1917–18 Michigan State Normal Normalites men's basketball team

1917–18 Michigan State Normal Normalites men's basketball
1917–18 Michigan State Normal Normalites men's basketball
Conference	Independent
1917–18 record	14–1
Head coach	Elton J. Rynearson (1st season);
Home arena	Gymnasium
	Seasons ← 1916–17 1918–19 →

The 1917–18 team finished with a record of 14–1. It was the 1st year for head coach Elton J. Rynearson.

Roster[]

1918 Michigan State Normal College Men's Basketball Team

Elmer Rynerson 1918

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
January 1918*	Detroit College of Law	W 44-25	1-0	Gymnasium Ypsilanti, MI
January 1918*	at Bowling Green	W 31-27	2-0	Bowling Green, OH
January 1918*	Alma College	W 31-20	3-0	Gymnasium Ypsilanti, MI
January 26, 1918*	Detroit Central	L 16-23	3-1	Gymnasium Ypsilanti, MI
January 31, 1918*	at Detroit College of Law	W 37-10	4-1	Detroit, MI
February 6, 1918*	Hillsdale College	W 44-15	5-1	Gymnasium Ypsilanti, MI
February 8, 1918*	Alma College	W 24-15	6-1	Gymnasium Ypsilanti, MI
February 9, 1918*	Central Michigan	W 28-24 or 28-14¹	7-1	Gymnasium Ypsilanti, MI
February 13, 1918*	Windsor	W 43-22	8-1	Gymnasium Ypsilanti, MI
February 13, 1918*	at Toledo	W 49-20	9-1	Toledo, OH
February 16, 1918*	Central Michigan	W 50-18	10-1	Gymnasium Ypsilanti, MI
February 20, 1918*	Detroit Central	W 36-34	11-1	Gymnasium Ypsilanti, MI
February 1918*	at Windsor Assumption	W 49-15	12-1	Windsor, Ontario
March 8, 1918*	at Alma College	W 28-15 or 24-15²	13-1	Alma, MI
March 9, 1918*	at Central Michigan	W 35-24	14-1	Mount Pleasant, MI
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

1. EMU Media guide list score of 28-24 and EMU yearbook list score of 28-14.

2. EMU Media guide list score of 28-15 and EMU yearbook list score of 24-15.

^ The Aurora: Senior Class Annual (25 ed.). 1918.
^ "2018-19 Eastern Michigan Men's Basketball Media Guide". Retrieved 12 February 2019.
^ "Central Michigan Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved 14 February 2019.
^ "Toledo Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved 14 February 2019.

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