1941 Western Michigan Broncos football team

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The 1941 Western Michigan Broncos football team was an American football team that represented Michigan College of Education (later renamed Western Michigan University) during the 1941 college football season. In their 13th and final season under head coach Mike Gary, the Hilltoppers compiled an 8–0 record, shut out four opponents, and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 183 to 27.[1] The team played its home games at Waldo Stadium in Kalamazoo, Michigan.[2]

ConferenceIndependent
Record8–0
Headcoach
MVPHorace Coleman
Quick facts Western Michigan Broncos football, Conference ...
1941 Western Michigan Broncos football
ConferenceIndependent
Record8–0
Head coach
MVPHorace Coleman
CaptainBob Metzger
Home stadiumWaldo Stadium
Seasons
 1940
1942 
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More information Conf., Overall ...
1941 Midwestern college football independents records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Western Michigan  800
No. 3 Notre Dame  801
Youngstown  701
Xavier  910
Detroit  720
Ohio  521
Dayton  730
Cincinnati  630
Akron  531
Michigan State  531
Central Michigan  430
Ohio Wesleyan  540
Michigan Tech  330
Marquette  450
Carthage  152
Wayne  260
Miami (OH)  270
Western Ontario  140
Wichita  161
Michigan State Normal  052
Detroit Tech  071
Rankings from AP Poll
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End Bob Metzger was the team captain.[3] For the second consecutive year, halfback Horace Coleman received the team's most outstanding player award.[4]

Western Michigan was ranked at No. 85 (out of 681 teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score System for 1941.[5]

With the United States entry into World War II after the Attack on Pearl Harbor, Mike Gary left his position as head football coach at Western Michigan and served three years in the Naval Air Corps with the rank of commander.[6]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 27at Western ReserveW 7–04,000[7]
October 3at ButlerW 14–63,500[8]
October 18at Iowa State TeachersW 28–76,000[9]
October 25Toledo
  • Waldo Stadium
  • Kalamazoo, MI
W 34–0[10]
November 1Western Kentucky State Teachers
  • Waldo Stadium
  • Kalamazoo, MI
W 21–7[11]
November 8Manchester (IN)
  • Waldo Stadium
  • Kalamazoo, MI
W 12–0[12]
November 15at Wayne
W 34–010,000[13]
November 20Ripon
  • Waldo Stadium
  • Kalamazoo, MI
W 33–7[14]
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