1923 Springfield Red and White football team

The 1923 Springfield Red and White football team was an American football team that represented Springfield College as an independent during the 1923 college football season. Led by Edward J. Hickox in his second and final season as head coach, Springfield compiled a record of 0–7.[1] Warren W. Watters the team's captain. Springfield played their home games at Pratt Field in Springfield, Massachusetts.[2]

1923 Springfield Red and White football
ConferenceIndependent
Record0–7
Head coach
CaptainWarren W. Watters
Home stadiumPratt Field
Seasons
← 1922
1924 →
1923 Eastern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Cornell     8 0 0
Yale     8 0 0
St. John's     5 0 1
Dartmouth     8 1 0
Syracuse     8 1 0
Boston College     7 1 1
Rutgers     7 1 1
Washington & Jefferson     6 1 1
Holy Cross     8 2 0
Lafayette     6 1 2
Tufts     6 2 0
Army     6 2 1
Colgate     6 2 1
Geneva     6 2 1
Lehigh     6 2 1
NYU     6 2 1
Penn State     6 2 1
Vermont     6 3 1
Brown     6 4 0
Harvard     4 3 1
Carnegie Tech     4 3 1
Penn     5 4 0
Pittsburgh     5 4 0
Bucknell     4 4 1
Columbia     4 4 1
Duquesne     4 4 0
Princeton     3 3 1
Franklin & Marshall     3 5 1
Drexel     2 6 0
Buffalo     2 5 1
Fordham     2 7 0
Boston University     1 6 0
Villanova     0 7 1
Temple     0 5 0
CCNY     0 7 0
Springfield     0 7 0

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultSource
October 6Vermont
L 7–26[3]
October 12Colby
  • Pratt Field
  • Springfield, MA
L 0–9[4]
October 20at Lafayette
L 0–21[5]
October 27at SyracuseL 0–44[6]
November 3at St. John'sL 7–20[7][8]
November 10Lebanon Valley
  • Pratt Field
  • Springfield, MA
L 2–7[9]
November 17at Holy CrossL 0–40[10]

References

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  1. ^ "Springfield College Football All-Time Results". Springfield College Athletics. Retrieved April 3, 2022.
  2. ^ "The Massasoit 1924". The Massasoit. XIX. Springfield, Massachusetts: The Junior Class, Springfield College: 113–118. 1924. Retrieved April 3, 2022.
  3. ^ "Vermont 26; Springfield 7". Burlington Daily News. October 8, 1923. Retrieved June 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Colby Springs Surprise By Beating Springfield". The Boston Daily Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. October 13, 1923. p. 8. Retrieved April 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com  .
  5. ^ "Lafayette Easily Downs Springfield". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. October 21, 1923. p. 23. Retrieved April 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com  .
  6. ^ "Syracuse Rolls Up 44 Points". Brooklyn Daily Eagle. Brooklyn, New York. October 28, 1923. p. 41. Retrieved April 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com  .
  7. ^ "Springfield Eleven Not As Strong As In Other Years". Brooklyn Daily Times. Brooklyn, New York. November 2, 1923. p. 10. Retrieved April 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com  .
  8. ^ "Springfield Is Steam-rolled By St. John's, 20 To 7". Brooklyn Daily Eagle. Brooklyn, New York. November 4, 1923. p. 44. Retrieved April 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com  .
  9. ^ "Lebanon Valley Over Springfield". Lebanon Daily News. Lebanon, Pennsylvania. November 11, 1923. p. y. Retrieved April 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com  .
  10. ^ "Springfield Swept Off Feet By Purple". The Boston Daily Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. November 18, 1923. p. 22. Retrieved April 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com  .