1923 King Tornado football team

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The 1923 King Tornado football team represented King College—now known as King University as an independent during the 1923 college football season. Led by first head coach A. C. Adams, the Tornado compiled a record of 8–0–1.[1] The team's captain was Max Osburn.[2] King played home games at Tenneva Field in Bristol, Virginia.

ConferenceIndependent
Record8–0–1
Headcoach
  • A. C. Adams (1st season)
CaptainMax Osburn
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1923 King Tornado football
ConferenceIndependent
Record8–0–1
Head coach
  • A. C. Adams (1st season)
CaptainMax Osburn
Home stadiumTenneva Field
Seasons
← 1922
1924 â†’
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More information Conf., Overall ...
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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The Tornado scored 507 points during the first eight games of the season before being shut out in the season finale, a scoreless tie with Carson–Newman.

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 29BluefieldBristol, VAW 68–0[3]
October 6at Tennessee Polytechnic InstituteCookeville, TNW 75–0[4]
October 134:15 p.m.at Elon
  • Tenneva Field
  • Bristol, VA
W 55–6[5][6]
October 20at LenoirHickory, NCW 86–0[7]
October 30East Tennessee State Normal
  • Tenneva Field
  • Bristol, VA
W 108–0[8]
November 33:30 p.m.Milligan
  • Tenneva Field
  • Bristol, VA
W 40–0[9][10]
November 12at Maryville (TN)Maryville, TNW 17–0[11]
November 173:00 p.m.Lynchburg
  • Tenneva Field
  • Bristol, VA
W 58–7[12][13]
November 292:30 p.m.Carson–Newman
  • Tenneva Field
  • Bristol, VA
T 0–03,500–4,000[14][15][16]
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