1917 Michigan State Normal Normalites football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 1917 Michigan State Normal Normalites football Eastern_michigan_football_team_1917.jpg 285 Independent 3–4 Elton Rynearson 1st Andrus P. Wilson The 1917 Michigan State Normal Normalites football team represented Michigan State Normal College (later renamed Eastern Michigan University) as an independent during the 1917 college football season. In their first season under head coach Elton Rynearson, the Normalites compiled a record of 3–4 and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 111 to 80. Andrus P. Wilson was the team captain.2015 Eastern Michigan Football Digital Media Guide Eastern Michigan University Football June 30, 2016 160, 170 http://www.emueagles.com/custompages/football/2015/2015EMUFBGuide_072215small.pdf In the summer of 1917, previous head coach Elmer Mitchell resigned to accept a coaching position with the University of Michigan. Elton Rynearson was hired as his replacement in July 1917. Rynearson was 24 years old at the time and had been coaching previously at the Polish Seminary in Orchard Lake, Michigan.Rynearson Is Chosen: Athletic Star to Succeed Mitchell at Ypsilanti Detroit Free Press July 25, 1917 10 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/5743669/rynearson_is_chosen_athletic_star_to/ Rynearson served 26 years as the school's head football coach, compiling a record of 114–58–15 (.648), and his teams outscored their opponents, 2,574 to 1,415.2015 Media Guide, p. 171. Schedule y October 13 at Michigan freshmen Ferry Field Ann Arbor, MI L 0-18 Michigan To Play Mt. Union https://www.newspapers.com/article/battle-creek-moon-journal/168937698/ The Battle Creek Moon-Journal Battle Creek, Michigan October 12, 1917 6 March 26, 2025 Newspapers.com October 17 at 1917 Assumption Purple Assumption (ON) College Field, Sandwich Windsor, ON W 28-0 Assumption Is Beaten By Ypsi On Muddy Grid https://www.newspapers.com/article/detroit-free-press/168937510/ Detroit Free Press Detroit, Michigan October 18, 1917 11 March 26, 2025 Newspapers.com October 20 Central Michigan Ypsilanti, MI (rivalry) W 63-0 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 October 27 1917 Olivet Crimson Olivet Ypsilanti, MI L 0-19 Olivet Trounces Ypsi https://www.newspapers.com/article/battle-creek-moon-journal/168937973/ The Battle Creek Moon-Journal Battle Creek, Michigan October 29, 1917 6 March 26, 2025 Newspapers.com November 3 at 1917 Alma Maroon and Cream Alma Alma, MI L 0-27 Alma Keeps On Winning https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-kalamazoo-gazette/168938019/ Kalamazoo Gazette Kalamazoo, Michigan November 4, 1917 17 March 26, 2025 Newspapers.com November 10 Michigan Agricultural freshmen Ypsilanti, MI L 7-13 November 24 at 1917 Hillsdale Dales Hillsdale Hillsdale, MI W 13-3 Ypsi Teachers' Line Smashes Beat Hillsdale https://www.newspapers.com/article/detroit-free-press/168938124/ Detroit Free Press Detroit, Michigan November 25, 1917 24, part 1 March 26, 2025 Newspapers.com References Michigan State Normal Category:Eastern Michigan Eagles football seasons Michigan State Normal Normalites football