1930 Central State Bearcats football team

1930 Central State Bearcats football
Conference	Michigan Collegiate Conference
Record	6–2 (1–2 MCC)
Head coach	Butch Nowack (2nd season)
Home stadium	Alumni Field

1930 Michigan Collegiate Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Michigan State Normal $	3	–	0	–	0			6	–	1	–	0
Western State Teachers (MI)	2	–	1	–	0			5	–	1	–	1
Central State (MI)	1	–	2	–	0			6	–	2	–	0
Detroit City College	0	–	3	–	0			0	–	9	–	0
$ – Conference champion

The 1930 Central State Bearcats football team represented Central State Teachers College, later renamed Central Michigan University, in the Michigan Collegiate Conference (MCC) during the 1930 college football season. In their second and final season under head coach Butch Nowack, the Bearcats compiled a 6–2 record (1–2 against MCC opponents), shut out four of eight opponents, and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 108 to 81. The team lost to its in-state rivals Western State Teachers (0–54) and Michigan State Normal (0–13), but defeated Northern State Teachers (34–0) and Detroit City College (13–0).^[1][2] Coach Nowack left Central State in the spring of 1931 to accept a coaching position at Indiana.^[3]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 27	Detroit "B"	Alumni Field Mount Pleasant, MI	W 7–0		[4]
October 4	Michigan "B"	Alumni Field Mount Pleasant, MI	W 13–7	3,000	[5]
October 11	at Western State Teachers (MI)	Western State Teachers College Field Kalamazoo, MI (rivalry)	L 0–54		[6]
October 18	at Ferris Institute	Big Rapids, MI	W 14–0
October 25	Michigan State Normal	Alumni Field Mount Pleasant, MI (rivalry)	L 0–13		[7]
November 8	at Alma	Alma, MI	W 27–7		[8]
November 15	Northern State Teachers (MI)	Mount Pleasant, MI	W 34–0		[9]
November 27	at Detroit City College	Detroit, MI	W 13–0		[10]

References

1. "Central Michigan 2015 Football Media Guide" (PDF). Central Michigan University. 2015. pp. 100, 108. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 26, 2016. Retrieved July 22, 2016.
2. "Central Michigan Yearly Results (1930-1934)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on August 15, 2016. Retrieved January 5, 2018.
3. "Van Bibber Name Grid Coach at Mt. Pleasant". Detroit Free Press. May 30, 1931. p. 9.
4. "Central Eleven Defeats U. of D." Detroit Free Press. September 28, 1930. p. Sports 5 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Central Beats Michigan Bees". Detroit Free Press. October 5, 1930. p. 20 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Western Teachers Pile Up Big Score". Detroit Free Press. October 12, 1930. p. 20 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Central State Bows to Ypsi". Detroit Free Press. October 26, 1930. p. 18 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Central Teachers Romp Over Alma". Detroit Free Press. November 9, 1930. p. 21 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "Jack Paul Stars as Central Wins". Detroit Free Press. November 16, 1930. p. 16 – via Newspapers.com.
10. "Detroit College Defeated Again". Detroit Free Press. November 28, 1930. p. 18 – via Newspapers.com.