1953 Western Michigan Broncos football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 1953 Western Michigan Broncos football Mid-American Conference MAC 1–6–1 0–4–1 Jack Petoskey 1st Leslie Koster Floyd Stollsteimer Waldo Stadium The 1953 Western Michigan Broncos football team represented Michigan College of Education (later renamed Western Michigan University) in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1953 college football season. In their first season under head coach Jack Petoskey, the Broncos compiled a 1–6–1 record (0–4–1 against MAC opponents), finished in sixth place in the MAC, and were outscored by their opponents, 238 to 66.Football Records: Annual Results Western Michigan University July 5, 2016 http://www.wmubroncos.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=4600&ATCLID=204948424Football Records: Year-By-Year Results - 1950 - 59 Western Michigan University July 5, 2016 http://www.wmubroncos.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=4600&ATCLID=204947849 The team played its home games at Waldo Stadium in Kalamazoo, Michigan.Waldo Stadium Western Michigan University July 5, 2016 http://www.wmubroncos.com/ViewArticle.dbml?ATCLID=120527 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20160303165153/http://www.wmubroncos.com/ViewArticle.dbml?ATCLID=120527 March 3, 2016 Guard Floyd Stollsteimer was the team captain.Football History: All-Time Captains Western Michigan University July 5, 2016 http://www.wmubroncos.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=4600&ATCLID=204948804 Offensive tackle Leslie Koster received the team's most outstanding player award.Football History: Team Awards Western Michigan University July 5, 2016 http://www.wmubroncos.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=4600&ATCLID=204950513 In December 1952, assistant coach Jack Petoskey was appointed as the team's new head coach.Petoskey Gets Top Bronc Job Detroit Free Press December 13, 1952 13 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/5799946/petoskey_gets_top_bronc_job/ Schedule y y September 26 @ Central Michigan<ncg> Alumni Field Mount Pleasant, MI (rivalry) L 0-21 Central Michigan Blanks Western Michigan, 21-0 Lansing State Journal September 27, 1953 63 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/18067428/central_michigan_blanks_western/ Newspapers.com October 3 @ 1953 Illinois Wesleyan Titans Illinois Wesleyan<ncg> Bloomington, IL W 20-7 Illinois Wesleyan Loses, 20-7, to Michigan Foe Chicago Tribune October 4, 1953 2–3 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/18067466/illinois_wesleyan_loses_207_to/ Newspapers.com October 10 Miami (OH) Waldo Stadium Kalamazoo, MI L 6-52 Miami Tramples Western Michigan The Tribune (Coshocton, OH) October 11, 1953 14 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/18067502/miami_tramples_western_michigan/ Newspapers.com October 17 @ Toledo Glass Bowl Toledo, OH L 7-19 Toledo U. Defeats Western Michigan Battle Creek Enquirer October 18, 1953 35 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/18067533/toledo_u_defeats_western_michigan/ Newspapers.com October 24 Washington University<ncg><hc> Waldo Stadium Kalamazoo, MI L 7-18 8,000 Ted Dunn Scores Twice as Bears Beat Western Mich., 18-7 St. Louis Post-Dispatch October 25, 1953 Sports 1, 3 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/18067584/ted_dunn_scores_twice_as_bears_beat/ Newspapers.com October 31 Ohio Waldo Stadium Kalamazoo, MI L 12-67 Bobcats Ramble, 67-12: Ohio U. Smothers Western Michigan The Akron Beacon Journal November 1, 1953 52 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/18067614/bobcats_ramble_6712_ohio_u_smothers/ Newspapers.com November 7 @ Western Reserve Clarke Field Cleveland, OH T 14-14 < 200 W. Reserve, Broncos Tie Detroit Free Press November 8, 1953 D5 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/18067656/w_reserve_broncos_tie/ Newspapers.com November 14 Kent State Waldo Stadium Kalamazoo, MI L 0-40 2,500 Mariano Leads Kent Past W. Michigan, 40-0 Akron Beacon Journal November 15, 1953 4B https://www.newspapers.com/clip/18077484/mariano_leads_kent_past_w_michigan/ Newspapers.com Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics (1953 Western Michigan) https://stats.ncaa.org/team/774/stats/13795 National Collegiate Athletic Association December 18, 2022 References Western Michigan Category:Western Michigan Broncos football seasons Western Michigan Broncos football