1919 Central Michigan Normalites football team
1919 Central Michigan Normalites football | |
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Conference | Independent |
1919 record | 2–2–3 |
Head coach | Garland Nevitt (1st year) |
The 1919 Central Michigan Normalites football team represented Central Michigan Normal School, later renamed Central Michigan University, as an independent during the 1919 college football season. In their first and only season under head coach Garland Nevitt, the Central Michigan football team compiled a 2–2–3 record and were outscored by their opponents by a combined total of 89 to 88. The team's victories were against Ferris State (7–0) and Bay City Western High School (34–6), the losses were against the Michigan Agricultural frosh team (6–14) and Detroit City College (14–42), and the ties were with Saginaw East High School (13–13), Grand Rapids Junior College (7–7), and the 1919 Michigan State Normal Normalites football team (7–7).[1][2]
Coach Garland "Chief" Nevitt was an alumnus of Carlisle Indian Industrial School where he played with Jim Thorpe.[3]
References
- ↑ "Central Michigan 2015 Football Media Guide" (PDF). Central Michigan University. 2015. pp. 100, 107. Retrieved July 24, 2016.
- ↑ "Central Michigan Yearly Results (1915-1919)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Retrieved July 24, 2016.
- ↑ "'Chief' Nevitt Is Now Director". Detroit Free Press. October 31, 1921. p. 13.