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1928 Georgia Bulldogs football
Conference Southern Conference
Record4–5 (2–4 SoCon)
Head coach
Captain Glenn Lautzenhiser, Roy Jacobson
Home stadium Sanford Stadium
Seasons
←  1927
1929 →
1928 Southern Conference football standings
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

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]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 6 Mercer*
W 52–0 [2]
October 13at Yale*
L 6–21 [3]
October 19 Furman*
  • Sanford Field
  • Athens, GA
W 7–0 [4]
October 27 Tulanedagger
  • Sanford Field
  • Athens, GA
W 20–14 [5]
November 3vs. Auburn
W 13–0 [6]
November 10vs. Florida
L 6–2616,000 [7]
November 17 LSU
  • Sanford Field
  • Athens, GA
L 12–13 [8]
November 29at Alabama
L 0–1920,184 [9] [10]
December 8at Georgia Tech
L 6–2040,000 [11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

[12]

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. Open access icon
  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. Open access icon
  12. ^ "1928 Football Schedule". GeorgiaDogs.com. Archived from the original on January 1, 2011. Retrieved December 16, 2012.


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