1920 West Tennessee State Normal football team

1920 West Tennessee State Normal football
Conference	Independent
Record	0–5
Head coach	Elmer George (1st season)
Captain	Fred Grantham
Home stadium	Russwood Park

1920 Southern college football independents records

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Talladega			–					?	–	0	–	0
Trinity (NC)			–					4	–	0	–	1
Abilene Christian			–					4	–	0	–	1
North Texas State Normal			–					7	–	1	–	0
Presbyterian			–					5	–	1	–	1
Middle Tennessee State Normal			–					4	–	1	–	0
Navy			–					6	–	2	–	0
Spring Hill			–					6	–	2	–	0
Birmingham–Southern			–					6	–	3	–	0
Mississippi Normal			–					4	–	2	–	1
Southwest Texas State			–					4	–	2	–	1
East Tennessee State Normal			–					3	–	2	–	0
West Virginia			–					5	–	4	–	1
Oglethorpe			–					4	–	4	–	1
Delaware			–					3	–	5	–	1
Texas Mines			–					2	–	4	–	0
Marion			–					2	–	5	–	0
Wake Forest			–					2	–	7	–	0
Sam Houston Normal			–					1	–	4	–	2
Western Kentucky State Normal			–					0	–	1	–	0
West Tennessee State Normal			–					0	–	5	–	0
Marshall			–					0	–	8	–	0

The 1920 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 1920 college football season. In their first season under head coach Elmer George, West Tennessee State Normal compiled a 0–5 record.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
October 11		at Jonesboro Aggies	Kays Field Jonesboro, AR (rivalry)	L 0–13		[1]
October 23	3:00 p.m.	Union (TN)	Russwood Park Memphis, TN	L 0–19		[2][3]
October 30	3:00 p.m.	at Little Rock College	Kavanaugh Field Little Rock, AR	L 0–41		[4][5]
November 1		at Arkansas Normal	Normal Field Conway, AR	L 0–35		[6]
November 11		at Paragould High School	Paragould, AR	L 7–35	3,000	[7]
All times are in Central time

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References

1. "Aggies Defeat Tigers.—Jonesboro Eleven Scores 13 Points to West Tennessee Normals 0". The Commercial Appeal. Memphis, Tennessee. October 12, 1920. p. 14. Retrieved May 14, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
2. "Normal Meets Union.—Meet This Afternoon at 3 O'clock at Russwood Park". The Commercial Appeal. Memphis, Tennessee. October 23, 1920. p. 13. Retrieved May 14, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
3. White, Bob (October 24, 1920). "Union U. in 19 To 0 Victor Over Normal". The Commercial Appeal. Memphis, Tennessee. p. 22. Retrieved May 14, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
4. "Tennessee Normal Has Huskey Eleven". The Arkansas Democrat. Little Rock, Arkansas. October 30, 1920. p. 9. Retrieved May 14, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
5. "College Team Scores Easily On Normals". Little Rock Daily News. Little Rock, Arkansas. November 1, 1920. p. 6. Retrieved May 14, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
6. "State Normal Wins From West Tennessee Teachers". The Arkansas Democrat. Little Rock, Arkansas. November 2, 1920. p. 10. Retrieved May 14, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
7. "Normal Tigers Lose.—Local Eleven Is Defeated by Paragould High School by Score of 35 to 7". The Commercial Appeal. Memphis, Tennessee. November 12, 1920. p. 19. Retrieved May 14, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
8. "1920 Football Schedule". University of Memphis Athletics. Retrieved September 15, 2021.