1894 Michigan State Normal Normalites football team

1894 Michigan State Normal Normalites football
Conference	Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record	5–2 (0–1 MIAA)
Head coach	Verne S. Bennett (1st season)
Captain	Charles D. Livingston

1894 Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Albion $	3	–	0	–	0			5	–	1	–	1
Hillsdale	1	–	2	–	0			3	–	3	–	0
Olivet	1	–	2	–	0			1	–	3	–	0
Michigan State Normal	0	–	1	–	0			5	–	2	–	0
$ – Conference champion

The 1894 Michigan State Normal Normalites football team represented Michigan State Normal School (later renamed Eastern Michigan University) during the 1894 college football season. In their first and only season under head coach Verne S. Bennett, the Normalites compiled a record of 5–2 and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 176 to 70. Charles D. Livingston was the team captain.^[1]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
September 29	Ann Arbor High School*	Ypsilanti, MI	W 18–0
October 6	at Olivet	Olivet, MI	L 0–48
October 13	Michigan reserves*	Ypsilanti, MI	W 18–4
October 27	Ypsilanti High School*	Ypsilanti, MI	W 36–0
November 3	Toledo Athletic Association*	Ypsilanti, MI	W 76–0
November 17	at Michigan Athletic Association*	Detroit, MI	W 18–6	[2]
November 24	at Ann Arbor High School	Ann Arbor, MI	L 10–12
*Non-conference game

References

1. "2015 Eastern Michigan Football Digital Media Guide" (PDF). Eastern Michigan University Football. pp. 158, 170. Retrieved June 30, 2016.
2. "Michigan Played a Strong Game". Detroit Free Press. November 18, 1894. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.