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Elton Rynearson
Elton James Rynearson Sr. (April 7, 1893 – February 8, 1967) was an American athlete, coach, and college athletics administrator. He was affiliated with Eastern Michigan University (known as Michigan State Normal College prior to 1956) for most of his life, beginning his association with the school as a student in 1910 and retiring as the school's athletic director in 1963. Biography Rynearson was born in Three Oaks, Michigan. He was the son of Isaiah Rynearson and Grace Ann McCarten. He attended Michigan State Normal College from 1910 to 1914 and played for the football, baseball, and basketball teams. He was the captain of the basketball team his junior and his senior year, during which time the team achieved a record of 17–8. Eastern Michigan University records also list Rynearson as the basketball team captain for the 1916–17 season, in which the team's record was 15–1. Rynearson played three years of minor league baseball from 1913 to 1915 for the Kalamazoo Kazoo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Three Oaks, Michigan
Three Oaks is a village in Three Oaks Township, Berrien County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,622 at the 2010 census. The village of Three Oaks is located in the southwest corner of Michigan, just 5 miles from the shores of Lake Michigan and within 2 miles of the Indiana border along US 12. History The village was first settled by Henry Chamberlain in 1850 and became a village in 1867. The village was originally called Chamberlain's Siding but was changed to Three Oaks. These oak trees were a guidepoint for train engineers.Mueller, Robert & Mueller, RoseAnna (2003). ''Harbor Country'', pp. 71–72. Arcadia Publishing. None of the original three oak trees remain today; the last was cut down nearly 100 years ago. Three Oaks' hometown pride is evident during its Flag Day Celebration in June. The celebration and Flag Day Parade is the largest in the country. " Apple Cider Century" is a bicycle ride of 15, 25, 37, 50, 62, 75 or 100 miles around Three Oaks. I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fred Trosko
Fred Trosko (September 5, 1917 – February 6, 1999) was an American football player and coach. He played at the halfback position for the University of Michigan football team from 1937 to 1939. He later served as the head football coach at Eastern Michigan University from 1952 to 1964. Flint Northern High School Trosko attended Flint Northern High School where he was a star athlete in football, basketball and baseball, earning three varsity letters in each sport. In 1934, he was selected as an All-Michigan football player and broke the All-Valley Conference scoring record with 71 points (breaking his own record of 66 points set in 1933). University of Michigan Trosko enrolled at the University of Michigan in 1936. Trosko was a multi-sport star at Michigan, earning nine letters in football, baseball and basketball. He played three years as a halfback for the Michigan Wolverines football team from 1937 to 1939. Trosko also handled place-kicking duties for the Wolverines and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1927 Michigan State Normal Normalites Football Team
The 1927 Michigan State Normal Normalites football team was an American football team that represented Michigan State Normal School (later renamed Eastern Michigan University) during the 1927 college football season. In their sixth season under head coach Elton Rynearson, the Normalites compiled a perfect 8–0 record, won the Michigan Collegiate Conference championship, shut out six of eight opponents, and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 186 to 13. The team played its home games at Normal Field on the school's campus in Ypsilanti, Michigan Ypsilanti (), commonly shortened to Ypsi, is a city in Washtenaw County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 census, the city's population was 20,648. The city is bounded to the north by Superior Township and on the west, south, and ....2015 Media Guide, p. 25. Schedule References Michigan State Normal Eastern Michigan Eagles football seasons Michigan Collegiate Conference football champion seasons Co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1927 College Football Season
The 1927 college football season ended with the Illini of the University of Illinois (7–0–1) being recognized as champion under the Dickinson System. At season's end, the Rissler Cup was awarded to the team that finished first in the "Dickinson ratings", which considered strength of schedule, in that a win, loss or tie against a "strong" opponent was worth more than one against a lesser team, and the results were averaged. In the final week, Georgia's "Dream and Wonder team" was upset by Georgia Tech. Georgia had upset Eastern power Yale 14–10. Though most selectors retrospectively named either Illinois or Georgia as their 1927 national champions, over a half-century later Jeff Sagarin, a computer-based selector, named Dana X. Bible's Texas Aggies as the No. 1 team. In the Rose Bowl, the Pittsburgh Panthers (8–0–1) were invited to play against the Pacific Coast Conference champion. Though USC and Stanford had identical records in conference play, Stanford ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1926 Michigan State Normal Normalites Football Team
The 1926 Michigan State Normal Normalites football team was an American football team that represented Michigan State Normal College (later renamed Eastern Michigan University) as an independent during the 1926 college football season. In their fifth season under head coach Elton Rynearson Elton James Rynearson Sr. (April 7, 1893 – February 8, 1967) was an American athlete, coach, and college athletics administrator. He was affiliated with Eastern Michigan University (known as Michigan State Normal College prior to 1956) for most ..., the Normalites compiled a 6–1 record, shut out six of their seven opponents, and outscored all opponents by a total of 113 to 12. Harry Ockerman was the team captain. On October 16, 1926, the Hurons began a 13-game winning streak that continued through the 1927 season. It remains tied for the longest winning streak in program history.2015 Eastern Michigan Football Digital Media Guide, p. 202. Schedule References Michigan State Norma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1926 College Football Season
