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]
| 1929 Michigan State Normal Hurons football | |
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MCC co-champion | |
| Conference | Michigan Collegiate Conference |
| Record | 5–1–2 (2–0–1 MCC) |
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| Captain | Wilbur L. Gunnerson |
| Home stadium | Normal Field |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Source | ||
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| October 5 | Bowling Green* | Ypsilanti, MI | W 34–7 | |||
| October 12 | vs. DePaul* | W 27–0 | [3] | |||
| October 19 | Notre Dame "B"* | Ypsilanti, MI | W 13–7 | |||
| October 26 | Central State (MI) | Ypsilanti, MI (rivalry) | W 24–0 | |||
| November 2 | at Western State Teachers (MI) |
| T 7–7 | |||
| November 9 | Michigan "B"* | Ypsilanti, MI | L 14–18 | |||
| November 16 | John Carroll* | Ypsilanti, MI | T 6–6 | |||
| November 23 | at Detroit City College | Detroit, MI | W 31–0 | |||
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References
edit- ^ "2015 Eastern Michigan Football Digital Media Guide" (PDF). Eastern Michigan University Football. pp. 161, 170. Retrieved June 30, 2016.
- ^ 2015 Media Guide, p. 25.
- ^ "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.
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