1917 Western State Normal Hilltoppers football team

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The 1917 Western State Normal Hilltoppers football team represented Western State Normal School (later renamed Western Michigan University) as an independent during the 1917 college football season. In their 11th season under head coach William H. Spaulding, the Hilltoppers compiled a 4–3 record and outscored their opponents, 203 to 105.[1][2] Tackle Warren Allen was the team captain.[3]

ConferenceIndependent
Record4–3
Headcoach
CaptainWarren Allen
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1917 Western State Normal Hilltoppers football
ConferenceIndependent
Record4–3
Head coach
CaptainWarren Allen
Home stadiumNormal field
Seasons
← 1916
1918 â†’
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1917 Midwestern college football independents records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Marquette â€“ 8–0–1
Detroit â€“ 8–1–0
Morningside â€“ 5–1–0
Notre Dame â€“ 6–1–1
Heidelberg â€“ 5–1–1
St. Mary's (OH) â€“ 7–2–0
St. Xavier â€“ 4–1–2
North Dakota Agricultural â€“ 4–2–0
Akron â€“ 5–3–0
Haskell â€“ 6–5–0
Western State Normal â€“ 4–3–0
Saint Louis â€“ 4–3–1
Michigan State Normal â€“ 3–4–0
Iowa State Teachers â€“ 2–3–0
South Dakota â€“ 2–3–0
Central Michigan â€“ 1–2–0
Lake Forest â€“ 2–5–0
Wabash â€“ 1–6–1
Toledo â€“ 0–3–0
Michigan Agricultural â€“ 0–9–0
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Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteResultSource
October 3Albion
W 26–6[4][5]
October 10at MichiganL 13–17[6]
October 202:15 p.m.Notre Dame freshmen
  • Normal field
  • Kalamazoo, MI
W 83–0[7][8]
November 3at Michigan AgriculturalW 14–0[9]
November 10Camp Custer Ambulance
  • Normal field
  • Kalamazoo, MI
W 61–7[10][11]
November 17at DetroitL 6–35[12]
November 242:30 p.m.at Indiana Normal (PA)Indiana, PAL 0–40[13][14][15]
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