1923 Georgia Tech

3–⁠2–⁠4 (1–⁠0–⁠4 Southern Conference), coached by William Alexander.

Georgia Tech, 1923
Photo: Winn, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Schedule and results

Georgia Tech in 1923, game by game: won vs. Oglethorpe 28–13; won vs. VMI 10–7; tied vs. Florida 7–7; won vs. Georgetown 20–10; lost at Notre Dame 7–35; tied vs. Alabama 0–0; lost at Penn State 0–7; tied at Kentucky 3–3; tied vs. Auburn 0–0+15−28Won 28–13 vs. Oglethorpe+15OglethorpeWon 10–7 vs. VMI+3VMITied 7–7 vs. Florida0FloridaWon 20–10 vs. Georgetown+10GeorgetownLost 7–35 at Notre Dame-28Notre DameTied 0–0 vs. Alabama0AlabamaLost 0–7 at Penn State-7Penn StateTied 3–3 at Kentucky0KentuckyTied 0–0 vs. Auburn0Auburn
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 29vsOglethorpeW 28–⁠1383%
Oct 6vsVMIW 10–⁠769%
Oct 13vsFloridaT 7–⁠771%
Oct 20vsGeorgetownW 20–⁠1074%
Oct 27atNotre DameL 7–⁠3534%
Nov 3vsAlabamaT 0–⁠063%
Nov 10atPenn StateL 0–⁠747%
Nov 17atKentuckyT 3–⁠359%
Nov 29vsAuburnT 0–⁠067%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Tied Auburn 0–⁠0; tied for 8th in the Southern Conference.

In program history: The 47th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 125 on file).

Record
3–⁠2–⁠4
Conference
1–⁠0–⁠4 tied for 8th in Southern Conference
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
75–⁠82
Coach
William Alexander
Elo
1589 −25 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
1.3 No. 53 of 109 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
John McIntyre
Offense
Jump shift

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.