1898 Michigan State Normal Normalites football team

1898 Michigan State Normal Normalites football
1898 Michigan State Normal Normalites football
Conference	Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association
1898 record	1–5–2 (0–3 MIAA)
Head coach	Enoch Thorne (1st season);
Captain	Fred Q. Gorton
	Seasons ← 1897 1899 →

The 1898 Michigan State Normal Normalites football team represented Michigan State Normal School (later renamed Eastern Michigan University) during the 1898 college football season. In their first and only season under head coach Enoch Thorne, the Normalites compiled a record of 1–5–2, failed to score in five of eight games played, and were outscored by their opponents by a combined total of 100 to 19. Fred Q. Gorton was the team captain.^[1]

Enrollment at Michigan State Normal reached 915 students in October 1898.^[2]

Schedule[]

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
October 1	at Michigan	Regents Field Ann Arbor, MI	L 0–25	^[3]
October 8	Michigan Agricultural	Ypsilanti, MI	L 6–11
October 15	at Toledo YMCA	Toledo, OH	L 0–16
October 29	Toledo YMCA	Ypsilanti, MI	T 0–0	^[4]
November 12	Alumni	Ypsilanti, MI	T 0–0	^[5]
November 15	at Ypsilanti High School	Ypsilanti, MI	W 7–0
November 19	at Michigan Agricultural	East Lansing, MI	L 6–24
	at Hillsdale	Hillsdale, MI	L 0–24

References[]

^ "2015 Eastern Michigan Football Digital Media Guide" (PDF). Eastern Michigan University Football. pp. 158, 170. Retrieved June 30, 2016.
^ "State Normal". Detroit Free Press. October 9, 1898. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Trying Out Men: U. of M. Coaches Had Twenty-Four in the Normal Game; Three Touchdowns in Fair Shape Marked the First Half; The line Slowed Down in Second, One Score Being Made". Detroit Free Press. October 2, 1898.
^ "State Normal". Detroit Free Press. October 30, 1898. p. 15 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Tie Game at Ypsilanti". Detroit Free Press. November 13, 1898. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.

This college football 1890s season article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by .

This article about a sports team in Michigan is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by .

[MG-1] "2015 Eastern Michigan Football Digital Media Guide" (PDF). Eastern Michigan University Football. pp. 158, 170. Retrieved June 30, 2016.

[2] "State Normal". Detroit Free Press. October 9, 1898. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.

[DFPNormal-3] "Trying Out Men: U. of M. Coaches Had Twenty-Four in the Normal Game; Three Touchdowns in Fair Shape Marked the First Half; The line Slowed Down in Second, One Score Being Made". Detroit Free Press. October 2, 1898.

[4] "State Normal". Detroit Free Press. October 30, 1898. p. 15 – via Newspapers.com.

[5] "Tie Game at Ypsilanti". Detroit Free Press. November 13, 1898. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.

[1]

[2]

[3]

[4]

[5]

v t Eastern Michigan Eagles football
Venues	Normal Field (1927–1936) Briggs Field (1937–1968) Rynearson Stadium (1969–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Central Michigan (Michigan MAC Trophy) Western Michigan (Michigan MAC Trophy)
Culture & lore	Marching band Swoop
People	Head coaches NFL draftees Statistical leaders
	1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021