1915 Michigan State Normal Normalites football team

1915 Michigan State Normal Normalites football
ConferenceIndependent
Record4–2–1
Head coach
CaptainJohn B. Hartman
Seasons
← 1914
1916 →
1915 Midwestern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Dubuque     7 0 0
Carleton     6 0 0
Wabash     7 0 1
Notre Dame     7 1 0
Grinnell     6 1 0
Michigan Agricultural     5 1 0
Western State Normal (MI)     5 1 0
South Dakota State     5 1 1
Heidelberg     5 2 1
Millikin     5 2 1
Nebraska Wesleyan     6 3 0
St. Mary's (OH)     3 2 0
Michigan State Normal     4 2 1
Doane     5 3 0
Marquette     4 2 2
South Dakota     4 2 2
Jamestown     3 2 1
Penn (IA)     4 3 0
Michigan     4 3 1
Saint Louis     4 3 1
Creighton     3 3 1
Haskell     3 3 0
Iowa State Teachers     3 3 0
North Dakota Agricultural     3 3 0
St. Thomas (MN)     2 2 1
Hanover     2 4 0
Lake Forest     2 4 0
Northern Illinois State     2 5 1
Lawrence     2 5 0
Earlham     2 6 0
Detroit     1 5 0
Butler     1 6 0

The 1915 Michigan State Normal Normalites football team represented Michigan State Normal College (later renamed Eastern Michigan University) during the 1915 college football season. The team compiled a record of 4–2–1, shut out five of their seven opponents (including a scoreless tie with the Michigan Wolverines freshman team), and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 154 to 25. John B. Hartman was the team captain.[1]

Elmer Mitchell, formerly a high school coach in Grand Rapids, was hired to coach the school's football team in May 1915.[2][3] At the start of fall practice, 60 students tried out for the football team, the largest number in school history up to that time. As the team lacked any players weighing 200 pounds or more, coach Mitchell was compelled to build his team around speed.[4]

  1. ^ "2015 Eastern Michigan Football Digital Media Guide" (PDF). Eastern Michigan University Football. pp. 160, 170. Retrieved June 30, 2016.
  2. ^ "Berry To Coach Union H.S.: St. Joseph, Mich., Man To Succeed Mitchell". Detroit Free Press. May 18, 1915. p. 10.
  3. ^ "Mitchell Coaches Ypsi: Former Grand Rapids High Mentor Has Bright Prospects". Detroit Free Press. August 22, 1915. p. 19.
  4. ^ "Ypsilanti Has Flock of Men: Squad of 60 Trying for Places on Normal School Football Eleven". Detroit Free Press. October 3, 1915. p. 19 – via Newspapers.com.