Georgia Bulldogs football under Billy Reynolds

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William A. “Billy” Reynolds coached the Georgia Bulldogs for two seasons: 1901 and 1902. Over the course of those two seasons, he lead the Bulldogs to a combined 5-7-3 record.

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[edit] 1901 Season

1901 Georgia Bulldogs football
Conference SIAA
1901 Record 1-5-2 (0-5-2 SIAA)
Head Coach William A. Reynolds
Home Stadium Herty Field
Previous Season Next Season
1900 1902

The 1901 Georgia Bulldogs football team completed the season with a 1-5-2 record. Georgia’s only victory in the 1901 season came in the first game of the season against South Carolina. The two ties came against Auburn and Alabama. The season also included Georgia's third consecutive loss to Sewanee. This was the Georgia Bulldogs' first season under the guidance of head coach Billy Reynolds.

The end of the 1901 season marked the end of the first decade of football at the University of Georgia. In those ten years, the team had eight different coaches and a combined record of 26-23-4, a winning percentage of 0.528.

Georgia Bulldogs - 1901 Season

Date Opponent Site Result
10/12/1901* vs. South Carolina Augusta, GA W 10-5 
10/19/1901 Vanderbilt Nashville, TN L 47-0 
10/21/1901 @ Sewanee Sewanee, Tennessee L 47-0 
10/26/1901 Clemson Herty FieldAthens, GA L 29-5 
11/2/1901 vs. North Carolina Atlanta, GA L 27-0 
11/09/1901 vs. Alabama Highland Park • Montgomery, AL T 0-0 
11/16/1901 Davidson Herty Field • Athens L 6-16 
11/28/1901 vs. Auburn Atlanta (Deep South's Oldest Rivalry) T 0-0 
*Non-Conference Game. Homecoming.

Source:Football Through the Years (English) (HTML). georgiadogs.com. Retrieved on 2006-12-21.


[edit] 1902 Season

1902 Georgia Bulldogs football
Conference SIAA
1902 Record 4-2-1 (4-2-1 SIAA)
Head Coach William A. Reynolds
Home Stadium Herty Field
Previous Season Next Season
1901 1903

The 1902 Georgia Bulldogs football team compiled a 4-2-1 record, including victories over Auburn and Alabama and a 0-0 tie with Georgia Tech. The losses included Georgia's fourth consecutive loss to Sewanee. This was the team's second and final season under the guidance of head coach Billy Reynolds.

Georgia Bulldogs - 1902 Season

Date Opponent Site Result
10/18/1902 Furman Herty FieldAthens, GA W 11-0 
10/25/1902 @ Georgia Tech Atlanta, GA (Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate) T 0-0 
11/01/1902 @ Alabama West End Park • Birmingham, AL W 5-0 
11/07/1902 Davidson Herty Field • Athens W 20-0 
11/08/1902 Clemson Clemson, SC L 36-0 
11/11/1902 vs. Sewanee Atlanta L 11-0 
11/27/1902 vs. Auburn Atlanta (Deep South's Oldest Rivalry) W 12-5 
*Non-Conference Game. Homecoming.

Source:Football Through the Years (English) (HTML). georgiadogs.com. Retrieved on 2006-12-21.


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