1949 Michigan State Normal Hurons football team

1949 Michigan State Normal Hurons football
ConferenceIndependent
Record0–8
Head coach
CaptainJack B. VanWagoner, Theodore D. Bott
Home stadiumBriggs Field
Seasons
← 1948
1950 →
1949 Midwestern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 Notre Dame   –   10 – 0 – 0
Ball State   –   8 – 0 – 0
Xavier   –   10 – 1 – 0
Valparaiso   –   8 – 1 – 1
Washington University   –   7 – 2 – 0
Baldwin–Wallace   –   6 – 2 – 0
Wabash   –   5 – 2 – 1
Dayton   –   6 – 3 – 0
John Carroll   –   6 – 3 – 0
No. 19 Michigan State   –   6 – 3 – 0
Toledo   –   6 – 4 – 0
Youngstown   –   4 – 3 – 1
Bowling Green   –   4 – 5 – 0
Marquette   –   4 – 5 – 0
Central Michigan   –   3 – 4 – 0
Wayne   –   3 – 5 – 0
Indiana State   –   1 – 9 – 0
Michigan State Normal   –   0 – 8 – 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1949 Michigan State Normal Hurons football team represented Michigan State Normal College (later renamed Eastern Michigan University) during the 1949 college football season. In their first season under head coach Harry Ockerman, the Hurons compiled a 0–8 record and were outscored 180–61 by their opponents.[1] Jack B. VanWagoner and Theodore D. Bott were the team captains.[2]

Ockerman was hired as the school's head football coach in August 1949. He had played football, basketball and baseball at the school from 1924 to 1927. He replaced Elton Rynearson who had been the school's head football coach for more than 25 years. Rynearson continued to serve as the school's athletic director.[3]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 24at Northern MichiganMarquette, MIL 0–6
October 1Akron
L 6–20[4][5]
October 8at Northern Illinois State
L 14–397,000[6][7]
October 15Ball State
  • Briggs Field
  • Ypsilanti, MI
L 2–33
October 21Eastern Kentucky
  • Briggs Field
  • Ypsilanti, MI
L 6–27
October 29Hopedagger
  • Briggs Field
  • Ypsilanti, MI
L 6–16
November 4at Central MichiganMount Pleasant, MI (rivalry)L 7–18[8]
November 12at ValparaisoValparaiso, INL 26–28
  • daggerHomecoming

References

  1. ^ "2014 Digital Media Guide: Eastern Michigan University" (PDF). Eastern Michigan University Football. pp. 169, 176. Retrieved June 29, 2016.
  2. ^ 2014 Media Guide, p. 169.
  3. ^ "Harry Ockerman Named Huron Grid Mentor". Detroit Free Press. August 27, 1949. p. 19.
  4. ^ Lincoln Hackim (October 2, 1949). "Zips Passes Trip Michigan Normal, 20-6". The Akron Beacon Journal. pp. 1C, 2C – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Akron Clips Ypsi, 20-6". Detroit Free Press. October 2, 1949. p. 4C – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Huskies Face Ichabods Tonight". The DeKalb Daily Chronicle. DeKalb, Illinois. September 23, 1949. p. 14. Retrieved March 18, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  7. ^ "Huskies Whip Washburn Last Night". The DeKalb Daily Chronicle. DeKalb, Illinois. September 24, 1949. p. 8. Retrieved March 18, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  8. ^ "Chips Beat Normal 18-7". The Lansing State Journal. November 5, 1949. p. 12 – via Newspapers.com.


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