1892 Georgia Bulldogs football team

1892 Georgia Bulldogs football
Team photo of the 1892 squad.
Conference Independent
1892 record 1–1
Head coach Charles Herty
Home stadium Herty Field

The 1892 Georgia Bulldogs football team represented the Georgia Bulldogs of 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 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

Date Opponent Site Result
January 30 Mercer* Herty FieldAthens, GA W 50–0  
February 20 vs. Auburn* Piedmont Park • Atlanta, GA (Deep South's Oldest Rivalry) L 0–10  
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming.

Source:"1892 Football Schedule". georgiadogs.com. Retrieved 2012-12-15. 

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