1922 East Tennessee State Normal football team

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]

1922 East Tennessee State Normal football
ConferenceIndependent
1922 record3–4 (5–4 with non-countable games)
Head coach
1922 Southern college football independents records
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
West Virginia      10 0 1
Tennessee Docs      7 0 1
Trinity      7 2 1
Presbyterian      6 2 1
Richmond      6 2 1
Navy      5 2 0
Delaware      6 3 0
William & Mary      6 3 0
Georgetown      6 3 1
East Tennessee      5 4 0
Texas Mines      5 4 0
Loyola (LA)      4 3 1
Spring Hill      4 4 0
Wake Forest      3 5 2
Davidson      2 6 2
Catholic University      2 6 0
Middle Tennessee      2 6 0
Louisville      2 7 0
Erskine      0 8 0

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
Johnson City High SchoolJohnson City, TNW 19–0
September 29at MaryvilleMaryville, 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 AthensAthen, TNL 6–19[4]
November 25KingJohnson City, TNL 0–56
November 30Milligan
  • Wilder Park
  • Johnson City, TN
W 3–03,000

References

  1. https://www.arcadiapublishing.com/Products/9780738544243
  2. "Hal's Team Won Over Normal". Knoxville Sentinel. Knoxville, Tennessee. October 8, 1922. p. 3. Retrieved September 28, 2020 via Newspapers.com .
  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 .
  4. "Athenians Won Normal Battle". Knoxville Sentinel. Knoxville, Tennessee. November 12, 1922. p. B15. Retrieved September 28, 2020 via Newspapers.com .
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