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1923 Washington and Lee

6–⁠2–⁠1 (4–⁠0–⁠1 Southern Conference), coached by Jimmy DeHart.

Schedule and results

Washington and Lee in 1923, game by game: won vs. McDaniel 19–7; tied at Kentucky 6–6; won vs. St. John’s (Maryland) 28–0; won vs. Virginia Tech 12–0; won vs. Virginia 7–0; lost at West Virginia 0–63; won at South Carolina 13–7; lost at Centre 0–19; won vs. NC State 20–12+28−63Won 19–7 vs. McDaniel+12McDanielTied 6–6 at Kentucky0KentuckyWon 28–0 vs. St. John’s (Maryland)+28St. John’s (Mar…Won 12–0 vs. Virginia Tech+12Virginia TechWon 7–0 vs. Virginia+7VirginiaLost 0–63 at West Virginia-63West VirginiaWon 13–7 at South Carolina+6South CarolinaLost 0–19 at Centre-19CentreWon 20–12 vs. NC State+8NC State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 29vsMcDanielW 19–⁠789%
Oct 13atKentuckyT 6–⁠644%
Oct 20vsSt. John’s (Maryland)W 28–⁠088%
Oct 27vsVirginia TechW 12–⁠049%
Nov 3vsVirginiaW 7–⁠063%
Nov 10atWest VirginiaL 0–⁠6331%
Nov 17atSouth CarolinaW 13–⁠753%
Nov 24atCentreL 0–⁠1927%
Nov 29vsNC StateW 20–⁠1275%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat NC State 20–⁠12; tied for first in the Southern Conference.

In program history: The 11th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 56 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.

Record
6–⁠2–⁠1
Conference
4–⁠0–⁠1 shared first in Southern Conference
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
105–⁠114
Coach
Jimmy DeHart
Elo
1539 +44 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−5.6 No. 73 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.