1923 Virginia Union Panthers football team

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1923 Virginia Union Panthers football
Conference Colored Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record6–0–2 (5–0 CIAA)
Head coach
Seasons
← 1922
1924 →
1923 Colored Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Virginia Union $ 5 –0 –06 –0 –1
Howard 3 –0 –17 –0 –1
Hampton 4 –2 –05 –2 –0
Virginia Normal 3 –3 –04 –3 –0
Lincoln (PA) 1 –1 –25 –1 –2
Saint Paul (VA) 2 –3 –16 –3 –1
Virginia Seminary 1 –4 –03 –6 –0
Shaw 0 –5 –00 –5 –0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1923 Virginia Union Panthers football team was an American football team that represented Virginia Union University in the Colored Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) during the 1923 college football season. In their third and final year under head coach Harold D. Martin, the Panthers compiled a 6–0–2 record and won the CIAA championship. [1] The Panthers were selected by the Pittsburgh Courier as the black college national champion. The team played its home games at Hovey Field in Richmond, Virginia.

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Key players included fullback Al Fentress and halfbacks Julius Martin and Leroy Williams. [2] Guard Miller was the only Virginia Union player to receive first-team honors on the 1923 All-CIAA football team selected by committee of the Colored Intercollegiate Athletic Association. [3]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 13A.S.C.*
T 0–0 [4]
October 20at Virginia Seminary Lynchburg, VA W 24–0
Shaw W 6–0
November 10at Atlanta * Atlanta, GA T 0–0 [5]
Virginia Normal [note 1] W 6–0
November 23 Saint Paul (VA) [note 2]
  • Hovey Field
  • Richmond, VA
W 6–0
November 28 Hampton
  • Hovey Field
  • Richmond, VA
W 7–61,500 [6]
  • *Non-conference game

Notes

  1. ↑ Virginia State University was officially known at this time as the Virginia Normal and Industrial Institute (V.N.I.I.).
  2. ↑ Saint Paul's College (Virginia) was officially known at this time as the St. Paul Normal and Industrial School, located in Lynchburg, Virginia.

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References

  1. ↑ "Va. Union University Grid Squad Officially Awarded 1923 C.I.A.A. Championship". The Pittsburgh Courier. December 22, 1923. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "Union Has One of Greatest Aggregations In History Of Old Virginia Institution". The Pittsburgh Courier. October 13, 1923. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Delegated Committee Picks All C.I.A.A. Eleven". The Pittsburgh Courier. December 22, 1923. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Union Gridders Battle Strong A.S.C. Eleven to Sensational 0-0 Score". The Pittsburgh Courier. October 20, 1923. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Atlanta and Union Battle to Scoreless Tie in Spectacular Game". The Pittsburgh Courier. November 17, 1923. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Union Wins Uphill Game From Hampton Thanksgiving Day". The New York Age. December 8, 1923. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.
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