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1919 Central Michigan Normalites football
ConferenceIndependent
Record2–2–3
Head coach
Home stadiumAlumni Field
Seasons← 19181920 →
1919 Midwestern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Notre Dame     9 0 0
Detroit     8 1 0
Western State Normal (MI)     4 1 0
Akron     6 1 1
North Dakota Agricultural     5 1 1
Haskell     8 2 1
Marquette     5 1 2
St. Xavier     6 2 0
Morningside     6 2 0
Heidelberg     6 3 0
Saint Louis     4 2 2
Valparaiso     5 3 0
Wabash     4 3 2
Central Michigan     2 2 3
Michigan Agricultural     4 4 1
Nebraska     3 3 2
St. Mary's (OH)     2 2 0
Iowa State Teachers     2 4 1
Toledo     2 4 0
Butler     0 5 1
Bowling Green     0 3 0

The 1919 Central Michigan Normalites football team represented Central Michigan Normal School—later renamed Central Michigan University—as an independent during the 1919 college football season. The Central Michigan football team compiled a 2–2–3 record and was outscored by its opponents by a combined total of 89 to 88. The team's victories were against Ferris Institute (7–0) and Bay City Western High School (33–6), he losses were against the Michigan Agricultural freshmen (13–0) and Detroit Junior College (42–13), and the ties were with Saginaw High School (13–13), Grand Rapids (7–7), and Michigan State Normal (7–7).

Garland Nevitt was hired as the school's head football coach in March 1919. He was an alumnus of Carlisle Indian Industrial School where he played with Jim Thorpe; he had been the football coach at the Mount Pleasant Indian School for three years before being hired by Central Normal.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
October 4Bay City Western High SchoolMount Pleasant, MIW 33–6
October 11Ferris InstituteW 7–0
October 18Saginaw High School
  • Alumni Field
  • Mount Pleasant, MI
T 13–13
October 24Grand RapidsMount Pleasant, MIT 7–7
November 1at Michigan Agricultural freshmanL 0–13
November 7Michigan State NormalMount Pleasant, MI (rivalry)T 7–7
November 14at Detroit Junior CollegeL 14–42

References

  1. "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.
  2. ""Chief" Nevitt Will Coach At Mt. Pleasant". Lansing State Journal. March 29, 1919. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "'Chief' Nevitt Is Now Director". Detroit Free Press. October 31, 1921. p. 13.
  4. "Football Results". Detroit Free Press. Detroit, Michigan. October 5, 1919. p. 21, part 1. Retrieved December 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  5. "Saturday Football". The Grand Rapids Press. Grand Rapids, Michigan. October 6, 1919. p. 12. Retrieved December 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  6. "Mt. Pleasant Ties Grand Rapids Team". The Saginaw News Courier. Saginaw, Michigan. October 25, 1919. p. 4. Retrieved December 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  7. "Mt. Pleasant End Out With Sprained Ankle". The Saginaw News Courier. Saginaw, Michigan. October 14, 1919. p. 14. Retrieved December 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  8. "Mt. Pleasant Ties Grand Rapids Team". The Saginaw News Courier. Saginaw, Michigan. October 25, 1919. p. 4. Retrieved December 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  9. "Mount Pleasant Bows to M. A. C. All-Fresh". The State Journal. Lansing, Michigan. November 3, 1919. p. 12. Retrieved December 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  10. "Normal Elevens, Unable To Settle Superiority, Tie". The Saginaw News Courier. Saginaw, Michigan. November 8, 1919. p. 7. Retrieved December 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  11. "Junior College Swamps Normals". Detroit Free Press. Detroit, Michigan. November 15, 1919. p. 14. Retrieved December 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
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