1939 Michigan State Normal Hurons football team

The 1939 Michigan State Normal Hurons football team represented Michigan State Normal College (later renamed Eastern Michigan University) during the 1939 college football season. In their 19th season under head coach Elton Rynearson, the Hurons compiled a record of 3–3–1 and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 68 to 64. Joseph V. Pokrywka was the team captain.^[1] The team played its home games at Briggs Field on the school's campus in Ypsilanti, Michigan.^[2]

1939 Michigan State Normal Hurons football
Conference	Independent
Record	3–3–1
Head coach	Elton Rynearson (18th season)
Captain	Joseph V. Pokrywka
Home stadium	Briggs Field
Seasons ← 1938 1940 →

1939 Midwestern college football independents records

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Central Michigan			–					8	–	1	–	0
No. 13 Notre Dame			–					7	–	2	–	0
Michigan Tech			–					3	–	1	–	1
Ohio			–					6	–	3	–	0
Detroit			–					5	–	3	–	1
Akron			–					5	–	4	–	0
Cincinnati			–					4	–	3	–	2
Ohio Wesleyan			–					5	–	4	–	1
Marquette			–					4	–	4	–	0
Michigan State			–					4	–	4	–	1
Dayton			–					4	–	4	–	1
Michigan State Normal			–					3	–	3	–	1
Wayne			–					4	–	5	–	0
Xavier			–					3	–	5	–	1
Western State Teachers			–					2	–	6	–	1
Miami (OH)			–					1	–	7	–	1
Rankings from AP Poll

Michigan State Normal was ranked at No. 261 (out of 609 teams) in the final Litkenhous Ratings for 1939.^[3]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
October 7	at Illinois State	Normal, IL	T 0–0		[4]
October 13	Wayne	Briggs Field Ypsilanti, MI	L 7–9		[5]
October 21	Central Michigan	Briggs Field Ypsilanti, MI (rivalry)	L 0–14	5,000	[6]
October 27	Kalamazoo	Briggs Field Ypsilanti, MI	W 19–6		[7]
November 4	at Wayne	Detroit	W 13–6	5,000	[8]
November 10	Alma	Briggs Field Ypsilanti, MI	W 16–6		[9]
November 18	Bowling Green	Briggs Field Ypsilanti, MI	L 13–23		[10]
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