1953 Western Michigan Broncos football team
American college football season
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The 1953 Western Michigan Broncos football team represented Michigan College of Education (later renamed Western Michigan University) in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1953 college football season. In their first season under head coach Jack Petoskey, the Broncos compiled a 1–6–1 record (0–4–1 against MAC opponents), finished in sixth place in the MAC, and were outscored by their opponents, 238 to 66.[1][2] The team played its home games at Waldo Stadium in Kalamazoo, Michigan.[3]
- Jack Petoskey (1st season)
| 1953 Western Michigan Broncos football | |
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| Conference | Mid-American Conference |
| Record | 1–6–1 (0–4–1 MAC) |
| Head coach |
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| MVP | Leslie Koster |
| Captain | Floyd Stollsteimer |
| Home stadium | Waldo Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ohio $ | 5 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Miami (OH) | 3 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kent State | 3 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Toledo | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Reserve | 1 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Michigan | 0 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling Green | 0 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Guard Floyd Stollsteimer was the team captain.[4] Offensive tackle Leslie Koster received the team's most outstanding player award.[5]
In December 1952, assistant coach Jack Petoskey was appointed as the team's new head coach.[6]
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 26 | at Central Michigan* |
| L 0–21 | [7] | |||
| October 3 | at Illinois Wesleyan* | Bloomington, IL | W 20–7 | [8] | |||
| October 10 | Miami (OH) | L 6–52 | [9] | ||||
| October 17 | at Toledo | L 7–19 | [10] | ||||
| October 24 | Washington University* |
| L 7–18 | 8,000 | [11] | ||
| October 31 | Ohio |
| L 12–67 | [12] | |||
| November 7 | at Western Reserve |
| T 14–14 | < 200 | [13] | ||
| November 14 | Kent State |
| L 0–40 | 2,500 | [14] | ||
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