Georgia Bulldogs football under Pop Warner

Coaching legend Glenn “Pop” Warner coached the Georgia Bulldogs for two seasons: 1895 and 1896. Warner was hired at a salary of $34 per week.^[1] Over the course of those two seasons, he led the Bulldogs to a combined 7-4 record and the team's first undefeated season and first conference championship in 1896. He also lead Georgia to its first losing season in 1895. While at Georgia, Warner also served as a co-coach at Iowa State.^[2]

Contents 1 1895 Season 2 1896 Season 3 See Also 4 References 5 External links

1895 Season

1895 Georgia Bulldogs football
Conference	Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
1895 record	3-4-0 (2-4-0 SIAA)
Head coach	Glenn “Pop” Warner
Home stadium	Herty Field
Seasons « 1894 1896 »

The 1895 Georgia Bulldogs football team completed the season with a 3-4-0 record, Georgia's first losing season. Georgia's entire student body consisted of 126 students.^[3] This was Georgia's first year in the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA), a conference that it founded along with Alabama, Auburn, Georgia Tech, North Carolina and Vanderbilt. Georgia lost twice to North Carolina, the eventual winner of the SIAA in 1895, and played Alabama for the first time.^[4] This was the Georgia Bulldogs' first season under the guidance of legendary head coach Glenn “Pop” Warner.

It was in one of the 1895 games between Georgia and North Carolina that North Carolina completed the first recorded forward pass^[5], even though the play was illegal at the time. According to John Heisman, the North Carolina quarterback was trying to punt the ball but, because the punt was about to be blocked, he threw the ball instead. Another North Carolina player caught the ball and scored a touchdown on a 70 yard play. Georgia coach Pop Warner complained to the referee that the play was illegal, however, the referee let the play stand because he did not see the pass.^[5]

Georgia Bulldogs - 1895 Season^[6]

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
10/19/1895	Wofford*	Herty Field • Athens, GA	W 34-0
10/26/1895	vs. North Carolina	Atlanta, GA	L 0-6
10/31/1895	vs. North Carolina	Atlanta	L 6-10
11/2/1895	vs. Alabama	Wildwood Park, • Columbus, GA	W 30-6
11/09/1895	vs. Sewanee	Atlanta	W 22-0
11/23/1895	at Vanderbilt	Nashville, TN	L 0-6
12/09/1895	vs. Auburn	Atlanta (Deep South's Oldest Rivalry)	L 6-16
*Non-conference game. Homecoming.

1896 Season

1896 Georgia Bulldogs football
SIAA Co-Champion
Conference	Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
1896 record	4-0-0 (3-0-0 SIAA)
Head coach	Glenn “Pop” Warner
Home stadium	Herty Field
Seasons « 1895 1897 »

The 1896 Georgia Bulldogs football team provided Georgia with its first undefeated season, compiling a 4-0-0 record and beating North Carolina for the first time. The Bulldogs were co-champions of the SIAA with LSU, who joined the conference in 1896.^[7] This was the Georgia Bulldogs' second and final season under the guidance of legendary head coach Glenn “Pop” Warner who had continued as coach for a second season at a salary of $40 per week for ten weeks.^[1]. Georgia did not win another conference championship until the 1920 season.

Georgia Bulldogs - 1896 Season^[8]

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
10/24/1896	at Wofford*	Spartanburg, SC	W 26-0
10/31/1896	vs. North Carolina	Atlanta, GA	W 24-16
11/10/1896	vs. Sewanee	Atlanta	W 26-0
11/30/1896	vs. Auburn	Atlanta (Deep South's Oldest Rivalry)	W 12-6
*Non-conference game. Homecoming.

See Also

• University of Georgia
• Rufus B. Nalley - Captain of the 1896 team.

Georgia Bulldogs football Venues Herty Field (1892–1910) Sanford Field (1911–1928) Sanford Stadium (1929–present) Bowls & rivalries Bowl games Auburn Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate (Georgia Tech) Georgia vs. Florida Football Classic Culture & lore Hairy Dawg Uga "Glory, Glory" Georgia Redcoat Marching Band People Head coaches Steadman V. Sanford Larry Munson Seasons 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 National championship seasons in bold

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Reed, Thomas Walter (circa 1949). "Chapter XVII: Athletics at the University from the Beginning Through 1947". History of the University of Georgia. Athens, Georgia: University of Georgia. http://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/cgi-bin/ebind2html.pl/reed_c17?seq=26. 
2. ^ 2006 Iowas State Cyclone Football, page 136
3. ^ Reed, Thomas Walter (circa 1949). "Chapter XI: The Administration of Chancellor William E. Boggs Through the Session of 1898". History of the University of Georgia. Athens, Georgia: University of Georgia. p. 1696. http://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/cgi-bin/ebind2html.pl/reed_c11?seq=27. 
4. ^ "Alabama All-Time Vs Georgia". prideofthetide.com. 2006. http://www.prideofthetide.com/all-timeUGA.htm. Retrieved 2011-07-12. 
5. ^ ^{a b} "Tar Heels Credited with Throwing First Forward Pass". Tar Heel Times. tarheeltimes.com. Archived from the original on 2006-12-19. http://web.archive.org/web/20061219050634/http://www.tarheeltimes.com/2006/08/tar_heels_credi.html. Retrieved 2011-07-12. 
6. ^ "Georgia 1895 results". georgiadogs.com. http://www.georgiadogs.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/1895-schedule.html. Retrieved 2011-07-12. 
7. ^ "Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association: Conference Championships". College Football Data Warehouse. http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/conference_champs/champions.php?conid=181. Retrieved 2008-04-05. 
8. ^ "Georgia 1896 results". georgiadogs.com. http://www.georgiadogs.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/1896-schedule.html. Retrieved 2011-07-12. 

External links

• "Circa 1895 photograph of Georgia coach Pop Warner". Digital Library of Georgia. http://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/cgi-bin/meta.cgi?userid=public&dbs=meta&action=retrieve&recno=11&rset=003&format=dlg&h2=vang. Retrieved December 18, 2006. 
• "Circa 1895 photograph of two Georgia football players". Digital Library of Georgia. http://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/cgi-bin/meta.cgi?userid=public&dbs=meta&action=retrieve&recno=12&rset=004&format=dlg&h2=vang. Retrieved December 18, 2006. 
• ""Pop" Warner's 1895 Georgia Football Team". Digital Library of Georgia. Archived from the original on September 12, 2006. http://web.archive.org/web/20060912064018/http://www.cviog.uga.edu/Projects/gainfo/1895uga.htm. Retrieved December 18, 2006. 
• "Glenn Warner's 1896 Georgia Football Team". Digital Library of Georgia. Archived from the original on September 12, 2006. http://web.archive.org/web/20060912064011/http://www.cviog.uga.edu/Projects/gainfo/1896uga.htm. Retrieved December 18, 2006.