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Svetlana Velmar-Janković

The Central Michigan Normalites football team (now known as the Central Michigan Chippewas) represented Central Michigan Normal School (now known as Central Michigan University) of Mount Pleasant, Michigan, in American football, beginning in 1896. Highlights of the school's early years of intercollegiate football include the following:

  • On October 31, 1896, the team played its first game, losing to Alma High School by a 14–5 score.
  • On November 21, 1896, the team won its first game, a 14–4 victory over Bay City High School.
  • In 1902, the team compiled a perfect 4–0 record and shut out all four opponents by a combined total of 82 to 0.
  • In 1903, the team compiled its second consecutive perfect record of 6–0.
  • The team compiled a 17-game winning streak that began with a victory over Cadillac High School in 1899 and continued until November 4, 1905, when it lost to Alma College.
  • On November 1, 1902, the team played its first game in the Central Michigan–Eastern Michigan football rivalry. Central won the first game by a 13–0 score.
  • On October 19, 1907, the team played its first game in the Central Michigan–Western Michigan football rivalry. Central lost the game by a 29–0 score.

1896

1896 Central Michigan Normalites football
ConferenceIndependent
Record3–1
Head coach
Seasons
1897 →
1896 Midwestern college football independents records
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Carthage     4 0 0
St. Ignatius College Chicago     1 0 0
Washburn     6 1 1
Iowa Agricultural     8 2 0
Central Michigan     3 1 0
Miami (OH)     3 1 0
Ohio Wesleyan     6 2 0
Detroit College     5 2 0
North Dakota Agricultural     3 1 1
Heidelberg     2 1 0
Ohio     4 2 1
Indiana     5 3 0
Beloit     2 1 3
Missouri     7 5 0
Butler     4 3 0
Iowa State Normal     4 3 0
Notre Dame     4 3 0
Cincinnati     4 3 1
Wittenberg     5 4 0
Baldwin–Wallace     2 2 0
College of Emporia     2 3 0
Ohio State     5 5 1
Lake Forest     3 4 1
Mount Union     3 4 1
Wabash     3 4 0
Drake     2 3 0
Chicago P&S     2 4 2
Hillsdale     2 4 0
Kansas State     0 1 1
Indiana State Normal     0 1 0
Buchtel     0 1 0
Washington University     0 2 0
Doane     0 5 0
Haskell     0 5 0

The 1896 Central Michigan Normalites football team represented Central Michigan Normal School, later renamed Central Michigan University, as an independent during the 1896 college football season. Central Michigan was founded in 1892 and fielded its first varsity football team in 1896. Under head coach Pete McCormick, the first Central Michigan football team compiled a 3–1 record and outscored their four opponents by a combined total of 62 to 22. All four games were played against high school teams.[1] On October 31, 1896, the Central Michigan football team lost to Alma High School, 14–5, in a game played in Mount Pleasant.[2] On November 21, 1896, Central Michigan defeated Bay City High School by a 14–4 score at Mt. Pleasant.[2][3]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResult
October 31Alma High SchoolMount Pleasant, MIL 5–14
November 21Bay City High SchoolMount Pleasant, MIW 14–4
Saginaw Arthur Hill High SchoolW 35–0
Alma High SchoolW 8–4

1897

1897 Central Michigan Normalites football
ConferenceIndependent
Record2–1
Head coach
Seasons
← 1896
1898 →
1897 Midwestern college football independents records
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Butler     3 0 0
Fairmount     1 0 0
Washburn     7 1 0
Cincinnati     9 1 1
Iowa State Normal     5 1 0
Ohio Wesleyan     7 1 1
Indiana     6 1 1
Ohio     7 2 0
Carthage     3 1 0
Iowa Agricultural     3 1 0
Notre Dame     4 1 1
Central Michigan     2 1 0
Baldwin–Wallace     2 1 1
Chicago Dental Infirmary     2 2 1
Missouri     5 6 0
Lake Forest     4 5 1
Drake     2 3 0
Heidelberg     2 3 0
Detroit College     1 2 0
Indiana Normal     1 4 0
Kansas State     1 2 1
Mount Union     2 4 1
Rush Medical College     1 4 1
DePauw     2 6 0
Wittenberg     2 6 0
Haskell     1 4 0
Indiana State Normal     1 4 0
Ohio State     1 7 1
Lincoln (MO)     0 1 0
South Dakota Agricultural     0 1 0
Washington University     0 2 0
North Dakota Agricultural     0 3 0

