1975 Western Michigan Broncos football team
American college football season
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The 1975 Western Michigan Broncos football team represented Western Michigan University in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1975 NCAA Division I football season. In their first season under head coach Elliot Uzelac, the Broncos compiled a 1-10 record (0/7 against MAC opponents), finished in ninth place in the MAC, and were outscored by their opponents, 297 to 119.[1][2][3] The team played its home games at Waldo Stadium in Kalamazoo, Michigan.[4]
- Elliot Uzelac (1st season)
| 1975 Western Michigan Broncos football | |
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| Conference | Mid-American Conference |
| Record | 1–10 (0–7 MAC) |
| Head coach |
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| MVP | Dan Matthews |
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| Home stadium | Waldo Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 12 Miami (OH) $ | 6 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Central Michigan | 4 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ball State | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling Green | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ohio | 3 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Toledo | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northern Illinois | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kent State | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Michigan | 0 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 10 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The team's statistical leaders included Sollie Boone with 318 passing yards, Dan Matthews with 873 rushing yards, and Ted Forrest with 286 receiving yards.[5] Linebacker Duncan McKerracher and fullback/middle guard Jim White were the team captains.[6] For the second consecutive year, fullback Dan Matthews received the team's most outstanding player award.[7]
Uzelac was hired as Western Michigan's head football coach in December 1974. Uzelac was 33 years old at the time of his hiring. He was a Western Michigan alumnus, having graduated in 1964. He had served previously as an assistant coach for the Michigan Wolverines and Detroit Lions.[8]
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 6 | at Central Michigan | L 0–34 | 20,800 | [9] | |||
| September 13 | Akron* | L 21–27 | 14,200 | [10] | |||
| September 20 | at Minnesota* | L 0–38 | 23,326 | [11] | |||
| September 27 | Northern Illinois |
| L 0–20 | 15,200 | [12] | ||
| October 4 | at Bowling Green | L 0–28 | 13,090 | [13] | |||
| October 11 | Kent State |
| L 17–22 | [14] | |||
| October 18 | vs. Toledo | L 7–25 | 2,000 | [15] | |||
| October 25 | at Marshall* | L 19–21 | 11,980 | [16] | |||
| November 1 | at Ohio | L 10–24 | 15,000 | [17] | |||
| November 8 | No. 17 Miami (OH) |
| L 21–44 | [18] | |||
| November 15 | Eastern Michigan* |
| W 24–10 | 9,400 | [19] | ||
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