The 1923 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
1923 college football season. They were led by second-year head coach
James Karl Luck. The 1923 season was considered one of the worst seasons in school history as the team suffered five losses by a margin of 38 points or greater, including a 108–0 blowout at the hands of
King. The season marked the first time the team played
Tennessee, albeit the freshmen team, losing 49–7.[1]