1917 Middle Tennessee State Normal football team

1917 Middle Tennessee State Normal football
ConferenceIndependent
Record7–0
Head coach
CaptainPreston Vaughn Overall
Seasons
← 1916
1919 →
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
Sam Houston Normal   –   1 – 3 – 0
Wake Forest   –   1 – 6 – 1
Marshall   –   1 – 7 – 1
Tennessee (SATC)   –   0 – 3 – 0

The 1917 Middle Tennessee State Normal football team represented the Middle Tennessee State Normal School—now known as Middle Tennessee State University—as an independent during the 1917 college football season. Led by first-year head coach Johnny Floyd, the team compiled a record of 7–0. Preston Vaughn Overall was the team captain.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
October 6Sewanee Military AcademyMurfreesboro, TNW 32–0[2]
Sewanee B teamMurfreesboro, TNW 38–0
October 13at Vanderbilt B team
W 14–0[3]
October 26at Tennessee PolytechnicCookeville, TNW 26–0[4]
November 3at Castle Heights Military AcademyLebanon, TNW 31–0[5]
November 17at Baylor Military AcademyChattanooga, TNW 32–0[6]
at Bedford County StarsW 28–0

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References

  1. ^ "2024 Blue Raider Football Media Guide" (PDF). Middle Tennessee State University. p. 174. Retrieved November 12, 2024.
  2. ^ "State Normal Defeats S. M. I. By 32 To 0 Score". Nashville Tennessean and The Nashville American. Nashville, Tennessee. October 7, 1917. p. 8. Retrieved November 12, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  3. ^ "Normals School Downs Scrubs". Nashville Banner. Nashville, Tennessee. October 14, 1917. p. 10. Retrieved November 12, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  4. ^ "State Normal Wins Hard Game From Tennessee Poly". Nashville Tennessean and The Nashville American. Nashville, Tennessee. October 27, 1917. p. 10. Retrieved November 12, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  5. ^ "Normals Defeat Castle Heights". Nashville Banner. Nashville, Tennessee. November 4, 1917. p. 9. Retrieved November 12, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  6. ^ "State Normal Walks Over Baylor, 32 To 0". Nashville Tennessean and The Nashville American. Nashville, Tennessee. November 18, 1917. p. 11. Retrieved November 12, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  7. ^ "2024 Blue Raider Football Media Guide" (PDF). Middle Tennessee State University. p. 132. Retrieved November 12, 2024.
  8. ^ "1917 Football Schedule". Middle Tennessee State University. Retrieved November 12, 2024.


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