The 1907 Georgia Bulldogs football team represented the University of Georgia during the 1907 college football season. The Bulldogs compiled a 4–3–1 record, including victories over Mercer, Auburn and Clemson.[1] The victory over Clemson ended a seven-game losing streak to the Tigers. However, the season included Georgia's fourth straight loss to Georgia Tech. One of the players on the 1907 team was quarterback George "Kid" Woodruff, who became Georgia's head football coach in 1923.
| 1907 Georgia Bulldogs football | |
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| Conference | Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association |
| Record | 4–3–1 (3–3–1 SIAA) |
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| Captain | Kyle Smith |
| Home stadium | Herty Field |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vanderbilt $ | 3 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sewanee | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| LSU | 3 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alabama | 3 | – | 1 | – | 2 | 5 | – | 1 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tennessee | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Auburn | 3 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgia | 3 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mississippi A&M | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgia Tech | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Clemson | 1 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mercer | 0 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Howard (AL) | 0 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ole Miss | 0 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nashville | – | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The team started the season under the guidance of head coach George S. Whitney, but the season became marred by the "Ringer" controversy. At that time, there were no football scholarships, but enthusiastic alumni often raised money to pay professional players who were referred to as "ringers." After the 1907 game with Georgia Tech, it was revealed that there were at least four ringers on the Georgia and Georgia Tech teams. Thereafter, Georgia completed the season without its ringers and without Bull Whitney, who was forced to resign. Branch Bocock actually coached the last three games of the 1907 season.
Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| October 5 | North Georgia* | W 57–0 | [2] | ||
| October 12 | Tennessee |
| L 0–15 | [3] | |
| October 19 | at Mercer |
| W 26–6 | [4] | |
| October 25 | at Alabama |
| T 0–0 | [5] | |
| November 2 | at Georgia Tech | L 6–10 | [6] | ||
| November 7 | vs. Clemson |
| W 8–0 | 6,000–10,000 | [7][8][9] |
| November 11 | Sewanee |
| L 0–16 | [10] | |
| November 28 | vs. Auburn |
| W 6–0 | [11] | |
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References
edit- ^ "1907 Georgia Bulldogs Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 29, 2015.
- ^ "Coaches mix as Ga. wallops Dahlonega". The Macon Daily Telegraph. October 6, 1907. Retrieved May 6, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Georgia loses to Tennessee". The Atlanta Constitution. October 13, 1907. Retrieved August 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Misjudged punts and fumbles cost Mercer the Georgia game". The Macon Telegraph. October 29, 1907. Retrieved March 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Georgia ties Alabama, neither team scored point in slow game". The Atlanta Constitution. October 27, 1907. Retrieved August 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "In a fierce struggle; Tech triumphs over their hated rivals, the Georgians". The Nashville American. November 3, 1907. Retrieved May 6, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Clemson And Georgia Play Football Today". The Chattanooga Star. Chattanooga, Tennessee. November 7, 1907. p. 2. Retrieved August 31, 2022 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ "By Two Goals Georgia Won". The Atlanta Constitution. Atlanta, Georgia. November 8, 1907. p. 11. Retrieved August 31, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Georgia Downs Clemson Before Large Crowd". The State. Columbia, South Carolina. November 8, 1907. p. 5. Retrieved August 31, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Georgia fought gamely". The Atlanta Journal. November 12, 1907. Retrieved December 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Georgia outclassed Aubirn and won the game by score of 6 to 0". The Macon News. November 29, 1907. Retrieved March 13, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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