1923 Trinity Blue Devils football team

American college football season August 2023 January 2026 1923 Trinity Blue Devils football Independent 5–4 E. L. Alexander 1st Jimmy Simpson 1922 1924 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 1923 Guilford Quakers Guilford (68–0), 1923 Randolph–Macon Yellow Jackets Randolph–Macon (54–0), and 1923 Elon Fightin' Christians Elon (39–0). Jimmy Simpson was the team captain.https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/duke/1923-schedule.html 1923 Duke Blue Devils Schedule and Results SR/College Football Sports Reference LLC March 8, 2019http://www.goduke.com/fls/4200/media-guides/football/2016/93-168_History.pdf Duke Football 2016 Media Guide Duke University 95 2016 March 8, 2019 February 1, 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20170201175156/http://www.goduke.com/fls/4200/media-guides/football/2016/93-168_History.pdf dead Schedule y y September 29 1923 Guilford Quakers Guilford Hanes Field Durham, NC W 68–0 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-greensboro-record-guilford-unable-to/150140573/ The Greensboro Record Guilford unable to halt Trinity scoring machine September 30, 1923 June 26, 2024 Newspapers.com October 6 1923 Randolph–Macon Yellow Jackets Randolph–Macon Hanes Field Durham, NC W 54–0 https://www.newspapers.com/article/asheville-citizen-times-trinity-blues-gi/150140747/ The Asheville Citizen Trinity Blues give Randolph–Macon boys 54–0 drubbing October 7, 1923 June 26, 2024 Newspapers.com October 12 North Carolina Hanes Field Durham, NC (rivalry) L 6–14 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-state-north-carolina-downs-trinity/136852191/ The State North Carolina downs Trinity October 13, 1923 December 15, 2023 Newspapers.com October 20 vs William & Mary Rocky Mount, NC L 0–21 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-news-and-observer-william-and-mary-s/150140952/ The News and Observer William and Mary swamps Blue Devils October 21, 1923 June 26, 2024 Newspapers.com October 27 at Virginia Lambeth Field Charlottesville, VA L 0–33 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-charlotte-observer-virginia-comes-to/136867469/ The Charlotte Observer Virginia comes to life walloping Trinity with all the ease imaginable October 28, 1923 December 15, 2023 Newspapers.com November 3 vs 1923 Elon Fightin' Christians Elon Cone Athletic Park (II) Greensboro, NC W 39–0 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-charlotte-observer-trinity-comes-to/150141104/ The Charlotte Observer Trinity comes to life and wallops Elon College when Methodists develop a punch November 4, 1923 June 26, 2024 Newspapers.com November 10 vs Wake Forest South Side Park Winston-Salem, NC L 6–16 1,500 https://www.newspapers.com/article/winston-salem-journal-wake-forest-defeat/150141319/ Winston-Salem Journal Wake Forest defeats Trinity by score of 16 to 6 game here November 11, 1923 June 26, 2024 Newspapers.com November 24 1923 Newberry Indians Newberry Hanes Field Durham, NC W 20–14 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-sunday-record-newberry-loses-to-trin/150141492/ The Sunday Record Newberry loses to Trinity '11 November 25, 1923 June 26, 2024 Newspapers.com November 29 vs Davidson Wearn Field Charlotte, NC W 18–6 2,500 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/108892116/trinity-defeats-davidson/ Charlotte Sunday Observer Trinity defeats Davidson November 30, 1923 September 3, 2022 Newspapers.com References Trinity Category:Duke Blue Devils football seasons Trinity Blue Devils football