1929 Western State Teachers Hilltoppers football team
American college football season
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The 1929 Western State Teachers Hilltoppers football team represented Western State Teachers College (later renamed Western Michigan University) as an independent during the 1929 college football season. In their first season under head coach Mike Gary, the Hilltoppers compiled a 5â2â1 record and outscored their opponents, 161 to 44.[1][2] Halfback Herman Seborg was the team captain.[3] They played their home games at Western State Teachers College Field.[4]
ConferenceMichigan Collegiate Conference
Record5â2â1 (2â0â1 MCC)
Headcoach
- Mike Gary (1st season)
CaptainHerman Seborg
| 1929 Western State Teachers Hilltoppers football | |
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MCC co-champion | |
| Conference | Michigan Collegiate Conference |
| Record | 5â2â1 (2â0â1 MCC) |
| Head coach |
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| Captain | Herman Seborg |
| Home stadium | Western State Teachers College Field |
| Conf. | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Michigan State Normal + | 2 | â | 0 | â | 1 | 5 | â | 1 | â | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western State Teachers + | 2 | â | 0 | â | 1 | 5 | â | 2 | â | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Detroit City College | 1 | â | 2 | â | 0 | 2 | â | 7 | â | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Central State (MI) | 0 | â | 3 | â | 0 | 2 | â | 3 | â | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 28 | Ferris Institute | W 41â0 | [5] | |
| October 5 | Illinois "B" |
| W 20â0 | [6] |
| October 12 | Notre Dame "B" |
| L 7â13 | [7] |
| October 19 | at Lombard | Galesburg, IL | W 14â6 | [8] |
| October 26 | Detroit City College |
| W 40â0 | [9] |
| November 2 | Michigan State Normal |
| T 7â7 | [10] |
| November 9 | at Central State (MI) | Mount Pleasant, MI (rivalry) | W 25â6 | [11] |
| November 16 | at Michigan "B" | Ann Arbor, MI | L 7â12 | [12] |
