1974 Eastern Michigan Hurons football team

The 1974 Eastern Michigan Hurons football team represented Eastern Michigan University as an independent during the 1974 NCAA Division II 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]

1974 Eastern Michigan Hurons football
ConferenceIndependent
1974 record4–6–1
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorDoug Graber (3rd season)
CaptainJohn Banaszak, Mike Nally
Home stadiumRynearson Stadium
1974 NCAA Division II independents football records
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 1 Central Michigan ^      12 1 0
No. 6 UNLV ^      12 1 0
No. 4 Delaware ^      12 2 0
Tennessee State      8 2 0
Santa Clara      7 3 0
Wayne State (MI)      7 3 0
Northeastern      6 4 0
Central State (OH)      6 5 0
Akron      5 5 0
Indiana State      5 5 0
Nevada      5 6 0
Portland State      5 6 0
Eastern Michigan      4 6 1
Milwaukee      4 6 0
Northeast Louisiana      4 6 0
Chattanooga      4 7 0
Nebraska–Omaha      3 7 0
Bucknell      2 8 0
Northern Michigan      0 10 0
  • ^ NCAA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from Associated Press poll

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]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResult
September 7at Miami (OH)L 0–39
September 14Western MichiganW 20–19
September 21Northeast Louisiana
  • Rynearson Stadium
  • Ypsilanti, MI
L 14–17
September 28Kent State
  • Rynearson Stadium
  • Ypsilanti, MI
L 0–13
October 5at Arkansas StateL 7–14
October 12at McNeese StateT 6–6
October 19at Northern MichiganMarquette, MIW 24–0
October 26Ball State
  • Rynearson Stadium
  • Ypsilanti, MI
W 17–9
November 2Central Michigan
  • Rynearson Stadium
  • Ypsilanti, MI (rivalry)
L 13–28
November 16at Weber StateL 14–21
November 23at ToledoW 28–12
  • Homecoming

See also

References

  1. "2015 Eastern Michigan Football Digital Media Guide" (PDF). Eastern Michigan University Football. pp. 164, 170. Retrieved July 4, 2016.
  2. "Mans' New Job". Dunkirk Evening Observer (UPI story). February 28, 1974. p. 23.
  3. "Northern Michigan has eye on playoff spot". Record-Eagle. November 14, 1975.
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