1923 Ole Miss

4–⁠6 (0–⁠4 Southern Conference), coached by Roland Cowell.

Schedule and results

Ole Miss in 1923, game by game: won vs. Bethel 14–6; lost at Alabama 0–56; won vs. Rhodes 33–0; lost at Mississippi State 6–13; lost at Saint Louis 3–28; won vs. Birmingham-Southern 6–0; lost at Mississippi College 0–6; lost at Tulane 0–19; lost at Tennessee 0–10; won at Fort Benning 19–7+33−56Won 14–6 vs. Bethel+8BethelLost 0–56 at Alabama-56AlabamaWon 33–0 vs. Rhodes+33RhodesLost 6–13 at Mississippi State-7Mississippi Sta…Lost 3–28 at Saint Louis-25Saint LouisWon 6–0 vs. Birmingham-Southern+6Birmingham-Sout…Lost 0–6 at Mississippi College-6Mississippi Col…Lost 0–19 at Tulane-19TulaneLost 0–10 at Tennessee-10TennesseeWon 19–7 at Fort Benning+12Fort Benning
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Fort Benning 19–⁠7; tied for 19th in the Southern Conference.

In program history: The 118th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 124 on file).

Record
4–⁠6
Conference
0–⁠4 tied for 19th in Southern Conference
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
81–⁠145
Coach
Roland Cowell
Elo
1336 −50 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−19.0 No. 101 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.