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1933 Georgia

8–⁠2 (3–⁠1 Southeastern Conference), coached by Harry Mehre.

Schedule and results

Georgia in 1933, game by game: won vs. NC State 20–10; won vs. Tulane 26–13; won at North Carolina 30–0; won at Mercer 13–12; won vs. New York University 25–0; won vs. Florida 14–0; won at Yale 7–0; lost at Auburn 6–14; won at Georgia Tech 7–6; lost at USC 0–31+30−31Won 20–10 vs. NC State+10NC StateWon 26–13 vs. Tulane+13TulaneWon 30–0 at North Carolina+30North CarolinaWon 13–12 at Mercer+1MercerWon 25–0 vs. New York University+25New York Univer…Won 14–0 vs. Florida+14FloridaWon 7–0 at Yale+7YaleLost 6–14 at Auburn-8AuburnWon 7–6 at Georgia Tech+1Georgia TechLost 0–31 at USC-31USC
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 30vsNC StateW 20–⁠1063%
Oct 7vsTulaneW 26–⁠1357%
Oct 14atNorth CarolinaW 30–⁠057%
Oct 20atMercerW 13–⁠1281%
Oct 28vsNew York UniversityW 25–⁠073%
Nov 4vsFloridaW 14–⁠070%
Nov 11atYaleW 7–⁠060%
Nov 18atAuburnL 6–⁠1459%
Nov 25atGeorgia TechW 7–⁠659%
Dec 2atUSCL 0–⁠3127%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to USC 31–⁠0; 3rd in the Southeastern Conference.

In program history: The 59th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 on file).

Record
8–⁠2
Conference
3–⁠1 3rd in Southeastern Conference
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
148–⁠86
Coach
Harry Mehre
Elo
1629 +79 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
8.3 No. 35 of 126 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

All-SEC

3 first team, 1 second team

First team

  • Graham BatchelorEAP-1; UP-1
  • Leroy MooreheadOGAP-1; UP-1
  • Joseph GrantRBAP-2; UP-1

Second team

  • Byron GriffithQBUP-2

From Wikipedia’s 1933 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1933 Southeastern Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Alabama5–⁠0–⁠17–⁠1–⁠1
LSU3–⁠0–⁠27–⁠0–⁠3
Georgia3–⁠18–⁠2
Tennessee5–⁠27–⁠3
Tulane4–⁠2–⁠16–⁠3–⁠1
Ole Miss2–⁠2–⁠16–⁠3–⁠2
Vanderbilt2–⁠2–⁠24–⁠3–⁠3
Auburn2–⁠25–⁠5
Florida2–⁠35–⁠3–⁠1
Kentucky2–⁠35–⁠5
Georgia Tech2–⁠55–⁠5
Mississippi State1–⁠5–⁠13–⁠6–⁠1
Sewanee0–⁠63–⁠6

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