1894 Georgia Bulldogs football team

1894 Georgia Bulldogs football
Conference	Independent
Record	5–1
Head coach	Robert Winston (1st season)
Captain	George Butler
Home stadium	Herty Field

1894 Southern college football independents records

v t e	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

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
October 29	Sewanee	Herty Field Athens, GA	L 8–12
November 3	at South Carolina	State Fairgrounds Columbia, SC (rivalry)	W 40–0	500	[1]
November 10	at Wofford	Spartanburg, SC	W 10–0
November 24	vs. Auburn	Piedmont Park Atlanta, GA (Deep South's Oldest Rivalry)	W 10–8	2,000	[2]
November 30	at Augusta A. C.	Augusta, GA	W 66–0
December 9	at Savannah A. C.	Savannah, GA	W 22–0

References

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 .

Additional sources

• Reed, Thomas Walter (c. 1949). "Athletics at the University from the Beginning Through 1947". History of the University of Georgia. dlg.galileo.usg.edu. pp. 3432–3438. Retrieved December 21, 2006.
• "Georgia Football History: Former Head Coaches". georgiadogs.com. Archived from the original on December 31, 2010. Retrieved December 15, 2012.