1912–13 Michigan State Normal Normalites men's basketball team

1912–13 Michigan State Normal Normalites men's basketball
1912–13 Michigan State Normal Normalites men's basketball
Michigan Normal Champions
Conference	Independent
Record	6–2
Head coach	LeRoy Brown (1st season);
Assistant coach	Russell Mumford
Home arena	Gymnasium
	Seasons ← 1911–12 1913–14 →

The 1912–13 team finished with a record of 6–2. It was the 1st year for head coach LeRoy Brown. The team captain and manager was Russell Mumford. The team won the Michigan Normal title by defeating Central Michigan.^[1]

Roster

Name	Position	Class	Hometown
Russell Mumford	Guard	Junior	Ypsilanti, MI
Elton Rynearson	Guard		Ypsilanti, MI
Herbert Moore	Center	Junior	Toledo, OH
Bernard Goodrich	Forward	Junior
Odo A. Hindelang	Forward	Senior	Detroit, MI
Edward Millis	Substitute

Schedule

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
January 11, 1913*	Alumni	W 33-14	1-0	Gymnasium Ypsilanti, MI
January 17, 1913*	Detroit Mercy	L 27-29	1-1	Gymnasium Ypsilanti, MI
January 25, 1913*	Polish Seminary	W 40-28	2-1	Gymnasium Ypsilanti, MI
January 31, 1913*	Hillsdale College	L 17-24	2-2	Gymnasium Hillsdale, MI
February 1, 1913*	Battle Creek	W 38-25	3-2	Gymnasium Ypsilanti, MI
February 7, 1913*	Albion College	W 27-21	4-2	Gymnasium Ypsilanti, MI
February 15, 1913*	St. John's (Toledo, OH)	W 46-38	5-2	Gymnasium Ypsilanti, MI
February 27, 1913 or March 1, 1913¹*	Central Michigan	W 38-20	6-2	Gymnasium Ypsilanti, MI
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

^[2] ^[3] ^[4] ^[5]

Game Notes

January 3, 1913

EMU Media Guide has game on 1/3 in Ypsilanti but the Aurora Yearbook has game on 1/31 in Hillsdale, MI.

February 1, 1913

EMU Media Guide has game in Ypsilanti but the Aurora Yearbook has game in Battle Creek, MI.

February 7, 1913

EMU Media Guide has game on 2/7 but the Aurora Yearbook has game on 2/8.

February 27, 1913

EMU shows list the game being played on 2/27 and CMU list the game on 3/1 with a score of 20-38. The Aurora has the game on 2/28.

References

^ Detroit Free Press (March 3, 1913). "DAC Plays at Toledo". Retrieved October 1, 2025.
^ "2018-19 Eastern Michigan Men's Basketball Media Guide". Retrieved February 12, 2019.
^ "2018-19 Detroit Mercy Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved February 13, 2019.
^ "2018-19 Central Michigan Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved February 13, 2019.
^ "Aurora, 1913". Retrieved December 16, 2023.

[1] Detroit Free Press (March 3, 1913). "DAC Plays at Toledo". Retrieved October 1, 2025.

[2] "2018-19 Eastern Michigan Men's Basketball Media Guide". Retrieved February 12, 2019.

[3] "2018-19 Detroit Mercy Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved February 13, 2019.

[4] "2018-19 Central Michigan Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved February 13, 2019.

[5] "Aurora, 1913". Retrieved December 16, 2023.

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