1923 Mississippi State
5–2–2 (2–1–2 Southern Conference), coached by Earl Able. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Millsaps 28–6Oct 6
By 22 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 6 | vsMillsaps | W 28–6 | 88% |
| Oct 13 | vsOuachita | W 6–0 | 84% |
| Oct 20 | vs Ole Miss | W 13–6 | 67% |
| Oct 27 | at Tennessee | L 3–7 | 39% |
| Nov 3 | at Vanderbilt | T 0–0 | 22% |
| Nov 10 | vsUnion (Tennessee) | W 6–0 | 86% |
| Nov 17 | at Illinois | L 0–27 | 24% |
| Nov 24 | vs Florida | T 13–13 | 40% |
| Dec 1 | vs LSU | W 14–7 | 68% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat LSU 14–7; tied for 8th in the Southern Conference.
In program history: The 75th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 124 on file).
- Record
- 5–2–2
- Conference
- 2–1–2 tied for 8th in Southern Conference
- AP poll
- Began in 1936
- Points
- 83–66
- Coach
- Earl Able
- Elo
- 1467 +23 this season
- SP+ rating
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- SRS
- −6.5 No. 75 of 109 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
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1923 Southern Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Washington and Lee | 4–0–1 | 6–2–1 | |
| Vanderbilt | 4–0–1 | 5–2–1 | |
 VMI | 5–1 | 9–1 | |
 Alabama | 5–1–1 | 7–2–1 | |
 Virginia Tech | 4–2 | 6–3 | |
 Maryland | 2–1 | 7–2–1 | |
| Florida | 1–0–2 | 6–1–2 | |
 Georgia | 3–2 | 5–3–1 | |
 Mississippi State | 2–1–2 | 5–2–2 | |
 Georgia Tech | 1–0–4 | 3–2–4 | |
| Tennessee | 4–3 | 5–4–1 | |
 Tulane | 2–2–1 | 6–3–1 | |
 North Carolina | 2–2–1 | 5–3–1 | |
 Clemson | 1–1–1 | 5–2–1 | |
 Auburn | 0–1–3 | 3–3–3 | |
 Kentucky | 0–2–2 | 4–3–2 | |
 NC State | 1–5 | 3–7 | |
 Virginia | 0–4–1 | 3–5–1 | |
| Sewanee | 0–2 | 5–4–1 | |
| Ole Miss | 0–4 | 4–6 | |
 South Carolina | 0–4 | 4–6 | |
| LSU | 0–3 | 3–5–1 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.