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1928 Georgia Tech

10–⁠0 (7–⁠0 Southern Conference), coached by William Alexander.

Georgia Tech, 1928
Photo: George C. Griffin, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Schedule and results

Georgia Tech in 1928, game by game: won vs. VMI 13–0; won at Tulane 12–0; won vs. Notre Dame 13–0; won at North Carolina 20–7; won vs. Oglethorpe 32–7; won vs. Vanderbilt 19–7; won vs. Alabama 33–13; won vs. Auburn 51–0; won vs. Georgia 20–6; won vs. California 8–7+51Won 13–0 vs. VMI+13VMIWon 12–0 at Tulane+12TulaneWon 13–0 vs. Notre Dame+13Notre DameWon 20–7 at North Carolina+13North CarolinaWon 32–7 vs. Oglethorpe+25OglethorpeWon 19–7 vs. Vanderbilt+12VanderbiltWon 33–13 vs. Alabama+20AlabamaWon 51–0 vs. Auburn+51AuburnWon 20–6 vs. Georgia+14GeorgiaWon 8–7 vs. California+1California
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Oct 6vsVMIW 13–⁠072%
Oct 13atTulaneW 12–⁠057%
Oct 20vsNotre DameW 13–⁠063%
Oct 27atNorth CarolinaW 20–⁠765%
Nov 3vsOglethorpeW 32–⁠792%
Nov 10vsVanderbiltW 19–⁠757%
Nov 17vsAlabamaW 33–⁠1371%
Nov 29vsAuburnW 51–⁠094%
Dec 8vsGeorgiaW 20–⁠677%
Jan 1Bowls & playoffvsCaliforniaRose BowlW 8–⁠775%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat California 8–⁠7 in the Rose Bowl; Southern Conference champions.

In program history: The 7th-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 1928.

National championsa title the school claims

Southern Conference champions7–⁠0 in the conference

Consensus All-AmericanPeter Pund, C

Record
10–⁠0
Conference
7–⁠0 first in Southern Conference
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
221–⁠47
Coach
William Alexander
Elo
1736 +133 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
17.4 No. 12 of 100 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Peter Pund
Offense
Jump shift

1928 Southern Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Georgia Tech7–⁠010–⁠0
Tennessee6–⁠0–⁠19–⁠0–⁠1
Florida6–⁠18–⁠1
Virginia Tech4–⁠17–⁠2
Alabama6–⁠26–⁠3
LSU3–⁠1–⁠16–⁠2–⁠1
Vanderbilt4–⁠28–⁠2
Clemson4–⁠28–⁠3
Tulane3–⁠3–⁠16–⁠3–⁠1
Ole Miss3–⁠35–⁠4
South Carolina2–⁠2–⁠16–⁠2–⁠2
North Carolina2–⁠2–⁠25–⁠3–⁠2
Kentucky2–⁠2–⁠14–⁠3–⁠1
Maryland2–⁠3–⁠16–⁠3–⁠1
VMI2–⁠3–⁠15–⁠3–⁠2
Georgia2–⁠44–⁠5
NC State1–⁠3–⁠14–⁠5–⁠1
Mississippi State1–⁠42–⁠4–⁠2
Virginia1–⁠62–⁠6–⁠1
Washington and Lee1–⁠62–⁠8
Sewanee0–⁠52–⁠7
Auburn0–⁠71–⁠8

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