1920 West Tennessee State Normal football
ConferenceIndependent
Record0–5
Head coach
  • Elmer George (1st season)
CaptainFred Grantham
Home stadiumRusswood Park
Seasons
← 1919
1921 →
1920 Southern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Talladega   –   ? – 0 – 0
Trinity (NC)   –   4 – 0 – 1
Abilene Christian   –   4 – 0 – 1
North Texas State Normal   –   7 – 1 – 0
Presbyterian   –   5 – 1 – 1
Middle Tennessee State Normal   –   4 – 1 – 0
Navy   –   6 – 2 – 0
Spring Hill   –   6 – 2 – 0
Birmingham–Southern   –   6 – 3 – 0
Mississippi Normal   –   4 – 2 – 1
Southwest Texas State   –   4 – 2 – 1
East Tennessee State Normal   –   3 – 2 – 0
West Virginia   –   5 – 4 – 1
Oglethorpe   –   4 – 4 – 1
Delaware   –   3 – 5 – 1
Texas Mines   –   2 – 4 – 0
Marion   –   2 – 5 – 0
Wake Forest   –   2 – 7 – 0
Sam Houston Normal   –   1 – 4 – 2
Western Kentucky State Normal   –   0 – 1 – 0
West Tennessee State Normal   –   0 – 5 – 0
Marshall   –   0 – 8 – 0

The 1920 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 1920 college football season. In their first season under head coach Elmer George, West Tennessee State Normal compiled a 0–5 record.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 11at Jonesboro Aggies
L 0–13[1]
October 233:00 p.m.Union (TN)
L 0–19[2][3]
October 303:00 p.m.at Little Rock College
L 0–41[4][5]
November 1at Arkansas Normal
L 0–35[6]
November 11at Paragould High SchoolParagould, ARL 7–353,000[7]

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References

  1. ^ "Aggies Defeat Tigers.—Jonesboro Eleven Scores 13 Points to West Tennessee Normals 0". The Commercial Appeal. Memphis, Tennessee. October 12, 1920. p. 14. Retrieved May 14, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  2. ^ "Normal Meets Union.—Meet This Afternoon at 3 O'clock at Russwood Park". The Commercial Appeal. Memphis, Tennessee. October 23, 1920. p. 13. Retrieved May 14, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  3. ^ White, Bob (October 24, 1920). "Union U. in 19 To 0 Victor Over Normal". The Commercial Appeal. Memphis, Tennessee. p. 22. Retrieved May 14, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  4. ^ "Tennessee Normal Has Huskey Eleven". The Arkansas Democrat. Little Rock, Arkansas. October 30, 1920. p. 9. Retrieved May 14, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  5. ^ "College Team Scores Easily On Normals". Little Rock Daily News. Little Rock, Arkansas. November 1, 1920. p. 6. Retrieved May 14, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  6. ^ "State Normal Wins From West Tennessee Teachers". The Arkansas Democrat. Little Rock, Arkansas. November 2, 1920. p. 10. Retrieved May 14, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  7. ^ "Normal Tigers Lose.—Local Eleven Is Defeated by Paragould High School by Score of 35 to 7". The Commercial Appeal. Memphis, Tennessee. November 12, 1920. p. 19. Retrieved May 14, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  8. ^ "1920 Football Schedule". University of Memphis Athletics. Retrieved September 15, 2021.


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