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1923 Davis & Elkins Senators football
ConferenceIndependent
Record8–0
Head coach
Home stadiumDavis Stadium
Seasons← 19221924 →
1923 Southern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Davis & Elkins   –   8 – 0 – 0
King   –   8 – 0 – 1
VMI   –   9 – 1 – 0
Tennessee Docs   –   6 – 0 – 2
West Virginia   –   7 – 1 – 1
Loyola (LA)   –   5 – 1 – 1
Navy   –   5 – 1 – 3
Middle Tennessee State Normal   –   4 – 1 – 0
Quantico Marines   –   7 – 2 – 1
Wake Forest   –   6 – 3 – 0
West Tennessee State Normal   –   6 – 3 – 0
William & Mary   –   6 – 3 – 0
Louisville   –   5 – 3 – 0
Delaware   –   5 – 3 – 1
Trinity (NC)   –   5 – 4 – 0
Western Kentucky State Normal   –   5 – 4 – 0
Union (TN)   –   4 – 4 – 1
Catholic University   –   4 – 4 – 0
Mississippi Normal   –   3 – 3 – 0
Texas Mines   –   3 – 4 – 0
Richmond   –   3 – 5 – 0
Georgetown   –   3 – 6 – 0
East Tennessee State Normal   –   3 – 6 – 0
Davidson   –   3 – 7 – 0
George Washington   –   2 – 8 – 0
Birmingham–Southern   –   1 – 5 – 2
Marshall   –   1 – 7 – 0
Spring Hill   –   1 – 7 – 0

The 1923 Davis & Elkins Senators football team was an American football team that represented Davis & Elkins College of Elkins, West Virginia during the 1923 college football season. In its first year under head coach Cam Henderson, the team compiled a perfect 8–0 record.

Davis & Elkins was one of several unbeaten and untied football teams in 1923, others including Illinois, Michigan, Marquette, Colorado, Cornell, SMU, Yale, and New Mexico A&M. Because of Davis & Elkins' weaker schedule, it has been rejected as a candidate for 1923 national champion.

Davis & Elkins played its home games at Davis Stadium in Elkins, West Virginia.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 28Fairmont StateW 52–0
October 6vs. Bethany (WV)Wheeling, WVW 7–6
October 13Rio Grande
  • Davis Stadium
  • Elkins, WV
W 56–0
October 20vs. Western MarylandW 14–6
October 27New River State
  • Davis Stadium
  • Elkins, WV
W 51–0
November 3Morris Harvey
  • Davis Stadium
  • Elkins, WV
W 54–0
November 9Broaddus
  • Davis Stadium
  • Elkins, WV
W 13–7
November 16Salem (WV)
  • Davis Stadium
  • Elkins, WV
W 47–3

References

  1. "1923 - Davis & Elkins". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 10, 2015. Retrieved April 29, 2023.
  2. "1923 College Football National Champions". TipTop25.com. Retrieved April 29, 2023.
  3. "Davis and Elkins Scores First Win: Fairmont State 45-0, Victim in Opener". The Pittsburgh Gazette Times. September 29, 1923. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Bethany Loses by One Point in Hard Game". The Pittsburgh Sunday Post. October 7, 1923. p. III-4 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Davis-Elkins Swamps Rio Grande Gridders". The Baltimore Sun. Baltimore, Maryland. October 14, 1943. p. 20. Retrieved May 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  6. "Green Terrors Lose to Senators 14-6". The Evening Sun. October 22, 1923. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Davis-Elkins wins, 51 to 0". The Pittsburgh Gazette-Times. October 28, 1923. p. Sec. 3, P. 7. Retrieved May 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Davis-Elkins Wins, 54 to 0: Morris-Harvey Eleven Smothered by Cam Henderson's Band of Gridders". The Pittsburgh Gazette Times. November 4, 1923. p. III-4 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Davis-Elkins Winner, 13 to 7: Senators in Line for State Honors". The Pittsburgh Gazette Times. November 10, 1923. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Davis-Elkins Win Over Salem Eleven". The Pittsburgh Post. November 17, 1923. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
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