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1928 Georgia

4–⁠5 (2–⁠4 Southern Conference), coached by Harry Mehre.

Schedule and results

Georgia in 1928, game by game: won vs. Mercer 52–0; lost at Yale 6–21; won vs. Furman 7–0; won vs. Tulane 20–14; won vs. Auburn 13–0; lost vs. Florida 6–26; lost vs. LSU 12–13; lost at Alabama 0–19; lost at Georgia Tech 6–20+52−20Won 52–0 vs. Mercer+52MercerLost 6–21 at Yale-15YaleWon 7–0 vs. Furman+7FurmanWon 20–14 vs. Tulane+6TulaneWon 13–0 vs. Auburn+13AuburnLost 6–26 vs. Florida-20FloridaLost 12–13 vs. LSU-1LSULost 0–19 at Alabama-19AlabamaLost 6–20 at Georgia Tech-14Georgia Tech
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Oct 6vsMercerW 52–⁠078%
Oct 13atYaleL 6–⁠2149%
Oct 20vsFurmanW 7–⁠064%
Oct 27vsTulaneW 20–⁠1477%
Nov 3vsAuburnW 13–⁠090%
Nov 10vsFloridaL 6–⁠2664%
Nov 17vsLSUL 12–⁠1368%
Nov 29atAlabamaL 0–⁠1944%
Dec 8atGeorgia TechL 6–⁠2023%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Georgia Tech 20–⁠6; 16th in the Southern Conference.

In program history: The 86th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 on file).

Record
4–⁠5
Conference
2–⁠4 16th in Southern Conference
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
122–⁠113
Coach
Harry Mehre
Elo
1559 −72 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−1.9 No. 54 of 100 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captains
Glenn Lautzenhiser and Roy Jacobson

1928 Southern Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Georgia Tech7–⁠010–⁠0
Tennessee6–⁠0–⁠19–⁠0–⁠1
Florida6–⁠18–⁠1
Virginia Tech4–⁠17–⁠2
Alabama6–⁠26–⁠3
LSU3–⁠1–⁠16–⁠2–⁠1
Vanderbilt4–⁠28–⁠2
Clemson4–⁠28–⁠3
Tulane3–⁠3–⁠16–⁠3–⁠1
Ole Miss3–⁠35–⁠4
South Carolina2–⁠2–⁠16–⁠2–⁠2
North Carolina2–⁠2–⁠25–⁠3–⁠2
Kentucky2–⁠2–⁠14–⁠3–⁠1
Maryland2–⁠3–⁠16–⁠3–⁠1
VMI2–⁠3–⁠15–⁠3–⁠2
Georgia2–⁠44–⁠5
NC State1–⁠3–⁠14–⁠5–⁠1
Mississippi State1–⁠42–⁠4–⁠2
Virginia1–⁠62–⁠6–⁠1
Washington and Lee1–⁠62–⁠8
Sewanee0–⁠52–⁠7
Auburn0–⁠71–⁠8

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