1949 Western Michigan Broncos football team
American college football season
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The 1949 Western Michigan Broncos football team represented Michigan College of Education (later renamed Western Michigan University) in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1949 college football season. In their eighth season under head coach John Gill, the Broncos compiled a 4–4 record (2–3 against MAC opponents), finished in fourth place in the MAC, and outscored their opponents, 148 to 123.[1][2] The team played its home games at Waldo Stadium in Kalamazoo, Michigan.[3]
| 1949 Western Michigan Broncos football | |
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| Conference | Mid-American Conference |
| Record | 4–4 (2–3 MAC) |
| Head coach |
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| MVP | George Dunn |
| Captain | Bob Carlson |
| Home stadium | Waldo Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cincinnati $ | 4 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Miami (OH) | 3 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ohio | 2 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Michigan | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Reserve | 1 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Butler | 0 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Guard Bob Carlson was the team captain.[4] Safety George Dunn received the team's most outstanding player award.[5]
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 24 | Iowa State Teachers* | W 20–6 | |||||||
| October 1 | Ohio |
| L 6–16 | ||||||
| October 8 | at Cincinnati | L 6–27 | |||||||
| October 15 | Washington University* |
| L 0–12 | [6][7] | |||||
| October 22 | at Central Michigan* |
| W 35–8 | [8] | |||||
| October 29 | Miami (OH) |
| L 20–34 | ||||||
| November 5 | 2:30 p.m. | at Butler | WFBM-TV | W 40–6 | 3,000 | [9][10] | |||
| November 12 | at Western Reserve | W 21–14 | 3,500 | [11] | |||||
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