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1924 West Tennessee State Normal football team

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1924 West Tennessee State Normal football
ConferenceIndependent
Record1–7–1
Head coach
CaptainRed Allen, Gene Packard
Home stadiumRusswood Park
Seasons
← 1923
1925 →
1924 Southern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Quantico Marines     7 0 1
Tennessee Docs     9 1 0
Centenary     8 1 0
West Virginia     8 1 0
West Virginia Wesleyan     9 2 0
Davidson     7 2 1
Wake Forest     7 2 0
George Washington     6 3 1
William & Mary     5 2 1
Delaware     4 3 1
Texas Mines     3 2 1
Mississippi State Teachers     3 3 2
Birmingham–Southern     4 4 1
Spring Hill     4 4 1
Georgetown     4 4 0
Marshall     4 4 0
Duke     4 5 0
Western Kentucky State Normal     4 5 0
East Tennessee State Normal     3 4 1
Loyola (LA)     3 4 2
Louisville     3 5 1
Southwestern     3 6 0
Union (TN)     3 6 0
Richmond     2 6 1
Navy     2 6 0
Catholic University     1 5 2
Georgia Normal     1 3 0
West Tennessee State Normal     1 7 1
Middle Tennessee State Normal     1 7 0
Delaware State     0 1 0

The 1924 West Tennessee State Normal football team was an American football team that represented West Tennessee State Normal School (now known as the University of Memphis) as an independent during the 1924 college football season. In their first season under head coach Zach Curlin, West Tennessee State Normal compiled a 1–7–1 record.

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 3at Hendrix
L 0–51[1]
October 10at Arkansas CollegeBatesville, ARL 0–49[2]
October 172:30 p.m.Jonesboro CollegeW 33–6[3][4]
October 25at Union (TN)
L 0–25[5]
October 312:30 p.m.Mississippi Heights Academy
  • Russwood Park
  • Memphis, TN
L 7–18[6][7]
November 112:15 p.m.vs. Tennessee Docs
  • Russwood Park
  • Memphis, TN
L 0–58[8][9]
November 15at Bethel (TN)McKenzie, TNL 0–6[10]
November 222:15 p.m.Hall-Moody
  • Russwood Park
  • Memphis, TN
L 0–26[11][12]
November 27at Murray StateMurray, KYT 0–01,000[13]

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References

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  1. ^ "Hendrix College Runs Rings Around Normal". The Commercial Appeal. Memphis, Tennessee. October 4, 1924. p. 17. Retrieved May 14, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  2. ^ "Normal Goes Down Before Ark. College By Score Of 49 To 0". The Commercial Appeal. Memphis, Tennessee. October 11, 1924. p. 19. Retrieved May 14, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  3. ^ "Normal Tigers Play At Russwood Today". The Commercial Appeal. Memphis, Tennessee. October 17, 1924. p. 20. Retrieved May 14, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  4. ^ Bloom, David (October 18, 1924). "Normal Tigers Whip Jonesboro College". The Commercial Appeal. Memphis, Tennessee. p. 17. Retrieved May 14, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  5. ^ "Union University In Easy Victory Over West Tenn. Normal". The Commercial Appeal. Memphis, Tennessee. October 26, 1924. p. 26. Retrieved May 14, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  6. ^ "Normal Plays M. H. A. At Russwood Today". The Commercial Appeal. Memphis, Tennessee. October 31, 1924. p. 18. Retrieved May 14, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  7. ^ "Normal Tigers Bow To M. H. A., Score 18–7". The Commercial Appeal. Memphis, Tennessee. November 1, 1924. p. 17. Retrieved May 14, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  8. ^ Bloom, David (October 31, 1924). "Doctors and Normal Play Armistice Day Feature". The Commercial Appeal. Memphis, Tennessee. p. 18. Retrieved May 14, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  9. ^ "Doctors have field day at expense of Normal Tigers". The Commercial Appeal. November 12, 1924. Retrieved March 27, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Bethel Downs Normal On Muddy Field, 6-0". The Commercial Appeal. Memphis, Tennessee. November 16, 1924. p. 29. Retrieved May 14, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  11. ^ Bloom, David (November 22, 1924). "Normal–Hall–Moody At Russwood Today". The Commercial Appeal. Memphis, Tennessee. p. 20. Retrieved May 14, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  12. ^ Bloom, David (November 23, 1924). "Hall–Moody Tramples On Normal, Score 26–0". The Commercial Appeal. Memphis, Tennessee. p. 26. Retrieved May 14, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  13. ^ "Tennessee Plays Tie At Murray". The Commercial Appeal. Memphis, Tennessee. November 28, 1924. p. 11. Retrieved May 14, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  14. ^ "1924 Football Schedule". University of Memphis Athletics. Retrieved September 15, 2021.