1892: Auburn 10 Georgia 0 - The Beginning Of The Deep South's Oldest Rivalry
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The football game between Auburn-Georgia didn't go unnoticed by other near-by colleges in Atlanta. 150 students, from Georgia Tech, arrived an hour before kickoff and, though it would be unbelievable in this day and time, they wore red and black and cheered for Georgia.
Only 3,000 people attended that first Auburn-Georgia game. Tickets were fifty cents for adults and a quarter for children. A carriage space sold for $1.00.
Auburn won the game 10-0.
Photo thought to be from the first Auburn-Georgia game. (Courtesy of the Atlanta Historial Society)
Auburn vs. Georgia: The Deep South's Oldest Rivalry
Auburn and Georgia meet annually in what is known as 'the Deep South's Oldest Rivalry' in the sport of college football. Of Auburn's major rivals whose games were once played at neutral sites, Georgia is the ONLY school to come to Auburn without argument.Click Here For More.
George Petrie, the Father of Auburn Football - 1897
The Auburn team's pledge NOT TO DRINK, during their visit to Atlanta - 1892
Game Announcements From the Atlanta Journal and Constitution
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Dr. H.C. White was the first head of the Department of Chemistry at the University of Georgia and served from 1872 until 1927. He was also State Chemist from 1880 to 1890 and President of the State College of Agriculture at Athens from 1890 to 1907.
Honey, We got a Train to Catch
Traveling to a football game in the late nineteenth century isn't like what it is today. From 1874-1920, the primary means of traveling to college football games was by railroad, especially away games.
The expansion of the mileage of U.S. railroads expanded rapidly during the latter-half of the nineteenth century and into the first few decades of the twentieth century; This expansion helped fans of the new sport support their teams. For instance, in 1880 there were 70,000 miles of railroad tracks, but by 1890 the number of miles increased by 84,000, and by 1900 had jumped to 193,000. In 1910, the United States had 240,000 miles of tracks, a number that increased by 10,000 two decades later.
The age of the railroad would soon be replaced a type of technology in 1920, a horseless carriage called the automobile.
Game Announcement - Part 4
The Great Game - Part 2
The Great Game - Part 3
The Great Game - Part 4
The Great Game - Part 5
The Great Game - Part 6
The Great Game - Part 7
The Jeweler of the 1892 Auburn-Georgia Trophy: J.P. Stevens and Bro. of Atlanta, GA.
George Petrie's Expense Report from the 1892 Game
Edited Version of 1892 Game
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Auburn's First Football Team - Spring 1892.
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