1925 Western Kentucky State Normal football team

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1925 Western Kentucky State Normal football
ConferenceIndependent
Record3–5–1
Head coach
CaptainHarry "Pap" Glenn
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 Western Kentucky State Normal football team representedWestern Kentucky State Normal School and Teachers College (now known as Western Kentucky University) as an independent during the 1925 college football season. They were coached by Edgar Diddle in his fourth year. [1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 26at Western State Normal (MI) Kalamazoo, MI L 0–20 [2]
October 3 Bethel (TN) Bowling Green, KY W 24–6
October 10 Louisville
  • Fairgrounds
  • Bowling Green, KY
L 0–6 [3]
October 17 Middle Tennessee State Teachers Bowling Green, KY (rivalry) T 7–7
October 24 Centre Bowling Green, KY L 0–13
November 14 Transylvania Bowling Green, KY W 7–0
November 21 Evansville Bowling Green, KY W 14–6
November 26 Ozarks Bowling Green, KY L 0–20
November 30 Kentucky Wesleyan Bowling Green, KY L 0–13

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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. "Bowling Green Teachers Beaten by Kalamazoo". The Nashville Tennessean. September 27, 1925. p. 12 via Newspapers.com.
  3. Jack Button (October 11, 1925). "Cardinals Vanquish Western Normal In Bitter Struggle, 6 To 0". The Courier-Journal. p. VI-2 via Newspapers.com.