1913 Georgia Bulldogs football team

The 1913 Georgia Bulldogs football team represented the Georgia Bulldogs of the University of Georgia during the 1913 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football season. The Bulldogs completed the season with a 6–2 record.[1] This team played Virginia for the first time since the tragic game of 1897 in which a Richard Von Albade Gammon died. Georgia also played its first game in Georgia Tech's new stadium (Grant Field), coming away with a victory. The 108–0 victory over Alabama Presbyterian in the first game of the season represents the largest margin of victory in Georgia football history.

1913 Georgia Bulldogs football
ConferenceSouthern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
1913 record6–2 (3–1 SIAA)
Head coach
CaptainBob McWhorter
Home stadiumSanford Field
Uniform
1913 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Auburn $ 8 0 0  8 0 0
Mississippi A&M 4 1 1  6 1 1
Georgia 3 1 0  6 2 0
Vanderbilt 3 1 0  5 3 0
Georgia Tech 5 2 0  7 2 0
Alabama 4 3 0  6 3 0
LSU 1 1 2  6 1 2
Sewanee 2 2 0  4 3 0
Florida 2 2 0  4 3 0
Clemson 2 4 0  4 4 0
Mississippi College 1 2 0  6 3 0
Tennessee 1 3 0  6 3 0
The Citadel 0 3 1  3 4 2
Mercer 0 4 1  2 5 1
Kentucky 0 1 0  6 2 0
Texas A&M 0 1 1  3 4 2
Centre 0 2 0  2 5 0
Tulane 0 4 0  3 5 0
  • $ Conference champion

Senior captain Bob McWhorter became the first player to be selected as an All-American for the Bulldogs after the 1913 season.[2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResult
October 4Alabama Presbyterian*W 108–0
October 11Dahlonega*
  • Sanford Field
  • Athens, GA
W 51–0
October 18AlabamaW 20–0
October 25vs. Virginia*Atlanta, GAL 13–6
November 1North Carolina*
  • Sanford Field
  • Athens, GA
W 19–6
November 6vs. ClemsonAugusta, GA (rivalry)W 18–15
November 15at Georgia TechW 14–0
November 22vs. AuburnL 21–7
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. "1913 Georgia Bulldogs Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 29, 2015.
  2. "Georgia All-Americans". Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2015-07-17.


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