1929 Georgia Bulldogs football team American college football season
The 1929 Georgia Bulldogs football team represented the University of Georgia during the 1929 college football season . The Bulldogs completed the season with a 6–4 record.[ 1] The season featured the first game in newly completed Sanford Stadium on October 12 (a victory over Yale ) and Georgia's 100th loss (November 2 vs. Tulane ). In the 1920s, the Bulldogs compiled a record of 60–31–4 (a .653 winning percentage).
Schedule
Date Opponent Site Result Attendance Source September 28 Oglethorpe * L 6–13[ 2]
October 5 Furman * W 27–0[ 3]
October 12 Yale * W 15–030,000-35,000 [ 4]
October 19 at North Carolina W 19–1224,000 [ 5]
October 26 vs. Florida L 6–1820,000 [ 6]
November 1 vs. Tulane L 15–2115,000 [ 7]
November 9 at NYU * L 19–2742,000 [ 8]
November 15 Auburn Sanford Stadium Athens, GA (rivalry ) W 24–0> 3,000 [ 9]
November 28 at Alabama W 12–020,448 [ 10] [ 11]
December 7 Georgia Tech Sanford Stadium Athens, GA (rivalry ) W 13–025,000 [ 12]
*Non-conference game Homecoming
[ 13]
References
^ "1929 Georgia Bulldogs Schedule and Results" . SR/College Football . Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 29, 2015 .
^ "Petrel's attack too strong for Bulldogs" . The Knoxville News-Sentinel . September 29, 1929. Retrieved February 20, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Bulldogs win over Furman by 27–0 score" . The Montgomery Advertiser . October 6, 1929. Retrieved September 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Georgia pulls real surprise in beating Yale by 15 to 0 score" . Allentown Morning Call . October 13, 1929. Retrieved December 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "North Carolina upset by Georgia, 19–12" . The Knoxville Journal . October 20, 1929. Retrieved December 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Bulldogs swept off their feet by Alligators" . The Tennessean . October 27, 1929. Retrieved December 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Greenies take spotlight in Conference" . The Birmingham Post . November 2, 1929. Retrieved December 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Georgia loses, 19 to 27, in spectacular game" . The Atlanta Constitution . November 10, 1929. Retrieved June 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Georgia trounces fighting Auburn team, 24 to 0" . The Pensacola Journal . November 16, 1929. Retrieved December 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Red and black batters down powerful Crimson Tide to win, 12–0" . The Atlanta Constitution . November 29, 1929. Retrieved December 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Mehre eleven sweeps over Crimson Tide, 12–0" . The Birmingham News . November 29, 1929. Retrieved December 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Georgia beat Tech on pass, blocked kick" . The Commercial Appeal . December 8, 1929. Retrieved December 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "1929 Football Schedule" . GeorgiaDogs.com. Archived from the original on August 8, 2014. Retrieved December 16, 2012 .
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