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1938 Michigan State Normal Hurons football team

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The 1938 Michigan State Normal Hurons football team represented Michigan State Normal College (later renamed Eastern Michigan University) during the 1938 college football season. In their 17th season under head coach Elton Rynearson, the Hurons compiled a record of 6–1–1 and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 166 to 36. George J. Miller and Fred J. Gruber were the team captains.[1] The team played its home games at Briggs Field on the school's campus in Ypsilanti, Michigan.[2]

ConferenceIndependent
Record6–1–1
Headcoach
Captains
  • George J. Miller
  • Fred J. Gruber
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1938 Michigan State Normal Hurons football
ConferenceIndependent
Record6–1–1
Head coach
Captains
  • George J. Miller
  • Fred J. Gruber
Home stadiumBriggs Field
Seasons
← 1937
1939 →
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1938 Midwestern college football independents records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 5 Notre Dame – 8–1–0
Central Michigan – 7–1–0
Michigan State Normal – 6–1–1
Xavier – 7–2–0
Akron – 6–3–0
Michigan State – 6–3–0
Detroit Tech – 6–3–0
Detroit – 6–4–0
Western State Teachers – 4–3–0
Cincinnati – 4–5–0
Haskell – 2–6–0
Wayne – 2–6–0
DePaul – 2–7–0
Michigan Tech – 1–5–0
Marquette – 1–7–0
Rankings from AP poll
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Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 24at Indiana StateTerre Haute, INW 37–0
September 30at AlmaAlma, MIW 20–0
October 7at Illinois State NormalNormal, ILW 12–6
October 14Waynedagger
  • Briggs Field
  • Ypsilanti, MI
W 20–73,500[3]
October 21at Central MichiganMount Pleasant, MI (rivalry)L 6–7
October 28at Bowling GreenBowling Green, OHT 7–73,000[4]
November 4Kalamazoo
  • Briggs Field
  • Ypsilanti, MI
W 39–7
November 11Northern Michigan
  • Briggs Field
  • Ypsilanti, MI
W 25–2
  • daggerHomecoming
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