1916 Georgia Bulldogs football team

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1916 Georgia Bulldogs football
Conference Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record6–3 (5–2 SIAA)
Head coach
Captain Tom Thrash
Home stadium Sanford Field
Uniform
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Seasons
←  1915
1919  →
1916 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Georgia Tech + 5 –0 –08 –0 –1
Tennessee + 6 –0 –18 –0 –1
Vanderbilt 4 –1 –17 –1 –1
LSU 3 –1 –17 –1 –2
The Citadel 3 –1 –06 –1 –1
Tulane 2 –1 –14 –3 –1
Kentucky 2 –1 –24 –1 –2
Auburn 6 –2 –06 –2 –0
Georgia 5 –2 –06 –3 –0
Alabama 4 –3 –06 –3 –0
Sewanee 2 –2 –25 –2 –2
Centre 1 –1 –15 –1 –3
Howard (AL) 1 –1 –06 –4 –0
Georgetown (KY) 1 –1 –02 –1 –0
Mississippi A&M 3 –4 –04 –4 –1
Transylvania 2 –3 –13 –3 –2
Mississippi College 2 –3 –06 –3 –0
Clemson 2 –4 –03 –6 –0
South Carolina 2 –4 –02 –7 –0
Wofford 1 –2 –02 –7 –0
Louisville 1 –2 –12 –3 –1
Furman 1 –3 –04 –5 –0
Chattanooga 1 –4 –03 –5 –0
Mercer 0 –3 –01 –6 –0
Florida 0 –4 –00 –5 –0
Ole Miss 0 –6 –03 –6 –0
  • + – Conference co-champions

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]

Contents

Schedule

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

Game summaries

The Citadel

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

Clemson

In the second week of play, Georgia beat Clemson.

Florida

Florida at Georgia
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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

Georgia beat Virginia for the first time in 1916.

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

Auburn

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

The Bulldogs beat Furman.

Georgia Tech

Georgia Tech at Georgia
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  • 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

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]

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References

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  2. ↑ "Team Captains". Archived from the original on December 11, 2014. Retrieved February 20, 2017.
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  11. ↑ "Georgia victor in great battle". The Birmingham News. December 1, 1916. Retrieved February 17, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
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  14. 1 2 https://admin.xosn.com/fls/80...1910s/1916.pdf?DB_OEM_ID=8000 - University of Alabama Athletics
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