1923 Southern Conference football season
The 1923 Southern Conference football season was the college football games played by the member schools of the Southern Conference as part of the 1923 college football season. 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 was the last of the few southern players selected a first-team All-American by Walter Camp.
Florida's upset of Alabama under new head coach Wallace Wade in the rain opened the door for Vanderbilt's claim to the SoCon title.Season overview
Results and team statistics
Key
PPG = Average of points scored per game
PAG = Average of points allowed per gameRegular 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
All-Americans
- E – Lynn Bomar, Vanderbilt
- E – Hek Wakefield, Vanderbilt
- T – Joe Bennett, Georgia
- T – Robbie Robinson, Florida
- G – Goldy Goldstein, Florida
- G – Tuck Kelly, Vanderbilt
- C – Clyde Propst, Alabama
- C – Claire Frye, Georgia Tech
- HB – Gil Reese, Vanderbilt
- FB – Doug Wycoff, Georgia Tech
The following were the selections for the composite All-Southern team put out by the Atlanta Journal, all of whom received gold medals.
| Position | Name | First-team selectors | Team |
| QB | Grant Gillis | AJ | Alabama |
| HB | Gil Reese | AJ | Vanderbilt |
| HB | Ark Newton | AJ | Florida |
| FB | Doug Wycoff | AJ | Georgia Tech |
| E | Lynn Bomar | AJ | Vanderbilt |
| T | Joe Bennett | AJ | Georgia |
| G | Goldy Goldstein | AJ | Florida |
| C | Clyde Propst | AJ | Alabama |
| G | Tuck Kelly | AJ | Vanderbilt |
| T | Robbie Robinson | AJ | Florida |
| E | Hek Wakefield | AJ | Vanderbilt |
