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]
| 1912–13 Michigan State Normal Normalites men's basketball | |
|---|---|
Michigan Normal Champions | |
| Conference | Independent |
| Record | 6–2 |
| Head coach |
|
| Assistant coach | Russell Mumford |
| Home arena | Gymnasium |

Roster
edit| Number | 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
edit| Date time, TV |
Rank# | 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. | |||||||||||
Game Notes
editJanuary 3, 1913
editEMU Media Guide has game on 1/3 in Ypsilanti but the Aurora Yearbook has game on 1/31 in Hillsdale, MI.
February 1, 1913
editEMU Media Guide has game in Ypsilanti but the Aurora Yearbook has game in Battle Creek, MI.
February 7, 1913
editEMU Media Guide has game on 2/7 but the Aurora Yearbook has game on 2/8.
February 27, 1913
editEMU 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
edit- ↑ 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.