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 1909, the team had an unusual situation with the first-ever co-head coaches at Georgia, James Coulter and Frank Dobson. 1909 was the only year either of them served as head coach at Georgia.
| 1909 Georgia Bulldogs football | |
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| Conference | Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association |
| Record | 1–4–2 (1–4–1 SIAA) |
| Head coach |
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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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgia | 1 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 4 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The Citadel | 0 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 3 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mississippi A&M | 0 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mercer | 0 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tennessee | 0 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 6 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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
edit| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Source |
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| October 9 | at The Citadel | T 0–0 | [2] | |
| October 15 | Davidson* | T 0–0 | [3] | |
| October 23 | at Tennessee |
| W 3–0 | [4] |
| October 30 | vs. Alabama | L 0–14 | [5] | |
| November 10 | vs. Clemson | Augusta, GA (rivalry) | L 0–5 | [6] |
| November 20 | at Georgia Tech |
| L 6–12 | [7] |
| November 25 | at Auburn | Montgomery, AL (rivalry) | L 5–16 | [8] |
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Sources
edit- 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
edit- ^ "1909 Georgia Bulldogs Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 29, 2015.
- ^ "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.
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