1916–17 Michigan State Normal Normalites men's basketball team
Appearance
1916–17 Michigan State Normal Normalites men's basketball | |
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Michigan Normal Co-Champions | |
Conference | Independent |
Record | 17–1 |
Head coach |
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Home arena | Gymnasium |
The 1916–17 team finished with a record of 17–1. It was the 2nd and last year for head coach Elmer D. Mitchell, who left to coach at the University of Michigan. The team captain was Ernest Rynearson. The team lost all of the previous season's starters to the Army. Along with Western Michigan, they were the Michigan Normal Co-Champions.
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/1916-17_EMU_Basketball.png/220px-1916-17_EMU_Basketball.png)
Roster
[edit]Number | Name | Position | Class | Hometown/Previous School |
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William Edwards | Guard | Junior | University of Michigan | |
Ernest Rynearson | Forward | Ypsilanti, MI | ||
James W. Hole | Substitute | Senior | Mancelona, MI | |
Donald D. Lawler | Guard | Senior | Brockport, NY | |
William Dunn | Center | Senior | Spencerport, NY | |
Howard Hutchinson | Substitute | Junior | Grand Rapids, MI | |
Edward Powers | Substitute | |||
Edwin W. Shadford | Forward | University of Michigan | ||
Harold R. Smith | Senior | Charlotte, MI |
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e8/Shadford_EMU.png)
Schedule
[edit]Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
January 1917* |
Ann Arbor YMCA | W 39-21 | 1-0 |
Gymnasium Ypsilanti, MI | |||||||
January 6, 1917* |
Adrian College | W 33-17 | 2-0 |
Gymnasium Ypsilanti, MI | |||||||
January 11, 1917* |
at Detroit AC | W 39-19 | 3-0 |
Detroit, MI | |||||||
January 12, 1917* |
Bowling Green | W 55-11 | 4-0 |
Gymnasium Ypsilanti, MI | |||||||
January 1917* |
Assumption University | W 61-11 | 5-0 |
Gymnasium Ypsilanti, MI | |||||||
January 1917* |
at Detroit College of Law | W 25-17 | 6-0 |
Detroit, MI | |||||||
January 1917* |
Michigan State Freshmen | W 28-20 | 7-0 |
Gymnasium Ypsilanti, MI | |||||||
January 27, 1917* |
at Olivet College | W 37-14 | 8-0 |
Olivet, MI | |||||||
February 2, 1917* |
Hillsdale College | W 50-16 | 9-0 |
Gymnasium Ypsilanti, MI | |||||||
February 1917* |
at Central Michigan | W 48-13 | 10-0 |
Gymnasium Ypsilanti, MI | |||||||
February 9, 1917* |
at Central Michigan | W 41-11 | 11-0 |
Central Hall Mount Pleasant, MI | |||||||
February 10, 1917* |
at Alma College | W 46-32 | 12-0 |
Alma, MI | |||||||
February 15, 1917* |
Detroit College of Law | W 61-15 | 13-0 |
Gymnasium Ypsilanti, MI | |||||||
February 16, 1917* |
at Grand Rapids YMCA | L 23-37 | 13-1 |
Grand Rapids, MI | |||||||
February 23, 1917* |
at Adrian College | W 37-25 | 14-1 |
Adrian, MI | |||||||
February 28, 1917* |
Grand Rapids YMCA | W 25-13 | 15-1 |
Gymnasium Ypsilanti, MI | |||||||
February 23, 1917* |
Alma College | W 47-16 | 16-1 |
Gymnasium Ypsilanti, MI | |||||||
1917* |
at Assumption University | W 33-22 | 17-1 |
Windsor, Ontario | |||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time. |
Game Notes
[edit]1st Windsor Assumption Game
[edit]Aurora has a score of 61-10.
January 27, 1917
[edit]Aurora has a score of 39-13.
References
[edit]- ^ "2018-19 Eastern Michigan Men's Basketball Media Guide". Retrieved February 12, 2019.
- ^ "Adrian 1916-1917 Men's Basketball Archives". Archived from the original on February 14, 2019. Retrieved February 13, 2019.
- ^ "Central Michigan Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved February 13, 2019.
- ^ "Aurora, 1917". Retrieved December 16, 2023.