1959 Western Michigan Broncos football team
American college football season
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Conference | Mid-American Conference |
Record | 4–5 (3–3 MAC) |
Head coach |
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MVP | Clarence Cheatham |
Captain | Dick Olmsted |
Home stadium | Waldo Stadium |
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 1 Bowling Green $ | 6 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 9 Ohio | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 19 Miami (OH) | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kent State | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Western Michigan | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Marshall | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Toledo | 0 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1959 Western Michigan Broncos football team represented Western Michigan University in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1959 college football season. In their third season under head coach Merle Schlosser, the Broncos compiled a 4–5 record (3–3 against MAC opponents), finished in fifth place in the MAC, and outscored their opponents, 185 to 116.[1][2] The team played its home games at Waldo Stadium in Kalamazoo, Michigan.[3]
Guard Dick Olmsted was the team captain.[4] Offensive guard Clarence Cheatham received the team's most outstanding player award.[5]
Schedule
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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September 19 | at Central Michigan* |
| L 15–21 | 5,800–7,000 | [6] | ||
September 26 | No. 6 Miami (OH) |
| L 0–21 | 12,000 | |||
October 3 | Marshall |
| W 51–0 | 10,000 | |||
October 10 | at No. 17 Bowling Green | Bowling Green, OH | L 0–34 | 9,500 | [7] | ||
October 17 | Washington University* |
| W 78–0 | 11,500 | |||
October 24 | at Toledo | W 24–14 | 3,200 | [8] | |||
October 31 | at No. 10 Ohio | L 9–12 | 10,200–12,000 | [9] | |||
November 7 | Kent State |
| W 7–0 | 6,500 | |||
November 14 | Detroit* |
| L 0–14 | 6,500 | |||
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References
- ^ "Football Records: Annual Results". Western Michigan University. Retrieved July 5, 2016.
- ^ "Football Records: Year-By-Year Results - 1950 - 59". Western Michigan University. Retrieved July 5, 2016.
- ^ "Waldo Stadium". Western Michigan University. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved July 5, 2016.
- ^ "Football History: All-Time Captains". Western Michigan University. Retrieved July 5, 2016.
- ^ "Football History: Team Awards". Western Michigan University. Retrieved July 5, 2016.
- ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 14, 2022.
- ^ "Western Michigan Handed 34-0 Loss". The Battle Creek Enquirer and News. October 11, 1959. p. IV-1 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 18, 2022.
- ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 19, 2022.
- ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 18, 2022.
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