1913 West Tennessee State Normal football team

The 1913 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 1913 college football season. In their second season under head coach Clyde H. Wilson, West Tennessee State Normal compiled a 1–2 record.

1913 West Tennessee State Normal football
ConferenceIndependent
Record1–2
Head coach
CaptainErroll Hay
Home stadiumRed Elm Park, Normal campus
Seasons
← 1912
1914 →
1913 Southern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Rice     4 0 0
Western Kentucky State Normal     1 0 0
Texas     7 1 0
Navy     7 1 1
VMI     7 1 2
Louisville     5 1 0
Middle Tennessee State Normal     5 1 1
Arkansas     7 2 0
Oklahoma     6 2 0
Kendall     5 2 0
TCU     5 2 1
Furman     6 3 0
Maryland     6 3 0
Ole Miss     6 3 1
Presbyterian     5 3 0
Howard (AL)     5 3 1
Richmond     5 3 1
Chattanooga     4 3 0
Oklahoma A&M     4 3 0
South Carolina     4 3 0
Baylor     4 4 2
Florida Southern     1 1 0
Polytechnic (TX)     2 2 4
Southwestern Louisiana Industrial     4 4 0
Southwest Texas State     4 4 0
Spring Hill     3 3 0
West Virginia     3 4 2
Louisiana Industrial     3 4 1
Marshall     3 4 0
Delaware     2 4 2
Catholic University     1 4 1
Davidson     2 5 0
Mississippi Normal     1 5 1
West Tennessee State Normal     1 2 0
North Texas State Normal     0 1 0
Wake Forest     0 8 0

Schedule edit

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultSource
October 173:30 p.m.Central High SchoolL 0–67[1][2]
November 83:00 p.m.Memphis University School
  • Red Elm Park
  • Memphis, TN
L 6–19[3][4]
November 1510:00 a.m.Somerville High School
  • Normal campus
  • Memphis, TN
W 13–0[5][6]

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References edit

  1. ^ "Local Title Fight On.—Central High Tangles With Normals in Championship Contest". The Commercial Appeal. Memphis, Tennessee. October 17, 1913. p. 10. Retrieved May 13, 2023 – via Newspapers.com  .
  2. ^ "Central High Routs State Normals, 67–0". The Commercial Appeal. Memphis, Tennessee. October 18, 1913. p. 12. Retrieved May 13, 2023 – via Newspapers.com  .
  3. ^ "M. U. S. Badly Crippled—Only Four Regulars in Today's Game With Normals". The Commercial Appeal. Memphis, Tennessee. November 8, 1913. p. 11. Retrieved May 13, 2023 – via Newspapers.com  .
  4. ^ "M. U. S. Extinguishes Normal's Title Hope". The Commercial Appeal. Memphis, Tennessee. November 9, 1913. p. 27. Retrieved May 13, 2023 – via Newspapers.com  .
  5. ^ "Sewanee Vs. Brothers In Big Local Battle". The Commercial Appeal. Memphis, Tennessee. November 15, 1913. p. 10. Retrieved May 13, 2023 – via Newspapers.com  .
  6. ^ "Football Results". The Commercial Appeal. Memphis, Tennessee. November 16, 1913. p. 27. Retrieved May 13, 2023 – via Newspapers.com  .
  7. ^ "1913 Football Schedule". University of Memphis Athletics. Retrieved September 15, 2021.