The 1897 Central Michigan Normalites football team represented Central Michigan Normal School, later renamed Central Michigan University, as an independent during the 1897 college football season. Under head coach Carl Pray, the Normalites compiled a 2–1 record, and were outscored 16 to 18 by their opponents. The most important benchmark during the 1898 season was the program's first game against a collegiate opponent, a 18–0 loss to Alma.[4]

Schedule

OpponentSiteResult
AlmaMount Pleasant, MIL 0–18
Bay City High SchoolW 10–0
Ithaca High SchoolW 6–0

1898

1898 Central Michigan Normalites football
ConferenceIndependent
Record1–2
Head coach
Seasons
← 1897
1899 →
1898 Midwestern college football independents records
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Washington University     6 0 0
Detroit College     5 0 0
Carthage     3 0 0
Lincoln (MO)     1 0 0
Iowa State Normal     4 0 1
Washburn     4 0 1
Kansas     7 1 0
Cincinnati     6 1 2
Indiana     4 1 2
Nebraska     8 3 0
Drake     4 2 0
Lake Forest     2 1 0
Notre Dame     4 2 0
Western Reserve     5 3 0
Butler     2 1 1
Heidelberg     4 3 0
Michigan Agricultural     4 3 0
Iowa State     3 2 0
Kansas State     1 1 2
Miami (OH)     1 1 0
South Dakota Agricultural     1 1 1
DePauw     3 4 2
Iowa     3 4 2
Ohio State     3 5 0
Baldwin–Wallace     2 4 0
Central Michigan     1 2 0
Indiana State Normal     1 2 0
North Dakota Agricultural     1 2 0
Wabash     2 5 1
Ohio Wesleyan     2 5 0
Ohio     1 3 0
Haskell     2 7 0
Missouri     1 4 1
Wittenberg     1 5 1
Fairmount     0 1 0
College of Emporia     0 2 0

The 1898 Central Michigan Normalites football team represented Central Michigan Normal School, later renamed Central Michigan University, as an independent during the 1898 college football season. Under head coach Carl Pray, the Normalites compiled a 1–2 record, but outscored their opponents by a total of 37 to 32.[5]

Schedule

OpponentSiteResult
AlmaL 0–27
Mount Pleasant Indian SchoolW 35–0
Mount Pleasant High SchoolL 2–5

1899

1899 Central Michigan Normalites football
ConferenceIndependent
Record3–2
Head coach
Seasons
← 1898
1900 →
1899 Midwestern college football independents records
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Kansas     10 0 0
North Dakota     6 0 0
Detroit College     5 0 0
Lincoln (MO)     1 0 0
Ohio State     9 0 1
Iowa     8 0 1
Washington University     5 1 0
Missouri     9 2 0
Chicago P&S     4 1 0
Mount Union     5 1 1
Indiana     6 2 0
South Dakota Agricultural     3 1 0
Wabash     1 0 1
Cincinnati     5 2 0
Drake     5 2 0
Heidelberg     5 2 0
Buchtel     2 1 0
Doane     2 1 0
Northern Illinois State     1 0 2
Notre Dame     6 3 1
Central Michigan     3 2 0
Fairmount     2 1 2
Carthage     3 2 1
Western Reserve     5 4 0
Wittenberg     5 4 0
Iowa State     5 4 1
College of Emporia     1 1 1
Ohio     2 2 0
Rush Medical     3 3 1
Ohio Wesleyan     5 5 0
Haskell     4 5 0
Lake Forest     4 6 2
Kansas State     2 3 0
Iowa State Normal     1 3 2
Washburn     2 5 2
Butler     1 3 0
Miami (OH)     1 5 0
Nebraska     1 7 1
North Dakota Agricultural     0 1 0
Baldwin–Wallace     0 4 0

The 1899 Central Michigan Normalites football team represented Central Michigan Normal School, later renamed Central Michigan University, as an independent during the 1899 college football season. Under head coach Carl Pray, the Normalites compiled a 3–2 record, and outscored their opponents by a total of 35 to 22.[6]

Schedule

OpponentSiteResult
AlmaL 0–12
Saginaw All-StarsL 0–5
Cadillac High SchoolW 12–0
St. Johns High SchoolW 17–5
Ferris InstituteW 6–0

