Dr. Charles Holmes Herty was a chemistry professor at the University of Georgia and the first head coach of the football team at Georgia in 1892. Herty learned the game when he studied at Johns Hopkins University following his graduation from the University Georgia. He brought football back to the University and became the "father of football" at Georgia. On January 30, 1892, the Georgia football teamplayed its first game against Mercer University in Athens, Georgia on a field that would later be named in honor of Herty. Georgia won its first game 50-0, but lost its second game of the season to Auburn University 0-10. The 1-1 1892 season was the only season that Herty coached the football team. The University of Georgia (UGA) is the largest institution of higher learning and research in the State of Georgia. ... United States simply as football, is a competitive team sport that is both fast-paced and strategic. ... 1892 (MDCCCXCII) was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... The Johns Hopkins University, founded in 1876, is a private institution of higher learning located in Baltimore, Maryland, United States. ... Head Coach Mark Richt 6th Year, 60-17-0 Home Stadium Sanford Stadium Capacity 92,746 - Grass Conference SEC - Eastern First Year 1892 Athletic Director Damon Evans Website georgiadogs. ... Mercer University is an independent, coeducational, church-related, private university, located in the U.S. state of Georgia. ... Athens is a city in Athens-Clarke County, Georgia, U.S., in the northeastern part of the state, at the eastern terminus of Georgia 316. ... Auburn University (AU or Auburn) is a state university located in Auburn, Alabama, in the United States. ...

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• Georgia Bulldogs football under Charles Herty
• Georgia Bulldogs football

Head Coach Mark Richt 6th Year, 60-17-0 Home Stadium Sanford Stadium Capacity 92,746 - Grass Conference SEC - Eastern First Year 1892 Athletic Director Damon Evans Website georgiadogs. ...

Sources

• Georgia Football Through the Years
• Georgia's Former Head Coaches
• Herty Field State Historical Marker
• Reed, Thomas Walter (1949). Athens, Georgia: University of Georgia Press. History of the University of Georgia Chapter XVII: Athletics at the University from the Beginning Through 1947, pp 3425 - 3433