1925 Michigan State Normal Normalites football team
The 1925 Michigan State Normal Normalites football team was an American football team that represented Michigan State Normal School (later renamed Eastern Michigan University) during the 1925 college football season. The Normalites compiled a perfect 8–0 record, shut out seven of eight opponents, won the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association championship, and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 106 to 6.[1]
| 1925 Michigan State Normal Normalites football | |
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MIAA champion | |
| Conference | Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association |
| Record | 8–0 (5–0 MIAA) |
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| Captain | Phillip H. Teufer |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Michigan State Normal $ | 5 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Albion | 3 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 4 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kalamazoo | 2 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alma | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hillsdale | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Olivet | 0 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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In February 1925, Elton Rynearson was appointed as Michigan State Normal's director of sports. He previously played and coached football at the school, but left in 1920 to pursue advanced studies at the University of Michigan.[2] He also served as Michigan State Normal's head football coach from 1925 to 1948. In the six years after Rynearson's return as head coach (1925-1930), the football team compiled a 40-4-2 record.
Schedule edit
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Source | ||
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| October 3 | Detroit freshmen* | Ypsilanti, MI | W 8–0 | |||
| October 10 | at Bowling Green* | Bowling Green, OH | W 14–0 | |||
| October 17 | Albion | Ypsilanti, MI | W 6–0 | [3] | ||
| October 24 | Hillsdale | Ypsilanti, MI | W 20–0 | [4] | ||
| October 31 | Ferris Institute* | Ypsilanti, MI | W 6–0 | [5] | ||
| November 8 | at Olivet | Olivet, MI | W 20–0 | [6] | ||
| November 14 | at Alma | Alma, MI | W 25–0 | [7] | ||
| November 21 | at Kalamazoo | Kalamazoo, MI | W 7–6 | |||
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References edit
- ^ "2015 Eastern Michigan Football Digital Media Guide" (PDF). Eastern Michigan University Football. pp. 161, 170. Retrieved June 30, 2016.
- ^ "Ypsi Sport Chief Hyde Park Coach". The News-Palladium. February 17, 1925. p. 5.
- ^ "Ypsi Humbles Albion, 6 to 0: Lone Touchdown Accounts for Only Score Made in M.I.A.A. Game". Detroit Free Press. October 18, 1925. p. 24 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Ypsi Normal Leads In Race: Coach Rynearson's Team Smothers Hillsdale Under 20 to 0 Score". Detroit Free Press. October 25, 1925. p. 26 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Fumble Gives Ypsi Victory: Holmes Recovers and Scores Only Touchdown to Win, 6-0". Detroit Free Press. November 1, 1925. p. 26.
- ^ "Olivet Loses To Ypsilanti, 19-0". The Lansing State Journal. November 9, 1925. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Ypsi Defeats Alma To Annex Gridiron Title: Teachers Display Varied Attack to Rout Presbyterians, 25-0". Detroit Free Press. November 15, 1925. p. 19 – via Newspapers.com.