1923 Vanderbilt
5–2–1 (4–0–1 Southern Conference), coached by Dan McGugin. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Tennessee 51–7Nov 10
By 44 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 6 | vs Samford | W 27–0 | 96% |
| Oct 13 | at Michigan | L 0–3 | 47% |
| Oct 20 | at Texas | L 0–16 | 44% |
| Oct 27 | vs Tulane | W 17–0 | 75% |
| Nov 3 | vs Mississippi State | T 0–0 | 78% |
| Nov 10 | vs Tennessee | W 51–7 | 70% |
| Nov 17 | vs Georgia | W 35–7 | 62% |
| Nov 24 | vsSewanee | W 7–0 | 78% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Sewanee 7–0; Southern Conference champions.
In program history: The 12th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 124 on file).
Players on this team
Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1923.
Southern Conference champions4–0–1 in the conference
- Record
- 5–2–1
- Conference
- 4–0–1 shared first in Southern Conference
- AP poll
- Began in 1936
- Points
- 137–33
- Coach
- Dan McGugin
- Elo
- 1667 +27 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- 8.5 No. 36 of 109 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captain
- Oliver Kuhn
- Offense
- Short punt
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.