1929 Central State Bearcats football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 1929 Central State Bearcats football Michigan Collegiate Conference MCC 2–3–2 0–3 Butch Nowack 1st Tambling Field The 1929 Central State Bearcats football team represented Central State Teachers College, later renamed Central Michigan University, in the Michigan Collegiate Conference (MCC) during the 1929 college football season. The team compiled a 2–3–2 record (0–3 against MCC opponents) and were outscored by opponents by a combined total of 80 to 71. The team lost to its in-state rivals Michigan State Normal (0–24), Western State Teachers (6–25) and Detroit City College (0–6), and played Northern State Teachers to a 6–6 tie.Central Michigan 2015 Football Media Guide Central Michigan University July 22, 2016 100, 108 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 Butch Nowack was hired as the team's head coach in May 1929."Butch" Nowack To Coach in Michigan Teacher's College The Decatur Herald May 17, 1929 19 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/16284637/butch_nowack_to_coach_in_michigan/ Newspapers.com Nowack was an All-American tackle at the University of Illinois under Robert Zuppke, a member of the 1927 Illinois Fighting Illini football team that won the national championship, and captain of the 1928 team that won the Big Ten Conference championship. Schedule y y September 28 at 1929 Detroit Tech Dynamics Detroit Tech Tambling Field Mount Pleasant, MI W 28–7 Tech Is Beaten Detroit Free Press September 29, 1929 20 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/16283234/tech_is_beaten/ Newspapers.com October 5 Michigan "B" Tambling Field Mount Pleasant, MI T 0–0 Central State Ties Michigan 'B' Detroit Free Press October 6, 1929 22 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/16283348/central_state_ties_michigan_b/ Newspapers.com October 12 at 1929 Northern State Teachers Northern State Teachers (MI) Marquette, MI T 6–6 Teachers Battle at Marquette to 6-6 Tied Score The Escanaba Daily Press October 13, 1929 15 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/16283444/teachers_battle_at_marquette_to_66/ Newspapers.com October 26 at Michigan State Normal Normal Field Ypsilanti, MI (rivalry) L 0–24 Ypsilanti Beats Central State Detroit Free Press October 27, 1929 16 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/16283520/ypsilanti_beats_central_state/ Newspapers.com November 9 Western State Teachers<hc> Mount Pleasant, MI (rivalry) L 6–25 3,000 Frendt Stars as Kazoo Wins from Central Detroit Free Press November 10, 1929 23 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/16283601/frendt_stars_as_kazoo_wins_from_central/ Newspapers.com November 16 Toledo Mount Pleasant, MI W 31–12 Central State Whips Toledo 'U' Detroit Free Press November 17, 1929 20 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/16283694/central_state_whips_toledo_u/ Newspapers.com November 28 at Detroit City College Central Field Detroit, MI L 0–6 3,000 City Gridders Stop Teachers Detroit Free Press November 29, 1929 24 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/16283785/city_gridders_stop_teachers/ Newspapers.com References Central State Category:Central Michigan Chippewas football seasons Central State Bearcats football