1910 Georgia Bulldogs football team

The 1910 Georgia Bulldogs football team represented the University of Georgia during the 1910 college football season. The Bulldogs completed the season with a 6–2–1 record. The team started with two tune-up games that Georgia won by a combined score of 180–0. The Bulldogs notched victories over Alabama and Georgia Tech, ending a five-game losing streak to Tech.^[1] Georgia did lose to rival Auburn, but the first season under new head coach W. A. Cunningham was certainly an improvement over prior years.

1910 Georgia Bulldogs football
Conference	Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record	6–2–1 (4–2–1 SIAA)
Head coach	W. A. Cunningham (1st season)
Captain	O. W. Franklin
Home stadium	Herty Field
Seasons ← 1909 1911 →

1910 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Vanderbilt +	5	–	0	–	0			8	–	0	–	1
Auburn +	5	–	0	–	0			6	–	1	–	0
Sewanee	3	–	1	–	0			8	–	2	–	0
Georgia	4	–	2	–	1			6	–	2	–	1
Ole Miss	2	–	1	–	0			7	–	1	–	0
Mississippi A&M	3	–	2	–	0			7	–	2	–	0
Mercer	3	–	2	–	0			6	–	3	–	0
Georgia Tech	3	–	3	–	0			5	–	3	–	0
Clemson	2	–	3	–	1			4	–	3	–	1
LSU	1	–	3	–	0			1	–	5	–	0
Tennessee	1	–	4	–	0			3	–	5	–	1
The Citadel	0	–	2	–	0			3	–	4	–	0
Alabama	0	–	4	–	0			4	–	4	–	0
Howard (AL)	0	–	5	–	0			1	–	8	–	0
+ – Conference co-champions

The 1910 season marked the debut of more than a new coach, it also marked the debut of Bob McWhorter, one of the most notable players in Georgia history. McWhorter was a four-year letterman, lettering first in 1910. He played halfback.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
October 1	Locust Grove Institute*	Herty Field Athens, GA	W 101–0	[2]
October 8	Gordon*	Herty Field Athens, GA	W 79–0	[3]
October 15	at Alabama	Birmingham Fairgrounds Birmingham, AL (rivalry)	W 22–0	[4]
October 22	Tennessee	Herty Field Athens, GA (rivalry)	W 35–5	[5]
October 29	Mercer	Herty Field Athens, GA	W 21–0	[6]
November 5	at Sewanee	Hardee Field Sewanee, TN	L 12–15	[7]
November 10	vs. Clemson	Augusta, GA (rivalry)	T 0–0	[8]
November 19	at Georgia Tech	Ponce de Leon Park Atlanta, GA (rivalry)	W 11–6	[9]
November 24	vs. Auburn	Savannah, GA (rivalry)	L 0–26	[10]
*Non-conference game

References

1. "1910 Georgia Bulldogs Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 29, 2015.
2. "Georgia team wallops Locusst Grove, 101 to 0". The Atlanta Journal. October 2, 1910. Retrieved December 16, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Georgia mops with Gordon". The Atlanta Constitution. October 9, 1910. Retrieved December 16, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Georgia's speed beats Alabama". The Atlanta Constitution. October 16, 1910. Retrieved February 17, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Georgia romps over Tennessee". The Atlanta Constitution. October 23, 1910. Retrieved August 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Mercer is improving; Baptists hold crack Georgians to 21 to 0 score". Chattanooga Daily Times. October 30, 1910. Retrieved March 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Sewanee beats Georgia but has narrow escape". Birmingham Age-Herald. November 6, 1910. Retrieved December 16, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Clemson boys tie with Georgia". The State. November 11, 1910. Retrieved December 16, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "Georgia beat Tech in red-hot contest". The Montgomery Advertiser. November 20, 1910. Retrieved December 16, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
10. "Georgia overwhelmed by fast Auburnites, 26 to 0". The Macon Daily Telegraph. November 25, 1910. Retrieved March 13, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.