1947 Michigan State Normal Hurons football team

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1947
Michigan State Normal Hurons football
ConferenceIndependent
Record1–6
Head coach
CaptainCharles H. Lane
Home stadiumBriggs Field
Seasons
1947 Midwestern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 Notre Dame   –   9 – 0 – 0
Youngstown   –   8 – 2 – 0
Michigan State   –   7 – 2 – 0
Ball State   –   5 – 1 – 2
Ohio Wesleyan
   –   6 – 2 – 1
Wayne   –   5 – 2 – 0
Dayton   –   6 – 3 – 0
Washington University   –   5 – 3 – 0
Detroit   –   6 – 4 – 0
Bowling Green   –   5 – 5 – 0
Xavier   –   4 – 4 – 1
Marquette   –   4 – 5 – 0
Central Michigan   –   2 – 5 – 1
Valparaiso
   –   2 – 5 – 1
Michigan State Normal   –   1 – 6 – 0
Rankings from
AP Poll

The 1947 Michigan State Normal Hurons football team represented Michigan State Normal College (later renamed Eastern Michigan University) during the 1947 college football season. In their 25th season under head coach Elton Rynearson, the Hurons compiled a 1–6 record and were outscored by their opponents, 106 to 29. After losing the first six games of the season, the Hurons defeated Ball State, 14–7, in the final game of the season. Charles H. Lane was the team captain.[1] The team played its home games at Briggs Field on the school's campus in Ypsilanti, Michigan.[2]

In the final Litkenhous Ratings released in mid-December, Michigan State Normal was ranked at No. 400 out of 500 college football teams.[3]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 26at
Alma, MI
L 0–12[4]
October 3Illinois State Normal
  • Briggs Field
  • Ypsilanti, MI
L 0–6[5]
October 11at
DeKalb, IL
L 6–217,500[6]
October 18
Hope
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  • Briggs Field
  • Ypsilanti, MI
L 7–12
October 24
Hillsdale
  • Briggs Field
  • Ypsilanti, MI
L 2–15[7]
October 31at
Mount Pleasant, MI (rivalry)
L 0–33[8]
November 6Ball State
  • Briggs Field
  • Ypsilanti, MI
W 14–7[9]
  • 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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