1953 Michigan State Normal Hurons football team

1953 Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
	$ – Conference champion;

1953 Michigan State Normal Hurons football
1953 Michigan State Normal Hurons football
Conference	Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
1953 record	7–1–1 (4–1–1 IIAC)
Head coach	Fred Trosko (2nd season);
MVP	Robert Boyd
Captain	Robert L. Boyd
Home stadium	Walter O. Briggs Field
	Seasons ← 1952 1954 →

The 1953 Michigan State Normal Hurons football team represented Michigan State Normal College (renamed Eastern Michigan College in 1956 and Eastern Michigan University in 1959) in the Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (IIAC) during the 1953 college football season. In their second season under head coach Fred Trosko, the Hurons compiled a 7–1–1 record (4–1–1 against IIAC opponents) and outscored their opponents, 212 to 105.^[1] Robert L. Boyd was the team captain.^[2] The team's statistical leaders included Bob Middlekauff with 675 yards of total offense, Tom Fagan with 388 rushing yards, and Nick Manych with seven touchdowns and 42 points.^[3] Boyd also received the team's most valuable player award.^[4]

Schedule[]

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
September 19	Hope	Briggs Field Ypsilanti, MI	W 20–7
September 26	Hillsdale	Briggs Field Ypsilanti, MI	W 28–13
October 3	Wayne	Briggs Field Ypsilanti, MI	W 13–6
October 10	at Eastern Illinois	Lincoln Field Charleston, IL	W 34–6	^[5]
October 17	at Northern Illinois	Glidden Field DeKalb, IL	W 20–14
October 24	Southern Illinois	Briggs Field Ypsilanti, MI	W 37–0
October 31	at Western Illinois	Hanson Field Macomb, IL	L 0–20	^[6]
November 7	Illinois State Normal	Briggs Field Ypsilanti, MI	W 27–6	^[7]
November 14	Central Michigan	Briggs Field Ypsilanti, MI (rivalry)	T 33–33
Homecoming

References[]

^ "2014 Digital Media Guide: Eastern Michigan University" (PDF). Eastern Michigan University Football. pp. 169, 176. Retrieved June 29, 2016.
^ 2014 Media Guide, p. 169.
^ 2014 Media Guide, pp. 178, 184, 189, 191.
^ 2015 Media Guide, p. 146.
^ "Mich. Normal Hands Eastern 34-6 Beating". Decatur Sunday Herald and Review. October 11, 1953. p. 19. Retrieved February 20, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Michigan Normal Upset By Western, 20 To 0". Herald & Review. Associated Press. November 1, 1953. p. 20. Retrieved November 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Ypsi Wins To Keep Title Hope". Detroit Free Press. November 8, 1953. p. 6D. Retrieved February 17, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.

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[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] 2014 Media Guide, pp. 178, 184, 189, 191.

[4] 2015 Media Guide, p. 146.

[5] "Mich. Normal Hands Eastern 34-6 Beating". Decatur Sunday Herald and Review. October 11, 1953. p. 19. Retrieved February 20, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.

[6] "Michigan Normal Upset By Western, 20 To 0". Herald & Review. Associated Press. November 1, 1953. p. 20. Retrieved November 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.

[7] "Ypsi Wins To Keep Title Hope". Detroit Free Press. November 8, 1953. p. 6D. Retrieved February 17, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.

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1953 Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
v t	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Central Michigan $	5	–	0	–	1	7	–	1	–	1
Western Illinois	5	–	1	–	0	8	–	2	–	0
Michigan State Normal	4	–	1	–	1	7	–	1	–	1
Illinois State Normal	3	–	3	–	0	5	–	4	–	0
Southern Illinois	2	–	4	–	0	2	–	7	–	0
Northern Illinois State	1	–	5	–	0	1	–	8	–	0
Eastern Illinois	0	–	6	–	0	1	–	8	–	0

$ – Conference champion