The 1926 college football season was the first in which an attempt was made to recognize a national champion after the season. Stanford, coached by Pop Warner, was the top team in the U.S. under the new Dickinson System and was awarded the Rissman Trophy. Unbeaten Stanford (10–0) faced unbeaten Alabama (9–0) in the Rose Bowl, and the two teams played to a 7–7 tie. Seven years later, Parke H. Davis, a renowned football historian and football rules committee member, declared Lafayette (9–0), where he had previously coached, an "Outstanding Nationwide Team" in ''Spalding's Official Foot Ball Guide''. Davis' work has been criticized for having a heavy Eastern bias, with little regard for the South and the West Coast. Conference and program changes Conference changes *Five new conferences began play in 1926 **'' Buckeye Athletic Association'' – a conference active through the 1938 season **Pacific Northwest Conference – an active NCAA Division III conference now kno ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1925 Michigan State Normal Normalites Football Team
The 1925 Michigan State Normal Normalites football team was an American football team that represented Michigan State Normal School (later renamed Eastern Michigan University) during the 1925 college football season. The Normalites compiled a perfect 8–0 record, shut out seven of eight opponents, won the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association championship, and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 106 to 6. In February 1925, Elton Rynearson was appointed as Michigan State Normal's director of sports. He previously played and coached football at the school, but left in 1920 to pursue advanced studies at the University of Michigan , mottoeng = "Arts, Knowledge, Truth" , former_names = Catholepistemiad, or University of Michigania (1817–1821) , budget = $10.3 billion (2021) , endowment = $17 billion (2021)As o .... He also served as Michigan State Normal's head football coach from 1925 to 1948. In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1925 College Football Season
The 1925 college football season ended with no clear national champion. At the close of the season, noted sports writer Billy Evans described the championship contest as "a dead heat" among Dartmouth, Tulane, Michigan, Washington, and Alabama. Dartmouth, led by halfback Andy Oberlander, compiled an 8–0 record and outscored its opponents by a total of 340 to 29. Having defeated Harvard, Cornell, and Chicago, Dartmouth was retroactively declared the national champion by the Dickinson System and Parke H. Davis. Alabama compiled a 10–0 record and has been recognized as national champion by the Billingsley Report, Boand System, College Football Researchers Association, Helms Athletic Foundation, and others. In an intersectional game between undefeated teams, Alabama defeated Pacific Coast Conference champion Washington by a 20–19 score in the 1926 Rose Bowl; that game has been called "the game that changed the South." Michigan shut out seven of eight opponents, outscored al ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1920 Michigan State Normal Normalites Football Team
The 1920 Michigan State Normal Normalites football team represented Michigan State Normal College (later renamed Eastern Michigan University) during the 1920 college football season. In their third non-consecutive season under head coach Elton Rynearson, the Normalites compiled a record of 6–2 (1–2 against Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association The Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) is an athletic conference that competes in the NCAA's Division III. There are nine teams in the conference, all located in the states of Michigan and Indiana. The Michigan Intercollegiate A ... opponents) and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 132 to 86. William Hansor was the team captain. Schedule References Michigan State Normal Eastern Michigan Eagles football seasons Michigan State Normal Normalites football {{Michigan-sport-team-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1920 College Football Season
The 1920 college football season had no clear-cut champion, with the ''Official NCAA Division I Football Records Book'' listing California, Georgia, Harvard, Notre Dame, and Princeton as national champions. Only California and Princeton claim national championships for the 1920 season. Andy Smith's Pacific Coast Conference champion California "Wonder Team" was the first national champion from the Pacific Coast. Princeton and Harvard were undefeated and with one tie to each other. Notre Dame was led by its first Walter Camp All-American, George Gipp, who died before the year was over. In the south, fans of either side in Georgia were happy. Georgia and Georgia Tech were both undefeated in Southern play. Georgia Tech lost to Pitt, which was undefeated with two ties. No team scored through Georgia's line, and its backfield was known as the "ten second backfield". Jimmy Leech of VMI's "Flying Squadron" led the nation in scoring. One writer claimed "he is one of the greatest brok ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1919 Michigan State Normal Normalites Football Team
The 1919 Michigan State Normal Normalites football team was an American football team that represented Michigan State Normal College (later renamed Eastern Michigan University) as an independent during the 1919 college football season. In their second non-consecutive season under head coach Elton Rynearson Elton James Rynearson Sr. (April 7, 1893 – February 8, 1967) was an American athlete, coach, and college athletics administrator. He was affiliated with Eastern Michigan University (known as Michigan State Normal College prior to 1956) for most ..., the Normalites compiled a 4–2–1 record and outscored opponents by a total of 73 to 44. Clifford D. Crane was the team captain. Schedule References Michigan State Normal Eastern Michigan Eagles football seasons Michigan State Normal Normalites football {{Michigan-sport-team-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1919 College Football Season
The 1919 college football season had no clear-cut champion, with the ''Official NCAA Division I Football Records Book'' listing Centre, Harvard, Illinois, Notre Dame, and Texas A&M as having been deemed national champions by major selectors Only Harvard, Illinois, and Texas A&M claim national championships for the 1919 season. Texas A&M began claiming the 1919 national championship in 2012. Conference and program changes Conference memberships Program changes * University of Washington football officially adopted the Sun Dodgers nickname. * State College of Washington (Washington State) football officially adopted the Cougars nickname. Rose Bowl Harvard defeated Oregon, 7–6, in the 1920 Rose Bowl. Conference standings Major conference standings Independents Minor conferences Minor conference standings Awards and honors All-Americans The consensus All-America team included: Statistical leaders * Team scoring most points: Centre, 485 * Player scoring most ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
