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1923 Presbyterian

4–⁠3–⁠1 (1–⁠1–⁠1 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association), coached by Walter Johnson.

Schedule and results

Presbyterian in 1923, game by game: lost vs. Davidson 0–3; won at South Carolina 7–3; lost at Furman 0–20; won vs. Erskine 59–0; tied vs. The Citadel 0–0; won vs. Wofford 26–0; lost at Clemson 0–20; won at Newberry 7–0+59−20Lost 0–3 vs. Davidson-3DavidsonWon 7–3 at South Carolina+4South CarolinaLost 0–20 at Furman-20FurmanWon 59–0 vs. Erskine+59ErskineTied 0–0 vs. The Citadel0The CitadelWon 26–0 vs. Wofford+26WoffordLost 0–20 at Clemson-20ClemsonWon 7–0 at Newberry+7Newberry
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 29vsDavidsonL 0–⁠333%
Oct 6atSouth CarolinaW 7–⁠314%
Oct 13atFurmanL 0–⁠2012%
Oct 20vsErskineW 59–⁠058%
Oct 27vsThe CitadelT 0–⁠043%
Nov 3vsWoffordW 26–⁠076%
Nov 17atClemsonL 0–⁠2023%
Dec 1atNewberryW 7–⁠047%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Newberry 7–⁠0; tied for 2nd in the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association.

In program history: The 6th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 92 on file).

Record
4–⁠3–⁠1
Conference
1–⁠1–⁠1 tied for 2nd in Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
99–⁠46
Coach
Walter Johnson
Elo
1327 +77 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−18.9 No. 100 of 109 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

1923 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Furman3–⁠010–⁠1
The Citadel1–⁠1–⁠15–⁠3–⁠1
Presbyterian1–⁠1–⁠14–⁠3–⁠1
Mercer1–⁠13–⁠6
Samford0–⁠0–⁠13–⁠4–⁠3
Chattanooga0–⁠1–⁠13–⁠4–⁠2
Wofford0–⁠26–⁠3

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