1917 Central Michigan Normalites football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 1917 Central Michigan Normalites football Independent 1–2 Fred Johnson 1st The 1917 Central Michigan Normalites football team represented Central Michigan Normal School, later renamed Central Michigan University, as an independent during the 1917 college football season. In their first and only season under head coach Fred Johnson, the Central Michigan football team compiled a 1–2 record and were outscored by their opponents by a combined total of 70 to 7.Central Michigan 2015 Football Media Guide Central Michigan University July 24, 2016 100, 107 2015 http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/cmu/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/2015-16/misc_non_event/2015-Football-Media-Guide.pdf October 26, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20161026171041/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/cmu/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/2015-16/misc_non_event/2015-Football-Media-Guide.pdf dead In its only intercollegiate game, the team lost to the 1917 Michigan State Normal Normalites football team by a score of 63 to 0 at Ypsilanti, Michigan, on October 20, 1917. The Detroit Free Press reported: "Mt. Pleaaant failed to make a first down and gained only about 15 yards in the entire game, their team being light and lacking experience."Ypsilanti Has Easy Victory: Michigan State Normal College Rolls Up 63 to 0 Score on Its Ancient Rival Detroit Free Press October 21, 1917 22 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/6008498/ypsilanti_has_easy_victory/ The team's remaining games were against high school teams: a 7-0 victory over Bay City Western High School and an 8-0 loss to Mt. Pleasant High School.Mt. Pleasant High Cleans Up Detroit Free Press November 17, 1917 12 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/6008687/mt_peasant_high_cleans_up/ Schedule y October 13 Bay City Western High School W 7-0 Football In Brief https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-grand-rapids-press/168938313/ The Grand Rapids Press Grand Rapids, Michigan October 15, 1917 10 March 26, 2025 Newspapers.com October 20 at Michigan State Normal Ypsilanti, MI (rivalry) L 0-63 Ypsi Normal Enjoys Picnic https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-kalamazoo-gazette/168937850/ Kalamazoo Gazette Kalamazoo, Michigan October 21, 1917 14 March 26, 2025 Newspapers.com November 16 Mount Pleasant High School Mount Pleasant, MI L 0-8 Mt. Pleasant High Wins Lansing State Journal November 17, 1917 10 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/20391887/mt_pleasant_high_wins/ Newspapers.com References Central Michigan Category:Central Michigan Chippewas football seasons Central Michigan Normalites football