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1924 Western Kentucky State Normal football team

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1924 Western Kentucky State Normal football
ConferenceIndependent
Record4–5
Head coach
CaptainWilson "Babe" Hunt
Home stadiumFair Grounds
Seasons
← 1923
1925 →
1924 Southern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Quantico Marines     7 0 1
Tennessee Docs     9 1 0
Centenary     8 1 0
West Virginia     8 1 0
West Virginia Wesleyan     9 2 0
Davidson     7 2 1
Wake Forest     7 2 0
George Washington     6 3 1
William & Mary     5 2 1
Delaware     4 3 1
Texas Mines     3 2 1
Mississippi State Teachers     3 3 2
Birmingham–Southern     4 4 1
Spring Hill     4 4 1
Georgetown     4 4 0
Marshall     4 4 0
Duke     4 5 0
Western Kentucky State Normal     4 5 0
East Tennessee State Normal     3 4 1
Loyola (LA)     3 4 2
Louisville     3 5 1
Southwestern     3 6 0
Union (TN)     3 6 0
Richmond     2 6 1
Navy     2 6 0
Catholic University     1 5 2
Georgia Normal     1 3 0
Middle Tennessee State Normal     1 5 0
West Tennessee State Normal     1 7 1
Delaware State     0 1 0

The 1924 Western Kentucky State Normal football team represented Western Kentucky State Normal School and Teachers College (now known as Western Kentucky University) in the 1924 college football season. They were coached by Edgar Diddle in his third year.[1]

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteResultSource
September 27 Campbellsville Bowling Green, KY W 65–0
October 4 John Carroll Bowling Green, KY L 0–51
October 11 Louisville Louisville, KY L 7–12
October 182:30 p.m. Middle Tennessee State Normal
  • Fair Grounds
  • Bowling Green, KY (rivalry)
W 44–0 [2][3]
October 25 Western State Normal (MI) Bowling Green, KY L 0–14
November 8 Transylvania Bowling Green, KY L 0–13
November 15 at St. Xavier L 0–29 [4]
November 22 Evansville Bowling Green, KY W 35–0
November 27 Bethel (KY) Bowling Green, KY W 73–0

References

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  1. ^ Ruby, Earl (1979). Red Towel Territory: A History Of Athletics At Western Kentucky University. American National Bank and Trust Co. ASIN B00ILIOPAO.
  2. ^ "Foot Ball!". Park City Daily News. Bowling Green, Kentucky. October 17, 1924. p. 4. Retrieved November 12, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  3. ^ "Western Normal Defeats Middle Tennessee". The Sunday Herald-Post. Louisville, Kentucky. October 19, 1924. p. 4, part 2. Retrieved November 12, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  4. ^ "Team work finally shows up with result that Saints score easy victory". The Cincinnati Enquirer. November 16, 1924. Retrieved May 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.