1923 Davis & Elkins Senators football team

The 1923 Davis & Elkins Senators football team was an American football team that represented Davis & Elkins College of Elkins, West Virginia during the 1923 college football season. In its first year under head coach Cam Henderson, the team compiled a perfect 8–0 record.[1]

1923 Davis & Elkins Senators football
ConferenceIndependent
Record8–0
Head coach
Home stadiumDavis Stadium
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

Davis & Elkins was one of several unbeaten and untied football teams in 1923, others including Illinois, Michigan, Marquette, Colorado, Cornell, SMU, Yale, and New Mexico A&M. Because of Davis & Elkins' weaker schedule, it has been rejected as a candidate for 1923 national champion.[2]

Davis & Elkins played its home games at Davis Stadium in Elkins, West Virginia.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 28Fairmont State
W 52–0[3]
October 6vs. Bethany (WV)Wheeling, WVW 7–6[4]
October 13Rio Grande
  • Davis Stadium
  • Elkins, WV
W 56–0[5]
October 20vs. Western Maryland
W 14–6[6]
October 27New River State
  • Davis Stadium
  • Elkins, WV
W 51–0[7]
November 3Morris Harvey
  • Davis Stadium
  • Elkins, WV
W 54–0[8]
November 9Broaddus
  • Davis Stadium
  • Elkins, WV
W 13–7[9]
November 16Salem (WV)
  • Davis Stadium
  • Elkins, WV
W 47–3[10]

References

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  1. ^ "1923 - Davis & Elkins". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 10, 2015. Retrieved April 29, 2023.
  2. ^ "1923 College Football National Champions". TipTop25.com. Retrieved April 29, 2023.
  3. ^ "Davis and Elkins Scores First Win: Fairmont State 45-0, Victim in Opener". The Pittsburgh Gazette Times. September 29, 1923. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Bethany Loses by One Point in Hard Game". The Pittsburgh Sunday Post. October 7, 1923. p. III-4 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Davis-Elkins Swamps Rio Grande Gridders". The Baltimore Sun. Baltimore, Maryland. October 14, 1943. p. 20. Retrieved May 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com  .
  6. ^ "Green Terrors Lose to Senators 14-6". The Evening Sun. October 22, 1923. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Davis-Elkins wins, 51 to 0". The Pittsburgh Gazette-Times. October 28, 1923. p. Sec. 3, P. 7. Retrieved May 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Davis-Elkins Wins, 54 to 0: Morris-Harvey Eleven Smothered by Cam Henderson's Band of Gridders". The Pittsburgh Gazette Times. November 4, 1923. p. III-4 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Davis-Elkins Winner, 13 to 7: Senators in Line for State Honors". The Pittsburgh Gazette Times. November 10, 1923. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Davis-Elkins Win Over Salem Eleven". The Pittsburgh Post. November 17, 1923. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.