1945 Michigan State Normal Hurons football team

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1945 Michigan State Normal Hurons football
ConferenceIndependent
1945 record5–0–1
Head coach
CaptainBernard T. Dyer
Home stadiumWalter O. Briggs Field
Seasons
  1943
1946  
1945 Midwestern college football independents records
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Michigan State Normal     501
Central Michigan     610
Miami (OH)     720
No. 9 Notre Dame     721
Detroit     630
Great Lakes Navy     641
Michigan State     531
Akron     540
Marquette     541
Bowling Green     430
Western Michigan     430
Cincinnati     440
Ohio     340
Ohio Wesleyan     340
Wayne     251
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1945 Michigan State Normal Hurons football team represented Michigan State Normal College (later renamed Eastern Michigan University) during the 1945 college football season. In their 23rd season under head coach Elton Rynearson, the Hurons compiled an undefeated record of 5–0–1, shut out five of six opponents, including a scoreless tie with Wayne State, defeated Wayne State, 14-13, in a second game, and outscored all opponents by a combined score of 45 to 13. Bernard T. Dyer was the team captain. [1] The team played its home games at Walter O. Briggs Field on the school's campus in Ypsilanti, Michigan. [2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResult
October 6 Albion
  • Briggs Field
  • Ypsilanti, MI
W 6–0
October 13 Hillsdale Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Briggs Field
  • Ypsilanti, MI
W 13–0
October 27at Hillsdale Hillsdale, MI W 6–0
November 3at Albion Albion, MI W 6–0
November 9at Wayne Detroit W 14–13
November 16Wayne
  • Briggs Field
  • Ypsilanti, MI
T 0–0
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming

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References

  1. "2015 Eastern Michigan Football Digital Media Guide" (PDF). Eastern Michigan University Football. pp. 162, 170. Retrieved June 30, 2016.
  2. "Campus Buildings At a Glance: Walter O. Briggs Field". Eastern Michigan University. Archived from the original on August 20, 2016. Retrieved June 29, 2016.