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Virginia Polytechnic Institute
Blacksburg, VA
Founded: 1872
Stadium: Lane Stadium
Capacity: 65,115
Colors: Chicago Maroon & Burnt Orange
Coach: Ben C. Cubbage
Conference: Southern-

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1892 <-- 1922 <- 1923 -> 1924 --> 2024

1923 Season Highlights

Ben C. Cubbage enters his 3rd season as Head Coach at Virginia Tech.

1923 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 29	vs. Hampden-Sydney	29	0	W
Sat., Oct. 6	vs. Davidson	7	0	W
Sat., Oct. 13	@ 3rd Army Corps	17	21	L
Sat., Oct. 20	vs. Maryland	16	7	W	@ Washington, DC
Sat., Oct. 27	vs. Washington & Lee	0	12	L	@ Lynchburg, VA
Sat., Nov. 3	vs. Clemson	25	6	W
Sat., Nov. 10	vs. North Carolina State	16	0	W	@ Norfolk, VA
Sat., Nov. 17	@ Virginia	6	3	W
Thu., Nov. 29	vs. Virginia Military Institute	0	6	L	@ Roanoke, VA

1923 Season Totals
Record	6-3
Points Scored	116
Scoring Average	12.9
Points Allowed	55
Defense Average	6.1
Opponents Record	18-16
Conference Record	0-0
Home Record	5-2
Away Record	1-1

1923 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1923 Southern- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Alabama	7-2-1	222	50					Wallace W. Wade
Maryland	7-2-1	214	56					H.C. Curley Byrd
Florida	6-1-2	179	60					J.A. VanFleet
Tulane	6-3-1	117	89					Clark D. Shaughnessy
Virginia Tech	6-3	116	55					Ben C. Cubbage
Clemson	5-2-1	91	65					Bud Saunders
Georgia	5-3-1	74	120					George C. Kid Woodruff
Mississippi State	5-2-2	83	66					Earl C. Abell
North Carolina	5-3-1	77	85					Robert A. Bob Fetzer & William M. Bill Fetzer
Tennessee	5-4-1	82	167					M.B. Banks
Vanderbilt	5-2-1	137	33					Dan McGugin
Kentucky	4-3-2	135	53					J. Winn
Mississippi	4-6	81	145					Roland A. Cowell
South Carolina	4-6	104	77					Sol S. Metzger
Auburn	3-3-3	96	58					Boozer Pitts
Georgia Tech	3-2-4	75	82					William A. Bill Alexander
Louisiana State	3-5-1	103	121					Mike Donahue
North Carolina State	3-7	56	134					Harry Hartsell
Virginia	3-5-1	87	81					A. Earle Greasy Neale

1923 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1923 All Southern Conference Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
Coming Someday

Some records may be incomplete.

Great Moments in College Football History

The first bowl game, later known as The Rose Bowl, was played on January 1st, 1902 between the Michigan Wolverines and Stanford Cardinals. Michigan won 49-0.