1923 Southern Conference football season

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1923 Southern Conference football season
League NCAA
Sport College football
DurationSeptember 29, 1923
through December 1, 1923
Number of teams20
Regular Season
Season champions Vanderbilt
Washington & Lee
Football seasons
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1924  →
1923 Southern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Washington & Lee + 4 –0 –16 –3 –1
Vanderbilt * + 3 –0 –15 –2 –1
VPI 4 –1 –06 –3 –0
Alabama 4 –1 –17 –2 –1
Maryland 2 –1 –07 –2 –1
Florida 1 –0 –26 –1 –2
North Carolina 2 –1 –15 –3 –1
Georgia 3 –2 –05 –3 –1
Mississippi A&M 2 –1 –25 –2 –2
Tennessee 4 –3 –05 –4 –1
Tulane 2 –2 –16 –3 –1
Clemson 1 –1 –15 –2 –1
Georgia Tech 0 –0 –43 –2 –4
NC State 1 –4 –03 –7 –0
Auburn 0 –1 –33 –3 –3
Kentucky 0 –2 –24 –3 –2
Virginia 0 –3 –13 –5 –1
LSU 0 –3 –03 –5 –1
Ole Miss 0 –4 –04 –6 –0
South Carolina 0 –4 –04 –6 –0
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • * co-member of SIAA
1923 Clemson Tigers football team 1923 Clemson Tigers football team (Taps 1924).png
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.

Contents

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. [1] [2] [3] [4]

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. [5]

Season overview

Results and team statistics

Conf. RankTeamHead coachOverall recordConf. recordPPGPAG
1 (tie) Washington and Lee James DeHart 6–3–14–0–111.712.7
1 (tie) Vanderbilt Dan McGugin 5–2–13–0–117.14.1
3 Florida James Van Fleet 6–1–21–0–219.96.7
4 VPI Ben Cubbage 6–34–112.96.1
5 Alabama Wallace Wade 7–2–15–1–122.25.0
6 Tennessee M. B. Banks 5–4–14–38.216.7
7 Maryland Curley Byrd 7–2–12–121.45.6
8 Mississippi A&M Earl Abell 5–2–22–1–29.27.3
9 North Carolina Bob Fetzer/Bill Fetzer 5–3–12–1–18.69.4
10 Georgia Kid Woodruff 5–3–13–28.213.3
11 Tulane Clark Shaughnessy 6–3–12–2–111.78.9
12 Clemson Bud Saunders 5–2–11–1–111.48.1
13 Georgia Tech William Alexander 3–2–40–0–48.39.1
14 NC State Harry Hartsell 3–71–45.613.4
15 Auburn Boozer Pitts 3–3–30–1–310.76.4
16 Kentucky J. J. Winn4–3–20–2–215.05.9
17 Virginia Greasy Neale 3–5–10–3–19.79.0
18 LSU Mike Donahue 3–5–10–311.413.4
19 (tie) Ole Miss Roland Cowell 4–60–48.114.5
19 (tie) South Carolina Sol Metzger 4–60–410.47.7

Key

PPG = Average of points scored per game [6]
PAG = Average of points allowed per game [6]

Regular season

Index to colors and formatting
Non-conference matchup; SoCon member won
Non-conference matchup; SoCon member lost
Non-conference matchup; tie
Conference matchup

SoCon teams in bold.

Week One

DateVisiting teamHome teamSiteResultAttendanceReference
September 29 Union (TN) Alabama Denny Field • Tuscaloosa, Alabama W 12–0
September 29AuburnClemson Riggs Field • Calhoun, South Carolina T 0–0
September 29 Mercer Georgia Sanford Field • Athens, Georgia W 7–0
September 29 Oglethorpe Georgia Tech Grant Field • Atlanta W 28–13
September 29 Marshall Kentucky Stoll Field • Lexington, Kentucky W 41–0
September 29 Northwestern State LSU State Field • Baton Rouge, Louisiana W 40–0
September 29Randolph-MaconMaryland College Park, Maryland W 53–0
September 29 Wake Forest North Carolina Emerson Field • Chapel Hill, North Carolina W 22–0
September 29RoanokeNorth Carolina State Riddick Stadium • Raleigh, North Carolina W 6–0
September 29BethelOle Miss Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, Mississippi W 14–6
September 29 Erskine South Carolina Columbia, South Carolina W 35–0
September 29 Army Tennessee Shields–Watkins Field • Knoxville, Tennessee L 41–0
September 29 Louisiana-Lafayette Tulane New Orleans, Louisiana W 20–2
September 29 Furman VirginiaLambeth Field • Charlottesville, Virginia L 13–0
September 29Hampden-SydneyVPI Blacksburg, Virginia W 29–0
September 29McDanielWashington & LeeWilson Field • Lexington, Virginia W 19–7

