Claim: The 1916 Michigan State Normal Normalites football team played four games and ended with a winning record.
Evidence: 1–2–1 
In their second and final season under head coach Elmer Mitchell, the Normalites compiled a record of 1–2–1 and were outscored by their opponents by a combined total of 33 to 18. 
T 0–0 L 0–6 L 6–21 W 12–6