1918 Michigan State Normal Normalites football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 1918 Michigan State Normal Normalites football Independent 1–2 Lynn Bell 1st Malcolm J. MacGregor The 1918 Michigan State Normal Normalites football team was an American football team that represented Michigan State Normal College (later renamed Eastern Michigan University) as an independent during the 1918 college football season. In their first and only season under head coach Lynn Bell, the Normalites compiled a 1–2 record and were outscored by a total of 31 to 26. Malcolm J. MacGregor 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.pdfYpsi Normal Boast Strong Football Team: Coach Bell Has Good Material and Expects to Show Up State Colleges Detroit Free Press October 27, 1918 18 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/116586015/ypsi/ Newspapers.com The season was abbreviated due to the Spanish flu pandemic. Schedule y October 19 Albion Ypsilanti, MI Cancelled Albion Promises One Trying Day To Ypsi Normal Detroit Free Press October 17, 1918 11 https://www.ne8spapers.com/clip/116583392/albion/ Newspapers.comPedagog Game Cancelled Lansing State Journal October 18, 1918 2 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/116583178/pedagog/ Newspapers.com November 2 at Detroit Junior College Goldberg Field Detroit, MI L 0-18 Junior College To Play Normals Detroit Free Press November 1, 1918 11 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/20008456/junior_college_to_play_normals/ Newspapers.comJunior College Puts Ypsi Team in the Discard Detroit Free Press November 3, 1918 21 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/20008190/junior_college_puts_ypsi_team_in_the/ Newspapers.com November at 1918 Assumption Purple Assumption (ON) Ypsi Normals Tackle Canucks: Teachers and Assumption Eleven Go to Decision on Saturday, Probably Behind Closed Gates, Due to "Flu" Detroit Free Press November 2, 1918 12 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/116586820/ypsi/ Newspapers.com November at U-M Army Corps L 6-7 November 23 1918 Hillsdale Dales Hillsdale Ypsilanti, MI W 20-6 Rivals of Long Standing Will Meet at Ypsi: Normal and Hillsdale College Are Billed to Fight Annual Battle Saturday Detroit Free Press November 23, 1918 12 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/116586490/rivals/ Newspapers.com References Michigan State Normal Category:Eastern Michigan Eagles football seasons Michigan State Normal Normalites football