1948 Michigan State Normal Hurons football team

1948 Midwestern college football independents records
	Rankings from AP Poll

1948 Michigan State Normal Hurons football
1948 Michigan State Normal Hurons football
Conference	Independent
1948 record	3–5
Head coach	Elton Rynearson (26th season);
Captain	Claire E. Ebersole
Home stadium	Walter O. Briggs Field
	Seasons ← 1947 1949 →

The 1948 Michigan State Normal Hurons football team represented Michigan State Normal College (later renamed Eastern Michigan University) during the 1948 college football season. In their 26th and final season under head coach Elton Rynearson, the Hurons compiled a 3–5 record and were outscored by their opponents, 114 to 66. Claire E. Ebersole was the team captain.^[1]

Rynearson retired as head football coach after the 1948 season after 26 years in that position. He remained the school's athletic director.^[2] In his 26 years as head football coach, Rynearson compiled a record of 114–58–15 (.648), and his teams outscored their opponents, 2,574 to 1,415.^[3]

Schedule[]

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 24	at Hope	Holland, MI	L 0–14
October 2	at Illinois State	Normal, IL	L 7–40
October 9	Northern Michigan	Briggs Field Ypsilanti, MI	W 6–0
October 16	at Ball State	Muncie, IN	L 14–23
October 23	at Eastern Kentucky	Richmond, KY	L 0–20
October 29	Northern Illinois	Briggs Field Ypsilanti, MI	L 7–10
November 6	Central Michigan	Briggs Field Ypsilanti, MI (rivalry)	W 6–0
November 12	Valparaiso	Briggs Field Ypsilanti, MI	W 26–7
Homecoming

References[]

^ "2015 Eastern Michigan Football Digital Media Guide" (PDF). Eastern Michigan University Football. pp. 162, 170. Retrieved June 30, 2016.
^ "Harry Ockerman Named Huron Grid Mentor". Detroit Free Press. August 27, 1949. p. 19.
^ 2015 Media Guide, p. 171.

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[1] "2015 Eastern Michigan Football Digital Media Guide" (PDF). Eastern Michigan University Football. pp. 162, 170. Retrieved June 30, 2016.

[2] "Harry Ockerman Named Huron Grid Mentor". Detroit Free Press. August 27, 1949. p. 19.

[3] 2015 Media Guide, p. 171.

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1948 Midwestern college football independents records
v t	Conf			Overall
Team	W	L	T	W		L		T
No. 2 Notre Dame		–		9	–	0	–	1
Bowling Green		–		8	–	0	–	1
Washington University		–		9	–	1	–	0
Ball State		–		6	–	2	–	0
Michigan State		–		6	–	2	–	2
Baldwin–Wallace		–		5	–	2	–	2
Detroit		–		6	–	3	–	0
Indiana State		–		4	–	4	–	0
Wabash		–		4	–	4	–	0
Wayne		–		4	–	4	–	0
Valparaiso		–		4	–	5	–	0
Toledo		–		5	–	6	–	0
Michigan State Normal		–		3	–	5	–	0
Central Michigan		–		3	–	6	–	0
Marquette		–		2	–	8	–	0

Rankings from AP Poll