1909 Georgia Bulldogs football team
| 1909 Georgia Bulldogs football | |
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| Conference | Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association |
| Record | 1–4–2 (1–4–1 SIAA) |
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| Captain | Hugh Bostwick |
| Home stadium | Herty Field |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sewanee $ | 4 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vanderbilt | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alabama | 4 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 1 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| LSU | 3 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgia Tech | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Auburn | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Howard (AL) | 2 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Clemson | 2 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ole Miss | 1 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 3 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mississippi A&M | 1 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 4 | – | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The Citadel | 0 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 3 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cumberland (TN) | 0 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mercer | 0 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tennessee | 0 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 6 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1909 Georgia Bulldogs football team represented the Georgia Bulldogs of the University of Georgia during the 1909 college football season. The Bulldogs completed the season with a 1–4–2 record. The offensive production was quite low, with only 14 points being scored over the course of seven games. The only victory was overTennessee.[1] Georgia suffered its fifth straight loss to Georgia Tech and also lost to rivals Clemson and Auburn.
In September 1909, Joseph Coulter was hired by Georgia as athletic coach for the academic year of 1909–10.[2][3][4] In November, Frank Dobson, who had been an assistant coach at Georgia Tech the prior year, was brought in to assist Coulter.[5] Dobson added new trick plays in an attempt to energize the offense. Georgia football records credit Coulter and Dobson as co-coaches for the 1909 season.[6]
The first decade of the 1900s was not kind to Georgia. The Bulldogs played 70 games and had a losing record of 24–38–8, a winning percentage of just .400. This decade was the worst decade in Georgia football history. There were also seven different head coaches during the ten-year period.
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Source |
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| October 9 | at The Citadel | T 0–0 | [7] | |
| October 15 | Davidson* | T 0–0 | [8] | |
| October 23 | at Tennessee |
| W 3–0 | [9] |
| October 30 | vs. Alabama | L 0–14 | [10] | |
| November 10 | vs. Clemson | Augusta, GA (rivalry) | L 0–5 | [11] |
| November 20 | at Georgia Tech |
| L 6–12 | [12] |
| November 25 | at Auburn | Montgomery, AL (rivalry) | L 5–16 | [13] |
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Sources
- Reed, Thomas Walter (1949). Athens, Georgia: University of Georgia Press. History of the University of Georgia; Chapter XVII: Athletics at the University from the Beginning Through 1947 imprint pages 3496–3497
References
- ^ "1909 Georgia Bulldogs Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 29, 2015.
- ^ "Georgia Secures Colter's Services". The Atlanta Constitution. Atlanta, Georgia. September 10, 1909. p. 4. Retrieved August 10, 2025 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ "Another Coach For University Of Georgia". The Macon News. Macon, Georgia. September 11, 1909. p. 7. Retrieved August 10, 2025 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Coulter Will Coach Georgia This Year". Nashville Banner. Nashville, Tennessee. September 25, 1909. p. 14. Retrieved August 10, 2025 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Dobson To Help Coach At Georgia". The Atlanta Journal. Atlanta, Georgia. November 6, 1909. p. 12. Retrieved August 10, 2025 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Georgia Football 2025 Media Guide". University of Georgia. pp. 158, 160. Retrieved August 10, 2025.
- ^ "Georgia plays tie with Citadel". The Atlanta Journal. October 10, 1909. Retrieved May 16, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Georgia ties in second battle". The Macon News. October 16, 1909. Retrieved September 2, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Field goal wins for Georgia team". The Atlanta Constitution. October 24, 1909. Retrieved August 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Alabama wins over Georgia in hard game". The Atlanta Constitution. October 31, 1909. Retrieved February 17, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Clemson defeats Georgia 5 to 0". Nashville Banner. November 11, 1909. Retrieved May 16, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tech defeats Georgia". The Charlotte Observer. November 21, 1909. Retrieved May 16, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Georgia's game fight prevents big score". The Montgomery Advertiser. November 26, 1909. Retrieved February 13, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.