Thursday, June 16, 2016

Knoxville College - 1913

The Savannah Tribune - December 13, 1913

13 different schools are listed in this two column article, but Knoxville College is only mentioned as an opponent twice.

Fisk University and Livingston College blanked Knoxville College.  It appears that they blanked most everyone they played.



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Tuesday, June 14, 2016

Knoxville College Blanks Livingston College - 1925

A few weeks before Thanksgiving, the Knoxville College football team triumphed over the Livingston College team.  Livingston College is a private historically black institution located in Salisbury, North Carolina.  This game was played on Saturday, November 7, 1925

The Knoxville News - November 9, 1925
The Broad Ax from Chicago has a more complete story of the game.

 
The Broad Ax - November 14, 1925



The Knoxville News image from the Papers to Pixels campaign of the Knox County Public Library
The Broad Ax image from GenealogyBank.com