1925 West Tennessee State Teachers football team

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1925 West Tennessee State Teachers football
ConferenceIndependent
Record0–7–1
Head coach
CaptainGene Packard
Home stadiumMemorial Field
Seasons
  1924
1926  
1925 Southern college football independents records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Louisville   8 0 0
Georgetown   9 1 0
Howard   6 0 2
Texas Mines   5 1 1
Texas Tech   6 1 2
Wake Forest   6 2 1
Davidson   6 2 2
George Washington   6 2 2
Navy   5 2 1
Texas A&I   4 2 1
William & Mary   6 4 0
Catholic University   4 4 0
Delaware   4 4 0
Spring Hill   4 4 0
Tennessee Docs   5 5 0
Duke   4 5 0
Middle Tennessee State Teachers   3 4 2
East Tennessee State Teachers   3 4 0
Western Kentucky State Normal   3 5 1
Richmond   3 6 0
Georgia Normal   1 3 0
Loyola (MD)   2 6 0
Delaware State   0 2 0
Mississippi State Teachers   0 6 0
West Tennessee State Teachers   0 7 1

The 1925 West Tennessee State Teachers football team was an American football team that represented West Tennessee State Teachers College (now known as the University of Memphis) as an independent during the 1925 college football season. In their second season under head coach Zach Curlin, West Tennessee State Teachers compiled a 0–7–1 record.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultSource
September 25at Jonesboro College Jonesboro, AR T 6–6 [1]
October 3at Union (TN)
L 13–50 [2]
October 9at Jonesboro A&M
L 0–19 [3]
October 232:45 p.m. Hall-Moody
L 6–15 [4] [5]
October 29at Hendrix Conway, AR L 6–54 [6]
November 6at Bethel (TN) McKenzie, TN L 0–7 [7] [8]
November 13at Middle Tennessee State Teachers Murfreesboro, TN L 7–57 [9] [10]
November 262:30 p.m.at Southwestern (TN)
  • Fargason Field
  • Memphis, TN
L 6–31 [11] [12]

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References

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  2. "Union Ran Roughshod Over Teachers, 50-13". The Commercial Appeal . Memphis, Tennessee. October 4, 1925. p. 29. Retrieved May 14, 2023 via Newspapers.com Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg .
  3. "Jonesboro Ags Beat West Tenn. Teachers". The Commercial Appeal . Memphis, Tennessee. October 10, 1925. p. 19. Retrieved May 11, 2023 via Newspapers.com Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg .
  4. Mitchell, Enoch (October 23, 1925). "West Tenn. Teachers Vs. Hall-Moody Today". The Commercial Appeal . Memphis, Tennessee. p. 20. Retrieved May 11, 2023 via Newspapers.com Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg .
  5. Mitchell, Enoch (October 24, 1925). "Hall-Moody Eleven Downs Teachers, 15-6". The Commercial Appeal . Memphis, Tennessee. p. 19. Retrieved May 11, 2023 via Newspapers.com Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg .
  6. "West Tenn. Teachers Swamped By Hendrix". The Commercial Appeal . Memphis, Tennessee. October 30, 1925. p. 18. Retrieved May 11, 2023 via Newspapers.com Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg .
  7. Mitchell, Enoch (November 6, 1925). "West Tenn. Teachers At M'Kenzie Today". The Commercial Appeal . Memphis, Tennessee. p. 20. Retrieved May 11, 2023 via Newspapers.com Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg .
  8. "West Tenn. Teachers Fall Before Bethel". The Commercial Appeal . Memphis, Tennessee. November 7, 1925. p. 17. Retrieved May 11, 2023 via Newspapers.com Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg .
  9. Mitchell, Enoch (November 13, 1925). "West Tenn. Teachers Go To Murfreesboro". The Commercial Appeal . Memphis, Tennessee. p. 20. Retrieved May 11, 2023 via Newspapers.com Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg .
  10. "Teachers' College Romps Over West Tennesseans". The Nashville Tennessean . Nashville, Tennessee. November 14, 1925. p. 10. Retrieved May 11, 2023 via Newspapers.com Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg .
  11. "Southwestern and Teachers Match Gridiron Wits Today". The Commercial Appeal . Memphis, Tennessee. November 26, 1925. p. 19. Retrieved May 11, 2023 via Newspapers.com Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg .
  12. "Lynx Win, 31-6, Over West Tenn. Teachers". The Commercial Appeal . Memphis, Tennessee. November 27, 1925. p. 15. Retrieved May 11, 2023 via Newspapers.com Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg .
  13. "1925 Football Schedule". University of Memphis Athletics. Retrieved September 15, 2021.