Week Two

DateVisiting teamHome teamSiteResultAttendanceReference
October 6Ole MissAlabama Denny Field • Tuscaloosa, Alabama ALA 56–0
October 6 Birmingham–Southern Auburn Montgomery, Alabama W 20–0
October 6 Newberry Clemson Riggs Field • Calhoun, South Carolina W 32–0
October 6Florida Army West Point, New York L 20–0
October 6 Oglethorpe Georgia Sanford Field • Athens, Georgia W 20–6
October 6 VMI Georgia Tech Grant Field • Atlanta W 10–7
October 6Kentucky Cincinnati Cincinnati W 14–0
October 6Louisiana-LafayetteLSU State Field • Baton Rouge, Louisiana L 7–3
October 6Maryland Penn Franklin Field • Philadelphia W 3–0
October 6 Millsaps Mississippi A&M Davis Wade Stadium • Starkville, Mississippi W 28–6
October 6North Carolina State Penn State New Beaver Field • University Park, Pennsylvania L 16–0
October 6 Presbyterian South Carolina Columbia, South Carolina L 7–3
October 6 Maryvile Tennessee Shields–Watkins Field • Knoxville, Tennessee T 14–14
October 6 Mississippi College TulaneSecond Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, Louisiana W 18–3
October 6 Howard Vanderbilt Dudley Field • Nashville, Tennessee W 27–0
October 6 Richmond VirginiaLambeth Field • Charlottesville, Virginia W 9–0
October 6 Davidson VPI Blacksburg, Virginia W 7–0

Week Three

DateVisiting teamHome teamSiteResultAttendanceReference
October 12North Carolina Duke Durham, North Carolina W 14–6
October 13Alabama Syracuse Archbold Stadium • Syracuse, New York L 23–0
October 13 Howard Auburn Drake Field • Auburn, Alabama W 30–0
October 13Clemson Centre Danville, Kentucky L 28–7
October 13FloridaGeorgia Tech Grant Field • Atlanta T 7–7
October 13Georgia Yale Yale Bowl • New Haven, Connecticut L 40–0
October 13 Spring Hill LSU State Field • Baton Rouge, Louisiana W 33–0
October 13 Richmond Maryland Washington, D. C. W 23–0
October 13 Rhodes Ole Miss Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, Mississippi W 33–0
October 13OuachitaMississippi A&M Davis Wade Stadium • Starkville, Mississippi W 6–0
October 13South CarolinaNorth Carolina State Riddick Stadium • Raleigh, North Carolina NCST 7–0
October 13 Georgetown (KY)Tennessee Shields–Watkins Field • Knoxville, Tennessee W 13–6
October 13Tulane Texas Beaumont, Texas L 33–0
October 13Vanderbilt Michigan Ferry Field • Ann Arbor, Michigan L 3–030,000
October 13St. John'sVirginiaLambeth Field • Charlottesville, Virginia W 32–7
October 13Washington & LeeKentucky Stoll Field • Lexington, Kentucky T 6–6

Week Four

DateVisiting teamHome teamSiteResultAttendanceReference
October 18North CarolinaNorth Carolina State Riddick Stadium • Raleigh, North Carolina UNC 14–0
October 19 Newberry South Carolina Columbia, South Carolina W 24–0
October 20 Sewanee Alabama Rickwood Field • Birmingham, Alabama W 7–0
October 20Auburn Army Parade Ground • West Point, New York L 28–6
October 20 Rollins FloridaFleming Field • Gainesville, Florida W 28–0
October 20GeorgiaTennessee Shields–Watkins Field • Knoxville, Tennessee UGA 17–0
October 20 Georgetown Georgia Tech Grant Field • Atlanta W 20–10
October 20 Maryville Kentucky Stoll Field • Lexington, Kentucky W 28–0
October 20VPIMaryland Washington, D. C. VPI 16–7
October 20Ole MissMississippi A&M Jackson, Mississippi MSA&M 13–6
October 20 Louisiana Tech TulaneSecond Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, Louisiana W 13–7
October 20Vanderbilt Texas Fair Park Stadium • Dallas L 16–0
October 20 VMI VirginiaLambeth Field • Charlottesville, Virginia L 35–0
October 20St. John'sWashington & LeeWilson Field • Lexington, Virginia W 28–0

Week Five

DateVisiting teamHome teamSiteResultAttendanceReference
October 25ClemsonSouth Carolina Columbia, South Carolina CLEM 7–6
October 27Alabama Spring Hill Murphy High School Stadium • Mobile, Alabama W 59–0
October 27 Fort Benning Auburn Drake Field • Auburn, Alabama W 34–0
October 27 Wake Forest Florida Tampa, Florida W 16–7
October 27Georgia Tech Notre Dame South Bend, Indiana L 35–7
October 27 Georgetown (KY)Kentucky Stoll 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 Carolina MD 14–0
October 27Saint LouisOle Miss Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, Mississippi L 28–3
October 27Mississippi A&MTennessee Memphis, Tennessee TENN 7–3
October 27TulaneVanderbilt Dudley Field • Nashville, Tennessee VAN 17–010,000
October 27 Duke VirginiaLambeth Field • Charlottesville, Virginia W 33–0
October 27North Carolina State VMI L 22–7
October 27VPIWashington & Lee Lynchburg, Virginia W&L 12–0

Week Six

DateVisiting teamHome teamSiteResultAttendanceReference
November 2LSU Mississippi College Vicksburg, Mississippi T 0–0
November 3AlabamaGeorgia Tech Grant Field • Atlanta T 0–0
November 3AuburnGeorgia Memorial Stadium • Columbus, Georgia UGA 7–0
November 3 Mercer FloridaFleming Field • Gainesville, Florida W 19–7
November 3Kentucky Centre Danville, Kentucky L 10–0
November 3St. John'sMaryland College Park, Maryland W 28–0
November 3 Birmingham–Southern Ole Miss Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, Mississippi W 6–0
November 3North CarolinaSouth Carolina Columbia, South Carolina UNC 13–0
November 3TulaneTennessee Shields–Watkins Field • Knoxville, Tennessee TENN 13–2
November 3Mississippi A&MVanderbilt Dudley Field • Nashville, Tennessee T 0–0
November 3ClemsonVPI Blacksburg, Virginia VPI 25–0
November 3VirginiaWashington & LeeWilson Field • Lexington, Virginia W&L 7–0

Week Seven

DateVisiting teamHome teamSiteResultAttendanceReference
November 9 Davidson Clemson Riggs Field • Calhoun, South Carolina W 12–0
November 10KentuckyAlabama Denny Field • Tuscaloosa, Alabama ALA 16–8
November 10TulaneAuburn Montgomery, Alabama T 6–6
November 10Florida Stetson W 27–0
November 10VirginiaGeorgia Sanford Field • Athens, Georgia UGA 13–0
November 10Georgia Tech Penn State New Beaver Field • University Park, Pennsylvania L 7–0
November 10Maryland Yale New Haven, Connecticut L 16–14
November 10Ole Miss Mississippi College Meridian, Mississippi L 6–0
November 10 Union (TN) Mississippi A&M Davis Wade Stadium • Starkville, Mississippi W 6–0
November 10North Carolina VMI Richmond, Virginia L 9–0
November 10North Carolina StateVPI Norfolk, Virginia VPI 16–0
November 10South Carolina Furman Manly Field • Greenville, South Carolina L 23–3
November 10TennesseeVanderbilt Dudley Field • Nashville, Tennessee VAN 51–7
November 10Washington & Lee West Virginia Charleston, West Virginia L 63–0

