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1923 Davidson Wildcats football team

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1923 Davidson Wildcats football
ConferenceIndependent
Record3–7
Head coach
Home stadiumRichardson Field
Seasons
← 1922
1924 →
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 Davidson Wildcats football team was an American football team that represented Davidson College as an independent during the 1923 college football season. In their first year under head coach William L. Younger, the team compiled a 3–7 record.[1]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 22ElonCornelius, NCW 19–0[2]
September 28vs. Presbyterian
W 3–0[3]
October 6at VPIL 0–7[4]
October 13The CitadeldaggerW 7–0[5]
October 20vs. Wake ForestL 0–64,000[6]
October 24vs. Furman
L 0–30[7]
November 3vs. NC State
  • Wearn Field
  • Charlotte, NC
L 6–12[8]
November 9at ClemsonL 0–12[9]
November 17at North CarolinaL 3–142,694[10]
November 29vs. Trinity (NC)
  • Wearn Field
  • Charlotte, NC
L 6–182,500[11]
  • daggerHomecoming

References

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  1. ^ "1923 Davidson Wildcats Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 2, 2022.
  2. ^ "Wildcats crack the season by defeating Elon boys on the Cornelius ball ground". Charlotte Sunday Observer. September 23, 1923. Retrieved September 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Goal from field wins for Davidson". The State. September 29, 1923. Retrieved September 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Davidson holds Virginia Tech to 7 to 0 victory". Virginian-Pilot. October 7, 1923. Retrieved September 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "In scrappy game Wildcats get decision over Citadel; Richardson Field is opened". Charlotte Sunday Observer. October 14, 1923. Retrieved September 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Wake Forest downs Davidson". Charlotte Sunday Observer. October 21, 1923. Retrieved September 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Furman scores smashing defeat over Wildcats". The Greenville News. October 25, 1923. Retrieved September 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "State outclasses Davidson team in big annual classic". The News and Observer. November 4, 1923. Retrieved September 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Clemson overcomes Davidson by 12 to 0". The Columbia Record. November 10, 1923. Retrieved September 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Tar Heels defeat Davidson, 14 to 3". Virginian-Pilot. November 18, 1923. Retrieved September 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Trinity defeats Davidson". Charlotte Sunday Observer. November 30, 1923. Retrieved September 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.