1920 Central Michigan Normalites football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 1920 Central Michigan Normalites football JFSimmons.png 150 Coach Joe Simmons from The Chippewa (1921) Independent 4–3–1 Joe Simmons 1st The 1920 Central Michigan Normalites football team represented Central Michigan Normal School, later renamed Central Michigan University, as an independent during the 1920 college football season. In their first and only season under head coach Joe Simmons, the Central Michigan football team compiled a 4–3–1 record, shut out four of eight opponents, and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 166 to 41. The team's victories were against 1920 Ferris Institute Ferris Institute (80–0 and 34–0), 1920 Olivet Crimson Olivet (7–0), and 1920 Hope Flying Dutchmen Hope (17–0), and the tie was with Detroit Junior College (6–6). The team lost to Michigan State Normal (7–6), the Michigan Agricultural freshmen (14–6), and 1920 Hillsdale Dales Hillsdale (14–10).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 Coach Simmons was a recent graduate of Carthage College in Kenosha, Wisconsin, where he earned 16 varsity letters in four sports. He later coached high school football in Milwaukee. Former Prep Coach Simmons Dead at 76. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ac0wAAAAIBAJ&sjid=sBEEAAAAIBAJ&pg=7358,1030558& The Milwaukee Sentinel Milwaukee, Wisconsin March 6, 1973 July 22, 2016 May 2022 InternetArchiveBot yes Schedule October 9 1920 Ferris Institute Ferris Institute Mount Pleasant, MI W 80–0 October 16 at Michigan State Normal (rivalry) Ypsilanti, MI L 6–7 October 23 1920 Olivet Crimson Olivet Mount Pleasant, MI W 7–0 October 30 at Ferris Institute Big Rapids, MI W 34–0 November 6 Michigan Agricultural freshmen Mount Pleasant, MI L 6–14 November 13 at 1920 Hillsdale Dales Hillsdale Hillsdale, MI L 10–14 November 20 at 1920 Hope Flying Dutchmen Hope Holland, MI W 17–0 November 24 at Detroit Junior College Detroit, MI T 6–6 References Central Michigan Category:Central Michigan Chippewas football seasons Central Michigan Normalites football