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1923 Union (Tennessee) Bulldogs football team

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1923 Union (Tennessee) Bulldogs football
ConferenceIndependent
Record4–4–1
Head coach
Home stadiumJackson Athletic Park
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 Union Bulldogs football team was an American football team that represented Union University of Jackson, Tennessee as an independent during the 1923 college football season. Led by Joe Guyon in his second season as head coach, the Bulldogs compiled an overall record of 4–4–1.[1]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 29at AlabamaL 0–12[2]
October 6Louisville
W 14–6[3]
October 13at Tennessee DocsL 0–14[4]
October 20Second District Agricultural
  • Jackson Athletic Park
  • Jackson, TN
L 6–13[5]
October 27Howard (AL)
  • Jackson Athletic Park
  • Jackson, TN
T 0–0[6]
November 2at HendrixConway, ARW 27–14[1]
November 10at Mississippi A&ML 0–6[7]
November 23Missouri Osteopathic
  • Jackson Athletic Park
  • Jackson, TN
W 39–0[8]
November 29at Spring Hill
W 13–0[9]

References

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  1. ^ a b Lest We Forget. Union University. 1924. p. 75. Retrieved August 29, 2021.
  2. ^ "Crimson Tide meet real test in Union". The Birmingham News. September 30, 1923. Retrieved August 29, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Cards succumb to Union by 14 to 6". The Courier-Journal. October 7, 1923. Retrieved August 29, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Battling Bull Dogs succumb to Doctors' individual play". The Commercial Appeal. October 14, 1923. Retrieved March 27, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "1923 Football Schedule". Arkansas Tech University Athletics. Retrieved August 29, 2021.
  6. ^ "Howard and Union battle to tie, 0–0". The Birmingham News. October 28, 1923. Retrieved August 29, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Aggies win from Union University". The Birmingham News. November 11, 1923. Retrieved August 29, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Defeated the Osteopaths". The Clarion-Ledger. November 24, 1923. Retrieved August 29, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Union University trims Springhill". The Birmingham News. November 30, 1923. Retrieved August 29, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.