1907 Western State Normal Hilltoppers football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 1907 Western State Normal Hilltoppers football Independent 4–2–1 William H. Spaulding 1st Tubby Meyers The 1907 Western State Normal Hilltoppers football team represented Western State Normal School (later renamed Western Michigan University) as an independent during the 1907 college football season. In their first season under head coach William H. Spaulding, the Hilltoppers compiled a 4–2–1 record and shut out five of seven opponents.Football Records: Annual Results Western Michigan University July 5, 2016 http://www.wmubroncos.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=4600&ATCLID=204948424 After losing to Albion (5–0) and Olivet (3–0), the team did not allow a point to be scored by its opponents in the final four games against Central Michigan (29–0), 1907 Ferris Institute Ferris Institute (0–0), Michigan State Normal (6–0), and 1907 Kalamazoo Kalamazoo (40–0). Halfback Tubby Meyers was the team captain for the second of three consecutive years.Football History: All-Time Captains Western Michigan University July 5, 2016 http://www.wmubroncos.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=4600&ATCLID=204948804 The 1907 season marked the beginning of a 15-year tenure by Spaulding as the school's head football coach. Spalding had played college football at Wabash College in 1906. He coached the Western State football team from 1907 to 1921, compiling a 62–25–3 record, and later served as head football coach at Minnesota (1922–1924) and UCLA (1925–1938). Schedule y y October 5 Grand Rapids High School W 9-0 October 9 at Albion Albion, MI L 0-5 By Single Touchdown: Albion College Eleven Beats Kalamazoo Normals Detroit Free Press October 10, 1907 7 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/18508232/by_single_touchdown_albion_college/ Newspapers.comWestern State Normal Detroit Free Press October 13, 1907 23 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/18508394/western_state_normal/ Newspapers.com October 12 at Olivet Olivet, MI L 0-43 Fine Run By Thomas https://www.newspapers.com/article/detroit-free-press/168489022/ Detroit Free Press Detroit, Michigan October 13, 1907 22 March 21, 2025 Newspapers.com October 19 at Central Michigan Mount Pleasant, MI (rivalry) W 27-0 Mount Pleasant Easy For Normal Squad https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-kalamazoo-gazette/168489185/ Kalamazoo Gazette Kalamazoo, Michigan October 20, 1907 6 March 21, 2025 Newspapers.com November 2 at 1907 Ferris Institute Ferris Institute Big Rapids, MI T 0-0 Normal Plays Ferris A No Score Game https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-kalamazoo-gazette/168489303/ Kalamazoo Gazette Kalamazoo, Michigan November 3, 1907 6 March 21, 2025 Newspapers.com November 9 Michigan State Normal Kalamazoo, MI W 6-0 Western Michigan Is The Champion—Defeat of Ypsilanti Normal Wins Honors For Kazoo Institution https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-kalamazoo-gazette/168489417/ Kalamazoo Gazette Kalamazoo, Michigan November 10, 1907 6 March 21, 2025 Newspapers.com November 15 3:00 p.m. 1907 Kalamazoo Kalamazoo Woodward Avenue grounds Kalamazoo, MI W 40-0 College And Normal Clash https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-kalamazoo-gazette/168489562/ Kalamazoo Gazette Kalamazoo, Michigan November 15, 1907 6 March 21, 2025 Newspapers.com Football Records: Year-By-Year Results - 1906-09 https://wmubroncos.com/sports/2010/5/18/204947744.aspx Western Michigan University March 24, 2025 References Western State Normal Category:Western Michigan Broncos football seasons Western State Normal Hilltoppers football