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1926 Georgia

5–⁠4 (4–⁠2 Southern Conference), coached by George Woodruff.

Schedule and results

Georgia in 1926, game by game: won vs. Mercer 20–0; won at Virginia 27–7; lost at Yale 0–19; lost vs. Furman 7–14; lost at Vanderbilt 13–14; won vs. Florida 32–9; won vs. Auburn 16–6; won at Georgia Tech 14–13; lost at Alabama 6–33+23−27Won 20–0 vs. Mercer+20MercerWon 27–7 at Virginia+20VirginiaLost 0–19 at Yale-19YaleLost 7–14 vs. Furman-7FurmanLost 13–14 at Vanderbilt-1VanderbiltWon 32–9 vs. Florida+23FloridaWon 16–6 vs. Auburn+10AuburnWon 14–13 at Georgia Tech+1Georgia TechLost 6–33 at Alabama-27Alabama
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 25vsMercerW 20–⁠069%
Oct 2atVirginiaW 27–⁠748%
Oct 9atYaleL 0–⁠1942%
Oct 16vsFurmanL 7–⁠1458%
Oct 23atVanderbiltL 13–⁠1442%
Oct 30vsFloridaW 32–⁠966%
Nov 6vsAuburnW 16–⁠664%
Nov 13atGeorgia TechW 14–⁠1348%
Nov 25atAlabamaL 6–⁠3322%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Alabama 33–⁠6; tied for 4th in the Southern Conference.

In program history: The 77th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 on file).

Record
5–⁠4
Conference
4–⁠2 tied for 4th in Southern Conference
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
135–⁠115
Coach
George Woodruff
Elo
1581 +26 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
3.3 No. 39 of 96 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
George Morton

1926 Southern Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Alabama8–⁠09–⁠0–⁠1
Tennessee5–⁠18–⁠1
Vanderbilt4–⁠18–⁠1
South Carolina4–⁠26–⁠4
Georgia4–⁠25–⁠4
Virginia4–⁠2–⁠16–⁠2–⁠2
Virginia Tech3–⁠2–⁠15–⁠3–⁠1
Washington and Lee3–⁠2–⁠14–⁠3–⁠2
Georgia Tech4–⁠34–⁠5
LSU3–⁠36–⁠3
Auburn3–⁠35–⁠4
North Carolina3–⁠34–⁠5
Ole Miss2–⁠25–⁠4
Mississippi State2–⁠35–⁠4
VMI2–⁠45–⁠5
Tulane2–⁠43–⁠5–⁠1
Maryland1–⁠3–⁠15–⁠4–⁠1
Florida1–⁠4–⁠12–⁠6–⁠2
Kentucky1–⁠4–⁠12–⁠6–⁠1
Clemson1–⁠32–⁠7
NC State0–⁠44–⁠6
Sewanee0–⁠52–⁠6

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