1927 Michigan State Normal Normalites football team

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1927 Michigan State Normal Normalites football
MCC champion
Conference	Michigan Collegiate Conference
Record	8–0 (3–0 MCC)
Head coach	Elton Rynearson (6th season)
Captain	Kenneth J. Matheson
Home stadium	Normal Field
Seasons ← 1926 1928 →

1927 Michigan Collegiate Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Michigan State Normal $	3	–	0	–	0	8	–	0	–	0
Central Michigan	2	–	1	–	0	7	–	1	–	0
Western State Teachers (MI)	1	–	2	–	0	3	–	4	–	0
Detroit City College	0	–	3	–	0	2	–	6	–	0

$ – Conference champion

The 1927 Michigan State Normal Normalites football team was an American football team that represented Michigan State Normal School (later renamed Eastern Michigan University) during the 1927 college football season. In their sixth season under head coach Elton Rynearson, the Normalites compiled a perfect 8–0 record, won the Michigan Collegiate Conference championship, shut out six of eight opponents, and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 186 to 13.^[1] The team played its home games at Normal Field on the school's campus in Ypsilanti, Michigan.^[2]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
October 1	Olivet*	Normal Field Ypsilanti, MI	W 20–0	^[3]
October 8	at Northern Illinois*	Glidden Field DeKalb, IL	W 25–6	^[4]
October 15	at Assumption (ON)*	Windsor, ON	W 26–7	^[5]
October 22	Valparaiso*	Normal Field Ypsilanti, MI	W 44–0	^[6]
October 29	Central Michigan	Normal Field Ypsilanti, MI (rivalry)	W 6–0	^[7]
November 5	at Adrian*	Adrian, MI	W 20–0	^[8]
November 12	at Western State Teachers (MI)	Kalamazoo, MI	W 6–0	^[9]
November 19	Detroit City College	Normal Field Ypsilanti, MI	W 39–0	^[10]
*Non-conference game

References

^ "2015 Eastern Michigan Football Digital Media Guide" (PDF). Eastern Michigan University Football. pp. 161, 170. Retrieved June 30, 2016.
^ 2015 Media Guide, p. 25.
^ "Ypsilanti Wins Late In Game: Olivet Holds Normal Scoreless Three Quarters But Collapse In Final". Detroit Free Press. October 2, 1927. p. 22 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Ypsi Defeats Illinois Team: State Normal Has No Trouble Beating Illini Teachers College, 25 to 6". Detroit Free Press. October 9, 1927. p. 22 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Assumption Bows To Ypsi Normal: Border City Eleven Smothered With Passes, 26 to 7". Detroit Free Press. October 16, 1927. p. 22 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Normal Beats Indiana Eleven: Valparaiso Falls Before Ypsilanti Team By 44-0 Score". Detroit Free Press. October 23, 1927. p. 21 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Normal Defeats Mt. Pleasant, 6-0: Ypsilanti Wins When Penalty Puts Ball Yard From Goal". Detroit Free Press. October 30, 1927. p. 22 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Ypsi Normal Passes Beat Adrian Team: Aerial Offense After Plunges Fail Paves Way for Victory, 20 to 0". Detroit Free Press. November 6, 1927. p. 19 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Ypsilanti Normal Wins Grid Title: Defeats Western State Teachers by Touchdown". Detroit Free Press. November 13, 1927. p. 18 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Normal Beats City College: Ypsilanti Eleven Romps Over Detroiters, and Wins by 39-0 Score". Detroit Free Press. November 20, 1927. p. 17 – via Newspapers.com.

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Venues	Normal Field (1927–1936) Briggs Field (1937–1968) Rynearson Stadium (1969–present)
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