1923 Georgia Bulldogs football team

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1923 Georgia Bulldogs football
Conference Southern Conference
Record5–3–1 (3–2 SoCon)
Head coach
Captain Joe Bennett
Home stadium Sanford Field
Seasons
  1922
1924  
1923 Southern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Washington & Lee + 4 0 16 3 1
Vanderbilt * + 3 0 15 2 1
VPI 4 1 06 3 0
Alabama 4 1 17 2 1
Maryland 2 1 07 2 1
Florida 1 0 26 1 2
North Carolina 2 1 15 3 1
Georgia 3 2 05 3 1
Mississippi A&M 2 1 25 2 2
Tennessee 4 3 05 4 1
Tulane 2 2 16 3 1
Clemson 1 1 15 2 1
Georgia Tech 0 0 43 2 4
NC State 1 4 03 7 0
Auburn 0 1 33 3 3
Kentucky 0 2 24 3 2
Virginia 0 3 13 5 1
LSU 0 3 03 5 1
Ole Miss 0 4 04 6 0
South Carolina 0 4 04 6 0
  • + Conference co-champions
  • * co-member of SIAA

The 1923 Georgia Bulldogs football team represented the University of Georgia during the 1923 college football season; the 30th season of football played at Georgia since the football program started in 1892 (no football was played in 1917 or 1918 during World War I). Led by first-year head coach and former player George Cecil Woodruff, the Bulldogs completed the season with a 5–3–1 record. [1] One of the assistant coaches was Harry Mehre, who was to succeed Woodruff as head coach in 1928. Bulldogs tackle and captain Joe Bennett was named an All-American for the second year in 1923, becoming the first two-time All-American in Georgia Bulldogs football history. [2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 29 Mercer *W 7–0 [3]
October 6 Oglethorpe *
  • Sanford Field
  • Athens, GA
W 20–0 [4]
October 13at Yale *L 0–40 [5]
October 20 Tennessee W 17–0 [6]
November 3vs. Auburn W 7–0 [7]
November 10 Virginia Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Sanford Field
  • Athens, GA
W 13–0 [8]
November 17at Vanderbilt L 7–3515,000 [9]
November 24at Alabama L 0–36 [10]
December 1 Centre *
  • Sanford Field
  • Athens, GA
T 3–3 [11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming

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References

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  2. "Georgia All-Americans". Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved July 16, 2015.
  3. "Mercer Baptists hold Bulldogs to one touchdown". The Birmingham News. September 30, 1923. Retrieved September 24, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Georgia Bulldogs down Petrels but get tough scrap". The Montgomery Advertiser. October 7, 1923. Retrieved February 21, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Georgia easy mark for Yale team, 40–0". The Boston Sunday Globe. October 14, 1923. Retrieved December 15, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Tennessee loses in second half". The Chattanooga Times. October 21, 1923. Retrieved August 4, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Georgia downs Auburn". The Birmingham News. November 4, 1923. Retrieved December 15, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Georgia pierces Virginia defense". The Chattanooga Daily Times. November 11, 1923. Retrieved December 15, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Vanderbilt wins from Georgia". The Virginian-Pilot. November 18, 1923. Retrieved December 15, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Crimson Tide swamps Bulldogs of Georgia". The Montgomery Advertiser. November 25, 1922. Retrieved August 4, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  11. "Georgia Bulldogs and Centre Colonels in 3–3 tie". The Atlanta Journal. December 2, 1923. Retrieved December 15, 2023 via Newspapers.com.