Michigan Tech Huskies football, 1930–1939

1930–1939 Michigan Tech Huskies football
ConferenceIndependent
Head coach

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]

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

1930 Michigan Tech Huskies football
ConferenceIndependent
Record1–5
Head coach
Home stadiumEngineer's field
1930 Midwestern college football independents records
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 Notre Dame   –   10 – 0 – 0
Marquette   –   8 – 0 – 1
Haskell   –   9 – 1 – 0
Michigan State   –   5 – 1 – 2
DePaul   –   4 – 2 – 1
Detroit   –   5 – 3 – 2
Kent State   –   3 – 3 – 1
Saint Louis   –   3 – 3 – 2
John Carroll   –   3 – 5 – 2
Loyola (IL)   –   2 – 6 – 1
Michigan Tech   –   1 – 5 – 0
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

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

[8]

1931

1931 Michigan Tech Huskies football
ConferenceIndependent
Record3–2
Head coach
Home stadiumHubbell Field
1931 Midwestern college football independents records
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Wilberforce   –   8 – 0 – 0
Marquette   –   8 – 1 – 0
Saint Louis   –   8 – 1 – 0
Detroit   –   7 – 2 – 1
Western State Teachers   –   5 – 2 – 0
No. 11 Notre Dame   –   6 – 2 – 1
DePaul   –   6 – 3 – 0
Michigan State   –   5 – 3 – 1
Haskell   –   6 – 4 – 0
Michigan Tech   –   3 – 2 – 0
Michigan State Normal   –   3 – 2 – 1
Central State (MI)   –   4 – 3 – 0
John Carroll   –   4 – 4 – 2
Wittenberg   –   3 – 3 – 3
Kent State   –   3 – 4 – 0
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

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

1932 Michigan Tech Huskies football
ConferenceIndependent
Record4–1
Head coach
Home stadiumHubbell Field
1932 Midwestern college football independents records
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Western State Teachers   –   6 – 0 – 1
Michigan State   –   7 – 1 – 0
Western Reserve   –   7 – 1 – 0
Detroit   –   8 – 2 – 0
Michigan Tech   –   4 – 1 – 0
No. 7 Notre Dame   –   7 – 2 – 0
DePaul   –   5 – 1 – 2
Michigan State Normal   –   5 – 2 – 0
Saint Louis   –   5 – 2 – 0
Marquette   –   4 – 3 – 1
Bowling Green   –   3 – 3 – 1
Central State (MI)   –   3 – 4 – 1
Haskell   –   2 – 5 – 1
Detroit City   –   1 – 6 – 0

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

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

[16]

1933

1933 Michigan Tech Huskies football
ConferenceIndependent
Record2–2
Head coach
Home stadiumHubbell Field
1933 Midwestern college football independents records
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
DePaul   –   6 – 0 – 1
Detroit   –   7 – 1 – 0
Michigan State Normal   –   5 – 2 – 0
Saint Louis   –   6 – 3 – 0
Central State (MI)   –   5 – 2 – 1
Michigan State   –   4 – 2 – 2
Missouri Mines   –   4 – 3 – 0
Michigan Tech   –   2 – 2 – 0
Western State Teachers   –   3 – 3 – 1
Marquette   –   3 – 4 – 1
Notre Dame   –   3 – 5 – 1
Haskell   –   2 – 6 – 3
Detroit City   –   2 – 5 – 1

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

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

1934 Michigan Tech Huskies football
ConferenceIndependent
Record1–2–1
Head coach
1934 Midwestern college football independents records
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Michigan State   –   8 – 1 – 0
Wayne   –   7 – 1 – 0
Western State Teachers (MI)   –   7 – 1 – 0
Michigan State Normal   –   5 – 2 – 0
Notre Dame   –   6 – 3 – 0
Central State (MI)   –   5 – 3 – 0
Detroit   –   5 – 3 – 1
DePaul   –   4 – 3 – 0
Saint Louis   –   3 – 3 – 2
Marquette   –   4 – 5 – 0
Michigan Tech   –   1 – 2 – 1
Haskell   –   3 – 6 – 1
Missouri Mines   –   2 – 6 – 0
Wittenberg   –   2 – 7 – 0

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

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

[18]

