1951 Western Michigan Broncos football team
American college football season
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The 1951 Western Michigan Broncos football team represented Michigan College of Education (later renamed Western Michigan University) in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1951 college football season. In their 10th season under head coach John Gill, the Broncos compiled a 4–4 record (0–4 against MAC opponents), finished in sixth place in the MAC, and outscored their opponents, 164 to 160.[1][2] The team played its home games at Waldo Stadium in Kalamazoo, Michigan.[3]
| 1951 Western Michigan Broncos football | |
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| Conference | Mid-American Conference |
| Record | 4–4 (0–4 MAC) |
| Head coach |
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| MVP | Ron Gow |
| Captain | Bill Pitkin |
| Home stadium | Waldo Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cincinnati $ | 3 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Miami (OH) | 3 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kent State | 2 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 3 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ohio | 2 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Reserve | 1 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Michigan | 0 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Tackle Bill Pitkin was the team captain.[4] Offensive guard Ron Gow received the team's most outstanding player award.[5]
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 22 | Kent State | L 19–49 | |||||
| September 29 | at Toledo* | W 14–6 | |||||
| October 6 | Ohio |
| L 0–13 | 1,500 | [6] | ||
| October 13 | Miami (OH) |
| L 27–34 | 5,000 | [7] | ||
| October 20 | Washington University* |
| W 12–7 | 8,000 | [8] | ||
| November 3 | at Butler* |
| W 20–0 | [9] | |||
| November 10 | at Western Reserve |
| L 26–27 | 4,100 | [10] | ||
| November 17 | at Central Michigan* |
| W 46–25 | [11] | |||
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