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1916 Georgia Bulldogs football team

The 1916 Georgia Bulldogs football team represented the University of Georgia during the 1916 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football season. Led by seventh-year head coach W. A. Cunningham, the Bulldogs compiled an overall record of 6–3 with a mark of 5–2 in SIAA play.[1] Tom Thrash was the team captain.[2]

1916 Georgia Bulldogs football
ConferenceSouthern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record6–3 (5–2 SIAA)
Head coach
CaptainTom Thrash
Home stadiumSanford Field
Uniform
Seasons
← 1915
1919 →
1916 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Georgia Tech + 5 – 0 – 0 8 – 0 – 1
Tennessee + 6 – 0 – 1 8 – 0 – 1
Vanderbilt 4 – 1 – 1 7 – 1 – 1
LSU 3 – 1 – 1 7 – 1 – 2
The Citadel 3 – 1 – 0 6 – 1 – 1
Tulane 2 – 1 – 1 4 – 3 – 1
Kentucky 2 – 1 – 2 4 – 1 – 2
Auburn 6 – 2 – 0 6 – 2 – 0
Georgia 5 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Alabama 4 – 3 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Sewanee 2 – 2 – 2 5 – 2 – 2
Centre 1 – 1 – 1 5 – 1 – 3
Howard (AL) 1 – 1 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Georgetown (KY) 1 – 1 – 0 2 – 1 – 0
Mississippi A&M 3 – 4 – 0 4 – 4 – 1
Transylvania 2 – 3 – 1 3 – 3 – 2
Mississippi College 2 – 3 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Clemson 2 – 4 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
South Carolina 2 – 4 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
Wofford 1 – 2 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
Louisville 1 – 2 – 1 2 – 3 – 1
Furman 1 – 3 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Chattanooga 1 – 4 – 0 3 – 5 – 0
Florida 0 – 4 – 0 0 – 5 – 0
Mercer 0 – 5 – 0 1 – 6 – 0
Ole Miss 0 – 6 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 30The Citadel
W 6–0[3]
October 7vs. ClemsonAnderson, SC (rivalry)W 26–0[4]
October 14Florida
W 21–0[5]
October 21at Virginia*
W 13–7[6]
October 28at Navy*
L 3–27[7]
November 4vs. Auburn
L 0–3[8]
November 11Furman
  • Sanford Field
  • Athens, GA
W 49–0[9]
November 18Georgia Tech
L 0–21[10]
November 30at Alabama
W 3–0[11]
  • *Non-conference game

Game summaries

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The Citadel

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To open the season, Georgia gave The Citadel the team's only loss

Clemson

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In the second week of play, Georgia beat Clemson.

Florida

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Florida at Georgia
1 234Total
Florida 0 000 0
• Georgia 0 0714 21

Georgia beat the winless Florida Gators 21–0 in Athens. The contest was scoreless in the first half.[12] Georgia had to send in two stars who were resting with dislocated shoulders.[12] Walter Neville scored the game's first touchdown.[12]

The starting lineup was Pew (left end), Thrash (left tackle), Ferguson (left guard), Garmany (center), Beaseley (right guard), Wingate (right tackle), Tate (right end), Dessendorff (quarterback), Coleman (left halfback), McLaws (right halfback), Neville (fullback).[12]

Virginia

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Georgia beat Virginia for the first time in 1916.

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The year's first loss came in Georgia's first game against Navy.

Auburn

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Beginning in 1916 and continuing until 1958, Georgia and Auburn played every game except one in Columbus, Georgia at the A. J. McClung Memorial Stadium. Coach Cunningham was the key to getting this series located at the neutral location in Columbus.

Furman

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The Bulldogs beat Furman.

Georgia Tech

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Georgia Tech at Georgia
1 234Total
• Ga. Tech 0 777 21
Georgia 0 000 0
  • Date: November 18
  • Location: Sanford Field
    Athens, GA
  • Game attendance: 10,000
  • Referee: Nicholls (Chicago)

Georgia loss to rival Georgia Tech 21–0 in Tech's only road game.[13] After a scoreless first quarter, Talley Johnston ran for 25 yards around right end, and plunges from Tommy Spence soon got a touchdown.[13] In the third quarter, Spence scored again. Tech was then aided by a half-the-distance-to-the-goal penalty by Georgia.[13] The drive ended with a 15–yard touchdown run from Everett Strupper.[13] The starting lineup was: Tate (left end), Thrash (left tackle), Wingate (left guard), Garmany (center), Beasley (right guard), McConnell (right tackle), Dexendorf (right end), Donnelly (quarterback), McLaws (left halfback), Reynolds (right halfback), and Neville (fullback).[13]

Alabama

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Georgia beat Alabama 3–0. William Donnelly made a kick from placement.[14] The starting lineup was Neville (left end), Thrash (left tackle), Garmany (left guard), Pew (center), Wingate (right guard), McConnell (right tackle), Tate (right end), Donnelly (quarterback), Coleman (left halfback), Moore (right halfback), Dezendorff (fullback).[14]

References

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  1. ^ "1916 Georgia Bulldogs Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 29, 2015.
  2. ^ "Team Captains". Archived from the original on December 11, 2014. Retrieved February 20, 2017.
  3. ^ "Georgia given scare". The Atlanta Journal. October 1, 1916. Retrieved June 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Heavier Georgia players romp on Clemson eleven". The Montgomery Advertiser. October 8, 1916. Retrieved June 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Georgia beat Florida, 21–0". The Atlanta Journal. October 15, 1916. Retrieved June 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Georgians hand Virginians first wallop in 3 years". The News and Observer. October 22, 1916. Retrieved June 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Navy has easy time in downing Georgia". The Washington Post. October 29, 1916. Retrieved June 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Placement goal gives Plainsmen win over Georgia". The Atlanta Constitution. November 5, 1916. Retrieved June 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Furman Is Easy For Red And Black". The Atlanta Constitution. Atlanta, Georgia. November 12, 1916. p. 3. Retrieved September 1, 2022 – via Newspapers.com  .
  10. ^ "Tech easily won game". The Virginian-Pilot. November 19, 1916. Retrieved June 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Georgia victor in great battle". The Birmingham News. December 1, 1916. Retrieved February 17, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ a b c d e "Florida Eleven Worried Georgia". The Atlanta Constitution. October 15, 1916. p. 3. Retrieved July 10, 2016 – via Newspapers.com.  
  13. ^ a b c d e f "Georgia Easy For For Tech Eleven". The Charlotte Observer. November 19, 1916. p. 13. Retrieved April 22, 2016 – via Newspapers.com.  
  14. ^ a b https://admin.xosn.com/fls/80...1910s/1916.pdf?DB_OEM_ID=8000 - University of Alabama Athletics
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