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1955 Michigan State Normal Hurons football team

1955 Michigan State Normal Hurons football
IIAC co-champion
ConferenceInterstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Record7–2 (5–1 IIAC)
Head coach
MVPVirgil Windom
CaptainBarry C. Basel
Home stadiumBriggs Field
Seasons
← 1954
1956 →
1955 Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Central Michigan + 5 – 1 – 0 8 – 1 – 0
Michigan State Normal + 5 – 1 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
Southern Illinois 4 – 1 – 1 4 – 4 – 2
Western Illinois 2 – 3 – 1 5 – 4 – 1
Illinois State Normal 2 – 3 – 1 3 – 4 – 2
Eastern Illinois 1 – 5 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Northern Illinois State 0 – 5 – 1 0 – 8 – 1
  • + – Conference co-champions

The 1955 Michigan State Normal Hurons football team represented Michigan State Normal College (renamed Eastern Michigan College in 1956) in the Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (IIAC) during the 1955 college football season. In their fourth season under head coach Fred Trosko, the Hurons compiled a 7–2 record (3–3 against IIAC opponents), tied with Central Michigan for the IIAC championship, and outscored their opponents, 138 to 70.[1] Barry C. Basel was the team captain.[2] The team's statistical leaders included Tom McCormick with 461 rushing yards and the same number of yards of total offense and Virgil Windom with seven touchdowns for 42 points.[3] Virgil Windom received the team's most valuable player award.[4]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 17Hope*
W 27–0[5]
September 24Hillsdale*
  • Briggs Field
  • Ypsilanti, MI
L 6–20[6]
October 1at Baldwin-Wallace*Cleveland, OHW 20–0[7]
October 7at Western Illinois
W 6–2[8]
October 15Illinois State Normal
  • Briggs Field
  • Ypsilanti, MI
W 25–6[9]
October 22Southern Illinois dagger
  • Briggs Field
  • Ypsilanti, MI
W 7–2[10]
October 29at Eastern Illinois
W 14–7[11]
November 5Central Michigan
  • Briggs Field
  • Ypsilanti, MI (rivalry)
L 20–275,000[12]
November 12at Northern Illinois State
W 13–6[13]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

References

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  1. ^ "2014 Digital Media Guide: Eastern Michigan University" (PDF). Eastern Michigan University Football. pp. 169, 176. Retrieved June 29, 2016.
  2. ^ 2014 Media Guide, p. 169.
  3. ^ 2014 Media Guide, pp. 178, 184, 189, 191.
  4. ^ 2015 Media Guide, p. 146.
  5. ^ "Normal Routs Hope, 27-0". Detroit Free Press. September 18, 1955. p. 2D. Retrieved March 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Dales Romp Past Hurons". Detroit Free Press. September 25, 1955. p. C5 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "B-W Bows, 20-0". Akron Beacon Journal. Associated Press. October 2, 1955. p. 6C. Retrieved March 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Michigan Normal Beats Western". Belleville News-Democrat. United Press. October 8, 1952. p. 8. Retrieved February 24, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Powerful Michigan Normal Takes 25-6 Win From ISNU". The Pantagraph. October 16, 1955. p. 14. Retrieved October 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Salukis Outplay Michigan Normal But Lose 7 To 2". The Southern Illinoisan. October 24, 1955. p. 9. Retrieved February 27, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Michigan Normal Scores on Pair Of Blocked Kicks, Beats Eastern, 14-7". Decatur Sunday Herald and Review. October 30, 1955. p. 19. Retrieved February 24, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Central Michigan Measures Michigan Normal, 27 to 20". Lansing State Journal. Associated Press. November 6, 1955. p. 69. Retrieved March 2, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ Bretag, Jerry (November 14, 1955). "Northern Huskies Fall To Michigan Normal 13-6". The DeKalb Daily Chronicle. p. 12. Retrieved February 24, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.


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