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1923 Centre Praying Colonels football team

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1923 Centre Praying Colonels football
ConferenceSouthern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record7–1–1 (2–0 SIAA)
Head coach
Offensive schemeSingle-wing
CaptainEd Kubale
Home stadiumFarris Stadium
Uniform
Seasons
← 1922
1924 →
1923 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Furman $ 4 1 0 9 2 0
Centre 2 0 0 7 1 1
Vanderbilt* 2 0 0 5 2 1
Western Kentucky 2 0 0 3 4 0
Mississippi College 3 0 1 5 1 2
The Citadel 2 1 1 5 3 1
Presbyterian 2 1 1 4 3 1
Louisville 2 1 0 5 2 0
Sewanee 3 2 0 5 4 1
Oglethorpe 3 3 0 4 6 0
Chattanooga 1 3 1 3 4 2
Howard (AL) 1 3 1 3 4 3
Wofford 1 3 0 6 3 0
Mercer 2 2 0 4 5 0
Millsaps 0 1 1 0 1 1
Louisiana College 0 1 0 0 1 0
Georgetown (KY) 0 1 0 0 3 0
Transylvania 0 3 0 0 3 0
Newberry 0 4 0 2 8 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • * – co-member of SoCon

The 1923 Centre Praying Colonels football team represented Centre College in the 1923 college football season. The Praying Colonels scored 140 points while allowing 40 points and finished 7–1–1.[1][2]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 6Carson–Newman*Danville, KYW 14–0
October 13Clemson*Danville, KYW 28–7[3]
October 20OglethorpeDanville, KYW 29–0[4]
October 27at Penn*L 0–24
November 3Kentucky*
W 10–012,000[5]
November 10at SewaneeMemphis, TNW 20–6
November 17at Auburn*W 17–0[6]
November 24vs. Washington and Lee*W 19–012,000[7]
December 1at Georgia*T 3–3[8]
  • *Non-conference game

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References

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  1. ^ a b 1923 Centre College football scores Archived 2000-09-28 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ a b John Y. Brown, The Legend of the Praying Colonels, J. Marvin Gray & Associates, Inc., Louisville, Kentucky
  3. ^ "Colonels run over Clemson". The Lexington Herald. October 14, 1923. Retrieved December 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Centre nicks Oglethorpe by 29–0, holding visitors to pair of first downs". The Courier-Journal. October 21, 1923. Retrieved February 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Centre Colonels defeat Kentucky". The Birmingham News. November 4, 1923. Retrieved December 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Kentucky Colonels win from Plainsmen". The Commercial Appeal. November 18, 1923. Retrieved December 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Centre's masterful attack conquers Generals, 19 to 0". The Courier-Journal. November 25, 1923. Retrieved December 14, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Georgia Bulldogs and Centre Colonels in 3–3 tie". The Atlanta Journal. December 2, 1923. Retrieved December 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.