1924 Kirksville Osteopaths football team

The 1924 Kirksville Osteopaths football team was an American football team that represented Kirksville Osteopathy College—now known as A.T. Still University—as an independent during the 1924 college football season. Led by Ray Sermon in his fourth and final year as head coach, the team compiled a perfect record 6–0.[1]

1924 Kirksville Osteopaths football
ConferenceIndependent
Record6–0
Head coach
Home stadiumTeachers College Stadium
Seasons
← 1923
1925 →
1924 Midwestern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 Notre Dame     10 0 0
Kirksville Osteopaths     6 0 0
Central Michigan     7 1 0
Western State Normal (MI)     5 1 1
John Carroll     7 2 0
Haskell     7 2 1
Indiana State     6 2 0
Loyola (IL)     5 2 2
Marquette     5 2 0
Dayton     7 3 0
Saint Louis     6 3 0
Michigan Agricultural     5 3 0
Wabash     5 4 0
Butler     4 5 0
Detroit     4 5 0
Muncie Normal     1 3 0
Michigan Mines     0 2 1
Kent State     0 4 0
Rankings from Dickinson System

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteResultSource
October 113:00 p.m.Missouri Military Academy
W 25–7[2][3][4]
October 172:30 p.m.Kemper Military Academy
  • Teachers College Stadium
  • Kirksville, MO
W 20–3[5][6][7]
October 24KirksvilleKirksville, MOW 25–0[8]
November 12:30 p.m.Warrensburg
  • Teachers College Stadium
  • Kirksville, MO
W 27–7[9][10]
November 6Wentworth Military AcademyKirksville, MOW 51–0[11]
November 27at St. Benedict'sAtchison, KSW 7–3[12][13][14]

References

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  1. ^ "Dr. Sermon To Coach The North Carolina A. & M." Kirksville Daily Express and Kirksville Daily News. Kirksville, Missouri. August 6, 1925. p. 1. Retrieved January 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com  .
  2. ^ "Kirksville Osteopaths Play Mexico Military Academy on Friday". St. Louis Globe-Democrat. St. Louis, Missouri. October 8, 1924. p. 24. Retrieved January 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com  .
  3. ^ "Football; Osteopaths vs. Mexico Military Academy". Kirksville Daily Express and Kirksville Daily News. Kirksville, Missouri. October 10, 1924. p. 2. Retrieved January 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com  .
  4. ^ "Kirksville Wins From Caders, 25-7". The Daily News and Intelligencer. Mexico, Missouri. October 13, 1924. p. 1. Retrieved January 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com  .
  5. ^ "Kemper Meets A. S. O. Eleven". Columbia Daily Tribune. Columbia, Missouri. October 16, 1924. p. 6. Retrieved January 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com  .
  6. ^ "Football; Osteopaths vs. Kemper Military Academy". Kirksville Daily Express and Kirksville Daily News. Kirksville, Missouri. October 16, 1924. p. 2. Retrieved January 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com  .
  7. ^ "Football Results". Kansas City Journal. Kansas City, Missouri. October 18, 1924. p. 6. Retrieved January 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com  .
  8. ^ "College Grid Scores". Chicago Tribune. Chicago, Illinois. October 25, 1924. p. 16. Retrieved January 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com  .
  9. ^ "Warrensburg To Play Rams Here Saturday". Kirksville Daily Express and Kirksville Daily News. Kirksville, Missouri. October 27, 1924. p. 1. Retrieved January 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com  .
  10. ^ "Osteopaths Beat Warrensburg By Score Of 27-7". Kirksville Daily Express and Kirksville Daily News. Kirksville, Missouri. November 2, 1924. p. 6. Retrieved January 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com  .
  11. ^ "Osteopaths Win 51-0 Game From Wentworth". Kansas City Journal. Kansas City, Missouri. November 7, 1924. p. 6. Retrieved January 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com  .
  12. ^ "Osteopaths Beat St. Benedict's By 7-3 Score". Kirksville Daily Express and Kirksville Daily News. Kirksville, Missouri. November 28, 1924. p. 2. Retrieved January 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com  .
  13. ^ "Outweighed: Downed In Honorable Defeat". The Rambler. Atchison, Kansas. November 29, 1924. p. 1. Retrieved January 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com  .
  14. ^ "Outweighed, Team Downed in Honorable Defeat (continued)". The Rambler. Atchison, Kansas. November 29, 1924. p. 2. Retrieved January 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com  .