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1939 Michigan State Normal Hurons football
ConferenceIndependent
Record3–3–1
Head coach
CaptainJoseph V. Pokrywka
Home stadiumBriggs Field
Seasons
← 1938
1940 →
1939 Midwestern college football independents records
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  • Conf Overall
    Team W   L   T W   L   T
    Central Michigan     8 1 0
    No.13Notre Dame     7 2 0
    Ohio     6 3 0
    Detroit     5 3 1
    Akron     5 4 0
    Cincinnati     4 3 2
    Ohio Wesleyan     5 4 1
    Marquette     4 4 0
    Michigan State     4 4 1
    Dayton     4 4 1
    Michigan State Normal     3 3 1
    Wayne     4 5 0
    Xavier     3 5 1
    Western State Teachers (MI)     2 6 1
    Miami (OH)     1 7 1
    Rankings from AP Poll

    The 1939 Michigan State Normal Hurons football team represented Michigan State Normal College (later renamed Eastern Michigan University) during the 1939 college football season. In their 19th season under head coach Elton Rynearson, the Hurons compiled a record of 3–3–1 and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 68 to 64. Joseph V. Pokrywka was the team captain.[1] The team played its home games at Briggs Field on the school's campus in Ypsilanti, Michigan.[2]

    Michigan State Normal was ranked at No. 261 (out of 609 teams) in the final Litkenhous Ratings for 1939.[3]

    Schedule[edit]

    DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
    October 7atIllinois StateNormal, ILT 0–0[4]
    October 13Wayne
    • Briggs Field
  • Ypsilanti, MI
  • L 7–9[5]
    October 21Central Michigan dagger
    • Briggs Field
  • Ypsilanti, MI (rivalry)
  • L 0–145,000[6]
    October 27Kalamazoo
    • Briggs Field
  • Ypsilanti, MI
  • W 19–6[7]
    November 4atWayneDetroitW 13–65,000[8]
    November 10Alma
    • Briggs Field
  • Ypsilanti, MI
  • W 16–6[9]
    November 18Bowling Green
    • Briggs Field
  • Ypsilanti, MI
  • L 13–23[10]
    • daggerHomecoming

    References[edit]

    1. ^ "2015 Eastern Michigan Football Digital Media Guide" (PDF). Eastern Michigan University Football. pp. 162, 170. Retrieved June 30, 2016.
  • ^ "Campus Buildings At a Glance: Walter O. Briggs Field". Eastern Michigan University. Archived from the original on August 20, 2016. Retrieved June 29, 2016.
  • ^ E. E. Litkenhous (December 31, 1939). "Vols Second In Final Litkenhous Grid Rankings; Southern California Tenth". Johnson City Sunday Press. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
  • ^ "Huron Held Scoreless". The Detroit Free Press. October 8, 1939. p. Sport 2 – via Newspapers.com.
  • ^ "Blocked Kick Gives Tartars First Triumph". Detroit Free Press. October 14, 1939. pp. 15, 17.
  • ^ "Bearcats Top Huron Eleven: Taylor Runs 96 Yards in 14-0 Victory". The Detroit Free Press. October 22, 1939. p. Sport 5 – via Newspapers.com.
  • ^ "Hurons Win No. 1". The Detroit Free Press. October 28, 1939. p. 17 – via Newspapers.com.
  • ^ Ernie Stefani (November 5, 1939). "Long Runs by Walsh and Siera Enable Hurons to Beat Wayne, 13-6". Detroit Free Press. p. Sport 5 – via Newspapers.com.
  • ^ "Hurons Trim Alma". The Detroit Free Press. November 11, 1939. p. 16 – via Newspapers.com.
  • ^ "Falcons Overcome Lead To Beat Ypsi: Brudzinski Passes Are Cause Of Downfall Of Hurons". Daily Sentinel-Tribune. November 20, 1939. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.

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