Georgia Bulldogs football under Herman Stegeman

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Herman Stegeman was the 15th head coach of the Georgia Bulldogs for three seasons from 1920 to 1922. Over the course of those three seasons, he lead the Bulldogs to a combined 20–6–3 record and the team's second conference championship.

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[edit] 1920 Season

1920 Georgia Bulldogs football
SIAA Co-Champion
Conference SIAA
1920 Record 8–0–1 (8–0–1 SIAA)
Head Coach Herman Stegeman

Home Stadium

 Sanford Field
Seasons
« 1919 1921 »

The 1920 Georgia Bulldogs football team had an 8–0–1 record and were also co-champion of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association: co-champions Georgia Tech and Tulane were also undefeated. Georgia outscored its opponents 247–17. This was the Georgia Bulldogs' first season under the guidance of head coach Herman Stegeman and the team's second undefeated season in its history.

Date Opponent Site Result
10/12/1920 The Citadel Sanford Field • Athens, GA W 40-0 
10/09/1920 at South Carolina Columbia, SC W 37-0 
10/13/1920 at Furman Greenville, SC W 7-0 
10/23/1920 at Oglethorpe Atlanta, GA W 23-3 
10/30/1920 vs. Auburn McClung Stadium • Columbus, GA (Deep South's Oldest Rivalry) W 7-0 
11/06/1920 at Virginia Charlottesville, VA T 0-0 
11/13/1920 Florida Sanford Field • Athens W 56-0 
11/20/1920 Alabama Sanford Field • Athens W 21-14 
11/25/1920 Clemson Sanford Field • Athens W 55-0 
*Non-Conference Game. †Homecoming.

[edit] 1921 Season

1921 Georgia Bulldogs football
Conference SIAA
1921 Record 7–2–1 (6–0–1 SIAA)
Head Coach Herman Stegeman

Home Stadium

 Sanford Field
Seasons
« 1920 1922 »

The 1921 Georgia Bulldogs football team had an 7–2–1 record, with the only two losses coming against two of the football powerhouses of the day, Harvard and Dartmouth. This was the team's second season under the guidance of head coach Herman Stegeman.

The victory against Furman on October 8, 1921 was the 100th victory in the history of the Georgia Bulldogs football program.

Date Opponent Site Result
10/01/1921* Mercer Sanford Field • Athens, GA W 28-0 
10/08/1921 Furman Sanford Field • Athens W 27-7 
10/15/1921* at Harvard Cambridge, MA L 10-7 
10/29/1921 vs. Auburn McClung Stadium • Columbus, GA (Deep South's Oldest Rivalry) W 7-0 
11/06/1921 Virginia Sanford Field • Athens W 21-0 
11/13/1921 at Vanderbilt Nashville, TN T 7-7 
11/20/1921 vs. Alabama Atlanta, GA W 22-0 
11/25/1921 Clemson Sanford Field • Athens W 28-0 
11/27/1921* vs. Dartmouth Atlanta L 7-0 
*Non-Conference Game. †Homecoming.

[edit] 1922 Season

1922 Georgia Bulldogs football
Conference Southern
1922 Record 5-4-1 (3-3-1 Southern)
Head Coach Herman Stegeman

Home Stadium

 Sanford Field
Seasons
« 1921 1923 »

The 1922 Georgia Bulldogs football team had an 5–4–1 record and was the first Georgia team to compete in the newly formed Southern Conference, which was formed when a group of teams left the SIAA after the end of the 1921 season. This was the Georgia's third and final season under the guidance of head coach Herman Stegeman. One of the players on the 1922 team was All-American tackle Joe Bennett.

The September 30, 1922 game against Mercer, was the 200th football game played by Georgia. Including the victory over Mercer, Georgia's cumulative record over its first 200 games was 107–72–21, a winning percentage of 0.588.

Date Opponent Site Result
09/23/1922* Newberry Sanford Field • Athens, GA W 82-13 
09/30/1922* Mercer Sanford Field • Athens W 41-0 
10/07/1922* at Chicago Stagg Field • Chicago, IL L 20-0 
10/14/1922 at Furman Greenville, SC W 7-0 
10/21/1922 Tennessee Sanford Field • Athens W 7-3 
10/26/1922 Oglethorpe Sanford Field • Athens W 26-6 
11/04/1922 vs. Auburn McClung Stadium • Columbus, GA (Deep South's Oldest Rivalry) L 7-3 
11/11/1922 at Virginia Charlottesville, VA T 6-6 
11/18/1922† Vanderbilt Sanford Field • Athens L 12-0 
11/25/1922 at Alabama Crampton Bowl • Montgomery, AL L 10-6 
*Non-Conference Game. †Homecoming.

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Georgia Bulldogs Football Seasons
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National Championships: 1942 • 1980

Conference Championships: 1896 • 1920 • 1942 • 1946 • 1948 • 1959 • 1966 • 1968 • 1976 • 1980 • 1981 • 1982 • 2002 • 2005

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