1937 Michigan State Normal Hurons football team

The 1937 Michigan State Normal Hurons football team represented Michigan State Normal College (later renamed Eastern Michigan University) during the 1937 college football season. In their 16th season under head coach Elton Rynearson, the Hurons compiled a record of 5–2–1 and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 156 to 69. August R. DeFroscia was the team captain.^[1] The team played its home games at Normal Field on the school's campus in Ypsilanti, Michigan.^[2]

1937 Michigan State Normal Hurons football
Conference	Independent
Record	5–2–1
Head coach	Elton Rynearson (16th season)
Captain	August R. DeFroscia
Home stadium	Normal Field
Seasons ← 1936 1938 →

1937 Midwestern college football independents records

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Michigan State			–					8	–	2	–	0
Akron			–					7	–	2	–	0
Central Michigan			–					6	–	2	–	0
DePaul			–					5	–	1	–	2
Wayne			–					6	–	2	–	0
No. T–9 Notre Dame			–					6	–	2	–	1
Detroit			–					7	–	3	–	0
Michigan State Normal			–					5	–	2	–	1
Western State Teachers (MI)			–					5	–	3	–	0
Xavier			–					4	–	5	–	1
Marquette			–					3	–	6	–	0
Haskell			–					2	–	7	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

In January 1937, Walter Briggs Sr., a native of Ypsilanti, agreed to donate an athletic plant to the school, consisting of a field house and football and baseball grandstands.^[3] The football field was called Walter O. Briggs Field in his honor.^[4] It opened in March 1938.^[5]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 25	at Ball State	Muncie, IN	W 13–6
October 2	at Northern Michigan	Marquette, MI	W 44–0
October 9	Bowling Green	Normal Field Ypsilanti, MI	W 25–0
October 15	at Alma	Alma, MI	T 12–12
October 23	Central Michigan	Normal Field Ypsilanti, MI (rivalry)	L 10–27
October 30	at Hope	Holland, MI	W 19–0
November 6	at Wayne	Detroit, MI	L 0–7
November 13	Indiana State	Normal Field Ypsilanti, MI	W 33–7
Homecoming

References

1. "2015 Eastern Michigan Football Digital Media Guide" (PDF). Eastern Michigan University Football. pp. 162, 170. Retrieved June 30, 2016.
2. 2015 Media Guide, p. 25.
3. "Briggs Gives M.S.N. Sports Plant". Detroit Free Press. January 9, 1937. p. 15.
4. "Campus Buildings At a Glance: Walter O. Briggs Field". Eastern Michigan University. Archived from the original on August 20, 2016. Retrieved June 29, 2016.
5. "Hurons Will Open Briggs Field, Too". Detroit Free Press. March 6, 1938. p. 42.