| 1931 Michigan State Normal Hurons football | |
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| Conference | Independent |
| Record | 3–2–1 |
| Head coach |
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| Captain | Ken Hawk |
| Home stadium | Normal Field |
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| Wilberforce | – | 8 | – | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Marquette | – | 8 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Saint Louis | – | 8 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Detroit | – | 7 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western State Teachers (MI) | – | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 11 Notre Dame | – | 6 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| DePaul | – | 6 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Michigan State | – | 5 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Haskell | – | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Michigan State Normal | – | 3 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Central State (MI) | – | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| John Carroll | – | 4 | – | 4 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wittenberg | – | 3 | – | 3 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kent State | – | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1931 Michigan State Normal Hurons football team was an American football team that represented Michigan State Normal College (later renamed Eastern Michigan University) as an independent during the 1931 college football season. In their 10th season under head coach Elton Rynearson, the Hurons compiled a 3–2–1 record and outscored their opponents by a total of 98 to 54. Ken Hawk was the team captain. [1] The team played its home games at Normal Field on the school's campus in Ypsilanti, Michigan. [2]
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| October 3 | at Michigan | L 0–34 | 80,000 | [3] | |||
| October 10 | Ohio State junior varsity | Ypsilanti, MI | W 27–0 | [4] | |||
| October 17 | Notre Dame reserves |
| T 0–0 | [5] | |||
| October 24 | Central State (MI)  | Ypsilanti, MI (rivalry) | L 12–20 | 6,500 | [6] | ||
| November 7 | at Ferris Institute | Big Rapids, MI | W 27–0 | [7] | |||
| November 13 | Iowa State Teachers | Ypsilanti, MI | W 32–0 | [8] | |||
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The 1911 Michigan State Normal Normalites football team was an American football team that represented Michigan State Normal College as an independent during the 1911 college football season. In their first and only season under head coach Dwight Wilson, the Normalites compiled a 3–4 record and were outscored by a total of 71 to 43. Guy A. Durgan was the team captain.
The 1909 Michigan State Normal Normalites football team was an American football team that represented Michigan State Normal College during the 1909 college football season. In their first and only season under head coach Clare Hunter, the Normalites compiled a 1–5 record and were outscored by a total of 56 to 33. Allen F. Sherzer was the team captain.
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