1955 Western Michigan Broncos football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 1955 Western Michigan Broncos football Mid-American Conference MAC 1–7–1 0–5 Jack Petoskey 3rd Charles Nidiffer Jim Devine Jerry Ganzel Waldo Stadium The 1955 Western Michigan Broncos football team represented Western Michigan College (renamed Western Michigan University in 1957) in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1955 college football season. In their third season under head coach Jack Petoskey, the Broncos compiled a 1–7–1 record (0–5 against MAC opponents), finished in seventh place in the MAC, and were outscored by their opponents, 200 to 80.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 Jim Devine and quarterback Jerry Ganzel were the team captains.Football History: All-Time Captains Western Michigan University July 5, 2016 http://www.wmubroncos.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=4600&ATCLID=204948804 Fullback Charles Nidiffer 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 Schedule y y September 17 1955 Great Lakes Navy Bluejackets Great Lakes Navy<ncg> Waldo Stadium Kalamazoo, MI T 13-13 September 24 @ Central Michigan<ncg> Alumni Field Mount Pleasant, MI (rivalry) L 13-27 Central Michigan Whips Western Lansing State Journal September 25, 1955 71 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/18079804/central_michigan_whips_western/ Newspapers.com October 1 Bowling Green Waldo Stadium Kalamazoo, MI L 0-35 Western Michigan Outclassed: Bowling Green Takes 35-0 Victory Lansing State Journal October 2, 1955 60 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/18085808/western_michigan_outclassed_bowling/ Newspapers.com October 8 Marshall Waldo Stadium Kalamazoo, MI L 0-28 Marshall Blanks Western, 28-0 Battle Creek Enquirer October 9, 1955 4-3 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/18085868/marshall_blanks_western_280/ Newspapers.com October 15 @ Toledo Glass Bowl Toledo, OH L 0-6 October 22 Washington University<ncg> Waldo Stadium Kalamazoo, MI L 14-26 8,000 3 TDs by Siegel as Bears Win St. Louis Post-Dispatch October 23, 1955 1E, 2E https://www.newspapers.com/clip/18086000/3_tds_by_siegel_as_bears_win/ Newspapers.com November 5 @ Ohio Peden Stadium Athens, OH L 14-40 Ohio U. Tops Broncos By 40-14 Count Battle Creek Enquirer November 6, 1955 4-1 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/18086089/ohio_u_tops_broncos_by_4014_count/ Newspapers.com November 12 Western Reserve<ncg> Waldo Stadium Kalamazoo, MI W 13-0 Western Wins Lansing State Journal November 13, 1955 68 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/18086167/western_wins/ Newspapers.com November 19 Kent State Waldo Stadium Kalamazoo, MI L 14-25 Kent Overpowers Western Michigan The Akron Beacon Journal November 20, 1955 4B https://www.newspapers.com/clip/18086261/kent_overpowers_western_michigan/ Newspapers.com Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics (1955 Western Michigan) https://stats.ncaa.org/team/774/stats/13492 National Collegiate Athletic Association December 18, 2022 References Western Michigan Category:Western Michigan Broncos football seasons Western Michigan Broncos football