1923 Mississippi College Choctaws football team

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1923 Mississippi College Choctaws football
Conference	Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record	5–1–2 (3–0–1 SIAA)
Head coach	George Bohler (1st season)
Home stadium	Provine Field State Fairgrounds
Seasons ← 1922 1924 →

1923 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
v t e	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 Mississippi College Choctaws football team was an American football team that represented Mississippi College as a member of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA) in the 1923 college football season. Led by George Bohler in his first season as head coach, the team compiled an overall record of 5–1–2, with a mark of 3–0–1 against SIAA competition. Bohler was hired in June 1923 as head coach after Stanley L. Robinson left the Choctaws to become head coach at Mercer.^[1]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
October 6	at Tulane*	Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA	L 3–18	^[2]
October 13	at Birmingham–Southern*	Rickwood Field Birmingham, AL	W 19–0	^[3]
October 19	Howard (AL)	State Fairgrounds Jackson, MS	W 7–3	^[4]
October 27	Louisiana College	Provine Field Clinton, MS	W 3–0	^[5]
November 2	vs. LSU*	Vicksburg Fairgrounds Vicksburg, MS	T 0–0	^[6]
November 10	vs. Ole Miss*	Mississippi-Alabama Fair Grounds Meridian, MS	W 6–0	^[7]^[8]
November 17	Mercer	Provine Field Clinton, MS	W 15–0	^[9]
November 29	vs. Millsaps	State Fairgrounds Jackson, MS (Rivalry)	T 0–0	^[10]
*Non-conference game

^ "Bohler to coach Southern college". Spokane Daily Chronicle. June 29, 1923. Retrieved July 24, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Tulane's aerial attack enables Greenies to win". The Nashville Tennessean. October 7, 1923. Retrieved June 24, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Mississippi College beats Panthers, 19–0". The Birmingham News. October 14, 1923. Retrieved July 24, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Mississippi College comes from behind to defeat Howard, seven to three". The Clarion-Ledger. October 20, 1923. Retrieved July 24, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "College nosed out in Mississippi, 3 to 0". Alexandria Daily Town Talk. October 29, 1923. Retrieved July 24, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Louisiana Tigers and Choctaws play to scoreless tie". The Clarion-Ledger. November 3, 1923. Retrieved July 24, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Meridian ready for big contest". The Clarion-Ledger. November 10, 1923. Retrieved July 24, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "University beaten by Mississippi College". The Commercial Appeal. November 11, 1923. Retrieved July 24, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Choctaws defeat Mercer Baptists". The Birmingham News. November 18, 1923. Retrieved July 24, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Millsaps overturns Dope holds Choctaws scoreless battle on muddy gridiron". The Clarion-Ledger. November 30, 1923. Retrieved July 24, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.

v t e Mississippi College Choctaws football
Venues	Robinson-Hale Stadium
Bowls & rivalries	Delta State Millsaps
People	Head coaches NFL draftees
Seasons	1907–1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942–1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024

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