1923 Trinity Blue Devils football team

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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]

ConferenceIndependent
Record5–4
Headcoach
CaptainJimmy Simpson
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1923 Trinity Blue Devils football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–4
Head coach
CaptainJimmy Simpson
Seasons
← 1922
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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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]
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