1907 Central Michigan Normalites football team

1907 Central Michigan Normalites football
Conference	Independent
Record	3–3
Head coach	Ralph Thacker (1st season)

1907 Midwestern college football independents records

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Marquette			–					6	–	0	–	0
North Dakota Agricultural			–					3	–	0	–	0
Notre Dame			–					6	–	0	–	1
Miami (OH)			–					6	–	1	–	0
Michigan			–					5	–	1	–	0
Mount Union			–					9	–	2	–	0
Fairmount			–					8	–	2	–	0
Iowa State			–					6	–	2	–	0
Lake Forest			–					4	–	1	–	1
South Dakota State			–					5	–	2	–	0
St. Vincent's (IL)			–					5	–	2	–	0
Wabash			–					5	–	2	–	0
Saint Louis			–					7	–	3	–	0
Michigan Agricultural			–					4	–	2	–	1
Western State Normal			–					4	–	2	–	1
Kansas State			–					5	–	3	–	0
Michigan State Normal			–					3	–	2	–	0
Wittenberg			–					5	–	4	–	0
Central Michigan			–					3	–	3	–	0
Drake			–					3	–	4	–	1
Ohio			–					3	–	4	–	1
Western Illinois			–					2	–	3	–	0
Franklin			–					3	–	5	–	1
Heidelberg			–					2	–	4	–	1
Butler			–					1	–	3	–	2
Carthage			–					2	–	5	–	0
Haskell			–					2	–	6	–	1
Chicago P&S			–					1	–	3	–	0
Detroit College			–					1	–	3	–	0
Northern Illinois State			–					1	–	4	–	1
Doane			–					1	–	5	–	0
St. Mary's (OH)			–					0	–	4	–	0
Baldwin–Wallace			–					0	–	6	–	0

The 1907 Central Michigan Normalites football team represented Central Michigan Normal School, later renamed Central Michigan University, as an independent during the 1907 college football season. Football was reinstated after one year's absence, and Ralph Thacker, who had played fullback for Olivet College the prior year, was named coach of the football team. Bruce Stickles was selected as the team captain.^[1] Although the Central Michigan football media guide reports that the 1907 football team compiled a 2–4 record, including a loss to Alma College,^[2] the contemporaneous newspaper report on the Alma game reports it as a victory for Central by a 13 to 0 score.^[3] Accordingly, it appears that the correct record of the 1907 football team was 3–3.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
October 12	at Ferris	Big Rapids, MI	L 0–47
October 19	Western State Normal	Mount Pleasant, MI (rivalry)	L 0–29
October 30	Mt. Pleasant Indians		W 13–11
November 2	Flint Deaf Mutes (Michigan School for the Deaf)	Mount Pleasant, MI	W 6–5	[4]
November 16	at Michigan State Normal	Ypsilanti, MI (rivalry)	L 38–0	[5]
November 22	Alma		W 13–0	[3]

References

1. "Football at Mt. Pleasant". Detroit Free Press. October 2, 1907. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
2. "Central Michigan 2015 Football Media Guide" (PDF). Central Michigan University. 2015. pp. 100, 107. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 26, 2016. Retrieved July 24, 2016.
3. "Central Normal Tames Alma, 13-0: Teachers Tally in Second and Fourth Periods". Detroit Free Press. November 23, 1924. p. 19 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Central Normals Win: Defeat Flint Mutes in Close Game by a Score of 6 to 5". Detroit Free Press. November 3, 1907. p. 20 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Trounce Central Normal". Detroit Free Press. November 17, 1907. p. 20 – via Newspapers.com.