1923 Southern Conference football season

April 2024 1923 Southern Conference football season College football NCAA Regular Season VanderbiltWashington & Lee 20 September 29, 1923through December 1, 1923 Football 1922 1924 thumb | right | 1923 Clemson Tigers football team The 1923 Southern Conference football season was the college football games played by the member schools of the Southern Conference as part of the 1923 college football season. The season began on September 29. Conference play began with Auburn hosting Clemson. The game was fought to a scoreless tie. Vanderbilt and Washington & Lee finished the season as conference co-champions. A poll of sportswriters elected Vanderbilt as best team in the south, awarding it the Champ Pickens Trophy.Nevada State Journal Wolf Pack, U.C. Grid-Game Held Season Feature December 3, 1923 Chicago Daily Tribune Walter Eckersall 6 Grid Teams Undefeated In 1923 Season December 30, 1923 180509468cf. Boston Daily Globe Champions of 1923 December 30, 1923 497606727http://homepages.cae.wisc.edu/~dwilson/rfsc/champs/Southern.txt Champions of the South regardless of conference affiliation July 23, 2015 Vanderbilt end Lynn Bomar was the last of the few southern players selected a first-team All-American by Walter Camp. Florida's upset of Alabama under new head coach Wallace Wade in the rain opened the door for Vanderbilt's claim to the SoCon title. Season overview Results and team statistics Conf. RankTeamHead coachOverall recordConf. recordPPGPAG1 (tie)Washington and LeeJames DeHart6–3–14–0–111.712.71 (tie)VanderbiltDan McGugin5–2–13–0–117.14.13FloridaJames Van Fleet6–1–21–0–219.96.74VPIBen Cubbage6–34–112.96.15AlabamaWallace Wade7–2–15–1–1 22.25.06TennesseeM. B. Banks5–4–14–38.216.77MarylandCurley Byrd7–2–12–121.45.68Mississippi A&MEarl Abell5–2–22–1–29.27.39North CarolinaBob Fetzer/Bill Fetzer5–3–12–1–18.69.410GeorgiaKid Woodruff5–3–13–28.213.311Tulane Clark Shaughnessy6–3–12–2–111.78.912ClemsonBud Saunders5–2–11–1–111.48.113Georgia TechWilliam Alexander3–2–40–0–48.39.114NC State Harry Hartsell3–71–45.613.415AuburnBoozer Pitts3–3–30–1–310.76.416KentuckyJ. J. Winn4–3–20–2–215.05.917VirginiaGreasy Neale3–5–10–3–19.79.018LSUMike Donahue3–5–10–311.413.419 (tie)Ole MissRoland Cowell 4–60–48.114.519 (tie)South Carolina Sol Metzger4–60–410.47.7 Key PPG = Average of points scored per game PAG = Average of points allowed per gamehttps://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/conferences/southern/1923.html 1923 Southern Conference Year Summary Regular season Index to colors and formattingNon-conference matchup; SoCon member wonNon-conference matchup; SoCon member lostNon-conference matchup; tieConference matchup SoCon teams in bold. Week One Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance Reference September 29 Union (TN) Alabama Denny Field • Tuscaloosa, Alabama W 12–0 September 29 Auburn Clemson Riggs Field • Calhoun, South CarolinaT 0–0 September 29 Mercer Georgia Sanford Field • Athens, Georgia W 7–0 September 29 Oglethorpe Georgia TechGrant Field • AtlantaW 28–13 September 29 Marshall Kentucky Stoll Field • Lexington, Kentucky W 41–0 September 29Northwestern StateLSU State Field • Baton Rouge, LouisianaW 40–0 September 29Randolph-MaconMarylandCollege Park, Maryland W 53–0 September 29 Wake ForestNorth Carolina Emerson Field • Chapel Hill, North CarolinaW 22–0 September 29 RoanokeNorth Carolina StateRiddick Stadium • Raleigh, North Carolina W 6–0 September 29 BethelOle Miss Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, MississippiW 14–6 September 29ErskineSouth Carolina Columbia, South CarolinaW 35–0 September 29ArmyTennesseeShields–Watkins Field • Knoxville, TennesseeL 41–0 September 29Louisiana-LafayetteTulaneNew