1940_Michigan_State_Normal_Hurons_football_team

1940 Michigan State Normal Hurons football team

1940 Michigan State Normal Hurons football team

American college football season

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 Briggs Field on the school's campus in Ypsilanti, Michigan.[2]

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Michigan State Normal was ranked at No. 427 (out of 697 college football teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score system for 1940.[3]

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References

  1. [1]
    "2015 Eastern Michigan Football Digital Media Guide" (PDF). Eastern Michigan University Football. pp. 162, 170. Retrieved June 30, 2016.
  2. [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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    Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 19, 1940). "Final 1940 Litkenhous Ratings". The Boston Globe. p. 22 – via Newspapers.com.
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    "Hurons Play 0-0 Tie With Illinois Normal in Opener". The Ypsilanti Daily Press. October 5, 1940. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.
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    "State Normal Duels Ypsilanti to 0-0 Tie". The Pantagraph. October 5, 1940. p. 9. Retrieved October 13, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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    W. W. Edgar (October 12, 1940). "Titans Run Roughshod Over Huron Gridders to Register 47-0 Victory". Detroit Free Press. pp. 11, 13 – via Newspapers.com.
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    "Hurons Beaten by Big-Fast Bowling Green Team, 15-0: Ypsi Threatens in Final Period". The Ypsilanti Daily Press. October 21, 1940. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.
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    "Hurons Trounce Alma, 24-7, For First Grid Victory". The Ypsilanti Daily Press. November 4, 1940. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
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    Tom Lobaugh (November 10, 1940). "Wayne Gridders Show Surprise Power in Beating Hurons, 19-7". Detroit Free Press. p. 19 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. [10]
    "Hurons Conclude Season With 13-3 Loss to Kalamazoo". The Ypsilanti Daily Press. November 16, 1940. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.


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