- Collection:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia
- Title:
- UGA football
- Creator:
- Bowers, Matt
- Date of Original:
- 2005-05-20
- Subject:
- Football--Georgia--Athens
Football teams--Georgia--Athens
Football players--Georgia--Athens
Football stadiums--Georgia--Athens
Georgia Bulldogs (Football team)
College athletes--Georgia--Athens
University of Georgia
Athletes--Georgia--Athens
Uga (Dog)
Warner, Glenn S. (Glenn Scobey), 1871-1954
Sanford, Steadman Vincent, 1871-1945
Dooley, Vince, 1932-
Butts, Wallace, 1905-
Walker, Herschel - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Clarke County, Athens, 33.96095, -83.37794
- Medium:
- articles
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- text/html
- Description:
- Encyclopedia article about the University of Georgia football team. As of the 2005 season the University of Georgia (UGA) football program has won five national championships, played in eighteen different bowl games (more than any other program in the country), won eleven Southeastern Conference (SEC) titles, and produced two Heisman Trophy winners. Some of the brightest stars in college football history have worn a Bulldogs uniform, including the quarterback Fran Tarkenton, who went on to a professional career in the National Football League (NFL) and induction into the Pro Football Hall of Fame, and the Heisman Trophy-winning running backs Frank Sinkwich (who won in 1942) and Herschel Walker (who won in 1982). Additionally, Georgia's home field, Sanford Stadium, named for educator Steadman V. Sanford, ranks among college football's most famed venues; games in the stadium are commonly said to be played "between the hedges," a reference to the shrubbery that surrounds the playing field.
- Metadata URL:
- https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/sports-outdoor-recreation/uga-football/
- Language:
- eng
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- Original Collection:
- Forms part of the New Georgia Encyclopedia.
- Holding Institution:
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