1903–04 Michigan State Normal Normalites men's basketball team
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|mode = Basketball
|year = 1903–04
|team = Michigan State Normal Normalites
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|conference = Independent
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|record = 2–6
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|head_coach = Wilbur P. Bowen
|hc_year = 1st
|asst_coach1 = Charles B. Jordan
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|stadium = Gymnasium
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The 1903–04 team finished with a record 2–6. It was the first year for head coach Wilbur P. Bowen. Wilbur Bowen became Eastern Michigan's first athletic director in 1903. The team captain was Wilbur Morris and C.B. Jordan was the team manager.
Roster
| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
! Number ! Name ! Position ! Class ! Hometown |
| | Albert Graham
| Center | Senior | |
| | Roy Sprague
| Forward | Junior |
| | Wilbur Morris
| Forward | Senior | |
| | Edward O'Brien
| Guard | Junior |
| | Jason Hayward
| Guard | Senior | |
| | W.B. Smith
| Guard | Sophomore | Ubly, MI |
{{cite book |title=The Aurora: Senior Class Annual |date=1904 |edition=XI}}
Schedule
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!colspan=9 style="background:#006633; color:#FFFFFF;"| Non-conference regular season
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| date = January 16, 1904
| time = CancelledDetroit Free Press January 17, 1904 "Hitch in Normal Game"
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| opponent = Detroit Athletic Club/Detroit YMCA
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| site_stadium = Gymnasium
| site_cityst = Ypsilanti, MI
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!colspan=9 style="background:#006633; color:#FFFFFF;"| Exhibition
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| date = January 16, 1904
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| opponent = Normal Reserves
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| site_stadium = Gymnasium
| site_cityst = Ypsilanti, MI
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!colspan=9 style="background:#006633; color:#FFFFFF;"| Non-conference regular season
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| date = January 28, 1904
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| opponent = Adrian College
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| site_stadium = Gymnasium
| site_cityst = Ypsilanti, MI
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| score = 27-8
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| record = 1-0
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{{CBB schedule entry
| date = February 6, 1904
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| opponent = Michigan State
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| site_stadium = Gymnasium
| site_cityst = Ypsilanti, MI
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| score = 2-22
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| record = 1-1
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{{CBB schedule entry
| date = February 13, 1904
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| away = yes
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| opponent = Detroit AC
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| site_stadium = DAC Gym
| site_cityst = Detroit, MI
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| score = 13-38
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| record = 1-2
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{{CBB schedule entry
| date = February 17, 1904
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| opponent = Jackson YMCA
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| site_stadium = Gymnasium
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| score = 27-8
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| record = 2-2
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{{CBB schedule entry
| date = February 19, 1904
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| opponent = Adrian College
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| site_cityst = Adrian, MI
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| score = 7-15
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| record = 2-3
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{{CBB schedule entry
| date = February 19, 1904
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| score = 10-12
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| record = 2-4
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{{CBB schedule entry
| date = February 27, 1904
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| opponent = Detroit AC
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| site_stadium = Gymnasium
| site_cityst = Ypsilanti, MI
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| score = 14-34
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| record = 2-5
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{{CBB schedule entry
| date = March 5, 1904
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| away = yes
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| opponent = Michigan State
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| site_stadium = Armory
| site_cityst = East Lansing, MI
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| score = 14-34
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| record = 2-6
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{{CBB schedule entry
| date = March 5, 1904
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| opponent = Governor's Guard
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!colspan=9 style="background:#006633; color:#FFFFFF;"| Postseason
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| date = March 11, 1904
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| opponent = Detroit Coopers
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| site_stadium = Gymnasium
| site_cityst = Ypsilanti, MI
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| score = 22-18
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| record = 3-6
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{{CBB schedule entry
| date = March 25, 1904
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| opponent = Detroit Coopers
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| site_stadium = D.A.C Gym
| site_cityst = Detroit, MI
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| score = 13-23
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| record = 3-7
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|-
!colspan=9 style="background:#006633; color:#FFFFFF;"| Non-conference regular season
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| date = May 9, 1904
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| opponent = Hillsdale
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{{CBB schedule end|rank=| poll=AP Poll|timezone=Eastern Time}}
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