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The following is a list of Georgia Bulldogs football seasons. The Bulldogs currently compete in the Southeastern Conference , and have an overall record of 853–428–54 in 127 seasons. [ 1 ] [ 2 ]
Georgia's second game was on February 20, 1892, against Auburn University, inaugurating what would come to be known as the Deep South's Oldest Rivalry. From 1892 to 1909, the Georgia Bulldogs changed head coaches frequently, with 14 different coaches in a 17-year period. Their combined record was 47–52–10 (.477 winning percentage).
All three rivalries were first contested over 100 years ago, though the series records are disputed in two cases. Georgia does not include two games from 1943 and 1944 against Georgia Tech (both UGA losses) in its reckoning of the series record, because Georgia's players were in World War II and Georgia Tech's players were not.
Although Georgia began competing in intercollegiate football in 1892, [1] the school's official record book often does not generally include statistics from before the 1950s, as records from this era are often incomplete and inconsistent. These lists are dominated by more recent players for several reasons:
A trumpet-playing member of the Georgia Redcoat Marching Band takes a position in the upper deck of the south side stands, near the west endzone, and reverently plays the first fourteen notes of the Battle Hymn to a cheering crowd, while a historical video montage of the football team's greatest moments, narrated by UGA legend and famous former ...
The Georgia Bulldogs football team competes on behalf of the University of Georgia in the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision in the Southeastern Conference.Although not participating in its first bowl game until 1942, the Bulldogs are second in the number of bowl appearances (62) and second in the number of bowl victories (38), as of the 2023 season.
Head of the 1920 "ten second backfield" [a] that went undefeated and was the first team of Georgia's to be called "Bulldogs." He returned a kick blocked by Puss Whelchel 87 yards for a touchdown to defeat Alabama, ranked fourth in The 50 Greatest Plays In Georgia Bulldogs Football History. [1] [9] Sheldon Fitts: 1920 Started the Florida game. [1]
At the season's conclusion, Walker helped his Georgia Bulldogs complete a 12–0 record as the Associated Press voted the University of Georgia No. 1 with 58½ first place votes to Pittsburgh's 3½. Walker and his teammates were also voted No. 1 by the United Press International Poll—which listed Georgia with 36 first place votes to Pitt's 3 ...