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1923 Georgia Bulldogs football team

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1923 Georgia Bulldogs football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record5–3–1 (3–2 SoCon)
Head coach
CaptainJoe Bennett
Home stadiumSanford Field
Seasons
← 1922
1924 →
1923 Southern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Washington & Lee + 4 0 1 6 3 1
Vanderbilt * + 3 0 1 5 2 1
VPI 4 1 0 6 3 0
Alabama 4 1 1 7 2 1
Maryland 2 1 0 7 2 1
Florida 1 0 2 6 1 2
North Carolina 2 1 1 5 3 1
Georgia 3 2 0 5 3 1
Mississippi A&M 2 1 2 5 2 2
Tennessee 4 3 0 5 4 1
Tulane 2 2 1 6 3 1
Clemson 1 1 1 5 2 1
Georgia Tech 0 0 4 3 2 4
NC State 1 4 0 3 7 0
Auburn 0 1 3 3 3 3
Kentucky 0 2 2 4 3 2
Virginia 0 3 1 3 5 1
LSU 0 3 0 3 5 1
Ole Miss 0 4 0 4 6 0
South Carolina 0 4 0 4 6 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • * co-member of SIAA

The 1923 Georgia Bulldogs football team represented the University of Georgia during the 1923 college football season; the 30th season of football played at Georgia since the football program started in 1892 (no football was played in 1917 or 1918 during World War I). Led by first-year head coach and former player George Cecil Woodruff, the Bulldogs completed the season with a 5–3–1 record.[1] One of the assistant coaches was Harry Mehre, who was to succeed Woodruff as head coach in 1928. Bulldogs tackle and captain Joe Bennett was named an All-American for the second year in 1923, becoming the first two-time All-American in Georgia Bulldogs football history.[2]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 29Mercer*W 7–0[3]
October 6Oglethorpe*
  • Sanford Field
  • Athens, GA
W 20–0[4]
October 13at Yale*L 0–40[5]
October 20TennesseeW 17–0[6]
November 3vs. AuburnW 7–0[7]
November 10Virginiadagger
  • Sanford Field
  • Athens, GA
W 13–0[8]
November 17at VanderbiltL 7–3515,000[9]
November 24at AlabamaL 0–36[10]
December 1Centre*
  • Sanford Field
  • Athens, GA
T 3–3[11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

References

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  1. ^ "1923 Georgia Bulldogs Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 29, 2015.
  2. ^ "Georgia All-Americans". Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved July 16, 2015.
  3. ^ "Mercer Baptists hold Bulldogs to one touchdown". The Birmingham News. September 30, 1923. Retrieved September 24, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Georgia Bulldogs down Petrels but get tough scrap". The Montgomery Advertiser. October 7, 1923. Retrieved February 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Georgia easy mark for Yale team, 40–0". The Boston Sunday Globe. October 14, 1923. Retrieved December 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Tennessee loses in second half". The Chattanooga Times. October 21, 1923. Retrieved August 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Georgia downs Auburn". The Birmingham News. November 4, 1923. Retrieved December 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Georgia pierces Virginia defense". The Chattanooga Daily Times. November 11, 1923. Retrieved December 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Vanderbilt wins from Georgia". The Virginian-Pilot. November 18, 1923. Retrieved December 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Crimson Tide swamps Bulldogs of Georgia". The Montgomery Advertiser. November 25, 1922. Retrieved August 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Georgia Bulldogs and Centre Colonels in 3–3 tie". The Atlanta Journal. December 2, 1923. Retrieved December 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.