1923 Georgia

5–⁠3–⁠1 (3–⁠2 Southern Conference), coached by George Woodruff.

Schedule and results

Georgia in 1923, game by game: won vs. Mercer 7–0; won vs. Oglethorpe 20–6; lost at Yale 0–40; won at Tennessee 17–0; won vs. Auburn 7–0; won vs. Virginia 13–0; lost at Vanderbilt 7–35; lost at Alabama 0–36; tied vs. Centre 3–3+17−40Won 7–0 vs. Mercer+7MercerWon 20–6 vs. Oglethorpe+14OglethorpeLost 0–40 at Yale-40YaleWon 17–0 at Tennessee+17TennesseeWon 7–0 vs. Auburn+7AuburnWon 13–0 vs. Virginia+13VirginiaLost 7–35 at Vanderbilt-28VanderbiltLost 0–36 at Alabama-36AlabamaTied 3–3 vs. Centre0Centre
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 29vsMercerW 7–⁠079%
Oct 6vsOglethorpeW 20–⁠679%
Oct 13atYaleL 0–⁠4039%
Oct 20atTennesseeW 17–⁠044%
Nov 3vsAuburnW 7–⁠059%
Nov 10vsVirginiaW 13–⁠072%
Nov 17atVanderbiltL 7–⁠3538%
Nov 24atAlabamaL 0–⁠3639%
Dec 1vsCentreT 3–⁠340%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Tied Centre 3–⁠3; tied for 8th in the Southern Conference.

In program history: The 89th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 on file).

Record
5–⁠3–⁠1
Conference
3–⁠2 tied for 8th in Southern Conference
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
74–⁠120
Coach
George Woodruff
Elo
1554 +4 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−5.3 No. 70 of 109 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Joe Bennett

1923 Southern Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Washington and Lee4–⁠0–⁠16–⁠2–⁠1
Vanderbilt4–⁠0–⁠15–⁠2–⁠1
VMI5–⁠19–⁠1
Alabama5–⁠1–⁠17–⁠2–⁠1
Virginia Tech4–⁠26–⁠3
Maryland2–⁠17–⁠2–⁠1
Florida1–⁠0–⁠26–⁠1–⁠2
Georgia3–⁠25–⁠3–⁠1
Mississippi State2–⁠1–⁠25–⁠2–⁠2
Georgia Tech1–⁠0–⁠43–⁠2–⁠4
Tennessee4–⁠35–⁠4–⁠1
Tulane2–⁠2–⁠16–⁠3–⁠1
North Carolina2–⁠2–⁠15–⁠3–⁠1
Clemson1–⁠1–⁠15–⁠2–⁠1
Auburn0–⁠1–⁠33–⁠3–⁠3
Kentucky0–⁠2–⁠24–⁠3–⁠2
NC State1–⁠53–⁠7
Virginia0–⁠4–⁠13–⁠5–⁠1
Sewanee0–⁠25–⁠4–⁠1
Ole Miss0–⁠44–⁠6
South Carolina0–⁠44–⁠6
LSU0–⁠33–⁠5–⁠1

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