1922 Georgia Tech

7–⁠2 (4–⁠0 Southern Conference), coached by William Alexander.

Schedule and results

Georgia Tech in 1922, game by game: won vs. Oglethorpe 31–6; won vs. Davidson 19–0; won vs. Alabama 33–7; lost at Navy 0–13; lost vs. Notre Dame 3–13; won vs. Clemson 21–7; won vs. Georgetown 19–7; won vs. NC State 17–0; won vs. Auburn 14–6+26−13Won 31–6 vs. Oglethorpe+25OglethorpeWon 19–0 vs. Davidson+19DavidsonWon 33–7 vs. Alabama+26AlabamaLost 0–13 at Navy-13NavyLost 3–13 vs. Notre Dame-10Notre DameWon 21–7 vs. Clemson+14ClemsonWon 19–7 vs. Georgetown+12GeorgetownWon 17–0 vs. NC State+17NC StateWon 14–6 vs. Auburn+8Auburn
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 30vsOglethorpeW 31–⁠681%
Oct 7vsDavidsonW 19–⁠081%
Oct 14vsAlabamaW 33–⁠773%
Oct 21atNavyL 0–⁠1353%
Oct 28vsNotre DameL 3–⁠1356%
Nov 4vsClemsonW 21–⁠779%
Nov 11vsGeorgetownW 19–⁠774%
Nov 18vsNC StateW 17–⁠080%
Nov 30vsAuburnW 14–⁠662%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Auburn 14–⁠6; Southern Conference champions.

In program history: The 18th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 125 on file).

Southern Conference champions4–⁠0 in the conference, shared with North Carolina and Vanderbilt

Record
7–⁠2
Conference
4–⁠0 shared first in Southern Conference
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
157–⁠59
Coach
William Alexander
Elo
1671 +31 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
10.7 No. 27 of 109 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Red Barron
Offense
Jump shift

1922 Southern Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
North Carolina5–⁠09–⁠1
Vanderbilt4–⁠08–⁠0–⁠1
Georgia Tech4–⁠07–⁠2
Virginia Tech3–⁠08–⁠1–⁠1
Florida2–⁠07–⁠2
Tennessee4–⁠28–⁠2
Auburn2–⁠18–⁠2
Alabama3–⁠2–⁠16–⁠3–⁠1
Kentucky2–⁠26–⁠3
Virginia1–⁠1–⁠14–⁠4–⁠1
Mississippi State2–⁠33–⁠4–⁠2
Washington and Lee1–⁠25–⁠3–⁠1
Clemson1–⁠25–⁠4
Maryland1–⁠24–⁠5–⁠1
LSU1–⁠23–⁠7
Georgia1–⁠3–⁠15–⁠4–⁠1
Sewanee1–⁠3–⁠13–⁠4–⁠1
Tulane1–⁠44–⁠4
South Carolina0–⁠35–⁠4
Ole Miss0–⁠24–⁠5–⁠1
NC State0–⁠54–⁠6

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