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(This also was Yale's first ever football game played in the South.) On October 12, 1929, a capacity crowd of over 30,000 paid $3 per ticket to watch the Bulldogs, under coach Harry Mehre, beat Yale 15–0 in Sanford Stadium's dedication game.
The first game held at the new Sanford Stadium after its completion was against Yale, which at that time was the perennial powerhouse. It was also Yale’s first ever football game played in the South. 30,000 fans paid $3 per ticket to watch the Bulldogs defeat Yale at a score of 15-0 on October 12, 1929.
Sep 12, 2024 · Funded by the University of Georgia Libraries and the statewide GALILEO initiative, the project provides online access to local reporting of the first football game played at Sanford Stadium in 1929 and the tumultuous desegregation of the university in 1961.
Aug 27, 2024 · The group, however, was successful in getting the hedges planted in time and, as a result, the 1929 Georgia-Yale game was the first played in the newly-dedicated Sanford Stadium and was...
May 15, 2008 · FIRST NIGHT GAME: 10/26/1940 - Georgia 7, Kentucky 7 FIRST NIGHT GAME, NEW LIGHTS: 9/6/1982 - Georgia 13, Clemson 7. FIRST LOSS: 11/2/1929 - Tulane 21, Georgia 15 LONGEST HOME STREAK: 24 wins (9/13/1980-11/12/1983) LARGEST HOME CROWD: 92,746 CAPACITY 2008: 92,746. Top 10 Largest On-Campus Stadiums: 1. Beaver Stadium, Penn State University ...
Mar 20, 2024 · The 1929 Georgia-Yale game was the first one played in newly dedicated Sanford Stadium. It was the largest athletic event ever held in the South at that time, with 30,000 fans and the governors of nine southern states in attendance – a fitting crowd for Georgia’s first victory Between the Hedges.
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October 12, 1929: The first game played at Sanford Stadium - Georgia upset heavily-favored Yale 15–0. October 26, 1940: The first night game at Sanford Stadium - Georgia and Kentucky play to a 7–7 tie.