Orleans, LouisianaW 20–2 September 29FurmanVirginiaLambeth Field • Charlottesville, Virginia L 13–0 September 29 Hampden-SydneyVPIBlacksburg, Virginia W 29–0 September 29 McDanielWashington & Lee Wilson Field • Lexington, VirginiaW 19–7 Week Two Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance Reference October 6Ole Miss Alabama Denny Field • Tuscaloosa, Alabama ALA 56–0 October 6 Birmingham–Southern Auburn Montgomery, Alabama W 20–0 October 6NewberryClemson Riggs Field • Calhoun, South CarolinaW 32–0 October 6Florida Army West Point, New York L 20–0 October 6OglethorpeGeorgiaSanford Field • Athens, GeorgiaW 20–6 October 6VMI Georgia Tech Grant Field • Atlanta W 10–7 October 6 Kentucky Cincinnati Cincinnati W 14–0 October 6Louisiana-Lafayette LSUState Field • Baton Rouge, LouisianaL 7–3 October 6MarylandPennFranklin Field • Philadelphia W 3–0 October 6MillsapsMississippi A&M Davis Wade Stadium • Starkville, Mississippi W 28–6 October 6North Carolina StatePenn State New Beaver Field • University Park, PennsylvaniaL 16–0 October 6PresbyterianSouth CarolinaColumbia, South Carolina L 7–3 October 6MaryvileTennessee Shields–Watkins Field • Knoxville, Tennessee T 14–14 October 6Mississippi CollegeTulaneSecond Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, Louisiana W 18–3 October 6HowardVanderbiltDudley Field • Nashville, TennesseeW 27–0 October 6RichmondVirginiaLambeth Field • Charlottesville, Virginia W 9–0 October 6DavidsonVPIBlacksburg, Virginia W 7–0 Week Three Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance ReferenceOctober 12 North CarolinaDukeDurham, North Carolina W 14–6 October 13 Alabama Syracuse Archbold Stadium • Syracuse, New York L 23–0 October 13Howard AuburnDrake Field • Auburn, Alabama W 30–0 October 13ClemsonCentre Danville, Kentucky L 28–7 October 13FloridaGeorgia TechGrant Field • Atlanta T 7–7 October 13 GeorgiaYale Yale Bowl • New Haven, Connecticut L 40–0 October 13Spring HillLSU State Field • Baton Rouge, LouisianaW 33–0 October 13Richmond MarylandWashington, D. 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W 23–0 October 13RhodesOle MissHemingway Stadium • Oxford, MississippiW 33–0 October 13 OuachitaMississippi A&MDavis Wade Stadium • Starkville, Mississippi W 6–0 October 13 South CarolinaNorth Carolina StateRiddick Stadium • Raleigh, North Carolina NCST 7–0 October 13Georgetown (KY) TennesseeShields–Watkins Field • Knoxville, Tennessee W 13–6 October 13Tulane TexasBeaumont, TexasL 33–0 October 13VanderbiltMichiganFerry Field • Ann Arbor, MichiganL 3–030,000 October 13 St. John'sVirginia Lambeth Field • Charlottesville, VirginiaW 32–7 October 13Washington & LeeKentucky Stoll Field • Lexington, Kentucky T 6–6 Week Four Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance Reference October 18 North CarolinaNorth Carolina State Riddick Stadium • Raleigh, North CarolinaUNC 14–0 October 19 NewberrySouth CarolinaColumbia, South Carolina W 24–0 October 20SewaneeAlabama Rickwood Field • Birmingham, AlabamaW 7–0 October 20 Auburn Army Parade Ground • West Point, New York L 28–6 October 20 RollinsFlorida Fleming Field • Gainesville, FloridaW 28–0 October 20 Georgia TennesseeShields–Watkins Field • Knoxville, Tennessee UGA 17–0 October 20 GeorgetownGeorgia Tech Grant Field • AtlantaW 20–10 October 20Maryville Kentucky Stoll Field • Lexington, Kentucky W 28–0 October 20VPIMaryland Washington, D. 