1936 Michigan State Normal Hurons football team

American college football season

1936 Michigan State Normal Hurons football
Conference	Independent
Record	6–2
Head coach	Elton Rynearson (15th season)
Captain	W. Christopher Wilson
Home stadium	Normal Field
Seasons← 1935 1937 →

1936 Midwestern college football independents records
v t e	Conf			Overall
Team	W	L	T	W		L		T
DePaul		–		7	–	2	–	0
No. 20 Marquette		–		7	–	2	–	0
Michigan State		–		6	–	1	–	2
Michigan State Normal		–		6	–	2	–	0
Akron		–		6	–	2	–	1
No. 8 Notre Dame		–		6	–	2	–	1
Wayne		–		5	–	2	–	1
Detroit		–		7	–	3	–	0
Xavier		–		6	–	4	–	0
Saint Louis		–		5	–	4	–	1
Central Michigan		–		3	–	4	–	1
Western State Teachers (MI)		–		2	–	5	–	0
Haskell		–		1	–	6	–	1

Rankings from AP Poll

The 1936 Michigan State Normal Hurons football team represented Michigan State Normal College (later renamed Eastern Michigan University) during the 1936 college football season. In their 15th season under head coach Elton Rynearson, the Hurons compiled a record of 6–2 and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 76 to 53. W. Christopher Wilson was the team captain. The team played its home games at Normal Field on the school's campus in Ypsilanti, Michigan.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 26	Ball State	Normal Field Ypsilanti, MI	W 6–0
October 2	Northern Michigan	Normal Field Ypsilanti, MI	W 12–0
October 10	at Bowling Green	Bowling Green, OH	L 0–6
October 17	Wayne	Normal Field Ypsilanti, MI	L 0–8
October 24	at Central State (MI)	Mount Pleasant, MI (rivalry)	W 13–7
October 31	at Valparaiso	Valparaiso, IN	W 7–6
November 7	Illinois State Normal	Normal Field Ypsilanti, MI	W 19–13
November 14	at Indiana State	Terre Haute, IN	W 19–13
Homecoming

References

"2015 Eastern Michigan Football Digital Media Guide" (PDF). Eastern Michigan University Football. pp. 162, 170. Retrieved June 30, 2016.
2015 Media Guide, p. 25.
"One Perfect Play Wins for Hurons: Fake Spinner Defeats Ball State, 6-0". Detroit Free Press. September 27, 1936. p. Sport 4 – via Newspapers.com.
"Ball State Cardinals Drop Opener, 6-0: Faked Spinner Upsets Locals". The Muncie Sunday Star. September 27, 1936. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
"Hurons Nosed Out by Bowling Green: Ohioans Cross Goal on Tricky Pass". The Detroit Free Press. October 11, 1936. p. Sport 3 – via Newspapers.com.
"University Upsets Ypsilanti 6 to 0". The Daily Sentinel-Tribune. October 12, 1936. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.

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Venues	Normal Field (1927–1936) Briggs Field (1937–1968) Rynearson Stadium (1969–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Central Michigan Central Michigan, Western Michigan: Michigan MAC Trophy
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People	Head coaches NFL draftees Statistical leaders
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