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1923 Tempe Normal Owls football team

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1923 Tempe Normal Owls football
ConferenceIndependent
Record4–2
Head coach
Seasons
← 1922
1924 →
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
Montana     4 4 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

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OpponentSiteResult
Phoenix High SchoolL 0–19
at Phoenix Indian SchoolPhoenix, AZW 47–0
at Phoenix Indian School - 2nd TeamPhoenix, AZW 61–6
at Phoenix CollegePhoenix, AZL 2–57
Phoenix Indian School
  • Normal Field
  • Tempe, AZ
W 18–14
at Mesa High SchoolMesa, AZW 24–6

References

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  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.