1922 East Tennessee State Normal football team

American college football season August 2023 February 2026 1922 East Tennessee State Normal football Independent 3–4 (5–4 with non-countable games) James Karl Luck 1st The 1922 East Tennessee State Normal School football team was an American football team that represented East Tennessee State Normal School—now known as East Tennessee State University (ETSU)—as an independent in the 1922 college football season. They were coached by first-year head coach James Karl Luck, a University of Tennessee graduate who taught agriculture and also coached basketball at the school. He was assisted by fellow teacher A. V. McFee, who is credited as serving as the team's first trainer. Half of the team's player that never played football before. East Tennessee State Normal School finished the season a 3–4 record (5–4 with non-countable opponents). The season was highlighted by a 3–0 upset of cross-county rival 1921 Milligan Buffaloes Milligan on Thanksgiving Day in front of a crowd of 3,000 at Wilder Park.https://www.arcadiapublishing.com/Products/9780738544243 9780738544243 East Tennessee State University Football Roberts L. Thomas Robertson Jerry Buc Football and Friends Foundation 29 August 2007 Arcadia Publishing Tennessee Schedule Eastern w Johnson City High School Johnson City, TN 19–0 September 29 l y 1922 Maryville Scots Maryville (TN) Maryville, TN 0–58 October 7 l y 1922 Tusculum Pioneers Tusculum Tusculum, TN 0–7 Hal's Team Won Over Normal https://www.newspapers.com/clip/60184301/knoxville-sentinel/ Knoxville Sentinel Knoxville, Tennessee October 8, 1922 3 September 28, 2020 Newspapers.com October 14 3:30 p.m. w Murphy Normal Grounds Johnson City, TN 26–0 Normal-Murphy, First Local College Game https://www.newspapers.com/clip/60183666/johnson-city-chronicle/ Johnson City Chronicle Johnson City, Tennessee October 14, 1922 2 September 28, 2020 Newspapers.com October 21 w Maryville Tech Johnson City, TN 19–12 November 4 w Washington College 49–0 November 11 l y 1922 Athens Athens Athens, TN 6–19 Athenians Won Normal Battle https://www.newspapers.com/clip/60183377/knoxville-sentinel/ Knoxville Sentinel Knoxville, Tennessee November 12, 1922 B15 September 28, 2020 Newspapers.com November 25 l 1922 King Tornado King Johnson City, TN 0–56 November 30 w 1921 Milligan Buffaloes Milligan Wilder Park Johnson City, TN 3–0 3,000 References East Tennessee State Normal Category:East Tennessee State Buccaneers football seasons East Tennessee State Normal football