1900

1900 Central Michigan Normalites football
ConferenceIndependent
Record1–0
Head coach
  • Unknown
Seasons
← 1899
1902 →
1900 Midwestern college football independents records
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Central Michigan     1 0 0
Lake Forest     1 0 0
Haskell     9 1 0
North Dakota Agricultural     8 1 1
Ohio State     8 1 1
Nebraska     6 1 1
Beloit     7 1 2
Kirksville Osteopaths     7 2 1
Washburn     6 2 0
Wittenberg     5 2 1
Drake     6 3 0
Doane     2 1 0
Notre Dame     6 3 1
Fairmount     5 3 0
Detroit College     3 2 0
South Dakota Agricultural     3 2 0
Washington University     3 2 1
Carthage     4 3 0
Wabash     5 4 0
Lincoln (MO)     2 2 0
Missouri     4 4 1
Northern Illinois State     2 2 2
Iowa State Normal     3 4 1
Buchtel     2 3 1
Cincinnati     3 5 1
Ohio     2 4 1
Kansas State     2 4 0
Kansas     2 5 2
Ohio Wesleyan     2 5 2
Iowa State     2 5 1
Butler     0 1 3
Heidelberg     0 2 2
Chicago P&S     1 3 0
Mount Union     1 4 1
Miami (OH)     0 4 0

The 1900 Central Michigan Normalites football team represented Central Michigan Normal School, later renamed Central Michigan University, as an independent during the 1900 college football season. They only played one game, a 20–5 win against Cadillac High School.[7] Their head coach was unknown.

Schedule

OpponentSiteResult
Cadillac High SchoolW 20–5

1902

1902 Central Michigan Normalites football
ConferenceIndependent
Record4–0
Head coach
Seasons
← 1900
1903 →
1902 Midwestern college football independents records
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Nebraska     9 0 0
South Dakota     9 0 0
North Dakota Agricultural     4 0 0
Central Michigan     4 0 0
Ohio Medical     9 1 0
Marquette     6 1 1
Knox     9 2 0
Northern Illinois State     5 1 1
Haskell     8 2 1
Notre Dame     6 2 1
Drake     5 2 1
Lincoln (MO)     2 1 0
Mount Union     6 3 0
Iowa State     6 3 1
Carthage     2 1 1
Cincinnati     4 2 2
Missouri     5 3 0
Miami (OH)     5 3 1
Kansas     6 4 0
South Dakota Agricultural     3 2 0
Fairmount     4 3 1
Detroit College     3 3 0
Lake Forest     4 4 1
Lincoln (MO)     1 1 0
Western Illinois     2 2 0
Wittenberg     3 4 2
Washburn     3 4 0
Doane     2 3 0
Heidelberg     3 5 1
Wabash     2 4 2
Buchtel     2 5 0
Washington University     2 6 1
Butler     1 3 0
Kansas State     2 6 0
Michigan State Normal     1 5 1
Iowa State Normal     1 6 1
Ohio     0 5 1

The 1902 Central Michigan Normalites football team represented Central Michigan Normal School, later renamed Central Michigan University, as an independent during the 1902 college football season.[8] Their head coach was Charles Tambling. This was part of a ten-game win streak that started in 1902 and ended in 1904.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResult
Mario High SchoolW 10–0
McBain High SchoolW 51–0
November 1Michigan State NormalMount Pleasant, MI (rivalry)W 10–0
Ferris InstituteMount Pleasant, MIW 11–0

1903

1903 Central Michigan Normalites football
ConferenceIndependent
Record6–0
Head coach
Seasons
← 1902
1905 →
1903 Midwestern college football independents records
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Nebraska     11 0 0
North Dakota     7 0 0
Central Michigan     6 0 0
Notre Dame     8 0 1
Iowa State     8 1 0
Marquette     7 1 0
Lake Forest     6 1 0
North Dakota Agricultural     5 1 0
Haskell     7 2 0
St. Xavier     7 2 0
Fairmount     6 2 0
Wabash     9 3 0
Wittenberg     5 2 1
Doane     2 1 0
Northern Illinois State     4 2 0
American Medical     6 3 0
Kansas     6 3 0
Drake     5 3 0
Kirksville Osteopaths     5 3 0
Iowa State Normal     4 3 1
Ohio Medical     5 4 0
Lincoln (MO)     1 1 0
Michigan State Normal     4 4 0
Washington University     4 4 2
Heidelberg     3 4 2
Kansas State     3 4 1
Detroit College     3 4 0
Shurtleff     2 4 1
Ohio     2 4 0
South Dakota Agricultural     1 2 0
Mount Union     2 5 1
DePauw     2 6 1
Miami (OH)     1 4 0
Missouri     1 7 1
Western Illinois     0 3 1
Cincinnati     1 8 0
Baldwin–Wallace     0 1 0
Buchtel     0 2 0
Butler     0 3 0
Chicago P&S     0 4 0

The 1903 Central Michigan Normalites football team represented Central Michigan Normal School, later renamed Central Michigan University, as an independent during the 1903 college football season.[9] Their head coach was Charles Tambling. This was part of a ten–game win streak that started in 1902 and ended in 1905.

