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1926 Georgia Bulldogs football
Conference Southern Conference
Record5–4 (4–2 SoCon)
Head coach
Captain George Morton
Home stadium Sanford Field
Seasons
←  1925
1927 →
1926 Southern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 7 Alabama $ 8 – 0 – 0 9 – 0 – 1
Tennessee 5 – 1 – 0 8 – 1 – 0
Vanderbilt 4 – 1 – 0 8 – 1 – 0
South Carolina 4 – 2 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Georgia 4 – 2 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Virginia 4 – 2 – 1 6 – 2 – 2
VPI 3 – 2 – 1 5 – 3 – 1
Washington and Lee 3 – 2 – 1 4 – 3 – 2
Georgia Tech 4 – 3 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
North Carolina 3 – 3 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Auburn 3 – 3 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
LSU 3 – 3 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Ole Miss 2 – 2 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Mississippi A&M 2 – 3 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
VMI 2 – 4 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Tulane 2 – 4 – 0 3 – 5 – 1
Maryland 1 – 3 – 1 5 – 4 – 1
Clemson 1 – 3 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
Florida 1 – 4 – 1 2 – 6 – 2
Kentucky 1 – 4 – 1 2 – 6 – 1
NC State 0 – 4 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Sewanee 0 – 5 – 0 2 – 6 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from Dickinson System

The 1926 Georgia Bulldogs football team represented the University of Georgia during the 1926 college football season. The Bulldogs completed the season with a 5–4 record. [1] This season included Georgia's fifth straight loss to Alabama and fourth straight loss to Yale. Down 13 to 0 at the half, Georgia came back to beat Georgia Tech. [2] Herdis McCrary and captain George Morton made the touchdowns.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 25 Mercer*
W 20–04,500 [3]
October 2at Virginia
W 21–0 [4]
October 9at Yale*
L 0–10 [5]
October 16 Furman*
  • Sanford Field
  • Athens, GA
L 7–14 [6]
October 23at Vanderbilt
L 13–14 [7]
October 30 Floridadagger
W 32–9 [8]
November 6vs. Auburn
W 16–6 [9]
November 13at Georgia Tech
W 14–13 [10]
November 25at Alabama
L 6–3317,000 [11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

References

  1. ^ "1926 Georgia Bulldogs Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 29, 2015.
  2. ^ Rebecca Evans Stone. "UGA's "Ma" Hale". Archived from the original on February 10, 2013.{{ cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown ( link)
  3. ^ "Red and Black topples Mercer in opening game". The Atlanta Constitution. September 26, 1926. Retrieved September 26, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Georgia defeats Cavalier eleven". The News and Observer. October 3, 1926. Retrieved December 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Strong Yale Team Downs Plucky Georgia Eleven In Bowl By Three Touchdowns". The Hartford Courant. October 10, 1926. pp. IV-1 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Furman licks Georgia as Memphis boy stars". The Commercial Appeal. October 17, 1926. Retrieved December 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Vandy whips Georgia". The Miami Herald. October 24, 1926. Retrieved December 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Georgia Downs Gators By Huge Score In Athens". Sarasota Herald-Tribune. October 21, 1926.
  9. ^ "Bulldogs lead Tigers merry chase". The Atlanta Journal. November 7, 1926. Retrieved December 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Bulldogs nose out Georgia Tech team". Orlando Morning Sentinel. November 14, 1926. Retrieved December 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Bulldogs swamped under 33-to-6 score by Crimson warriors". The Atlanta Constitution. November 26, 1926. Retrieved February 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.


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