Michigan Tech Huskies football, 1930–1939

The Michigan Tech Huskies football program, 1930–1939 represented the Michigan College of Mines and Technology (now known as Michigan Technological University) as an independent team during the 1930s.[1]

1930–1939 Michigan Tech Huskies football
ConferenceIndependent
Head coach
Seasons

Bert Noblet was the head football coach from 1929 to 1935. He also coached the school's ice hockey team and was a professor of forestry.

Don Sherman was the head football coach from 1936 to 1942. He was also the school's athletic director and a professor of economics.[2]

1930

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1930 Michigan Tech Huskies football
ConferenceIndependent
Record1–5
Head coach
Home stadiumEngineer's field
Seasons
 1929
1931 
1930 Midwestern college football independents records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 1 Notre Dame  1000
Marquette  801
Haskell  910
Michigan State  512
DePaul  421
Detroit  532
Kent State  331
Saint Louis  332
John Carroll  352
Loyola (IL)  261
Michigan Tech  150
Rankings from Dickinson System

The 1930 Michigan Tech Huskies football team represented Michigan Technological University as an independent in the 1930 college football season. Led by second-year head coach Bert Noblet, the Huskies compiled a record of 1–5.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultSource
October 4Superior StateHoughton, MIL 0–35[3]
October 11at Northland (WI)Ashland, WIL 6–12[4]
October 18at Northern State Teachers (MI)Marquette, MIL 0–18[5]
October 25Duluth
W 14–6[6]
November 1Northern State Teachers (MI)daggerL 0–26
November 11at Billings PolytechnicBillings, MTL 7–13[7]
  • daggerHomecoming

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1931

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1931 Michigan Tech Huskies football
ConferenceIndependent
Record3–2
Head coach
Home stadiumHubbell Field
Seasons
 1930
1932 
1931 Midwestern college football independents records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Wilberforce  800
Lincoln (MO)  501
Marquette  810
Saint Louis  810
Detroit  721
Western State Teachers  520
No. 11 Notre Dame  621
DePaul  630
Michigan State  531
Haskell  640
Michigan Tech  320
Michigan State Normal  321
Central State (MI)  430
John Carroll  442
Wittenberg  333
Kent State  340
Rankings from Dickinson System

The 1931 Michigan Tech Huskies football team represented Michigan Technological University as an independent during the 1931 college football season. The Huskies completed the season with a 3–2 record.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultSource
October 2Superior StateL 0–43[9][10]
October 10Northland (WI)L 0–6
October 17Northern State Teachers (MI)W 18–7
October 31at Northern State Teachers (MI)Marquette, MIW 7–0
November 7Legion All-StarsW 38–0

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1932

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1932 Michigan Tech Huskies football
ConferenceIndependent
Record4–1
Head coach
Home stadiumHubbell Field
Seasons
 1931
1933 
1932 Midwestern college football independents records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Western State Teachers  601
Michigan State  710
Western Reserve  710
Detroit  820
Michigan Tech  410
No. 7 Notre Dame  720
DePaul  512
Michigan State Normal  520
Saint Louis  520
Marquette  431
Bowling Green  331
Central State (MI)  341
Haskell  251
Detroit City  160

The 1932 Michigan Tech Huskies football team represented Michigan Technological University as an independent during the 1932 college football season. The Huskies completed the season with a 4–1 record.[12]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultSource
October 1Copper Motor All-StarsW 7–0[13]
October 8at Northland (WI)Ashland, WIL 0–6[14]
October 15Northern State Teachers (MI) W 12–0
October 22Army FlyersHoughton, MIW 13–0[15]
October 29at Northern State Teachers (MI)Marquette, MIW 6–0

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1933

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1933 Michigan Tech Huskies football
ConferenceIndependent
Record2–2
Head coach
Home stadiumHubbell Field
Seasons
 1932
1934 
1933 Midwestern college football independents records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
DePaul  601
Detroit  710
Michigan State Normal  520
Saint Louis  630
Central State (MI)  521
Michigan State  422
Missouri Mines  430
Michigan Tech  220
Western State Teachers  331
Marquette  341
Notre Dame  351
Haskell  263
Detroit City  251

The 1933 Michigan Tech Huskies football team represented Michigan Technological University in the 1933 college football season. The Huskies completed the season with a 2–2 record.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResult
October 7Northland (WI)L 0–7
October 14Northern State Normal (MI)W 27–0
October 21Jordan (MI)L 6–15
October 28Northern State Normal (MI)W 7–0

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1934

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1934 Michigan Tech Huskies football
ConferenceIndependent
Record1–2–1
Head coach
Seasons
 1933
1935 
1934 Midwestern college football independents records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Michigan State  810
Wayne  710
Western State Teachers (MI)  710
Michigan State Normal  520
Notre Dame  630
Central State (MI)  530
Detroit  531
DePaul  430
Saint Louis  332
Marquette  450
Michigan Tech  121
Haskell  361
Missouri Mines  260
Wittenberg  270

The 1934 Michigan Tech Huskies football team represented the Michigan College of Mines and Technology (now known as Michigan Technological University) as an independent during the 1934 college football season. In their sixth year under head coach Bert Noblet, the team compiled a 1–2–1 record.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultSource
October 6at St. Norbert
T 0–0
October 13Northern State TeachersL 0–6
October 20Jordan (MI)Houghton, MIL 0–6
October 27Northern State TeachersW 9–0

