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1930 Georgia

7–⁠2–⁠1 (3–⁠2–⁠1 Southern Conference), coached by Harry Mehre.

Schedule and results

Georgia in 1930, game by game: won vs. Oglethorpe 31–6; won vs. Mercer 51–0; won at Yale 18–14; won vs. North Carolina 26–0; won vs. Auburn 39–7; tied at Florida 0–0; won at New York University 7–6; lost at Tulane 0–25; lost at Alabama 0–13; won at Georgia Tech 13–0+51−25Won 31–6 vs. Oglethorpe+25OglethorpeWon 51–0 vs. Mercer+51MercerWon 18–14 at Yale+4YaleWon 26–0 vs. North Carolina+26North CarolinaWon 39–7 vs. Auburn+32AuburnTied 0–0 at Florida0FloridaWon 7–6 at New York University+1New York Univer…Lost 0–25 at Tulane-25TulaneLost 0–13 at Alabama-13AlabamaWon 13–0 at Georgia Tech+13Georgia Tech
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 27vsOglethorpeW 31–⁠688%
Oct 4vsMercerW 51–⁠075%
Oct 11atYaleW 18–⁠1445%
Oct 18vsNorth CarolinaW 26–⁠048%
Oct 25vsAuburnW 39–⁠788%
Nov 1atFloridaT 0–⁠044%
Nov 8atNew York UniversityW 7–⁠650%
Nov 15atTulaneL 0–⁠2544%
Nov 27atAlabamaL 0–⁠1329%
Dec 6atGeorgia TechW 13–⁠065%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Georgia Tech 13–⁠0; 10th in the Southern Conference.

In program history: The 61st-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 1930.

Record
7–⁠2–⁠1
Conference
3–⁠2–⁠1 10th in Southern Conference
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
185–⁠71
Coach
Harry Mehre
Elo
1624 +68 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
13.2 No. 19 of 106 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Herb Maffett

1930 Southern Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Alabama8–⁠010–⁠0
Tulane5–⁠08–⁠1
Tennessee6–⁠19–⁠1
Duke4–⁠1–⁠18–⁠1–⁠2
Vanderbilt5–⁠28–⁠2
Maryland4–⁠27–⁠5
Florida4–⁠2–⁠16–⁠3–⁠1
North Carolina4–⁠2–⁠25–⁠3–⁠2
Clemson3–⁠28–⁠2
Georgia3–⁠2–⁠17–⁠2–⁠1
Kentucky4–⁠35–⁠3
South Carolina4–⁠36–⁠4
Virginia Tech2–⁠3–⁠15–⁠3–⁠1
Mississippi State2–⁠32–⁠7
Georgia Tech2–⁠4–⁠12–⁠6–⁠1
LSU2–⁠46–⁠4
Virginia2–⁠54–⁠6
Sewanee1–⁠43–⁠6–⁠1
Ole Miss1–⁠53–⁠5–⁠1
NC State1–⁠52–⁠8
Auburn1–⁠63–⁠7
Washington and Lee0–⁠4–⁠13–⁠6–⁠1
VMI0–⁠53–⁠6

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