1909 Michigan State Normal Normalites football team

1909 Michigan State Normal Normalites football
Conference	Independent
Record	1–5
Head coach	Clare Hunter (1st season)
Captain	Allen F. Sherzer

1909 Midwestern college football independents records

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Iowa State Normal			–					6	–	0	–	0
Notre Dame			–					7	–	0	–	1
Michigan Agricultural			–					8	–	1	–	0
Carthage			–					6	–	1	–	0
Michigan			–					6	–	1	–	0
Western State Normal (MI)			–					6	–	1	–	0
Mount Union			–					8	–	2	–	0
Lake Forest			–					5	–	1	–	1
Haskell			–					7	–	2	–	0
Detroit College			–					3	–	1	–	2
Butler			–					5	–	3	–	0
Central Michigan			–					4	–	3	–	0
St. Mary's (OH)			–					4	–	3	–	0
Cincinnati			–					4	–	3	–	1
Doane			–					3	–	2	–	3
Buchtel			–					4	–	4	–	0
Rose Poly			–					4	–	4	–	0
Marquette			–					2	–	2	–	1
North Dakota Agricultural			–					2	–	2	–	1
Wabash			–					3	–	4	–	1
Miami (OH)			–					3	–	4	–	0
Ohio			–					2	–	4	–	2
Saint Louis			–					3	–	5	–	0
Michigan State Normal			–					2	–	4	–	0
Western Illinois			–					1	–	2	–	0
Fairmount			–					2	–	5	–	1
Northern Illinois State			–					2	–	6	–	0
South Dakota State			–					1	–	3	–	0
Heidelberg			–					0	–	7	–	2

The 1909 Michigan State Normal Normalites football team was an American football team that represented Michigan State Normal College (later renamed Eastern Michigan University) during the 1909 college football season. In their first and only season under head coach Clare Hunter, the Normalites compiled a 1–5 record and were outscored by a total of 56 to 33. Allen F. Sherzer was the team captain.^[1]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
October 16	at Alma	Alma, MI	L 0–5
October 23	Cleary	Ypsilanti, MI	L 0–19
October 30	Adrian	Ypsilanti, MI	L 2–6	[2]
November 5	Central Michigan	Ypsilanti, MI (rivalry)	W 17–0	[3]
November 13	at Detroit	Detroit, MI	L 8–9	[4]
November 20	at Hillsdale	Hillsdale, MI	L 6–17	[5]

References

1. "2015 Eastern Michigan Football Digital Media Guide" (PDF). Eastern Michigan University Football. pp. 159, 170. Retrieved June 30, 2016.
2. "Normals Defeat Adrian: Ypsilanti Boys Should Have Held Opponents Scoreless". The Detroit Free Press. October 31, 1909. p. 22 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Ypsi Normals Victorious: Defeat Mt. Pleasant Team 17 to 0 in One-Sided Gridiron Battle". Detroit Free Press. November 6, 1909. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Kelly's Kick Wins Close One: Detroit College Quarterback Turns Defeat to Victory in Game With Ypsi-Normals". Detroit Free Press. November 14, 1909. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Hillsdale Finds Teachers Easy: Ends Final Game With Score of 17 to 6". Detroit Free Press. November 21, 1909. p. 18 – via Newspapers.com.