1917 West Tennessee State Normal football team

The 1917 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 1917 college football season. In their first season under head coach V. M. Campbell, West Tennessee State Normal compiled a 3–2 record.

1917 West Tennessee State Normal football
Conference	Independent
Record	3–2
Head coach	V. M. Campbell (1st season)
Captain	Rollin Wilson
Home stadium	Hodges Field
Seasons ← 1916 1918 →

1917 Southern college football independents records

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Middle Tennessee State Normal			–					7	–	0	–	0
Presbyterian			–					8	–	1	–	0
Navy			–					7	–	1	–	0
North Texas State Normal			–					6	–	1	–	0
Spring Hill			–					4	–	2	–	0
West Virginia			–					6	–	3	–	1
Southwest Texas State			–					5	–	3	–	0
West Tennessee State Normal			–					3	–	2	–	0
Texas Mines			–					0	–	0	–	1
Kentucky			–					3	–	5	–	1
Oglethorpe			–					1	–	2	–	0
Sam Houston Normal			–					1	–	3	–	0
Wake Forest			–					1	–	6	–	1
Marshall			–					1	–	7	–	1
Tennessee (SATC)			–					0	–	3	–	0

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
October 19		at Jonesboro Aggies	Kays Field Jonesboro, AR (rivalry)	L 0–19	[1][2]
October 27		Jackson High School	Memphis, TN	W 14–3	[3]
November 5		at Union (TN)	Jackson, TN	W 14–6	[4]
November 17	2:30 p.m.	Memphis University School	Hodges Field Memphis, TN	W 20–6	[5][6]
November 24		Central High School	Hodges Field Memphis, TN	L 0–33	[7][8]

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