The 1892 Georgia Bulldogs football team represented the
Georgia Bulldogs of the
University of Georgia
, mottoeng = "To teach, to serve, and to inquire into the nature of things.""To serve" was later added to the motto without changing the seal; the Latin motto directly translates as "To teach and to inquire into the nature of things."
, establ ...
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 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
The Auburn–Georgia football rivalry is a college football rivalry game between the Auburn Tigers and Georgia Bulldogs.
The two teams first played each other in 1892, and the rivalry has been renewed annually since 1944 for a total of 126 ga ...
. 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
See also
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List of the first college football game in each US state
The following is a list of the first college football game in each U.S. state and the Washington, D. C., District of Columbia. Games included on this list are the earliest recorded single college football, intercollegiate football games in each mem ...
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References
Georgia
Georgia most commonly refers to:
* Georgia (country), a country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia
* Georgia (U.S. state), a state in the Southeast United States
Georgia may also refer to:
Places
Historical states and entities
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Georgia Bulldogs football seasons
Georgia Bulldogs football
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