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1894 Michigan State Normal Normalites football team

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1894 Michigan State Normal Normalites football
ConferenceMichigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record5–2 (0–1 MIAA)
Head coach
CaptainCharles D. Livingston
Seasons
← 1893
1895 →
1894 Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Albion $ 3 0 0 5 1 1
Hillsdale 1 2 0 3 3 0
Olivet 1 2 0 1 3 0
Michigan State Normal 0 1 0 5 2 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1894 Michigan State Normal Normalites football team represented Michigan State Normal School (later renamed Eastern Michigan University) during the 1894 college football season. In their first and only season under head coach Verne S. Bennett, the Normalites compiled a record of 5–2 and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 176 to 70. Charles D. Livingston was the team captain.[1]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 29Ann Arbor High School*Ypsilanti, MIW 18–0
October 6at OlivetOlivet, MIL 0–48
October 13Michigan reserves*Ypsilanti, MIW 18–4
October 27Ypsilanti High School*Ypsilanti, MIW 36–0
November 3Toledo Athletic Association*Ypsilanti, MIW 76–0
November 17at Michigan Athletic Association*Detroit, MIW 18–6[2]
November 24at Ann Arbor High SchoolAnn Arbor, MIL 10–12
  • *Non-conference game

References

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  1. ^ "2015 Eastern Michigan Football Digital Media Guide" (PDF). Eastern Michigan University Football. pp. 158, 170. Retrieved June 30, 2016.
  2. ^ "Michigan Played a Strong Game". Detroit Free Press. November 18, 1894. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.