Week Eight

DateVisiting teamHome teamSiteResultAttendanceReference
November 15 The Citadel South CarolinaCounty Fairgrounds • Orangeburg, South Carolina W 12–0
November 16LSUAlabama Montgomery, Alabama ALA 30–3
November 17 Centre Auburn Rickwood Field • Birmingham, Alabama L 17–0
November 17 Presbyterian Clemson Riggs Field • Calhoun, South Carolina W 20–0
November 17Florida Florida-Southern Lakeland, Florida W 53–0
November 17Georgia TechKentucky Stoll Field • Lexington, Kentucky T 3–3
November 17MarylandNorth Carolina State Riddick Stadium • Raleigh, North Carolina MD 26–12
November 17 Davidson North Carolina Charlotte, North Carolina W 14–3
November 17Ole MissTulaneSecond Tulane Stadium • New Orleans TUL 19–0
November 17 VMI Tennessee Shields–Watkins Field • Knoxville, Tennessee L 33–0
November 17GeorgiaVanderbilt Dudley Field • Nashville, Tennessee VAN 35–715,000
November 17VPIVirginiaLambeth Field • Charlottesville, Virginia VPI 6–3
November 17Washington & LeeSouth Carolina Columbia, South Carolina W&L 13–7

Week Nine

DateVisiting teamHome teamSiteResultAttendanceReference
November 24GeorgiaAlabama Cramton Bowl • Montgomery, Alabama ALA 36–0
November 24 Catholic Maryland Byrd Stadium • College Park, Maryland W 40–6
November 24Mississippi A&MFloridaBarrs Field • Jacksonville, Florida T 13–13
November 24Ole MissTennessee Shields–Watkins Field • Knoxville, Tennessee TENN 10–0
November 24North Carolina State Wake Forest Wake Forest, North Carolina L 14–0
November 24LSUTulaneSecond Tulane Stadium • New Orleans TUL 20–0
November 24 Sewanee Vanderbilt Dudley Field • Nashville, Tennessee W 7–015,000
November 24Washington & Lee Centre Louisville, Kentucky L 19–0

Week Ten

DateVisiting teamHome teamSiteResultAttendanceReference
November 29FloridaAlabama Rickwood Field • Birmingham, Alabama FLA 16–6 [5]
November 29AuburnGeorgia Tech Grant Field • Atlanta T 0–0
November 29Clemson Furman Manly Field • Greenville, South Carolina W 7–6
November 29Maryland Johns Hopkins Baltimore, Maryland T 6–6
November 29North CarolinaVirginiaLambeth Field • Charlottesville, Virginia T 0–0
November 29TennesseeKentucky Stoll Field • Lexington, Kentucky TENN 18–0
November 29 Wake Forest South Carolina Columbia, South Carolina W 14–7
November 29 Washington (MO)TulaneSecond Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, Louisiana W 19–8
November 29 VMI VPI Roanoke, Virginia L 6–014,000 [7]
November 29North Carolina StateWashington & Lee Norfolk, Virginia W&L 20–12
December 1 Centre Georgia Sanford Field • Athens, Georgia T 3–3
December 1Ole Miss Fort Benning Columbus, Georgia W 19–7
December 1LSUMississippi A&M Davis Wade Stadium • Starkville, Mississippi MSA&M 14–7

Awards and honors

All-Americans

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. [8]

PositionNameFirst-team selectorsTeam
QB Grant Gillis AJ Alabama
HB Gil Reese AJ Vanderbilt
HB Ark Newton AJ Florida
FB Doug Wycoff AJ Georgia Tech
E Lynn Bomar AJ Vanderbilt
T Joe Bennett AJ Georgia
G Goldy Goldstein AJ Florida
C Clyde Propst AJ Alabama
G Tuck Kelly AJ Vanderbilt
T Robbie Robinson AJ Florida
E Hek Wakefield AJ Vanderbilt

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