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1935

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1935 Michigan Tech Huskies football
ConferenceIndependent
Record2–2–1
Head coach
Seasons
 1934
1936 
1935 Midwestern college football independents records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 23 Marquette  710
No. 8 Notre Dame  711
Michigan State  620
DePaul  521
Wayne  521
Detroit  630
Xavier  630
Michigan State Normal  422
Western State Teachers  530
Michigan Tech  221
Saint Louis  560
Central State (MI)  160
Haskell  071
Rankings from United Press

The 1935 Michigan Tech Huskies football team represented the Michigan College of Mines and Technology (now known as Michigan Technological University) as an independent during the 1935 college football season. In their seventh and final year under head coach Bert Noblet, the team compiled a 2–2–1 record.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultSource
October 5St. NorbertL 0–13
October 12Northern State TeachersHoughton, MIT 12–12
October 19Jordan (MI)L 7–10
October 26at Northern State TeachersMarquette, MIW 18–0
November 2Northland (WI)Houghton, MIW 39–7

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1936

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1936 Michigan Tech Huskies football
ConferenceIndependent
Record2–3
Head coach
Seasons
 1935
1937 
1936 Midwestern college football independents records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
DePaul  720
No. 20 Marquette  720
Michigan State  612
Michigan State Normal  620
No. 8 Notre Dame  621
Wayne  521
Detroit  730
Xavier  640
Saint Louis  541
Central Michigan  341
Michigan Tech  230
Western State Teachers  250
Haskell  161
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1936 Michigan Tech Huskies football team represented the Michigan College of Mines and Technology (now known as Michigan Technological University) as an independent during the 1936 college football season. In their first year under head coach Don Sherman, the team compiled a 2–3 record.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultSource
October 3St. NorbertHoughton, MIL 0–46
October 10at Northern State TeachersMarquette, MIL 6–13
October 24Northern State TeachersHoughton, MIW 12–6
October 31at Northland (WI)Ashland, WIW 7–6
November 7Lawrence TechW 6–0

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1937

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1937 Michigan Tech Huskies football
ConferenceIndependent
Record4–3
Head coach
Seasons
 1936
1938 
1937 Midwestern college football independents records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Michigan State  820
Akron  720
Central Michigan  620
DePaul  512
Wayne  620
No. T–9 Notre Dame  621
Detroit  730
Michigan State Normal  521
Western State Teachers  530
Michigan Tech  430
Xavier  451
Marquette  360
Haskell  270
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1937 Michigan Tech Huskies football team represented the Michigan College of Mines and Technology (now known as Michigan Technological University) as an independent during the 1937 college football season. In their second year under head coach Don Sherman, the team compiled a 4-3 record.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultSource
October 2Northland (WI)Houghton, MIW 19–3[21]
October 9Lawrence TechHoughton, MIW 14–0[22]
October 16Northern State TeachersdaggerHoughton, MIW 7–6[23]
October 23at Northern State TeachersMarquette, MIL 0–9
October 30at River Falls StateRiver Falls, WIL 0–9
November 6at Detroit Tech
W 6–0[24][25]
November 13St. Norbert
L 0–33[26]
  • daggerHomecoming

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1938

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1938 Michigan Tech Huskies football
ConferenceIndependent
Record1–5
Head coach
Seasons
 1937
1939 
1938 Midwestern college football independents records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 5 Notre Dame  810
Central Michigan  710
Michigan State Normal  611
Xavier  720
Akron  630
Michigan State  630
Detroit Tech  630
Detroit  640
Western State Teachers  430
Cincinnati  450
Haskell  260
Wayne  260
DePaul  270
Michigan Tech  150
Marquette  170
Rankings from AP poll

The 1938 Michigan Tech Huskies football team, also sometimes referred to as the Michigan Tech Engineers, represented the Michigan College of Mines and Technology (now known as Michigan Technological University) as an independent during the 1938 college football season. In their third year under head coach Don Sherman, the team compiled a 1–5 record.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultSource
October 1St. NorbertHoughton, MIL 0–13[28]
October 8at Northland (WI)Ashland, WIL 0–14
October 15Detroit TechHoughton, MIL 0–65[29]
October 22at Northern State TeachersMarquette, MIL 0–13
October 29River Falls StateHoughton, MIL 0–32
November 5Northern State TeachersHoughton, MIW 27–3

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1939

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1939 Michigan Tech Huskies football
ConferenceIndependent
Record3–1–1
Head coach
Home stadiumEngineers field
Seasons
 1938
1940 
1939 Midwestern college football independents records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Central Michigan  810
No. 13 Notre Dame  720
Michigan Tech  311
Ohio  630
Detroit  531
Akron  540
Cincinnati  432
Ohio Wesleyan  541
Marquette  440
Michigan State  441
Dayton  441
Michigan State Normal  331
Wayne  450
Xavier  351
Western State Teachers  261
Miami (OH)  171
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1939 Michigan Tech Huskies football team, also sometimes referred to as the Michigan Tech Engineers, represented the Michigan College of Mines and Technology (now known as Michigan Technological University) as an independent during the 1939 college football season. In their fourth year under head coach Don Sherman, the team compiled a 3–1–1 record.

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 8Northland (WI)Houghton, MIW 21–0[31]
October 14Northern State Teachersdagger
  • Engineers field
  • Houghton, MI
W 7–6> 1,500[32]
October 21at St. Norbert
L 0–20[33]
October 28at Northern State TeachersMarquette, MIT 0–0[34]
November 42:00 p.m.at Grand Rapids
W 12–0[35]

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