The 1923 Southern Conference football season was the
college football
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games played by the member schools of the
Southern Conference
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as part of the
1923 college football season
The 1923 college football season saw several teams finish their seasons unbeaten and untied. As such, numerous schools claim a national championship for the 1923 season. Illinois (coached by Bob Zuppke) and Michigan (coached by Fielding "Hurry ...
. 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.
Vanderbilt end
Lynn Bomar
Robert Lynn Bomar (January 21, 1901 – June 11, 1964) was an American football End (gridiron football), end in the National Football League (NFL). Bomar played college football, basketball and baseball for Vanderbilt University, following ...
was the last of the few southern players selected a first-team All-American by
Walter Camp
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.
Florida's upset of Alabama under new head coach
Wallace Wade
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in the rain opened the door for Vanderbilt's claim to the SoCon title.
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Season overview
Results and team statistics
Key
PPG = Average of points scored per game
PAG = Average of points allowed per game
Regular season
SoCon teams in bold.
Week One
Week Two
Week Three
Week Four
Week Five
Week Six
Week Seven
Week Eight
Week Nine
Week Ten
Awards and honors
All-Americans
*E – Lynn Bomar
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, Vanderbilt (AW-2; WC-1; FW)
*E – Hek Wakefield, Vanderbilt (NB-2; DW-1, BE)
*T – Joe Bennett, Georgia
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(BE)
*T – Robbie Robinson, Florida
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(BE)
*G – Goldy Goldstein, Florida (BE)
*G – Tuck Kelly, Vanderbilt (BE)
*C – Clyde Propst
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, Alabama
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(BE)
*C – Claire Frye
Claire Alanson Frye (May 10, 1899 – October 16, 1971) was a college football player.
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Frye played football for many years. In 1917 and 1918 he was All A. E. F. center in France. He scrubbed at Tech a year and won letters ...
, Georgia Tech
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(BE)
*HB – Gil Reese
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, Vanderbilt (DW-3, BE)
*FB – Doug Wycoff
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, Georgia Tech (BE)
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.[ ]
References
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