1918 West Tennessee State Normal football team

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1918 West Tennessee State Normal football
ConferenceIndependent
Record2–4
Head coach
CaptainBethel Farnsworth
Home stadium Russwood Park
Seasons
←  1917
1919  →
1918 Southern college football independents records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Centre  – 4 –0 –0
Presbyterian  – 2 –0 –0
Navy  – 4 –1 –0
Southwestern Louisiana Industrial  – 4 –1 –0
Kentucky  – 2 –1 –0
Southwest Texas State  – 4 –2 –1
Tennessee (SATC)  – 3 –2 –0
Oglethorpe  – 5 –3 –0
Delaware  – 1 –2 –2
North Texas State Normal  – 1 –2 –1
Wake Forest  – 1 –2 –0
West Tennessee State Normal  – 2 –4 –0
Florida  – 0 –1 –0

The 1918 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 1918 college football season. In their first season under head coach John Childerson, West Tennessee State Normal compiled a 2–4 record.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultSource
November 23:00 p.m. Castle Heights
L 6–36 [1] [2]
November 93:00 p.m. Memphis University School
  • Russwood Park
  • Memphis, TN
L 0–11 [3] [4]
November 162:00 p.m. Central High School
  • Russwood Park
  • Memphis, TN
L 0–30 [5] [6]
November 23at Union (TN) Jackson, TN W 18–0 or 18–6 [7] [8] [9]
November 28at Jonesboro Aggies
W 37–6 or 39–6 [10] [11] [12] [13]
December 7Central—MUS All-Stars
  • Russwood Park
  • Memphis, TN
L 7–13 [14] [15]

[16]

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References

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  2. ↑ "Wowie! State Normal Smothered In Opener". The Commercial Appeal . Memphis, Tennessee. November 3, 1918. p. 26. Retrieved May 11, 2023– via Newspapers.com Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg .
  3. ↑ "M. U. S. Meets Normal". The Commercial Appeal . Memphis, Tennessee. November 9, 1918. p. 10. Retrieved May 11, 2023– via Newspapers.com Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg .
  4. ↑ "Forward Passes Help M. U. S. Humble Normal". The Commercial Appeal . Memphis, Tennessee. November 10, 1918. p. 30. Retrieved May 11, 2023– via Newspapers.com Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg .
  5. ↑ "Mississippi Aggies Clash With Aviators". The Commercial Appeal . Memphis, Tennessee. November 16, 1918. p. 10. Retrieved May 11, 2023– via Newspapers.com Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg .
  6. ↑ Buckingham, T. Nash (November 17, 1918). "Park Field Victors In Game With A. & M." The Commercial Appeal . Memphis, Tennessee. p. 30. Retrieved May 11, 2023– via Newspapers.com Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg .
  7. ↑ "Normals Play Union". The Commercial Appeal . Memphis, Tennessee. November 23, 1918. p. 11. Retrieved May 11, 2023– via Newspapers.com Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg .
  8. ↑ "Normal Defeats Union 18 To 6". The News Scimitar. Memphis, Tennessee. November 25, 1918. p. 9. Retrieved May 11, 2023– via Newspapers.com Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg .
  9. ↑ "Normals Beats Union, 18-0". The Commercial Appeal . Memphis, Tennessee. November 25, 1918. p. 10. Retrieved May 11, 2023– via Newspapers.com Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg .
  10. ↑ "Normals Make Trip". The Commercial Appeal . Memphis, Tennessee. November 28, 1918. p. 10. Retrieved May 11, 2023– via Newspapers.com Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg .
  11. ↑ "Normal Defeats Aggies 39 To 6". The News Scimitar. Memphis, Tennessee. November 29, 1918. p. 14. Retrieved May 11, 2023– via Newspapers.com Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg .
  12. ↑ "Normals Take Game". The Commercial Appeal . Memphis, Tennessee. November 29, 1918. p. 15. Retrieved May 11, 2023– via Newspapers.com Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg .
  13. ↑ "Jonesboro Is Defeated". Arkansas Gazette . Little Rock, Arkansas. November 29, 1918. p. 9. Retrieved May 11, 2023– via Newspapers.com Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg .
  14. ↑ "Grid Curtain To Be Rung Down Today". The News Scimitar. Memphis, Tennessee. December 7, 1918. p. 10. Retrieved May 11, 2023– via Newspapers.com Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg .
  15. ↑ "All-Stars Step Fast To Win Over Normal". The Commercial Appeal . Memphis, Tennessee. December 8, 1918. p. 38. Retrieved May 11, 2023– via Newspapers.com Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg .
  16. ↑ "1918 Football Schedule". University of Memphis Athletics. Retrieved September 15, 2021.


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