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1926 Muncie Normal Hoosieroons football team

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1926 Muncie Normal Hoosieroons football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–1–1
Head coach
Seasons
← 1925
1927 →
1926 Midwestern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Haskell     12 0 1
No. 3 Notre Dame     9 1 0
Western State Normal (MI)     7 1 0
Michigan State Normal     6 1 0
Muncie Normal     5 1 1
Northern Illinois State     5 1 1
Marquette     6 3 0
Lombard     5 3 0
Loyola (IL)     4 3 0
Central Michigan     3 4 1
Michigan State     3 4 1
Detroit     3 6 1
Butler     3 6 0
Saint Louis     3 6 0
John Carroll     2 5 1
Kent State     2 6 0
Valparaiso     1 4 1
Michigan Mines     0 2 1
Rankings from Dickinson System

The 1926 Muncie Normal Hoosieroons football team was an American football team that represented Muncie State Normal School (later renamed Ball State University) during the 1926 college football season. In its first season under head coach Norman G. Wann, the team compiled a 5–1–1 record.[1]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 2at WabashCrawfordsville, INL 0–46[2]
October 15Indiana Central
W 35–0[3]
October 20Manchester
  • Walnut Street Park
  • Muncie, IN
W 19–3[4]
October 30Central Normal
  • Walnut Street Park
  • Muncie, IN
T 0–0[5]
November 6at Oakland CityOakland City, INW 54–7[6]
November 13Hanoverdagger
  • Walnut Street Park
  • Muncie, IN
W 13–02,000[7][8]
November 20at Earlham
W 6–0[9]
  • daggerHomecoming

References

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  1. ^ "2007 Ball State Football Media Guide". Ball State University. 2007. p. 96. Retrieved September 16, 2019.
  2. ^ "Normal Falls Before Wabash". The Muncie Sunday Star. October 3, 1926. pp. 11, 16 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Normal Scores Impressive Win". The Muncie Morning Star. October 16, 1926. pp. 11–12 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Normal Scores Second Victory". The Muncie Morning Star. October 21, 1926. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Bearcats and Normal Play in Scoreless Ties: Penalties Hit Teachers Hard". The Muncie Sunday Star. October 31, 1926. pp. 11, 12 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Normal 54, Oakland 7: Hoosieroons Hit Fast Clip". The Muncie Sunday Star. November 7, 1926. pp. 13–14 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Hanover Drops One: Muncie Normal Counts 13-0 Victory in Teachers' Homecoming Battle". The Indianapolis Star. November 14, 1926 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Normal 13, Hanover 0". The Muncie Sunday Star. November 14, 1926. pp. 13–14 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Muncie Normal Defeats Earlham 6-0". The Richmond Item. November 21, 1926. p. 19 – via Newspapers.com.