1945 Michigan State Normal Hurons football team

The 1945 Michigan State Normal Hurons football team represented Michigan State Normal College (later renamed Eastern Michigan University) during the 1945 college football season. In their 23rd season under head coach Elton Rynearson, the Hurons compiled an undefeated record of 5–0–1, shut out five of six opponents, including a scoreless tie with Wayne State, defeated Wayne State, 14-13, in a second game, and outscored all opponents by a combined score of 45 to 13. Bernard T. Dyer 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]

1945 Michigan State Normal Hurons football
ConferenceIndependent
1945 record5–0–1
Head coach
CaptainBernard T. Dyer
Home stadiumWalter O. Briggs Field
1945 Midwestern college football independents records
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Michigan State Normal      5 0 1
Central Michigan      6 1 0
Miami (OH)      7 2 0
No. 9 Notre Dame      7 2 1
Detroit      6 3 0
Great Lakes Navy      6 4 1
Michigan State      5 3 1
Akron      5 4 0
Marquette      5 4 1
Bowling Green      4 3 0
Western Michigan      4 3 0
Cincinnati      4 4 0
Ohio      3 4 0
Ohio Wesleyan      3 4 0
Carthage      2 3 0
Wayne      2 5 1
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResult
October 6Albion
  • Briggs Field
  • Ypsilanti, MI
W 6–0
October 13Hillsdale
  • Briggs Field
  • Ypsilanti, MI
W 13–0
October 27at HillsdaleHillsdale, MIW 6–0
November 3at AlbionAlbion, MIW 6–0
November 9at WayneDetroitW 14–13
November 16Wayne
  • Briggs Field
  • Ypsilanti, MI
T 0–0
  • Homecoming

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.
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