1922 Western Kentucky State Normal football team

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1922 Western Kentucky State Normal football
ConferenceIndependent
Record9–1
Head coach
Seasons
  1921
1923  
1922 Southern college football independents records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
West Virginia   10 0 1
Tennessee Docs   7 0 1
Western Kentucky State Normal   9 1 0
Trinity   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
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 Western Kentucky State Normal football team represented Western Kentucky State Normal School and Teachers College (now known as Western Kentucky University) in the 1922 college football season. They were coached by legendary basketball coach Edgar Diddle in his first year as football coach. [1] His team set a school record for wins that would not be matched for 30 years and not broken until 1963. [2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 30 at Louisville W 6–0
October 6 Middle Tennessee State Normal Bowling Green, KY (rivalry) W 31–6
October 13 Cumberland (KY) Bowling Green, KY W 13–7
October 21 Tennessee Tech Bowling Green, KY W 19–0
October 27Morton Elliott Bowling Green, KY W 63–0
November 4 Bethel (TN) Bowling Green, KY W 19–0
November 10 Eastern Kentucky Bowling Green, KY (rivalry) W 47–6
November 18 Vanderbilt B Bowling Green, KY L 6–13
November 24 Bryson Bowling Green, KY W 23–12
November 30 Southwestern Presbyterian Bowling Green, KY W 28–0 [3]

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References

  1. Ruby, Earl (1979). Red Towel Territory: A History Of Athletics At Western Kentucky University. American National Bank and Trust Co. ASIN   B00ILIOPAO.
  2. WKU Football Media Guide retrieved 31 March 2020
  3. "The Park City Daily News". Park CIty Daily News . Bowling Green, Kentucky. December 1, 1922. p. 10. Retrieved October 30, 2021 via Newspapers.com Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg .