1974 Eastern Michigan Hurons football team

The 1974 Eastern Michigan Hurons football team represented Eastern Michigan University as an independent during the 1974 NCAA Division II football season. In their first season under head coach George Mans, the Hurons compiled a 4–6–1 record and were outscored by their opponents, 178 to 143.^[1]

Coach Mans had been an assistant football coach at the University of Michigan since 1966. He was hired by Eastern Michigan in February 1974.^[2] In his first season as head coach, the Hurons started the season with only one win in the first four games, but the team finished strong, going 3–2–1 in the final five games. The team's victories were against Western Michigan (20–19), Northern Michigan (24–0), Ball State (17–9), and Toledo (28–12).^[3]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 7	at Miami (OH)	Miami Field Oxford, OH	L 0–39
September 14	Western Michigan	Rynearson Stadium Ypsilanti, MI	W 20–19
September 21	Northeast Louisiana	Rynearson Stadium Ypsilanti, MI	L 14–17
September 28	Kent State	Rynearson Stadium Ypsilanti, MI	L 0–13
October 5	at Arkansas State	Centennial Bank Stadium Jonesboro, AR	L 7–14
October 12	at McNeese State	Cowboy Stadium Lake Charles, LA	T 6–6
October 19	at Northern Michigan	Marquette, MI	W 24–0
October 26	Ball State	Rynearson Stadium Ypsilanti, MI	W 17–9
November 2	Central Michigan	Rynearson Stadium Ypsilanti, MI (rivalry)	L 13–28
November 16	at Weber State	Stewart Stadium Ogden, UT	L 14–21
November 23	at Toledo	Glass Bowl Toledo, OH	W 28–12
Homecoming

See also

• 1974 in Michigan

References