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1894 Georgia Bulldogs football team

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1894 Georgia Bulldogs football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–1
Head coach
CaptainGeorge Butler
Home stadiumHerty Field
Seasons
← 1893
1895 →
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
Georgia     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

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 29SewaneeL 8–12
November 3at South Carolina
W 40–0500[1]
November 10at WoffordSpartanburg, SCW 10–0
November 24vs. AuburnW 10–82,000[2]
November 30at Augusta A. C.Augusta, GAW 66–0
December 9at Savannah A. C.Savannah, GAW 22–0

References

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  1. ^ "The Georgians win, the South Carolina University boys defeated at football". The Atlanta Constitution. November 5, 1984. Retrieved October 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Auburn Defeated". The Atlanta Constitution. Atlanta, Georgia. November 25, 1894. p. 18. Retrieved May 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.

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