| Mode: | Basketball |
| Year: | 1904–05 |
| Team: | Michigan State Normal Normalites |
| Conference: | Independent |
| Record: | 8–3 |
| Head Coach: | Wilbur P. Bowen |
| Hc Year: | 2nd |
| Asst Coach1: | Herbert Chapman |
| Asst Coach2: | John Thomas |
| Stadium: | Gymnasium |
The 1904–05 team finished with a record 8–3. It was the second year for head coach Wilbur P. Bowen. The team captain was Edward O’Brien and the team managers were Herbert Chapman and John Thomas.
| Number | Name | Position | Class | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edward O'Brien | Guard | Senior | Berrien Center, MI | |
| W.B. Smith | Guard | Junior | Ubly, MI | |
| Clare Olney | Guard | |||
| Roy Head | Center | Junior | Milan, MI | |
| Grover Thomas | Forward | |||
| Roy Sprague | Forward | Senior | Farmington, MI | |
| Carpenter | Forward | |||
| Hugh Osborne | Forward | Senior | Lapeer, MI | |
| Mowry | ||||
| Jordan | ||||
| Oren Evans | Senior | Shelby Charter Township, MI | ||
|-!colspan=9 style="background:#006633; color:#FFFFFF;"| Non-conference regular season
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Starting lineup for was Head (Center), O'Brien (Guard), W.D. Smith (Guard), Sprague (Forward), and Thomas (Forward). The Normals led at the half 9-7. O'Brien scored two baskets for the Normals. Media Guide has a score of 24-16 but Detroit Free Press, Aurora, Michigan Normal News all have 16-14.[12]
In the first half, Sprague scored the only basket from the field during the loss. Sprague scored ten more points from the foul line. Thomas, Head, Smith, and O'Brien also started the game. The score at the end of the first half was 6-29 in favor of DAC. Media guide shows score of 12-44, Detroit Free Press has 12-45, and Aurora shows 14-54.[13]
Adrian has a score of 20-29.