1923 Virginia Tech

6–⁠3 (4–⁠2 Southern Conference), coached by B.C. Cubbage.

Schedule and results

Virginia Tech in 1923, game by game: won vs. Hampden Sydney 29–0; won vs. Davidson 7–0; lost at 3rd Army Corps 17–21; won vs. Maryland 16–7; lost at Washington and Lee 0–12; won vs. Clemson 25–6; won vs. NC State 16–0; won at Virginia 6–3; lost at VMI 0–6+29−12Won 29–0 vs. Hampden Sydney+29Hampden SydneyWon 7–0 vs. Davidson+7DavidsonLost 17–21 at 3rd Army Corps-43rd Army CorpsWon 16–7 vs. Maryland+9MarylandLost 0–12 at Washington and Lee-12Washington and …Won 25–6 vs. Clemson+19ClemsonWon 16–0 vs. NC State+16NC StateWon 6–3 at Virginia+3VirginiaLost 0–6 at VMI-6VMI
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to VMI 6–⁠0; tied for 5th in the Southern Conference.

In program history: The 42nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 on file).

Record
6–⁠3
Conference
4–⁠2 tied for 5th in Southern Conference
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
116–⁠55
Coach
B.C. Cubbage
Elo
1576 +2 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−0.3 No. 58 of 109 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Harry McMullen Sutton

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.