1923 Canisius football team

The 1923 Canisius football team was an American football team that represented Canisius College as an independent during the 1923 college football season. Canisius compiled an 8–1 record, shut out eight of nine opponents, and outscored all opponents by a total of 227 to 21.[1][2] Luke Urban was the head coach for the third year, and Russell Burt was the team captain. Trainer Jimmy Hutch was credited for having "kept the Jesuit mole skin artists in trim throughout the season."[2]

1923 Canisius football
Western New York champion
Conference	Independent
1923 record	8–1
Head coach	Luke Urban (3rd season)
Captain	Russell Burt

1923 Eastern college football independents records
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Cornell			–					8	–	0	–	0
Yale			–					8	–	0	–	0
Dartmouth			–					8	–	1	–	0
Syracuse			–					8	–	1	–	0
Boston College			–					7	–	1	–	1
Rutgers			–					7	–	1	–	1
Lafayette			–					6	–	1	–	2
Tufts			–					6	–	2	–	0
Army			–					6	–	2	–	1
Colgate			–					6	–	2	–	1
Lehigh			–					6	–	2	–	1
NYU			–					6	–	2	–	1
Penn State			–					6	–	2	–	1
Brown			–					6	–	4	–	0
Harvard			–					4	–	3	–	1
Carnegie Tech			–					4	–	3	–	1
Penn			–					5	–	4	–	0
Pittsburgh			–					5	–	4	–	0
Bucknell			–					4	–	4	–	1
Columbia			–					4	–	4	–	1
Duquesne			–					4	–	4	–	0
Princeton			–					3	–	3	–	1
Franklin & Marshall			–					3	–	5	–	1
Drexel			–					2	–	6	–	0
Fordham			–					2	–	7	–	0
Villanova			–					0	–	7	–	1
Temple			–					0	–	5	–	0

Key players included Russell Burt, Louie Feist, "Chick" Guarnieri, and Ned Weldon.[2]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
October 6	Rochester School of Optometry	The Villa Buffalo, NY	W 69–0	[3]
October 13	Washington College	Buffalo NY	W 14–0	[4]
October 20	at Boston College	Braves Field Boston, MA	L 0–21	[5]
October 27	Dayton	Canisius Field Buffalo, NY	W 12–0	[6]
November 6	Niagara	The Villa Buffalo, NY	W 17–0	[7][8]
November 10	Saint Francis (PA)	Canisius Field Buffalo, NY	W 54–0	[9]
November 17	John Carroll	The Villa Buffalo, NY	W 30–0	[10]
November 24	St. Bonaventure	The Villa Buffalo, NY (rivalry)	W 3–0	[11]
December 1	Norwich	The Villa Buffalo, NY	W 28–0	[12]

References

1. "1923 - Canisius (NY)". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved June 28, 2020.
2. Vince Healy (December 7, 1923). "Urban's Canisius Team Had Brilliant Season". The Buffalo Enquirer. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Canisius Easy Victor". Buffalo Courier. October 7, 1923. pp. 98–99 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Canisius Beats Washington: Canisius Held To Low Score By Washingtonians". Buffalo Courier. October 14, 1923. pp. 93–94 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Canisius Loses to Boston After Plucky Battle, 21-0; Fail to Halt Darling, Ward". Buffalo" Courier. October 21, 1923. p. 90 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Canisius Downs Dayton, 12-0". Buffalo Express. October 28, 1923 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Canisius Gridders Are W. N. Y. Collegiate Champions: Locals Score 17-0 Victory Over Niagara College Team". The Buffalo Commercial. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Canisius Rides Rough Shod Over Niagara on Muddy Field: Louie Feist Big Gun As Canisius Registers Lop-Sided Win Over Niagara". Buffalo Courier. November 7, 1923 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "St. Francis Eleven Falls Easy Victim to Canisius College: Short Stars as Locals Run Up 54-0 Score". The Buffalo Times. November 11, 1923. p. 74 – via Newspapers.com.
10. "Canisius Wins: Canisius in Sweeping Triumph". Buffalo Courier. November 18, 1923. pp. 98–99 – via Newspapers.com.
11. "Canisius in Close Win Over St. Bona: Feist's Placement Kick Enables Canisius Eleven to Turn Back Bitter Rivals". Buffalo Courier. November 25, 1923 – via Newspapers.com.
12. "Canisius Closes Season in Blaze of Glory, Playing Rings Around Norwich Team". Buffalo Courier. December 2, 1923. pp. 84, 95 – via Newspapers.com.