1923 North Carolina
5–3–1 (2–2–1 Southern Conference), coached by William Fetzer. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Wake Forest 22–0Sep 29
By 22 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 29 | vs Wake Forest | W 22–0 | 85% |
| Oct 6 | at Yale | L 0–53 | 48% |
| Oct 12 | at Duke | W 14–6 | 47% |
| Oct 18 | at NC State | W 14–0 | 56% |
| Oct 27 | at Maryland | L 0–14 | 59% |
| Nov 3 | at South Carolina | W 13–0 | 57% |
| Nov 10 | at VMI | L 0–9 | 42% |
| Nov 17 | vs Davidson | W 14–3 | 81% |
| Nov 29 | vs Virginia | T 0–0 | 74% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Tied Virginia 0–0; tied for 12th in the Southern Conference.
In program history: The 41st-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 127 on file).
- Record
- 5–3–1
- Conference
- 2–2–1 tied for 12th in Southern Conference
- AP poll
- Began in 1936
- Points
- 77–85
- Coach
- William Fetzer
- Elo
- 1577 −9 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −2.7 No. 66 of 109 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captain
- Roy Morris
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.