1894 Georgia Bulldogs football team

1894 Georgia Bulldogs football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–1
Head coach
CaptainGeorge Butler
Home stadiumHerty Field
1894 Southern college football independents records
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
VMI     6 0 0
Hampden–Sydney     1 0 0
Tennessee     2 0 2
Vanderbilt     7 1 0
Ole Miss     6 1 0
Texas     6 1 0
    5 1 0
Kentucky State College     5 1 0
VAMC     4 1 0
Virginia     8 2 0
Centre     3 1 0
Alabama     3 1 0
Navy     4 1 2
North Carolina     6 3 0
Arkansas     2 1 0
LSU     2 1 0
West Virginia     2 2 0
Texas A&M     1 1 0
Delaware     1 1 0
Georgetown     4 5 0
Sewanee     3 4 0
Auburn     1 3 0
Johns Hopkins     1 4 1
Richmond     0 4 2
Centenary     0 1 0
Trinity (NC)     0 1 0
William & Mary     0 1 0
North Carolina A&M     0 2 0
South Carolina     0 2 0
Georgia Tech     0 3 0
Tulane     0 4 0

The 1894 Georgia Bulldogs football team represented the University of Georgia in the 1894 college football season and completed the year with a 5–1–record. In 1894, the Bulldogs played their first game against South Carolina, won 40–0, and started a rivalry that continues to the present day. Georgia also secured its first victory over Auburn. This was the team's one and only season under the guidance of head coach Robert Winston. Winston was the first paid coach for the Bulldogs.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 29SewaneeL 8–12[1]
November 3at South Carolina
W 40–0500[2]
November 10at WoffordSpartanburg, SCW 10–0[3]
November 17at Augusta A. C.Augusta, GAW 66–0[4]
November 24vs. AuburnW 10–82,000[5]
November 29at Savannah A. C.
W 22–0> 1,000[6]

References

  1. ^ "Sewanee downs Athens". The Atlanta Journal. October 30, 1894. Retrieved July 22, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "The Georgians win, the South Carolina University boys defeated at football". The Atlanta Constitution. November 5, 1984. Retrieved October 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "The Athens team won". The Atlanta Journal. November 12, 1894. Retrieved July 22, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Athens beats Augusta". The Atlanta Constitution. November 18, 1884. Retrieved July 22, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Auburn Defeated". The Atlanta Constitution. Atlanta, Georgia. November 25, 1894. p. 18. Retrieved May 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  6. ^ "Red and Black triumphant". The Savannah Morning News. November 30, 1894. Retrieved July 22, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.

Additional sources