1954 Michigan State Normal Hurons football team
American college football season
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The 1954 Michigan State Normal Hurons football team represented Michigan State Normal College (renamed Eastern Michigan College in 1956 and Eastern Michigan University in 1959) in the Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (IIAC) during the 1954 college football season. In their third season under head coach Fred Trosko, the Hurons compiled an 8–1 record (5–1 against IIAC opponents), tied with Central Michigan for the IIAC championship, and outscored their opponents, 210 to 67.[1] Nicholas Manych was the team captain.[1] The Hurons lost to Central Michigan by a 28 to 7 score in the final game of the season, resulting in the two teams sharing the conference championship.[2] Quarterback Bob Middlekauff led the team with 934 yards of total offense. Virgil Windom led the team with 530 rushing yards and in scoring with 11 touchdowns and 66 points.[1]: 178, 184, 189, 191 Middlekauf was also named MVP of the IIAC.[1]: 142
| 1954 Michigan State Normal Hurons football | |
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IIAC co-champion | |
| Conference | Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference |
| Record | 8–1 (5–1 IIAC) |
| Head coach |
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| MVP | Robert Middlekauf |
| Captain | Nicholas Manych |
| Home stadium | Briggs Field |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Michigan State Normal + | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Central Michigan + | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Illinois | 3 | – | 1 | – | 2 | 6 | – | 1 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Illinois State Normal | 3 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Eastern Illinois | 1 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southern Illinois | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northern Illinois State | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 18 | at Hope* |
| W 19–0 | 2,500 | [3] | ||
| September 25 | Hillsdale* |
| W 32–13 | [4] | |||
| October 1 | Wayne* |
| W 7–0 | 4,000 | [5] | ||
| October 9 | Eastern Illinois |
| W 33–0 | [6] | |||
| October 16 | at Northern Illinois State | W 34–0 | [7] | ||||
| October 23 | at Southern Illinois | W 20–0 | 6,500 | [8] | |||
| October 30 | Western Illinois |
| W 33–19 | 5,100 | [9] | ||
| November 6 | at Illinois State Normal |
| W 25–7 | [10] | |||
| November 13 | at Central Michigan | Mount Pleasant, MI (rivalry) | L 7–28 | [2] | |||
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After the season
The following Huron was selected in the 1955 NFL draft after the season.[12]
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | NFL club |
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| 21 | 243 | Nick Manych | End | Baltimore Colts |
