1906 Georgia Bulldogs football team

The 1906 Georgia Bulldogs football team represented the Georgia Bulldogs of the University of Georgia during the 1906 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football season. The Bulldogs completed the season with a 2–4–1 record. Georgia’s only victories in the 1906 season came against Mercer and Auburn.^[1] The season included Georgia's third straight loss to Georgia Tech and the seventh straight loss to Clemson. During the 1906 season, the forward pass was legalized and the team tried to use this new play, however, an errant pass contributed to the loss to Davidson. This was the Georgia Bulldogs' first season under the guidance of head coach Bull Whitney.

1906 Georgia Bulldogs football
Conference	Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record	2–4–1 (2–2–1 SIAA)
Head coach	George S. Whitney (1st season)
Captain	Dan Sage
Home stadium	Herty Field
Seasons ← 1905 1907 →

1906 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Vanderbilt +	4	–	0	–	0			8	–	1	–	0
Clemson +	4	–	0	–	0			4	–	0	–	3
Sewanee	5	–	1	–	0			8	–	1	–	0
Alabama	3	–	1	–	0			5	–	1	–	0
Ole Miss	3	–	2	–	0			4	–	2	–	0
Georgia Tech	3	–	3	–	0			6	–	3	–	1
Georgia	2	–	2	–	1			2	–	4	–	1
LSU	0	–	1	–	1			2	–	2	–	2
Mississippi A&M	0	–	2	–	1			2	–	2	–	1
Tennessee	0	–	3	–	1			1	–	6	–	2
Mercer	0	–	2	–	0			1	–	4	–	0
Tulane	0	–	2	–	0			0	–	4	–	1
Auburn	0	–	5	–	0			1	–	5	–	1
Cumberland (TN)			–							–
Nashville			–							–
+ – Conference co-champions

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
October 13	Davidson*	Herty Field Athens, GA	L 0–15	^[2]
October 20	at Clemson	Bowman Field Calhoun, SC (rivalry)	L 0–6
November 3	at Mercer	Central City Park Macon, GA	W 55–0	^[3]
November 10	at Georgia Tech	The Flats Atlanta, GA (Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate)	L 0–17
November 21	Tennessee	Herty Field Athens, GA (rivalry)	T 0–0	^[4]
November 29	vs. Auburn	Central City Park Macon, GA (rivalry)	W 4–0	^[5]
December 2	at Savannah A.C.*	Savannah, GA	L 0–12
*Non-conference game

References

1. "1906 Georgia Bulldogs Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 29, 2015.
2. "Davidson downed Georgia at Athens". The Macon Daily Telegraph. October 14, 1906. Retrieved August 15, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
3. ""Ancient Athens" Hit Mercer Stunning Blow". The Macon Daily Telegraph. Macon, Georgia. November 4, 1906. p. 11. Retrieved September 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com  .
4. "Neither score in Athens game". The Atlanta Constitution. November 22, 1906. Retrieved August 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Georgia wins from Auburn". The Atlanta Constitution. November 30, 1906. Retrieved March 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.