1949_Michigan_State_Normal_Hurons_football_team

1949 Michigan State Normal Hurons football team

1949 Michigan State Normal Hurons football team

American college football season

The 1949 Michigan State Normal Hurons football team represented Michigan State Normal College (later renamed Eastern Michigan University) during the 1949 college football season. In their first season under head coach Harry Ockerman, the Hurons compiled a 0–8 record and were outscored 180–61 by their opponents.[1] Jack B. VanWagoner and Theodore D. Bott were the team captains.[2]

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Ockerman was hired as the school's head football coach in August 1949. He had played football, basketball and baseball at the school from 1924 to 1927. He replaced Elton Rynearson who had been the school's head football coach for more than 25 years. Rynearson continued to serve as the school's athletic director.[3]

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References

  1. [1]
    "2014 Digital Media Guide: Eastern Michigan University" (PDF). Eastern Michigan University Football. pp. 169, 176. Retrieved June 29, 2016.
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    2014 Media Guide, p. 169.
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    "Harry Ockerman Named Huron Grid Mentor". Detroit Free Press. August 27, 1949. p. 19.
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    Lincoln Hackim (October 2, 1949). "Zips Passes Trip Michigan Normal, 20-6". The Akron Beacon Journal. pp. 1C, 2C – via Newspapers.com.
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    "Akron Clips Ypsi, 20-6". Detroit Free Press. October 2, 1949. p. 4C – via Newspapers.com.
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    "Huskies Face Ichabods Tonight". The DeKalb Daily Chronicle. DeKalb, Illinois. September 23, 1949. p. 14. Retrieved March 18, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
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    "Huskies Whip Washburn Last Night". The DeKalb Daily Chronicle. DeKalb, Illinois. September 24, 1949. p. 8. Retrieved March 18, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
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    "Chips Beat Normal 18-7". The Lansing State Journal. November 5, 1949. p. 12 – via Newspapers.com.


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