1936 Michigan State Normal Hurons football team

1936 Michigan State Normal Hurons football
ConferenceIndependent
Record6–2
Head coach
CaptainW. Christopher Wilson
Home stadiumNormal Field
Seasons
← 1935
1937 →
1936 Midwestern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
DePaul   –   7 – 2 – 0
No. 20 Marquette   –   7 – 2 – 0
Michigan State   –   6 – 1 – 2
Michigan State Normal   –   6 – 2 – 0
Akron   –   6 – 2 – 1
No. 8 Notre Dame   –   6 – 2 – 1
Wayne   –   5 – 2 – 1
Detroit   –   7 – 3 – 0
Xavier   –   6 – 4 – 0
Saint Louis   –   5 – 4 – 1
Central Michigan   –   3 – 4 – 1
Western State Teachers (MI)   –   2 – 5 – 0
Haskell   –   1 – 6 – 1
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1936 Michigan State Normal Hurons football team represented Michigan State Normal College (later renamed Eastern Michigan University) during the 1936 college football season. In their 15th season under head coach Elton Rynearson, the Hurons compiled a record of 6–2 and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 76 to 53. W. Christopher Wilson was the team captain.[1] The team played its home games at Normal Field on the school's campus in Ypsilanti, Michigan.[2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 26Ball State
W 6–0[3][4]
October 2Northern Michigan
  • Normal Field
  • Ypsilanti, MI
W 12–0
October 10at Bowling GreenBowling Green, OHL 0–6[5][6]
October 17Waynedagger
  • Normal Field
  • Ypsilanti, MI
L 0–8
October 24at Central State (MI)Mount Pleasant, MI (rivalry)W 13–7
October 31at ValparaisoValparaiso, INW 7–6
November 7Illinois State Normal
  • Normal Field
  • Ypsilanti, MI
W 19–13
November 14at Indiana StateTerre Haute, INW 19–13
  • daggerHomecoming

References

  1. ^ "2015 Eastern Michigan Football Digital Media Guide" (PDF). Eastern Michigan University Football. pp. 162, 170. Retrieved June 30, 2016.
  2. ^ 2015 Media Guide, p. 25.
  3. ^ "One Perfect Play Wins for Hurons: Fake Spinner Defeats Ball State, 6-0". Detroit Free Press. September 27, 1936. p. Sport 4 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Ball State Cardinals Drop Opener, 6-0: Faked Spinner Upsets Locals". The Muncie Sunday Star. September 27, 1936. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Hurons Nosed Out by Bowling Green: Ohioans Cross Goal on Tricky Pass". The Detroit Free Press. October 11, 1936. p. Sport 3 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "University Upsets Ypsilanti 6 to 0". The Daily Sentinel-Tribune. October 12, 1936. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.


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