Schedule

OpponentSiteResult
Ferris InstituteW 12–0
AlmaW 23–5
Elsie GiantsW 15–0
HillsdaleW 7–6
Clare High SchoolW 6–0?
Mount Pleasant High SchoolW 6–0?

1905

1905 Central Michigan Normalites football
ConferenceIndependent
Record7–1
Head coach
Seasons
← 1903
1907 →
1905 Midwestern college football independents records
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Lincoln (MO)     3 0 0
Detroit College     1 0 0
Kansas     10 1 0
Central Michigan     7 1 0
Doane     5 1 0
Nebraska     9 2 0
Saint Louis     7 2 0
Butler     7 2 1
Kansas State     6 2 0
Northern Illinois State     3 1 1
Carthage     4 2 0
Western Illinois     4 2 0
Iowa State     6 3 0
Washington University     7 3 2
Wittenberg     7 4 0
Heidelberg     6 4 0
Iowa State Normal     5 3 2
Cincinnati     5 3 0
Miami (OH)     4 3 0
Missouri     5 4 0
Notre Dame     5 4 0
Fairmount     5 4 1
Haskell     5 4 1
Lake Forest     6 5 0
Wabash     6 5 0
Drake     4 4 0
Michigan State Normal     4 4 0
Marquette     3 4 0
South Dakota State     2 3 0
Ohio     2 5 2
DePauw     3 6 0
Mount Union     2 6 0
North Dakota Agricultural     1 4 1
Baldwin–Wallace     0 1 0
Chicago P&S     0 1 0
St. Mary's (OH)     0 3 0

The 1905 Central Michigan Normalites football team represented Central Michigan Normal School, later renamed Central Michigan University, as an independent during the 1905 college football season. Football returned to the school after having been discontinued for the 1904 season due to budgetary constraints.[10] Charles Tambling was the team's coach.[1] The team compiled a 7–1 record, including victories over Michigan State Normal, later renamed Eastern Michigan University (13–0),[11] the Elsie Giants (5–0), Ferris (35–2 and 10–0), and the Midland Athletic Club (51–0).[1] The team's only loss was suffered on November 4, 1904, by a 12–6 score against Alma College at Mount Pleasant, Michigan.[12]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
Elsie GiantsW 5–0
Ferris InstituteW 35–2
Midland Athletic ClubW 51–0
November 4AlmaL 6–12
November 17Michigan State Normal Mount Pleasant, MI (rivalry)W 13–0[11]
Ferris InstituteW 10–0
Western StateW 6–0
KalamazooW

1907

1907 Central Michigan Normalites football
ConferenceIndependent
Record3–3
Head coach
Seasons
← 1905
1908 →
1907 Midwestern college football independents records
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Marquette     6 0 0
North Dakota Agricultural     3 0 0
Lincoln (MO)     1 0 0
Notre Dame     6 0 1
Miami (OH)     6 1 0
Michigan     5 1 0
Mount Union     9 2 0
Fairmount     8 2 0
Iowa State     6 2 0
Lake Forest     4 1 1
South Dakota State     5 2 0
St. Vincent's (IL)     5 2 0
Wabash     5 2 0
Saint Louis     7 3 0
Western State Normal     4 2 1
Kansas State     5 3 0
Michigan State Normal     3 2 0
Wittenberg     5 4 0
Central Michigan     3 3 0
Drake     3 4 1
Ohio     3 4 1
Western Illinois     2 3 0
Franklin     3 5 1
Heidelberg     2 4 1
Butler     1 3 2
Carthage     2 5 0
Haskell     2 6 1
Chicago P&S     1 3 0
Detroit College     1 3 0
Northern Illinois State     1 4 1
Doane     1 5 0
St. Mary's (OH)     0 4 0
Baldwin–Wallace     0 6 0

The 1907 Central Michigan Normalites football team represented Central Michigan Normal School, later renamed Central Michigan University, as an independent during the 1907 college football season. Football was reinstated after one year's absence, and Ralph Thacker, who had played fullback for Olivet College the prior year, was named coach of the football team. Bruce Stickles was selected as the team captain.[13] Although the Central Michigan football media guide reports that the 1907 football team compiled a 2–4 record, including a loss to Alma College,[1] the contemporaneous newspaper report on the Alma game reports it as a victory for Central by a 13 to 0 score. Accordingly, it appears that the correct record of the 1907 football team was 3–3.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
October 12at Ferris InstituteBig Rapids, MIL 0–47
October 19Western State NormalMount Pleasant, MI (rivalry)L 0–27[14]
October 30Mt. Pleasant IndiansW 13–11
November 2Michigan School for the DeafMount Pleasant, MIW 6–5[15]
November 16at Michigan State NormalYpsilanti, MI(rivalry)L 38–0[16]
November 22AlmaW 13–0[17]

