1923 Tempe Normal Owls football team

1923 Tempe Normal Owls football
ConferenceIndependent
Record4–2
Head coach
1923 Western college football independents records
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
New Mexico A&M     9 0 0
La Verne     7 2 1
Hawaii     5 1 2
Saint Mary's     5 3 1
Arizona     5 3 0
Tempe Normal     4 2 0
Gonzaga     4 3 0
Santa Clara     3 4 1
New Mexico     3 5 0
Nevada     2 3 3
Santa Barbara State     2 4 0
Cal Aggies     2 7 0

The 1923 Tempe Normal Owls football team was an American football team that represented Tempe Normal School (later renamed Arizona State University) as an independent during the 1923 college football season. In their first season under head coach Aaron McCreary, the Owls compiled a 4–2 record and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 152 to 102.[1] John Turner was the team captain.[2]

Coach McCreary graduated from Temple Normal School in 1915 and had thereafter been in charge of athletics at Tucson High School.[3]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
October 6at Salt River Indian SchoolW 47–0[4]
October 13at Salt River Indian School - 2nd TeamPhoenix, AZW 61–6
October 20Phoenix High School
  • Normal Field
  • Tempe, AZ
L 0–19[5]
November 3at Phoenix College
L 2–57[6]
November 10Phoenix Indian School
  • Normal Field
  • Tempe, AZ
W 18–14[7]
November 29at Mesa High SchoolMesa, AZW 19–7[8]

References

  1. ^ "2016 ASU Football Media Guide". Arizona State University. 2016. p. 118. Archived from the original on October 25, 2016. Retrieved November 10, 2016.
  2. ^ "2016 ASU Football Media Guide". Arizona State University. 2016. p. 105. Archived from the original on October 25, 2016. Retrieved November 10, 2016.
  3. ^ "Parents Throng Tempe Schools To See The Exhibits". The Arizona Republican. May 23, 1923. p. 2-2.
  4. ^ "Tempe Normal wins easy contest from Salt River Indians". The Arizona Republican. October 7, 1923. Retrieved February 11, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Phoenix High beats Tempe 19–0". The Arizona Republican. October 21, 1923. Retrieved February 11, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Junior College beats Normals by 57–2 score in easy scrap". The Arizona Republican. November 4, 1923. Retrieved February 11, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Braves meet Bulldogs in Tempe today". The Arizona Republican. November 10, 1923. Retrieved February 11, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Normal Bulldogs triumph over Mesa Jackrabbits by 19–7 in Turkey Day game". The Arizona Republican. November 30, 1923. Retrieved February 11, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.