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
Seasons
← 1922
1924 →
1923 Southern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Davis & Elkins     8 0 0
King     8 0 1
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

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 29GuilfordW 68–0[3]
October 6Randolph–Macon
  • Hanes Field
  • Durham, NC
W 54–0[4]
October 12North Carolina
L 6–14[5]
October 20vs. William & MaryRocky Mount, NCL 0–21[6]
October 27at VirginiaL 0–33[7]
November 3vs. ElonW 39–0[8]
November 10vs. Wake ForestL 6–161,500[9]
November 24Newberry
  • Hanes Field
  • Durham, NC
W 20–14[10]
November 29vs. DavidsonW 18–62,500[11]

References

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  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. ^ "Guilford unable to halt Trinity scoring machine". The Greensboro Record. September 30, 1923. Retrieved June 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Trinity Blues give Randolph–Macon boys 54–0 drubbing". The Asheville Citizen. October 7, 1923. Retrieved June 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "North Carolina downs Trinity". The State. October 13, 1923. Retrieved December 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "William and Mary swamps Blue Devils". The News and Observer. October 21, 1923. Retrieved June 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Virginia comes to life walloping Trinity with all the ease imaginable". The Charlotte Observer. October 28, 1923. Retrieved December 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Trinity comes to life and wallops Elon College when Methodists develop a punch". The Charlotte Observer. November 4, 1923. Retrieved June 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Wake Forest defeats Trinity by score of 16 to 6 game here". Winston-Salem Journal. November 11, 1923. Retrieved June 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Newberry loses to Trinity '11". The Sunday Record. November 25, 1923. Retrieved June 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Trinity defeats Davidson". Charlotte Sunday Observer. November 30, 1923. Retrieved September 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.