1898 Georgia Bulldogs football team

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The 1898 Georgia Bulldogs football team represented the University of Georgia during the 1898 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football season. The Bulldogs competed as a member of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA) and compiled a 4–2 record. The team got off to 4–0 start that included a second straight victory over Georgia Tech, but finished with losses to Auburn and North Carolina. 1898 also marked the first time the Bulldogs beat Vanderbilt in three tries. This was the team's second and final season under the guidance of head coach Charles McCarthy.

Record4–2 (3–1 SIAA)
Headcoach
CaptainH. S. Walden
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1898 Georgia Bulldogs football
ConferenceSouthern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record4–2 (3–1 SIAA)
Head coach
CaptainH. S. Walden
Home stadiumHerty Field
Seasons
← 1897
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1898 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Sewanee3–0–04–0–0
Auburn2–0–02–1–0
LSU1–0–01–0–0
Georgia3–1–04–2–0
Clemson1–1–03–1–0
Tulane1–1–01–1–0
Vanderbilt1–2–01–5–0
Mississippi0–1–01–1–0
Texas0–1–05–1–0
Nashville0–2–00–2–0
Georgia Tech0–3–00–4–0
Kentucky State#0–0–07–0–0
Cumberland (TN)0–0–00–0–0
SW Presbyterian0–0–00–0–0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • # – State champion
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The backfield was led by quarterbacks "Kid" Huff and F. K. McCutcheon, and fullback A. Clarence Jones, one of the south's best punters. Jones was selected All-Southern by W. A. Lambeth of Virginia. Quarterback Huff saved a touchdown in the Vanderbilt game when he tackled the large Wallace Crutchfield.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 8ClemsonW 20–8[1]
October 15Atlanta Athletic Club*
  • Herty Field
  • Athens, GA
W 14–0[2]
October 22Georgia Tech
W 15–0[3]
October 29vs. VanderbiltW 4–02,000[4]
November 12vs. North Carolina*
L 44–0[5]
November 24vs. Auburn
L 18–17[6][7]
  • *Non-conference game
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