1923 Alabama

7–⁠2–⁠1 (5–⁠1–⁠1 Southern Conference), coached by Wallace Wade.

Alabama, 1923
Photo: Unknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Schedule and results

Alabama in 1923, game by game: won vs. Union (Tennessee) 12–0; won vs. Ole Miss 56–0; lost at Syracuse 0–23; won vs. Sewanee 7–0; won at Spring Hill 59–0; tied at Georgia Tech 0–0; won vs. Kentucky 16–8; won vs. LSU 30–3; won vs. Georgia 36–0; lost vs. Florida 6–16+59−23Won 12–0 vs. Union (Tennessee)+12Union (Tennesse…Won 56–0 vs. Ole Miss+56Ole MissLost 0–23 at Syracuse-23SyracuseWon 7–0 vs. Sewanee+7SewaneeWon 59–0 at Spring Hill+59Spring HillTied 0–0 at Georgia Tech0Georgia TechWon 16–8 vs. Kentucky+8KentuckyWon 30–3 vs. LSU+27LSUWon 36–0 vs. Georgia+36GeorgiaLost 6–16 vs. Florida-10Florida
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Florida 16–⁠6; 4th in the Southern Conference.

In program history: The 85th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 on file).

Players on this team

Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1923.

Record
7–⁠2–⁠1
Conference
5–⁠1–⁠1 4th in Southern Conference
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
222–⁠50
Coach
Wallace Wade
Elo
1598 +58 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
2.3 No. 50 of 109 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Al Clemens
Offense
Single-wing

1923 Southern Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Washington and Lee4–⁠0–⁠16–⁠2–⁠1
Vanderbilt4–⁠0–⁠15–⁠2–⁠1
VMI5–⁠19–⁠1
Alabama5–⁠1–⁠17–⁠2–⁠1
Virginia Tech4–⁠26–⁠3
Maryland2–⁠17–⁠2–⁠1
Florida1–⁠0–⁠26–⁠1–⁠2
Georgia3–⁠25–⁠3–⁠1
Mississippi State2–⁠1–⁠25–⁠2–⁠2
Georgia Tech1–⁠0–⁠43–⁠2–⁠4
Tennessee4–⁠35–⁠4–⁠1
Tulane2–⁠2–⁠16–⁠3–⁠1
North Carolina2–⁠2–⁠15–⁠3–⁠1
Clemson1–⁠1–⁠15–⁠2–⁠1
Auburn0–⁠1–⁠33–⁠3–⁠3
Kentucky0–⁠2–⁠24–⁠3–⁠2
NC State1–⁠53–⁠7
Virginia0–⁠4–⁠13–⁠5–⁠1
Sewanee0–⁠25–⁠4–⁠1
Ole Miss0–⁠44–⁠6
South Carolina0–⁠44–⁠6
LSU0–⁠33–⁠5–⁠1

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.