1957 Western Michigan Broncos football | |
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Conference | Mid-American Conference |
Record | 4–4–1 (1–4–1 MAC) |
Head coach |
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MVP | Joe Grigg |
Captain | Bob Mason |
Home stadium | Waldo Stadium |
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Miami (OH) $ | 5 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling Green | 3 | – | 1 | – | 2 | 6 | – | 1 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Marshall | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Toledo | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Western Michigan | 1 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ohio | 1 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kent State | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1957 Western Michigan Broncos football team represented Western Michigan University in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1957 NCAA College Division football season. In their first season under head coach Merle Schlosser, the Broncos compiled a 4–4–1 record (1–4–1 against MAC opponents), finished in fifth place in the MAC, and were outscored by their opponents, 150 to 126. [1] [2] The team played its home games at Waldo Stadium in Kalamazoo, Michigan. [3]
Quarterback Bob Mason was the team captain. [4] End Joe Grigg received the team's most outstanding player award. [5]
Merle Schlosser was named head football coach on January 19, 1957. Schlosser was a 29-year old Illinois graduate who had been an assistant coach at Missouri under Don Faurot in 1955 and 1956. [6]
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | ||
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September 21 | at Central Michigan* |
| W 33–0 | ||
September 28 | Miami (OH) | L 0–20 | |||
October 5 | Marshall |
| L 7–12 | ||
October 12 | at Bowling Green |
| T 14–14 | ||
October 19 | Youngstown State* |
| W 25–14 | ||
October 25 | at Toledo | L 16–27 | |||
November 2 | at Ohio | L 7–20 | |||
November 9 | Western Reserve* |
| W 20–0 | ||
November 16 | Kent State |
| W 28–20 | ||
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