1935

1935 Michigan Tech Huskies football
ConferenceIndependent
Record2–2–1
Head coach
1935 Midwestern college football independents records
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 23 Marquette   –   7 – 1 – 0
No. 8 Notre Dame   –   7 – 1 – 1
Michigan State   –   6 – 2 – 0
DePaul   –   5 – 2 – 1
Wayne   –   5 – 2 – 1
Detroit   –   6 – 3 – 0
Xavier   –   6 – 3 – 0
Michigan State Normal   –   4 – 2 – 2
Western State Teachers   –   5 – 3 – 0
Michigan Tech   –   2 – 2 – 1
Saint Louis   –   5 – 6 – 0
Central State (MI)   –   1 – 6 – 0
Haskell   –   0 – 7 – 1
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

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

1936 Michigan Tech Huskies football
ConferenceIndependent
Record2–3
Head coach
  • Don Sherman (1st season)
1936 Midwestern college football independents records
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
DePaul   –   7 – 2 – 0
No. 20 Marquette   –   7 – 2 – 0
Michigan State   –   6 – 1 – 2
Michigan State Normal   –   6 – 2 – 0
Akron   –   6 – 2 – 1
No. 8 Notre Dame   –   6 – 2 – 1
Wayne   –   5 – 2 – 1
Detroit   –   7 – 3 – 0
Xavier   –   6 – 4 – 0
Saint Louis   –   5 – 4 – 1
Central Michigan   –   3 – 4 – 1
Michigan Tech   –   2 – 3 – 0
Western State Teachers   –   2 – 5 – 0
Haskell   –   1 – 6 – 1
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

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

1937 Michigan Tech Huskies football
ConferenceIndependent
Record4–3
Head coach
  • Don Sherman (2nd season)
1937 Midwestern college football independents records
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Michigan State   –   8 – 2 – 0
Akron   –   7 – 2 – 0
Central Michigan   –   6 – 2 – 0
DePaul   –   5 – 1 – 2
Wayne   –   6 – 2 – 0
No. T–9 Notre Dame   –   6 – 2 – 1
Detroit   –   7 – 3 – 0
Michigan State Normal   –   5 – 2 – 1
Western State Teachers   –   5 – 3 – 0
Michigan Tech   –   4 – 3 – 0
Xavier   –   4 – 5 – 1
Marquette   –   3 – 6 – 0
Haskell   –   2 – 7 – 0
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

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

[27]

1938

1938 Michigan Tech Huskies football
ConferenceIndependent
Record1–5
Head coach
  • Don Sherman (3rd season)
1938 Midwestern college football independents records
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 5 Notre Dame   –   8 – 1 – 0
Central Michigan   –   7 – 1 – 0
Michigan State Normal   –   6 – 1 – 1
Xavier   –   7 – 2 – 0
Akron   –   6 – 3 – 0
Michigan State   –   6 – 3 – 0
Detroit Tech   –   6 – 3 – 0
Detroit   –   6 – 4 – 0
Western State Teachers   –   4 – 3 – 0
Cincinnati   –   4 – 5 – 0
Haskell   –   2 – 6 – 0
Wayne   –   2 – 6 – 0
DePaul   –   2 – 7 – 0
Michigan Tech   –   1 – 5 – 0
Marquette   –   1 – 7 – 0
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

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

[30]

1939

1939 Michigan Tech Huskies football
ConferenceIndependent
Record3–1–1
Head coach
  • Don Sherman (4th season)
Home stadiumEngineers field
1939 Midwestern college football independents records
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Central Michigan   –   8 – 1 – 0
No. 13 Notre Dame   –   7 – 2 – 0
Michigan Tech   –   3 – 1 – 1
Ohio   –   6 – 3 – 0
Detroit   –   5 – 3 – 1
Akron   –   5 – 4 – 0
Cincinnati   –   4 – 3 – 2
Ohio Wesleyan   –   5 – 4 – 1
Marquette   –   4 – 4 – 0
Michigan State   –   4 – 4 – 1
Dayton   –   4 – 4 – 1
Michigan State Normal   –   3 – 3 – 1
Wayne   –   4 – 5 – 0
Xavier   –   3 – 5 – 1
Western State Teachers   –   2 – 6 – 1
Miami (OH)   –   1 – 7 – 1
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

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]

[36]

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