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Georgia Football Team History


Georgia Bulldogs
University of Georgia
 Athens, GA
Founded: 1785
Stadium: Sanford Stadium
Capacity: 92,746
Colors: Red & Black
Coach: William A. Bill Cunningham
Conference: Southern Intercollegiate Athletic-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1891  <-- 1915 <- 1916 -> 1917 --> 2024
1916 Season Highlights
 William A. Bill Cunningham enters his 7th season as Head Coach at Georgia.
 
1916 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 30  vs. Citadel  6   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 7  @ Clemson  26   0   W    @ Anderson, SC   
 Sat., Oct. 14  vs. Florida  21   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 21  @ Virginia  13   7   W       
 Sat., Oct. 28  @ Navy  3   27   L       
 Sat., Nov. 4  vs. Auburn  0   3   L    @ Columbus, GA   
 Sat., Nov. 11  vs. Furman  49   0   W       
 Sat., Nov. 18  vs. Georgia Tech  0   21   L       
 Thu., Nov. 30  @ Alabama  3   0   W    @ Birmingham, AL   
 
1916 Season Totals
  Record6-3
  Points Scored121
  Scoring Average13.4
  Points Allowed58
  Defense Average6.4
  Opponents Record33-24
  Conference Record0-0
  Home Record3-2
  Away Record3-1
1916 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1916 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Georgia Tech 8-0-142120   John W. Heisman
Tennessee 8-0-116819   John R. Chief Bender
Vanderbilt 7-1-132825   Dan McGugin
Alabama 6-315662   Thomas Kelly
Auburn 6-220156   Mike Donahue
Georgia 6-312158   William A. Bill Cunningham
Kentucky 4-1-215251   J.J. Tigert
Mississippi State 4-4-112460   E.C. Hayes
Tulane 4-3-1126149   Clark D. Shaughnessy
Mississippi 3-6128188   Fred Robbins
South Carolina 2-785168   Rice Warren
Florida 0-5395   Charles J. McCoy

1916 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1916 All Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


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