1923 Trinity Blue Devils football team

The 1923 Trinity Blue Devils team was an American football team that represented Trinity College (later renamed Duke University) as an independent during the 1923 college football season. In its first and only season under head coach E. L. Alexander, the team compiled a 5–4 record and outscored opponents by a total of 211 to 104. The team shut out Guilford (68–0), Randolph–Macon (54–0), and Elon (39–0). Jimmy Simpson was the team captain.[1][2]

1923 Trinity Blue Devils football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–4
Head coach
CaptainJimmy Simpson
1923 Southern college football independents records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Davis & Elkins    8 0 0
VMI    9 1 0
Tennessee Docs    6 0 2
West Virginia    7 1 1
Loyola (LA)    5 1 1
Navy    5 1 3
Middle Tennessee State Normal    4 1 0
Quantico Marines    7 2 1
Wake Forest    6 3 0
West Tennessee State Normal    6 3 0
William & Mary    6 3 0
Louisville    5 3 0
Delaware    5 3 1
Trinity (NC)    5 4 0
Western Kentucky State Normal    5 4 0
Union (TN)    4 4 1
Catholic University    4 4 0
Mississippi Normal    3 3 0
Texas Mines    3 4 0
Richmond    3 5 0
Georgetown    3 6 0
East Tennessee State Normal    3 6 0
Davidson    3 7 0
George Washington    2 8 0
Birmingham–Southern    1 5 2
Marshall    1 7 0
Spring Hill    1 7 0

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 29 Guilford Durham, NC W 68–0
October 6 Randolph–Macon Durham, NC W 54–0
October 12 North Carolina Durham, NC (rivalry) L 6–14
October 20 vs. William & Mary Rocky Mount, NC L 0–21
October 27 at Virginia L 0–33
November 3 vs. Elon Greensboro, NC W 39–0
November 10 vs. Wake Forest Winston-Salem, NC L 6–16 1,500
November 24 at Newberry Newberry, SC W 20–14
November 29 vs. Davidson
W 18–6 2,500 [3]

References

  1. "1923 Duke Blue Devils Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 8, 2019.
  2. "Duke Football 2016 Media Guide" (PDF). Duke University. 2016. p. 95. Retrieved March 8, 2019.
  3. "Trinity defeats Davidson". Charlotte Sunday Observer. November 30, 1923. Retrieved September 3, 2022 via Newspapers.com.


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