1896 Season
| 1896 Georgia Bulldogs football | |||
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| SIAA Co-Champion | |||
| Conference | Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association | ||
| 1896 record | 4–0 (3–0 SIAA) | ||
| Head coach | Glenn “Pop” Warner | ||
| Home stadium | Herty Field | ||
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The 1896 Georgia Bulldogs football team competed as a member of the SIAA for the 1896 college football season and provided Georgia with its first undefeated season, compiling a 4–0 record and defeated North Carolina for the first time. The Bulldogs were co-champions of the SIAA with LSU, who joined the conference in 1896. 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. Georgia did not win another conference championship until the 1920 season.
Georgia Bulldogs - 1896 Season
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | |||||
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| October 24 | at Wofford* | Spartanburg, SC | W 26–0 | |||||
| October 31 | North Carolina | Piedmont Park • Atlanta, GA | W 24–16 | |||||
| November 10 | Sewanee | Piedmont Park • Atlanta, GA | W 26–0 | |||||
| November 30 | vs. Auburn | Piedmont Park • Atlanta, GA (Deep South's Oldest Rivalry) | W 12–6 | |||||
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