1923 Davis & Elkins Senators football team

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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]

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HomestadiumDavis Stadium
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1923 Davis & Elkins Senators football
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Record8–0
Head coach
Home stadiumDavis Stadium
Seasons
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1924 â†’
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1923 Southern college football independents records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Davis & Elkins â€“ 8–0–0
King â€“ 8–0–1
VMI â€“ 9–1–0
Tennessee Docs â€“ 6–0–2
Abilene Christian â€“ 6–1–0
West Virginia â€“ 7–1–1
Middle Tennessee State Normal â€“ 4–1–0
Loyola (LA) â€“ 5–1–1
Quantico Marines â€“ 7–2–1
Navy â€“ 5–1–3
Stetson â€“ 5–2–0
Wake Forest â€“ 6–3–0
West Tennessee State Normal â€“ 6–3–0
William & Mary â€“ 6–3–0
Louisville â€“ 5–3–0
Delaware â€“ 5–3–1
Trinity (NC) â€“ 5–4–0
Western Kentucky State Normal â€“ 5–4–0
Union (TN) â€“ 4–4–1
Catholic University â€“ 4–4–0
Mississippi Normal â€“ 3–3–0
Texas Mines â€“ 3–4–0
Richmond â€“ 3–5–0
Georgetown â€“ 3–6–0
East Tennessee State Normal â€“ 3–6–0
Davidson â€“ 3–7–0
George Washington â€“ 2–8–0
Birmingham–Southern â€“ 1–5–2
Marshall â€“ 1–7–0
Spring Hill â€“ 1–7–0
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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]
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