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Georgia's football program began in 1892, when Dr. Charles Herty, a chemistry professor and former player at Johns Hopkins, assembled a team and arranged a game against Mercer University on January 30, 1892. This was the first intercollegiate football game played in the deep south.
Sep 27, 2021 · But nearly 130 years ago, this historic landmark was the site of not only the first Georgia Bulldogs home football game but the first intercollegiate football game played in the Deep South. UGA took on Mercer University and won 50-0 on January 30, 1892, and thus the program was born.
Dr. Charles Holmes Herty, a chemist, formed the very first football team at UGA in 1892. In 1892, Dr. Herty was 25 years old and newly returned to his alma mater after taking his Ph.D. at Johns Hopkins in Baltimore.
Nov 10, 2018 · UGA’s night game against Georgia Southern in 2015 was the first time twinkling cell phone lights lit the sky as the Redcoat Band played Krypton to kick off the fourth quarter.
UGA vs. Notre Dame – 1981. After racking up 11 wins, the no. 1 ranked Bulldogs received an invitation to play no. 7 Notre Dame in the Sugar Bowl.
Mar 20, 2024 · The 1929 Georgia-Yale game was the first one played in newly dedicated Sanford Stadium. It was the largest athletic event ever held in the South at that time, with 30,000 fans and the governors of nine southern states in attendance – a fitting crowd for Georgia’s first victory Between the Hedges.
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Members of an early University of Georgia football team gather on the field sometime between 1895 and 1900. The Bulldogs played their first game on January 25, 1892, against Mercer College (later Mercer University).
