1938 Michigan State Normal Hurons football team

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1938
Michigan State Normal Hurons football
ConferenceIndependent
Record6–1–1
Head coach
CaptainGeorge J. Miller, Fred J. Gruber
Home stadiumBriggs Field
Seasons
1938 Midwestern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 5 Notre Dame     8 1 0
Central Michigan     7 1 0
Michigan State Normal     6 1 1
Xavier     7 2 0
Akron     6 3 0
Michigan State     6 3 0
Detroit Tech     6 3 0
Detroit     6 4 0
Western State Teachers (MI)     4 3 0
Cincinnati     4 5 0
Wayne     2 6 0
DePaul     2 7 0
Marquette     1 7 0
Rankings from AP poll

The 1938 Michigan State Normal Hurons football team represented Michigan State Normal College (later renamed Eastern Michigan University) during the 1938 college football season. In their 17th season under head coach Elton Rynearson, the Hurons compiled a record of 6–1–1 and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 166 to 36. George J. Miller and Fred J. Gruber were the team captains.[1] The team played its home games at Briggs Field on the school's campus in Ypsilanti, Michigan.[2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 24at Indiana StateTerre Haute, INW 37–0
September 30at
Alma
Alma, MIW 20–0
October 7at
Illinois State Normal
Normal, ILW 12–6
October 14Waynedagger
  • Briggs Field
  • Ypsilanti, MI
W 20–73,500[3]
October 21at Central MichiganMount Pleasant, MI (rivalry)L 6–7
October 28at Bowling GreenBowling Green, OHT 7–73,000[4]
November 4Kalamazoo
  • Briggs Field
  • Ypsilanti, MI
W 39–7
November 11Northern Michigan
  • Briggs Field
  • Ypsilanti, MI
W 25–2
  • daggerHomecoming

References

  1. ^ "2015 Eastern Michigan Football Digital Media Guide" (PDF). Eastern Michigan University Football. pp. 162, 170. Retrieved June 30, 2016.
  2. ^ "Campus Buildings At a Glance: Walter O. Briggs Field". Eastern Michigan University. Archived from the original on August 20, 2016. Retrieved June 29, 2016.
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