1924 Georgia

7–⁠3 (5–⁠1 Southern Conference), coached by George Woodruff.

Schedule and results

Georgia in 1924, game by game: won vs. Mercer 26–7; won vs. South Carolina 18–0; lost at Yale 6–7; won vs. Furman 23–0; won at Vanderbilt 3–0; won vs. Tennessee 33–0; won at Virginia 7–0; won vs. Auburn 6–0; lost at Alabama 0–33; lost at Centre 7–14+33−33Won 26–7 vs. Mercer+19MercerWon 18–0 vs. South Carolina+18South CarolinaLost 6–7 at Yale-1YaleWon 23–0 vs. Furman+23FurmanWon 3–0 at Vanderbilt+3VanderbiltWon 33–0 vs. Tennessee+33TennesseeWon 7–0 at Virginia+7VirginiaWon 6–0 vs. Auburn+6AuburnLost 0–33 at Alabama-33AlabamaLost 7–14 at Centre-7Centre
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 27vsMercerW 26–⁠776%
Oct 4vsSouth CarolinaW 18–⁠068%
Oct 11atYaleL 6–⁠730%
Oct 18vsFurmanW 23–⁠066%
Oct 25atVanderbiltW 3–⁠042%
Nov 1vsTennesseeW 33–⁠070%
Nov 8atVirginiaW 7–⁠066%
Nov 15vsAuburnW 6–⁠073%
Nov 27atAlabamaL 0–⁠3342%
Nov 29atCentreL 7–⁠1434%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Centre 14–⁠7; tied for 2nd in the Southern Conference.

In program history: The 70th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 on file).

Record
7–⁠3
Conference
5–⁠1 tied for 2nd in Southern Conference
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
129–⁠61
Coach
George Woodruff
Elo
1601 +65 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
8.9 No. 28 of 111 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
John Fletcher

1924 Southern Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Alabama5–⁠08–⁠1
Georgia5–⁠17–⁠3
Florida2–⁠0–⁠16–⁠2–⁠2
Tulane4–⁠18–⁠1
Washington and Lee4–⁠1–⁠16–⁠3–⁠1
South Carolina3–⁠27–⁠3
Mississippi State3–⁠25–⁠4
Virginia3–⁠25–⁠4
Sewanee3–⁠25–⁠5
Georgia Tech3–⁠2–⁠15–⁠3–⁠1
Vanderbilt3–⁠36–⁠3–⁠1
Virginia Tech2–⁠2–⁠34–⁠2–⁠3
VMI2–⁠3–⁠16–⁠3–⁠1
Kentucky2–⁠34–⁠5
North Carolina2–⁠34–⁠5
Maryland1–⁠2–⁠13–⁠3–⁠3
Auburn2–⁠4–⁠14–⁠4–⁠1
NC State1–⁠4–⁠12–⁠6–⁠2
LSU0–⁠35–⁠4
Ole Miss0–⁠34–⁠5
Tennessee0–⁠43–⁠5
Clemson0–⁠32–⁠6

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