April 20, 2024 Newspapers.com October 28 w Georgia Tech Herty Field Athens, GA rivalry 33–0 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-macon-telegraph-techs-defeated/145714087/ The Macon Telegraph Techs defeated October 29, 1899 April 20, 2024 Newspapers.com November 11 l y Tennessee Baldwin Park Knoxville, TN rivalry 0–5 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/81075504/tennessee-beats-georgia-eleven/ The Atlanta Constitution Tennessee beats Georgia eleven November 12, 1899 July 8, 2021 Newspapers.com November 18 t y Auburn Piedmont Park Atlanta, GA rivalry 0–0 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-macon-telegraph-auburn-had-game-but/140804103/ The Macon Telegraph Auburn had game but darkness ended the football contest with University of Georgia November 19, 1899 February 12, 2024 Newspapers.com November 30 l y North Carolina Piedmont Park Atlanta, GA 0–5 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-atlanta-journal-georgia-defeated-by/145714323/ The Atlanta Journal Georgia defeated by North Carolina December 1, 1899 April 20, 2024 Newspapers.com http://www.georgiadogs.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/1899-schedule.html Georgia 1899 results georgiadogs.com December 14, 2012 February 4, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140204001255/http://www.georgiadogs.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/1899-schedule.html dead References Georgia Category:Georgia Bulldogs football seasons Georgia Bulldogs football