1929 Georgia Bulldogs football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record6–4 (4–2 SoCon)
Head coach
Offensive schemeNotre Dame Box
CaptainIke Boland
Home stadiumSanford Stadium (30,000)
Seasons
← 1928
1930 →
1929 Southern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 10 Tulane $ 6 – 0 – 0 9 – 0 – 0
Tennessee 6 – 0 – 1 9 – 0 – 1
North Carolina 7 – 1 – 0 9 – 1 – 0
Florida 6 – 1 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
Vanderbilt 5 – 1 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
Kentucky 3 – 1 – 1 6 – 1 – 1
Georgia 4 – 2 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
VMI 4 – 2 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
Duke 2 – 1 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
LSU 3 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Alabama 4 – 3 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Clemson 3 – 3 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
VPI 2 – 3 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Georgia Tech 3 – 5 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
South Carolina 2 – 5 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Virginia 1 – 3 – 2 4 – 3 – 2
Maryland 1 – 3 – 1 4 – 4 – 2
Washington and Lee 1 – 4 – 1 3 – 5 – 1
Ole Miss 0 – 4 – 2 1 – 6 – 2
Mississippi A&M 0 – 3 – 1 1 – 5 – 2
Sewanee 0 – 4 – 1 2 – 5 – 2
NC State 0 – 5 – 0 1 – 8 – 0
Auburn 0 – 7 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from Dickinson System

The 1929 Georgia Bulldogs football team represented the University of Georgia during the 1929 college football season. The Bulldogs completed the season with a 6–4 record.[1] The season featured the first game in newly completed Sanford Stadium on October 12 (a victory over Yale) and Georgia's 100th loss (November 2 vs. Tulane). In the 1920s, the Bulldogs compiled a record of 60–31–4 (a .653 winning percentage).

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 28Oglethorpe*
L 6–13[2]
October 5Furman*
  • Sanford Field
  • Athens, GA
W 27–0[3]
October 12Yale*
W 15–030,000-35,000[4]
October 19at North Carolina
W 19–1224,000[5]
October 26vs. Florida
L 6–1820,000[6]
November 1vs. Tulane
L 15–2115,000[7]
November 9at NYU*
L 19–2742,000[8]
November 15Auburndagger
  • Sanford Stadium
  • Athens, GA (rivalry)
W 24–0> 3,000[9]
November 28at Alabama
W 12–020,448[10][11]
December 7Georgia Tech
  • Sanford Stadium
  • Athens, GA (rivalry)
W 13–025,000[12]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

[13]

References

  1. ^ "1929 Georgia Bulldogs Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 29, 2015.
  2. ^ "Petrel's attack too strong for Bulldogs". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. September 29, 1929. Retrieved February 20, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Bulldogs win over Furman by 27–0 score". The Montgomery Advertiser. October 6, 1929. Retrieved September 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Georgia pulls real surprise in beating Yale by 15 to 0 score". Allentown Morning Call. October 13, 1929. Retrieved December 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "North Carolina upset by Georgia, 19–12". The Knoxville Journal. October 20, 1929. Retrieved December 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Bulldogs swept off their feet by Alligators". The Tennessean. October 27, 1929. Retrieved December 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Greenies take spotlight in Conference". The Birmingham Post. November 2, 1929. Retrieved December 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Georgia loses, 19 to 27, in spectacular game". The Atlanta Constitution. November 10, 1929. Retrieved June 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Georgia trounces fighting Auburn team, 24 to 0". The Pensacola Journal. November 16, 1929. Retrieved December 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Red and black batters down powerful Crimson Tide to win, 12–0". The Atlanta Constitution. November 29, 1929. Retrieved December 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Mehre eleven sweeps over Crimson Tide, 12–0". The Birmingham News. November 29, 1929. Retrieved December 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Georgia beat Tech on pass, blocked kick". The Commercial Appeal. December 8, 1929. Retrieved December 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "1929 Football Schedule". GeorgiaDogs.com. Archived from the original on August 8, 2014. Retrieved December 16, 2012.

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