1933 Georgia Tech
5–5 (2–5 Southeastern Conference), coached by William Alexander. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Clemson 39–2Sep 30
By 37 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 30 | vs Clemson | W 39–2 | 66% |
| Oct 7 | at Kentucky | L 6–7 | 39% |
| Oct 14 | vs Auburn | W 16–6 | 46% |
| Oct 21 | vs Tulane | L 0–7 | 54% |
| Oct 28 | at North Carolina | W 10–6 | 52% |
| Nov 4 | vs Vanderbilt | L 6–9 | 50% |
| Nov 11 | vs Florida | W 19–7 | 63% |
| Nov 18 | vs Alabama | L 9–12 | 36% |
| Nov 25 | vs Georgia | L 6–7 | 41% |
| Dec 2 | vs Duke | W 6–0 | 33% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Duke 6–0; 11th in the Southeastern Conference.
In program history: The 78th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 125 on file).
- Record
- 5–5
- Conference
- 2–5 11th in Southeastern Conference
- AP poll
- Began in 1936
- Points
- 117–63
- Coach
- William Alexander
- Elo
- 1542 +55 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- 5.5 No. 50 of 126 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captains
- E.E. Laws and Bob Tharpe
- Offense
- Double wing
All-SEC
2 first team, 2 second teamFirst team
B.W. WilliamsOTAP-3; UP-1- Bob TharpeOTAP-1
Second team
- J.R. SlocumEAP-2; UP-2
- D.J. PhillipsFBAP-2; UP-2
From Wikipedia’s 1933 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1933 Southeastern Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 5–0–1 | 7–1–1 | |
 LSU | 3–0–2 | 7–0–3 | |
| Georgia | 3–1 | 8–2 | |
 Tennessee | 5–2 | 7–3 | |
| Tulane | 4–2–1 | 6–3–1 | |
 Ole Miss | 2–2–1 | 6–3–2 | |
| Vanderbilt | 2–2–2 | 4–3–3 | |
| Auburn | 2–2 | 5–5 | |
| Florida | 2–3 | 5–3–1 | |
| Kentucky | 2–3 | 5–5 | |
| Georgia Tech | 2–5 | 5–5 | |
 Mississippi State | 1–5–1 | 3–6–1 | |
| Sewanee | 0–6 | 3–6 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.