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1943 Georgia Tech

8–⁠3 (3–⁠0 Southeastern Conference), coached by William Alexander, finished No. 13 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Georgia Tech in 1943, game by game: won vs. North Carolina 20–7; lost at Notre Dame 13–55; won vs. Georgia Pre-Flight 35–7; won vs. Fort Benning 27–0; lost at No. 3 Navy 14–28; lost vs. No. 8 Duke 7–14; won vs. No. 20 LSU 42–7; won at Tulane 33–0; won vs. Clemson 41–6; won vs. Georgia 48–0; won vs. No. 20 Tulsa 20–18+48−42Won 20–7 vs. North Carolina+13North CarolinaLost 13–55 at Notre Dame-42Notre DameWon 35–7 vs. Georgia Pre-Flight+28Georgia Pre-Fli…Won 27–0 vs. Fort Benning+27Fort BenningLost 14–28 at No. 3 Navy-14No. 3 NavyLost 7–14 vs. No. 8 Duke-7No. 8 DukeWon 42–7 vs. No. 20 LSU+35No. 20 LSUWon 33–0 at Tulane+33TulaneWon 41–6 vs. Clemson+35ClemsonWon 48–0 vs. Georgia+48GeorgiaWon 20–18 vs. No. 20 Tulsa+2No. 20 Tulsa
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 25vsNorth CarolinaW 20–⁠766%
Oct 2atNotre DameL 13–⁠5535%
Oct 9vsGeorgia Pre-FlightW 35–⁠753%
Oct 16vsFort BenningW 27–⁠088%
Oct 23at3NavyL 14–⁠2841%
Oct 30vs8DukeL 7–⁠1454%
Nov 6vs20LSUW 42–⁠749%
Nov 13atTulaneW 33–⁠057%
Nov 20vsClemsonW 41–⁠683%
Nov 27vsGeorgiaW 48–⁠069%
Jan 1Bowls & playoffvs20TulsaSugar BowlW 20–⁠1847%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Tulsa 20–⁠18 in the Sugar Bowl; No. 13 in the final AP poll; Southeastern Conference champions.

In program history: The 17th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 125 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 6: 19
  2. Wk 7: 15
  3. Wk 8: 14
  4. Final: 13

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 1943.

Southeastern Conference champions3–⁠0 in the conference

Heisman voteEddie Prokop, fifth

Record
8–⁠3
Conference
3–⁠0 first in Southeastern Conference
AP final
No. 13 peak No. 13
Points
300–⁠142
Coach
William Alexander
Elo
1678 +98 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
15.7 No. 14 of 76 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captains
George Manning and John Steber

All-SEC

4 first team, 4 second team

First team

Second team

  • Walter KilzerEAP-2
  • Buster BeallOGAP-2
  • George ManningCAP-2
  • Mickey LoganFBAP-2

From Wikipedia’s 1943 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1943 Southeastern Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Georgia Tech3–⁠08–⁠313
LSU2–⁠26–⁠3
Tulane1–⁠13–⁠3
Georgia0–⁠36–⁠4

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