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1929 Georgia

6–⁠4 (4–⁠2 Southern Conference), coached by Harry Mehre.

Schedule and results

Georgia in 1929, game by game: lost vs. Oglethorpe 6–13; won vs. Furman 27–0; won vs. Yale 15–0; won at North Carolina 19–12; lost at Florida 6–18; lost vs. Tulane 15–21; lost at New York University 19–27; won vs. Auburn 24–0; won at Alabama 12–0; won vs. Georgia Tech 12–6+27−12Lost 6–13 vs. Oglethorpe-7OglethorpeWon 27–0 vs. Furman+27FurmanWon 15–0 vs. Yale+15YaleWon 19–12 at North Carolina+7North CarolinaLost 6–18 at Florida-12FloridaLost 15–21 vs. Tulane-6TulaneLost 19–27 at New York University-8New York Univer…Won 24–0 vs. Auburn+24AuburnWon 12–0 at Alabama+12AlabamaWon 12–6 vs. Georgia Tech+6Georgia Tech
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 28vsOglethorpeL 6–⁠1387%
Oct 5vsFurmanW 27–⁠055%
Oct 12vsYaleW 15–⁠058%
Oct 19atNorth CarolinaW 19–⁠1233%
Oct 26atFloridaL 6–⁠1837%
Nov 2vsTulaneL 15–⁠2157%
Nov 9atNew York UniversityL 19–⁠2747%
Nov 16vsAuburnW 24–⁠081%
Nov 28atAlabamaW 12–⁠027%
Dec 7vsGeorgia TechW 12–⁠660%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Georgia Tech 12–⁠6; tied for 7th in the Southern Conference.

In program history: The 73rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 on file).

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 1929.

Record
6–⁠4
Conference
4–⁠2 tied for 7th in Southern Conference
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
155–⁠97
Coach
Harry Mehre
Elo
1584 +45 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
8.6 No. 32 of 100 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Ike Boland
Offense
Notre Dame Box

1929 Southern Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Tulane6–⁠09–⁠0
Tennessee6–⁠0–⁠19–⁠0–⁠1
North Carolina7–⁠19–⁠1
Florida6–⁠18–⁠2
Vanderbilt5–⁠17–⁠2
Kentucky3–⁠1–⁠16–⁠1–⁠1
VMI4–⁠28–⁠2
Georgia4–⁠26–⁠4
Duke2–⁠14–⁠6
LSU3–⁠26–⁠3
Alabama4–⁠36–⁠3
Clemson3–⁠38–⁠3
Virginia Tech2–⁠35–⁠4
Georgia Tech3–⁠53–⁠6
Virginia1–⁠3–⁠24–⁠3–⁠2
Maryland1–⁠3–⁠14–⁠4–⁠2
South Carolina2–⁠56–⁠5
Washington and Lee1–⁠4–⁠13–⁠5–⁠1
Ole Miss0–⁠4–⁠21–⁠6–⁠2
Mississippi State0–⁠3–⁠11–⁠5–⁠2
Sewanee0–⁠4–⁠12–⁠5–⁠2
Auburn0–⁠72–⁠7
NC State0–⁠51–⁠8

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