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VPI 16–7 October 20Ole MissMississippi A&MJackson, MississippiMSA&M 13–6 October 20Louisiana TechTulaneSecond Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, Louisiana W 13–7 October 20VanderbiltTexasFair Park Stadium • DallasL 16–0 October 20VMIVirginiaLambeth Field • Charlottesville, Virginia L 35–0 October 20St. John's Washington & Lee Wilson Field • Lexington, Virginia W 28–0 Week Five Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance Reference October 25 Clemson South Carolina Columbia, South Carolina CLEM 7–6 October 27AlabamaSpring Hill Murphy High School Stadium • Mobile, AlabamaW 59–0 October 27Fort BenningAuburnDrake Field • Auburn, Alabama W 34–0 October 27 Wake ForestFlorida Tampa, Florida W 16–7 October 27Georgia TechNotre Dame South Bend, IndianaL 35–7 October 27Georgetown (KY)KentuckyStoll Field • Lexington, Kentucky W 35–0 October 27 Arkansas LSU Fair Grounds Field • Shreveport, Louisiana L 26–13 October 27MarylandNorth Carolina Emerson Field • Chapel Hill, North CarolinaMD 14–0 October 27Saint LouisOle Miss Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, MississippiL 28–3 October 27Mississippi A&MTennesseeMemphis, TennesseeTENN 7–3 October 27TulaneVanderbiltDudley Field • Nashville, Tennessee VAN 17–010,000 October 27DukeVirginia Lambeth Field • Charlottesville, VirginiaW 33–0 October 27North Carolina StateVMI L 22–7 October 27VPIWashington & Lee Lynchburg, VirginiaW&L 12–0 Week Six Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance ReferenceNovember 2LSUMississippi College Vicksburg, MississippiT 0–0 November 3AlabamaGeorgia Tech Grant Field • AtlantaT 0–0 November 3 Auburn GeorgiaMemorial Stadium • Columbus, Georgia UGA 7–0 November 3MercerFlorida Fleming Field • Gainesville, Florida W 19–7 November 3Kentucky Centre Danville, Kentucky L 10–0 November 3St. John's MarylandCollege Park, Maryland W 28–0 November 3Birmingham–Southern Ole Miss Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, Mississippi W 6–0 November 3North CarolinaSouth Carolina Columbia, South CarolinaUNC 13–0 November 3TulaneTennessee Shields–Watkins Field • Knoxville, TennesseeTENN 13–2 November 3Mississippi A&MVanderbiltDudley Field • Nashville, Tennessee T 0–0 November 3ClemsonVPI Blacksburg, VirginiaVPI 25–0 November 3VirginiaWashington & Lee Wilson Field • Lexington, VirginiaW&L 7–0 Week Seven Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance ReferenceNovember 9DavidsonClemson Riggs Field • Calhoun, South CarolinaW 12–0 November 10KentuckyAlabama Denny Field • Tuscaloosa, AlabamaALA 16–8 November 10 Tulane Auburn Montgomery, AlabamaT 6–6 November 10Florida Stetson W 27–0 November 10VirginiaGeorgiaSanford Field • Athens, Georgia UGA 13–0 November 10Georgia TechPenn State New Beaver Field • University Park, Pennsylvania L 7–0 November 10MarylandYaleNew Haven, ConnecticutL 16–14 November 10Ole Miss Mississippi College Meridian, MississippiL 6–0 November 10Union (TN)Mississippi A&M Davis Wade Stadium • Starkville, MississippiW 6–0 November 10North CarolinaVMIRichmond, Virginia L 9–0 November 10North Carolina StateVPINorfolk, VirginiaVPI 16–0 November 10South CarolinaFurman Manly Field • Greenville, South CarolinaL 23–3 November 10TennesseeVanderbiltDudley Field • Nashville, TennesseeVAN 51–7 November 10Washington & LeeWest VirginiaCharleston, West VirginiaL 63–0 Week Eight Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance Reference November 15 The CitadelSouth Carolina County Fairgrounds • Orangeburg, South CarolinaW 12–0 November 16LSUAlabamaMontgomery, AlabamaALA 30–3 November 17 CentreAuburnRickwood Field • Birmingham, AlabamaL 17–0 November 17PresbyterianClemsonRiggs Field • Calhoun, South CarolinaW 20–0 November 17FloridaFlorida-SouthernLakeland, Florida W 53–0 November 17 Georgia TechKentuckyStoll Field • Lexington, Kentucky T 3–3 November 17MarylandNorth Carolina StateRiddick Stadium • Raleigh, North Carolina MD 26–12 November 17 DavidsonNorth Carolina Charlotte, North CarolinaW 14–3 November 17Ole MissTulaneSecond Tulane Stadium • New OrleansTUL 19–0 November 17VMITennesseeShields–Watkins Field • Knoxville, TennesseeL 33–0 November 17Georgia VanderbiltDudley Field • Nashville, Tennessee VAN 35–715,000 November 17VPIVirginiaLambeth Field • Charlottesville, Virginia VPI 6–3 November 17 Washington & LeeSouth CarolinaColumbia, South CarolinaW&L 13–7 Week Nine Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance ReferenceNovember 24GeorgiaAlabama Cramton Bowl • Montgomery, AlabamaALA 36–0 November 24 CatholicMarylandByrd Stadium • College Park, Maryland W 40–6 November 24Mississippi A&MFloridaBarrs Field • Jacksonville, Florida T 13–13 November 24 Ole MissTennesseeShields–Watkins Field • Knoxville, TennesseeTENN 10–0 November 24 North Carolina StateWake Forest Wake Forest, North CarolinaL 14–0 November 24LSUTulaneSecond Tulane Stadium • New OrleansTUL 20–0 November 24SewaneeVanderbiltDudley Field • Nashville, TennesseeW 7–015,000 November 24Washington & LeeCentreLouisville, KentuckyL 19–0 Week Ten Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance Reference November 29 FloridaAlabama Rickwood Field • Birmingham, Alabama FLA 16–6 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/3060555/the_monroe_newsstar/ The Monroe News-Star Surprises of South Upset Title Dope November 30, 1923 7 August 21, 2015 Newspapers.com November 29 Auburn Georgia Tech Grant Field • Atlanta T 0–0 November 29ClemsonFurmanManly Field • Greenville, South CarolinaW 7–6 November 29MarylandJohns HopkinsBaltimore, Maryland T 6–6 November 29North CarolinaVirginia Lambeth Field • Charlottesville, Virginia T 0–0 November 29Tennessee KentuckyStoll Field • Lexington, Kentucky TENN 18–0 November 29Wake ForestSouth Carolina Columbia, South CarolinaW 14–7 November 29Washington (MO)TulaneSecond Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LouisianaW 19–8 November 29VMIVPIRoanoke, VirginiaL 6–0 14,000Flying Squadron Wins Great Game In Roanoke Thanksgiving Day From Tech By Score Of 6–0 http://digitalcollections.vmi.edu/cdm/compoundobject/collection/p15821coll8/id/3864/rec/11 Virginia Military Institute The Cadet December 3, 1923 1 February 3, 2016November 29North Carolina StateWashington & Lee Norfolk, VirginiaW&L 20–12 December 1CentreGeorgiaSanford Field • Athens, GeorgiaT 3–3 December 1Ole MissFort BenningColumbus, GeorgiaW 19–7 December 1LSUMississippi A&MDavis Wade Stadium • Starkville, Mississippi MSA&M 14–7 Awards and honors All-Americans 1923 College Football All-America Team E – Lynn Bomar, Vanderbilt (AW-2; WC-1; FW) E – Hek Wakefield, Vanderbilt (NB-2; DW-1, BE) T – Joe Bennett, Georgia (BE) T – Robbie Robinson, Florida (BE) G – Goldy Goldstein, Florida (BE) G – Tuck Kelly, Vanderbilt (BE) C – Clyde Propst, Alabama (BE) C – Claire Frye, Georgia Tech (BE) HB – Gil Reese, Vanderbilt (DW-3, BE) FB – Doug Wycoff, Georgia Tech (BE) All-Southern team 1923 College Football All-Southern Team The following were the selections for the composite All-Southern team put out by the Atlanta Journal, all of whom received gold medals.http://infoweb.newsbank.com/iw-search/we/HistArchive/?p_product=EANX&p_theme=ahnp&p_nbid=D4EJ51UHMTQwOTk3NTY4OC42OTUzOTk6MToxMzoxMzIuMTk4LjUwLjEz&p_action=doc&s_lastnonissuequeryname=15&d_viewref=search&p_queryname=15&p_docnum=1&p_docref=v2:1223BCE5B718A166@EANX-12856F548F1B8772@2423763-12822CBC30638BE9@125-1285A1215C7E66F2@ All Star Eleven To Be Awarded By Atlanta Paper Times-Picayune December 9, 1923 PositionNameFirst-team selectorsTeamQBGrant GillisAJAlabamaHBGil ReeseAJVanderbiltHBArk NewtonAJFloridaFBDoug WycoffAJGeorgia TechELynn BomarAJVanderbiltTJoe BennettAJGeorgiaGGoldy GoldsteinAJFloridaCClyde PropstAJAlabamaGTuck KellyAJVanderbiltTRobbie RobinsonAJFloridaEHek WakefieldAJVanderbilt References