1918 Georgia Tech

6–⁠1 (3–⁠0 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association), coached by John Heisman.

Georgia Tech, 1918
Photo: Unknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Schedule and results

Georgia Tech in 1918, game by game: won vs. Clemson 28–0; won vs. Furman 118–0; won vs. 11th Cavalry 123–0; won vs. Camp Gordon 28–0; won vs. NC State 128–0; lost at Pittsburgh 0–32; won vs. Auburn 41–0+128−32Won 28–0 vs. Clemson+28ClemsonWon 118–0 vs. Furman+118FurmanWon 123–0 vs. 11th Cavalry+12311th CavalryWon 28–0 vs. Camp Gordon+28Camp GordonWon 128–0 vs. NC State+128NC StateLost 0–32 at Pittsburgh-32PittsburghWon 41–0 vs. Auburn+41Auburn
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Oct 5vsClemsonW 28–⁠077%
Oct 12vsFurmanW 118–⁠089%
Oct 19vs11th CavalryW 123–⁠096%
Oct 26vsCamp GordonW 28–⁠096%
Nov 10vsNC StateW 128–⁠083%
Nov 23atPittsburghL 0–⁠3249%
Nov 28vsAuburnW 41–⁠085%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Auburn 41–⁠0; Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association champions.

In program history: The 12th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 125 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 1918.

Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association champions3–⁠0 in the conference

3 consensus All-AmericansBill Fincher, OT; Joe Guyon, RB; Bum Day, C

Record
6–⁠1
Conference
3–⁠0 shared first in Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
466–⁠32
Coach
John Heisman
Elo
1710 +18 this season
SP+ rating
—
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Bill Fincher
Offense
Jump shift

1918 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Georgia Tech3–⁠06–⁠1
Vanderbilt2–⁠04–⁠2
Mississippi State2–⁠03–⁠2
Clemson2–⁠15–⁠2
Furman1–⁠23–⁠5–⁠1
Kentucky0–⁠12–⁠1
Auburn0–⁠22–⁠5
Ole Miss0–⁠21–⁠3
The Citadel0–⁠10–⁠2–⁠1
Wofford0–⁠10–⁠3

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