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1923 NC State

3–⁠7 (1–⁠5 Southern Conference), coached by Harry Hartsell.

Schedule and results

NC State in 1923, game by game: won vs. Roanoke 6–0; lost at Penn State 0–16; won vs. South Carolina 7–0; lost vs. North Carolina 0–14; lost at VMI 7–22; won vs. Davidson 12–6; lost at Virginia Tech 0–16; lost vs. Maryland 12–26; lost at Wake Forest 0–14; lost at Washington and Lee 12–20+7−16Won 6–0 vs. Roanoke+6RoanokeLost 0–16 at Penn State-16Penn StateWon 7–0 vs. South Carolina+7South CarolinaLost 0–14 vs. North Carolina-14North CarolinaLost 7–22 at VMI-15VMIWon 12–6 vs. Davidson+6DavidsonLost 0–16 at Virginia Tech-16Virginia TechLost 12–26 vs. Maryland-14MarylandLost 0–14 at Wake Forest-14Wake ForestLost 12–20 at Washington and Lee-8Washington and …
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 29vsRoanokeW 6–⁠088%
Oct 6atPenn StateL 0–⁠1633%
Oct 13vsSouth CarolinaW 7–⁠056%
Oct 18vsNorth CarolinaL 0–⁠1444%
Oct 27atVMIL 7–⁠2227%
Nov 3vsDavidsonW 12–⁠663%
Nov 10atVirginia TechL 0–⁠1628%
Nov 17vsMarylandL 12–⁠2647%
Nov 24atWake ForestL 0–⁠1444%
Nov 29atWashington and LeeL 12–⁠2025%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Washington and Lee 20–⁠12; 17th in the Southern Conference.

In program history: The 109th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 125 on file).

Record
3–⁠7
Conference
1–⁠5 17th in Southern Conference
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
56–⁠134
Coach
Harry Hartsell
Elo
1384 −93 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−11.8 No. 85 of 109 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

1923 Southern Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Washington and Lee4–⁠0–⁠16–⁠2–⁠1
Vanderbilt4–⁠0–⁠15–⁠2–⁠1
VMI5–⁠19–⁠1
Alabama5–⁠1–⁠17–⁠2–⁠1
Virginia Tech4–⁠26–⁠3
Maryland2–⁠17–⁠2–⁠1
Florida1–⁠0–⁠26–⁠1–⁠2
Georgia3–⁠25–⁠3–⁠1
Mississippi State2–⁠1–⁠25–⁠2–⁠2
Georgia Tech1–⁠0–⁠43–⁠2–⁠4
Tennessee4–⁠35–⁠4–⁠1
Tulane2–⁠2–⁠16–⁠3–⁠1
North Carolina2–⁠2–⁠15–⁠3–⁠1
Clemson1–⁠1–⁠15–⁠2–⁠1
Auburn0–⁠1–⁠33–⁠3–⁠3
Kentucky0–⁠2–⁠24–⁠3–⁠2
NC State1–⁠53–⁠7
Virginia0–⁠4–⁠13–⁠5–⁠1
Sewanee0–⁠25–⁠4–⁠1
Ole Miss0–⁠44–⁠6
South Carolina0–⁠44–⁠6
LSU0–⁠33–⁠5–⁠1

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