1974 Eastern Michigan Hurons football team
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The 1974 Eastern Michigan Hurons football team represented Eastern Michigan University as an independent during the 1974 NCAA Division I football season. In their first season under head coach George Mans, the Hurons compiled a 4–6–1 record and were outscored by their opponents, 178 to 143.[1]
Coach Mans had been an assistant football coach at the University of Michigan since 1966. He was hired by Eastern Michigan in February 1974.[2] In his first season as head coach, the Hurons started the season with only one win in the first four games, but the team finished strong, going 3–2–1 in the final five games. The team's victories were against Western Michigan (20–19), Northern Michigan (24–0), Ball State (17–9), and Toledo (28–12).[3]
References
- ^ "2015 Eastern Michigan Football Digital Media Guide" (PDF). Eastern Michigan University Football. pp. 164, 170. Retrieved July 4, 2016.
- ^ "Mans' New Job". Dunkirk Evening Observer (UPI story). February 28, 1974. p. 23.
- ^ "Northern Michigan has eye on playoff spot". Record-Eagle. November 14, 1975.