1959 Western Michigan Broncos football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 1959 Western Michigan Broncos football 1959 Western Michigan Broncos football team.jpg 285 Mid-American Conference MAC 4–5 3–3 Merle Schlosser 3rd Clarence Cheatham Dick Olmsted Waldo Stadium 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.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 Dick Olmsted 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 guard Clarence Cheatham 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 1959 small college UPI y y September 19 @ Central Michigan<ncg> Alumni Field Mount Pleasant, MI (rivalry) L 15-21 5,800–7,000 Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics (1959 Central Michigan) https://stats.ncaa.org/team/129/stats/13013 National Collegiate Athletic Association December 14, 2022 September 26 No. 6 Miami (OH) Waldo Stadium Kalamazoo, MI L 0-21 12,000 October 3 Marshall Waldo Stadium Kalamazoo, MI W 51-0 10,000 October 10 @ No. 17 Bowling Green Bowling Green, OH L 0-34 9,500 Western Michigan Handed 34-0 Loss The Battle Creek Enquirer and News October 11, 1959 IV-1 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/38507564/western_michigan_handed_340_loss/ Newspapers.com October 17 1956 Washington University Bears Washington University<ncg> Waldo Stadium Kalamazoo, MI W 78-0 11,500 October 24 @ Toledo Glass Bowl Toledo, OH W 24-14 3,200 Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics (1959 Toledo) https://stats.ncaa.org/team/709/stats/13013 National Collegiate Athletic Association December 18, 2022 October 31 @ No. 10 Ohio Peden Stadium Athens, OH L 9-12 10,200–12,000 Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics (1959 Ohio) https://stats.ncaa.org/team/519/stats/13013 National Collegiate Athletic Association December 19, 2022 November 7 Kent State Waldo Stadium Kalamazoo, MI W 7-0 6,500 November 14 Detroit<ncg> Waldo Stadium Kalamazoo, MI L 0-14 6,500 Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics (1959 Western Michigan) https://stats.ncaa.org/team/774/stats/13013 National Collegiate Athletic Association December 18, 2022 References Western Michigan Category:Western Michigan Broncos football seasons Western Michigan Broncos football