1957 Western Michigan Broncos football team

1957 Western Michigan Broncos football
ConferenceMid-American Conference
Record4–4–1 (1–4–1 MAC)
Head coach
MVPJoe Grigg
CaptainBob Mason
Home stadiumWaldo Stadium
Seasons
← 1956
1958 →
1957 Mid-American Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Miami (OH) $ 5 – 0 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Bowling Green 3 – 1 – 2 6 – 1 – 2
Marshall 4 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Toledo 3 – 2 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Western Michigan 1 – 4 – 1 4 – 4 – 1
Ohio 1 – 4 – 1 2 – 6 – 1
Kent State 1 – 5 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1957 Western Michigan Broncos football team represented Western Michigan University in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1957 college football season. In their first season under head coach Merle Schlosser, the Broncos compiled a 4–4–1 record (1–4–1 against MAC opponents), finished in fifth place in the MAC, and were outscored by their opponents, 150 to 126.[1][2] The team played its home games at Waldo Stadium in Kalamazoo, Michigan.[3]

Quarterback Bob Mason was the team captain.[4] End Joe Grigg received the team's most outstanding player award.[5]

Merle Schlosser was named head football coach on January 19, 1957. Schlosser was a 29-year old Illinois graduate who had been an assistant coach at Missouri under Don Faurot in 1955 and 1956.[6]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResult
September 21at Central Michigan*
W 33–0
September 28Miami (OH)
L 0–20
October 5Marshall
  • Waldo Stadium
  • Kalamazoo, MI
L 7–12
October 12at Bowling Green
T 14–14
October 19Youngstown State*
  • Waldo Stadium
  • Kalamazoo, MI
W 25–14
October 25at Toledo
L 16–27
November 2at Ohio
L 7–20
November 9Western Reserve*
  • Waldo Stadium
  • Kalamazoo, MI
W 20–0
November 16Kent State
  • Waldo Stadium
  • Kalamazoo, MI
W 28–20
  • *Non-conference game

[7]

References

  1. ^ "Football Records: Annual Results". Western Michigan University. Retrieved July 5, 2016.
  2. ^ "Football Records: Year-By-Year Results - 1950 - 59". Western Michigan University. Retrieved July 5, 2016.
  3. ^ "Waldo Stadium". Western Michigan University. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved July 5, 2016.
  4. ^ "Football History: All-Time Captains". Western Michigan University. Retrieved July 5, 2016.
  5. ^ "Football History: Team Awards". Western Michigan University. Retrieved July 5, 2016.
  6. ^ "Broncos Hire Missouri Aide". Detroit Free Press. January 20, 1957. p. 4E.
  7. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 18, 2022.


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