1923 Florida

6–⁠1–⁠2 (1–⁠0–⁠2 Southern Conference), coached by J.A. Van Fleet.

Schedule and results

Florida in 1923, game by game: lost at Army 0–20; tied at Georgia Tech 7–7; won vs. Rollins 28–0; won vs. Wake Forest 16–7; won vs. Mercer 19–7; won at Stetson 27–0; won at Florida Southern 53–0; tied at Mississippi State 13–13; won at Alabama 16–6+53−20Lost 0–20 at Army-20ArmyTied 7–7 at Georgia Tech0Georgia TechWon 28–0 vs. Rollins+28RollinsWon 16–7 vs. Wake Forest+9Wake ForestWon 19–7 vs. Mercer+12MercerWon 27–0 at Stetson+27StetsonWon 53–0 at Florida Southern+53Florida SouthernTied 13–13 at Mississippi State0Mississippi Sta…Won 16–6 at Alabama+10Alabama
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Alabama 16–⁠6; tied for 5th in the Southern Conference.

In program history: The 49th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 116 on file).

Record
6–⁠1–⁠2
Conference
1–⁠0–⁠2 tied for 5th in Southern Conference
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
179–⁠60
Coach
J.A. Van Fleet
Elo
1609 +54 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−1.3 No. 60 of 109 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
W.M. Robinson
Offense
Notre Dame Box

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.