1924 Western Kentucky State Normal football team

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1924 Western Kentucky State Normal football
Conference	Independent
Record	4–5
Head coach	Edgar Diddle (3rd season)
Captain	Wilson "Babe" Hunt
Home stadium	Fair Grounds
Seasons ← 1923 1925 →

1924 Southern college football independents records
v t e	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

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
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 18	2:30 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	Corcoran Field Cincinnati, OH	L 0–29	^[4]
November 22		Evansville	Bowling Green, KY	W 35–0
November 27		Bethel (KY)	Bowling Green, KY	W 73–0
All times are in Central time

^ Ruby, Earl (1979). Red Towel Territory: A History Of Athletics At Western Kentucky University. American National Bank and Trust Co. ASIN B00ILIOPAO.
^ "Foot Ball!". Park City Daily News. Bowling Green, Kentucky. October 17, 1924. p. 4. Retrieved November 12, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "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 .
^ "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.

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