1898 Georgia Bulldogs football team

American college football season August 2023 February 2026 1898 Georgia Bulldogs football Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association SIAA 4–2 3–1 Charles McCarthy 2nd H. S. Walden Herty Field The 1898 Georgia Bulldogs football team represented the University of Georgia during the 1898 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football season. The Bulldogs competed as a member of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA) and compiled a 4–2 record. The team got off to 4–0 start that included a second straight victory over Georgia Tech, but finished with losses to Auburn and North Carolina. 1898 also marked the first time the Bulldogs beat Vanderbilt in three tries. This was the team's second and final season under the guidance of head coach Charles McCarthy. The backfield was led by quarterbacks "Kid" Huff and F. K. McCutcheon, and fullback A. Clarence Jones, one of the south's best punters. Jones was selected All-Southern by W. A. Lambeth of Virginia. Quarterback Huff saved a touchdown in the Vanderbilt game when he tackled the large Wallace Crutchfield. Schedule October 8 w Clemson Herty Field Athens, GA rivalry 20–8 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-atlanta-journal-georgia-defeats-clem/146224241/ The Atlanta Journal Georgia defeats Clemson College October 10, 1898 April 28, 2024 Newspapers.com October 15 w y Atlanta Athletic Club Herty Field Athens, GA 14–0 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-atlanta-journal-georgia-defeats-atla/146224429/ The Atlanta Journal Georgia defeats Atlanta's team October 17, 1898 April 28, 2024 Newspapers.com October 22 w Georgia Tech Herty Field Athens, GA rivalry 15–0 October 24, 1898 University Defeats Techs The Atlanta Constitution Atlanta, Georgia October 29 w y Vanderbilt Piedmont Park Atlanta, GA rivalry 4–0 2,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-tennessean-fast-work-wins-it-fleetn/146224679/ The Nashville American Fast work wins it; Fleetness of the Georgia players defeats Vanderbilt's eleven there October 30, 1898 April 28, 2024 Newspapers.com November 12 l y y North Carolina Central City Park Macon, GA 44–0 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-washington-post-carolina-defeats-geo/146224821/ The Washington Post Carolina defeats Georgia November 13, 1898 April 28, 2024 Newspapers.com November 24 l y Auburn Piedmont Park Atlanta, GA rivalry 18–17 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-times-democrat-auburn-pluck-too-much/140803216/ The Times-Democrat Auburn pluck too much for Georgia November 25, 1898 February 12, 2024 Newspapers.comhttps://www.newspapers.com/article/the-montgomery-advertiser-auburns-fast/140803337/ The Montgomery Advertiser Auburn's fast team too much for Georgia and the captain of that team laid down and took his men off the field November 25, 1898 February 12, 2024 Newspapers.com http://www.georgiadogs.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/1898-schedule.html Georgia 1898 results georgiadogs.com December 14, 2012 February 4, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140204001131/http://www.georgiadogs.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/1898-schedule.html dead References Georgia Category:Georgia Bulldogs football seasons Georgia Bulldogs football