1902 Michigan State Normal Normalites football team

1902 Michigan State Normal Normalites football
Conference	Independent
Record	1–5–1
Head coach	Clayton Teetzel (3rd season)
Captain	Fred A. Belland

1902 Midwestern college football independents records

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Nebraska			–					9	–	0	–	0
South Dakota			–					9	–	0	–	0
North Dakota Agricultural			–					4	–	0	–	0
Central Michigan			–					4	–	0	–	0
Ohio Medical			–					9	–	1	–	0
Marquette			–					6	–	1	–	1
Knox			–					9	–	2	–	0
Northern Illinois State			–					5	–	1	–	1
Haskell			–					8	–	2	–	1
Notre Dame			–					6	–	2	–	1
Drake			–					5	–	2	–	1
Lincoln (MO)			–					2	–	1	–	0
Mount Union			–					6	–	3	–	0
Iowa State			–					6	–	3	–	1
Carthage			–					2	–	1	–	1
Cincinnati			–					4	–	2	–	2
Missouri			–					5	–	3	–	0
Miami (OH)			–					5	–	3	–	1
Kansas			–					6	–	4	–	0
South Dakota Agricultural			–					3	–	2	–	0
Fairmount			–					4	–	3	–	1
Detroit College			–					3	–	3	–	0
Lake Forest			–					4	–	4	–	1
Lincoln (MO)			–					1	–	1	–	0
Western Illinois			–					2	–	2	–	0
Michigan Agricultural			–					4	–	5	–	0
Wittenberg			–					3	–	4	–	2
Washburn			–					3	–	4	–	0
Doane			–					2	–	3	–	0
Heidelberg			–					3	–	5	–	1
Wabash			–					2	–	4	–	2
Buchtel			–					2	–	5	–	0
Washington University			–					2	–	6	–	1
Butler			–					1	–	3	–	0
Kansas State			–					2	–	6	–	0
Michigan State Normal			–					1	–	5	–	1
Iowa State Normal			–					1	–	6	–	1
Ohio			–					0	–	5	–	1

The 1902 Michigan State Normal Normalites football team represented Michigan State Normal College (later renamed Eastern Michigan University) during the 1902 college football season. The Normalites compiled a record of 1–5–1 and were outscored by a combined total of 125 to 43. Fred A. Belland was the team captain.^[1]

Michigan State Normal College had 820 students enrolled as of October 3, 1902.^[2] The college celebrated the 50th anniversary of its founding on October 6, shortly before the football season began.^[3]

Clayton Teetzel returned as the team's head coach for the third year. One of the team's most promising prospects, Harry Smith, left the squad before the season began as he had to work at a local drug store when school was not in session.^[2]

Teetzel left the program after the 1902–03 academic year; he went on to coach football at Utah State Agricultural College from 1909 to 1915.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
October 18	at Detroit University School	Detroit, MI	L 0–16	[4]
October 25	at Detroit Business University	Detroit, MI	W 32–0	[5]
November 1	at Central Michigan	Mount Pleasant, MI (rivalry)	L 0–10	[6]
November 8	Detroit Central High School	Ypsilanti, MI	T 6–6	[7]
November 15	at Hillsdale	Hillsdale, MI	L 5–29	[8]
November 22	Hillsdale	Ypsilanti, MI	L 0–22	[9]
November 27	at Michigan School for the Deaf	Flint, MI	L 0–40	[10]

References

1. "2015 Eastern Michigan Football Digital Media Guide" (PDF). Eastern Michigan University Football. pp. 158, 170. Retrieved June 30, 2016.
2. "State Normal". Detroit Free Press. October 5, 1902. p. 17 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Great Day for State Normal". Detroit Free Press. October 7, 1902. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "More Honors for D.U.S.: Locals Went To Ypsi and Trimmed Normals". Detroit Free Press. October 19, 1902. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Normals Outclassed D.B.U." Detroit Free Press. October 26, 1902. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Mt. Pleasant's Line Too Strong". Detroit Free Press. November 2, 1902. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "C.H.S. Tied Normals: Each Team Scored Once in Game at Ypsi". Detroit Free Press. November 9, 1902. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Ypsi No Match for Hillsdale". Detroit Free Press. November 16, 1902. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "Normals' Best Player Injured". Detroit Free Press. November 23, 1902. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
10. "Setback for Normalites". Detroit Free Press. November 28, 1902. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.