1947 Michigan State Normal Hurons football team

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1947 Michigan State Normal Hurons football
ConferenceIndependent
1947 record1–6
Head coach
CaptainCharles H. Lane
Home stadiumWalter O. Briggs Field
Seasons
← 1946
1948 →
1947 Midwestern college football independents records
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 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
Akron   –   2 – 6 – 0
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 Walter O. Briggs Field on the school's campus in Ypsilanti, Michigan.[2]

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 26at AlmaAlma, MIL 0–12[3]
October 3Illinois State
  • Briggs Field
  • Ypsilanti, MI
L 0–6[4]
October 11at Northern Illinois State
L 6–217,500[5]
October 18Hope dagger
  • Briggs Field
  • Ypsilanti, MI
L 7–12
October 24Hillsdale
  • Briggs Field
  • Ypsilanti, MI
L 2–15[6]
October 31at Central Michigan Mount Pleasant, MI (rivalry)L 0–33[7]
November 6Ball State
  • Briggs Field
  • Ypsilanti, MI
W 14–7[8]
  • 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.
  3. ^ "Alma Turns Back Normal". Detroit Free Press. September 27, 1947. p. 12 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Banks' Pass Interception Gives INSU 6-0 Victory". The Pantagraph. October 4, 1947. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Northern Slaps Ypsilanti, 21-6". The Pantagraph. October 12, 1947. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Dales Whip Normal, 15-2". Detroit Free Press. October 25, 1947. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Central Michigan Has Too Much for Normal". Lansing State Journal. November 2, 1947. p. 33 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Normal 14-7 Grid Winner". The News-Palladium. November 8, 1947. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
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