1923 Virginia

3–⁠5–⁠1 (0–⁠4–⁠1 Southern Conference), coached by Greasy Neale.

Virginia, 1923
Photo: Rufus W. Holsinger, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Schedule and results

Virginia in 1923, game by game: lost vs. Furman 10–13; won vs. Richmond 9–0; won vs. St. John’s (Maryland) 32–7; lost vs. VMI 0–35; won vs. Duke 33–0; lost at Washington and Lee 0–7; lost at Georgia 0–13; lost vs. Virginia Tech 3–6; tied at North Carolina 0–0+33−35Lost 10–13 vs. Furman-3FurmanWon 9–0 vs. Richmond+9RichmondWon 32–7 vs. St. John’s (Maryland)+25St. John’s (Mar…Lost 0–35 vs. VMI-35VMIWon 33–0 vs. Duke+33DukeLost 0–7 at Washington and Lee-7Washington and …Lost 0–13 at Georgia-13GeorgiaLost 3–6 vs. Virginia Tech-3Virginia TechTied 0–0 at North Carolina0North Carolina
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Tied North Carolina 0–⁠0; 18th in the Southern Conference.

In program history: The 71st-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 135 on file).

Record
3–⁠5–⁠1
Conference
0–⁠4–⁠1 18th in Southern Conference
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
87–⁠81
Coach
Greasy Neale
Elo
1459 −31 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−8.8 No. 82 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.