1934 Georgia Tech

1–⁠9 (0–⁠6 Southeastern Conference), coached by William Alexander.

Schedule and results

Georgia Tech in 1934, game by game: won vs. Clemson 12–7; lost vs. Vanderbilt 12–27; lost at Duke 0–20; lost at Michigan 2–9; lost at Tulane 12–20; lost vs. North Carolina 0–26; lost vs. Auburn 6–18; lost vs. Alabama 0–40; lost at Florida 12–13; lost at Georgia 0–7+7−40Won 12–7 vs. Clemson+5ClemsonLost 12–27 vs. Vanderbilt-15VanderbiltLost 0–20 at Duke-20DukeLost 2–9 at Michigan-7MichiganLost 12–20 at Tulane-8TulaneLost 0–26 vs. North Carolina-26North CarolinaLost 6–18 vs. Auburn-12AuburnLost 0–40 vs. Alabama-40AlabamaLost 12–13 at Florida-1FloridaLost 0–7 at Georgia-7Georgia
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 29vsClemsonW 12–⁠771%
Oct 6vsVanderbiltL 12–⁠2756%
Oct 13atDukeL 0–⁠2026%
Oct 20atMichiganL 2–⁠932%
Oct 27atTulaneL 12–⁠2023%
Nov 3vsNorth CarolinaL 0–⁠2649%
Nov 10vsAuburnL 6–⁠1859%
Nov 17vsAlabamaL 0–⁠4019%
Nov 24atFloridaL 12–⁠1330%
Dec 1atGeorgiaL 0–⁠717%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Georgia 7–⁠0; tied for 11th in the Southeastern Conference.

In program history: The 119th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 125 on file).

Record
1–⁠9
Conference
0–⁠6 tied for 11th in Southeastern Conference
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
56–⁠187
Coach
William Alexander
Elo
1384 −144 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−4.5 No. 84 of 124 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Jack Phillips
Offense
Double wing

All-SEC

2 second team

Second team

  • W. WilliamsOTAP-2; UP-2
  • C.H. RobertsQBUP-2

From Wikipedia’s 1934 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1934 Southeastern Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Tulane8–⁠010–⁠1
Alabama7–⁠010–⁠0
Tennessee5–⁠18–⁠2
LSU4–⁠27–⁠2–⁠2
Georgia3–⁠27–⁠3
Vanderbilt4–⁠36–⁠3
Florida2–⁠2–⁠16–⁠3–⁠1
Ole Miss2–⁠3–⁠14–⁠5–⁠1
Kentucky1–⁠35–⁠5
Auburn1–⁠62–⁠8
Mississippi State0–⁠54–⁠6
Sewanee0–⁠42–⁠7
Georgia Tech0–⁠61–⁠9

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