1945 Western Michigan Broncos football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 1945 Western Michigan Broncos football Independent 4–3 John Gill 4th Ned Stuits None Waldo Stadium The 1945 Western Michigan Broncos football team represented Michigan College of Education (later renamed Western Michigan University) as an independent during the 1945 college football season. In their fourth season under head coach John Gill, the Broncos compiled a 4–3 record and outscored their opponents, 147 to 105.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 - 1940 - 49 Western Michigan University July 5, 2016 http://www.wmubroncos.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=4600&ATCLID=204947771 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 Tackle Ned Stuits 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 yes yes September 22 1945 Alma Scots Alma Waldo Stadium Kalamazoo, MI W 21-13 September 29 @ Central Michigan (rivalry) Alumni Field Mount Pleasant, MI L 0-6 October 6 @ Ohio Peden Stadium Athens, OH W 21-20 Ohio U. Loser In Seesaw Tussle The Cincinnati Enquirer October 7, 1945 33 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/115052271/ohio-u-loser/ Newspapers.com October 13 Miami (OH) Waldo Stadium Kalamazoo, MI L 13-21 October 27 Great Lakes Navy Waldo Stadium Kalamazoo, MI L 0-39 10,000 Great Lakes Is Victor, 37-27, Over Marquette: Aschenbrenner Leader of Sailor Attack Chicago Tribune Maurice Shevlin II-2 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/121705511/great-lakes-is-victor-37-27-over/ Newspapers.com November 3 @ 1945 Valparaiso Crusaders Valparaiso Valparaiso Valparaiso, IN W 26-13 November 10 Wooster Waldo Stadium Kalamazoo, MI W 66-0 Broncos Gallop Over Ohio Eleven, 66 to 0 Battle Creek Enquirer and News November 11, 1945 19 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/113146565/broncos-gallop-over-ohio-eleven-66-to-0/ Newspapers.com References Western Michigan Category:Western Michigan Broncos football seasons Western Michigan Broncos football