1948 Michigan State Normal Hurons football team

The 1948 Michigan State Normal Hurons football team represented Michigan State Normal College (later renamed Eastern Michigan University) during the 1948 college football season. In their 26th and final season under head coach Elton Rynearson, the Hurons compiled a 3–5 record and were outscored by their opponents, 114 to 66. Claire E. Ebersole was the team captain.[1]

1948 Michigan State Normal Hurons football
ConferenceIndependent
1948 record3–5
Head coach
CaptainClaire E. Ebersole
Home stadiumWalter O. Briggs Field
1948 Midwestern college football independents records
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 2 Notre Dame      9 0 1
Bowling Green      8 0 1
Washington University      9 1 0
Ball State      6 2 0
Michigan State      6 2 2
Baldwin–Wallace      5 2 2
Detroit      6 3 0
Indiana State      4 4 0
Wabash      4 4 0
Wayne      4 4 0
Valparaiso      4 5 0
Toledo      5 6 0
Michigan State Normal      3 5 0
Central Michigan      3 6 0
Marquette      2 8 0
Rankings from AP Poll

Rynearson retired as head football coach after the 1948 season after 26 years in that position. He remained the school's athletic director.[2] In his 26 years as head football coach, Rynearson compiled a record of 114–58–15 (.648), and his teams outscored their opponents, 2,574 to 1,415.[3]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResult
September 24at HopeHolland, MIL 0–14
October 2at Illinois StateNormal, ILL 7–40
October 9Northern Michigan
  • Briggs Field
  • Ypsilanti, MI
W 6–0
October 16at Ball StateMuncie, INL 14–23
October 23at Eastern KentuckyRichmond, KYL 0–20
October 29Northern Illinois
  • Briggs Field
  • Ypsilanti, MI
L 7–10
November 6Central Michigan
  • Briggs Field
  • Ypsilanti, MI (rivalry)
W 6–0
November 12Valparaiso
  • Briggs Field
  • Ypsilanti, MI
W 26–7
  • Homecoming

References

  1. "2015 Eastern Michigan Football Digital Media Guide" (PDF). Eastern Michigan University Football. pp. 162, 170. Retrieved June 30, 2016.
  2. "Harry Ockerman Named Huron Grid Mentor". Detroit Free Press. August 27, 1949. p. 19.
  3. 2015 Media Guide, p. 171.
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