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1929 Michigan State Normal Hurons football team

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1929 Michigan State Normal Hurons football
MCC co-champion
ConferenceMichigan Collegiate Conference
Record5–1–2 (2–0–1 MCC)
Head coach
CaptainWilbur L. Gunnerson
Home stadiumNormal Field
Seasons
← 1928
1930 →
1929 Michigan Collegiate Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Michigan State Normal + 2 0 1 5 1 2
Western State Teachers (MI) + 2 0 1 5 2 1
Detroit City College 1 2 0 2 7 0
Central State (MI) 0 3 0 2 3 2
  • + – Conference co-champions

The 1929 Michigan State Normal Hurons football team represented Michigan State Normal College (later renamed Eastern Michigan University) during the 1929 college football season. In their eighth season under head coach Elton Rynearson, the Hurons compiled a record of 5–1–2 (2–0–1 against conference opponents), won the Michigan Collegiate Conference championship, and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 156 to 45. Wilbur L. Gunnerson was the team captain.[1] The team played its home games at Normal Field on the school's campus in Ypsilanti, Michigan.[2]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultSource
October 5Bowling Green*Ypsilanti, MIW 34–7
October 12vs. DePaul*W 27–0[3]
October 19Notre Dame "B"*Ypsilanti, MIW 13–7
October 26Central State (MI)daggerYpsilanti, MI (rivalry)W 24–0
November 2at Western State Teachers (MI)
T 7–7
November 9Michigan "B"*Ypsilanti, MIL 14–18
November 16John Carroll*Ypsilanti, MIT 6–6
November 23at Detroit City CollegeDetroit, MIW 31–0
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

References

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  1. ^ "2015 Eastern Michigan Football Digital Media Guide" (PDF). Eastern Michigan University Football. pp. 161, 170. Retrieved June 30, 2016.
  2. ^ 2015 Media Guide, p. 25.
  3. ^ "Normal Team's Air Plays Win: Ypsilantians Too Large and Fast for Depaul of Chicago". Detroit Free Press. October 13, 1929. p. 20 – via Newspapers.com.