1923 Gonzaga

4–⁠3, coached by Gus Dorais. Share

Schedule and results

Biggest winBeat Whitman 53–⁠6Nov 10
By 47 points, its widest win.

Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Date	Opponent	Result
Oct 6	vsGonzaga Alumni	W 7–⁠6	81%
Oct 13	vsWashington State	W 27–⁠14	50%
Oct 20	atMultnomah A.C.	L 0–⁠10	62%
Oct 27	vsMontana	W 25–⁠2	62%
Nov 3	atIdaho	L 0–⁠13	29%
Nov 10	vsWhitman	W 53–⁠6	84%
Nov 29	atDetroit Mercy	L 7–⁠13	63%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Detroit Mercy 13–⁠7.

In program history: The 11th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 24 on file).

Photographs from 1923

Idaho vs. Gonzaga Football Game [05]Photo: University of Idaho, Public Domain Mark 1.0, via Digital Public Library of America
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Idaho vs. Gonzaga Football Game [03]Photo: University of Idaho, Public Domain Mark 1.0, via Digital Public Library of America
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Idaho vs. Gonzaga Football Game [04]Photo: University of Idaho, Public Domain Mark 1.0, via Digital Public Library of America
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Idaho vs. Gonzaga Football Game [02]Photo: University of Idaho, Public Domain Mark 1.0, via Digital Public Library of America
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Idaho vs. Gonzaga Football Game [01]Photo: University of Idaho, Public Domain Mark 1.0, via Digital Public Library of America
The game

Photographs from libraries and archives found through the Digital Public Library of America, each under the rights statement its holder gives (no copyright in the United States, public domain or Creative Commons) and credited to it. Captions as each collection catalogues them.

Record: 4–⁠3
Conference: —
AP poll: Began in 1936
Points: 119–⁠64
Coach: Gus Dorais
Elo: 1391 −8 this season
SP+ rating: —
SRS: 12.3 No. 24 of 109 major-college teams
Recruiting class: —