1892 Georgia Bulldogs football team

American college football season August 2023 February 2026 1892 Georgia Bulldogs football UGAFootballTeam1892.jpg 285 Team photo of the 1892 squad Independent 1–1 Charles Herty 1st A. O. Halsey Herty Field none The 1892 Georgia Bulldogs football team represented 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 1892 Mercer Bears 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 January 30 w Mercer Herty Field Athens, GA 50–0 1,500 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-atlanta-constitution/132339965/ The Atlanta Constitution The University colors wave triumphantly over Mercer January 31, 1892 July 22, 2025 Newspapers.com February 20 l y Auburn Piedmont Park Atlanta, GA rivalry 0–10 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-atlanta-constitution/3213129/ The Atlanta Constitution "Old Alabam" she whips the great inter-collegiate football fight February 21, 1892 July 22, 2025 Newspapers.com http://www.georgiadogs.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/1892-schedule.html 1892 Football Schedule georgiadogs.com December 15, 2012 February 3, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140203230750/http://www.georgiadogs.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/1892-schedule.html dead See also List of the first college football game in each US state Sources http://issuu.com/georgiadogs/docs/2010-football-media-guide 2010 Georgia Football Media Guide February 24, 2011 2011 2010 Georgia Football Media Guide georgiadogs.com http://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/cgi-bin/ebind2html.pl/reed_c17?seq=10 Athletics at the University from the Beginning Through 1947 December 21, 2006 Reed Thomas Walter c. 1949 History of the University of Georgia dlg.galileo.usg.edu 3425–3433 References Georgia Category:Georgia Bulldogs football seasons Georgia Bulldogs football