1917 West Tennessee State Normal football
ConferenceIndependent
Record3–2
Head coach
  • V. M. Campbell (1st season)
CaptainRollin Wilson
Home stadiumHodges Field
Seasons
← 1916
1918 →
1917 Southern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Middle Tennessee State Normal   –   7 – 0 – 0
Presbyterian   –   8 – 1 – 0
Navy   –   7 – 1 – 0
North Texas State Normal   –   6 – 1 – 0
Spring Hill   –   4 – 2 – 0
West Virginia   –   6 – 3 – 1
Southwest Texas State   –   5 – 3 – 0
West Tennessee State Normal   –   3 – 2 – 0
Texas Mines   –   0 – 0 – 1
Kentucky   –   3 – 5 – 1
Oglethorpe   –   1 – 2 – 0
Wake Forest   –   1 – 6 – 1
Marshall   –   1 – 7 – 1
Tennessee (SATC)   –   0 – 3 – 0

The 1917 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 1917 college football season. In their first season under head coach V. M. Campbell, West Tennessee State Normal compiled a 3–2 record.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultSource
October 19at Jonesboro Aggies
L 0–19[1][2]
October 27Jackson High SchoolMemphis, TNW 14–3[3]
November 5at Union (TN)Jackson, TNW 14–6[4]
November 172:30 p.m.Memphis University School
  • Hodges Field
  • Memphis, TN
W 20–6[5][6]
November 24Central High School
  • Hodges Field
  • Memphis, TN
L 0–33[7][8]

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References

  1. ^ "Normals To Jonesboro". The Commercial Appeal. Memphis, Tennessee. October 19, 1917. p. 11. Retrieved May 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  2. ^ "Aggies Blank Normal". The Commercial Appeal. Memphis, Tennessee. October 20, 1917. p. 13. Retrieved May 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  3. ^ "Jackson Bows To Normal". The Commercial Appeal. Memphis, Tennessee. October 28, 1917. p. 29. Retrieved May 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  4. ^ "Normals Beat Union". The Commercial Appeal. Memphis, Tennessee. November 6, 1917. p. 9. Retrieved May 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  5. ^ "M. U. S. and Normal Elevens in First of Championship Series Today". The Commercial Appeal. Memphis, Tennessee. November 17, 1917. p. 11. Retrieved May 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  6. ^ "Normal Puts M. U. S. Out Of Title Race". The Commercial Appeal. Memphis, Tennessee. November 18, 1917. p. 29. Retrieved May 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  7. ^ "High Meets Normal For City Title". The Commercial Appeal. Memphis, Tennessee. November 24, 1917. p. 13. Retrieved May 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  8. ^ "High Downs Normal In Bitterly Played Game". The Commercial Appeal. Memphis, Tennessee. November 25, 1917. p. 25, part 2. Retrieved May 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  9. ^ "1917 Football Schedule". University of Memphis Athletics. Retrieved September 15, 2021.


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