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
1923 record5–4
Head coachE. L. Alexander (1st season)
CaptainJimmy Simpson
1923 Southern college football independents records
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Tennessee Docs      6 0 2
VMI      9 1 0
West Virginia      7 1 1
Loyola (LA)      5 1 1
Navy      5 1 3
Middle Tennessee      4 1 0
Quantico Marines      7 2 1
Wake Forest      6 3 0
William & Mary      6 3 0
Louisville      5 3 0
Delaware      5 3 1
Trinity (NC)      5 4 0
Catholic University      4 4 0
Texas Mines      3 4 0
Richmond      3 5 0
Georgetown      3 6 0
East Tennessee State      3 6 0
Tulsa      2 5 1
Davidson      3 7 0

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResult
September 29 Guilford Durham, NC W 68–0
October 6 Randolph-Macon Durham, NC W 54–0
October 12 North Carolina Durham, NC (rivalry) L 6–14
October 20 vs. William & Mary Rocky Mount, NC L 0–21
October 27 at Virginia Charlottesville, VA L 0–33
November 3 vs. Elon Greensboro, NC W 39–0
November 10 at Wake Forest Wake Forest, NC L 6–16
November 24 at Newberry Newberry, SC W 20–14
December 1 vs. Davidson Charlotte, NC W 18–6
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References

  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.


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