1922 East Tennessee State Normal football team

1922 East Tennessee State Normal football
ConferenceIndependent
Record3–4 (5–4 with non-countable games)
Head coach
Seasons
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Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
West Virginia   –   10 – 0 – 1
Tennessee Docs   –   7 – 0 – 1
Western Kentucky State Normal   –   9 – 1 – 0
Trinity (NC)   –   7 – 2 – 1
VMI   –   7 – 2 – 0
Richmond   –   6 – 2 – 1
West Tennessee State Normal   –   5 – 2 – 3
Navy   –   5 – 2 – 0
Delaware   –   6 – 3 – 0
William & Mary   –   6 – 3 – 0
Georgetown   –   6 – 3 – 1
Marion   –   5 – 4 – 1
East Tennessee   –   5 – 4 – 0
Marshall   –   5 – 4 – 0
Roanoke   –   5 – 4 – 0
Texas Mines   –   5 – 4 – 0
Loyola (LA)   –   4 – 3 – 1
Spring Hill   –   4 – 4 – 0
Sam Houston Normal   –   3 – 4 – 0
Wake Forest   –   3 – 5 – 2
Davidson   –   2 – 6 – 2
Catholic University   –   2 – 6 – 0
George Washington   –   2 – 6 – 0
Middle Tennessee State Normal   –   2 – 6 – 0
Mississippi Normal   –   2 – 6 – 0
Louisville   –   2 – 7 – 0
Birmingham–Southern   –   1 – 6 – 1
Erskine   –   0 – 8 – 0

The 1922 East Tennessee State Normal School football team was an American football team that represented East Tennessee State Normal School—now known as East Tennessee State University (ETSU)—as an independent in the 1922 college football season. They were coached by first-year head coach James Karl Luck, a University of Tennessee graduate who taught agriculture and also coached basketball at the school. He was assisted by fellow teacher A. V. McFee, who is credited as serving as the team's first trainer. Half of the team's player that never played football before. East Tennessee State Normal School finished the season a 3–4 record (5–4 with non-countable opponents). The season was highlighted by a 3–0 upset of cross-county rival Milligan on Thanksgiving Day in front of a crowd of 3,000 at Wilder Park.[1]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
Johnson City High SchoolJohnson City, TNW 19–0
September 29at Maryville (TN)Maryville, TNL 0–58
October 7at TusculumTusculum, TNL 0–7[2]
October 143:30 p.m.Murphy
  • Normal Grounds
  • Johnson City, TN
W 26–0[3]
October 21Maryville TechJohnson City, TNW 19–12
November 4Washington CollegeW 49–0
November 11at AthensAthens, TNL 6–19[4]
November 25KingJohnson City, TNL 0–56
November 30Milligan
  • Wilder Park
  • Johnson City, TN
W 3–03,000

References

  1. ^ Roberts, L. Thomas; Robertson, Jerry; Buc Football and Friends Foundation (August 29, 2007). East Tennessee State University Football. Tennessee: Arcadia Publishing. ISBN 9780738544243.
  2. ^ "Hal's Team Won Over Normal". Knoxville Sentinel. Knoxville, Tennessee. October 8, 1922. p. 3. Retrieved September 28, 2020 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  3. ^ "Normal-Murphy, First Local College Game". Johnson City Chronicle. Johnson City, Tennessee. October 14, 1922. p. 2. Retrieved September 28, 2020 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  4. ^ "Athenians Won Normal Battle". Knoxville Sentinel. Knoxville, Tennessee. November 12, 1922. p. B15. Retrieved September 28, 2020 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.