1940 Michigan State Normal Hurons football team

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1940 Michigan State Normal Hurons football
ConferenceIndependent
Record1–5–1
Head coach
CaptainWalter Siera
Home stadiumWalter O. Briggs Field
Seasons
← 1939
1941 →
1940 Midwestern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Wayne     4 1 3
Detroit     7 2 0
Notre Dame     7 2 0
Xavier     7 3 0
Ohio     5 2 2
Dayton     6 3 0
Cincinnati     5 3 1
Wichita     6 4 0
Central Michigan     4 3 1
Marquette     4 4 0
Michigan State     3 4 1
Ohio Wesleyan     2 4 3
Akron     2 5 2
Western State Teachers (MI)     2 5 0
Michigan State Normal     1 5 1
Miami (OH)     0 7 1

The 1940 Michigan State Normal Hurons football team represented Michigan State Normal College (later renamed Eastern Michigan University) during the 1940 college football season. In their 19th season under head coach Elton Rynearson, the Hurons compiled a record of 1–5–1, failed to score in four of seven games, and were outscored by all opponents by a combined total of 125 to 34. Walter Siera 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 4Illinois State
  • Briggs Field
  • Ypsilanti, MI
T 0–0
October 11at DetroitDetroitL 0–47
October 19at Bowling GreenBowling Green, OHL 0–15
October 25at Central Michigan Mount Pleasant, MI (rivalry)L 0–24
November 2Alma dagger
  • Briggs Field
  • Ypsilanti, MI
W 24–7
November 9Wayne
  • Briggs Field
  • Ypsilanti, MI
L 7–19
November 16Kalamazoo
  • Briggs Field
  • Ypsilanti, MI
L 3–13
  • daggerHomecoming

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.