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History. The history of the Georgia national football team began in 1990, when the team played their first international match against Lithuania, the first country to accept an invitation. The match was held on 27 May 1990 at national stadium. Georgia were coached by Givi Nodia.
Georgia Bulldogs School History. Seasons: 120 (1902 to 2023) Record (W-L-T): 855-406-50. Conferences: SEC, Southern, Ind. Conf. Championships: 14. National Championships: 1980, 2021 and 2022. Bowl Record: 62 Bowls, 38-21-3, .637 W-L% ( Major Bowls ) Ranked in AP Poll: 42 Times (Preseason), 42 Times (Final), 661 Weeks (Total), 51 Weeks at #1.
In addition to its storied history, the team is known for its unique traditions and rabid fan base, known as the "Bulldog Nation." Georgia has won over 880 games in its history, placing them 9th all-time in wins and has finished in the Top 10 of the AP Poll 28 times, 15 of which were Top 5 finishes.
- 37–21–3 (.631)
- 1892
- 39
- Kirby Smart, 8th season, 87–15 (.853)
- Early History
- Wally Butts Era
- Johnny Griffith Era
- Vince Dooley Era
- Ray Goff Era
- Jim Donnan Era
- Mark Richt Era
- Kirby Smart Era
Georgia's football program began in 1892, when Dr. Charles Herty, a chemistry professor and former player at Johns Hopkins, assembled a team and arranged a game against Mercer University on January 30, 1892. This was the first intercollegiate football game played in the deep south. Playing on what would later be called Herty Field, Georgia beat Mer...
Wally Butts coached the Bulldogs from 1939 to 1960 and continued as athletic director until 1963. Butts came to UGA as an assistant to Joel Hunt in 1938, but Hunt left after a 5–4–1 season to take over at Wyoming; Butts succeeded him. During his tenure as head coach, Georgia had a claim to the national championship in 1942 being selected by 6 polls...
Johnny Griffith, a former player and assistant coach to Butts, succeeded him in 1961. Butts' last few seasons had been somewhat pedestrian apart from an SEC title-winning season in 1959, despite the presence of future Pro Football Hall of Famer Fran Tarkenton. Things did not get any better under Griffith and he was only able to compile a 10–16–4 re...
Vince Dooley, an assistant at Auburn, took over for the 1964 season. He held the head coach position longer than any other Bulldogs coach, leading the Bulldogs from 1964 to 1988. During his tenure as head coach, Georgia won its second consensus national championship in 1980, winning the Grantland Rice Award. Dooley's 1968 team finished first in at ...
Ray Goff was promoted from assistant coach and took over as head coach in 1989. He coached the Bulldogs until 1995, posting a 46–34–1 record (.574 winning percentage). Goff's tenure got off to a slow start, with just ten wins in his first two seasons, before reeling off nine wins in 1991 and ten in 1992; the latter campaign finished with Georgia ra...
Jim Donnan left Marshall and took over as head coach of the Bulldogs in 1996 and coached the team until 2000, posting a 40–19 record (.678 winning percentage). He was the first head football coach in UGA history to lead teams to four consecutive bowl victories. Under Donnan, the Bulldogs won the 1998 Outback Bowl, the 1998 Peach Bowl, the 2000 Outb...
Mark Richt joined the Bulldogs in 2001 after serving as the offensive coordinator of the Florida State Seminoles under Bobby Bowden. During Richt's tenure, Georgia won two SEC championships – 2002 and 2005 – and 6 of their 7 SEC East Division Championships – 2002, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2011, and 2012. (Out of those years Georgia represented the East in...
On December 6, 2015; Alabama defensive coordinator and UGA alumnus Kirby Smart was announced as the 26th head coach of the Georgia Bulldogs. In his second year as head coach of the Bulldogs, Smart led his team to an appearance in the national championship game where they lost to Alabama 26–23. On January 10, 2022, Smart and the Bulldogs won their t...
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6 dic 2015 · The University of Georgia began their football history 123 years ago in 1892. Since that time, the Bulldogs have played 1,335 games and have compiled an overall record of 881-429-54 (as of Jan. 17, 2024). Dr. Charles Herty was the first UGA football coach and he led the Bulldogs to a 1-1 record in 1892.
2 feb 2023 · The greatest teams in the history of Georgia football. Share this article. Joe Vitale. follow. February 2, 2023 5:17 pm ET. Given Georgia’s history of excellence in college football dating...
