The 1923 Trinity Blue Devils team was an
American football
American football (referred to simply as football in the United States and Canada), also known as gridiron, is a team sport played by two teams of eleven players on a rectangular field with goalposts at each end. The offense, the team wit ...
team that represented Trinity College (later renamed
Duke University) as an independent during 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- ...
. In its first and only season under head coach
E. L. Alexander, the team compiled a 5–4 record and outscored opponents by a total of 211 to 104. The team shut out (68–0), (54–0), and (39–0). Jimmy Simpson was the team captain.
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Trinity
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Duke Blue Devils football seasons
Trinity Blue Devils football
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