About them Dawgs!
Subtitle: Georgia football's memorable teams and players
By: Patrick Garbin.
Publisher: Scarecrow Press
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Lanham, Md
Language: eng
Number of pages: 367
ISBN-13: 9780810860407
Subjects: University of Georgia -- Football -- History; Georgia Bulldogs (Football team) -- History
Description: "On January 30, 1892, the University of Georgia played its first football game, beating Mercer College, 50-0. Since this auspicious beginning, Georgia football has captivated the hearts and minds of fans for more than a century. Beginning with the 1896 season, Patrick Garbin recounts the most memorable seasons in the University of Georgia's football history. Spanning 115 years of Bulldog football, About Them Dawgs! provides a game-by-game recap of more than 20 of the school's notable seasons. Each of these seasons is covered with game highlights, facts, statistics, and photographs relating to the Bulldogs." "Following each season's recap is a section highlighting the career of an outstanding Georgia player or coach who contributed to the team's success. Some of the most important players and coaches in all of college football are profiled here, including Fran Tarkenton, George Woodruff, Vernon "Catfish" Smith, Jake Scott, Vince Dooley, Champ Bailey, Erk Russell, Terry Hoage, Garrison Hearst, David Pollack, and Heisman-trophy winner Herschel Walker." "Packed with fascinating details, a comprehensive records and statistics section, and extensive information on players, legends, and lore, About Them Dawgs! recreates the most exciting moments in Bulldog history." --Book Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Georgia's premier perfect squad (1896) : Glenn "Pop" Warner; title: New arrivals guide Georgia to glory (1910) : George Woodruff; title: Cunningham continues Red & Black's reign (1913) : Bob McWhorter; title: Wildcats/Bulldogs winners of S.I.A.A. (1920) : Herman Stegeman; title: "Dream and wonder team" takes to the top (1927) : Tom Nash and Ivy "Chick" Shiver; title: Mehre's best among South's most dominant (1931) : Vernon "Catfish" Smith; title: Butts' Boys take first SEC title (1942) : Frank Sinkwich; title: Undefeated and untied for only second time (1946) : Charley Trippi; title: Spirited Dogs end losing drought (1959) : Fran Tarkenton; title: Dooley's Cotton-Pickin' Dogs (1966) : Bill Stanfill; title: Bulldogs land #1 spot in Litkenhous (1968) : Jake Scott; title: Junkyard Dogs journey to New Orleans (1976) : Ben Zambiasi; title: Go you Silver Britches! (1980) : Vince Dooley; title: Dogs hunker down for a consecutive crown (1981) : Erk Russell; title: Herschel for Heisman (1982) : Herschel Walker; title: Unsurpassed senior class (1983) : Terry Hoage; title: Goff returns Dawgs to greatness (1992) : Garrison Hearst; title: Donnan's Dogs end four-season skid (1997) : Champ Bailey; title: Richt seizes SEC title in only second season (2002) : David Pollack; title: Return to the SEC championship (2003) : Billy Bennett; title: Ten wins once again (2004) : David Greene; title: A second taste of sugar for seniors (2005) : D.J. Shockley; title: Awards, honors, and miscellany; title: By the numbers.