1916–17 Michigan State Normal Normalites men's basketball team

1916–17 Michigan State Normal Normalites men's basketball
1916–17 Michigan State Normal Normalites men's basketball
Michigan Normal Co-Champions
Conference	Independent
Record	17–1
Head coach	Elmer D. Mitchell (2nd season);
Home arena	Gymnasium
	Seasons ← 1915–16 1917–18 →

The 1916–17 team finished with a record of 17–1. It was the 2nd and last year for head coach Elmer D. Mitchell, who left to coach at the University of Michigan. The team captain was Ernest Rynearson. The team lost all of the previous season's starters to the Army. Along with Western Michigan, they were the Michigan Normal Co-Champions.

Roster

Name	Position	Class	Hometown/Previous School
William Edwards	Guard	Junior	University of Michigan
Ernest Rynearson	Forward		Ypsilanti, MI
James W. Hole	Substitute	Senior	Mancelona, MI
Donald D. Lawler	Guard	Senior	Brockport, NY
William Dunn	Center	Senior	Spencerport, NY
Howard Hutchinson	Substitute	Junior	Grand Rapids, MI
Edward Powers	Substitute
Edwin W. Shadford	Forward		University of Michigan
Harold R. Smith		Senior	Charlotte, MI

Schedule

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
January 1917*	Ann Arbor YMCA	W 39-21	1-0	Gymnasium Ypsilanti, MI
January 6, 1917*	Adrian College	W 33-17	2-0	Gymnasium Ypsilanti, MI
January 11, 1917*	at Detroit AC	W 39-19	3-0	Detroit, MI
January 12, 1917*	Bowling Green	W 55-11	4-0	Gymnasium Ypsilanti, MI
January 1917*	Assumption University	W 61-11	5-0	Gymnasium Ypsilanti, MI
January 1917*	at Detroit College of Law	W 25-17	6-0	Detroit, MI
January 1917*	Michigan State Freshmen	W 28-20	7-0	Gymnasium Ypsilanti, MI
January 27, 1917*	at Olivet College	W 37-14	8-0	Olivet, MI
February 2, 1917*	Hillsdale College	W 50-16	9-0	Gymnasium Ypsilanti, MI
February 1917*	at Central Michigan	W 48-13	10-0	Gymnasium Ypsilanti, MI
February 9, 1917*	at Central Michigan	W 41-11	11-0	Central Hall Mount Pleasant, MI
February 10, 1917*	at Alma College	W 46-32	12-0	Alma, MI
February 15, 1917*	Detroit College of Law	W 61-15	13-0	Gymnasium Ypsilanti, MI
February 16, 1917*	at Grand Rapids YMCA	L 23-37	13-1	Grand Rapids, MI
February 23, 1917*	at Adrian College	W 37-25	14-1	Adrian, MI
February 28, 1917*	Grand Rapids YMCA	W 25-13	15-1	Gymnasium Ypsilanti, MI
February 23, 1917*	Alma College	W 47-16	16-1	Gymnasium Ypsilanti, MI
1917*	at Assumption University	W 33-22	17-1	Windsor, Ontario
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

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Game Notes

1st Windsor Assumption Game

Aurora has a score of 61-10.

January 27, 1917

Aurora has a score of 39-13.

References

^ "2018-19 Eastern Michigan Men's Basketball Media Guide". Retrieved February 12, 2019.
^ "Adrian 1916-1917 Men's Basketball Archives". Archived from the original on February 14, 2019. Retrieved February 13, 2019.
^ "Central Michigan Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved February 13, 2019.
^ "Aurora, 1917". Retrieved December 16, 2023.

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[1] "2018-19 Eastern Michigan Men's Basketball Media Guide". Retrieved February 12, 2019.

[2] "Adrian 1916-1917 Men's Basketball Archives". Archived from the original on February 14, 2019. Retrieved February 13, 2019.

[3] "Central Michigan Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved February 13, 2019.

[4] "Aurora, 1917". Retrieved December 16, 2023.

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