1954 Western Michigan Broncos football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 1954 Western Michigan Broncos football Mid-American Conference MAC 4–5 3–4 Jack Petoskey 2nd Jack Kelder Les Koster Waldo Stadium The 1954 Western Michigan Broncos football team represented Michigan College of Education (later renamed Western Michigan University) in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1954 college football season. In their second season under head coach Jack Petoskey, the Broncos compiled a 4–5 record (3–4 against MAC opponents), finished in fifth place in the MAC, and were outscored by their opponents, 186 to 136.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 Tackle Les Koster 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 Jack Kelder 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 Eastern y y y September 25 Central Michigan<ncg> Waldo Stadium Kalamazoo, MI (rivalry) L 19-25 Western Michigan Loses To Chippewas, 25 to 19 Battle Creek Enquirer September 26, 1954 4-2 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/18078028/western_michigan_loses_to_chippewas_25/ Newspapers.com October 2 @ Marshall Fairfield Stadium Huntington, WV L 13-47 October 9 Bowling Green Waldo Stadium Kalamazoo, MI W 20-15 Broncs Win Close Game Lansing State Journal October 10, 1954 56 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/18078213/broncs_win_close_game/ Newspapers.com October 16 Toledo Waldo Stadium Kalamazoo, MI L 7-19 Toledo Outscores Broncos, 19 to 7 Battle Creek Enquirer October 17, 1954 35 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/18078291/toledo_outscores_broncos_19_to_7/ Newspapers.com October 23 3:00 p.m. @ Washington University<ncg> Francis Field St. Louis, MO W 7-6 8,000 Rice Jack Bears Try Again to Defeat W. Michigan in Homecoming https://www.newspapers.com/article/st-louis-post-dispatch/127545290/ St. Louis Post-Dispatch St. Louis, Missouri October 23, 1954 6A July 3, 2023 Newspapers.com Western Michigan's Late Tally Spoils Bears' Homecoming St. Louis Post-Dispatch October 24, 1954 1E https://www.newspapers.com/clip/18078412/western_michigans_late_tally_spoils/ Newspapers.com October 30 @ Miami (OH) Miami Field Oxford, OH L 0-48 9,900 'Skins Take Mid-American Title By Routing Bronco Eleven, 48-0 The Cincinnati Enquirer October 31, 1954 55 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/18078570/skins_take_midamerican_title_by/ Newspapers.com November 6 Ohio Waldo Stadium Kalamazoo, MI W 19-6 Western Michigan Rocks Ohio University, 19-6 Battle Creek Enquirer November 7, 1954 4-2 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/18078690/western_michigan_rocks_ohio_university/ Newspapers.com November 13 Western Reserve Waldo Stadium Kalamazoo, MI W 38-0 Broncos Rip Favored Foe By 38 to 0 Battle Creek Enquirer November 14, 1954 4-2 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/18078811/broncos_rip_favored_foe_by_38_to_0/ Newspapers.com November 20 @ Kent State Memorial Stadium Kent, OH L 13-20 1,000 Kent State Rallies For 20-13 Win The Akron Beacon Journal November 21, 1954 1C, 3C https://www.newspapers.com/clip/18078922/kent_state_rallies_for_2013_win/ Newspapers.com Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics (1954 Western Michigan) https://stats.ncaa.org/team/774/stats/13796 National Collegiate Athletic Association December 18, 2022 References Western Michigan Category:Western Michigan Broncos football seasons Western Michigan Broncos football