1929 Georgia Tech
3–6 (3–5 Southern Conference), coached by William Alexander. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Mississippi State 27–13Oct 5
By 14 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 5 | vs Mississippi State | W 27–13 | 86% |
| Oct 12 | vs North Carolina | L 7–18 | 68% |
| Oct 19 | vs Florida | W 19–6 | 56% |
| Oct 26 | at Tulane | L 14–20 | 58% |
| Nov 2 | vs Notre Dame | L 6–26 | 55% |
| Nov 9 | at Vanderbilt | L 7–23 | 36% |
| Nov 16 | vs Alabama | L 0–14 | 52% |
| Nov 28 | vs Auburn | W 19–6 | 84% |
| Dec 7 | at Georgia | L 6–12 | 40% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Georgia 12–6; 14th in the Southern Conference.
In program history: The 81st-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 125 on file).
- Record
- 3–6
- Conference
- 3–5 14th in Southern Conference
- AP poll
- Began in 1936
- Points
- 105–138
- Coach
- William Alexander
- Elo
- 1537 −120 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- 0.2 No. 59 of 100 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captain
- Harold Rusk
- Offense
- Jump shift
1929 Southern Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tulane | 6–0 | 9–0 | |
 Tennessee | 6–0–1 | 9–0–1 | |
| North Carolina | 7–1 | 9–1 | |
| Florida | 6–1 | 8–2 | |
| Vanderbilt | 5–1 | 7–2 | |
 Kentucky | 3–1–1 | 6–1–1 | |
 VMI | 4–2 | 8–2 | |
| Georgia | 4–2 | 6–4 | |
 Duke | 2–1 | 4–6 | |
 LSU | 3–2 | 6–3 | |
| Alabama | 4–3 | 6–3 | |
 Clemson | 3–3 | 8–3 | |
 Virginia Tech | 2–3 | 5–4 | |
 Georgia Tech | 3–5 | 3–6 | |
 Virginia | 1–3–2 | 4–3–2 | |
 Maryland | 1–3–1 | 4–4–2 | |
 South Carolina | 2–5 | 6–5 | |
| Washington and Lee | 1–4–1 | 3–5–1 | |
 Ole Miss | 0–4–2 | 1–6–2 | |
| Mississippi State | 0–3–1 | 1–5–2 | |
| Sewanee | 0–4–1 | 2–5–2 | |
| Auburn | 0–7 | 2–7 | |
 NC State | 0–5 | 1–8 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.