1928 Georgia Bulldogs football team

The 1928 Georgia Bulldogs football team represented the University of Georgia during the 1928 college football season. In thir first year under head coach Harry Mehre, the Bulldogs completed the season with a 4–5 record.^[1]

1928 Georgia Bulldogs football
Conference	Southern Conference
Record	4–5 (2–4 SoCon)
Head coach	Harry Mehre (1st season)
Captain	Glenn Lautzenhiser, Roy Jacobson
Home stadium	Sanford Stadium
Seasons ← 1927 1929 →

1928 Southern Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 3 Georgia Tech $	7	–	0	–	0			10	–	0	–	0
Tennessee	6	–	0	–	1			9	–	0	–	1
Florida	6	–	1	–	0			8	–	1	–	0
VPI	4	–	1	–	0			7	–	2	–	0
Alabama	6	–	2	–	0			6	–	3	–	0
LSU	3	–	1	–	1			6	–	2	–	1
Clemson	4	–	2	–	0			8	–	3	–	0
Vanderbilt	4	–	2	–	0			8	–	2	–	0
Tulane	3	–	3	–	1			6	–	3	–	1
Ole Miss	3	–	3	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
North Carolina	2	–	2	–	2			5	–	3	–	2
Kentucky	2	–	2	–	1			4	–	3	–	1
South Carolina	2	–	2	–	1			6	–	2	–	2
Maryland	2	–	3	–	1			6	–	3	–	1
VMI	2	–	3	–	1			5	–	3	–	2
Georgia	2	–	4	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
NC State	1	–	3	–	1			4	–	5	–	1
Mississippi A&M	1	–	4	–	0			2	–	4	–	2
Virginia	1	–	6	–	0			2	–	6	–	1
Washington and Lee	1	–	6	–	0			2	–	8	–	0
Sewanee	0	–	5	–	0			2	–	7	–	0
Auburn	0	–	7	–	0			1	–	8	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from Dickinson System

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
October 6	Mercer*	Sanford Field Athens, GA	W 52–0		^[2]
October 13	at Yale*	Yale Bowl New Haven, CT	L 6–21		^[3]
October 19	Furman*	Sanford Field Athens, GA	W 7–0		^[4]
October 27	Tulane	Sanford Field Athens, GA	W 20–14		^[5]
November 3	vs. Auburn	Memorial Stadium Columbus, GA (rivalry)	W 13–0		^[6]
November 10	vs. Florida	Municipal Stadium Savannah, GA (rivalry)	L 6–26	16,000	^[7]
November 17	LSU	Sanford Field Athens, GA	L 12–13		^[8]
November 29	at Alabama	Legion Field Birmingham, AL (rivalry)	L 0–19	20,184	^[9]^[10]
December 8	at Georgia Tech	Grant Field Atlanta, GA (rivalry)	L 6–20	40,000	^[11]
*Non-conference game Homecoming

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References

1. "1928 Georgia Bulldogs Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 29, 2015.
2. "Mehre's boys bury Mercer Bears, 52 to 0". The Atlanta Constitution. October 7, 1928. Retrieved September 27, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Flashing Runs of John Garvey Lead Yale to 21-6 Conquest of Georgia Crackers". The Hartford Courant. October 14, 1928. pp. IV-1, IV-8 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Georgia noses out Furman by a touchdown". The Birmingham News. October 20, 1928. Retrieved September 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Georgia trounces Tulane to open conference season". The Knoxville Sunday Journal. October 28, 1928. Retrieved April 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Auburn holds Georgia to 13–0 win on damp field". The Macon Telegraph. November 4, 1928. Retrieved December 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "'Gator Eleven Sweeps Over Bulldogs 26–0 (sic)". The Anniston Star. November 11, 1928. p. 11. Retrieved August 15, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.  
8. "L.S.U. just scores enough for victory". The Miami Herald. November 18, 1928. Retrieved December 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "Angry Crimson Tide rolls over battered Bulldogs, 19 to 0". The Atlanta Constitution. November 30, 1928. Retrieved February 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
10. "20,184 persons saw Tide crush Georgia's team". The Birmingham News. November 30, 1928. Retrieved February 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
11. "Tornado Ends Season With 20–6 Victory". San Bernardino County Sun. December 9, 1928. p. 20. Retrieved March 1, 2016 – via Newspapers.com.  
12. . GeorgiaDogs.com. Archived from the original on January 1, 2011. Retrieved December 16, 2012.