1908

1908 Central Michigan Normalites football
ConferenceIndependent
Record4–3
Head coach
Seasons
← 1907
1909 →
1908 Midwestern college football independents records
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Kirksville Normal     8 0 0
Miami (OH)     7 0 0
Iowa State Normal     5 0 0
Lincoln (MO)     2 0 0
DePaul     7 0 1
St. Mary's (OH)     7 0 1
Butler     5 0 1
Ohio Northern     9 1 0
Fairmount     8 1 0
Notre Dame     8 1 0
Michigan Agricultural     6 0 2
Lake Forest     4 1 1
Saint Louis     6 2 2
Kansas State     6 2 0
Michigan     5 2 1
Marquette     4 2 1
St. Viator     5 3 0
Central Michigan     4 3 0
Mount Union     5 4 1
Doane     4 4 0
South Dakota State     3 3 1
Buchtel     3 4 0
Western State Normal     3 4 0
Western Illinois     2 3 1
Carthage     2 3 0
Haskell     3 5 1
Wittenberg     3 5 1
Ohio     3 5 0
North Dakota Agricultural     2 3 0
Cincinnati     1 4 1
Wabash     2 6 0
Northern Illinois State     1 5 1
Michigan State Normal     1 4 0
Heidelberg     1 6 0
Franklin     0 9 1
Baldwin–Wallace     0 2 0
Chicago P&S     0 4 0

The 1908 Central Michigan Normalites football team represented Central Michigan Normal School, later renamed Central Michigan University, as an independent during the 1908 college football season. In their first and only season under head coach Hugh Sutherland, the Central Michigan football team compiled a 4–3 record.[1]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultSource
October 17at AlmaAlma, MIL 0–5[18]
October 313:00 p.m.AlmaMount Pleasant, MIW 10–0[19][20]
November 7Michigan State NormalMount Pleasant, MI (rivalry)W 11–0[21]
November 2110:00 a.m.at Western State Normal (MI)
L 5–11[22][23]
Elsie GiantsW
HillsdaleL
West Branch High SchoolW

1909

1909 Central Michigan Normalites football
ConferenceIndependent
Record4–3
Head coach
Seasons
← 1908
1910 →
1909 Midwestern college football independents records
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Iowa State Normal     6 0 0
Notre Dame     7 0 1
Michigan Agricultural     8 1 0
Carthage     6 1 0
Michigan     6 1 0
Western State Normal     6 1 0
Mount Union     8 2 0
Lake Forest     5 1 1
Haskell     7 2 0
Detroit College     3 1 2
Butler     5 3 0
Central Michigan     4 3 0
St. Mary's (OH)     4 3 0
Cincinnati     4 3 1
Doane     3 2 3
Buchtel     4 4 0
Rose Poly     4 4 0
Marquette     2 2 1
North Dakota Agricultural     2 2 1
Wabash     3 4 1
Miami (OH)     3 4 0
Ohio     2 4 2
Saint Louis     3 5 0
Michigan State Normal     2 4 0
Western Illinois     1 2 0
Fairmount     2 5 1
Northern Illinois State     2 6 0
South Dakota State     1 3 0
Heidelberg     0 7 2

The 1909 Central Michigan Normalites football team represented Central Michigan Normal School, later renamed Central Michigan University, as an independent during the 1909 college football season. In their first season under head coachHarry Helmer, the Central Michigan football team compiled a 4–3 record and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 63 to 58.[1]

The team's roster included quarterback Wallace Coutant, halfbacks Emmet Houlihan and Earl McCarty, fullback Ford Bradish, ends Ralph Gilpin and Ollie Richards, guards William Ochs, Alexander Perkins, and Leo Going, tackles Rollie Moody and Floyd L. Livermore, end/fullback George Parkhill, and guard/tackle Harold Spross.[24]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
West Branch High SchoolW 23–0
October 16at Arthur Hill High School
W 8–5[25]
October 23at AlmaAlma, MIW 15–8[26]
October 30Michigan Agricultural reservesL 6–17
November 5at Michigan State NormalYpsilanti, MI (rivalry)L 0–17[27]
November 13Ferris InstituteW 11–0
November 19Western State NormalMount Pleasant, MI (rivalry)L 0–11[28]

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